Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1956

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1441

Prepared in connection with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1956

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1441

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas, and with other 

agencies

i&rary Cow

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. C. - Price $1.75 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, 

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

C. G. Paulsen, chief, succeeded by L. B. Leopold, under the general 

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

Peterson, chief, Basic Records Section, succeeded by F. J. Flynn.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

I. E. Anderson_ ______________________Jackson, Mies.

F. M. Bell (succeeded by J. M. Terry)- _ _ Denver, Colo. 

H. C. Bolon______________________________Rolla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton________________ __ Chattanooga, Tenn.

F. N. Hansen________________ __ __ Baton Rouge, La.

S. K. Jackson______________________Oklahoma City, Okla. 

Berkeley Johnson (succeeded by W. T. Miller) _____Santa Fe, N. Mex. 

E. R. Leeson___________________________Topeka, Kans. 

J. L. Saunders_______-____ Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader________________ __ _ Louisville, Ky.

Trigg Twichell__________ _ - Austin, Tex.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1956

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MARCH 1956

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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.......................................... 3

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

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

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

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

Hydrologic condit ions................................................................ 13

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

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo ................................................. 15

Meramec River basin 

Meramec River: 

Dry Pork:

Little Dry Pork:

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo........................................... 17

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo............................................... 18

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo...... '. ......................................... 19

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.................................................. 20

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo............................................. 21

Lanes Pork near Rolla, Mo.................................................... 22

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.......................................... 22

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo................................................... 23

Big River:

Terre Bleue Creek:

Dry Branch near Bonne Terre, Mo............................................ 24

Big River near De Soto, Mo..................................................... 25

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo ................................................... 26

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 27

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................................. 28

Headwater diversion channel basin

Castor River (head of headwater diversion channel) at Zalma, Mo.................. 30

Mississippi River at Thebes , 111................................................... 31

Mayfield Creek basin 

Mayfield Creek:

Perry Creek near Mayfield , Ky.................................................. 33

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 34

Obion Creek basin

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.................................................... 35

Bayou du Chien basin

Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky.................................................. 36

Obion River basin

South Pork Obion River near Greenfield, Tenn..................................... 37

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Term................................ 38

North Pork Obion River near Union City, Tenn................................... 39

Obion River at Obion, Tenn....................................................... 40

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Tenn.............................................. 41

South Pork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.................................. 42

South Pork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn........................... 43

North Pork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Tenn................................ 44

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn............................. 45

Hatchie River basin

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn................................................... 46

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 47

Wolf giver basin

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.................................................... 48

Grays Creek:

Marys Creek at Pisgah Road, near Pisherville, Tenn........................... 49

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn................................................. 50

St. Francis River basin 

St. Francis River:

Little St. Francis River:

Barnes Creek near Predericktown, Mo.......................................... 52

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo........ .................................... 53

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo........................................... 54

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo .............................................. 55

 Right Hand Chute of Little River:

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo....................................... 56

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.. ..................................... 57

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo................................... 58

Little River ditch 1 (not the same as Little River ditch near Kennett):

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............................................ 59

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.................................. 60

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.................................... 61

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo................................... 62

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo................................. 63

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo...................................... 64

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark............................... 65

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 66

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

White River basin

White 

West 

River:Page

Fork White River at Greenland, Ark........................................ 67

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark........................................... 68

White River near Rogers, Ark............. ....................................... 69

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 70

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.................. ............................ 71

James River near Springfield, Mo............................................... 72

James River at Galena, Mo...................................................... 73

White River near Branson, Mo..................................................... 74

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Plippin, Ark.......................................... 75

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 76

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark................................................ 77

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark................................................... 78

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo............................................. 79

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo............................................... 80

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark............................................ 81

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark............................. 82

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 83

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 84

Black River near Annapolis, Mo................................................. 85

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo......................................... 86

Black River at Leeper, Mo...................................................... 87

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo................................................ 88

Black River near Corning, Ark.................................................. 89

Current River:

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo................................................... 90

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo................................................. 91

Current River near Eminence, Mo.. ........................................... 92

Current River at Van Buren, Mo............................................... 93

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.............................................. 94

Current River at Doniphan, Mo................................................ 95

Black River at Pocohontas, Ark................................................. 96

Spring River at Imboden, Ark................................................. 97

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.................................... 98

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo................................................ 99

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo........................................ 100

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.............................. 101

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................. 102

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark..................................... 103

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.......................... 104

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark...................................... 105

White River at Newport, Ark...................................................... 106

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark................................... 107

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark................................ 108

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark....................................... 109

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 110

Arkansas River basin 

Arkansas River:

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..................................... Ill

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.............................................. 112

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.................................... 113

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 114

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................. 115

Cottonwood Creek below hot springs, near Buena Vista, Colo..................... 116

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo................................................. 117

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 118

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin..... 119

Graps Creek near Westcliffe, Colo............................................ 120

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................. 121

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo............................................... 122

Fountain Creek: 

Monument Creek:

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo......................... 123

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo. .............................................. 124

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.................... 125

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo........................... 126

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo............. 127

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 128

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo............................................... 129

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 130

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 131

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................. 132

Purgatoire River near Hoehne, Colo............................................. 133

San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo....................................... 134

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo............................................ 135

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo............................ 136

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo......................................... 137

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 138

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 139

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans............................................. 140

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans............................................... 141

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 142

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 143

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 144

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 145

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................. 146

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 147

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans................................... 148
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued Page

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans............ .. .................................. 149

North Fork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans................................... 150

South Pork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans................................ 151

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans................................................ 152

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 153

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................. 154

Salt Pork Arkansas River:

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla..................................... 155

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla........................................ 156

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla...................................... 157

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans............................................ 158

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla......................................... 159

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 160

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla............................................... 161

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex................................................ 162

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla............................................... 163

Cimarron River near Mocane, Okla............................................... 164

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans................................................. 165

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.............................................. 166

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.............................................. 167

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla............................................. 168

Cottonwood Creek: 

Deer Creek:

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.................. 169

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.............................................. 170

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla............................................. 171

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla................................................ 172

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.......................................... 173

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 174

Polecat Creek:

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla........................................... 175

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla................................................. 176

Verdigris River near Madison, Kans............................................. 177

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans............................................ 178

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans............................................. 179

Pall River near Eureka, Kans................................................. 180

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans................................................ 181

Pall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans................................... 182

Fall River near Pall River, Kans............................................. 183

Fall River at Predonia, Kans................................................. 184

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................ 185

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.......................................... 186

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla............................................. 187

Caney River near Elgin, Kans................................................. 188

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla............................................. 189

Caney River near Hulah, Okla................................................. 190

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla............................................... 191

Caney River at Bartlesville , Okla............................................ 192

Caney River near Ochelata , Okla.............................................. 193

Caney River near Ramona , Okla................................................ 194

Verdigris River near Claremore , Okla........................................... 195

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.................................................... 196

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla........................................... 197

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla................................................. 198

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla............................................... 199

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans............................................ 200

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans........................................... 201

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans......................................... 202

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls , Kans................................... 203

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans................................................... 204

Neosho River near lola , Kans................................................... 205

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................ 206

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla............................................... 207

Spring River:

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo................................................ 208

Spring River near Waco, Mo................................................... 209

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo............................................... 210

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla............................................... 211

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo ..................................................... 212

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo................................................. 213

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla......................................... 214

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................ 215

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla......................................... 216

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla................................................. 217

Port Gibson Reservoir near Port Gibson, Okla................................... 218

Neosho River below Port Gibson Reservoir, near Port Gibson, Okla............... 219

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 220

Illinois River:

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark............................................ 221

Illinois River near Watts, Okla................................................ 222

Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla................................................ 223

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................ 224

Barren Pork at Eldon, Okla................................................... 225

Tenkiller Perry Reservoir near Gore, Okla...................................... 226

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................. 227

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 228
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

Arkansas River basin Continued

Illinois River Continued Page

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex............................................ 229

Clmarron Creek:

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex................................. 230

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.................................. 231

Cimarron Creek near Clmarron, N. Mex......................................... 232

Ponll Creek near Clmarron, N. Mex.......................................... 233

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Clmarron, N. Mex........................ 234

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Mex........................................... 235

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex..................................... 236

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................ 237

Rio Agua Negra (head of Mora River) near Holman, N. Mex...................... 238

Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex........................................... 239

Agua Fria Creek near Holman, N. Mex........................................ 239

Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Mex...................................... 240

La Cueva Canal at La Cueva, N. Mex......................................... 240

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex............................................... 241

Cebolla River near Golondrinas, N. Mex..................................... 242

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.......................................... 243

Mora River seepage investigation, N. Mex..................................... 244

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex...................................... 246

Coyote Creek above Guadalupita, N. Mex..................................... 247

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex............ ......................... 248

Sapello River:

Manuelitos Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.................................... 249

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex........................................... 249

Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex......................................... 250

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex............................................ 250

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex............................................ 251

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex........................................... 252

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex..................................... 253

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, M. Mex.................................... 253

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex....................................... 254

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex................................................. 255

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................ 256

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.............................................. 257

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.............................................. 258

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla............................................. 259

Little River below Hog Creek near Norman, Okla............................... 260

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla............................................. 261

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.............................................. 262

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................. 263

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla................................................ 264

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla....................................... 265

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla........................................ 266

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex......................................... 267

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla......................................... 268

Wolf Creek near Pargo, Okla................................................ 269

Port Supply Reservoir near Port Supply, Okla............................... 270

Wolf Creek near Port Supply, Okla.......................................... 271

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla....................................... 272

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla...................................... 273

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla........................................... 274

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla......................................... 275

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla...................................... 276

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla................................. 277

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla..................................... 278

North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla......... 279

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla...................................... 280

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla................................................... 281

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla........................................... 282

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................. 283

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 284

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.................................................. 285

Pourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla............................................ 286

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla............................................. 287

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................. 288

Lee Creek:

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark............................................... 289

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.................................................. 290

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 291

Prog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.............................................. 292

Prog Bayou at Rudy, Ark........................................................ 293

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.............................................. 294

Six Mile Creek at Chismville, Ark.............................................. 295

Six Mile Creek near Branch, Ark................................................ 296

Six Mile Creek at Caulksville, Ark............................................. 297

Hurricane Creek near Branch, Ark............................................. 299

Hurricane Creek near Caulksville, Ark........................................ 300

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark............................................... 301

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.................................................... 302

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark........................................... 303

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 304

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.......................................... 305

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark..................................... 306

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark............................................ 307
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River--Continued 

Arkansas River basin Continued

Petit Jean Creek Continued Page 

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark................................................. 308

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.............................................. 309

North Pork Cadron Creek near Guy, Ark.......................................... 310

Pourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark....................................... 311

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.............................................. 312

Pourche La Pave River near Nimrod, Ark......................................... 313

South Pourche La Pave River near Hollis, Ark................................. 314

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 315

Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark.................................................... 316

Yazoo River basin

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River):

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss............................................... 317

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss................................................. 318

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.................................................. 319

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss............................................... 320

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 321

Panola-Quitman Floodway (continuation of Tallahatchie River): 

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss................................................. 322

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss................................................. 323

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss...................................... 324

Tallahatchie River (old channel): 

Coldwater River: 

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss..................................... 325

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss....................... 326

Tallahatchie River (old channel) near Lambert, Miss............................ 327

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 328

Yalobusha River:

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss................................................... 329

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss........................................... 330

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss............................. 331

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss................................................... 332

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................. 333

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss............................................. 334

Big Black River basin

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................. 336

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss................................................ 337

Homochitto River basin

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.............................................. 338

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss................................................ 339

Buffalo River basin

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss............................................... 340

Red River basin

Prairie Dog Town Pork Red River (head of Red River): 

Tule Creek:

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex................................ 341

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex....................................... 342

Salt Pork Red River at Mangum, Okla............................................ 343

North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla......................................... 344

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla..................................................... 345

North Pork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla........................ 346

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.................................................. 346

North Pork Red River near Headrick, Okla....................................... 347

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla......................... 348

Red River:

North Pease River (head of Pease River):

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex............................................ 349

East Cache Creek (head of Cache Creek) near Elgin, Okla........................ 350

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla...........:..................................... 351

West Cache Creek:

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla........................................... 352

Wichita River:

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.................................................... 353

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex............................................ 354

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla................................................ 355

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla........................................ 356

North Pork Little Wichita River:

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex............................................ 357

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex....................................... 358

Red River near Terral, Okla...................................................... 359

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.................................................. 360

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.............................................. 361

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.......................................... 362

Washita River near Poss, Okla.................................................. 363

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla............................................. 364

Washita River near Clinton, Okla............................................... 365

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla................................................ 366

Pond Creek near Port Cobb, Okla.............................................. 367

Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla............................................. 368

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla....................................... 369

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.......................................... 370

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla.............................................. 371

Washita River near Durwood, Okla............................................... 372

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.................................................... 373

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 374

Blue River near Blue, Okla..................................................... 375

Muddy Boggy Creek:

North Boggy Creek near Stringtown, Okla...................................... 376

Chickasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla...................................... 377
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued 

Red River basin Continued

Muddy Boggy Creek Continued Page 

McGee Creek near Strlngtown, Okla............................................ 378

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farrls, Okla............................................ 379

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla........................................... 380

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.................................................... 381

Klamlchl River:

Teninlle Creek near Miller, Okla.............................................. 382

Klamlchl River near Belzonl, Okla.............................................. 383

Red River at Index, Ark.......................................................... 384

Little River near Wrlght City, Okla............................................ 385

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla............................ 386

Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla..................................... 387

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.............................................. 388

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................. 389

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark............................................ 390

Saline River near Dierks, Ark................................................ 391

Red River at Pulton, Ark......................................................... 392

South Sulphur River (head of Sulphur River) near Cooper, Tex................... 393

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex......................................... 394

Whlteoak Creek near Talco, Tex............................................... 395

Cypress Creek (head of Twelvemlle Bayou) near Plttsburg, Tex................... 396

Boggy Creek near Dalngerfleld, Tex........................................... 397

Elllson Creek Reservoir near Dalngerfield, Tex............................... 398

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.............................................. 399

Twelvemlle Bayou (continuation of Cypress Creek): 

Black Bayou:

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La............................................... 401

Black Bayou near Gilllam, La................................................. 402

Twelvemlle Bayou near Dixie, La................................................ 403

Cross Lake Bayou:

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La........................................... 404

Red River at Shreveport, La...................................................... 405

Bayou Dorcheat (head of Loggy Bayou) near Minden, La........................... 406

Flat River:

Bayou Bodcau (head of Red Chute Bayou) near Sarepta, La.................... 407

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La............................................ 408

Loggy Bayou near Nlnock, La.................................................... 409

Bayou Plerre: 

Wallace Bayou:

Boggy Bayou near Kelthville, La............................................ 410

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La........................................ 411

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.................................................... 412

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La............................................. 413

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La................................................. 414

Nantachle Creek near Montgomery, La............................................ 415

Cane River:

Klsatchle Bayou:

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchle, La........................................ 416

Bayou Jean de Jean:

Hemphlll Creek (head of Cotlle Creek) near Hot Wells, La..................... 417

Red River at Alexandria, La...................................................... 418

Ouachita River (head of Black River) near Mount Ida, Ark....................... 419

South Pork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.................................. 420

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark............................................ 421

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark............................................... 422

Little Missouri River:

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.......................................... 423

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark................................. 424

Antolne River at Antolne, Ark.............................................. 425

Moro Creek near Pordyce, Ark................................................. 426

Saline River at Benton, Ark.................................................. 427

Saline River near Rye, Ark................................................... 428

Bayou Bartholomew:

Chemln a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La....................................... 429

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La........................................... 430

Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La............................................... 431

Bayou D 1 Arbonne near Dubach, La.............................................. 432

Middle Pork Bayou D 1 Arbonne near Bernlce, La............................... 433

Cornle Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark........................................ 434

Cornle Bayou near Lillle, La............................................... 435

Little Cornle Bayou near Lillle, La...................................... 436

Bayou Deslard at Monroe, La.................................................. 437

Ouachita River at Monroe, La................................................... 438

Boeuf River near Girard, La.................................................. 439

Bayou Lafourche near Crew Lake, La ......................................... 440

Big Colewa Bayou (head of Big Creek) near Oak Grove, La.................... 441

Tensas River at Tendal, La................................................... 442

Bayou Macon near Delhi , La................................................. 443

Bayou Castor (head of Little River) near Grayson, La......................... 444

Dugdemona River:

Little Dugdemona River:

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La......................................... 445

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La......................................... 446

Dugdemona River near Wlnnfleld , La......................................... 447

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La........................................... 448

Big Creek at Pollock, La................................................... 449

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La............................................. 450

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La............................................. 451
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued 

Mississippi River Continued

Mississippi River Delta Page 

Tchefuncta River near Folsom, La................................................. 452

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 453

Tickfaw River at Holden, La...................................................... 454

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................. 455

Amite River near Darlington, La.................................................. 456

Comite River near Olive Branch, La............................................. 457

Comite River near Comite, La................................................... 458

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 459

Bayou Manchac:

Ward Creek at Government Street, at Baton Rouge, La.......................... 460

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La........................................... 462

Bayou Courtableau (head of Bayou Teche): 

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La............................................. 464

Bayou Courtbleau at Washington, La............................................... 465

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel:

Bayou des Galises diversion channel at Moreauville, La....................... 466

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La................. 467

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near Krotz Springs, La........................ 468

Bayou Courtableau at Weirs, near Krotz Springs, La............................... 469

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La................................................... 470

Bayou Carencro (head of Vermillion River) near Sunset, La........................ 471

Bayou Fusilier: 

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.............................................. 472

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 473

Index................................................................................ 497

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark., B,

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla..............................7.... 5

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

surface water supply................................................... 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period.......................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1956

SCOPE OF 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, 1956. 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 13,500 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1956, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,910 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1956 water year. The 

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

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

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

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Arkansas; Arkansas Geological and Conservation Commission, N. F. Williams, 

director.

Colorado: Office of the State Engineers, J. E. Whitten, State engineer; Colorado 

Water Conservation Board, I. C. Crawford, director.

Kansas (except station on Crooked Creek near Nye): Water Resources Division of 

the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, R. C. Smrha, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Department of Economic Development of Kentucky, J. H. Taylor, director, 

succeeded by G. W. Hubley, Jr.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, C. T. Watts, director, succeeded 

by L. M. Wimberly.

Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director.

Missouri (except station on Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca): 

Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, T. R. Beveridge, State geologist; 

Missouri Highway Department, R. M. Whitten, chief engineer.

New Mexico: Office of the State Engineer, S. E. Reynolds, State engineer; Arch 

Hurley Conservation District.

Oklahoma and stations on Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans., and Elk River near Tiff 

City and Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, W. K. 

Haynie, chairman, and I. C. Husky, director; City of Lawton, C. R. Ellsworth, mayor; 

Oklahoma City Water Department, M. B. Cunningham, superintendent.

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, Jim McCord, commissioner, 

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

Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Stream Pollution Control, S. L. Jones,
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director; Tennessee Game and Pish Commission, H. W. Olds, director.

Texas: State Board of Water Engineers, R. M. Dixon, chairman, H. A. Beckwith 

and 0. P. Dent.

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 184 gaging stations, 

of which 35 were in Arkansas, 3 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 17 in Kansas, 15 in Louisiana, 

19 in Mississippi, 27 in Missouri, 5 in New Mexico, 54 in Oklahoma, 1 in Tennessee, and 

7 in Texas.

Assistance was also furnished by the Soil Conservation Service of the United States 

Department of Agriculture, the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Pish and Wildlife Service of the United States 

Department of the Interior, and the Public Health Service of the Department of Health, 

Education, and Welfare.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Company.

Missouri: Little River Drainage District; Empire District Electric Co.; 

Missouri Park Department.

New Mexico: Springer Land and Cattle Co. 

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma.

Texas: Cities of Amarillo, Tulia, and Wichita Palls,Lone Star Steel Co., 

Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 1 and No. 2, Canadian River Municipal 

Water Authority, Green Belt Municipal and Industrial Association.

DIVISION OP 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

Arkansas a/................ Port Smith.................. 6 Post Office Building.

Colorado T>/................ Denver...................... Denver Federal Center.

Kansas c/7........ ........ Topeka...................... 403 Federal Building.

Kentucky................... Louisville.................. 830 West Broadway.

Louisiana.................. Baton Rouge................. 315 Main Street.

Mississippi................ Jackson..................... 402 High Street.

Missouri d/................ Rolla....................... 900 Pine Street.

New Mexico................. Santa Fe.................... 224 United States Courthouse.

Oklahoma e/................ Oklahoma City............... 208 Northwest Fifth Street.

Tennessee f/............... Chattanooga................. 823 Edney Building.

Texas g/................... Austin...................... 807 Brazos Street.

a/ Including Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla., Little River near Wright City, 

Okla., Mountain Pork River near Eagletown, Okla., and Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn.

b/ Including Frontier ditch near Coolldge, Kans. and Arkansas River near Coolldge, Kans. The work 

In Colorado was done In collaboration with J. E. Whltten, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State 

chief hydrographer.

c/ Except for Crooked Creek near Nye, Frontier ditch, and Arkansas River near Coolldge.

d/ Except for Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca, but Including Mississippi River 

at Chester and at Thebes, 111.

e/ Except for Red River near Terral, Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Little River 

near Wright City, and Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, but Including Crooked Creek near Nye, 

Kans., Elk River near Tiff City, Mo., Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo., Lake Texoma near Dennlson, Tex., 

and Red River at Arthur City and near Oalnsvllle, Tex.

f/ Except for Mississippi River at Memphis.

jg/ Except for Lake Texoma near Dennlson and Red River at Arthur City and near Oalnsvllle, but 

Including Red River near Terral, Okla.

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
DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS 3

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 strearaflow 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, asauming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF 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 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.
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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 OP DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

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

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

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

stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

determinations of peak discharge (such as alope-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.

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
, ARKANSAS RIVER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. B, VERDIGRIS RIVER NEAR CLAREMORE, 

OKLA.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
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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 1956 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 dally discharge If there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

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

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

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

non-recording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining 

to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging 

station is given under "Remarks."

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

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

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

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

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

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

years only one number Is given; for Instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

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

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

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

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

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

Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting 

from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual series of 

reports.

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

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was 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 stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the 

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

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs 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 discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 80 inches.

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

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the 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.
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Footnotes to the table of dally discharge Indicate periods when discharge was computed 

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

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

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

they were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of 

discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

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

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

a daily basis (whether the daily figures are figures of stage or contents) but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

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

stations are listed at the end of each report.

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 of 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 

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
Figure 2.--Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on surface-water supply. The area covered by this

report is shaded.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 7

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 2.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A - Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. Z 

llth A, pt. Z

16th A, pt. ?

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15 .......

WSP 16.......

19th A, pt. 4 

WSP 27 .......

WSP 28.......

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

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

Des rlptlve Information only.

in nthly discharge.

Des rlptlons, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Des rlptlons, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

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

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

Year

1884 to September 189O.

1895-96 . 

1897.

1897 .

1897. 

1898.

IB 98.

1B99.

1900.

1901.
PUBLICATIONS 11

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 lower Mississippi

River basin, 1899-1956

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSP

37

50

a65, 66, 75

a83, 84

a98, 99

a!38, 131

a!69, 173

3305, 209

347

267

387

307

Year

1913

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1931

1922

1933

1924

WSF

337

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

587

Year

1935

1926

1927

1928

1939

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

607

627

647

667

687

703

717

732

747

763

787

807

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

837

857

877

897

937

957

977

1007

1037

1057

1087

1117

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

WSP

1147

1177

1211

1241

1281

1341

1391

1441

a Tributaries of Mississippi River from east.

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.

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

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1311. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

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

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

practical.

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

are also compiled in Water-Supply Paper 1311, however some of them are not contained in the 

publications of the Geological Survey. 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

Colorado. .....

Louisiana. ....

Mississippi. . . 

Missouri. .....

Do ......... 

New Mexico ....

Period

1881-1935

1924-28

1903-38

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1940-49 

1888-1925

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado.^/

vols. 1 and 2, Streamflow data of 

Colorado.

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

Report of Division of Water Resources...

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana . 

Bull. 68, Surface waters of Mississippi. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri. 

Vol. 34, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri. 

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

Issued by

opment Commission; University of Arkansas, Institute 

of Science and Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Resources Board, 

State engineer.

State Board of Agriculture.

Department of Conservation.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Office of the State Engineer.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

Note. In addition to the records contained In the reports listed 

Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of 

Missouri, and New Mexico.

above, the following States have 

discharge: Colorado, Kansas,
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1956, PART 7

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 hydrologlc Information and 

analyses arid compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

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

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

WSP 838; Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February

1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938. 

WSP 914: Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. 

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado.

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

WSP 1139: Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951. 

WSP 1227-B: Floods of May 1951 in western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas.

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

Cir. 99: Flood of August 1-6, 1950, at Wichita Falls, Tex. 

Bull. 66: North Mississippi floods in February 1948.

Floods in Louisiana, magnitude and frequency.

U. S. Geological Survey 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Mississippi State Geological Survey. 

Louisiana Department of 

Highways.

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 1955 to September 1956 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the geological Survey

Stream

Atchaf alya River ......... 

Bayou Bodoau ............. 

Bayou DeView .............

Big Creek. ...............

Boehmer Creek ............

Cabin Creek. ............. 

Cache River. .............

Caddo River ..............

Coldwater River. ......... 

Crystal Creek. ...........

Cypress Bayou ............ 

Cypress Creek. ...........

Forked Deer River, North 

Fork.

Fork. 

French Creek .............

Hatchle River.!.......... 

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

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

Lion Creek ...............

Little Beaver Creek. ..... 

Little .Missouri River. . . . 

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

Little River ............. 

Loosahatchie River. ......

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

Location

Simmesport , La .......... 

Shr eveport , La .......... 

Norton, Ark. ............

Colo. 

Poplar Grove, Ark....... 

Near Pikes Peak, Colo...

Near Halfway, Colo...... 

Egypt , Ark ..............

Alpine, Ark. ............

Crenshaw, Miss .......... 

Below reservoir near 

Green Mountain Palls, 

Colo.

Falls, Colo. 

Shreveport , La .......... 

Ramer , Tenn ............. 

Dyersburg, Tenn .........

Near Cascade, Colo......

Pocahontas, Tenn. ....... 

Rlalto, Tenn. ...........

Near Halfway, Colo.....i

Hear Pikes Peak, Colo... 

Boughton, Ark. .......... 

Murfreesboro, Ark....... 

Riverdale, Ark. ......... 

Brunswick, Tenn .........

Baton Rouge , La .........

Period

1928-56 

1937-39, 1950-56 

1937-56

1954-56 

1909-56*

1906-56* 

1937-40, 1944-56

1939-41, 1946-56

1945-56 

1935-56

1939-40, 1944-56 

1940-56 

1947-56

1935-56

1940-56 

1939-56 

1947-56

1908-56t

1909-56t 

1938-42, 1946-56 

1943-56 

1936-56 

1939-56

1931-45, 1947-56

Collected by

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do.

partraent, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Do. 

Corps of Engineers .

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department , Colo .

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do.

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do.

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Do. 

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

« Records prior to 1931 are contained in water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey. 

t Records prior to 1951 published in WSP 1311.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Qeological Survey Continued

Stream

Mississippi River. ....... 

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

North Cascade Creek...... 

North Catamount Creek....

Ob ion River ..............

Ob ion River, North Pork..

Ouachita River. .......... 

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

Panola-Quitman Floodway.. 

Quiver River ............. 

Sackett Creek. ...........

St. Francis Bay. ......... 

St . Francis River ........ 

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

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

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

Sheep Creek. .............

South Cascade Creek...... 

South Catamount Creek....

South Ruxton Creek. ...... 

Sutherland Creek. ...'..... 

Tuscumb la River .......... 

Tyronza River ............ 

West Beaver Creek. .......

Wolf River.... ...........

Yalobusha River. .........

Location

Helena, Ark. ............ 

Hickman, Ky. ............

Red River Landing, La... 

Tar-bert Landing, Miss...

Near Qreen Mountain 

Palls, Colo. 

Bogota , Tenn ............ 

Martin, Tenn. ...........

Arkadelphia , Ark. ....... 

Camden, Ark. ............

Batesville, Miss........ 

Doddsville, Miss........ 

Near Pikes Peak, Colo...

Riverfront, Ark......... 

Lake City, Ark... ....... 

Parkin, Ark. ............ 

St. Francis, Ark........ 

Wittsburg, Ark.......... 

Near Halfway, Colo ......

Below reservoir near 

Green Mountain Falls, 

Colo. 

Near Qreen Mountain 

Palls, Colo.

Near- Manitou, Colo...... 

Corinth, Miss ........... 

Tyronza , Ark ............ 

Near Victor, Colo. ......

Raleigh, Tenn. .......... 

Whaley , Hiss ............

Period

1928-56 

1928-56 

1936-48, 1950-56 

1928-56 

1936-47, 1949-56 

1940-42, 1947-56 

1935-56t

1935-56t

1939-56 

1939-56 

1928-56 

1930-56 

1929-56t 

1951-56 

1940-42, 1944-56 

1938-56 

1909-56t

1933-56 

1933-56 

1928-56 

1930-56 

1950-56 

1906-56t

1935-56t 

1935-56

1935-56

1906-56* 

1918-56* 

1949-56 

1949-56 

1905-56t 

1928-56 

1936-56 

1938-56

Collected by

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Do.

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water- Department, Colo. 

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Colorado Springs Water Department, Colo. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Corps of Engineers. 

Do. 

Southern Colorado Power Co. 

Corps of Engineers . 

Do. 

Do.

Records prior to 1931 are contained in water-supply papers published by the Geological Survey.

t Records prior to 1951 published in WSP 1311.

Note.--The Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has collected 

records beginning in 1951 from 3 areas of 15 to 210 acres near Stillwater-, Okla. These records are 

not published but are available in the files of the Agricultural Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff in the area covered by this report during the 1956 water year was generally 

below median to deficient. Drought conditions existed in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, 

Oklahoma, and Texas throughout much of the year. At the end of the water year severe 

drought conditions existed over most of the area causing record low flows at many gaging 

station sites. Occasional floods occurred during the year but did little to alleviate 

the all-over drought conditions. On October 2-4 widespread flooding occurred in part of 

north Texas and in the southwest third of the State of Oklahoma as a result of heavy 

rainfall that totaled as much as 11 inches for the period and 6 inches in 24 hours. At 

the same time, severe local flooding occurred near Wichita, Kans. Scattered flooding 

occurred in western Tennessee at the end of January producing a new maximum for the period 

of record at the gaging station on Middle-Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo. On 

February 15, a cloudburst caused high local floods in the vicinity of Hot Springs, Ark. 

During May heavy rains brought relief to almost all sections of drought-stricken Oklahoma 

and part of north Texas and caused some major flooding. The flood in the lower reaches 

of Salt Pork Red River on May 27 was reported to have reached the highest stage in the 

past 25 years. No other noteworthy floods occurred during the year. For the two key 

gaging stations in the area covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and annual 

mean discharge during the 1956 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, 1956, PART 7

Neosho River near Parsons, Kara. 

Drainage area, 4,817 sq mi.

I 1 I ll I

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

Washita River near Durwood, Okla. 

Drainage area, 7,202 sq mi.

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

Amite River near Denham Springs, La. 

Drainage area, 1,330 sq 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. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1956.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1956 water year with 

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

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

15

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°37'44", long 90°10'47" (corrected), on downstream side of center pier 

of Eads Bridge at St. Louis, 15 miles downstream from Missouri River, 19.2 miles upstream from Meramec River, and at mile 180.0 above Ohio River.

Drainage area.--701.OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: January 1861 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only 

i'or some periods published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey 

Since January 1861 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890 in 

reports of V. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 5, 1934, staff gage 0.4 mile downstream at same datum. May 5, 

1934, to Dec. 9, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 20 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 95 years, 175,600 cfs (127,100,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 230,000 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height 14 68 ft) 

minimum 43,800 cfs Jan. 26 (gage height, -4.51 ft).

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 844,000 cfs Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height 39 14 ft) 

minimum discharge, 27,600 cfs Dec. 12, 1937.

1861-1956: Maximum gage height, 40.28 ft July 22, 1951; minimum gage height, 

-6.11 ft Jan. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 41.32 ft June 27, 1844, from floodmarks (discharge, 

1,300,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of April 1785 may have reached 

a stage of 42.0 ft.

Remarks_.~Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper 

Mississippi River Basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in 

Missouri River Basin. Records of sediment loads for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452. * B

(Jage height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

3.78

3.67

4.14

2.85

2.19

7.02

12.25

14.57

12.70

11.10

8.71

6.62

5.43

4.31

3.68

2.90

2.45

1.63

1.06

.26

.03

-.02

-.69

-.54

-.65

-.97

-1.30

=782

1.06 

.85

1.34

Nov.

0.46

1.48

T746

.66

.84

.32

.49

.14

.28

.22

.28

.07

0

-.16

-.52

-.80

-1.30

-1.61

-1.67

-1.76

-2.39

-2.47

g-2.32

-2.70

-2.85

-3.15

-3.30

-3.19

-3.37

g-3.54

Dec.

-3.59

-3.74

-3.34

-2.17

-2.21

-3.08

-3.83

-3.22

-3.18

-3.74

-3.82

g-3.39

-3.21

-3.13

-2.66

g-2.85

g-3.50

g-3.33

g-3.31

g-3.37

g-3.39

-3.54

-3.41

-2.76

-1.98

-2.71

-2.40

-2.40

-2.72

-2 . 78 

-2.79

Jan.

-2.88

-3.21

-3.06

-2.54

-2.68

-2.85

-2.46

-2.45

-3.04

-3.10

-3.22

-3.23

-2.87

-2.80

-3.00

g-3.05

g-3.92

g-4.35

g-4.34

g-4.01

g-3.65

g-3.92

g-4.10

g-4.10

g-4.28

-4.48

-T730"

-4.10

-3.54

-3 . 18 

g-3.13

Feb.

g-3.44

-3.59

-3747

-3.39

-3.29

-3.02

-2.71

-2.92

-2.88

-2.89

-2.73

-2.66

-2.73

-2.75

-2.71

-2.86

-2.83

-2.67

-2.72

-2.64

-2.68

-2.57

-2.19

-2.04

.10

-.70

-1.51

.68

1.65

Mar.

0.96

1.14

2.03

1.55

1.41

1.60

2.64

2.26

1.11

1.75

.53

.84

1.16

.86

.42

.44

.30

.29

.37

0

-.85

-1.15

-T75S"

-.22

.56

1.06

1.24

1.76

2.17

2 . 67 

3.37

Apr.

3.73

4755

4.03

3.80

3.87

5.64

7.03

6.83

6.82

8.72

8.49

8.63

8.99

9.46

9.46

9.59

10.05

9.44

8.88

9.13

9.99

9.95

10.27

10.37

10.29

10.22

9.95

9.66

9.68

12 . 18

May

12.82

13.25

11.88

10.28

9.39

8.90

8.37

8.75

9.55

9.33

8.61

8.58

8.42

8.66

8.97

8.73

7.99

7.67

7.47

8.57

9.42

8.65

7.08

6.06

5.21

5.59

5.32

5.33

4.93

6.74 

7.18

June

24J

97IF

9.25

9.63

8.11

6.63

6.22

5.56

4.10

3.43

3.61

2.75

3.35

2.82

2.32

.74

.58

.85

1.13

2.86

4.75

5.68

5.V8

5.24

5.57

6.03

6.68

6.47

5.07

4.72

July

4.96

4.51

4.53

6.43

9.63

10.38

10.04

9.40

9.34

8.68

8.50

6.70

4.74

3.75

3.98

4.44

4.35

5.71

6.88

6.34

4.98

4.14

3.73

5.40

5.11

4.25

2.94

1.97

1.60

2~70T 

2.42

Aug.

0.76

.96

4.24

5.20

5.47

3.83

5.96

6.66

6.90

8.44

6.90

6.60

6.13

5.38

6.70

7.17

6.27

5.53

5.01

3.99

2.59

3.64

3.47

2.47

1.37

.97

2.13

1.03

.34

^

Sept.

2.57

3.40

2.97 ~n^ 4.13

.42

.60

.67

.44

.15

-.06

.35

1.54

.74

.08

-.30

-.44

-.62

-.56

-.25

-.57

-.87

-1.00

-1.27

-1.82

-1.90

-1.97

-2.15

-T08

-2.14

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. Continued 

Discharge In thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

102

104

104

94.4

91.2

143

199

225

T94

171

144

127

112

104

97.6

92.0

88.0

82.8

79.1

74.9

73.5

72.1

68.6

70.0

67.9

66.5

65.2

727T

82.0

80.5

82 .0

3,229.4

104.2

6,405

Nov.

77.7

85.0

8075

79.1

78.4

79.1

76.3

74.9

75.6

75.6

73.5

73.5

73.5

72.1

69.3

70.7

63.9

62.6

62.0

60.6

58.0

56.8

58.0

55.4

54.2

52.2

51.6

52.2

50.9

50_._2

2,003.4

66.78

3,974

Dec.

49.0

4970"

53.5

59.4

5T74

52.2

49.0

52.2

51.6

49.0

49.0

50.9

52.2

52.8

56.1

53.5

50.9

51.6

52.2

52.2

50.9

50.2

51.6

57.4

58.7

56.1

57.4

57.4

55.4

55.4

54.8

1,649.0

53.19

3,271

Jan.

54.8

52.2

54.2

56.8

5574

54.8

56.8

56.1

53.5

52.8

52.2

52.2

54.2

54.8

53.5

52.2

47.0

44.4

4577

47.0

49.0

47.0

46.4

46.4

45.0

44.4

45.0

47.6

52.8

56.8

56.1

1,587.1

51.20

3,148

Feb.

54.2

52.8

5275

52.8

53.5

55.4

56.1

55.4

55.4

55.4

56.8

56.8

56.1

56.1

56.1

55.4

56.1

56.1

56.1

56.1

56.1

57.4

59.4

61.3

77.0

67.9

67.2

79.8

85.0

1,716.6

59.19

3,405

Mar.

82.8

83.5

92.8

86.5

88.0

87.2

95.2

90.4

86.5

85.8

79.8

82.0

83.5

81.2

78.4

79.1

77.7

77.7

77.7

74.2

68.6

66.5

6575"

74.3

77.7

81.2

82.8

88.0

89.6

93.6

98^4

2,557.1

82.49

5,072

Apr.

105

109

ICB" 103

108

123

137

133

139

153

151

152

158

160

160

162

165

157

152

158

165

165

169

169

168

169

165

160

166

194

4,481

149.4

8,888

May

203

206

T84

165

157

151

144

150

159

153

146

146

144

147

150

146

139

136

138

148

154

143

130

121

116

118

116

115

Tie

128

139

4,508

145.4

8,941

June

153

T5T

151

153

136

123

120

114

101

97.6

97.6

94.4

96.8

93.6

88.8

79.1

797T

80.5

88.0

102

116

120

121

116

123

125

131

125

113

111

3,400.5

113.4

6,745

July

113

108

111

131

162

168

T5T

159

154

151

145

126

112

102

105

108

111

124

131

125

111

106

106

116

112

103

94.4

85.0

BSTo"

87 . 2

80.5

3,700.6

119.4

7,340

Aug.

77.7

87.2

107

117

116

108

124

130

138

145

132

128

122

118

132

132

124

116

114

102

97.6

103

101

92.8

85.8

86.5

90.4

82.8

77.7

75 .6

80 .5

3,341.6

107.8

6,628

Sept.

98.4

99.2

97.6

100

"76.3

78.4

77.7

77.7

76.3

73.5

73.5

77.0

83.5

77.0

72.8

71.4

70.0

69.3

70.0

71.4

70.0

67.9

67.9

65.2

62.0

61.3

60.0

60.0

60.0

59_._4

2,224.7

74.16

4,413

Calendar year 1955: Max 309 Min 49.0 Mean 119.8 Ac-ft 86,750

Water year 1955-56: Max 225 Mln 44.4 Mean 93.99 Ac-ft 68,230

Note. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights, 

figures expressed in thousands.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

17

Location. Lat 37 0 54'50", long 91 "43"35", in NVf£sw£ sec. 20, T. 37 N. , R. 7 W., on left 

bank 35 ft upstream from double concrete-box culvert under State Highway 72, 0.4 mile 

upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area. 0.622 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.82 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 8 years (1948-56), 0.430 cfs (311 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 444 cfs May 30 (gage height, 4.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 290 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

heights 3.98 and 6.85 ft; no flow for many days.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained above; no flow for many days.

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

poor. Flow conditions observed weekly by engineer.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.66

.70

.80

.90

1.00

0

.02

.10

.29

1.65

1.4 

1.6

4.55

8.40

12.3

16.7

26.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

O

.18

.80

.09

.03

.01

0

0

2.52

TIT

.05

.03

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

a. 3

a.l

aO

aO

4.23

0.136

0.219

0.25

8.4

Nov.

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a^J,

aO

a.l

.01

.02

0

0

.01

.04

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.29

0.010

0.016

O.02

0.6

Dec.

0

0

.02

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

0

0

0.02

0.001

0.0016

0.001

0.04

Jan.

0

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

a. 01

a. o 02

0

0

0.03

0.001

0.0016

0.002

0.06

Feb.

0.40

.20

*.10

.08

.14

.20

.12

.26

.20

.13

.18

.15

.12

.12

.09

.08

.14

.12

.09

.06

^05

.05

.06

.08

1.80

.15

.10

.07

.05

5.39

0.186

0.299

0.32

11

Mar.

0.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

.02

.01

0

U

0

.06

.05

.07

.05

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

0

0

.33

.04

.01

.01

.02

1.06

0.034

0.055

0.06

2.1

Apr.

0.04

.04

.04

O

0

0

0

0

.08

.20

.09

.05

.04

.05

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 02

aO

0

.37

.60

707

1.72

0.057

0.092

0.10

3.4

May

O.O5

.04

.03

.02

.01

0

.02

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

.21

1.98

.11

.06

.04

.10

.04

.02

.01

O

0

0

8.44

.22

.13

.10

21.9

" ^4773

38.29

1.24

1.99

2.29

76

June

0.41

.22

.17

.12

.10

.08

.06

.05

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

*5.O5

.12

.03

0

0

0

0

6.45

0.215

0.346

O. 39

13

July

0

0

11.3

.13

.07

.04

.01

.12

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

O

0

0

0

0

.35

.05

O

0

0

0

.12

.01

0

12.23

0.395

0.635

0.73

24

Aug.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.48

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.51

0.016

0.026

0.03

1.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 13.7 Min 0 Mean 0.269 Cfsm 0.432 In. 5.88 Ac-ft 195

Water year 1955-56: Max 21.9 Min 0 Mean 0.192 Cfsm 0.309 In. 4.19 Ac-ft 140

Peak discharge (base. 50 cfsl.--May 26 (7 a.m.) 209 cfs (3.19 ft); May 30 (7:15 p.m.) 444 cfs 

(4.03 ft); June 24 (6:35 p.m.) 176 cfs (3.02 ft); July 3 (8:15 p.m.) 343 cfs (3.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location. Lat 37 0 56'05", long 91°42'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T. 37 N. , R. 7 W., on right 

bank 300 ft upstream from county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

mouth, and 3| miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area.--1.05 sq mi.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 0.851 cfs (616 acre-fb per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 369 cfs May 30 (gage height, 2.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 2.31 and 3.36 ft; no flow for many days.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 3.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained above; no flow at times during 1948, 1953-56.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs, which are poor, 

weekly by engineer.

Plow conditions observed

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.69 

.7

.9 

1.0

0

.01

.30

1.43

3.83

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

7.50

13.6

21.7

46.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-^8 0.08

.08

.08

.13

1.59

.44

.30

.18

.13

.13

*1.57

.44

.24

.18

.13

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.13

**.08

.08

.08

.38

.13

.08 

.08

7.43

0.240

0.229

0.26

15

Nov.

0.08

.08

.08

**.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

*.08

.08

.08

.08

.13

.13

.30

.13

*.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

,02

2.31

0.077

0.073

0.08

4.6

Dec.

0.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02 

.02

0.62

0.020

0.019

0.02

1.2

Jan.

0.02

O4.

&

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.02

*.02

.01

.01

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04 

.02

0.80

0.026

0.025

0.03

1.6

Feb.

0.04

T24

*.30

.30

.30

.52

.44

.52

.62

.52

.52

.52

.44

.44

.37

.37

.30

.30

.30

.30

.24

.24

.24

.24

4.06

1.13

.87

.52

.44

15.64

0.539

0.513

0.55

31

Mar.

0.37

.30

.30

.24

.18

.18

.18

.18

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.13

.13

.18

.24

. 18

4.83

0.156

0.149

0.17

9.6

Apr.

0.18

.18

.13

.08

.08

.08

.13

.13

.13

.37

.52

.44

.37

.30

.24

.18

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

1.02

T30

5.87

0.196

0.187

0.21

12

May

0.24

.18

.18

.13

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.T5T

.06

4.40

.87

.44

.30

.24

.24

.18

.13

.13

.08

.08

15.2

1.43

.62

.44

33.5

TTT9

71.65

2.31

2.20

2.54

142

June

2.25

1.13

.74

.62

.44

.30

.18

.13

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.14

.18

.06

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.02

13.4

.72

.18

.06

.04

.02

.02

21.21

0.707

0.673

0.75

42

July

0.02

.02

^Tez 16.1

.37

.24

.18

.50

.30

.18

.13

.13

.13

.13

.08

.13

.13

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.13

.13

.08

.06

.06

.04

.02

.02 

.02

20.31

0.655

0.624

0.72

40

Aug.

0.36

.13

.06

.04

.04

.02

'.01 .02

.06

1.76

.18

.13

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

3.26

0.105

0.100

0.12

6.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955; Max 26.2 M in 0 Mean 0.681 cfsm 0.649 In. 8.80 Ac-ft 492

Water year 1955-56; Max 33.5 Min 0 Mean 0.421 cfsm 0.401 In. 5.45 Ac-ft 306

Peak discharge (base. 90 cfs). May 26 (6:30 a.m.) 275 cfs (2.13 ft); May 30 (6:45 p.m.) 369 cfs 

(2.28 ft); June 24 (6:45 p.m.) 342 cfs (2.24 ft); July 3 (8:30 a.m.) 329 cfs (2.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 19

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location. La t 37°59'55", long 91°21'40", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., on downstream 

side of first pier from left end of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Whittenburg Creek, and 1| miles north 

of Steelville.

Drainage area. 781 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records for 1916-33 at site 1 mile upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 24, 1934, chain gage and May 24, 1934, to Oct. 10, 1942, waterstage recorder, at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 591 cfs (427,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.76 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1922-56: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 24.30 

ft June 9, 1945; minimum discharge, 74 cfs July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 ft, site 

then in use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft (present site) Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

141

250

400

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

620

1,880

4,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

127

201

199

170

164

166

214

233

192

175

160

158

158

168

156

145

136

136

134

132

132

131

127

122

119

118

 118

124

129 

132

4,714

152

0.195

0.22

9,350

Nov.

136

132

129

149

164

154

145

138

134

132

131

127

127

126

129

149

147

156

168

T62

154

150

147

139

138

134

134

129

127 

*126

4,213

140

0.179

0.20

8,360

Dec.

126

127

129

127

124

124

124

124

122

121

119

119

119

119

118

114 Tie

us

116

116

116

116

116

118

118

116

116

116

116 

116

114

3,702

119

0.152

0.18

7,340

Jan.

114

116

114

114

114

114

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

114

113

111

 113

134

113

113

113

113

111

113

113

113

114

118 

121

TT6

3,526

114

0.146

0.17

6,990

Feb.

126

145

252

309

258

250

270

280

288

306

295

272

262

250

243

*248

240

252

416

416

337

290

272

265

472

555

456

372

312

8,709

300

0.384

0.41

17,270

Mar.

278

255

238

t!9

208

201

192

181

175

166

160

154

152

158

*156

158

156

156

156

154

150

149

147

141

138

138

141

160

154 

145

139

5,275

170

0.218

0.25

10,460

Apr.

133

138

136

131

1?9

127

122

121

T5T

149

*221

255

231

210

196

183

168

160

152

147

141

138

136

136

138

138

136

136

685

5,560

8,580

286

0.366

0.41

17,020

May

1,220

720

530

416

344

320

315

270

21»

*22b

208

192

179

 974 170

*4,270

*1,640

950

670

530

432

354

300

268

243

408

1,100

595

432 

348

*4,110

22,984

741

0.949

1.09

45,590

June

3,490

1,500

980

745

*575

476

408

351

303

275

250

231

214

201

196

192

185

194

188

196

188

179

166

175

676

456

340

262

224 

201

14,017

467

0.598

0.67

27,800

July

183

168

299

898

365

265

221

219

214

199

177

*160

150

145

139

141

132

127

124

122

119

116

121

121

119

121

116

111

108 

114

111

5,725

185

0.237

0.27

11,360

Aug.

106

105

152

122

108

104

100

98

104

121

160

160

149

134

126

 118

114

108

105

105

100

98

96

93

93

90

53

92

90 

90

95

3,429

111

0.142

0.16

6,800

Sept.

S9

86

86

87

87

86

85

83

83

85

85

85

*80

79

79

79

79

76

82

79

79

78

89

80

80

80

80

80

80 

80

2,466

82.2

0.105

0.12

4,890

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,920 Min 93 Mean 332 Cfsm 0.425 in. 5.76 Ac-ft 240,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,270 Min 76 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.306 in . 4.15 Ac-ft 173,200

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 cfs).--No peak above base 

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

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°09'30", long 91°06'30", in SE^NE£ sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 

4 miles southeast of Sullivan.

Drainage area. 1,475 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1933, October 1943 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only, for October 1943, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, chain gage and Nov. 1, 

1943, to Oct. 20, 1952, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,215 cfs (879,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 cfs May 16 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum, 131 cfs Sept. 20, 22 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1921-33, 1943-56: Maximum discharge, 77,300 cfs June 9, 1945 (gage height, 32.0 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 20, 22, 1956; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 20, 22, 1956.

Maximum stage known 33.5 ft in August 1915, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1007: 1922, 1923(M) , 1924-30, 1933, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16 Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

1.5

2.0 

3.0

174

319

730

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

116

323

735

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

1,980

4,630

8,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

252

316

365

347

340

336

416

423

427

372

330

309

302

296

306

286

267

255 

246

240

235

235

232

229

221

218

*215

229

255

255

267

9,022

291

0.197

0.23

17,890

Nov.

270

280

302

368

372

365

333

306

286

274

267

261

255

249

258

289

333

411 

393

372

349

333

320

301

292

283

278

269

263

255

9,187

306

0.207

0.23

18,220

Dec.

*250

250

 252 252

247

247

247

244

241

236

233

231

231

231

228

226

223

226 

223

220

220

220

223

226

226

223

223

220

220,

220

218

7,177

232

0.157

0.18

14,240

Jan.

218

218

218

215

215

215

215

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

210

*210 

218

218

218

215

215

215

215

213

213

218

220

231

228

6,688

216

0.146

0.17

13,270

Feb.

241

314

590

760

685

612

635

660

685

685

685

635

590

563

572

*572

581

635 

980

1,070

895

735

635

612

1,010

1.220

1, 160

980

812

______

20,809

718

0.487

0.52

41,270

Mar.

685

612

554

501

465

438

415

396

382

372

358

345

329

339

*336

345

339

339 

333

326

317

311

304

298

289

283

286

283

295

286

278

11,439

369

0.250

0.29

22,690

Apr.

278

275

272

269

266

263

258

247

244

298

393

*497

513

477

446

419

415

386 

362

339

323

308

295

286

286

289

283

278

1,630

6,010

16,905

564

0.382

0.43

33,530

May

3,290

1,910

1,370

1,100

895

735

1,310

1,250

950

*785

685

590

529

489

2,260

7 , 670

*4,840

2,440 

1,740

1,370

1,130

922

785

685

590

895

1,600

1,490

1,110

1,400

3,180

49,995

1,613

1.09

1.26

99,160

June

*7,050

3,290

2,050

1,520

*1,220

1,010

895

785

660

590

529

481

442

415

404

415

422

408 

393

396

375

349

339

369

1,450

1,980

1,010

735

576

489

31,047

1,035

0.702

0.78

61,580

July

430

382

404

1,190

950

735

635

517

469

434

389

*355

336

314

304

308

298

286 

278

280

258

247

258

258

247

239

233

226

218

210

210

11,898

384

0.260

0.30

23,600

Aug.

205

220

202

236

218

198

188

180

192

205

333

426

369

336

289

*258

236

223 

215

213

205

195

188

183

175

171

166

163

161

161

163

6,873

222

0.151

0.17

13,630

Sept.

178

TTI

163

161

161

159

152

147

145

143

143

143

*140

136

134

134

134

134 

134

151

134

131

150

156

145

143

143

143

143

143

4,374

146

0.099

0.11

8,680

Calendar year 1955; Max 12,500 Min 134 Mean 647 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.95 Ac-ft 468,700

Water year 1955-56; Max 7,670 Min 131 Mean 507 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.67 Ac-ft 367,800

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfsl.--Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°02'00", long 91°38'45", in NW£ sec. 12, T. 38 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

735 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 68 and 3 miles northwest of St. James.

Drainage area. 21.3 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 899.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years (1948-56), 18.0 cfs (13,030 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs July 3 (gage height, 6.74 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-30.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 8,250 cfs Oct. 11, 1949 (gage height, 11.08 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25-28, Nov. 28 to Jan. 20)

3.8 

.5.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

.4 

1.6 

4.2 

9.1

4.3 

4.5 

4.8 

5.2

50

119

262

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.5

.6

1.3

57

10

2.2

1.5

1.0

.8

14

5.0

2.5

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.8

1.3 

.6

.4

108.1

3.49

0.164

0.19

214

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

1.0

.8

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

11.8

0.39

0.018

0.02

23

Dec.

0.4

*73

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

6.0

0.19

0.0089

0.01

12

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.4

7.0

0.23

0.011

0.01

14

Feb.

0.5

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.2

9.5

11

15

*17

9.1

8.4

9.8

7.3

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.6

15

118

23

14

8.4

6.8

324.5

11.2

0.526

0.57

644

Mar.

5.4

570

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

i§

 ^

* 8

63.0

2.03

0.095

0.11

125

Apr.

0.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.7

3.3

3.6

277

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

2.2

1.6

39.1

1.30

0.061

0.07

78

May

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

2.4

2.2

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.8

*126

28

9.1

5.0

7.6

5.4

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

152

40

20

15

169

210

815.1

26.3

1.23

1.42

1,620

June

35

16

9.1

6.8

5.4

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.6

.8

.6

.5

3.2

1.0

.4

.4

25

11

1.8

.9

.5

.4

.3

138.4

4.61

0.216

0.24

275

July

~72 0.2

137

T2

5.0

3.3

2.2

5.8

2.7

1.6

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

1.8

1.8

.9

.4

.2

.2

43

2.0

1.3

231.0

7.45

0.350

0.40

458

Aug.

31

T.I

1.8

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

4.1

2.0

1.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

55.9

1.80

0.085

0.10

111

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.007

0.00033

0.0003

0.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 413 Mln 0 Mean 10.9 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.96 Ac-ft 7,900

Water year 1955-56; Max 210 Mln 0 Mean 4.92 Cfsm 0.231 In. 3.14 Ac-ft 3,570

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfsl.--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

465893 O-58 3
22 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Lanes Pork near Holla, Mo.

Location . Lat 37°59'33", long 91°43'36", in NE^NEi sec. 30, T. 38 N., R. 7 W. , on left

bank 100 ft upstream from farm road bridge, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 66, and

4? miles northeast of Rolla. 

Drainage area . 0.225 sq mi.

Records available .--March 1952 to September 1956. 

gage . Water -stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 22.4 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.56 ft), from

rating curve extended above 11 cfs by weir formula ; no flow for many days .

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 136 cfs Apr. 23, 1953, June 9, 1954 (gage height,

4.94 ft); no flow for many days.

Revisions . --The maximum discharge for the water years 1953 and 1954 has been revised

to 136 cfs Apr. 23, 1953, June 9, 1954 (gage height, 4.94 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1281 and 1341. 

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

poor. Station visited weekly by engineer.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

05"

0

0

.16

~^6 1.62

.01

0

0

0

.08

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.95

0.063

0.280

0.32

3.9

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

.03

.02

.06

.20

.31

.14

.33

.16

.06

.17

.11

.07

.05

.03

.02

.08

.09

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.29

5.08

a. 3

a.l

a. 05

a. 03

5.86

0.202

0.898

0.97

12

Mar.

aO.Ol

.01

.01

0

B

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.02

.(5T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.06

0.002

0.0089

0.10

0.1

Apr.

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.16

.06

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0.26

0.009

0.040

0.04

0.5

May

5"0

0

0

0

o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

1.66

.10

.03

0

.15

.02

0

0

0

0

0

~TH 2.71

.06

.02

2 .03

 2.07

9.07

0.293

1.30

1-50

18

June

0.12 ~754

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0.24

0.008

0.036

0.04

0.5

July

0

5

~^Z 1.96

0

0

0

.02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

2.03

0.065

0.289

0.34

4.0

Aug.

1.34

.05

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

.50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.30

.08

0

0 

0

0

2.28

0.074

0.329

0.38

4.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 7.45 Min 0 Mean 0.172 Cfsm 0.764 In. 10.38 Ac-ft 12*

Water year 1955-56: Max 3.08 Min 0 Mean 0.059 Cfsm 0.262 in. 3.60 Ac-ft 4*

Peak discharge (base. 15 cfs).--Oct. 6 (5:30 p.m.) 16.3 cfs (3.35 ft); Feb. 25 (l a.m.) 21.7 cfs 

(3.54 ft); Hay 26 17 a.m.; 22.4 cfs (3.56 ft); May 30 (8 p.m.) 19.0 cfs (3.45 ft); July 3 (8:30 a.mj 

19.3 cfs (3.46 ft); Aug. 1 (8 a.m.) 18.2 cfs (3-*2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record. Discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Bourbeuse River near Spring.Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°18'40" , long 91°16'45", in NE^ sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 3 W., on downstream 

 side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest of 

Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan.

Records6 available. November 1943 to September 1956 (discharge above 1,000 cfs only)

ftage Wire-weight gage read once daily between 5.5 arid 7.5 ft, twice-daily between 7.5and

~^5 ft, and bihourly above. Datum of gage is 626.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,800 cfs May 31 (gage height,

'1943-56: Maximum discharge, 33,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1947 (gage height, 31.40 ft) 

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 35.7 ft from information by local residents. 

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge below 1,000 cfs not computed.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

June 1......... 4,220

2......... 1,100

25......... 1,880

Feb. 26......... 1,020

Hay 7......... 2,980

16......... 1,300

27......... 1,450 July 4......... 1,430

30......... 1,460 5......... 1,140

*31......... 8,200

Peak discharge (base 10,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Flow above 1,000 cfs occurred only on days listed above.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 23

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°26'45", long 90 0 59'30", in SWi sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of bridge pier on U. S. Highway 50, 800 ft upstream from Flat Creek, 

half a mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Records include flow 

of Flat Creek.

Drainage area. 808 sq mi, includes that of Flat Creek.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1916 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, datum of all gages 3.00 ft higher. Prior to Sept. 24, 

1921, staff gage and Sept. 24, 1921, to Oct. 20, 1933, chain gage, at site 30 ft upstream. Oct. 21, 1933, to June 11, 1944, wire-weight gage and since June 12, 1944, 

water-stage recorder, at present site (wire-weight gage used for stages below 2.9 ft 

Oct. 1, 1948, to Aug. 12, 1953).

Average discharge. 35 years, 647 cfs (468,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,730 cfs June 2 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 23.23 ft 

(present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 20, 21, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, determined from extension of rating curve for main channel 

based on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas in vicinity of gaging 

station).

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

RevisionsTwater years).--WSF 957: 1941. WSP 1147: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 9-20)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

0.6 19

.8 39

1.0 72

1.5 196

2.0 356

2.S 

3.0 

6.0 

8.0

550

790

2,660

4,100

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

37

70

198

380

3.0 830

5.0 1,960

9.0 4,9OO

12.0 7,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

flc-ft

Oct.

63

58

51

46

48

50

58

48

46

104

190

154

122

106

90

74

59

54

67

65

56

51

46

44

39

38

35

 38

40

39

39

2,018

65.1

0.081

0.09

4,000

Nov.

39

39

38

34

38

39

40

46

46

45

42

40

40

42

45

46

45

42

42

44

51

52

63

61

52

50

46

45

44

44

1,340

44.7

0.055

0.06

2,660

Dec.

*42

44

42

42

40

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

34

33

33

33

34

34

34

33

34

34

3232"

1,134

36.6

0.045

0.05

2,250

Jan.

32

32

33

37

33

33

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

29

29

29

29

*29

27

29

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b31

b31

b33

952

30.7

0.038

0.04

1,890

Feb.

b35

b40

b43

44

44

47

47

50

56

70

164

245

242

196

164

154

*151

148

132

125

125

130

135

132

211

211

485

640

385

4,651

160

0.198

0.21

9,230

Mar.

286

229

187

159

143

130

118

108

99

92

88

82

*78

70

70

70

70

68

70

70

70

74

74

74

74

72

70

70

67

65

63

3,060

98.7

0.122

0.14

6,070

Apr.

65

65

67

63

63

61

59

58

58

72

84

*202

267

235

211

170

138

115

97

86

78

70

65

59

58

56

52

51sees

2,846

94.9

0.117

0.13

5,640

May

84

aa

120

115

99

9O

2,410

*3,860

*980

509

328

234

186

147

279

830

1,540

980

558

372

276

224

186

156

134

156

258

1,480

1,180

1,400

lilQQ

23,359

754

0.933

1.08

46,330

June

*7,130

6,080

1,190

680

488

*376

665

336

228

192

176

153

134

121

108

108

108

123

131

282

205

211

145

108

136

615

1,130

436

262

186

22,243

741

0.917

1.02

44,120

July

142

116

131

263

216

1,180

514

324

238

179

142

*118

142

126

106

106

92

84

76

72

65

59

65

88

111

8O

126

116

86

76

78

5,317

172

0.213

0.24

10,550

Aug.

57

54

142

116

99

68

57

54

78

65

65

57

48

43

40

38

*36

33

33

32

31

29

29

27

26_

26

26

32

48

36

31

1,556

5O.2

0.062

0.07

3,090

Sept.

29

27

24

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

18

18

2O

19

18

19

17

16

575

19.2

0.024

0.03

1,140

Calendar year 1955 : Max 6,050 Min 25 Mean 280 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.70 flc-ft 202,700

Water year 1955-56 : Max 7,130 Min 16 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.234 In. 3.16 Ao-ft 137,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
24 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Dry Branch near Bonne Terre, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°55'55", long 90°27'40", at west-central edge of Survey 3062, T. 37 N., 

R. 5 E., on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile above Terre Bleue Creek and 

4.5 miles east of Bonne Terre.

Drainage area. 3.65 sq ml.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 710 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,060 cfs June 24 (gage height, 3.63 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Sept. 14, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956, except period of ice 

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

1.56

1.6

1.7

1.8

.4 

4.4

13.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

27.4

45

96

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

2.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

1

f al.5

I

'

}-

(,

17.8

0.59

0.162

0.18

35

Dec.

> aO.l

> aO

1.0

0.03

0.0082

0.01

2.0

Jan.

> aO

*bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

b.l

.2

.1

.1

.1

0.6

0.02

0.0055

0.006

1.2

Feb.

2.8

8.8

2.5

1.6

2.0

3.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

*2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

15

T.O

2.5

1.6

1.6

.9

.9

.9

14

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.6

91.8

3.17

0.868

0.94

182

Mar.

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.8

2^0

1.2

**.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

1.2

.9

*1.6

1.6

1.6

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

72

25.9

0.84

0.230

0.26

51

Apr.

0.4

* .5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.4

1.2

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

"T.O 36

52.9

1.76

0.482

0.54

105

May

*1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.5

86

4.4

2.0

1.6

.9

.7

.5

.7

 45

6.1

2.0

1.6

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.4

.2

72

5.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

7.9

11

188.5

6.08

1.67

1.92

374

June

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.7

.4

.4

,Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

~2.5 48

1.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

62.8

2.09

0.573

0.64

125

July

0.1

.1

"79 1.8

*.4

.2

.1

.1

5"0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

O.O38

0.04

8.3

Aug.

1.7

2 Q *rf

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

4.8

0.15

0.041

0.05

9.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56; Max 86 Min 0 Mean 1.23 Cfsm O.337 In. 4.59 Ac-ft 893

Peak discharge (base. 50O cfs).--May 7 (4:30 a.m.) 686 cfs (3.24 ft); May 15 (5 a.m.) 301 cfs 

(2.67 ft); June 24 (6 p.m.) 1,060 cfs (3.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Daily records began Sept. 14, 1955, no flow occurred during period Sept. 14-3O.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 25

Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°07'20", long 90°40'30", in SW^NW^ sec. 11, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of Mammoth Bridge, 300 ft upstream from Mammoth Creek, 

li miles downstream from Mineral Pork, and 6j miles west of De Soto. Records include 

flow of Mammoth Creek.

Drainage area.--718 sq mi, includes that of Mammoth Creek.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956. Prior to May 1949 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 645 cfs (467,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs May 16 (gage height, 12.20 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.91 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 29.4 ft in August 1915, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, 

adjusted to gage site by comparison with recorded flood 5.5 ft lower (discharge, 70,500 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs).

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

25

45

111

224

4.0 

6.0 

11.0

655

1,880

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-rt

Oct.

82

72

84

88

82

79

107

113

107

100

91

80

77

84

80

73 

82

84

73

64

64

70

61

69

80

70

 61

61

77

77

98

2,487

80.2

0.112

0.13

4,930

Nov.

10O

202

362

254

161

136

128

117

100

89

82

84

86

93

102

481 

556

268

191

177

170

148

124

115

113

124

113

122

124

*89

5,011

167

0.233

0.26

9,94O

Dec.

f93

95

95

100

117

113

91

84

84

a84

a84

a92

97

91

a87

a82 

a77

a76

aT6

a86

a92

89

88

86

89

104

104

100

91

79 

79

2,805

90.5

0.126

0.15

5,560

Jan.

82

97

98

97

84

79

77

a76

aSS

f89

a 88

a82

80

f80

a78

a76 

»f97

f84

f82

82

a82

a82

a82

a80

a86

a90

a84

82

86

f!04

flOl

2,655

85.6

0.119

0.14

5,270

Feb.

f98

437

780

479

371

384

416

358

336

320

307

307

307

303

354

 528 

497

1^500

705

502

389

316

3 2O

724

1,03O

655

479

371

14,863

513

0.714

0.77

29,480

Mar.

311

268

244

234

231

199

186

416

567

287

247

224

194

194

213

 237 

247

268

265

257

196

191

179

170

177

179

168

152

142

140 

150

6,913

223

0.511

0.56

15,710

Apr.

140

T5?

518

520

254

194

174

154

165

216

 287

505

276

250

240

280 

516

240

202

184

168

168

179

163

152

150

152

140

2,480 

*5,680

12,122

404

0.563

0.63

24,040

May

1,150

705

558

430

349

324

5,300

1,370

655

*f479

a370

a310

f272

f240

3,420

 5,470 

1,660

888

655

582

488

584

505

265

218

268

620

705

680 

443

1,690

29,231

945

1.51

1.51

57,980

June

2,750

991

655

520

598

*307

562

458

268

224

202

17O

146

156

134

140 

186

189

148

156

f!48

a!45

a!45

a!55

f755

307

272

182

152 

124

10,885

565

0.506

0.56

21,590

July

119

124

124

243

172

142

122

119

119

1O6

 89

82

79

77

79

122 

130

100

86

95

88

82

250

128

100

82

77

75

106 

91

84

5,472

112

0.156

0.18

6,890

Aug.

75

TTO" 218

138

128

117

91

70

72

88

91

88

100

91

*75

61 

56

55

52

65

72

59

49

45

42

58

42

55

46 

38

36

2,419

78.0

0.109

0.15

4,800

Sept.

61

B7

55

58

51

45

37

36

37

40

45

46

*35

28

25.

25 

29

42

44

40

54

50

52

44

56

49

41

35

36 

34

1,219

40.6

0.057

0.06

2,420

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,000 Mln 26 Mean 348 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.58 Ac-ft 251,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,47O Min 25 Mean 257 Cfsm 0.358 In. 4.88 Ac-ft 186,600

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, adjoining good record, 

and records for nearby streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
26 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°21'45", long 90°39'05", in SE^ sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream from Head 

Creek.

Drainage area.--917 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1956. Prior to June 1922 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 433.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1934, to Mar. 8, 1940, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum. Since Aug. 22, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage 4 miles 

downstream, read twice daily above 5.0 ft.

Average discharge.--35 years, 832 cfs (602,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs May 17 (gage height, 13.59 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 18, 27 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 5, 1950; maximum gage height, 25.23 ft 

Jan. 5, 1950; minimum discharge, 25 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft 

Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 cfs, 

by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 667: 1927. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 9 to Aug. 16)

2.1 

2.5 

2.9 

3.5

123

240

4.0

5.0

7.0

12.0

365

710

1,750

5,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

77

78

93

82

104

117

235

143

123

120

109

112

100

86

86

81

83

80

78 

81

78

76

67

78

70

76

74

*76

78

74

2,895

93.4

0.102

0.12

5,740

Nov.

80

107

134

310

282

193

159

159

134

121

107

104

95

103

128

132

366

510

51? 

228

207

193

179

155

139

130

134

128

125

132

5,289

176

0.192

0.21

10,490

Dec.

118

*110

112

109

107

118

130

120

104

99

97

97

97

107

107

93

88

88

90 

95

106

100

93

88

95

99

104

115

112

109

98

3,205

103

0.112

0.13

6,360

Jan.

92

89

93

106

106

102

93

90

88

86

95

98

94

88

82

81

*84

97

~92 109 

95

a94

a90

86

99

104

97

93

94

99

100

2,916

94.1

0.103

0.12

5,780

Feb.

123

150

438

865

510

4 2O

435

465

435

390

378

352

340

352

390

435

590

730

1,750 

*1,260

770

550

450

495

990

1,140

1,160

730

530

17,623

608

0.663

0.71

34,950

Mar.

435

378

328

305

285

275

25O

218

378

550

312

275

*260

245

228

245

272

298

310 

302

270

235

222

215

199

195

205

199

181

170

164

8,404

271

0.296

0.34

16,670

Apr.

157

T57

181

288

328

262

215

195

184

199

315

*352

34O

328

302

278

290

340

275 

235

215

195

188

193

195

182

173

168

435

*3.680

10,845

362

0.395

0.44

21,510

May

2,670

1,240

815

610

4 SO

405

*3 , 140

3,93O

*1,450

840

610

465

390

352

1,010

5,180

*4,380

1,690

1,870 

915

750

590

465

378

540

560

610

990

1,140

1,040

1,090

40,395

1,303

1.42

1.64

80,120

June

2,740

2,110

1,090

750

590

465

431

480

495

365

312

288

258

218

197

191

191

213

235 

230

199

184

184

181

269

750

365

328

255

209

14,773

492

0.537

0.60

29,300

July

186

164

159

173

268

235

197

181

163

154

*150

143

130

118

109

110

113

123

139 

134

115

104

103

Tl3

193

152

134

117

110

118 

123

4,531

146

0.159

0.18

8,990

Aug.

117

110

103

207

16§

159

145

132

134

113

104

103

104

103

*103

106

99

90

82 

79

74

72

74

75

71

65

57

52

49

'52" 48 

3,048

98.3

0.107

0.12

6,050

Sept.

54

55

57

61

62

59

59

57

52

49

47

*45

44

42

45

47

42

40

4?

44

45

46

46

48

49

41

40

48

52

44

1,462

48.7

0.053

0.06

2,900

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,700 Min 45 Mean 427 Cfsm 0.466 In. 6.32 Ac-ft 309,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,180 Min 40 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.344 In. 4.6? Ac-ft 228,900

Peak discharge (base, 11.000 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, weather records, 

adjoining good record, and records for nearby streams.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°30'20", long 90°35'30", in SE£ sec. 32, T. 44 N. , R. 4 E. , on right bank

 44 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka, and 3 miles 

downstream from Big River.

Drainage area. 3,788 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to July 21, 1906, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 6, 1921, to Jan. 16, 1933, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 1.04 ft 

higher. Jan. 17, 1933, to Sept. 22, 1937, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1904-6, 1921-56), 3,061 cfs (2,216,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs June 2 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, 200 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 11, 1945 (gage height, 36.94 ft); minimum, 196 cfs Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 175,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (w 

WSP 1281:

water years) . WSP 877: 

1924-25.

1938(M) . WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 19 to Feb. 3, May 9-14, 

June 29 to July 16)

0.6

.9

2.0

186

365

1,310

4.0 

8.0 

12.0

3,530

9,300

16,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

"total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

488

456

448

496

576

600

788

744

685

668

676

753

744

660 

600

576

560

536

504

488

488

472

456

432

*440

425

425

432

456

456

448

16,976

548

0.145

0.17

33,670

Nov.

456

488

520

642

710

685

660

634

617

584

544

528

512

512 

544

744

694

977

833

770

736

719

710

668

634

592

576

552

520

512

18,873

629

0.166

0.19

37,430

Dec.

496

*488

464

464

456

448

456

464

448

432

425

418

418

418 

402

410

395

418

402

388

418

410

425

395

388

395

402

410

418

418

410

13,199

426

0.112

0.13

26,180

Jan.

395

388

388

388

402

395

395

380

380

372

372

380

372

372 

372

337

344

372

388

372

351

372

351

*351

358

380

395

365

365

372

380

11,604

374

0.099

0.11

23,020

Feb.

402

448

496

1,110

1,120

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,220

1,260 

1,220

1,220

*1,310

1,400

2,110

2,220

1,840

1,640

1,440

1,400

2,060

2,390

2,690

2,570

2,330

42,146

1,453

0.384

0.41

83,600

Mar.

1,840

,540

,400

,260

,130

,080

,010

950

959

1,060

950

887

851

*851 

815

824

842

869

878

887

878

833

806

797

770

753

762

762

744

719

710

29,417

949

0.251

0.29

58,350

Apr.

728

728

744

815

887

842

797

744

728

788

896

1,090

*1,220

1,310 

1,260

1,220

1,120

1,090

1,010

941

878

824

779

753

753

736

710

694 950"

5,030

29,065

969

0.256

0.29

57,650

May

6,920

5,590

3,410

2,450

1,890

1,590

5,060

*12,300

*6,470

3,410

2,280

1,740

1,400

1,220 

1,740

6,020

*11,700

9,300

6,920

4,010

2,930

2,280

1,890

1,540

1,360

1,480

2,060

2,810

4,280

4,130

8, 180

128,360

4,141

1.09

1.26

254,600

June

10,800

15,000

*10,500

4,640

3,290

2,510

2,510

2,990

1,940

1,540

1,310

1,220

1,090

986 

914

896

887

878

887

986

1,030

887

860

788

753

1,180

2,390

2,390

1,640

1,310

79,002

2,633

0.695

0.78

156,700

July

1,100

959

914

,080

,180

,540

.940

,440

,180

,020

914

842

*797

762 

728

736

702

642

642

642

600

576

568

608

634

626

568

552

608

552

504

26,156

844

0.223

0.26

51,880

Aug.

488

480

440

520

576

528

504

448

536

568

456

418

464

552 

520

496

*472

440

410

388

372

351

344

337

323

316

302

283

277

323

323

13,255

428

0.113

0.13

26,290

Sept.

316

316

289

283

283

271

264

258

258

252

246

*234

229

224 

229

229

229

240

220

210-

205

205

220

229

234

234

234

224

224

224

7,313

244

0.064

0.07

14,510

Calendar year 1955: Max 27,10O Win 264 Mean 1,486 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.34 Ac-ft 1,075,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 15,000 Win 205 Mean 1,135 Cfsm 0.300 In. 4.09 Ac-ft 823,900

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Location. La t 37°54'00", long 89°49'50", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 7 S. , R. 7 W., 3rd principal 

meridian, on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and at mile 109.5 above Ohio River.

Drainage area. 712,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: October 1927 to September 1956 in reports of Geological 

Survey.Monthly discharge only for some periods published in WSP 1311. Since August 

1873, results of discharge measurements in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891 in reports of Mississippi River Commission and Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 341.05 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 29 years (1927-1956), 178,000 cfs (128,900,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 221,000 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 14.9 ft); minImuiri, 45,300 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, -1.7 ft).

1927-56: Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 cfs July 3, 1947 (discharge, including unmeasured overflow, was greater May 24, 1943); maximum gage height, 39.3 ft 

July 23, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 30,000 cfs Dec. 12, 1937; minimum gage height, 

-2.0 ft Dec. 11, 1937, Jan. 29, 1954.

1891-1956: Maximum gage height, 39.3 ft July 23, 1951; minimum, -4.0 ft Jan. 3, 

1900.

Maximum stage known 39.8 ft about June 30, 1844 (discharge, 1,350,000 cfs computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Gage height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

4.4

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.0

4.6

9.5

13.4

14.9

13.3

11.8

10.1

8.5

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.5

FT2

3.4

3.5

Nov.

3.5

3.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

.8

.6

.4

0

0

-.3

-.5

-.5

-^6

 

Dec.

-0.7

-1.0

-1.1

-.4

.4

.3

-.4

-1.0

-.6

-.7

-1.0

-1.2 ^1

-.8

-.5

-.6

-.4

-.9

-.9

-.7

-.7

-.9

-.9

-.9

-.2

.3

0

.1

.1

-.2

-.3

Jan.

-0.4

-.4

-.7

-.5

-.1

-.2

-.3

0

-.1

-.5

-.6

-.7

-.7

-.5

-.4

-.5

-.6

- .1

- .5

-_.6

- .5

- .2

- .2

- .1

-1.5

-1.6

-1.6

-1.4

-1.0

-.8

-.6

Feb.

-0.3

-.3

-.6

-.5

-.3

-.3

-.2

0

-.1

-.1

-.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.5

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.3

4.0 3~U

2.5

3.9

_______

Mar.

4.6

4.3

4.3

5.1

4.6

4.5

5.0

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

1.9

1.8

T8

2.5

3.1

3.6

3.7

4.2

4.5

5.0

Apr.

5.5

6.1

6.6

6.2

6.0

6.4

7.5

8.4

8.5

9.0

10.0

10.0

10.2

10.3

11.0

11.0 11.1

11.3

10.4

9.9

10.7

11.2

11.3

11.5

11.6

11.5

11.4

11.2

11.1

11.5

May

13.4

14.3

14.4

1279

11.7

11.0

11.3

11.7

11.3

11.3

10.8

10.3

10.1

9.9

10.0

10.9

10.4

10.1

9.9

9.7

10.3

10.8

9.9

8.9

8.0

7.7

7.7

JL.5

7.5

7.6

8.9

June

10.3

11.5

11.8

TEI

11.4

10.0

8.8

8.2

7.6

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.2

4.6

3.6

14ITS

4.1

5.9

7.3

7.9

8.0

7.9

8.2

8.5

8.9

8.4

7.4

July

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.9

8.8

11.1

11.8

11.6

11.2

10.6

10.2

9.8

8.4

7.0

6.2

6.1

6.5

6.8

7.8

8.8

8.4

7.4

6.9

6.8

7.5

7.0

6.3

5.3

4^6

4.6

4.6

Aug.

4.4

3.7

4.3

6.4

7.2

7.4

6.6

7.7

8.4

9.0

9.5

8^

8.3

7.9

7.5

8.5

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.1

6.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

4.7

3.9

3.6

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

Sept.

3.8

5.0

5.6 5~4

5.5

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.5

3.1

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

Note. Gage heights obtained from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and comparison with 

recorder record for stations upstream and downstream.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 29

Mississippi River at Chester, 111. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

92.0

95.0

102 

101

93.0

100

161

206

216

195

172

151

134

117

110

103

96.0

92.0

86.2

81.7

78.1

74.5

73.6

72.7

69.5

67.9

67.9

66.3

73.6

81 . 7

81 . 7

3,311.4

106.8

6,568

Nov.

81.7

81.7

85.3 

82.6

81.7

81.7

84.4

81.7

78.1

77.2

77.2

75.4

74.5

74.5

72.7

73.6

74.5

67.9

66.3

66.3

63.1

60.9

59.5

58.8

56.0

55.3

53.9

53.3

53.3

52 7

2,105.8

70.19

4,177

Dec.

52.1

50.3

50.3 

54.6

58.1

56.0

51.5

49.7

51.5

50 9

49.7

1977

50.9

51.5

52.1

52.7

52.7

50.9

50.9

52.1

52.1

52.1

50.9

51.5

56.7

58.1

56.7

58.1

57.4

56.0

55.3

1,643.1

53.00

3,259

Jan.

53.9

53.3

52.7 

53.9

56.0

55.3

55.3

56.0

54.6

52.7

52.1

51.5

52.1

53.3

53.3

52.7

51.5

47.9

45.8

4575

46.8

47.9

47.9

47.9

45.8

45.8

46.3

47.9

50.3

CO -1 3t . 1

53 9

1,582.3

51.04

3,138

Feb.

56.0

56.0

54.6 

5573"

56.0

56.0

56.7

58.1

57.4

57.4

57.4

58.1

58.1

57.4

59.5

60.9

63.1

67.9

67.1

64.7

66.3

65.5

65.5

66.3

71.9

89.0

7379"

78.1

89.0

1,849.2

63.77

3,668

Mar.

93.0

91.0

93.0 

97.0

92.0

93.0

98.0

102

~5T.O

92.0

88.0

82.6

84.4

85.3

83.5

81.7

79.9

79.0

79.9

79.9

76.3

71.1

69.5

7073

76.3

81.7

85.3

87.1

91.0

94.0

99.0

2,673.8

86.25

5,303

Apr.

103 TOT

110 

106

106

110

124

132

134

141

151

151

153

157

163

164

165

164

154

151

159

164

166

168

169

168

168

165

166

175

4,414

147.1

8,755

May

201

213

?OT 

186

172

163

168

169

165

163

155

148

147

143

147

154

148

147

143

145

151

153

142

131

123

121

121

US

120

123

137

4,724

152.4

9,370

June

154

166

169 

168

163

143

132

126

120

109

105

102

99.0

99.0

97.0

89.0

80.8

79.9

3T77

89.0

106

120

124

124

125

127

131

133

127

Tip JLJLQ

3,607.4

120.3

7,155

. July

115

114

113 

120

143

166

173

169

161

153

149

143

127

114

106

107

113

116

126

133

127

115

109

112

117

113

106

97.0

92.0 

W75

92.0

3,833.0

123.6

7,603

Aug.

88.0

84.4

96.0

112

118

118

120

125

133

140

141

T32

128

122

121

130

130

126

121

114

103

98.0

100

99.0

91.0

83.5

83.5

87.1

82.6 

79.0

78T . 1

3,384.2

109.2

6,712

Sept.

85.3

97.0

100 100"

97.0

80.8

78.1

78.1

78.1

76.3

75.4

75.4

81.7

84.4

79.9

77.2

74.5

73.6

73.6

71.9

71.1

70.3

69.5

67.9

66.3

63.1

61.6

60.9

60.2 

60. 2

2,289.4

76.31

4,541

Calendar year 1955: Max 324 Mln 49.7 Mean 123.7 Ac-ft 89,570

Water year 1955-56: Max 216 Mln 45.8 Mean 96.77 Ac-ft 70,250

Note. Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights, 

figures expressed In thousands.
30 HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., on upstream 

miles downstream from Perkins Creek.

Location. --Lat 37°08'45", long 90°04 I 30", in SE£ sec. 

side of bridge on State Highway 51 in Zalma and 2

Drainage area. --423 sq mi.

Records available . --September 1921 to September 1956.

Gage . --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 49.82 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 12, 1930, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 

0.18ft higher than present gage. Nov. 13, 1930, to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and 

Oct. 27, 1934, to June 8, 1953, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum. Since 

Dec. 18, 1949, auxiliary staff gage, read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above, 

at site 6 miles downstream

Average discharge. --35 years, 503 cfs (364,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 cfs Feb. 19; maximum gage height, 19.79 ft 

Feb. 19; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 25,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.20 ft Mar. 11, 1935; minimum discharge, 16 cfs 

Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Flood in August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 ft (present datum), from floodmark 

pointed out by local residents,

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1147: 1922-23(M). WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-^6 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, May 21 to Sept. 30; 

fall used as a factor Feb. 18, 19, 21, 22)

1.0 

1.5 

2.O 

3.0

25

97

221

7.0

12.0

18.0

990

2,300

5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

64

69

70

65

63

70

83

83

77

71

67

64

64

62

60

58

56

56

55

54

54

53

52

53

54

54

55

59

65

66

67

1,943

62.7

0.148

0.17

3,850

Nov.

67

69

102

135

114

99

88

*81

76

73

71

70

69

68

67

121

152

149

152

134

121

114

109

105

119

116

108

101

95

92

3,037

101

0.239

0.27

6,020

Dec .

89

89

90

88

84

82

80

78

77

75

73

73

*71

70

70

69

68

68

67

66

65

65

65

65

66

65

65

64

63

63

62

2,235

72.1

0.170

0.20

4,430

Jan.

61

60

60

60

60

59

58

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

58

57

*56

57

60

60

59

58

58

58

58

58

58

61

73

82

92

1,883

60.7

0.143

0.17

3,730

Feb.

97

952

1,890

1,080

680

542

466

428

438

428

4O9

391

373

355

1,390

2,270

2,49O

4,77O

4,710

2,340

*1,170

895

720

580

620

740

720

561

447

32,952

1,136

2.69

2.90

65,360

Mar.

391

346

310

276

252

236

236

504

60O

456

382

328

294

310

302

3O2

310

302

Z94

276

260

244

228

214

199

186

*179

172

160

147

140

8,836

285

0.674

0.78

17.53O

Apr.

133

130

129

119

112

107

102

96

92

97

109

114

109

107

121

323

409

310

260

228

206

186

172

160

149

140

130

124

129

261

4,864

162

0.383

0.43

9,650

May

373

276

228

199

179

166

186

*1,720

1,060

561

418

337

276

236

749

2.550

1,640

906

640

523

447

382

319

Z85

252

236

214

192

172

] 54

147

16,003

516

1.22

1.41

31,740

June

152

143

129

118

107

1OO

95

97

91

84

77

73

7073

76

109

154

143

134

131

*115

99

122

105

156

244

252

2U6

160

134

3,746

125

0.296

0.33

7,430

July

117

T55

93

85

84

98

11

95

83

74

68

64

63

60

58

55

57

65

58

52

49

48

50

70

92

90

76

65

60

56

51

2,254

72.7

0.172

0.20

4,470

Aug.

49

46

44

43

41

39

37

*36

38

44

55

68

64

60

54

49

46

44

43

42

42

44

47

46

42

39

37

36

37

73

71

1,456

47.0

O.lll

0.13

2,890

Sept.

80

67

60

55

49

45

42

39

38

36

*35

34

33

30

32

30

29

27

27

29

28

28

30

32

33

34

35

35

35

34

1,141

38.0

0.090

0.10

2,260

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,700 Min 27 Mean 3O5 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.79 Ac-ft 220,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,770 Min 27 Mean 220 Cfsm 0.520 In. 7.09 Ac-ft 159,400

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 31

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location. Lat 37°13'00", long 89°27'50", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 3 W., on downstream side of railroad bridge at Thebes, 5.0 miles downstream from headwater 

diversion channel and at mile 43.7 above mouth of Ohio River.

Drainage area.--717.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: October 1933 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only 

for- some periods, published in WSP 1311. (Prior to April 1941. published as "at Cape 

Glrardeau, Mo.").

Gage heights: March 1933 to February 1938 and October 1939 to September 1956, in 

reports of Geological Survey (prior to April 1941, published as "at Cape Girardeau, 

Mo. ). Since November 1878 under name of "at Grays Point" in files of St. Louis 

district office of Corps of Engineers. January 1879 to August 1896, published as "at 

Grays Point and since May 1896, published as "at Cape Girardeau" In reports of 

Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to February 1894 and since 1904, published as 'at Cape Girardeau in reports of Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1944. Datum of gage 

Ts at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Mar. 17, 1933, to Dec. 21, 1934, staff gage and 

Dec. 22, 1934, to Apr. 4, 1941, water-stage recorder at Cape Girardeau, Mo., 8.2 miles 

upstream at datum 304.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Apr. 5 to Sept. 30, 

1941, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. 

Oct. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1943, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 300.07 ft 

higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder at 

present site at datum 300.00 ft higher than present datum. Prior to Apr. 5, 1941, 

various auxiliary gages used. Since Oct. 1, 1943, former base at Cape Girardeau used 

as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 24 years (1932-56), 180,200 cfs (130,500,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 220,000 cfs Oct. 9; maximum elevation. 

318.48 ft May 3; minimum discharge, 46,400 cfs Jan. 28 (elevation, 303.72 ft).

1932-56: Maximum discharge, 893,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (elevation, 340.33 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 23,400 cfs Dec. 13, 1937, at site then In use; minimum 

elevation, 303.72 ft Jan. 28, 1956.

Maximum elevation known, 345.14 ft, at Grays Point, from floodmarks (discharge, 

1,375,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers), July 4, 1844.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural 

flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams in upper Mississippi 

River basin, and by many reservoirs and diversions for irrigation in Missouri River 

basin.

Oage height, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.47

9.55

10.28

10.68

10.52

9.92

10.39

14.81

17.74

18.06

16.81

15.41

13.98

12.81

11.71

11.05

10.40

9.90

9.45

9.00

8.48

8.01

7.82

7.64

7.24

7.24

7.08

6.90

ttZ

7 54 

s!32

g Computed

Nov.

8.36

8.47

8.53

8.97

3755

8.35

8.27

8.38

8.16

7.95

7.92

7.94

7.76

7.69

7.65

7.67

8.14

7.72

7.05

6.93

6.93

6.63

6.36

6.11

6.00

5.72

5.45

5.22

5.10

5.06

Dec.

5.06

4.82

4.67

4.67

5.17

5.76

^§T

4.99

.60

.90

.86

.57

.51 TTCJ

.86

.98

.25

.94

.70

.75

.78

.78

.65

.61

4.80

5.36

5.59

5.40

5.50

5.45 

5.29

Jan.

5.24

5.12

5.06

4.85

5.01

5.27

5.17

5.12

5~^4 5.32

4.95

4.79

4.73

4.75

4.95

5.03

4.84

4.64

4.27

g3.98

g3.88

g3.99

g4.19

g4.04

g3.94

g3.96

g3.98

3.77

3.88

4.00 

4.43

Feb.

4.73 ^m

6.60

6.67

7.69

8.88

9.70

10.43

10.98

11.26

11.21

10.83

10.26

9.43

9.19

9.27

9.11

10.45

11.95

12.30

12.85

13.25

13.42

13.69

13.77

14.61

15.20

14.66

14.53

_

from graph based on wire-weight

Mar.

14.71

14.55

14.07

13.71

13.55

12.91

12.68

12.84

12.74

12.17

11.73

11.12

10.60

10.63

10.92

11.08

11.58

11.93

12.22

12.48

12.70

12.52

12.09

11.51

11.23

11.29

11.32

11.11

10.77

10.56 

10.24

Apr.

10.23

10.50

11.24

11.45

10.92

11.00

11.56

12.82

13.84

13.98

14:61

15.26

15.39

15.50

16.14

16.39

16.37

16.65

16.60

16.10

15.77

16.00

16.17

16.25

16.34

16.35

16.18

15.96

15.63

15.69

May

16.40

17.75

18.43

18.01

16.69

15.82

15.48

17.00

16.48

16.03

15.90

15.30

14.86

14.66

14.61

15.32

15.32

14.87

14.57

14.27

14.35

14.89

14.96

14.13

13.25

12.58

12.43

12.34

12.23

12.06 

12.40

June

13.50

14.92

15.50

15.80

15.82

15.32

14.14

13.25

12.83

12.16

11.19

10.80

10.52

10.31

10.29

10.02

9.53

8.70

8.50

~S7$5

9.55

10.77

12.02

12.43

12.59

12.59

13.16

13.26

13.43

12 . 83

July

11.92

11.70

11.62

11.38

11.87

13.75

15.36

15.74

15.45

15.20

14.66

14.46

13.87

12.61

11.60

10.93

10.98

11.23

11.62

12.79

13.18

12.77

11.95

12.05

11.99

12.13

11.74

10.99

10.16

9.92 

10.01

Aug.

9.77

9.34

8.86

9.82

11.13

11.92

11.70

11.62

12.37

12.90

13.67

13.50

12.98

12.73

12.29

12.22

12.99

12.93

12.56

12.06

11.53

10.46

10.11

10.33

10.12

9.42

8.82

8.93

9.01

8 .53 

8.30

Sept.

8.40

8.82

10.00

10.08

10.18

9.81

8.28

8.14

8.10

8.11

7.89

7.65

7.66

8.07

8.53

8.08

7.72

7.52

7.33

7.16

7.22

7.28

7.23

6.95

6.81

6.53

6.23

6.12

6.04

5.95

readings .

Note. Add 300.00 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
32 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111. Continued

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

82.9

95.1

101

105

103

97.8

116

172

212

201F

189

167

148

132

119

111

104

98.0

93.0

88.1

82.5

79.0

77.3

74.8

72.4

72.5

70.5

69.6

7075

77.2

81 .6

3,370.9

108.7

6,686

Nov.

81.7

82.3

84.5

86.7

'5277

83.0

82.1

83.0

79.8

78.4

78.4

77.6

75.7

75.0

75.0

75.9

77.9

73.3

69.7

69.3

68.3

66.2

64.4

62.3

60.8

58.9

57.2

55.6

54.7

54.2

2,174.6

72.5

4,313

Dec.

52.9

52.2

51.6

52.3

56.2

58.4

56~75

53.4

52.3

53.4

52.1

50.5

50.4

sTTB"

52.3

53.0

54.1

52.3

52.0

52.5

52.9

52.2

52.2

52.3

54.3

58.0

58.0

57.5

58.1

57.4

56.4

1,669.5

53.9

3,311

Jan.

56.0

55.4

54.1

53.5

54.9

56.2

55.4

55.6

57.1

5572"

54.7

53.6

53.6

53.8

54.8

55.0

53.7

52.4

49.5

48.1

48.3

48.7

48.1

47.7

48.2

48.4

47.2

46.9

4575"

50.2

52.7

1,616.2

52.2

3,210

Feb.

60~76" 54.4

61.5

57.6

56.2

57.2

57.8

59.7

60.7

60.6

62.3

62.0

62.7

64.0

69.9

70.2

70.4

79.7

80.5

74.1

72.3

72.7

71.8

73.0

76.3

87.1

92.5

 5575

88.6

2,001.3

69.0

3,970

Mar.

97.9

99.8

98.4

101

104

98.7

106

112

HI

103

100

93.3

90.7

92.3

91.5

88.6

84.9

84.0

81.7

82.5

80.9

77.3

73.4

2i4

7375

79.7

83.9

88.0

89.7

93.4

95.6

2,827.8

91.2

5,609

Apr.

ioT~ 98.7

112

112

108

109

116

129

135

136

147

151

153

157

165

167

168

170

168

161

160

166

168

170

171

172

1TC

168

167

170

4,448.7

148.3

8,824

May

180

203

213

20?

182

169

171

188

178

174

169

161

155

153

154

163

160

155

151

147

149

156

153

141

132

125

125

123

122

T3o" 121

4,905

158.2

9,729

June

146

163

169

172

T7T

159

144

135

128

120

109

106

102

102

99.5

96.2

89.7

82.6

81.4

83.0

94.3

107

119

123

124

125

131

132

134

124

3,671.7

122.4

7,283

July

116

114

113

111

122

147

168

171

166

162

155

152

140

123

112

107

107

110

116

131

132

126

118

119

120

120

114

105

98.3

96.6

96,2

3,888.1

125.4

7,712

Aug.

94.0

89.1

87.7

101

113

118

114

118

127

133

142

T55

131

128

122

122

132

131

125

119

112

99.9

99.9

101

97.2

90.0

85.7

87.9

86.4

82.6

81.0

3,406.4

109.9

6,756

Sept.

83.7

89.9

101

T55

101

92.2

80.5

80.2

79.4

78.2

76.6

74.7

75.8

81.7

83.6

79.5

77.1

74.4

72.8

71.9

71.9

71.9

71.0

69.2

67.9

65.5

63.3

62.6

61.8

61..2

2,320.5

77.4

4,603

Calendar year 1955 : Max 323 Mln 50.4 Mean 127.6 Ac-ft 92,350

Water water year year 1955-56 13bb-b6 : : Max Max 213 213 Mln Mln 46.9 46.9 Mean Mean 99.19 99.19 Ac-ft Ac-ft 72,010 72.O1O

Note. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage height, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. All 

figures expressed in thousands.
MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN 33

Perry Creek near Mayfield, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°40'45", long 88°37'57", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 303, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles south of city limits of 

Mayfield, Graves County.

Drainage area. 1.72 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 478.22 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Feb. 2 (gage height, 

6.00 ft); no flow for many days.

1952-56: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 7.12ft), 

figure published in WSP 1391 is in error; no flow for many days each year.

Flood in March 1952 reached a stage of 10.3 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those above 100 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.02

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8 

3.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

5.6

12

23

47

83

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

'19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

6.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

6.4

0.21

0.122

0.14

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0 0 

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

4.3

0.14

0.081

0.09

Dec.

~50

10

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.1

0.33

0.192

0.22

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71

'.3

77.9

2.51

1.46

1.68

Feb.

44

»49

1.9

.8

.6

1.4

.3

2.0

1.3

.9

1.3

.4

.3

* 2

its

3.4

»79

16

1.4

.6

.3

.2

.2

*8.7

9.7

.8

.4

.2

.2

227.0

7.83

4.55

4.91

Mar.

0.1.1

.1

.1.1

.1

»6.8

.8

.3

.2

.2

.4

45

19

*1.2

5.4

.9

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

2.9

*.2

.1

.1

85.4

2.75

1.60

1.85

Apr.

0

.1

.4

.2

.1

»2.2

.3

.1

.1

22

4.2

.6

.3

.2

12

1.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

46.0

1.53

0.890

0.99

May

0

1.6

*.2

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.5

0.73

0.424

0.49

June

(*)

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

1.5

8.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

.1

*0

0

0

0

»0

0

25.7

0.83

0.483

0.56

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0.3

0.174

0.22

Sept.

2.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.10

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1955: Max 78 Min 0 Mean 1.58 Cfsm 0.919 In. 12.50

Water year 1955-56: Max 79 Min 0 Mean 1.42 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.21

Peak discharge (base, 220 ofs).--Fe

dis cnarge unranown iB.ou ft); May 15

b. 1 (2:30 p.m.) discharge unknown (4.86 ft); Feb. 2 (5:30 a.m.) 

6:30 a.m.) discharge unknown (4.75 ft).

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
34 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°57'09", long 88°49'30", near right bank on downstream side of- pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 400 ft south of Ballard-Carlisle County line, 1.2 miles 

south of Lovelaceville, and 4 miles upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area.--211 sq mi, includes that of Sugar Creek. 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 326.22 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted), 

rrior to July 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 17.43 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs July 23, Sept. 17, 18, 25-29.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 19.37 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,800 

cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1938, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, Dec. 5 to 

Jan. 29, May 29 to Aug. 2o)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

4.5 10

4.6 16

4.8 34

5.O 6O

5.5 140

6.0 245

8.O 77O

13.0 2,330

4.4

4.5

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.5

17.3

407

820

1,920

3,300

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

22

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

*13

14

159

To

19

14

13

13

12

TZ

12

12

13

15

15

15

15

23

19

18 

16

682

22.0

0.104

0.12

Nov.

15

113

35

16

14

14

13

*12

13

14

14

13

13

13

52

158

1O7

33

57

3O

19

18

18

16

15

15

15

15

14 

*15

909

30.3

0.144

0.16

Dec,

16

18

59

~38 232

22

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

740

23.9

0.113

0.13

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

2,130

3.040

 1,160

6,726

217

1.03

1.19

Feb.

977

4,140

*3,680

59O

240

314

200

142

269

176

194

169

147

149

172

281

1,610

4,500

3,9OO

470

189

140

116

357

584

230

 116

78

55

24,185

834

3.95

4.26

Mar.

5O

47

43

41

39

38

ttl

328

74

46

42

41

178

2.840

1,180

415

244

147

113

84

68

57

52

48

45

42

*a41

105

104

47

840

6,970

225

1.07

1.23

Apr.

335

a50

67

112

70

53

164

57

 38

922

996

243

101

81

721

575

184

104

74

58

54

52

51

50

48

48

47

46

45

45

5,191

173

0.820

0.91

May

45

44

*54

47

45

44

44

44

43

43

42

41

40

39

1,090

339

84

55

a50

a40

a35

a30

a22

*a!7

a!6.

88

74

152

95

16

104

2,922

94.3

0.447

0.52

June

55

34

24

21

20

19

17

17

17

16.

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

21

24

17

17

17

23

 ss 61

18

17

646

21.5

0.102

0.11

July

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

14

14

*14

4O

135

191

67

22

16

14

13

12

12

11

204

ISO

38

23

17

17

*17

16

1,177

38.0

0.180

0.21

Aug.

17

83

58

22

50

23

18

16

15

24

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

67

*165 -&

22

19

18

17

17

16

17

17

16

879

28.4

0.135

0.15

Sept.

9O

24

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

all *alT

18

20

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

465

15.5

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1955 : Max 5,O3O Mln 12 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.04

Water year 1955-56 : Max 4,500 Mln 11 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.07

5,09O cfs (17.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
OBION CREEK BASIN 35

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°41'10", long 88°43'35", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 0.5 mile southwest of Pryorsburg, Graves County, and 3.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek.

Drainage area. 36.3 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1951 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 393.55 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 2, 1954, at about same site but upstream from 

former bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 29.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.08 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 11.50 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Flood of Feb. 14, 1949, reached a stage of 13.0 ft, from information by local residents .

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

.1

.5

1.4

3.3

5.7

8.8

19

39

3.4

3.5

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

58

80

115

215

365

515

770

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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.

2.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

120

16

2.0

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

o

0

141.7

4.57

0.126

0.15

Nov.

0

0

0

O

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

3.1

.9

7.9

1.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

O

O

o

*0

53.9

1.80

0.050

0.06

Dec.

0.1

.1

104

TT

2.7

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

123.3

3.98

0.110

0.13

Jan.

0.1

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

1,070

*26

1,482.0

47.8

1.32

1.52

Feb.

598

*841

109

39

26

38

20

39

46

18

30

15

12

11

52

99

983

899

76

43

35

30

28

*156

121

23

16

11

9.2

-------

4,423.2

153

4.21

4.53

Mar.

8.5

8.5

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.5

172

25

12

9.2

8.2

9.7

247

655

*54

102

32

22

19

15

13

12

11

8.8

7.9

7.6

7.2

50

11

7.2

6.0

1,565.2

50.5

1.39

1.60

Apr.

5.5

5.2

7.3

12

5.5

*59

16

8.2

6.3

526

90

23

15

11

150

51

19

13

9.7

7.9

6.6

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.1

6.8

6.0

891.2

29.7

0.818

0.91

May

3.5

13

*6.6

4.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

275

15

6.5

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.3

*.8

.7

.7

3.1

1.3

1.1

3.8

1.2

-il

368.6

11.9

0.328

0.38

June

0.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1 *o

0

0

104

15

1.8

.5

.2

.1

.1

O

0

0

124.3

4.14

0.114

0.13

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

28

7.0

30

2.9

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

74

3.2

.6

.1

.1

0

*0

0

146.7

4.73

0.130

0.15

Aug.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

74_

2.9

*.2

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

77.1

2.49

0.069

0.08

Sept.

~Z.S 48

.2

0

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

50.7

1.69

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1955 : Max 825 Mln 0 Mean 27.0 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.09

Water year year 1955-56; 1955-56: Max Max 1,O70_____Hln 1.O70 Min o______Mean o Mean 25.8 25.8 Cfam Cfsm 0.711 0.711 In. In. 9.69 9.69_______

ik discharge (base. 2,000 ofs). Jan. 29 (5:50 p.m.) 2.000 efs (9.56 ft); Feb. 2 (10:30 a.m.) 

) ofs (9.78 ft); Feb. 18 (12:30 to 3 a.m.) 2,440 cfs (10.O8 ft)j Mar. 14 (3 a.m.) 2,210 ofs 

! n\.

, - , 

(9.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
36 BAYOU DU CHIEN BASIN

Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°37'43", long 88°57'50", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 51, 1.1 miles upstream from Cane Creek, 3§ miles southeast of Clinton, Hickman 

County, and 13| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--68.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1954, published as Bayou de Chien near 

Clinton.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.71 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

""Prior to Aug. 2, 1951, wire-weight gage read twice daily at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 85.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 cfs Feb. 18 {gage height, 14.01 ft); minimum daily, 8.3 cfs Aug. 27-30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 6,880 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 {gage height, 15.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs May 29, 1943 {affected by backwater 

from Mississippi River).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 1940{M), 1942-44{M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13 to Sept. 30)

4.9

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

9.O

8.0

11

425

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.6

770

920

1,220

1,700

2,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.6

*8.6

120

186

19 

14

12

11

10 

9.5

1O

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

12

11

10

610.5

19.7

0.288

0.33

Nov.

10

16

13

10

10

"97? 9.2

*10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

10 

15

95

To

12 

17

14

14

12

12

11

9.5

9.5

12

12

16

*12

428.8

14.3

O.209

0.23

Dec.

16

18

232

nss

23

19

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

15

19

16

14

14 

14

14

14

14

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12.

764

24.6

0.359

0.41

Jan.

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

To" 10

*11

10

10

10

10 

12

12

12

12 

12

14

18

15

16

14

12

12

13

32

930

1.690 

*420

3,405

110

1.61

1.85

Feb.

534

*1,820

1,230

127

64

69

50

48

101

47

59

42

35

32 

102

142

681

2.540 

1,010

109

66

50

43

*270

282

70

45

28

20

9,716

335

4.89

5.28

Mar.

17

14

14

12

T?

13

359

132

36

22

18

25

181

1,550 

*557

280

114

74

42

37

53

ou

28

23

23

22

145

28

18

15

3,729

120

1.75

2.02

Apr.

14

18

108

91

22

*126

60

23

18

601

397

112

57

39 

222

210

63

48 

32

24

IS

16

17

27

27

16

12

11

3T

32

2,493

83.1

1.21

1.35

May

26

42

*24

22

20

22

33

30

24

22

26

30

30

31 

593

147

SO

29 

25

a35

a25

a!5

*all

alO

alO

a3O

61

68

21

18

20

1,550

50.0

O.730

0.84

June

16

12

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

10

 23 99

34

14

12 

11

10

9.8

66

17

12

11

20

13

10

 5 5 9.2

519.6

17.3

0.253

O.28

July

9.5

9.2

9.5

10

10

a9i5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

*8.9

33

29

24 

37

12

10

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

112

38

13

13

12

12

11

10

528.8

17.1

0.250

O.29

Aug.

alO

11

a9

13

12

11

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

10 

10

10

10

10 

23

158

*22

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*

482.6

15.6

0.228

0.26

Sept.

8.1

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6 

8.6

8.6

9.2

*9.8 "978

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.2

8. 9

268.8

8.96

0.131

0.15

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,720 Mln 8.6 Mean 52.0 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.29

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,540 Mln 8.3 Mean 66.9 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP efs). Feb. 2 (4:30 p.m.) 2,340 efs (15.42 ft); Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 3,630 

cfs (14.01 ft)7

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 12 to Jan. 29, 

Apr. 21-28, June 2-13, 16-21, June 23 to July 5, July 7-12, 14-21, 26-31, Aug. 2, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Obion River near Greenfield, Term.

37

Location. Lat 36°07'05", long 88°48'39", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45E, 1.1 miles downstream from Mosley Branch, 2.5 miles south of Greenfield, Weakley County, and 9.7 miles upstream from Middle Pork.

Drainage area.--431 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to June 22, 1939, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 569 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 16.98 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Aug. 16, 17 (gage height, 6.80 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum, 61 cfs Aug. 21, 

1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 ft on several days in August and September

1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1936(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsiti

In.

Oct.

409

194

*130

116

110

109

169

160

130

110

105

120

500

350 

200

130

110

105

10O

98

96

104

94

88

87.

92

111

111

112

107 

1O6

4,563

147

0.341

0.39

Nov.

"560 101

275

184

139

124

*117

112

111

112

114

114

115

154 

186

267

200

350

55O

400

3OO

250

400

600

450

350

250

200

150

130

7,065

236

0.548

0.61

Dec.

140

250

200

"555 300

220

200

190

180

170

165

*163

152

160

155

139

137

154

160

153

147

146

146

147

139

132

130

128

127

135 

140

5,155

166

0.385

0.44

Jan.

135

132

130

127

126

123

122

119

*118

Tl8

119

120

120

119 

120

122

119

131

181

258

206

178

167

158

150

145

139

146

2,510

8,340

13.900

28,698

926

2.15

2.48

Feb.

13.500

*9,400

6,570

5,600

5,250

4,280

3,420

2,750

2.2OO

1,490

939

717

558

*664 

1,420

2,260

4,230

8,340

7,980

6,680

4,280

3,210

2,420

1,920

1,530

1,140

851

610

436

-------

104,645

3,608

8.37

9.03

Mar.

358

343

343

299

267

*259

504

681

551

456

361

304

465

1,380 

1,900

2,070

2.980

2,860

2,400

1,830

983

57O

442

371

320

290

280

300

262

242 

233

24,904

803

1.86

2.15

Apr.

230

227

290

819

755

873

1,050

1,110

 1,180

1,360

1,980

2,270

2,55O

2.860 

2,580

2,090

1,460

924

654

478

383

328

293

270

249

238

227

210

219

754

28,911

964

2.24

2.49

May

1,070

1.150

1,060

772

545

449

*611

383

292

240

209

184

167

153 

256

287

240

183

156

148

143

135

125

119

116

117

119

134

137

129 

119

9,948

321

0.745

0.86

June

115

112

109

107

105

103

101

99

97

96

*95

95

108

212 

230

186

152

128

116

114

117

110

109

100

li

191

677

380

206

147

4,611

154

0.357

O.4O

July

125

114

108

103

112

103

92

92

91

86

85

*86

90

102 

127

117

102

94

90

92

130

112

97

95

137

191

117

97

91

87 

98

3,263

105

O.244

O.28

Aug.

102

85

99

154

96

*87

81

79

77

78

79

80

79

77

75

74

71

76

77

80

95

95

88

82

80

252

302

106

97

92 

88

3,086

99.5

0.231

0.27

Sept.

87

87

86

85

84

85

85

82

80

79

*79

79

78

77 

77

76

76

76

80

90

94

92

93

SI

?6

93

84

80

80

80

2,517

83.9

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,400 Min 84 Mean 463 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 14.58

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,900 Min 74 Mean 621 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.62

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfs). Jan. 31 (7 p.m.) 17.50O efs (16.98 ft); Feb. 18 (12 m.) 8.7 

cfs (16.00 ft); Mar. 17 (6 p.m.) 3,070 cfs (14.79 ft); Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (14.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8-19, Nov. 17 to Dec. 11, Dec. 27 to Jan. 3, June 5-10; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage when available, and records

for Big Sandy River at Bruoeton.

465893 O-58 4
38 OBION RIVER BASIN 

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°03'10", long 88°52'42", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 2.0 miles upstream from Camp Creek, and 4.0 miles southwest of 

Bradford, Gibson County.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 316.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1939, chain gage at bridge 

0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,860 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 20.47 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area study; minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 15-18 (gage height, 3.38 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 cfs Jan. 22, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 5,000 cfs; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 30, 1956; minimum discharge 

observed, 12 cfs June 30, July 1, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 ft July 16, 

1937, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

those 3bove 4,500 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930, 1940, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 3O

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

10.0

98

162

950

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

1,820

2,640

4,870

8,000

3.3 9

3.5 28

4.0 82

7.0 515

13.0 1,560

15.0 2,120

16.0 2,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

216

66

*39

33

30

31

100

45

32

30

29

394

~&T 602

42

33

30

28

28

26

26

25

25

24

2T

25

26

32

47

31

28

2,228

71.9

0.354

0.41

Nov.

28

133

56

35

32

32

*30

30

30

30

30

30

30

69

42

110

40

103

~9T 430

57

48

221

92

58

48

44

42

40

38

2,099

70.0

0.345

0.38

Dec.

40

63

862

al.gQO

a400

a200

alOO

a.70

a55

a45

a40

*38

38

38

38

36

36

40

40

37

36

37

38

38

36

34

34

34

34- 33

36

3,806

123

0.606

0.70

Jan.

36

36

34

34

34

34

33

*32" 32

32

34

34

34

33

34

34

33

34

62

63

48

42

42

44

43

40

40

54

2,870

6,470

5,920

16,345

527

2.60

2.99

Feb.

4,200

*3,770

3,350

2,880

1,760

639

302

256

454

235

262

231

144

*297

2,080

2,360

3,490

4,650

3,870

2,620

468

219

155

684

344

204

147

117

95

40,283

1,389

6.84

7.38

Mar.

92

144

117

95

*8_7

87

328

484

176

114

99

91

294

2.540

1,630

1,030

584

274

193

149

129

123

112

106

98

91

88

122

104

103

102

9,586

309

1.52

1.76

Apr.

101

100

214

1,050

308

1,170

1,040

348

*168

1,270

1,800

1,180

a300

200

a550

613

230

147

114

96

85

80

79

73

69

67

63

59

74

960

12,608

420

2.07

2.31

May

899

643

298

163

110

148

*131

90

66

a60

a56

a53

a51

a50

154

106

62

a54

a48

a45

a42

a40

a39

39

40

37

36

46

56

39 

35

3,736

121

0.596

0.68

June

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

*31

32

42

85

48

46

51

39

35

34

32

31

30

30

30

144

~52 250

37

33

1,449

48.3

0.238

0.27

July

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

*25

27

27

28

28

28

28

27

35

33

27

26

28

32

29

25

24

24

24 

24

826

26.6

0.131

0.15

Aug.

25

26

25

41

29

*24

23

22

21

22

23

23

22

21

2£

21

21

21

21

24

29

26

24

23

22

-71 169

30

28

25 

24

946

30.5

0.150

0.17

Sept.

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

*20

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

17

20

23

22

20

37

29

23

23

23

22

23

22

638

21.3

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,24O Mln 22 Mean 2O6 Cfsm l.Ol In. 13.80

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,470 Mln 16 Mean 258 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.32

Peak discharge (base, 2.800 cfs).--Jan. 30 (about 12 m.) 8.86O cfs (20.47 ft); Feb. 18 (4 a.m.) 

4,970 cfs (18.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded 

range In stage when available, and records for North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton.
OBION RIVER BASIN 39

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long 88°59'45", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 22, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, 4? miles upstream 

from Hoosier Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Fork.

Drainage area.--490 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 623 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 19.71 ft); 

minimum, 95 cfs Sept. 16; minimum gage height, 5.92 ft June 12, Sept. 16.

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 49,200 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 82 cfs Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 ft 

July 27, 1929.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 762: 1933. WSP 1211: 1930.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a700

a300

alSO

*138

124

116

121

133

118

112

108

348

1.010 

278

172

140

128

124

121

118

116

114

112

109

ITT

112

112

115

135

141

128

5,894

190

0.388

0.45

Nov.

121

196

588

227

176

152

138

*132

130

130

132

127

126 

138

140

692

44T

227

447

266

201

174

227

246

193

164

151

144

138

133

6,501

217

0.443

0.49

Dec.

135

172

443

521

427

266

214

184

164

151

144

141

*138 

138

141

138

133

146

154

146

141

138

143

148

144

138

135

135

136

140

151

5,641

182

0.371

0.43

Jan.

149

148

144

143

143

144

143

140

140

*140

141

144

144 

144

144

146

141

141

214

272

223

193

184

176

167

164

160

181

2,560

5,250

5.440

17,763

573

1.17

1.35

Feb.

6,860

*10,400

9,OOO

7,000

5,980

3,780

1,510

742

1,010

670

628

540

438 

*684

1,950

2,430

3,790

11,600

14,500

10,600

6,080

2,610

992

1,990

1,840

932

572

429

342

109,699

3,783

7.72

8.33

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,500 Mln 101

Mar.

305

3OO

289

266

250

*246

357

756

608

337

278

261

486 

3,350

5.910

3,660

1,850

800

455

345

292

261

246

229

218

208

204

210

240

212

205

21,652

698

1.42

1.64

Apr.

205

205

459

2,200

985

1,180

1,570

515

552

*1,560

2.940

2,890

1,240 

547

718

1,550

668

591

a500

a260

a240

a220

a210

a200

a!90

a!90

a!90

alSO

a200

404

22,751

758

1.55

1.73

May

610

506

608

350

a230

a200

a290

*215

180

166

160

150

146 

139

865

608

256

188

166

161

155

148

139

156

137

150

152

185

231

152

138

7,915

255

0.520

0.60

June

136

133

132

132

132

150

129

127

125

124

123

*122

122 

292

219

244

263

142

127

123

123

406

180

129

US

127

514

T55

148

127

4,955

164

0.335

0.37

July

119

116

125

119

752

197

138

125

119

117

116

*254

515 

1.190

449

272

176

142

127

125

a!25

a!20

a!20

766

540

240

164

a!40

a!20

allO

allo

7,828

253

0.516

0.59

Aug.

a!20

allO

a!30

192

a!40

a!20

*107

105

105

107

108

108

107 

105

105

104

104

104

103

145

151

127

116

108

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

3,566

115

0.235

0.27

Sept.

121

TT4

104

105

103

107

104

102

100

100

*100

100

100 

99

98

97

98

97

99

103

102

102

102

102

101

101

101

101

101

101

3,063

102

0.208

0.23

Mean 491 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.59

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,300 Mln 97 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.48

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP efs).--Feb. 2 (9 p.m.) 11,000 ofs (19.06 ft); Feb. 19 (10 a.m.) 14,900 

ofs (19.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for South Fork near Qreenfield.
40 OBION RIVER BASIN

Obion River at Obion, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°15"05", long 89°11"33", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 51, half a mile upstream from Riohland Creek, 0.6 mile south of Obion, 

Obion County, and 14f miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 1.880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 261.23 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage at site 20 ft upstream at datum 10.00 ft lower and Oct. 1, 

1932, to Aug. 3, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 2,419 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 20.56 ft); minimum, 241 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 99,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum (under conditions of no backwater), 230 cfs Oct. 7-9, 12, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.04 ft Sept. 1, 1936; during period of backwater from Mississippi River, a minimum daily discharge of 15 cfs occurred on Feb. 4, 1937; reverse flow 

of 57 cfs was measured by current meter on that date.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1943.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Dec. 8, Dec. 11-28, Jan. 30, 

Feb. 4-16, Feb. 21 to Mar. 15, Mar. 22 to Apr. 4, Apr. 10, Apr. 19 

to May 2, May 6-19, July 20, 21, 24, 25, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

2.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

13.0

310

587

1,380

2,500

3,170

14.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

20.6

4,420

7,000

16,100

28,200

40,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

898

1,340

1,580

*1,110

811

592 

468

426

432

426

402

379

486

972

1,270

1,110 

834

611

479

417

588

569

560

346

336

328

529" 325

551

560

570

18,705

603

0.521

0.57

Nov.

568

358

5l5

730

826

749 

643

*552

491

458

442

431

424

424

435

485 

621

777

826

879

960 928"

860

868

881

862

792

710

658

587

19,520

651

0.546

0.59

Dec.

557

565

571

784

1,200

1,680 

1,870

1,980

2.050

2,030

1,890

1,590

*1,150

883

735

653 

617

613

587

577

575

565

560

558

560

560

550

559

528 533"

537

28,645

924

0.491

0.57

Jan.

557

556

555

531

525

517 

505

499

491

*484

479

474

466 485"

484

479 

467

486

547

582

654

708

703

649

648

625

609

616

1,270

2,520

SjSSO

24,459

788

0.419

0.48

Feb.

19,500

34,000

59,800

*37,000

30,800

25,000 

*19,900

15,100

10,800

7,780

5,790

4,680

4,040

3,670

*5.570

5,800 

6,860

17,600

30,000

36,200

35,700

27,100

19,300

13,600

9,750

7,630

6,030

4,920

4,280

481,800

16,610

8.84

9.53

Mar.

3,720

3,160

2,480

2,080

1,790

1,530 

*1,270

1,220

1,460

1,850

2,040

2,090

2,030

2,280

3,080

5,120 

7,630

8.500

7,740

6,570

5,550

4,100

5,550

2,800

2,540

2,000

1,750

1,390

1,140

1,000

908

95,548

5,018

1.61

1.85

Apr.

826

788

774

948

1,630

2,310 

2,750

5,520

5,790

*5,740

5,840

4,660

5,970

6,960

6,930

6,210 

5,910

5,600

4,880

3,800

2,980

2,380

2,000

1,660

1,500

1,060

916

802

756 

jj75"

90,545

5,012

1.60

1.79

May

1,200

1,950

2,660

3,250

5.440

2,460 

2,190

*1,940

1,640

1,280

980

817

721

655

655

857 

1,010

1,100

1,050

940

788

682

605

555

515

t§7

512

531

597

587

37,135

1,198

0.637

0.73

June

531

479

443

424

414

405 

400

395

390

582

576

*570

570

408

507

672 

735

738

701

606

523

476

488

521

488

464

491

640

792

815

15,442

515

0.274

0.31

July

728

616

513

454

421

496 

589

537

456

397

*370 555'

412

775

1,040

1,200 

1,206

1,050

801

645

565

512

482

545

847

1,010

1,010

860

691

555 

470

20,582

664

0.555

0.41

Aug.

418

595

- 588

590

401

419 

*401

575

356

345

342

336

331

330

325

522 

520

518

316

329

562

579

572

554

332

317

306 358"

596

392

556

11,061

557

0.190

0.22

Sept.

552 318"

305-

297

286

282 

286

274

268

264

*259

257

255

255

253

250 

247.

247

245

247

245

242

246

247

' 250-

262

263 256-

249 

246.

7,933

264

0.140

0.16

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,900 Min 288 Mean 1,815 Cfsm 0.964 In. 15.10

Water year 1955-56: Max 39.80O Min 242 Mean 2,520 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.81

Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION-RIVER BASIN 41

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°26'32", long 89°17'50", on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 22, 1.1 miles downstream from North Reelfoot Creek, 4 miles upstream 

from mouth, 5 miles northeast of Samburg, Obion County, and 14 miles west of Union 

City.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 84.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 13.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no flow for many days during year.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1956; no flow at times 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

69

7.0

.9

*.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

88

230

20

4.4

1.0

.8

.8 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

128

122

^*

3.8

705.4

22.7

0.206

0.24

Nov.

1.2

5.6

99

20

6.5

2.5

1.5

n.o

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

~4"6~ 358

12 

131

20

7.8

4.0

31

15

6.5

4.0

5.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

786.8

26.2

0.238

0.27

Dec.

1.7

2.4

398

502

24

9.7

6.0

5.8

2.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

 1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

27T 

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.9

1 8

2.1

994.7

52.1

0.292

0.54

Jan.

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

 1.5

1.*

T75

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.5 

2.2

5.1

5.1

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.1

3.4

2.250

2,100

250

4,617.9

149

1.55

1.56

Feb.

1,250

5,240

*1,500

121

48

75

57

51

77

56

84

56

24

 22

292

146

1,850

5.740 

1,100

106

44

52

27

252

522

71

55

24

18

14,580

496

4.51

4.86

Mar.

17

17

16

14

12

*12

290

134

25

16

15

15

240

^ ,670

515

140

62

40 

27

20

17

16

15

14

11

11

11

17

13

9

0. o

7._9

3,257.7

104

0.945

1.09

Apr.

7.9

7.6

151 175

25

71

54

15

11

*662

a450

a200

a85

a40

a400

166

40

25 

16

13

11

10

8.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

5.6

4.9

17

21

2,666.0

88.9

0.808

0.90

May

11

32

20

11

7.1

5.1

55

*19

a7

a5

a2

al.5

al.3

1.2

791

169

23

11

6.6

5.8

5.3

1.9

1.4

1.1

1^

1.0

19

12

34

12

1.8

1,271.1

41.0

0.575

0.45

June

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

al'*.5

a!5

a5

alO

a2.5

1.0 

.6

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.il

.2

2.8

.8

.4

.5

45.5

1.51

0.014

0.02

July

0.2

.1

0

100

158

1.6

.6

.5

.2

.1

*.l

550 560" '

210

15

1.7

.9

.6 

32

72

2.4

.8

.5

491

99

8.2

1.4

.8

.5

.5

.3

2,068.6

66.7

0.606

0.70

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

"TS" 1.2

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

 0

5.1

0.10

0.00091

0.001

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,860 Mln 0 Mean 67.6 Cfsra 0.615 In. 8.57

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,740 Mln 0 Mean 84.1 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10.41

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Jan. 29 (8 p.m.) 3,420 cfs (12.41 ft); Feb. 2 (2 p.m.) 3,690 

cfs (12.60 ft); Feb. 18 (1 a.m.) 4,74O cfs (13.31 ft); Mar. 14 (6:30 a.m.) 2,350 cfs (11.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

when available, and records for North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton.
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°35'38", long 88°48'52", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 45, 0.3 mile south of city limits of Jackson, Madison County, and half 

a mile downstream from Meridian Creek.

Drainage area. 574 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 330.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 9, 1933, staff gage and Mar. 9, 1933, to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage, 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 749 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 18.63 ft); 

minimum, 70 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 4.77 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 43,600 cfs Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 ft, from 

floodmarksj, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 9, 

1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.58 ft July 9, 1929.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1147: 1935(M). WSP 1211: 1930(M), 1932, 1934.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.690 

269

158

156

128

*122

247

207

158

151

128

129

189

155

134

128

125

131

152

129

125

122

121

117

TIT

120

121

128

179 

149

134

6,037

195

0.540

0.59

Nov.

131 

141

227

160

145

145

159

136

136

*141

142

141

142

181

556

221

201

175

889

465

241

207

965

652

368

311

265

254

210 

198

8,017

267

0.465

0.52

Dec.

217 

455

585

759

592

287

261

245

221

204

194

194

190

192

»194

180

180

261

263

212

202

196

204

2O4

196

184

178

172

170 

174

174

7,498

242

0.422

0.49

Jan.

176 

174

170

168

170

170

166

160

167

164

170

»170

166

164

174

174

160

166

423

358

236

212

223

256

256

252

245

392

2,480 

5.400

5,250

18,965

612

1.07

1.25

Feb.

4,190 

4,170

*5,650

6,740

7,230

5,380

4.13O

3,250

1,720

994

1,440

876

552

80?

2,590

*5,680

4,620

7,770

9.8OO

7,200

4,220

2,860

1,500

1,570

1,440

1.O90

852

708

592

97,598

5,559

5.85

6.51

Mar.

546 

888

885

670

551

525

»1,34O

1,220

7O8

570

518

490

888

5.260

2,480

2,500

1,72O

1,O9O

748

582

511

474

442

420

578

574

370

361

542 

524

3O9

26,484

854

1.49

1.72

Apr.

311 

515

525

2,740

1,580

2,900

5,680

5,170

2,690

2,660

5.940

»5,900

2,940

2,120

1,950

1,700

845

563

438

574

528

293

281

267

259

249

238

23O

5*4 

1,590

42,916

1,451

2.49

2.78

May

1.440 

1,080

975

613

455

411

551

534

263

»236

211

193

179

168

611

665

584

517

258

202

185

170

158

156

144

147

154

185

149 

157

130

11,417

368

0.641

0.74

June

130 

124

121

121

121

119

117

116

111

109

108

106

114

»185

186

174

144

127

122

115

186

121

159

4OO

265

1,260

~^oY 1.600

518 

560

8,358

278

O.484

0.54

July

274 156"

159

145

154

128

120

117

152

*178

155

111

105

101

102

98

96

92

89

114

111

128

123

101

123

105

94

91

88 

16T

101

5,845

124

0.216

O.25

Aug.

92

102

117

161

128

»105

85

82

80

80

84

84

80

75

74

75

75

77

84

728

495

206

148

152

123

117

117

123

118 

117

111

4,269

158

0.24O

0.28

Sept.

105 

101

98

96

98

101

96

89

88

88

88

 88

85

84

81

78

75

75

78

84

80

78

78

-W108

89

89

89

89 

89

2,660

88.7

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,5OO Min 85 Mean 609 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1955-56 : Max 9,8OO Min 75 Mean 650 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.42

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO efs).--

cfs (17.80 ft); Feb. 19 (11:50 a.m.) _-, __ __ ,__... ._,.

Jan. 50 (6 p.m. ] 

10,100 cfs (18.6

6,220 cfs (17. 4O ft); Feb. 5 (11 a.m.) 7,420 

3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

43

Location. Lat 34°51'43", long 89°20'52", on left bank 20 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 0.8 mile west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, 1.1 miles upstream from 

Halls Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Black Creek, 2.9 miles east of Halls, 3.1 miles 

downstream from State Highway 88, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Fork. Records include flow of Halls Creek.

Drainage area. 1.100 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Halls Creek.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1956 (after September 1949, flow of Halls Creek 

included).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 256.71 ft above mean Gulf level. Prior to 

July 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,406 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,200 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 21.27 ft); minimum, 128 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 6.47 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 45,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum observed, 102 cfs 

Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 ft Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 

1946(M) , 1950(M).

1930, 1934, 1936, 1950. WSP 1281: 1935, 1937,

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-7, 9, June 27 to July 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Aug. 5 Aug. 6 to Sept. 30

7.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

16.0

210

347

1,060

2,250

2,700

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.1

3,750

5,950

9,300

14,900

24,500

6.6

7.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

180

224

1,000

1,520

1,930

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

2,620

4,000

6,200

9,300

6.4

7.0

10.0

127

210

645

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.500 

1,500

1,250

673 

*434

341

324

473

389

265

237

652

1,470

666

449

322

273

254

, 247

244

235

227

223

221 

216

214

?15 

221

256

287

266

14,544

469

0.426

0.49

Nov.

239 

238

367

371 

314

265

256

*250

246

247

250

251

251

261

287

563

401

399

896

1,210

956

560

979

1,370 

1,220

776

599 

482

418

371

15,293

510

0.464

0.52

Dec.

352 

387

1,400

2,050 

1,600

1,140

771

601

503

438

389

367

*358

349

347

344

328

328

393

427

361

344

341

345 

344

337

325 

318

313

313

312

16,505

532

0.484

0.56

Jan.

312 

313

313

308 

304

304

306

302

291

*290

291

295

297

293

288

295

298

291

318

527

575

412

369

381 

409

397

391 

418

4,680

14,100

23.900

52,268

1,686

1.53

1.77

Feb.

18,000 

14,600

12,000

10,800

*9,750

8,390

7,290

7,160

7,490

7,160

6,450

5,510

4,710

4,000

4,250

4,710

6,860

8,230

9,800

10,100

9,060

8,400

8,260

7,820 

6,720

5,630

4,660 

3,780

2.800

224,390

7,738

7.03

7.59

Mar.

1,870 

1,390

1,230

1,170 

1,010

834

*891

1,270

1,320

1,210

1,020

852

962

2,330

2,580

3,450

3,960

4,020

4,000

3,890

3,340

2,400

1,570

1,130 

907

742

628

574

547

507

472

52,076

1,680

1.53

1.76

Apr.

446 

434

594

1,320 

1,430

2,050

2,810

3,710

3,800

4,140

*4,660

5,090

5,110

4,800

4,910

5.150

4,890

4,440

3,960

3,070

2,070

1,350

995

803 

643

540

488

452

456

1,890

76,501

2,550

2.32

2.59

May

2,380 

2,450

2,690

2.850 

2,520

1,760

1,340

1,100

*825

598

482

427

382

354

484

822

799

713

498

393

354

326

337

326 

287

279

275 

287

296

274

259

27,167

876

0.796

0.92

June

252 

249

244

239 

237

236

232

230

229

224

218

*216

218

258

288

343

474

280

257

234

224

267

232

256 

352

781

1,290 

1,280

1,290

1,270

12,400

413

0.375

0.42

July

1.150 

822

539

390 

330

298

278

265

253

259

*285

279

240

229

220

213

210

205

201

200

201

217

214

228 

202

211

204

193

190

188 n-tc

9,150

295

0.268

0.31

Aug.

203

220

203

197 

263

209

183

*162

154

154

154

155

155

153

150

148

141

140

146

234

597

494

290

202 

179

169

308 

196

174

174

172

6,479

209

0.190

0.22

Sept.

167

TeT

151

148 

148

148

148

147

141

139

*139

139

137

135

134

132

132

131

132

134

137

137

136

135 

148

150

140 

137

137

139

4,239

141

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,800 Min 167 Mean 1,236 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

Water year 1955-56: Max 23,900 Min 131 Mean 1,396 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.29

Peak discharge (base. 4.200 efs).--Jan. 31 (2 p.m.) 26,200 cfs (21.27 ft); Feb. 20 (4 a.m.) 10,400 

cfs (19.24 ft); Apr. 12 (10 to 12 p.m.) 5,200 cfs (17.59 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
44 OBION RIVER BASIN

North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton, Term.

Location. Lat 35°58'49", long 88 0 55'35", on downstream side of right bank pier of bridge

 on State Highways 77 and 104, 0.8 mile east of Trenton, Gibson County, 1 mile downstream from Thompson Levee Creek, and 16.5 miles upstream from Middle Fork.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 303.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height^, 13^9- ft .from

 floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area study; minimum, 12 cfs on many days in July, August, and September.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1956; minimum, 12 cfs on many days in 

several years.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1951.

Rating 'tables; water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-11)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3

2.5

2.6 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0

14

18

24

29

89

163

260

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

12.6

585

745

995

1,480

2,670

5,900

8,300

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Note. Same as preceding table above 

4.0 ft.

Disc:,sr^c, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

71

»39

28

24

22

62

24

20

19

18

124

359

T31 

49

28

21

19

17

16

15

15

15

14

T4

14

14

34

42 

17

15

1,454

46.9

0.658

0.76

Nov.

15

45

57

21

19

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

76 

37

79

18

63

~$2 213

50

36

118

54

36

29

26

23

20 

19

1,273

42.4

0.595

0.66

Dec.

22

36

638

522

94

52

38

31

26

22

21

»20

19

19 

19

18

18

21

19

18

18

18

18

19

18

17

17

17

17 

17

17

1,866

60.2

0.844

0.97

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

*15

15

16

16

15

15 

16

16

15

17

37

24

20

19

19

18

17

17

17

31

1,920 

38,000

11,379

367

5.14

5.94

Feb.

*730

1,940

 1,640

744

218

204

100

95

207

88

81

62

»46

56 

895

1,430

2,240

2,610

740

269

88

62

54

226

110

65

48

39

32

15,119

521

7.31

7.89

Mar.

29

40

39

30

»27

26

100

260

74

43

33

30

88

"612 1,300 

179

100

58

43

35

31

28

26

25

23

22

22

25

23 

21

19

3,411

110

1.54

1.78

Apr.

19

19

32

173

68

381

350

77

*43

488

1,060

251

74

50 

268

293

80

49

34

28

25

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

20 

430

4,445

148

2.08

2.32

May

853

498

160

74

46

80

*92

42

29

24

20

18

16

15 

38

54

38

26

23

21

19

18

17

18

17

16

16

16

15 

15

.iS.

2,348

75.7

1.06

1.22

June

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

"13

*13

13

16

24 

22

20

16

15

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

82

70

18

15 

14

571

19.0

0.266

0.30

July

14

13

13

13

 13

13

13

13

13

13

12 13

13

13 

13

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12 

12

12

393

, 12.7

0.178

0.20

Aug.

12

12

34

15

13

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

89

96

23

17 

15

15

583

18.8

0.264

0.30

Sept.

M

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

»12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12 

12

372

12.4

0.174

0.19

Calendar year 1955; Max 2,300 Win 12 Mean 86.8 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

Water year 1955-56; Max 8,000 Win 12 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.53

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs).--Jan. 30 (about 12 m.) 11,800 cfs (13.59 ft); Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 

2,180 cfs (10.83 ft); Feb. 18 (1 a.m.) 3,550 cfs (11.30 ft); Mar. 14 (5 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (10.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of floodmark, weather records, and records 

for Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo and Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford.
OBION RIVER BASIN 45

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location. Lat 35°51'00", long 89°04'00", on right bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,300 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 16.70 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 16-19 (gage height, 3.60 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 30, 1956; minimum observed, 68 cfs 

June 30, July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 ft July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

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

Rev is ions (wat er years). WSP 1211: 1930, 1938-39, 1946-47.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19 to Jan. 29, Feb. 13, 14, 

Aug. 9-20, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

3.5

4.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

13.5

84

150

640

1,500

2,260

3,080

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

16.4

4,700

7,750

12,400

24,200

29,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

36 

37

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

651 

474

350

 189

135

121

177

170

168

127

113 

470

647

236

162

125

116

112

111

109

108

107

106

103

100

101 

103

127

160 

117

116

6,017

194

0.473

0.55

Nov.

Ill 

TTf

196

134

139

118

 117

117

113

116

117 

116

117

140

129

154

141

142

348

30O

343

177

438

258

270

188 

159

146

136

131

5,118

171

0.417

0.46

Dec.

134 

154

222

?19

1S8

164

152

146

141

136

133 

 132

131

131

131

131

129

133

135

135

132

132

133

132

132

131 

137

125

m127

4,393

142

0.346

O.40

Jan.

128 

128

127

125

135

124

122

122

»121

121

122 

125

125

124

124

125

124

134

147

168

160

144

140

141

138

134 

131

154

, 7,190 

* 28. 700

13,4OO

53,983

1,709

4.17

4.81

Feb.

8.730 

7,230

 6,510

5,830

4,880

33,000

al,500

aSOO

al,300

aSOO

a600 

a450

*374

908

3,370

4,970

5,590

6,650

6,180

4,920

4,460

1,970

611

1,260

930

698 

514

340

274

85,529

2,949

7.19

7.76

Mar.

243 

297

278

272

 267

236

557

776

543

332

348 

230

390

5.560

3,480

3,190

1,570

870

45S

303

250

220

207

198

188

180 

177

176

166 

156

 152

19,150

618

1.51

1.74

Apr.

148 

150

326

3,050

1,120

1,940

2,450

1,570

 688

1,630

5.750 

2,620

1,840

863

1,690

1,460

740

4O6

286

246

219

307

198

192

186

183 

180

173

189

1,76O

29,438

981

2.39

3.67

May

3.13O 

1,520

700

426

308

352

 226

204

189

178

168 

159

156

147

405

254

243

177

156

144

142

151

227

519

342

196 

156

152

158 

156

133

11,459

370

0.903

1.04

June

125 

122

12O

117

116

114

116

116

116

114

 112 

111

112

230

184

242

232

131

138

121

116

113

108

1O6

104

1,010 

2.O4O 43"3

203 

171

7,173

339

0.583

0.65

July

165 

156

147

140

134

138

124

120

114

113

»108 

103

102

102

102

101

1OO

98

97

100

101

100

98

98

98

98 

98

97

97 

97

j)6

3,432

111

0.271

0.31

Aug.

96 

96

95

95

95

94

94

94

92

 92

91 

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

a9O

39O

389

a89

389

a!05 

195

91

91 

91

90

2,855

9.21

0.225

0.36

Sept.

90 

89

89

89

89

21

90

89

88

»S6

85 

85

85

85

85

84

84

84

85

86

88

88

88

88

88

86 

86

86

88 

88

2,613

87.1

0.213

0.24

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,770 Min 86 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.27

Water year 1955-56: Max 28,7OO Min 84 Mean 629 Cfsm 1.53 In. 30.89

Peak discharge (base. 3.60O efs). Jan. 3O (7 3.m.) 34,300 cfs (16.7O ft),- Feb. 19 (l a.m.) 7,OOO 

cfs (14.40 ft); Mar. 15 (4 3.m.) 4.380 cfs (13.92 ft); Apr. 11 (1O a.m.) 3,950 cfs (13.80 ft); 

May i (9 a.m.) 3,63O cfs (13.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for North Fork Forked Deer River at Trenton and Rutherford Fork Obion River near 

Bradford.
46 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn.

Location. Lat 34°16 I 40", long 88°58'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 18, 250 ft upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 ft downstream from Spring Creek, and 1.5 miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman County.

Drainage area. 1,430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.86 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 27, 1932, staff gage at bridge 50 ft upstream at 

same datum. July 27, 1932, to Feb. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 2,384 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 18.17 ft); minimum, 109 cfs Sept. 16-22 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 56,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 21.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs: minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 

0.63 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1'to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

2.5

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

165

253

770

1,790

2,640

3,520

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

5,520

8,600

12,700

18,200

25,300

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

7.0 

11.0

106

137

197

280

1,010

2,170

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

18.2

2,760

3,700

5,700

12,500

24,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

370

372

301

227

199

*187

197 

230

301 

312

236

201

214

205

197

189

183

181

179

181

183

185

183

176

172

172

173

184

214 

228

252

6,784

219

0.153

0.18

Nov.

257

236

234

234

266

295

273 

254

248 

*246

246

249

253

260

284

318

377

425

654

1,120

1,580

1.610

1,290

972

988

977

849

652

515 

434

16,596

553

0.387

0.43

Dec.

403

478

629

1,050

1,410

1,740

1.760 

1,390

911 

654

537

476

446

430

*422

408

398

446

567

810

843

672

573

531

510

494

470

448

427 

412

403

21,148

682

0.477

0.55

Jan.

396

395

391

388

383

378

374 

367

361 

351

346

*350

356

356

356

358

354

359

408

594

827

783

643

3550

a750

957

a850

a600

1,230

a2,400

3,280

20,491

661

0.462

0.53

Feb.

35.700

34,200

34,600

a!3,000

a21,000

*24.500

23,500 

20,600

16,700 

13,500

11,600

9,970

8,680

7,620

7,520

7,590

9,070

10,600

9,790

9,820

8,780

8,340

8,610

8,960

8,470

7,830

7,100

6,380

5,750

307,780

10,610

7.42

8.00

Mar.

5.220

4,980

4,220

3,550

3,060

2,620

2,210 

2,000

*1,970 

2,120

2,110

1,930

1,760

2,880

3,510

4,160

4,000

3,760

3,540

3,290

2,940

2,430

1,960

1,590

1,350

1,210

1,100

1,040

988

944

904

79,346

2,560

1.79

2.06

Apr.

860

828

878

1,740

1,920

3,550

5,290 

5,530

5,270 

5,750

7,360

*7,660

8.150

7,860

7,690

7,660

7,520

7,040

6,410

5,780

5,270

4,780

4,110

3,150

2,240

1,670

1,290

1,110

1,020

1,140

130,486

4,350

5.04

5.59

May

2,100

5,210

5,840

5,950

4,000

4,050

4.150 

4,090

5,950 

*3,700

3,160

2,310

1,560

1,040

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,090

964

846

760

703

665

629

594

559

535

a515

a495

3480 

3460

57,565

1,857

1.30

1.50

June

3445

3425

a410

3390

3370

3555

3340 

a520

a505 

3290

3275

3260

3245

*3250

a^40

3400

3750

685

555

448

409

415

425

519

256

566

1,260

1,640

1,960

1,740

16,724

557

0.390

0.43

July

1,050

808

601

435

350

504

292 

294

272 

*265

294

292

254

215

202

229

249

211

178

175

331

750

728

565

726

569

595

477

300

223

187

12,395

400

0.280

0.52

Aug.

185

178

180

161

156

153

157 

167

*151 

138

132

129

165

413

331

203

156

145

155

167

283

"513 576

304

197

157

167

157

154

149

148

6,403

207

0.145

0.17

Sept.

142

133

127

123

121

121

127 

187

189 

147

129

*119

115

115

115

110

109

109

109

109

109

109

111

115

124

162

155

154

121

114

5,808

127

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1955: Max 31,900 Min 130 Mean 1,885 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.91

Water year 1955-56: Max 24,500 Min 109 Mean 1,857 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

Peak discharge (bsse, 8,500 cfs).--Feb. 6 (6 p.m.) 24,700 cfs (18.17 ft); Feb. 18 (7:50 a.m.) 

11,200 cfs (15.66 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of weather records, normal recession 

charscteristics, and records for station near Stanton.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 47

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°31'22", long 89 0 20'57", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highways 70 and 79, 2.9 miles downstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, 4.6 miles northeast of Stanton, Haywood County, and 7 miles upstream 

from Big Muddy Creek.

Drainage area.--1.940 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.34 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 2,950 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,200 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 17.67 ft); minimum, 217 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

20.35 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 27, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 3, 

1943.

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

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, Dec. 12 to

Jan. 18, May 23 to June 26)

12.0

14.0

217

265

1,020

1,660

2,850

4,050

14.5

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

5,050

7,200

13,000

20,400

29,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a710

a720

a740

a670

*596

522

600

602" 744

a560

a510

a470

a430

a 440

a450

a440

a430

a420

a400

a380

a370

a370

a370

a380

a390

a380

a370

a370

a370

a410

a450

15,064

486

0.251

0.29

Nov.

a480

a480

a450

a430

a430

a460

aSOO

a460

*429

418

408

406

404

406

415

435

442

461

569

662

810

1,030

1,290

1,500

1,540

1,410

1,270

1,170

1,080

928

21,173

706

0.364

0.41

Dec.

801

738

727

780

972

1,180

1,330

1,460

1.550

1,490

1,290

1,020

858

*772

723

695

672

655

666" 647

742

884

950

896

818

765

736

714

693

670

647

27,521

888

0.458

0.53

Jan.

632

619

607

6OO

594

588

582

575

567

560

*552

544

541

539

a54O

543

541

539

a540

a540

a560

a740

a850

aSOO

a850

a970

a920

al.100

al,400

a3,2oo

a4,300

27,033

872

0.449

0.52

Feb.

34,900

a5,500

a6,200

a8,200

14,300

*22,200

25,000

25,700

25.800

23,200

19,600

16,100

13,400

11,800

11,700

12,600

15,000

19,400

18,600

15,800

12,300

10,800

10,300

9,900

9,620

9,790

9,790

9,300

8,520

405,320

13,980

7.21

7.77

Calendar year 1955: Max 28,OOO Min 297

Mar.

7.860

7,2OO

6,430

5,800

5,220

4,780

4,400

*4,180

3,920

3,670

3,480

3,160

2,960

3,380

3,740

3,790

3,770

3,700

3,630

3,600

3,620

3,620

3,580

3,490

3,360

3,200

2,920

2,360

1,840

1,560

1,430

119,650

3,860

1.99

2.29

Apr.

1,330

1,290

1,380

2,060

2,040

2,600

3,340

3,360

3,220

3,320

*3,910

6,800

8,080

8.520

8,420

8,470

8,420

7,980

7,600

7,150

7,200

6,700

5,980

5,260

4,720

4,320

4,020

3,760

3,480

3,140

147,870

4,929

2.54

2.83

May

2,880

2,600

2,390

2,380

2,420

2,570

2,880

3,110

*3,240

3,320

3,380

3,420

3,420

3,390

3,450

5.500

3,260

2,610

1,910

1,530

1,310

1,130

1,020

988

912

846

793

782

778

740

727.

67;686

2,183

1.13

1.30

June

706

662

626

611

603

a580

a550

529

512

495

482

467

*455

457

457

472

575

634

803

830

742

647

590

645

600

795

1,460

1,880

1,870

2.010

22,745

758

0.391

0.44

July

2,000

1,920

1,680

1,290

986

792

774

611

579

594

*598

535

522

518

489

463

444

433

442

435

415

411 526'

788

850

828

832

759

723

655

552

23,444

756

0.390

0.45

Aug.

472

422

400

384

370

357

347

*340

336

336

331

318

306

296

292

342

420

a430

a350

a325

a390

a470

a520

a550

a480

a410

a350

a370

a 360

a350

a340

11,764

379

0.195

0.23

Sept.

333

32T

311

299

287

279

272

268

260

265

*313

308

279

260

252

249

247

243

236

231

228

225

223

222

219

217

5TT

230

265

268

7,827

261

0.135

0.15

Mean 2,377 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.64

Water year 1955-56: Max 25,8OO Min 217 Mean 2,451 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for station at Bolivar.
48 WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°03'15", long 89°32'30", on left bank 40 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, 

Fayette County, 3j miles downstream from Qrissum Creek, and at mile 60.

Drainage area. 503 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and 1944. Prior to June 13, 1939, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 690 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum, 128 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 4.72 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 16, 

17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 ft Aug. 12-14, 1930.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1935. WSP 1117: 1930. 

1935, 1946(M).drainage area. WSP 1391: 1937, 1938.

WSP 1177: 1932. WSP 1281:

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to July 19 July 20 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

8.5

158

213

300

726

940

1,260

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,590

2,700

4,150

8,000

12,800

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

8.5

181

236

316

770

950

1,260

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

11.4

1,590

2,640

4,000

7,400

9,200

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

127

152

280

475

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168 

166

163

158

 154

154

168

170

162

156

154

154

159

161

159

157 

154

154

154

153

153

152

152

152

151

151

IsT

154

166

167 

167

4,895

158

0.314

0.36

Nov.

167 

167

167

166

TeT

168

169

169

 168

169

170

170

172

174

179

189 

199

202

408

442

456

446

508

521

511

474

428

390

346

298

8,360

279

0.555

0.62

Dec.

277 

298

348

464

482

460

416

384

356

317

279

260

244

 241

239

234 

234

258

274

276

277

281

281

276

268

260

253

246

241

One too

23j

9,191

296

0.588

0.68

Jan.

229 

229

229

226

224

224

223

219

216

216

 216

216

215

213

215

216 

215

218

246

258

260

260

276

290

294

296

302

319

635

3,130 

5,440

13,965

450

0.895

1.03

Feb.

5,490 

6,850

9,480

11.100

 8,950

a7,oOO

a5,000

a3,500

a2,500

al,500

964

839

775

728

828

1,450 

1,930

al,800

a2,000

a2,200

al,900

al,500

al,200

al,050

950

880

819

752

682_

84,617

2,918

5.80

6.26

Mar.

620 

593

540

500

456

434

431

 445

412

384

374

384

456

1,230

1,390

1.470 

1,120

900

768

622

493

416

372

342

323

311

303

300

294

287 

280

17,250

556

1.11

1.28

Apr.

277 

275

368

675

648

808

935

1,230

2,150

1,950

 1,770

1,320

1,340

1,360

1,250

985 

813

700

581

489

414

354

318

294

282

272

264

257

?7T

CQC O3O

23,346

778

1.55

1.73

May

1.130 

964

905

930

S92

801

708

598

 515

401

327

284

258

246

247

249 

247

242

231

230

226

223

218

214

209

209

210

225

216

210 

210

12,775

412

0.819

0.94

June

206 

200

198

199

196

193

191

189

187

185

183

181

 T83

200

204

206 

208

210

209

203

198

196

193

189

186

188

215

224

if

6,145

205

0.408

0.45

July

246 

220

203

194

190

187

244

277

368

 254

209

200

a!94

188

187

186 

186

186

199

303

215

180

178

182

197

177

174

171

169

165 

161

6,390

206

0.410

0.47

Aug.

166 

168

160

152

150

150

149

147

 144

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!60

a!50

a!40

a!35 

a!30

al30"

a!30

a!50

a!70

al60~

al50

a!45

a!40

a!4o

a!40

a!45

also

alSS 

also

4,576

148

0.294

0.34

Sept.

a!45 

al40~

a!40

a!35

a!35

a!35

a!35

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

 132

132

131

130

129 

129

128

129

131

132

132

132

133

136

137

134

133

133

133

3,991

133

0.264

0.30

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,700 Min 151 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,100 Min 128 Mean 534 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 cfsK--Feb. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (11.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded 

range In stage when available, and records for Hatchie River at Bolivar and near Stanton.
WOLF RIVER BASIN 49

Marys Creek at Pisgah Road near Flsherville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°07"45", long 89°42'35", on left bank just upstream from bridge on Pisgah 

Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth, 3j miles southwest of Fisherville, Shelby County, 

and 6f miles northwest of Collierville.

Drainage area.--13.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.72 ft above mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 993 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 10.22 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs Apr. 6, 1955 (gage height, 10.69 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Fisherville Lake.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, Mar. 4-12, 

Mar. 18 to Apr. 2, Apr. 7-9, 12-28, May 23-25, 30)

2.06

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.O 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.3

16

25

37

72

120

184

324

10

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.11

0.004

0.00029

0.0003

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

.3

.02

.02

.3

10

.2

.01

0

7.3

.3

.03

0

0

0

0

0

18.48

0.616

0.045

0.05

Dec.

0.02

.6

.1

1.6

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.33

0.075

0.0055

0.006

Calendar year 1955: Max 758

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

120

2 . 6

222.6

7.18

0.528

0.61

Feb.

84

324

28T

151

18

9.8

6.5

80

24

24

18

5.1

3.0

2.4

*228

*174

169

E24

12

7.6

5.1

3.8

30

47

15

7.5

5.2

3.4

2.4

-------

1,964.4

67.7

4.98

5.37

Mln 0

Mar.

1.9

16

5.1

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.5

*.8

.3

.2

.09

.1

78

133

7.4

76

6.6

3.4

1.6

.8

1.0

.3

.1

.05

.04

.03

.03

.01

.01

0

0

340.56

11.0

0.809

0.93

Apr.

0

0

106

15

3.6

170

9.5

5.2

3.8

119 .

49

*9.0

6.1

5.1

6.1

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

2.6

223

757.7

25.3

1.86

2.07

Mean 16.0

May

10

9.9

7.4

3.8

2.3

10

4.2

1.0

*.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.6

143

4.0

1.6

.8

.5

5.2

1.4

.4

.1

.08

.06

.1

21

2.5

.2

.05 

.05

231.82

7.48

0.550

0.63

June

0.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

4.1

20

4.3

1.9

2.2

.5

.03

.01

0

7.0

37

.1

.08

.5

.01

"T.I 71

149.84

4.99

0.367

0.41

Cfsm 1.18

July

0.2

.02

.01

0

5

0

0

0

i 9 **752

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.15

0.037

0.0027

0.003

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

17.01

0.549

0.040

O.O5

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

In. 15.97

Water year 1955-56: Max 324 Min 0 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 0.743 In. 1O.13

Peak disc iharge (base. 900 cfs). Feb. 3 (2 a.m.) 993 cfs (10.22 ft); Feb. 18 (1 a.m.) 912 cfs

(10.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
50 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°07'37", long 90°04'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Harahan

Bridge at Memphis, Shelby County, l£ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, and at mile 

731.5.

Drainage area.--932,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Discharge: January 1933 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1951 and October 1952 to September 1956 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Since November 1871, at Beale Street gage, in reports 

of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, 

September 1932 to December 1934 at staff gage 1,000 ft downstream, and since December 

1934 at water-stage recorder at present site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, 184.21 ft above mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 ft 

on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission). Prior to Apr. 16, 1934, Beale 

Street staff gage 1.3 miles upstream at same datum. Apr. 16 to Dec. 22, 1934, staff 

gage 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 457,100 cfs (330,900,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,012,000 cfs Feb. 28, 29; maximum gage height, 

 29.37 ft Mar. 2; minimum discharge, 100,000 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, -5.35 ft).

1933-56: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 cfs Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage height, 48.69 

ft Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 cfs Aug. 26, 1936; minimum gage height, 

that of Jan. 24, 1956.

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 ft Beale Street gage or about 45.2 ft 

Apr. 9, 1913, at present site.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurement generally made once a week; more frequently 

during rises. Natural flow of stream affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams.

Cooperation.--Forty-eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Gageheight record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage height, In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-2.03

-2.34 -T739"

-.24

.16

.72

1.24

.88

.56

2.10

4.85

6.98

7.68

6~7So

5.74

4.80

4.03

3.30

2.47

2.08

2.33

2.29

1.59

.92

.30

-.26

-.36

-.50

-.75

-1.26

-1.52

Nov.

-1.19

-.48

.15

.11

.55

1.39

2.O9

2.44

2.24

1.78

1.32

1.24

1.29

1.24

1.10

.83

.19

-.38

.48

2.10

3.11

3.96

5.03

5.96

6.55

6.63

6.55

6. 6O

6.68

6.60

 

Dec.

6.59

6726"

5.76

5.08

3.74

2.63

2.01

2.64

3.82

4.53

4.73

4.70

4.50

4.OO

3.70

3. OS

1.85

1.01

.80

.84

.65

g.OO

g-.72

g-1.62

-1.90

-2.17

g-2.93

g-3.30

g-3.40

g-§775

-1.85

Jan.

-1.42

-T755

-1.93

-2.35

-2.26

-2.28

-2.57

g-3.00

g-3.O5

g-3.15

g-3.30

g-3.10

g-3.05

g-3.35

g-3.60

g-3.75

g-4.00

g-4.15

g-4.15

g-4.35

g-4.55

g-4.95

g-5.20

g-5.35

g-B730"

g-5.05

g-4.60

g-4.15

g-3.85

-1.86

-2. 02

Feb.

-1.15

3796"

9.68

14.22

17.90

20.40

22.10

23.20

24.30

25.13

25.78

26.37

26.47

26.24

25.83

25.36

24.90

24.92

24.81

g25.24

26.20

26. 9O

27.43

27.95

- 28.43

28.60

28.80

29.10

29.27

Mar.

29.33

29.32

29.18

28.90

28.56

28.15

27.64

g27.2

26.46

25.86

g25.5

g24.9

24.44

24.25

23.80

23.66

23.73

24.12

24.66

g25.2

25.70

26.08

26.38

26.57

26.44

26.18

25.83

25.58

25.16

24.62

23.82

Apr.

22.75

21.26

19.40

17.84

16.55

16.21

16.28

16.97

18.27

19.90

21.55

22.45

23.04

23.42

23.63

23.60

23.51

23.60

23.88

24.21

24.29

24.17

23.75

23.08

22.39

22.08

21.70

21.20

20.43

19.41

May

18.04

16.49

15.40

14.99

15. OS

15.23

15.12

14. 9O

14.80

15.15

15.72

16.25

16.65

16.75

16.78

16.15

15.40

14.74

14.22

13.89

13.35

12.86

12.60

12.78

12.89

12.80

12.42

11.89

11.36

1O.82

10.22

June

9.58

8.94

8.88

9.65

10.98

12.40

13.74

14.54

14.88

14.79

14.50

14.15

13.63

12.92

12.09

11.00

9.93

8.87

7.72

5.67

3.67

3.16

3768"

4.57

5.35

6.7O

7.83

8.36

9.10

9.83

July

10.26

10.30

10.01

9.73

9.53

9.25

8.83

8.56

8.44

8.38

8.24

7.97

7.74

7.79

7.80

7.68

7.25

6.42

5.60

5.13

4^98

5715

6.30

6.94

7.01

6.79

6.50

6.43

6.4O

6.34

6.36

Aug.

6.6O

6.53

6.36

6.33

6.46

6.88

7.65

8.26

8.43

7.91

6.88

6.20

6.OO

6.03

6.34

7.32

8.36

9.20

9.73

10.00

9.61

8.63

7.46

6.48

5.44

4.45

4.11

3.85

3.43

2.88

2.35

Sept.

1.51

.80

.74

.77

1.16

1.94

2.27

572T

1.92

1.50

1.37

1.39

1.35

1.20

1.02

.92

.71

.31

.60

.97

1.59

1.95

1.96

1.74

.81

-.17

-.35

-.56

-.91

-1.16

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn. Continued

51

Discharge, in thousands of cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

138 

135

1ST

168

175

185

192

183

183

219

273

308

313

593

269

250

234

221

206

202

206

202

190

180

168

159

159

158

151

143

141

6,155

198.5

12,210

Nov.

148 

161

173

175

185

199

211

215

202

193

186

186

186

186

185

181

171

164

181

206

222

240

260

280

291

293

293

295

297

2§7 ------

6,462

215.4

12,820

Dec.

295 

29T

280

260

236

215

208

222

244

256

258

258

252

242

238

222

200

188

185

185

181

g!70

g!56

g!43

140

134

g!23

gll8

gl24

138

152

6,314

203.7

12,520

Jan.

T56~ 159 

149

144

144

144

138

g!32

g!32

g!29

g!28

g!29

g!30

g!26

g!23

g!22

g!20

gl!7

gl!7

gl!4

gill

g!06

g!03

glOO

gioi

g!06

gill

gll8

g!29

154

154

3,946

127.3

7,827

Feb.

181 

286

416

540

645

720

775

816

850

880

896

896

884

869

854

840

826

830

830

g854

892

923

943

963

983

991

1,000

1,008

1^012

23,403

807.0

46,420

Mar.

1.004 

995

983

971

951

931

911

888

861

840

g819

806

789

782

765

762 765"

779

796

816

826

843

850

861

854

847

836

830

813

796

765

26,335

849.5

52,230

Apr.

723 

666

606

558

520

514 556"

543

591

648

701

727

746

759

762

759

759

762

768

779

779

772

755

733

714

701

688

669

645

612

20,479

682.6

40,620

May

m498

486

489

492

489

481

481

492

509

526

537

540

537

523

503

484

472

461

447

434

432

434

437

437

427

416

404

392

380

14,736

475.4

29,230

June

365 

352

354

373

406

442

475

495

500

455

489

478

461

442

419

389

363

340

308

262

228

224

236

256

277

310

335

349

365

382

11,173

372.4

22,160

July

387 382"

370

363

354

345

335

328

326

326

322

317

313

315

317

315

304

288

273

265

267

280

297

310

308

304

297

295

293

291

293

9,780

315.5

19,400

Aug.

297 

295

293

291

295

306

324

335

338

322

299

286

282

282

291

313

335

354

363

368

356

331

304

284

262

244

240

234

226

217

208

9,175

296.0

18,200

Sept.

193

185

185

186

195

208

215

2TS

208

200

199

199

199

197

193

192

186

183

186

195

206

211

211

204

186

173

171

166

159

_156

5,760

192.0

11,420

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,242 Mln 114 Mean 390.5 Ac-ft 282,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,012 Mln 100 Mean 392.7 Ac-ft 285,100

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Daily discharge computed from mean daily gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights, 

figures expressed in thousands.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Barnes Creek near Frederick-town, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°34'20", long 90°23'00", in SW£SE£ sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 6 E.,.on right 

 downstream abutment of bridge on State Highway 70, 1.1 miles above Little St. Francis 

River and 5.3 miles west of Fredericktown.

Drainage area.--4.03 sq mi.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 900 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 7.19 ft); no 

flow for many days.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Sept. 12, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

0

.2

.7

2.0

4.2

3.8 

4.1 

4.4 

4.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Sept. 29................. 3.2

30................. 4.4

Note. Plow occurred only on days listed 

above. Period of record started Sept. 12.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1 

0

0

.1

.2

.2

72" .5

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

.2

.2

3.8

0.12

0.030

0.04

7.5

Nov.

0.2 

276

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

52.

14 

2.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

84.3

2.81

0.697

0.78

167

Dec.

0.3 

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1"

> aO

4.1

0.13

0.032

0.04

8.1

Jan.

> aO

(*)

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

bO

b.6

1.0

1.2

1.2

4.0

0.13

0.032

0.04

7.9

Feb.

40

55

11

8.0

6.7

9.0

4.7

5.0

6.4

4.2

4.5

4.5

*3.7

12

15

9.0 

83

29

9.7

5.6

5.9

3.0

2.5

472

15

7.4

5.0

3.4

2.7

373.1

12.9

3.20

3.44

740

Mar.

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

22 »To

5.8

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

4.2

3.9

3.7

4.7

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

j_8^

100.8

3.25

0.806

0.93

200

Apr.

 fc*

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

2.1

2.5

2.3

12

30

9.0 

4.7

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

37

9.7

135.1

4.50

1.12

1.25

268

May

*4.7 

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

47

10

5.3

3.7

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.9

*88

16 

6.1

3.7

3.0

2.1

1.4

»1.2

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

-4

4.2

219.7

7.09

1.76

2.03

436

June

1.3 

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

fci

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

1.8

1.1

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

22.9

0.76

0.189

0.21

45

July

0.2 

.2

.2

^3

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

0.06

0.015

0.02

4.0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Klin - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 88 Min 0 Mean 2.60 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.78 Ac-ft 1,880

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Nov. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 900 cfs (7.19 ft)j Feb. 1 (11 p.m.) 202 cfs 

(5.36 ft); Feb. 17 (4 p.m.) 309 cfs (5.78 ft); May 15 (4 a.m.) 309 cfs (5.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'40", long 90°30 I 10", in NEtr sec. 16, T. 29 N.. R. 5 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark Creek and 3 miles east 

of Patterson. Prior to Sept. 6, 1956, at site 50 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 956 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1920 to September 1956. 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to June 1921, monthly discharge

.--Wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 370.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

'rior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 26, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight 

gage, at site 50 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1938, to Apr. 12, 1939, 

wire-weight gage and Apr. 13, 1939, to Sept. 5, 1956, water-stage recorder at site 

50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,101 cfs (797,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs May 16 (gage height, 16.56 ft); minimum observed, 18 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1920-56: Maximum discharge, 79,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 55,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 31.0 ft Apr. 14, 1945 (backwater from Wappapello 

Dam); minimum discharge, 8 cfs Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft 

Aug. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft (present datum) in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 732; 1922-23.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 Data!

Mean

Cf am

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

40

43

118

99

86

75

73

71

68

64

70

86

86

74

69

90

84

78

69

67

57

57

55

55

47

43

43

53

60

57

57

2,094

67.5

0.071

0.08

4,150

Nov.

57 57

58

140

235

155

139

 116

103

92

84

79

73

71

71

82 

2,000

500

300

230

215

205

220

215

205

200

175

175

165

165

6,582

219

0.229

0.26

13 , 060

Dec.

T52" 158

140

126

119

114

109

104

102

97

95

91

*88

87

86

83 

82

79

78

75

74

73

71

70

69

68

68

68

68

66

6J5

2,825

91.1

0.095

0.11

5,600

Jan.

65

66

65

64

64

64

63

62

62

62

60

60

59

58

58

57 

 57

57

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

63

90

110

112

2,011

64.9

0.068

0.08

3,990

Feb.

181

3,T2o"

5,330

2,430

1,200

820

760

740

670

580

640

600

580

560

4,170

4,630 

4,170

13.800

6,540

3,080

*1,970

1,440

1,140

980

1,140

3,850

2,190

1,600

1,180

70,111

2,418

2.53

2.73

139,100

Mar.

950

815

715

622

540

484

1,200

4.870

1,400

900

700

650

600

550

500

460 

430

430

420

420

410

390

380

380

360

350

*340

330

320

310

300

21,526

694

0.726

0.84

42,700

Apr.

290

280

280

290

400

350

300

280

270

280

300

350

400

450

600

2,380 

1,480

1,010

790

645

540

508

417

374

336

305

283

267

35<5

2,770

17,605

587

0.614

0.68

34,920

May

2,060

1,330

980

790

645

540

484

*2,940

1,480

895

715

560

458

395

6,120

13,400 

4,750

2,380

1,600

1,180

980

790

690

560

473

401

352

383

413

'STT 334

49,425

1,594

1.67

1.92

98,030

June

1,570

1,440

815

540

410

334

290

272

241

208

186

179

163

146

163

177 

243

430

329

283

»216

195

210

233

922

1,760

895

540

380

293

14,063

469

0.491

0.55

27,890

July

256 ~ZF5

175

160

168

165

150

146

163

138

118

109

102

95

88

82 

75

71

65

63

59

58

69

113

97

84

78

71

66

60

55

3,409

110

0.115

0.13

6,760

Aug.

50

45

40

36

32

29

26

26

*32

70

60

58

64

74

63

50

43

38

35

35

33

30

28

26

24

23

22

21

26

28

26

1,193

38.5

0.040

0.05

2,370

Sept.

~8"6 143

62

47

39

28

29

24

24

 29

27

24

24

43

42

29 

20

19

21

19

18

19

21

26

27

26

23

22

21

20

1,002

33.4

0.035

0.04

1,990

Calendar year 1955: Max 27,000 Min 9.2 Mean 620 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.80 Ac-ft 448,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,800 Min 18 Mean 524 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.47 Ac-ft 380,600

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

* Discharge measurements made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 20 to Nov. 6, Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, Feb. 5-14, Mar. 9

to Apr. 15, July 30 to Aug. 6j discharge estimated on basis of records for temporary gage upstream

and Black River near Annapolis.

465893 0-58 5
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°55'42", long 90°17'04", in NW&Etr sec. 3, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., at Intake 

tower at dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of Wappapello.

Drainage area. 1,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1941 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 347.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 19, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 101,500 acre-ft Feb. 19 (gage height, 15.00 ft); 

minimum, 40,950 acre-ft Jan. 25-28 (gage height, 7.42 ft).

1941-56: Maximum contents, 729,800 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 51.35 ft); 

minimum, since Initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-ft Nov. 2, 1944 

height, 7.14 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10, 

1940; river began to flow through outlet structure July 24, 1940. Stop logs placed in 

outlet structure and storage began Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool level reached 

Apr. 20, 1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 ft), 4,000 

acre-ft; at conservation pool level (gage height, 7.0 ft), 38,600 acre-ft; at spillway 

crest (gage height, 47.0 ft), 625,000 acre-ft; at maximum pool level (gage height, 

62.4 ft, uncontrollable above spillway crest), 1,034,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will 

not be drawn below conservation pool level, which Is maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation. Storage above this level used for flood control.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Qage helghti In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

(t)

(*)

Oct.

9.55 

9.55

9.55

9.60

9.60

9.65

9.85

9.85

9.85

9.90

9.90

9.90

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.00

10.05

10.05

10.05

10.10

10.10

10.10

10.15

10.10

10.10

10.15

10.15

10.25

10.30

10.30

60,240

+5,580

Nov.

10.30 

10.30

10.45

10.45

10.50

10.55

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.60

10.55

10.70

10.65

11.05

11.00

10.80

10.65

10.50

10.65

10.70

10.70

10.70

10.65

10.60

10.60

10.60

62,580

+2,340

Dec.

10.55 

10.60

10.60

10.70

10.60

10.60

10.55

10.50

10.55

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.50

10.55

10.60

10.60

10.25

9.95

9.65

9.40

9.20

9.00

8.85

8.75

8.60

8.50

8.40

8.30

8.20

8.15

8.05

44,520

-18,060

Jan.

8.00 

7795

7.90

7.85

7.80

7.80

7.75

7.70

7.65

7.65

7.60

.60

.55

.50

.50

.50

.50

.45

.50

.50

.50

.45

.45

.45

.42

.42

.42

.42

.50

.60

7.55

41,680

-2,840

Feb.

7.55 

8.00

9.10

10.10

10.30

10.30

10.30

10.30

10.35

10.30

10.30

10.20

10.15

10.05

10.10

10.90

11.50

12.90

14.80

14.90

14.40

13.85

13.30

12.80

12.55

12.15

12.30

12.10

11.80

_______

72,340

+30,660

Mar.

11.50 

11.30

11.05

10.75

10.50

10.30

10.30

10.50

11.00

11.10

11.00

10.80

10.60

10.50

10.30

10.30

10.15

10.05

9.95

9.85

9.75

9.65

9.55

9.50

9.35

9.30

9.15

9.15

9.05

8.95

8.85

49,720

-22,620

Apr.

8.75 

8.70

8.75

8.80

8.70

8.70

8.70

8,60

8.50

8.50

8.50

8.45

8.45

8.45

8.60

8.90

9.35

9.50

?75o

9.50

9.40

9.35

9.25

9.20

9.10

9.00

8.90

8.85

8.85

8.85

-

49,720

0

May

9.45

1'oToo

10.35

10.65

10.85

11.00

11.20

11.15

11.40

11.20

11.10

11.10

11.00

11.05

11.25

12.85

14.30

14.10

13.60

13.10

12.60

12.15

11.70

11.30

11.00

11.00

10.95

10.95

11.00

11.00

11.00

65,700

+15,980

June

11.05 

11.25

11.35

11.30

11.20

11.05

11.00

11.00

11.00

10.95

10.90

10.90

10.90

10.90

11.00

11.00

10.90

10.70

10.60

10.40

10.30

10.10

10.00

9.80

9.80

9.80

9.90

9.80

9.60

9.50

54,300

-11,400

July

9.50 

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.45

 9755

9.45

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.55

9.60

9.60

9.60

9.65

9.60

9.55

9.55

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.85

9.65

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.50

9.50

9.50

54,300

0

Aug.

9.50 

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.65

9.65

9.60

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.45

9.50

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.45

9.50

9.45

53,940

-360

Sept.

'Oo 9.60

9.55

9.50

'9755

9.55

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.50

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

9.55

54,660

+720

Calendar year 1955.................... t -46,560

Water year 1955-56...................._____ t 0

t Contents, in acre-ft, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-ft.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°55'4l", long 90°15 I 55", in Nw£SE£ sec. 2, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello and 

1.25 miles downstream from Wappapello Dam.

Drainage area. --1. 311 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January 1939, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected 

in this vicinity since April 1920 are contained in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Gage . - -Water -s tage recorder. Datum of gage is 325.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 14, 1940, staff gages in the vicinity at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,544 cfs (1,118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 cfs Feb. 19; maximum gage height, 17.00 ft 

Feb. 20; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Oct. 10-12.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 22,300 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 25.60 ft); no 

flow July 20-24, 1940, June 2, 1952, and part of each day May 16, 1941, and Aug. 31, 

1954, result of closure of outlet gates at dam.

Maximum stage known since 1920, 30.7 ft May 15, 1933 (discharge, 82,500 cfs, determined by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks . Records good above 500 cfs and fair below. Discharge computed using gate openings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir supplemented by stage -discharge rating 

for gage described above during periods of constant flow. Flow regulated by Wappapello 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 9 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

33

32

32

34

33

38

35

32

32

31

31

31

32

32

33

32

33 

34

34 

*34

34

35

35

36

36

36

36

38

38

37

38

1,057

34.1

2,100

Nov.

40

41

42

42

41

40

138

177

177

*178

176

176

177

178

178

178

*260 

829

1,220 

1,220

1,090

361

40

207

390

430

430

300

190

190

9,136

305

18,120

Dec.

150

148

147

265

310

322

272

180

177

177

175

83

*42

42

*41

853

1.460 

1,250

1,080 

939

828

733

663

602

546

497

457

421

388

360

335

13,943

450

27,660

Jan.

314

296

282

269

256

244

233

222

215

205

198

*190

182

174

166

158

*152 

154

156 

154

152

150

148

146

144

142

143

152

173

181

174

5,925

191

11,750

Feb.

211

 372

886

1,350

1,480

1,510

1,500

1,520

1,520

1,500

1,470

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,450

*2,000

2,630 

4,200

5,940 

5,890

5,310

4,740

4,140

*3,610

3,270

3,130

3,140

2,960

2,690

72,589

2,503

144,000

Mar.

2.420

2,3OO

1,980

1,790

1,620

1,520

1,520

*1,950

2,010

2,000

1,890

1,820

1,700

1,610

1,520

1,450

1,370 

1,300

1,250 

1,200

1,140

*1,080

1,020

966

910

862

822

783

*740

699

656

43,898

1,416

87,070

Apr.

609

596

634

638

*607

607

584

535

510

510

508

495

489

48?

553

728

913 

987

992 

974

947

910

881

830

775

*733

695

659

654

762

20,804

693

41,260

May

407

40

45

40

40

40

460

1,270

2,400

*1,960

1,060

840

725

680

1,890

4,040

*5.210 

4.9S6

4,460 

3,920

3,400

2,960

2,560

*2,160

1,090

790

489

440

440

440

440

49,721

1,604

98,620

June

470

800

840

1,020

1,020

715

*483

445

445

445

348

300

300

300

300

724

980 

975

*970 

960

950

935

930

925

920

1,040

1.210

*1,14<5

780

432

22,102

737

43,840

July

280

280

280

280

243

170

170

170

170

80

40 *1E5

40

40

40

40

128 

170

170 

170

170

131

40

746

964

365

40

40

40

40

40

5,617

181

11,140

Aug.

40

*40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

140

290 '295

195

40

4O

*40

40 

40

40 

205

98

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

57

*285

119

2,559

82.5

5,080

Sept.

195

'585 290

192

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*40

40

40

40

40

40 

40

40 

*40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

2,002

66.7

3,970

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,740 Mln 31 Mean 957 Ac-ft 692,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,940 Mln 31 Mean 681 Ac-ft 949,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58 I 55", in NE^ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream side 

of bridgs on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage is 

541.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to 

Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 206 cfs (149,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.84 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.96 ft). 

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks on 

St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 ft); minimum observed, 8 cfs 

Sept. 1, 1943, Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft. Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5-16, Feb. 21 to Apr. 12)

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.5

6.0

9.0

11.0

201

7O1

1,490

2,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

28

"51 21

21

29

30

37

32

35

28

28

28

33

32

32

28

30

31 

30

33

21

30

30

3O

26

29

28

23

38

33

32

907

29.3

0.264

0.30

1,800

Nov.

30

33

33

34

34

30

34

34

32

34

*34

32

34

31

32

56

42

40 

51

17

36

37

43

4O

38

36

34

34

35

36

1,092

36.4

0.328

0.37

2,170

Dec.

36

4238-

36

34

33

31

32

33

27

33

33

35

*34

31

30

28

36 

35

30

30

35

33

 30

28

29

27

27

27

26

24

983

31.7

0.286

0.33

1,950

Jan.

21

21

21

22

26

26

26

26

26

28

27

24

27

28

25

24

25

*26 

28

25

31

30

30

27

28

32

25

32

496

"S5T 648

2,108

68.0

O.613

0.71

4,180

Feb.

584

1,550

1,030

466

227

176

138

130

201

160

168

146

138- 123

236

168

663

1,990 

1,340

657

386

254

*218

210

192

176

184

160

138

12,209

421

3.79

4.09

24,220

Mar.

146

138

130

123

123

123

116

130

116

1O9

109

109

109

130

184

168

138

138 

130

123

109

107

105

102

130

82

1T52

*102

116

116

109

3,772

122

1.10

1.26

7,480

Apr.

102

95

88

~9~5 153

95

95

88

88

88

95

95

95

95

95

130

123

95

102

88

82

82

88

80

81

80

80

82

'82 74

2,811

93.7

0.844

0.94

5,580

May

88

82

80

69

!§

72

75

78

*8O

82

69

74

69

68

109

'359 328

184 

146

123

109

109

102

102

102

88

102

102

95

88

82

3,332

107

0.964

1.12

6,610

June

82

82

81

80

77

74

74

70

68

64

6O

62

64

64

72

70

~88 116

81

*77

74

72

68

95

80

81

74

69

70

71

2,260

75.3

0.678

0.76

4,480

July

71

69

69

69

70

75

72

71

70

69

68

65

68

64

64

62

59

59 

59

58

51

59

47

49

57

58

49

46

43

42

3J7

1,869

60.3

O.543

0.63

3,710

Aug.

40

37

36

36

30

29

*32

31

30

32

37

40

37

31

28

27

28

28 

24

24

33

31

26

25

24

21

20

25

23

24

21

905

29.2

0.263

0.3O

1,800

Sept.

21

26

39

27

22

14

21

21

1O

2?

*19

21

18

17

16

17

15

14 

15

18

19

15

15

15

15

16

15

14

15

14

548

18.3

0.165

0.18

1,090

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,310 Mln 19 Mean 89.7 Cfsm 0.808 In. 10.98 Ac-ft 64,910

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,990 Mln 10 Mean 89.6 Cfsm 0.807 In. 10.99 Ac-ft 65,070

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'50", in NEfr sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1956.

Gage..--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 427 cfs (309,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,330 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 11.97 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.71ft). 

1926-56: Maximum discharge observed, 7,660 cfs Jan. 14, 1950, includes some inflow 

from Little River ditches 66, 66-A, and 251; maximum gage height, 16.80 ft Jan. 25, 

1937; minimum discharge, 8 cfs Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 15, 

1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs in

Little River ditch 251, water was diverted from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 into ditch 1 

by spillway 6.3 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21 to Feb. 1, Feb. 4-17, 

Feb. 21 to Apr. 22)

0.6

.7

.9

1.2

2.0

4

11

33

78

232

3.0

5.0

10.0

12.0

476

1,190

3,280

4,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

33

33

34

44

41

27

47

43

39

39

33

52

47

21

40

36

22

40

36

16

Tf

33

37

34

34

33

26

41

34

36

1,087

35.1

2,160

Nov.

36

36

36

37

39

40

21

26

*37

34

37

36

40

43

43

53

~64 109

60

67

54

52

59

46

53

43

50

43

48

46

1,388

46.3

2,750

Dec.

41

52

TT

50

46

46

47

44

43

40

49

41

40

*40

41

41

40

34

36

39

40

34

44

39

41

33

33

32

22

~3S 21 

1,206

38.9

2,390

Jan.

37

40

41

47

37

37

36

36

37

36

37

36

33

32

34

34

33

*37

65

40

39

41

40

48

34

23

T?

43

215 m§/ ib

3,337

108

6,620

Feb.

360

2,460

2,930

1,470

692

448

342

318

368

368

368

342

296

285

274

274

1,240

4,250

3,600

2,110

1,150

726

*566

536

506

448

420

394

318

27,859

961

55,260

Mar.

318

318

285

264

253

253

253

253

253

232

232

232

232

242

448

394

342

274

242

191

222

211

211

201

171

132

?CT

 191

181

171

171

7,574

244

15,020

Apr.

171

151

181

201

171

161

132

T61

171

171

181

151

181

142

181

211

232

232

211

191

171

171

161

151

151

151

142

142

151

151

5,126

171

10,170

May

142

132

142

132

117

119

106

115

 181

171

161

142

132

128

126

847

1,050

566

368

285

242

232

211

201

201

132

161

181

181

171

151

7,206

232

14,290

June

151

142

142

132

132

121

121

115

108

88

99

97

99

102

104

108

128

420

296

*211

181

161

142

296

342

253

201

161

151

142

4,946

165

9,810

July

102

117

111

102

100

151

T32

115

106

95

95

93

90

88

83

83

81

80

78

73

60

70

72

72

80

75

72

73

73

64

64

2,750

88.7

5,450

Aug.

58

53

53

50

50

*50

48

47

52

52

54

50

47

47

47

41

44

44

54

53

50

53

48

43

21

21

43

48

44

1,473

47.5

2,920

Sept.

44

50

50

~SS 60

50

39

37

37

37

*36

36

33

8.9

8.2

25

28

27

27

13

13

23

26

26

25

25

28

28

52

22

972.1

32.4

1,930

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,280 Mln 16 Mean 174 Ac-ft 125,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,250 Mln 8.2 Mean 177 Ac-ft 128,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°33'20", long 89°40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 17, T. 22 N., R. 13 

E., 100 ft from right abutment on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 3.7 miles 

southwest of Lilbourn, and 4 miles northwest of Marston.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956. Prior to January 1946 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

;e_. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 6 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

"s 263.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department).

Average discharge.--11 years, 311 cfs {225,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,390 cfs Feb. 18 {gage height, 12.06 

ft); minimum observed, 40 cfs Sept. 28, 29 {gage height, 2.60 ft).

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 3,210 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 20, 1954 {gage height, 2.51 ft).

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 3,200 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to July 7)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

12.0

36

87

237

680

2,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

54

51

6O

65

66

69

62

69

25

64

66

62

61

60

61

62

61

58

54

52

51

52

53

51

47

49

54

69

54

52

1,825

58.9

0.251

0.29

3,620

Nov.

53

60

60

62

56

54

56

57

*58

56

54

56

56

70

155

107

61

75

70

121

62

61

66

60

58

56

49

48

51

56

1,944

64.8

0.276

0.31

3,860

Dec.

58

61

71

61

58

53

60

57

54

49

47

47

46

*52

46

47

44

46

44

46

46

46

44

43

44

43

42

43

44

48

43

1,533

49.5

0.211

0.24

3,040

Jan.

47

53

49

49

48

49

47

47

48

47

51

47

46

47

48

46

52

*53

53

56

54

56

58

64

61

58

61

73

775

730

420

3,393

109

0.464

0.54

6,730

Feb.

656

1,840

1,440

535

442

356

255

237

255

237

255

246

228

203

195

255

859

2,220

1,520

833

535

*420

356

335

335

335

314

274

274

16,245

560

2.38

2.57

32,220

Mar.

255

255

246

237

212

203

220

212

212

203

187

195

187

335

314

294

294

274

220

203

195

195

187

187

190

200

190

*187

180

172

16_4

6,805

220

0.936

1.08

13,500

Apr.

164

164

157

203

274

195

172

180

187

187

203

203

187

180

212

274

246

220

212

203

195

195

187

187

187

180

180

172

180

172

5,858

195

0.830

0.93

11,620

May

172

172

164

157

T57

164

172

335

*246

212

203

195

195

203

459

 STI 755

335

314

294

274

255

237

228

220

220

212

212

203

203

195

7,874

254

1.08

1.25

15,620

June

195

195

187

180

180

172

172

172

164

157

150

T55

157

150

157

157

195

274

T5T

*187

180

172

274

195

172

164

172

164

157

157

5,345

178

0.757

0.85

10,600

July

142

142

142

142

150

121

121

114

114

114

114

107

107

107

107

100

100

94

94

100

94

94

94

107

107

114

121

114

94

87

83_

 3 , 441

111

0.472

0.54

6,830

Aug.

83

86

33

80

80

71

65

*65

64

69

75

71

68

61

54

54

52

57

64

77

73

69

64

60

54

56

61

56

51

"SZ 48

2,023

65.3

0.278

0.32

4,010

Sept.

86

87

172

128

94

75

68

62

61

60

*57

54

51

51

48

49

51

46

48

51

51

49

46

44

47

43

44

40

45

43

1,846

61.5

0.262

0.29

3,660

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,190 Min 42 Mean 172 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.92 Ac-ft 124,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,220 Min 40 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.677 In. 9.21 Ae-ft 115,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°57'10", long 89°54'25", in NE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 10 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aquilla and 4 miles 

north of Bloomfield.

Prior to January 1946 monthly disDrainage area.--175 sq mi.Records available. October 1945 to September 1956. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage..--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 317.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by Missouri State Highway Department). 

Prior to Apr. 11, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.97 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.45 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946, Sept. 22 to Oct. 4, Oct. 8-11, 1953, Sept. 18-20, 

1955.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor. Entire flow from headwaters of Castor River is diverted 22 miles 

above station to headwater diversion channel. See Castor River at Zalma for records 

of flow above diversion.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.8

.9

4.8

164

322

359

287

149

89

53

31

27

18

11

6.9

4.5

3.4 

2.4

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1 

2.6

3.2

3.5

3.6

1,558.5

50.3

0.287

0.33

3,090

Nov.

5.5

22°

25

15

12

9.7

*9.3

7.9

6.7

5.5

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.8

9.1

9.1

8.8 

8.7

8.6

8.3

8.8

8.6

8.1

7.9

7.9

7.8 

7.8

7.3

7.0

263.3

8.78

0.050

O.O6

522

Dec.

7.0

675

5.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.O

4.0

*2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2 

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

102.2

3.30

0.019

O.O2

203

Jan.

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

»1.8 

3.3

3.6

5.8

6.9

7.4

8.3

13

19

18 

20

23

29

90

283.8

9.15

0.052

O.06

563

Feb.

516

760

612

359

239

172

98

59

50

50

50

47

47

50

77

149

833

1.550 

1,470

1,3OO

1,100

*708

287

197

160

112

98 

81

62

11,293

389

2.22

2.40

22,400

Mar.

44

36

31

23

20

18

42

445

468

32?

160

77

66

160

184

160

138

94 

81

56

38

34

29

27

22

18

*16 

19

18

18

15_

2,879

92.9

0.531

O.61

5,710

Apr.

14

15

53

28O

492

225

16O

102

77

70

56

31

29

70

160

304

3O4

160 

98

62

41

27

25

22

18

16

15 

14

34

36

3,O10

100

0,571

0.64

5,970

May

36

36

29

25

22

23

70

122

*138

138

94

56

34

14O

422

40O

322

211 

132

85

5O

29

22

20

20

19

15 

13

11

9.3

8.4

2,751.7

88.8

0.507

O.58

5,460

June

8.0

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.7

9.9

15

44

27 

11

7.0

*11

7.6 8.6

11

41

112

~SS 132 

70

62

744.3

24.8

0.142

0.16

1,480

July

1O2

85

70

77

81

59

25

20

16

11

7.6

5.9

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2 

3.0

2.9

z^a

2.8

3.2

122

149

127

117 

94

47

31 

22

1,3O6.3

42.1

O.241

0.28

2,590

Aug.

16

12

11

8.8

6.9

5.4

4.1

*3.7

3.1

3.1

3.8

4.6

7.2

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.1

4.6 

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

&

323

492 

770

1,228.0

39.6

0.226

0.26

2,440

Sept.

172

138

112

81

59

47

41

25

22

20

*16

12

9.4

7.7

6.9

5.5

4.6

4.1 

3.6

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.5 

2.3

2.2

2.1

816.0

27.2

O.155

0.17

1,620

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,70O Min 'o Mean 79.9 Cfsm 0.457 In - 6.2O Ac-ft 57,85O

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,55O Min O.6 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 0.41O In. 5.57 Ac-ft 52,050

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Little River ditch I near Morehouse, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long 89°43'50", in NW^SEi sec. 2 , T. 25 N. , R. 12 E. , on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, if miles downstream from Little River ditch 

39 and 2 miles west of Morehouse.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1945 to September 1956. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to January 1946 monthly disGage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 280.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum. Nov. 17, 1949, to June 10, 1951, staff gage at site 

50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 478 cfs (346,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.37 ft); minimum observed, 48 cfs Oct. 1; minimum gage height observed, 3.23 ft Aug. 19, 30, 31.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 7,020 cfs Mar. 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 17.2 ft 

May 3, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 21 cfs Sept. 18, 

1954 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 ft, from floodmark (discharge 

5,830 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. This Little River ditch 1 flows into Little River ditch 251 at 

point 35.3 miles downstream. It is independent of the ditch for which records are 

published as Little River ditch 1 near Kennett.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1O to Apr. 4,

May 16 to Sept. 30)

3.3 

4.0

5.0

168

415

7.0

11.0

14.0

1,100 

3,10;: 

5,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

48

54

54

57

55

54

55

54 

64

114

168

158

138

120

96

87

79

76

72

71

69

67

69

71

72

74

76

78

79

76

74

2,479

80.0

0.178

0.20

4,920

Nov.

74

72

72

72

71

69

72

*74 

67

66

60

60

62

64

64

64

62

62

62

60

66

71

71

72

72

74

74

74

76

76

2,055

68.5

0.152

0.17

4,080

Dec.

78

79

81

7e

76

74

76

76 

74

71

69

67 *"S5

69

71

72

72

72

74

74

76

76

78

78

76

76

74

72

71

71

71

2,291

73.9

0.164

0.19

4,540

Jan.

71

69

69

69

71

72

74

76 

74

71

69

67

67

69

69

69

67

*64

66

67

67

69

69

78

87

96

101

105

120

242

601

3,025

97.6

0.217

0.25

6,000

Feb.

805

1,020

1,140

1,100

949

770

667

475 

415

542

342

342

342

569

876

912

2,250

5.120

3,920

2,360

1,660

*1,430

1,180

1,020

840

634

537

445

370

32,832

1,132

2.52

2.71

65,120

Mar.

329

316

290

266

342

601

876

1,500 

1,020

667

475

537

634

475

445

445

415

356

329

290

278

254

231

220

209

209

*198

198

209

220

278

12,912

417

0.927

1.07

25,610

Apr.

370

475

569

634

986

949

701

445 

415

370

316

303

303

290

278

278

266

303

356

303

254

231

231

231

220

220

220

209

209

1^6

11,133

371

0.824

0.92

22,080

May

188

178

178

168

168

158

160

400 

*342

303

290

278

601

949

1,020

805

701

569

445

385

342

290

242

231

231

231

220

220

209

209

198

10,909

352

0.782

0.90

21,640

June

188

178

168

158

158

148

148

138 

138

129

"129 125

148

168

198

242

329

290

254

*188

178

158

148

148

148

168

209

231

220

168

5,398

180

0.400

0.45

10,710

July

148

125

101

92

90

110

148

138

121

106

99

96

96

97

99

97

94

90

88

85

83

79

78

23T

506

445

356

303

242

148

4,779

154

0.342

0.39

9,480

Aug.

129

118

112

105

99

96

92

*90 

85

81

81

81

81

81

81

79

78

76

74

76

79

79

79

78

78

78

78

76

76

74

74

2,644

85.3

0.190

0.22

5,240

Sept.

242

949

667

356

303

278

231

188 

148

130

*110

96

88

83

79

78

78

76

74

72

72

69

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

65

5,001

167

0.371

0.41

9,920

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,720 Min 40 Mean 313 Cfsm 0.696 in. 9.42 Ac-ft 226,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,120 Mln 48 Mean 261 Cfsm 0.58O in. 7.88 Ac-ft 189,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'40", in NVj£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 883 sq mi, includes that of Little River ditches 66 and 66-A. 

Records available. November 1926 to September 1956.

. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

s 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.---29 years (1927-56), 719 cfs (520,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 17.00 ft); minimum observed, 112 cfs Jan. 24; minimum gage height observed, 2.70 ft Sept. 30.

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfs Jan. 6, 1952 (gage height, 19.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 5-8, 1930 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A divert water at a point 7.6 miles 

upstream. Prior to April 1951, above discharges of about 4,000 cfs, a spillway 

6.3 miles upstream diverted water from ditches 66, 66-A, and 251 to Little River 

ditch 1.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per 'second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Sept. 7-12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

2.8

3.0

5.0

12.0

17.0

102

137

556

2,750

5,320

2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

116

168

578

1,730

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

155

146

137

137

155

146

164

230

533 

463

353

290

250

320

192

182

173

164

155 

146

137

137

128

138

137

137

128

128

137

164

164

5,905

190

11,710

Nov.

155

155

155

155

119

155

164

146

*164 

146

119

155

155

146

155

164

220

2TT

211 

211

302

182

182

192

182

173

173

183

173

173

5,075

169

10,070

Dec.

182

192

18?

182

182

182

173

173

173 

173

164

164

164

*164

164

155

137

173

173 

146

155

155

164

146

146

164

146

146

155

155

155

5,085

164

10,090

Jan.

146

137

146

155

146

146

146

146

137 

146

155

155

137

146

164

164

155

*137

119 

183

250

182

173

112

240

173

211

182

409

2.080

1,510

8,487

274

16,830

Feb.

1,030

2,530

3,530

2,950

1,920

1,390

1,120

940

910 

851

711

630

630

604

604

739

1,540

3,480

4^480

3,110

3,290

*1,790

1,570

1,180

1,090

970

880

767

49,376

1,703

97,940

Mar.

691

668

622

578

534

534

556

622

1,240 

1,060

823

716

600

600

795

910

823

741

716 

600

556

534

513

491

449

428

428

*449

449

428

407

19,560

631

38,800

Apr.

407

386

386

534

1,240

1,150

880

741

668 

600

578

600

623

556

556

600

970

910

741 

622

556

512

491

428

428

428

407

428

438

428

18,281

609

36,260

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,200 Mln 119 Mean 501

May

428

407

407

386

386

365

365

449

*691 

645

600

556

512

470

556

1,330

1,540

1,210

940 

795

668

622

556

556

470

470

470

491

491

470

428

18,730

604

37,150

June

407

386

386

386

365

365

345

345

345 

345

325

325

325

325

345

365

428

622

622 

*534

470

428

407

578

491

449

407

449

470

449

12,489

416

24,770

July

407

386

365

365

345

345

365

365

345 

325

305

285

285

285

285

265

265

265

355 

245

345

235

225

225

285

365

470

512

428

386

325

10,054

324

19,940

Ao-ft 363,000

Aug.

285

265

255

255

235

225

215

*196

186 

186

196

196

186

186

177

159

159

159

150 

159

196

186

168

159

150

141

141

141

132

141

186

5,771

186

11,450

Sept.

534

534

910

851

668

491

386

325

305 

265

*225

215

186

186

159

159

150

150

150 

141

141

141

132

132

141

132

132

132

124

116

8,313

277

16,490

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,140 Mln 113 Mean 457 Ac-ft 331,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'45", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available.--October 1926 to September 1956.

_. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior 

to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 303 cfs (219,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 16.90 ft; no 

flow for many days.

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Jan. 24, 25, 1937; maximum gage height, . 

19.54 ft Jan. 6, 1952; no flow at times since 1944.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. An auxiliary ditch, 

Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), received part of flow through cutoffs 

above stage 6.4 ft. Above stage 13 ft, the low, narrow bank between the main and 

auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the 2 unite to form 1 stream in vicinity of gage. 

To segregate discharge of each ditch, division line between the two is taken as top 

of bank that separates them at low stages. Little River ditches 66 and 66-A head in 

Little River ditch 251 at a point 7.6 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.35 0

1.4 .1

1.5 .3

1.6 .9

1.7 2.4

1.8 5.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

38

72

156

555

1.34

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

.1 

.3 

.9 

2.8 

7.3

2.3 17

3.0 56

4.0 138

6.0 368

10.0 913

17.0 2,200 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7.9

87

65

28

8.2

2.4

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

199.2

6.43

395

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

77

825 

555

1,457

47.0

2,890

Feb.

156

1,080

1,600

1,370

825

465

324

199

176

176

138

129

111

99

103

147

540

1,580

2,120

1,940

1,460

913

*679

501

296

272

215

182

138

17,934

618

35,570

Mar.

110

98

86

70

56

53

56

90

392

296

171

138

90

66

138

215

160

138

119

66

56

53

53

44

30

32

38

*31

33

32 

32

3,042

98.1

6,030

Apr.

28

26

43

612

581

368

193

149

110

86

70

82

82

63

63

60

171

215

149

94

66

47

47

27

23

21

17

24

27

20

3,564

119

7,070

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,140 Mln 0 Mean 93.7

May

19

18

21

20

19

17

13

37

*128

98

78

63

50

44

44

416

567

368

226

160

110

90

66

50

38

37

34

50

44

38 

32

2,995

96.6

5,940

June

28

22

16

13

13

14

13

12

12

8.9

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.8

9.5

8.1

35

102

102

*66

44

38

26

86

53

36

30

44

44

33

935.8

31.2

1,860

July

27

19

13

13

12

12

13

16

11

6.8

4.7

2.6

2.5

1.6

2.4

2.2

.7

1.4

.9

.9

.8

.1

3.0

.1

.1

13

47

60

38

22

9 7

356.5

11.5

707

Aug.

2.7

275

.4

.3

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

7.1

0.23

14

Sept.

66

78

160

204

U9

44

8.1

1.5

1.1

1.0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

682.7

22.8

1,350

Ac-ft 67,820

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,120 Mln 0 Mean 85.4 Ac-ft 61,830

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 63

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'45", in NE^ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Records available. January 1927 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 7, 1940, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 44.2 cfs (32,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 788 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 16.90 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 19.49 ft Jan. 6, 1952; no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records poor. See Remarks under Little River ditch 66 (preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

C)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

1.4

24.4

0.79

48

Feb.

0

127

396

250

31

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

11

380

764

632

300

77

*16

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,984

103

5,920

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 704 Min 0 Bean 7.12 Ac-ft 5,150

Water year 1955-56: Max 764 Mln 0 Bean 8.22 Ac-ft 5,970

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
64 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°14'10", long 89°58'35", in NW^ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett.

Drainage area. 89.0 sq mi.

Records available. November 1926 to September 1956.

Cage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 241.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). 

Prior to Oct. 30, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1927-56), 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.95 ft); minimum observed , 0.5 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 30; minimum gage height observed, 0.72 ft Dec. 23,

1926-56: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs (including some overflow from levee breaks 

on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 ft); no flow on many days in 

1936, 1944-45, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records poor. Records include an unknown amount of flow from rioefields upstream , left bank.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.0

3.3

2.8

.9

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.3

3.1 

4.0

izl

2.4

4.0

3.7

2.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.5

3.1

1.2

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.4

2.6

2.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

87.7

2.83

174

Nov.

2.5

1.8

3.1

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

*2.0 

1.6

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.8

1.1

1.6

2.4

3.9

37T

3.3

3.0

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.0

1.9

2.2

70.0

2.33

139

Dec.

2.6

2,4

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.5

3.3

274

2.5

2.6

1 3

2?8

2.6

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

78.8

2.54

156

Jan.

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2^0. 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

*2.6

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.9

5.0

732

 1,570 C-70

578

2,962.8

95.6

5,880

Feb.

609

2,600

2,210

1,020

506

280

133

71

204 

121

127

91

56

47

484

243

1,540

2,960

2,660

1,460

578

188

*105

105

121

166

79

64

60

18,888

651

37,460

Mar.

50

44

47

37

40

42

37

34

37 

34

30

30

26

96

60

75

60

37

28

26

24

25

27

26

24

24

25

*24

24

20

19

1,132

36.5

2,250

Apr.

13

20

18

20

20

19

16

17

17 

18

34

24

15

13

17

13

15

15

11

9.7

9.4

10

8.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.6

4.2

4.8

14

424.4

14.1

842

May

13

12

10

12

9.4

2.4

10

10

12

10

12

11

12

18

21

44

32

23

23

21

17

18

14

12

12

16

13

15

14

11

470.8

15.2

934

June

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.4

8.0

7.7 fci

6.9

6.7

7.4

8.0

10

11

47

27

24

*21

18

16

14

15

19

17

23

20

18

18

435.3

14.5

863

July

16

T4

14

14

14

14

12

10

8.0 

11

10

8.8

8.3

9.4

8.8

7.2

7.2

6.4

9.7

11

11

9.7

8.6

8.3

9.7

12

10

9.1

8.6

8.8

7.4

317.0

10.2

629

Aug.

6.9

5.5

4.0

3.0

3.7

3.5

*2.8

2.8

2.6 

3.9

3.1

3.5

3.3

2,0

2,4

5,0

4.2

3.9

1.6

7.4

12

7.2

4.8

4.0

4.8

3.7

4.0

4.2

6.2

8.0

IS

149.0

4.81

296

Sept.

9/7

8.3

6.7

5.7

5.0

3.9

2.5

1.9

1.4 

.9

*1.1 I'.l

1.2

1.2

1.2

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.2

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.9

.5

.5

.&

.5

64.1

2.14

127

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,620 Mln 0.6 Mean 46.4 Ac -ft 33,610

water year 1955-56: Max 2,960 Min 0.5 Mean 68.5 Ac-ft 49,750

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 65

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°36' , long 90°27', In SEv sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at dam of Polnsett 

County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1956.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 198.71 ft above Memphis datum or 

T92.08 ft above mean sea level (Morgan Engineering Co. benchmark).

Average discharge.--22 years (1934-56), 4,021 cfs (2,911,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 25.3 ft); no 

flow at times.

1927-31, 1934-56: Maximum discharge, 48,300 cfs Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow at times 

during most years.

Remarks. Records fair, except those below 200 cfs, which are poor. Flow diverted from 

St. Francis River bypasses Marked Tree and returns to St. Francis River Immediately 

below Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 54).

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by Polnsett County Drainage District 7.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-21)

18.Z 

18.3 

18.5 

18.8 

19.1 

19.4 

19.7

10

60

155

310

7ZO

1,280

ZO.O 

21.0 

ZZ.O 

Z3.0 

Z4.0 

Z5.3

2,000 

4,550 

6.5ZO 

9,000 

1Z,300 

17,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

10

35

~5" 48

0

0

0

98

3.Z

194

Nov.

0 

35

90

155

195

Z45

310

*310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

4ZO

4ZO

4ZO

560

560

560

560

7ZO

727

720

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

730

7ZO

1Z.770

4Z6

Z5.330

Dec.

7ZO 7ZO~

890

1,060

1,080

*1,080

890

890

890

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

720

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

720

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

720

7ZO

890

890

Z4.4ZO

788

48,440

Jan.

890 

890

890

*890

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

89C

890

7ZO

7ZO

560

195

60

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

Z45

 1.500

18.Z40

588

36,180

Feb.

5,060 

4,550

5,400

6,520

7,900

9,000

9,600

10,200

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,500

10, ZOO

10, ZOO

9,900

10, ZOO

10,500

11, ZOO

1Z.600

14,100

15,400

16 , ZOO

17,000

17,000

17.500

17,000

16 , 600

*16,ZOO

15,800

337,050

11.6ZO

668,500

Mar.

15,400 

14,566

13 , 800

13,400

13,000

1Z,300

11,600

10,900

10, ZOO

9,600

9,000

8,440

7,900

7,400

6,940

6.5ZO

6,140

5,790

5,400

4,990

4,770

4,550

4,550

4,110

3,870

3.6ZO

*3,360

3,080

3,080

z.eoo

2 ddd

233,810

7,54Z

463,800

Apr.

Z.520 

Z,5ZO

2,260

2,260

2,260

Z.5ZO

2.5ZO

Z,5ZO

Z,520

Z.5ZO

Z,5ZO

Z,5ZO

Z.5ZO

Z,520

Z.520

Z.800

Z.800

2,520

Z.5ZO

Z,520

2,260

2,000

2,000

*2,000

1 , 740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

68,880

Z.Z96

136,600

May

Z.OOO 

Z.260

2,Z60

2,260

2,260

2,000

2,000

1,740

1,500

1.Z80

1,080 1,666

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,500

1,740

*2,000

Z,000

Z.OOO

2,260

Z.5ZO

Z.5ZO

Z,800

3,080

3,080

3,080

57,860

1,866

114,800

June

3,080 

5,560

3,366

3,080

3,080

2,5ZO

Z,000

1,740

1,500

1,080

7ZO

560

%£W

560

560

7ZO

7ZO

*7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

7ZO

890

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,280

39,930

1,331

79, ZOO

July

1,060 

896

890

890

890

890

720

560

4ZO

4ZO

310

310

Z45

195

155

1ZO

*90

90

60

60

10

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9,295

300

18,440

Aug.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

*155

T55

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

90

1ZO

5

0

0

613

19.8

1,ZZO

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

60

90

90

1ZO

120

155

155

195

195

195

245

1,655

55.2

3,Z80

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,200 Bin 0 Mean Z.373 Ac-ft 1,718,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,500 Mln 0 Mean Z.198 Ae-ft 1,596,000

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
66 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°31'58", long 90°25'25" , in NE^SWi sec. 35, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 63 at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles downstream from dam of Poinsett County Drainage 

District 7.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 18, 1935, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at same datum. 

Auxiliary wire-weight gage Dec. 23, 1934, to Feb. 18, 1941, and since Feb. 19, 1941, 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,668 cfs (1,208,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 cfs Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 11.20 ft 

Feb. 21; minimum discharge, 90 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 18.88 ft 

Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks . Records good. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam 

of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and bypassed to the vicinity of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir since Apr. 1, 1941 (see p. 54) 

and by siphons at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

500 

548

580

592

586

570

580

597

570

527

476

*469

500

515 

502

184 

130

124

122

243

866

574

152

122

117

115

222

838

827

647

174

13,569

438

26,910

Nov.

128 

122

119

119

119

113

118

*116

114

113

113

115

113

114 

117

114 

110

114

119

118

118

119

127

125

128

127

127

127

129

127

3,582

119

7,100

Dec.

132 

138

164

178

T72

*165

165

174

178

178

174

171

168

165 

164

161 

158

159

157

154

152

153

155

157

152

148

144

142

140

138

140

4,896

158

9,710

Jan.

139 

136

134

*134

134

133

129

128

128

128

126

T26

126

128 

128

126 

126

129

324

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,020

867

1,030

2,190

*1,640

17,309

558

34,330

Feb.

1,460 

2,020

2,220

2,020

1,810

1,610

1,510

1,470

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,260

1,140

1,050 

1,230

1,570 

2,400

5,150

3,090

3,080

3,070

3,040

2,970

2,780

2,590

2,390

2,180

*2,040

1,830

59,320

2,046

117,700

Mar.

1,670 

1,510

1,360

1,250

1,530

2,290

2,350

2,330

2,290

2,270

2,200

2,160

2,180

2,450 

2,400

2,330 

2,260

2,180

2,120

2,070

1,990

1,940

1,960

1,940

1,890

1,890

*1,850

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,760

61,840

1,995

122,700

Apr.

1,760 

1,720

1,790

1,820

1,780

1,880

1,880

1,790

1,740

1,750

1,810

1,810

1,770

1,760 

1,860

1,940

1, 900

1,830

1,800

1,770

1,700

1,680

1,680

*1,680

1,680

1,640

1,640

1,600

1,640

1,890

52,990

1,766

105,100

May

2.000 

1,960

2,000

1,960

1,930

1,840

1,810

1,740

1,720

1,700

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,580 

1,850

1,780 

1,670

1,63O

1,600

1,600

1,620

*1,620

1,580

1,590

1,590

1,820

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,600

1,800

53,110

1,713

105,300

June

2,110 

1,670

1,630

1,590

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,430

1,440

1,430 

1,430

1,440 

1,430

1,430

*1,430

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,570

1,390

1,470

1,610

1,620

1,560

1,550

45,230

1,508

89,710

July

1,510 

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,290 

1,290

1,290 

*1,290

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,280

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,130

40,230

1,298

79,800

Aug.

1,130 

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,050

1,050

977

941

859

294

170

160

150

*144 

207

1,060 

1,080

1,070

1,020

986

941

781

240

144

131

135

124

T5T

1,020

1,140

1,090

21,575

696

42,790

Sept.

~9S3 1,050 

784

698

721

741

628

576

576

576

*576

448

143

115 

110

109 

104

102

104

101

99

98

97

93

92

92

91

90

90

10,127

338

20,090

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,660 Min no Mean 1,262 Ac-ft 913,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,130 Min 90 Mean 1,049 Ao-ft 761,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

West Pork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59" , long 94°10', in NW£ sec. 16, T. 15 N., R. 30 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 1 mile south of Greenland, 

5f miles upstream from small tributary, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,233.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 110 cfs (79,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs May 15 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Aug. 27 to Sept. 30.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs; no flow at times in 1947-48, 1953-54, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements, 

field estimates, or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Feb. l)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

0.1

.8

2.6

6.0

13

22

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

36

78

238

470

750

1.11

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

Apr.

0

.1

1.5' .4

3.7

6.8

16 to Sept.

1.7 11

1.8 18

1.9 26

2.0 40

2.4 170

2.8 335

30

3.2

3.6

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

580

820

1,080

1,770

2,870

4,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

3.8

0.12

0.0014

0.002

7.5

Nov.

eO.l

.2

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

TS

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

17.1

0.57

0.0069

0.008

34

Dec.

0.7

\1

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

T5

.5

.5

18.6

0.60

0.0072

0.008

37

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.?

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

. 8

TT

14.8

0.48

0.0058

0.007

29

Feb.

70~~ 2.2

57

44

35

30

28

77

145

92

66

57

49

42

33

29

110

177

TTf

86

64

51

44

38

35

30

28

23

20

1,679.2

57.9

0.698

0.75

3,330

Mar.

18

17

16

14

12.

13

28

22

18

17

15

13

15

18

21

21

22

21

20

19

20

32

42

40

38

36

33

33

33

30 

29

726

23.4

0.282

0.33

1,440

Apr.

28

28

60

51

40

35

28

25

26

35

44

38

35

32

516

315

182

132

93

65

49

39

33

34

33

27

24

20G

2,150

514

4,917

164

1.98

2.20

9,750

May

340

300

224

174

142

114

86

65

49

39

33

26

125" 23

5.980

544

275

182

138

100

72

47

57

82

95

104

76

51

39

30

57

7,647

247

2.98

5.43

15,170

June

57

40

39

42

42

76

116

152

1ST

68

44

31

27

27

24

23

22

17

15

14

11

9.2

11

10

8.4

8.0

11

29

15

12

1,107.6

56.9

0.445

0.50

2,200

July

9.7

870

6.8

6.1

6.1

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

1.0

.7

TT

.9

1.7

.9

.9

2.5

2.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

82.2

2.65

0.032

0.04

163

Aug.

0.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

e.l

0

0

0

0

5.5

0.18

0.0022

0.002

11

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,030 Min 0.1 Mean 97.5 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95 Ac-ft 70,580

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,980 Min 0 Mean 44.3 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.28 Ac-ft 32,170

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 5,530 cfs (7.70 ft); May 15 (6 a.m.) 10,800 

cfs (10-00 ft).

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 field estimate.
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°12'10", long 93°51'30", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 18 N., R. 27 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 45, 4 miles downstream from Poyner 

Hollow Creek, and 4 miles north of Hindsville.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,172.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~~T"929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 14.84 ft); minimum daily, 1.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1956; minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 18, 19, 

1954.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 28.1 ft, from information by local resident .

Remarks. Records good except those below about 10 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite Sept. 6-30. 

Shifting-control method used Oct. 21-24)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0

1.0

3.5

7.3

18

47

79

2.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

153

285

405

652

962

1,310

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,690

3,370

5,130

6,980

9,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~63 103

51

44

39

35

29

26

23

22

21

22

21

18

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

9.6

9.2

10

7.8

6.9

773

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

688.5

22.2

0.085

0.10

1,370

Nov.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

F^

8.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

8.7

8.2

13

TJ

12

11

11

287.7

9.59

0.037

0.04

571

Dec.

12

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

772

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

313.6

10.1

0.039

0.04

622

Jan.

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.7

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.7

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

778- 7.3

7.3

7.3

8.2

10

10

10

10

11

12

14

19

24

309.1

9.97

0.038

0.04

613

Feb.

30

1,050

482

267

199

165

145

148

861

472

335

263

222

186

159

137

200

1.750

746

468

331

£56

215

193

180

177

156

137

116

10,046

346

1.32

1.43

19,930

Mar.

106

97

88

81

75

148- 74

14?

126

108

92

81

75

83

104

108

108

106

97

90

83

86

90

88

86

79

77

74

83

88

83

2,909

93.8

0.358

0.41

5,770

Apr.

81

81

79

74

66

65

63

60

63

79

114

128

121

111

193

896

491

343

260

205

168

145

128

121

111

104

94

92

6,570

2,030

13,136

438

1.67

1.86

26,050

May

962

722

545

436

351

289

239

196

168

148

128

111

378" 94

8,540

2,710

1,050

597

418

319

256

202

168

196

371

545

463

319

232

177

21,330

688

2.63

3.03

42,310

June

289

193

140

116

108

99

99

101

92

77

65

55

68

74

86

88

159

199

126

92

72

63

57

57

61

63

54

48

54

61

2,916

97.2

0.371

0.41

5,780

July

51

43

39

88

85

51

54

47

42

34

29

26

24

22

21

17

16

14

13

1$

15

26

1,000

1,510

454

249

150

104

86

63

54

4,243

137

0.523

0.60

8,420

Aug.

47

39

37

31

29

24

22

18

17

16

16

16

13

22

22

15

12

11

9.6

10.0

9.6

9.2

8.7

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.2

~R~a 5.4 

0,3

7.3

507.5

16.4

0.063

0.07

1,010

Sept.

UL

6.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

e4.6

e4.3

e3.7

e3.5

e3.3

e3.0

e2.8

e2.6

e2.4

e2.3

e2.1

e2.0

e2.0

e2.0

el. 9

el. 9

e2.1

e2.5

e2.7

e2.9

e3.0

e2.9

e2.9

e2.8

e2 .8

97.9

3.26

0.012

0.01

194

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,240 Min 2.1 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.31 Ac-ft 130,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,340 Min 1.9 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.592 In. 8.04 Ac-ft 112,600

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfa).--Apr. 29 (l p.m.) 11,100 cfs (14.16 ft); May 15 (5:30 p.m.) 

12,300 cfs (14.84 ft).

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 69

White River near Rogers, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°20' , long 94°01 I , in Ei sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 29 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 12, 2.2 miles upstream from Prairie 

Creek, 6 miles east of Rogers, and at mile 643.2.

Drainage area. I, 020 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,013 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs May 16 (gage height, 29.58 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 20-23.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1956; minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 27, 

1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1892, 52.9 ft in May 1943. The flood in April 

1945 reached a stage of 50.4 ft. Data on these floods from information by local residents.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, 1955-56 water year (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 pr. 3O to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

29

47

120

220

506

900

1,960

3,270

4,690

6.3

16

41

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

112

210

488

900

1,960

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

3,270

5,490

8,780

12,800

17,000

23,000

29,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

343

274

244

200

173

144

122

103

92

82

76

71

66

60

55

53

52

51

48

45

43

42

40

37 

35

34

33

33

32

31

30_

2,744

88.5

0.087

0.10

5,440

Nov.

29

29

29

30

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

33

34

35

40

63

54

52

47

46

47

44

43

43 

42

42

41

40

42

43

1,167

38.9

0.038

0.04

2,310

Dec.

45

46

46

44

44

43

43

42

41

40

39

39

39

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40 

40

40

39

38

39

38

1,272

41.0

0.040

0.05

2,520

Jan.

37

36

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

35

34

33

32

33

33

35

35

35

35

44

46

47

47

49

52

53

57 

^TD /

1,221

39.4

0.039

0.04

2,420

Feb.

136~ 70

2,280

1,390

878

710

596

560

834

2,140

1,490

1,130

944

791

690

596

596

1,740

3,550

2,140

1,440

1,100

922

791 

710

633

578

524

458

30,419

1,049

1.03

1.11

60,340

Mar.

409

367

332

308

284

266

457

730

492

416

358

310

284

276

292

321

326

326

315

297

282

279

289

335 

352

343

332

318

308

324 

332

10,700

345

0.338

0.39

21,220

Apr.

321

315

308

315

340

302

276

254

'24? 247

305

458

499

472

496

2,100

2,600

1,600

1,230

988

834

710

633

578 

542

506

462

419

4,250

16,000

38,609

1,287

1.26

1.41

76,580

May

4,950

3,270

2,660

2,080

1,600

1,330

1,080

900

772

646

546

470

408

402

9,290

28,100

7,720

3,410

2,280

1,600

1,230

966

793

943 

2,940

2,860

2,470

1,840

1,300

1,010

1,030

90,896

2,932

2.87

3.31

180,300

June

1,350

1,060

793

667

646

606

712

2,020

1,330

922

709

566

518

626

566

606

1,000

1,010

772

606

481

396

386

399 

345

305

310

628

1,290 

566

22,191

740

0.725

0.81

44,020

July

408

328

271

a232

a243

a356

a323

a278

a239

a204

a!77

a!49

a!30

al!6

a!07

a95

a85

75

68

66_

69

87

448

1,780 

1,740

784

470

342

328 

315

232

10,545

340

0.333

0.38

20,920

Aug.

185

159

140

125

110

95

87

78

72

68

64

58

52

55

61

55

55

51

49

46

42

39

37

35 

33

30

28

25

52 

32

53

2,051

66,2

0.065

0.07

4,070

Sept.

92

72

52

41

34

30

27

24

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

12 

11

11

12

12

11 

11

668

22.3

0.022

0.02

1,320

Calendar year 1955: Max 17,100 Min 15 Mean 847 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.28 Ac-ft 613,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 28,100 Min 10 Mean 581 Cfsm 0.570 In. 7.73 Ac-ft 421,500

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 efs). Apr. 30 (8 a.m.) 19,600 ofs (21.85 ft); May 16 (11:30 a.m.) 

32,200 cfs (29758 ft).

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

White River at Beaver and weather records.

465893 O-58 6
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°28'20", long 93°45'55", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., on upstream 

side at center of main truss of Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter of 

a mile east of Beaver, 2v miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek, and at mile 595.5.

Drainage area. 1,238 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1909 to December 1910, October 1921 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage_. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 883.04 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1911, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Oct. 24, 1921, to Apr. 30, 1923, staff gage at site 1,500 ft upstream at same datum. 

May 16, 1923, to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,527 cfs (1,106,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs May 17 (gage height, 23.7 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1909-10, 1921-56: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs May 12, 1943 (gage height, 42.33 

ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1954 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years) . WSF 927: Drainage area. WSP 1007: 1927, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per

second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to June 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

60

110

186

345

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

260

368

835

1,420

2,160

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

3,920

6,280

9,200

12,400

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

113

287

775

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

1,340

2,000

3,730

8,800

15,600

23,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

142

301

345

267

251

213

183

152

132

114

106

99

88

81

74

71

66

60

58

55

53

50

49

46

44

42

42

41

39

37

37

3,338

108

0.087

0.10

6,620

Nov.

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

35

37

37

37

36

37

39

39

55

86

84

74

67

60

60

60

60

56

53

50

49

48

47

1,459

48.6

0.039

0.04

2,890

Dec.

52

55

56

55

54

53

53

52

52

52

49

49

49

55

59

59

60

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

59

54

52

49

49

48

47

1,693

54.6

0.044

0.05

3,360

Jan.

47

46

46

46

45

45

44

42

44

44

44

45

53

55

49

45

41

41

42

41

42

44

47

52

53

54

58

58

64

71

77

1,525

49.2

0.040

0.05

3,020

Feb.

89

2TT

316

2,320

1,300

890

735

685

760

1,060

2,000

1,420

1,120

945

810

710

760

1,060

2,350

5.180

2,000

1,420

1,120

945

835

735

660

610

562

31,614

1,090

0.880

0.95

62,710

Mar.

495

450

408

368

349

330

312

408

660

495

429

388

349

330

312

312

330

349

349

330

330

312

312

312

349

368

368

349

330

330

349

11,462

370

0.299

0.34

22,730

Apr.

349

349

330

312

330

349

330

294

294

294

277.

312

450

495

518

610

2,320

2,320

1,560

1,180

1,000

835

735

660

610

562

518

495

660

8, 720

28,068

936

0.756

0.84

55,670

May

12,100

4,430

3,180

2,660

2,000

1,620

1,360

1,120

945

810

710

610

54O

1,050

6,780

17,700

25.500

5,550

3,170

2,230

1,720

1,340

1,100

1,340

1,720

2,720

2,9OO

2,310

1,720

1,340

1,340

111,415

3,594

2.90

3.35

221,000

June

1,340

1,400

1,100

885

775

748

748

959

1.920

1,340

995

775

665

610

692

720

748

1,050

1,050

830

692

555

505

455

555

455

410

365

796

1,100

25,238

841

0.679

0.76

50,060

July

610

530

388

325

287

287

345

325

287

237

221

191

169

155

142

130

118

106

98

93

85

118

191

586

1.740

1,460

830

530

410

365

345

11,704

378

0.305

0.35

23,210

Aug.

287

221

185

166

145

130

118

109

95

89

83

78

70

100

78

66

64

61

62

59

53

48

44

41

39

37

35

32

'on 31

ou 

118

2,824

91.1

0.074

0.08

5,600

Sept.

85

95

100

85

67

55

46

39

34

31

28

28

24

23

22

21

18

15

15

13

12

12

12

15

30

46

39

37

33

26

1,106

36.9

O.O3O

0.03

2,190

Calendar year 1955: Max 20,400 Mln 15 Mean 1,002 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.97 Ac-ft 725,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 23,3OO Mln 12 Mean 632 Cfsm O.511 In. 6.94 Ac-ft 459,100

Peak discharge (base. 22.OOP efs). May 17 (3 a.m.) 31,800 cfs (23.7 ft).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°25'30", long 93°37'20", in E| sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 25 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from Bee Creek, 2£ miles upstream from Clabber Creek, and 5-J miles northwest of Berryville.

Drainage area.--532 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for April 1939, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 963.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 4 to July 11, 1939, wire-weight gage and July 12, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 5 miles upstream at datum 27.71 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951, 

to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 556 cfs (402,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs May 15 (gage height, 20.50 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 22, 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use or about 37.0 ft present site and datum); minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Aug. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a stage of about 38.0 ft, present site and datum, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks. --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a. month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

127

280

760

1,370

2,760

5,250

8,980

13,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

177 

130

88

71

63

53

49

43

39

32

31

29

26

24

22

21

19

18

17

17

16

15

15

13

13

12

12

12

11

10 

To

1,108

35.7

0.067

0.08

2,200

Nov.

10 

13

15

14

13

14

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

19

28

24

21

23

23

23

22

23

22

21

23

23

21

20

20

557

18.6

0.035

0.04

1,100

Dec.

23 

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

644

20.8

0.039

0.05

1,280

Jan.

19 

19

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

T6

16

15

16

19

18

19

18

22

23

23

25

26

26

32

42

43

642

20.7

0.039

0.04

1,270

Feb.

80 

488

1,210

600

369

276

224

258

815

1,090

700

520

405

340

292

251

457

2.200

1,920

1,120

732

550

441

374

340

312

288

255

230

17,137

591

1.11

1.20

33,990

Mar.

207 

189

174

158

152

137

152

204

244

220

195

172

160

160

160

177

180

183

183

180

169

163

155

150

144

134

127

122

113

106

109

5,079

164

0.308

0.36

10,070

Apr.

106 

104

106

104

96

92

88

82

88

111

150

172

192

189

241

758

1,000

678

510

405

332

284

248

234

217

201

186

186

8.240

5,250

20,650

688

1.29

1.44

40,960

May

2,360 

1,530

1,150

880

683

560

455

382

328

280

244

213

192

524

13.700

7,350

2,680

1,600

1,060

760

585

455

392

540

441

610

535

428

352

292

316

41,877

1,351

2.54

2.93

83,060

June

320 

336

292

248

224

210

266

266

210

183

158

140

130

127

132

304

304

234

227

192

158

134

116

109

272

401

248

220

186

163

6,510

217

0.408

0.46

12,910

July

140 

130

104

92

90

86

77

68

61

53

46

44

39

35

31

26

23

22

20

20

19

45

1,850

4.030

1,360

672

410

284

217

180

155

10,429

336

0.632

0.73

20, 690

Aug.

122

ToT

92

82

71

61

56

49

44

44

42

40

37

39

35

34

29

25

22

24

21

21

20

18

16

15

12

10

11

22

29

1,247

40.2

0.076

0.09

2,470

Sept.

35 

23

17

12

9.8

8.8

7.8

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.1

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2

176.8

5.89

0.011

0.01

351

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,590 Min 1.5 Mean 378 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.65 Ac-ft 273,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,700 Min 1.2 Mean 290 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.43 Ac-ft 210,400

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Apr. 29 (6 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (20.32 ft); May 15 (6:30 p.m.) 

17,900 cfs (20.50 ft).
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

James River near Springfield, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°12'12", long 93°09'00", in NE^NW^ sec. 11, T. 28 N., R. 21 W. , on left 

bank on county road at Kinser Bridge, 2| miles southeast of Springfield.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,140 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 19, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs May 15 (gage height, 15.20 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 24, 25 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft in July 1909, from Information by local resident.

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

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Hay 17 Hay 18 to Sept. 30

2.2 4.3 4.5 250 2.1 0 3.0 46

2.3 6.8 5.0 374 2.2 1.4 4.0 155

2.4 10 7.0 1,000 2.3 3.6 4.5 245

2.6 21 9.0 1,880 2.4 6.7 5.0 374

3.0 53 11.0 3,230 2.6 16

4.0 160 13.0 5,400 jjote.-Same as preceding

	table above 5.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

15

15

20

_3F

35

27

23

21

19

17

16

15 

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*9.2 "O

9.2

12

10

11

473.0

15.3

0.062

0.07

938

Nov.

9.6

10

10

9^2

11

9.2

10

9.6

11

11

11

9.2

9.6 

11

10

9.2

9.6

11

11

11

12

To

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

301.6

10.1

0.041

0.05

598

Dec.

9.2

9.2

8.9

-9.2 10

10

*9.6

10

10

9.2

7.8

8.2

8.2 

9.6

8.2

10

10

6.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

*6.6

isTe

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

7.2

7.2

256.1

8.26

0.034

0.04

508

Jan.

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.0

*6.0

6.0

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.6

sTs

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.8

7.5

"5 8.6 a

8 . 6

8.2

205.6

6.63

0.027

0.03

408

Feb.

10

17

22

25

25

24

24

28

44

74

80

72

64 

57

*52

48

47

46

57

66

65

58

52

48

48

46

53

51

47

1,350

46.6

0.189

0.20

2,680

Mar.

42

39

38

34

30

28

27

25

22

22

20

19

18 

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

*14

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

15

12

11

622

20.1

0.082

0.09

1,230

Apr.

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

10~9.2

12

13

15

15 

16

40

50

55

55

45

40

35

30

27

26

*24

22

21

20

26

43

722.8

24.1

0.098

0.11

1,430

May

65

57

48

41

36

32

28

25

24

74

68

58

48 

71

*5.50O

*1,150

*600

*389

262

189

147

119

100

87

79

72

64

59

51

47

182

9,572

309

1.26

1.45

18,990

June

255

146

110

88

74

*66

64

57

50

44

38

35

32 

29

29

28

26

23

21

19

16

15

18

18

*1.710

508

241

168

129

100

4,157

139

0.565

0.63

8,250

July

81

67

56

47

40

36

34

31

27

25

*22

22

§

59

39

29

30

75

40

30

30

43

88

90

71

55

45

38

34

30

1,380

44.5

0.181

0.21

2,740

Aug.

27

22

20

17

15

12

11

9.7

8.9

*8.0

7.6

7.1

6.7 

8.9

7.6

6.7

6.4

5.5

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

T78

2.7

3.2

245.3

7.91

0.032

0.04

487

Sept.

3.9

3.4

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

.8

.7

.6 

.4

.4

.3

76

.7

.7

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.3

.3

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

31.6

1.05

0.0043

0.005

63

Calendar year 1955: Max - 

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,300

Win - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Win 0.3 Mean 52.8 Cfsm 0.215 In. 2.92 Ac-ft 38,320

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 ofsj. May 15 (12:45 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (15.2O ft); June 25 (2:30 p.m.) 

6,150 cfs (13.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-25, Apr. 9-24; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 73

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°48'20", long 93°27'50", in NW£ sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., near left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highways 13 and 44, in Galena, half a mile 

upstream from Railey Creek and 42.3 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 987 sq. mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1927, chain gage at site 500 ft downstream at datum 1.48 ft 

higher. Dec. 11, 1927, to Feb. 27, 1935, chain gage, Feb. 28, 1935, to July 22, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, and July 23, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder, at same 

site and at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years, 944 cfs (683,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 cfs May 15 (gage height, 20.98 ft); 

minimum observed, 45 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 29.82 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 20, 1954 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

Remarks. Records good. During periods of drought, unknown amount of water used at times 

for water supplies and irrigation purposes not included in the records.

Revisions (water years). WSF 977: 1935(M) , 1941(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3 to Apr. 15)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 3O

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

47 

120 

24O 

404 

842

5.0 1,460

8.0 4,130

13.0 10,600

19.0 22,100

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

41 

14O 

264 

424 

842

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

223 

189

151

140

153

212

229 2"07

194

194

174

164

155

144

136

136

118

116

114

112

110

112

10O

94

*94

92

92

96

92

92

9O

4,325

140

0.142

0.16

8,580

Nov.

89 

87

87

85

85

85

85

85

85

87

89

89

90

89

89

10O

~98 104

96

92

90

9O

90

90

90

89

85

87

85

85

2,675

89.2

O.O90

0.10

5,310

Dec.

87 

90

90

90

89

*89

87

87

87

85

83

81

81

79

79

74

77

77

77

76

74

74

76

74

74

74

72

68

~Sa 67 

bo

68

2,454

79.2

O.O8O

0.09

4,870

Jan.

67 

67

67

63

63

65

67

65

65

*63

63

63

63

72

67

60

61

61

65

63

68

67

72

74

72

72

7O

72

83

~94

2,134

68.8

O.07O

0.08

4,230

Feb.

136" 98 

184

153

140

136

132

144

2O7

252

270

291

288

*264

243

2 2O

223

261

297

332

326

303

276

255

246

234

232

220

22O

6,583

227

O.230

O.25

13,060

Mar.

20T

189

181

176

176

169

162

155

151

144

128

132

134

118

132

128

126

110

*106

106

108

102

104

104

102

102

106

108

104

106

4,188

135

O.137

0.16

8,310

Apr.

106 

114

110

108

HO

106

100

90

102

120

140

132

120

112

478

560

438

397

342

294

258

223

199

191

*172

174

158

158

246

412

6,270

209

0.212

0.24

12,440

May

504 

461

412

350

303

264

234

199

181

162

151

140

149

779

2O. 7OO

16,20O

*4,680

3,030

2,160

1,640

1,310

1,030

868

771

660

597

536

490

453

424

442

6O,280

1,945

1.97

2.27

119,600

June

639 

748

576

487

*417

393

718

1,000

639

494

4O7

359

312

285

276

303

588

380

324

276

247

244

279

306

1,050

3.520

1,760

1,180

893

726

19,826

661

0.670

0.75

39,320

July

597 

494

424

373

315

300

285

294

264

*235

219

198

183

183

172

161

161

163

155

157

161

794

946

2.400

1,530

1,03O

771

597

483

417

380

14,842

479

O.485

0.56

29,440

Aug.

324 

279

258

227

227

183

181

168

*150

136

134

136

128

128

134

124

112

103

99

103

96

90

83

80

77

11

73

77

73

258

235

4,549

147

0.149

0.17

9,020

Sept.

183 

168

144

122

109

92

88

81

77

73

72

67

66

63

60

57

57

54

*53

53

53

51

53

53

52

52

51

49

48

46

2,247

74.9

0.076

0.08

4,460

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,500 Min 49 Mean 554 Cfsm 0.561 In. 7.60 Ac-ft 4O1.3OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 20.70O Min 46 Mean 356 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.89 Ac-ft 258,600

Peak discharge (base. 12.OOP efs).--May 15 (9:30 a.m.) 27,20O cfs (2O.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Branson, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°36', long 93°17', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 22 W., on left bank 

1.4 miles downstream from Long Creek, 5 miles southwest of Branson, 7.4 miles upstream from Missouri Pacific Railway bridge, and at mile 527.8.

Drainage area. 4,022 sq mi.

Records available. July 1909 to December 1910 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1951 to September 1956.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 19, 1909, to Dec. 31, 1910, chain gage at

site 7.4 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1951, to Mar. 6, 1952, staff

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 2,770 cfs, (2,005,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 89,100 cfs May 16 (gage height, 36.9 ft); minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 14-16 (gage height, about 3 ft), result of construction work on Table 

Rock dam.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1956; minimum, that of Sept. 14-16,

Maximum stage known, 52.8 ft Apr. 16, 1945, from floodmark (discharge, 203,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those during period Sept. 9-18, which are poor. Table 

Rock dam closed Sept. 9-16, 1956, to drain stilling basin area.

Rsting tsbles, wster year 1955-56, except period of no gage-height record Sept. 9-18 (gsge

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

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Sept. 8)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 9 Sept. 10-3O

5.8

5.9 

6.3 

7.0 

8.0

105

150

382

920

1,960

10.0 

15.0 

24.0 

3O.O 

34.0

5,620

17,300

41,800

60,600

75,800

4.8 

5.2

100

138

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a600 

a800

827

912

815

777

777

a720

3670

626

581

589

552 

500

3450

409

376

363

337

318

306

294

288

275

*263

240

229

!?W

240

240 

240

14,857

479

0.119

0.14

29,470

Nov.

24O 

246

240

229

223

218

212 212"

212

212

212

212

223 

229

240

263

263

269

306

531

324

318

312

3OO

294

288

281

275

269

263

7,716

257

0.064

0.07

15,300

Dec.

275 

281

288

2ST

*275

269

269

281

281

275

269

269

269 

263

263

263

257

269

275

£69

263

263

263

263

263

269

269

257

251

240

235

8,277

267

0.066

0.08

16,420

Jan.

229 

223

223

223

223

223

223

218

212

*207

207

201

20T 

201

201

207

212

207

207

201

201

207

223

246

251

251

251

246

269 z-i a

OJ.O

350

7,062

228

0.057

0.07

14,010

Feb.

611 l.'S'SC7

1,470

1,760

2,700

2,380

1,760

1,520

1,960

2,870

2,780

2,230

2,700 

2,460

2,160

1,830

2,400

5,020

5,220

6.260

6,040

4,320

3,230

2,540

2,230

1,960

1,760

1,640

1,470

76,561

2,640

0.656

0.71

151,900

Mar.

1,370 

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,02O

937

744

769

1,180

1,130

1,020

962 

903

869

860

835

844

*860

852

835

827

794

760

744

736

752

760

818

744

704

28,259

912

0.227

0.26

56,050

Apr.

704 

704

704

672

3665

a660

3655

649

642

712

744

760

827 

903

1,320

1,580

2,090

3,920

4,320

3,140

2,380

1,960

1,700

1,520

1,370

1,280

1,180

1,140

4,180

11,OOO

54,081

1,803

0.448

0.50

107,300

May

18,800 

15,800

8,460

6,480

5,220

4,020

3,140

2,540

2,090

1,760

1,520

1,320

1.180 

2,950

56,400

72,000

46,306

29,100

13,600

9,590

7,360

5,830

4,820

4,22O

4,320

4,820

5,830

5,830

4,820

3, 820

3, 620

357, 560

11, 530

2.87

3.31

709,200

June

3,720 

3,620

3,520

2,780

2,460

2,160

2,160

2,700

3,230

3,820

2,870

2,230

1,900 

1,700

1.520

2,750

11,400

6, 266

4,120

3,230

2,540

2,090

1,830

1,700

10,900

10,OOO

8,680

5,620

3,920

3,140

118,570

3,952

0.983

1.10

235,200

July

3,230 

2,380

1,900

1,640

1,420

1,280

1,170

1,120

*1,180

1,040

912

802

736 

696

619

566

522

479

457

436

416

54?

3,650

16.800

11,706

7,140

5,020

3,320

2,090

1,640

1,420

76,325

2,462

0.612

0.71

151, 400

Aug.

1,180 

1,666

886

794

672

604

529

*464

436

402

382

344

312 

300

288

294

300

257

229

207

201

181

160

141

128

118

105

ISO

110

2X8

946

12,408

400

O.O99

0.11

24,610

Sept.

860 

IST

552

423

344

281

218

170

allO

a!5

alo

a8

as

33

33

315

355

385

*102

108

124

126

132

135

134

132

129

128

128

130

5,492

183

0.045

0.05

10,890

Calendar year'1955: Max 39,400 Min 

Water year 1955-56: Max 72,000 Min

Mean 3,152 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.64 Ac-ft 2,282,000 

Mean 2,096 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.11 Ac-ft 1,522,000

Pegk dlschsrge (base, 33.000 cfs).--May 16 (1:30 a.m.) 89,100 cfs (36.9 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and data furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Note. Record for Oct. 3-7, 10-14, 16-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, July 11 to Aug. 8, computed from 

once-daily stsff-gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 75

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Plippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°21'56", long 92 0 34'29", at dam on White River in NW£ sec. 21, T. 20 N., 

R. 15 W., 6.3 miles northeast of Flippin, 12| miles downstream from Little North Fork, 

and at mile 418.6.

Drainage area. 6,036 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to July 20, 1'951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,089,000 acre-ft July 1 (elevation, 654.90 ft); 

minimum, 1,957,800 acre-ft Jan. 31 (elevation, 625.87 ft).

1951-56: Maximum contents, 3,194,500 acre-ft May 17, 1953 (elevation, 657.18 ft); 

minimum since bottom of power pool was first reached, 950,200 acre-ft Jan. 14, 1952 

(elevation, 587.29 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage for purpose of filling to 

power pool level began July 23, 1951. Bottom of power pool was first reached Nov. 16, 

1951. Capacity at top of spillway gates, 5,408,000 acre-ft (elevation, 695 ft), of 

which 2,360,000 acre-ft (between elevations, 654 and 695 ft) will be reserved for flood 

control, 2,084,000 acre-ft (between elevations, 588 and 654 ft) will be used for power, 

and 964,000 acre-ft (below elevation, 588 ft) will be dead storage. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 667 ft) is 3,682,500 acre-ft. Contents at lowest outlet, 8,400 

acre-ft (elevation, 477.1 ft). Reservoir is used for flood control, power, and incidental recreational purposes. Contents computed from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

ID

Oct.

2,523.6 

2.524.0

2,518.1 

2,513.3 

2,509.4

2,504.2 

2,498.7 

2,497.5 

2,495.6 

2,490.4

2,485.3 

2,482.1 

2,477.0 

2,471.1 

2,467.5

2,465.5 

2,460.4 

2,454.7 

2,449.7 

2,445.2

2,441.4 

2,436.4 

2,433.8 

2,426.6 

2,422.0

2,417.1 

2,413.6 

2,411.0 

2,404.5 

2,401.9 

.2,395.8

638.31 

-131,400

Nov.

2,391.6

2,387.0 

2,381.0 

2,375.4 

2,370.5

2,367.9 

2,363.4 

2,357.0 

2,349.9 

2,343.5

2,339.8 

2,334.5 

2,333.4 

2,327.4 

2,330.4

2,319.1 

2,312.8 

2,309.0 

2,302.9 

2,300.7

2,295.7 

2,293.5 

2,287.0 

2,283.1 

2,277.3

2,271.2 

2,266.9 

2,262.9 

2,257.2 

2,251.0

634.39 

-144,800

Dec.

2,247.4

2,243.8 

2,239.9 

2,237.0 

2,232.0

2,226.4 

2,222.8 

2,218.5 

2,211.8 

2,206.5

2,202.9 

2,197.6 

2,194.0 

2,190.1 

2,183.8

2,176.7 

2,172.0 

2,169.2 

2,162.2 

2,156.6

2,150.6 

2,145.0 

2,139.8 

2,135.9 

2,132.1

2,130.0

2,124.7 

2,119.5 

2,116.0 

2,110.0 

2,104.4

630.24 

-146,600

Jan.

2,103.0

2,099.5 

2,094.0 

2,086.1 

2,078.7

2,071.5 

2,064.7 

2,059.6 

2,053.2 

2,046.7

2,041.6 

2,036.5 

2,031.1 

2,026.4 

2,025.4

2,018.1 

2,012.5 

2,008.9 

2,003.6 

1,998.3

1,993.7 

1,992.4 

1,988.1 

1,982.8 

1,978.5

1,974.2 

1,969.6 

1,966.6 

1,967.6 

1,963.7 

1,959.1

625.91 

-145,300

Feb.

1,992.7

2,011.5 

2,016.1 

2,018.8 

2,026.4

2,028.3 

2,029.4 

2,051.1 

2,060.3 

2,068.5

2,073.9 

2,083.1 

2,086.5 

2,091.9 

2,091.2

2,093.6 

2,124.4 

2,142.6 

2,160.1 

2,169.9

2,180.2 

2,187.3 

2,193.7 

2,196.9 

2,201.5

2,204.7 

2,205.4

2,204.0 

2,204.3

633.08 

-245,200

Mar.

2,201.9

2,198.3 

2,197.2 

2,196.2 

2,194.8

2,194.0 

2,189.4 

2,184.8 

2,180.9 

2,180.9

2,179.5 

2,175.9 

2,173.5 

2,168.1 

2,166.0

2,160.8 

2,157.6 

2,156.9 

2,151.3 

2,145.4

2,140.8 

2,137.0 

2,134.5 

2,131.4 

2,129.3

2,125.8 

2,124.7 

2,118.4 

2,112.8 

2,107.2 

2,103.0

630.20 

-101,300

Apr.

2,103.4 

2,100.9 

2,097.1 

2,090.6 

2,084.8

2,081.7 

2,075.3 

2,071.9 

2,071.2 

2,066.8

2,062.0 

2,057.6 

2,052.1 

2,048.7

2,066.8

2,069.5 

2,071.2 

2,074.6 

2,077.0 

2,079.0

2,081.0 

2,083.4 

2,082.4 

2,079.3 

2,077.0

2,072.2 

2,069.5 

2,076.6 

2,120.9 

2,136.6

631.16 

+33, 600

May

2,168.1

2,198.0 

2,211.4 

2,218.5 

2,226.4

2,237.4 

2,238.1 

2,235.6 

2,232.7 

2,229.2

2,225.6 

2,222.1 

2,223.9 

2,271.2 

2,523.2

2,700.8 

2,811.5 

2,880.6 

2,912.2 

2,934.2

2,943.5 

2,951.4 

2,959.4 

2,965.7 

2,970.2

2,976.9 

2,987.3 

2,990.9 

2,992.2 

2,992.7 

2.998.1

652.89 

+861, 500

June

2,997.2 

2,999.0 

3,004.4 

3,004.8 

3,002.1

3,001.2 

2,999.0 

2,995.4 

2,991.3 

2,994.5

2,989.5 

2,985.9 

2,981.9 

2,979.2 

2,975.1

2,976.9 

2,991.3 

2,997.2 

2,998.5 

3, 000 . 3

2,994.9 

2,990.4 

2,987.7 

2,987.7 

3,043.5

3,065.3 

3,075.3 

3,082.1 

3,083.9 

3,084.4

654.80 

+86,300

July

3,085.8

3,083.5 

3,074.4 

3,073.9 

3,068..0

3,060.7 

3,053.9 

3,056.6 

3,049.4 

3,040.8

3,031.8 

3,024.6 

3,015.2 

3,007.5 

3,002.1

2,990.9 

2,978.7 

2,969.3 

2,959.8 

2,954.5

2,942.6

2,947.4 

2,975.1 

3,024.2 

3,043.5

3,051.6 

3,053.5 

3,057.6 

3,059.4 

3,052.6 

3,044.4

653.92 

-40,000

Aug.

3,035.9

3,030.5 

3,024.2 

3,019.7 

3,017.9

3,011.1 

3,003.9 

2,996.7 

2,989.5 

2,983.7

2,981.0 

2,979.6 

2,971.1 

2,962.1 

2,954.0

2,946.1 

2,937.8 

2,931.6 

2,931.6 

2,928.5

2,922.8 

2,917.1 

2,909.6 

2,903.0 

2,899.0

2,898.2 

2,890.7 

2,883.6 

2,882.8 

2,874.0 

2.868.3

649.96 

+176,100

Sept.

2.863.1

2,863.1 

2,860.1 

2,850.2 

2,842.9

2,833.0 

2,824.0 

2,818.0 

2,815.8 

2,803.4

2,791.3 

2,779.8 

2,767.2 

2,756.7 

2,748.7

2,744.1 

2,734.9 

2,725.2 

 2,717.6 

2,707.1

2,698.0 

2,693.0 

2,689.3 

2,680.7 

2,671.7

2,663.5 

2,655.3 

2,647.5 

2,641.4 

2 .659 . 5

644.52 

-229,000

Calendar year 1955 .................... * +545,500

Water year 1955-56 .................... * +112,100

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°18'50", long 92°33'20", in NEi sec. 10, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., on right 

bank 1.3 miles upstream from Hightower Creek, 3 miles northeast of Flippin, 11.5 miles 

downstream from Bull Shoals Dam, 11.8 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 

406.7.

Drainage area.--6,067 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site 

1.1 miles upstream at datum 1.52 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years, 6,105 cfs (4,420,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 8.32 ft); minimum daily, 912 cfs Aug. 26.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Aug. 3, 1949, caused by temporary storage behind Bull Shoals Dam 

upstream.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 ft Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 ft, 

present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 cfs, from data of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals 

Reservoir (see preceding page). Prior to this date some regulation at low flow by 

Lake Teneycomo 100 miles upstream (total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). Some regulation 

July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals Dam.

Revisions.--WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

7.0

860

2,060

3,590

5,350

7,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

3,120 

1,660 

3,260

3,700

3,880

*5.910

3,040

2,040

1,480

3,000

2,820

2,910

2,680 

2,590

2,400

1,520

2,430 

2,690

2,740

2,500

2,540

2,550 

2,300

3,290

2,920

2,410 

2,470

2,700

2,570

1,470 

2,330

81,920

2,643

162,500

Nov.

*2,830 

5,540 

3,280

2,980

2,740

1,670

2,390

2,930

2,900

2,920

2,650

2,800

1,960 

2,470

2,820

3,250

2,840 

3,010

2,750

1,750

2,760

3,320 

3,030

2,360

3,030

3,010 

2,650

2,440

*2,600

2,550

82,230

2,741

163,100

Dec.

2,640 

2,410 

2,610

1,890

2,560

2,790

2,600

2,660

2,850

3,040

2,680

2,420

2,500 

2,690

2,980

3,350

3,020 

2,060

3,010

*5.430

3,020

3,280 

3,170

2,800

2,120

1.730 

2,590

3,030

3,190

2,900 

2,640

84,660

2,731

167,900

Jan.

1,560 

1,800 

3,960

3,750

4.470

4,100

3,560

3,060

3,590

3,820

2,780

2,750

2,730 

2,770

1,720

2,710

2,990 

2,850

2,680

2,620

2,730

1,800 

2,500

3,070

2,520

2,780 

2,700

2,620

1.550

2,460 

2,670

86,660

2,795

171,900

Feb.

5.780 

3,400 

2,720

2,770

1,540

2,280

2,550

2,850

2,720

2,800

2,780

1.520

2,380 

*2,830

3,010

2,970

3,660 

3,050

1,560

2,420

2,790

2,870 

2,900

3,180

2,670

1,760 

3,080

3,170

3,190

79,200

2,731

157,100

Mar.

3,280 

3,190 

2,860

1,610

2,780

3,490

4.040

3,430

3,350

2,580

1.410

3,170

*3,510 

3,490

3,730

3,790

2,770 

1,980

3,540

3,820

4,020

3,290 

2,930

2,950

1,810

2,810 

3,170

3,160

3,690

3,590

2,780

96,020

3,097

190,500

Apr.

1,410 

3,100 

3,640

3,480

3,580

3,560

3,090

1,950

3,400

*3,850

3,480

3,430

3,940 

2,900

1,490

3,680

3,840 

3,790

3,740

3,740

2,660

1.400 

3,420

3,700

3,380

4.250 

3,480

2,910

1,660

3,520

95,450

3,182

189,300

May

3,730 

4.650 

4,210

4,200

2,940

1,710

3,450

*4,360

4,190

4,260

4,420

3,300

1,730 

3,650

4,090

3,270

3,280 

3,260

1,700

1.540

2,840

3,540 

3,750

3,550

3,630

2,690 

1,440

3,220

4,560

3,880

4,130

104,970

3,386

208,200

June

3,780 

2,850 

1,510

2,890

3,560

3,740

*4,390

4,910

4,540

2,540

4,950

4,400

3,870 

3,840

4,110

3,320

1,600 

3,900

4,960

4,820

5,010

4,970 

3,630

2,080

4,940

4,850 

*5.490

4,920

5,020

4,870

120,260

4,009

238,500

July

2,770 

4,830 

5,380

2,830

4,850

4,810

4,550

1,870

4,120

5,180

4,850

4,460

4,810 

5,880

3,930

6,160

6,430 

5,680

5,460

4,990

5,230

2,840 

4,360

5,130

5,340

5,350 

5,970

5,800

3,230

5,820 

6,320

149,230

4,814

296,000

Aug.

*6.010 

4,130 

4,230

' 3,070

1,610

4,140

4,400

4,670

3,980

3,760

2,530

1,040

4,380 

4,600

4,570

4,690

4,920 

3,350

998

2,280

2,600

2,610 

3,340

3,960

2,400

912 

*3,760"

4,300

4,230

4,560 

4,720

110,750

3,573

219,700

Sept.

3,190 

1,800 

1,870

5,000

5,270

5,210

4,340

3,730

2,000

5,060

6,180

5,980

6.490 

5,860

4,730

,880

,660 

,440

,480

,310

,480

,480 

,270

,800

* ,530

,180 

,010

,790

,170

,310

122,500

4,083

243,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 20,600 Min 167 Mean 3,564 Ac-ft 2,580,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,490 Min 912 Mean 3,317 Ac-ft 2,408,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°59', long 92°45', in SW^ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 17 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, l£ miles downstream from Mill 

Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bear Creek, and 4^ miles southeast of St. Joe.

Drainage area. 825 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,089 cfs (788,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.10 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 69,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6.6 cfs 

Sept. 16, 17, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 ft in August 1915, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given 

irTTJSP 1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15, 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

33

69

123

235

780

1,580

2.89

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.0

4.4

5.0

12

20

42

78

128

260

430

800

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,160

1,580

2,550

3,640

6,520

10,300

14,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

450

330 

253

199

172

150

*133

120

120

117

111

105

99

93

88

81

76

74

69

67

65

63

61

57

53

51

51

53

51

59

*65

3,536

114

0.138

0.16

7,010

Nov.

69

69 

67

65

69

67

63

63

59

57

55

55

53

53

53

51

47

51

51

51

57

63

74

91

117

120

133

*137

130

120

2,210

73.7

0.089

0.10

4,380

Dec.

117

117 

114

108

99

96

96

91

86

86

86

83

79

76

76

74

71

71

*69

69

69

69

69

69

69

67

65

65

63

63

61

2,493

80.4

0.097

0.11

4,940

Jan.

61

59 

59

57

57

55

55

53

53

51

51

51

51

49

45

45

45

47

*47

44

45

47

49

49

49

49

51

55

59

63 

152

1,683

54.3

0.066

0.08

3,340

Feb.

1,460

15.900 

4,420

2,300

1,670

1,360

1,160

1,850

5,340

3,180

2,200

1,720

1,360

1,160

1,040

1,560

*5,450

13,900

5,620

3,290

2,350

1,760

1,440

1,280

1,120

1,010

898

786

682

------

85,266

2,940

3.56

3.84

169,100

Mar.

610

568 

520

478

442

415

405

400

425

395

367

*351

342

351

367

380

376

363

351

334

322

314

306

298

290

279

268

264

256

298 

314

11,449

369

0.447

0.52

22,710

Apr.

310

310 

310

302

294

294

275

264

*F75

390

877

940

814

730

821

1,720

1,620

1,280

1,080

926

800

700

628

574

532

484

436

395

1,220

5.240

22,841

761

0.922

1.03

45,300

May

2,050

1,720 

1,490

1,240

1,040

905

*772

652

562

478

420

372

330

322

*8.54l?

7,300

3,140

1,950

1,320

1,010

772

622

526

496

405

478

604

490

390

338 

326

40,860

1,318

1.60

1.84

81,040

June

342

355 

310

279

253

231

*224

214

200

184

171

158

146

TBT

200

279

306

314

*318

268

228

193

184

164

197

*253

242

197

207

180

6,949

232

0.281

0.31

13,780

July

161

146 

134

128

174

152

131

125

118

120

115

102

95

90

83

76

74

70

68

72

74

88

190

376

372

268

204

164

137

123 

118

4,348

140

0.170

0.20

J,620

Aug.

105

95 

*88

85

78

76

72

68

64

58

55

52

48

47

42

41

40

38

37

40

38

41

44

42

40

38

*36

34

32

415 

53

1,667

53.8

0.065

0.08

3,310

Sept.

47

45 

44

40

35

31

29

27

24

23

20

19

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

*14

13

13

13

13

13

11

649

21.6

0.026

0.03

1,290

Calendar year 1955: Max 26,700 Min 36 Mean 881 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51 Ac-ft 637,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,900 Min 12 Mean 503 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.30 Ac-ft 364,800

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs) . Feb. 2 (5:30 a.m.) 18,700 cfs (16.10 ft); Feb. 18 (4 a.m.) 

18,000 cfs (15^82 ft)j May 15 (9 p.m.) 15,900 cfs (15.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 92°33', in NEir sec. 15, T. 17 N., R. 15 W., on left bank

0.8 mile upstream from Rush Creek, 1.5 miles southeast of Rush, and 24.3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,091 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 

0.6 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 1,341 cfs (970,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 30.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, 

reached a stage of 35.9 ft, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 cfs, by 

slope-area determination). Data on floods in 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1929-31, 1933, 1935(M), 

I93T:

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 25)

Oct. 1 to June 25 June 26 to Sept. 30

-0.42 

-.2

0.0

.5

1.0

2.0

63

118

180

366

574

1,060

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,730

2,690

5,380

9,070

13,200

20,200

-0.6

-.4

-.2

0.0

.2

0.4 116

.6 171

.9 301

1.2 480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

307

442

346

284

250

*207

187

167

151

145

139

133

124

118

115

107

104

99

96

94

89

89

84

81

77

74

74

89

94

84

79

4,529

146

0.134

0.15

8,980

Nov.

*84

102

113

96

91

89

89

86

84

81

79

77

74

74

77

96

89

84

94

94

84

86

127

127

124

145

142

148

*151

145

3,032

101

0.093

0.10

6,010

Dec.

142

136

133

127

121

115

113

113

107

104

102

99

96

96

96

94

91

91

91

*91

89

86

91

89

89

89

84

81

81

81

11

2,095

99.8

0.091

0.11

6,140

Jan.

77

74

77

74

72

72

72

69

69

69

67

67

67

65

65

65

63

63

72

69

65

65

79

*81

74

72

77

81

94

107

102

2,285

73.7

0.068

0.08

4,530

Feb.

576

13,700

7,840

3,360

2,290

1,820

1,460

1,760

6,140

4,580

3,020

2,290

1,820

*1,540

1,360

1,770

5,280

18.700

9,070

4,890

3,360

2,490

1,960

1,650

1,460

1,330

1,210

1,030

925

108,681

3,748

3.44

3.70

215,600

Mar.

825

754

708

640

596

565

548

530

530

522

492

463

*446

463

450

471

467

459

442

418

402

394

378

374

358

346

338

338

322

322

370

14,731

475

0.435

0.50

29,220

Apr.

370

370

370

366

350

346

338

315

3ZZ

*422

662

1,060

978

875

875

1,570

2,090

1,650

1,360

1,180

1,000

900

800

731

685

640

574

543

1,260

3j_410

26,412

880

0.807

0.90

52,390

May

2,800

2,140

1,910

1,570

1,360

1,180

1,000

*87S

754

662

574

526

459

442

3,870

»11,500

4,380

2,590

1,780

1,330

1,060

873

731

731

763

708

800

731

618

522

471

49,512

1,597

1.46

1.69

98,210

June

450

454

446

386

342

318

*299

280

254

232

211

190

174

177

211

261

342

362

366

346

292

243

221

204

545

403

350

*312

262

252

9,185

306

0.280

0.31

18,220

July

218

194

182

168

190

201

182

168

159

146

143

*143

135

126

118

114

109

105

102

112

109

112

190

296

460

361

267

222

186

156

143

5,517

178

0.163

0.19

10,940

Aug.

135

*121

112

107

103

98

94

89

84

80

78

75

70

67

63

61

58

54

56

71

75

61

55

59

63

63

61

*54

53 "ofl"

oo

92

2,400

77 .4

0.071

0.08

4,760

Sept.

92

79

69

66

61

55

50

45

42

41

39

37

35

33

32

29

28

27

27

27

26

24

23

*23

23

22

22

22

21

HP_

1,140

38.0

0.035

0.04

2,260

Calendar year 1955 : Max 35,200 Mln 60 Mean 1,105 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75 Ac-ft 800,200

Water teyear 1955-56: 1955-56: Max 18,700 Mln 20 Mean 6305 Cfsm 0.577 In. 7.85 Ac-ft 457,300 457,300

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs).--Feb. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (12.87 ft); Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 

!,000 cfs (13.70 ft); May 16 (5 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (11.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this dav.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°37 I 22", long 92°14'53", in NE^SEi sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3j miles northeast of Tecumseh.

Drainage area. 561 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1956.

;§_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"9 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 1945, staff gage at same site 

at datum 0.22 ft lower.

Average discharge.--12 years, 742 cfs (537,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 cfs May 15 (gage height, 15.65 ft); minimum, 195 cfs Jan. 14-19 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 18.05 ft); minimum, 187 cfs Sept. 14-18, 1954 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

170

235

383

695

4.0

6.0

12.0

1,640

4,200

14,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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.

Ac -ft

Oct.

248

239

235

231

235

240

245

245

240

235

230

230

230

230

225

225

225

225

225

225

220

220

220

*220

220

216

216

231

244

235

231

7,136

230

0.410

0.47

14,150

Nov.

231

239

314

294

266

253

244

239

239

239

239

239

235

235

239

266

248

244

244

239

239

239

244

239

235

235

235

235

235

231

7,353

245

0.427

0.49

14,580

Dec.

135" 235

235

235

*235

235

235

235

231

228

228

228

228

228

228

224

220

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

213

213

213

213

209

209

209

6,914

223

0.398

0.46

13,710

Jan.

205

205

205

205

205

202

202

198

198

*198

19S

198

198

198

195

195

195

195

198

198

198

198

198

202

202

202

202

202

216

2 16

213

6,240

201

0.358

0.41

12,380

Feb.

359

878

751

564

474

417

372

389

491

539

515

474

*428

422

411

433

753

1.910

1,430

1,010

809

688

609

564

539

503

485

462

422

18,101

624

1.11

1.20

35,900

Mar.

405

394

378

361

356

351

351

340

329

314

340

314

314

309

304

299

294

289

*289

289

284

284

284

279

275

275

275

279

275

270

266

9,666

312

0.556

0.64

19,170

Apr.

266

266

266

261

253

253

248

244

153

275

304

324

314

324

715

1,190

852

609

590

521

485

456

433

*411

394

389

378

372

1,300

2 ,030

14,976

499

0.889

0.99

29,700

May

1,280

1,010

834

727

644

590

564

527

474

456

439

422

411

630

14,200

5,320

2,570

1,800

1,420

1,230

1,060

932

834

775

727

695

658

622

596

557

651

43,655

1,408

2.51

2.89

86,590

June

651

622

576

*545

521

503

491

480

468

445

433

422

417

417

417

411

400

394

383

378

378

383

439

405

428

417

383

367

356

351

13,281

443

0.790

0.88

26,340

July

340

329

324

319

319

314

309

314

*309

309

304

299

304

1.880

767

533

456

405

383

356

340

405

456

784

609

515

456

417

389

361

345

13,950

450

0.802

0.92

27,670

Aug.

334

324

314

304

294

289

284

*279

279

279

279

275

270

266

261

257

253

248

244

253

248

248

244

239

235

235

231

231

231

235

231

8,194

264

0.471

0.54

16,250

Sept.

¥35" 235

231

228

228

224

224

220

216

216

216

216

216

216

215

213

213

*213

213

213

213

216

220

220

220

220

216

216

213

213

&, 566

219

0.390

0.44

13,020

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,600 Min 209 Mean 441 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.68 Ac-ft 319,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,200 Min 195 Mean 426 Cfsm 0.759 In- 10.33 Ac-ft 309,500

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--May 15 (5 p.m.) 22,100 cfs (15.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 6-23; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and weather records.
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'35", long 92°18'25", in E| sec. 32, T. 23 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest of Tecumseh, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 570 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 30, 1945, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 559 cfs (404,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs May 15 (gage height, 19.64 ft); minimum, 102 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.34 ft).

1944-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1956; minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 

1954 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

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

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

papers indicated and in WSP 1311.

WSP

1037 

1057 

1087 

1177

Water 

year

1945 

1946 

1947 

1950

Date

Apr. 

Feb. 

Nov. 

Jan.

14, 15, 1945 

14, 1946 

10, 1946 

4, 1950

Discharge 

(cfs)

22,600 

17,200 

18,000 

26,500

Gage height 

(feet)

18.0 

15.86 

16.17 

19.50

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisio'ns.--WSP 1117: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in the water years 1945 and 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1037 and 1177, respectively, and WSP 1311, are given herewith:

Apr. 14, 1945........... 11,600

Apr. 15, 1945........... 18,500

Jan. 4, 1950........... 17,800

Month

April 1945...........

Water year 1944-45. 

Calendar year 1945.

Water year 1949-50. 

Calendar year 1950.

Cfs-days

104,900 

395,201 

399,093

72,841 

360,171 

351,847

Maximum

18,500 

18 , 5OO 

18,500

17,800 

17,800 

17,800

Minimum

1,240 

ISO 

150

462 

188 

192

Mean

3,497 

1,080 

1,093 

2,350 

987 

964

Per square 

mile

6.14 

1.89 

1.92

4.12 

1.73 

1.69

Runoff

Inches

6.84 

25.78 

26.05

4.75 

23.50 

22.95

Acre- feet

308,100 

783,900 

791,600

144,500 

714,400 

697,900

Revised peak discharge.--1949-50: Jan. 4 (12:30 p.m.) 26,500 cfs (19.5O ft); May 12 (10 a.m.) 

15,OOO cfs (14.99 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

144

129

126

124

126

129

132

132

126

124

124

124

122

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

117

117

117

*117

115

115

115

134

161 

152

142

3,897

126

0.221

0.25

7,730

Nov.

136

150

199

161

147

142

136

132

134

132

132

129

126

126

134

142

136

136

134

132

129

132

136

132

129

126

126

124

124 

122

4,076

136

0.239

0.27

8,080

Dec.

126

129

132

126

*124

124

124

122

122

122

119

119

119

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

115

115

117

117

117

115

115

113

113 

113

113

3,690

119

0.209

0.24

7,32O

Jan.

Ill

111

111

111

111

111

111

108

108

*108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

111

113

113

113

113

115

115

115

113

113

115

122 

126

129

3,483

112

0.196

0.23

6,91O

Feb.

755

1,330

595

385

303

259

230

366

637

499

389

335

*303

285

265

268

853

2.000

1,070

744

538

44O

394

358

343

317

292

275

252

15,080

520

0.912

0.98

29,910

Mar.

246

236

227

218

211

208

214

208

199

193

187

184

184

187

184

184

181

178

*175

172

172

169

166

164

161

158

161

164

158 

155

152

5,756

186

0.326

0.38

11,420

Apr.

152

155

155

150

147

144

142

139

T44

164

178

181

181

184

1,340

1,330

744

543

427

365

321

292

275

*255

239

227

218

208

1.930 

1,420

12,350

412

0.723

0.81

24 , 5OO

May

887

659

524

432

373

331

299

265

246

230

214

202

193

407

*15,500

*6,780

2,420

1,620

1,170

1,010

772

621

543

481

445

423

385

354

328 

303

324

38,741

1,250

2.19

2.53

76,840

June

328

289

268

*259

246

239

236

227

218

208

199

193

19O

190

190

196

196

187

178

169

166

T66

190

184

303

317

249

218

196 

184

6,579

219

0.384

0.43

13,050

July

175

166

161

155

152

ISO

150

161

*158

147

144

144

142

166

161

150

144

142

147

147

142

187

494

1.59O

648

373

292

246

221 

205

192

7,653

247

0.433

0.50

15,180

Aug.

184

172

166

164

155

150

144

*139

139

142

144

139

134

132

132

129

126

124

122

126

124

122

119

117

117

117

117

115

TT?

122 

122

4,172

135

0.237

0.27

8,280

Sept.

119

TT9

119

117

117

115

113

111

111

111

111

108

108

106

106

104

104

*104

111

108

113

106

108

113

113

111

108

108

108 

106

3,316

111

0.195

0.22

6,580

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,20O Mln 108 Mean 282 cfsm 0.495 m. 6.72 Ac-ft 204,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 15,500 Mln 104 Mean 297 Cfsm 0.521 in. 7.11 Ac-ft 215,800

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP cfs). Hay 15 (6:30 p.m.) 26,800 cfs (19.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°14'57", long 92°14'16", at dam on North Fork River in SE£ sec. 2,

 T. 18 N. , R. 12 W. , 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available. June 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

 by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 1, 1945, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,252,500 acre-ft July 31 (elevation, 552.06 ft);

 minimum, 889,100 acre-ft Jan. 31, Feb. 1 (elevation, 533.48 ft).

1943-56: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1945 (elevation, 570.00 ft); 

minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 541,500 acre-ft Sept. 21, 1954 (elevation, 509.78 ft).

Remarks Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began on June 18, 1943;

 power-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity at top of spillway gate, 

1,983,000 acre-ft at elevation 580 ft, of which 731,800 acre-ft (between elevations, 

552, permanent spillway crest, and 580 ft) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 

acre ft (between elevations 510 and 552 ft) will be used for power, and 544,200 acre-ft 

(below elevation 510 ft) will be dead storage. Contents at lowest outlet elevation, 

2,500 acre-ft (elevation, 395.0 ft). Reservoir is used for flood control, power development, and recreational purposes.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

1,070.9

1,071.5

1,071.3

1,071.7

1,072.1

1,073.3

1,072.3

1,072.3

1,072.3

1,071.7

1,069.3

1,O67.9

1,065.5

1,063.2

1,062.4

1,062.6

1,059.3

1,O56.8

1,054.7

1,053.5

1,052.4

1,050.6

1,O51.2

1,O48.3

1,046.8

1,045.4

1,043.5

1,043.1

1,042.3

1,042.3 

1,039.6

541.73

-31,3OO

Nov.

1,037.9

1,035.4

1,032.5

1,029.4

1,027.6

1,028.0

1,025.9

1,024.0

1,022.1

1,O2O.3

1,018.6

1,016.9

1,017.6

1,O15.5

1,013.9

1,012.7

1,010.3

1 , OO8 . 4

1 , OO6 . 7

1,006.7

1,004.4

1,003.5

1 , OO1 . 6

1,001.2

998.4

996.3

996.5

992.8

989.0

985.5

538.87

-54,100

Dec.

982.2

978.9

977.4

977.8

975.6

973.0

970.8

968.1

965.3

962.6

963. 0

960.4

957.8

954.9

952.9

950.7

949.3

950.2

947.7

945.5

943.0

941.4

939.8

940.4

94O.5

940.5

938.4

936.4

934.8

932.9 

931.1

535.87

-54,400

Jan.

931.4

932.1

930.7

928.2

925.7

923.8

921.3

921.6

919.5

917.9

916.1

914.0

912.6

911.4

912.1

909.1

906.3

905.1

903.2

901.6

9O0.8

901.6

90O.8

897.8

895.9

894.7

893.0

892.3

893.7

891.2 

889.1

533.48

-42,000

Feb.

905.5

917.3

919.3

919.8

922.0

921.1

920.0

925.7

928.2

929.1

930.0

932.5

932.5

931.1

929.5

929.3

947.0

960.8

969.4

971.2

971.6

971.0

97O.3

970.7

972.1

974.7

974.5

973.4

972.7

 

538.17

+83,6OO

Mar.

972.7

972.1

971.8

973.0

970.8

970.3

967.9

966.6

965.3

965.0

965.3

964.6

963.7

961.9

960.0

957.3

956.2

957.3

954.5

951.2

948.4

944.3

940.0

938.7

939.5

936.8

933.7

930.2

928.0

926.1 

925.0

535.53

-47,700

water

Apr.

926.2

923.9

921.8

919.5

917.5

915. 0

912.8

913.5

911.7

908.9

9O6.O

9O3.2

9O2.0

901.6

908.4

912.4

913.8

914.8

914.8

914.8

915.5

917.3

917.0

915.0

912.9

91O.5

908.2

908.9

921.6

926.6

535.62

+1 , 60O

 rear October 1955 to September 1956

May

929.8

932.9

935.0

937. 0

939.5

942.1

943.4

944.1

944.8

945.7

946.2

947.3

948.7

955.3

1,029.8

1,O65.1

1,077.2

1,085.4

1,091.3

1,096.5

1,1O0.8

1,104.6

1,109.3

1,113.0

1,117.4

1,120.7

1,124.0

1,126.6

1,128.8

1,131.3 

1,135.0

546.53

+208,400

June

1,137.0

1,139.0

1,141.3

1,142.7

1,144.5

1,146.6

1,148.5

1,149.7

1,151.4

1,152.9

1,153.7

1,155.2

1,156.4

1,158.3

1, 160,4

1,161.9

1,163.3

1,164.4

1,165.2

1,166.7

1,167.7

1,169.8

1,171.3

1,172.5

1,188.2

1,191.9

1,194.9

1,196.2

1,197.5

1,198.8

549.58

+63,800

July

1,199.8

1,201.3

1,202.4

1,203.5

1,204.8

1,205.8

1,206.5

1,208.6

1,209.0

1,209.5

1,209.9

1,210.5

1,212.0

1,219.1

1,221.1

1,222.8

1,223.6

1,224.7

1,224.7

1,224.5

1,224.9

1,231.0

1,238.9

1,249.2

1,251.0

1,249.9

1,249.0

1,249.7

1,251.2

1,251.8 

1,251.0

551.99

+52,200

Aug.

1,249.7

1,247.2

1,244.6

1,241.7

1,239.5

1,236.2

1,233.4

1,230.1

1,227.3

1,224.7

1,222.8

1,220.0

1,217.4

1,215.0

1,212.7

1,209.7

1,207.1

1,203.9

1,202.8

1,200.5

1,197.3

1,194.9

1,192.1

1,189.5

1,186.7

1,184.4

1,181.7

1,179.0

1,177.8

1,176.9 

1,176.1

548.51

-74,900

Sept.

1,175.9

1.176.1

1,176.5

1,173.4

1,169.6

1,167.5

1,164.6

1,164.0

1,164.0

1,162.3

1,161.7

1,160.2

1,159.4

1,157.3

1,157.1

1,157.7

1,155.0

1,151.8

1,150.0

1,146.6

1,143.7

1,142.7

1,143.3

1,139.4

1,136.2

1,131.7

1,127.0

1,123.3

1,122.9

1,123.1

545.95

-53,000

Calendar year 1955.................... * +269,100

Water year 1955-56.................... * 52,200

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°15', long 92°14 I , in SE^ sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 12 ¥., at Norfork Dam, 

4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area. 1,806 sq mi.

Records available. May 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder in float well in powerplant. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,935 cfs (1,401,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Mar. 23; minimum daily, 60 cfs 

1944-56: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed from powerplant records, flow through floodcontrol conduits, and flow over spillway. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

192

64 

470

328

311

232

648

272

64

706

1,460

1,320

1,170

1,270

628

64

1,670

1,460

1,200

970

883

1,190

64

1,500 

1,000

940 

1,060

1,290

520

66

1,510

24,522

791

48,640

Nov.

1,280

2,290 

1,650

1,780

1,150

70

1,420

1,060

1,190

1,170

1,280

1,210

63

1,560

1,380

1,120

1,400

1,570

1,420

73

1,390

1,320

1,400

435 

1,620

1,530 

287

1,900

1,990

1,870

37,878

1,263

75,130

Dec.

2,080

1,990 

1,300

69

1,480

1,590

1,540

1,650

1,570

1,660

74

1,560

1,540

1,710

1,280

1,210

1,100

74

1,410

1,360

1,580

1,110

1,230

198 

461

395 

1,390

1,240

1,320

1,160

1,180

37,511

1,210

74,400

Jan.

71

69 

1,240

1,480

1,590

1,380

1,440

74

1,420

1,070

1,190

1,220

1,060

904

74

1,590

1,620

1,190

1,340

1,050

830

75

1,170

1.650 

1,330

978 

1,260

1,020

239

1,280

1,430

32,334

1,043

64,130

Feb.

1,230

1,150 

1,510

1,340

213

1,620

1,430

1,620

1,530

1,800

1,270

183

1,470

1,980

1,980

2,010

1,580

1,130

72

1,890

2.110

2,070

2,050

1,240 

1,130

70 

1,340

1,400

1,250 -

39,668

1,368

78,680

Mar.

1,120

1,170 

1,110

69

1,980

1,390

1,900

1,310

1,240

958

68

1,300

1,470

1,510

1,640

1,930

1,130

69

1,950

2,120

2,130

2,550

2.660

1,220 

68

2,140 

2,150

2,140

1,520

1,460

909

44,381

1,432

88,030

Apr.

66

1,690 

1,680

1,690

1,440

1,720

1,180

67

2.130

1,980

1,920

1,990

1,230

875

357

1,340

1,410

1,260

1,290

1,200

817

65

1,340

1,550 

1,790

2,060 

1,870

746

64

1,860

38,677

1,289

76,710

May

1.520

647 

686

646

161

63

655

596

547

533

717

271

64

962

94

63

141

63

63

63

62

6Z

63

83 

64

63 

63

63

151

63

63

9,155

295

18,160

June

63

63 

62

62

*63

63

63

220

63

63

~ez 280

63

63

63

62

62

249

170

62

160

200

63

63 

63

73

61

63

63

63

2,793

93.1

5,540

July

63

63 

63

63

64

63

63

63

65

93

93

63

60

63

102

142

*64

370

309

645

180

63

1,120

715 

1,170

1.880 

1,440

756

63

457

1,110

11,528

372

22,870

Aug.

1,310

1,710 

1,770

1,840

1,650

1,790

1,770

1.850

1,700

1,610

1,540

1,520

1,620

1,460

1,560

1,620

1,710

1,800

1,290

1,510

1,730

1,460

1,600

1,480 

1,660

1,560 

1,590

1,680

1,590

843

678

48,501

1,565

96,200

Sept.

338

H1,800

1,980

1,170

1,490

301

64

905

568

982

677

1,280

449

63

1,610

1,620

1,560

1,540

1,610

638

64

2,050 

1,730

2,360 

2,450

1,960

490

64

31,940

1,065

63,350

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,600 Mln 52 Mean 636 Ao-ft 460,400

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,660 Mln 60 Mean 981 Ac-ft 711,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.'
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07', long 92°09', in SWir sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 11 W., on left bank at 

Calico Rock, just upstream from Calico Creek, 3-5- miles downstream from Cataract Creek, 

6 miles upstream from Plney Creek, and at mile 359.1.

Drainage area.--9,965 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and Jan. 27 to Aug. 13, 1940, 

staff gage at site 500 ft downstream, both at datum 1.07 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 10,300 cfs (7,457,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 1,040 cfs Jan. 2 (gage height, 0.40 ft), minimum daily, 1,720 cfs Jan. 2.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 310,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 ft); minimum observed, 305 cfs Sept. 27, 1954; minimum daily, 310 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 ft Jan. 31, 1916, present datum, from records of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir 

(see p. 75). Prior to this date some regulation by Lake Taneycomo 147 miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft). Since 1943 some regulation by Norfork Reservoir 

(see p. 81). Some regulation July 1949 to July 1951 by construction of Bull Shoals 

Dam.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

2 .O 

4.0

1,610

3,290

7,130

6.0 

8.0

11.0

12,600

19,600

32,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.570

4,000 

2,070

4,660

*4,680

4,760

4,810

3,880

2,650

1,870

4,700

4,500

4,320

4,170

3,770

3,100

2,380

4,470

4,340

4,060

3,760

3,940

3,720

3,160

4,920

4,140

3,790

4,130

3,970

3,320

2,300

119,910

3,868

237,800

Nov.

4,240

*5,240 

5.960

5,330

4,750

3,820

2.270

4,290

4,600

4,440

4,620

4,320

3,730

2,920

4,490

4,360

4,950

4,780

4,830

3,940

2,560

4,790

5,180

4,370

3,500

5,260

4,470

3,740

4,930

*4,890

131,570

4,386

261,000

Dec.

5,120

5.160 

5,010

3,960

2,800

4,580

4,760

4,640

4,710

4,740

4,540

3,500

4,630

4,440

4,560

4,670

4,840

4,140

2,790

*4,950

5,240

4,590

4,780

4,340

3,400

2.640

2,950

4,280

4,720

4,870

4,500

134,850

4,350

267,500

Jan.

3,560

1,720 

2,600

4,720

5,720

6,290

5,720

4,880

3,900

5,390

5,220

4,360

4,250

3,800

3,850

2,910

4,860

*4,560

4,530

4,380

3,770

3,650

2,560

4,660

4,720

3,900

4,340

3,930

3,700

2,720

4,420

129,590

4,180

257,000

Feb.

5,450

17,400 

21,100

10,600

7,750

5,760

6,500

7,650

11,500

12,800

9,530

7,800

5,810

7,170

*7,290

7,680

11,800

28,600

22,400

12,100

10,700

9,400

8,520

7,430

7,100

6,120

4,700

6,820

6,320

_

293,800

10,130

582,700

Mar.

6,050

5,810 

5,710

5,090

3,870

5,780

6,350

6,540

5,890

5,320

4,520

2,970

5,700

*6,190

6,080

6,480

6,300

4,580

3,660

6,700

6,860

7.240

6,760

5,200

4,740

3,460

5,940

6,070

5,700

5,940

5,360

172,860

5,576

342,900

Apr.

4,420

2.760 

5,940

6,000

5,980

5,800

5,520

4,700

3,520

6,630

*6,880

6,880

6,640

6,310

5,840

4,230

8.560

8,320

7,500

7,150

6,550

5,180

3,330

6,760

6,700

6,920

7,240

5,920

6,280

5,800

180,060

6,002

357,100

May

10,700

8,540 

8,430

7,620

7,000

5,380

3,380

6,310

*6,290

6,100

6,180

5,860

4,610

2,740

8,250

* 19, OOP

13,000

8,560

6,930

4,750

3,360

5,190

5,560

6,380

6,520

6,820

5,190

3,250

5,540

6,100

5,320

208,860

6,737

414,300

June

5,460

4,940 

4,080

2,140

4,250

*4,620

4,620

5,460

5,680

5,410

3,180

5,700

4,960

4,700

4,770

4,960

4,840

3,780

5,490

6,000

5,830

5,880

5,680

4,560

9,160

*13,1OO

7,420

7,110

6,460

6,180

166,420

5,547

330,100

July

6,040

3,300 

5,670

5,980

3,460

5,440

5,440

5,380

2,300

4,880

5,570

5,210

4,860

5,340

6,280

4,320

6,460

6,700

6,080

6,280

5,600

5,680

3,990

6,660

6,760

7,820

7,760

7,280

6,280

3,740

6,840

173,400

5,594

343,900

Aug.

*7.640

7,450 

6,220

6,480

5,180

3,540

6,270

6,470

6,500

5,840

5,650

4,380

2,860

6,150

6,300

6,240

6,400

6,760

5,180

2,660

3,920

4,280

4,540

5,130

5,580

4,340

2,700

*5,49O

5,920

5,810

5,450

167,330

5,398

331,900

Sept.

5,070

3,680 

1,740

2,680

7.560

6,480

6,480

5,040

4,060

2,080

6,050

7,020

6,340

7,100

6,590

4,890

5,520

6,550

6,140

6,020

5,920

5,720

4,000

3,250

*5,950

6,700

6,630

6,O70

4,920

5,720

157,550

5,252

512,500

Calendar year 1955: Max 39,600 Min 1,000 Mean 6,068 Ac-ft 4,393,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 28,600 Min 1,720 Mean 5,563 Ac-ft 4,039,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Batesville, Ark.

Location. --Lat 35°45'37", long 91° 38' 28", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11 at Batesville, 0.3 mile upstream from 

lock and dam 1, 0.6 mile downstream from Polk Bayou, and at mile 300.1.

Drainage area.--11.062 sq mi.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at lower 

lock gage since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 337.72 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall of dam 1, 

0.3 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 12,000 cfs (8,688,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,700 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 12.95 ft); 

minimum, 1,920 cfs Jan. 3 (gage height, 6.69 ft): minimum daily, 2,210 cfs Jan. 3. 

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 324,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.43 ft); 

minimum, 580 cfs Sept. 28, 1954; minimum daily, 592 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft, Feb. 1, 1916, at former site, observed by employee of 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. For regulation see Remarks for station at Calico Rock on preceding page.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1177: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.7 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,950

2,910

7,200

12,4OO

1O.O 

11.0 

12.0 

13.0

18,5OO 

26,400 

35,5OO 

45,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7,200 

5,280

*4,350 

2,770

4,940

5,160

5,330

5,110

4,140

3,020

2,500

5,200

4,980

4,770

4,6OO

4,020

3,370

3,120

4,770

4,65O

4,310

4,10O 

4,310

3,770

3,870

5,110

4,310

4,270

4,650

4,100

3,490

135,570

4,373

268,900

Nov.

2,920 

4,560

5.720 

4,730

5,550

4,90O

3,850

2,970

4,350

4,770

4,690

4,810

4,600

3,9OO

3,440

4,980

4,560

5,280

5,160

5,200

3,940

3,140 

5,280

5,410

4,560

4,100

5,370

4,600

4,310

5,280

------

136,930

4,564

271,600

Dec.

5,200 

5,460

5,460 

4,690

3,980

3,44O

4.98O

4,980

4,94O

5,030

5,160

4,390

4,060

4,860

4,900

4,730

4,980

5,030

4,100

3,410

5,280

5,460 

4,860

5,160

4,350

3,690

2,910

3,330

4,600

4,980

4,980

143,380

4,625

284,400

Jan.

4,730 

3,65O

2,210 

3,050

5,200

6,490

6,260

5,810

4,730

4,690

5,550

5,240

4,650

4,440

4,180

*3,770

3,450

5,160

4,860

4,810

4,600

4,180 

3,9OO

3,060

5,030

4,980

4,310

4,730

6,040

5,200

3,730

142,690

4,603

283,000

Feb.

7,530 

23,600

28,100 

18.2OO

12,400

9,180 s.iao

11,000

16 , 500

15,800

14,000

11,300

8,680

8,180

9,18O

11,800

23,100

41.400

35,500

18,800

14,300

12,400 

11 , 3OO

10,200

9,180

8,430

6.720

6,720

7,680

_

------

419,360

14,460

831,800

Mar.

7,440 

6,96O

6,960 

6,490

5,410

5,500

6,720

7,440

6,96O

6,490

6,040

4,810

4.510

6,96O

6,960

*7,200

7,440

6,720

4,940

5,330

7,440

7.680 

7,680

7,440

5,720

4,940

4,860

6,720

6,720

6,26O

6,490

199,030

6,420

394,800

Apr.

5,810 

4,730

5.9OO 

6,490

6,490

6,490

6,72o

6,040

5,070

5,500

8, ISO

7,930

8,180

7,440

7,680

8,180

7,440

10,200

9,440

8,680

8,180

7,440 

5,720

4,980

7,680

7,680

8,180

7,680

6,720

7,44O

212,290

7,076

421,100

May

9,180 

10,500

9,440 

9,180

8,430

7,200

6,040

4,730

*7,200

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,260

5,370

5,400

13,700

18,500

11,600

8,930

7,200

5,590

4,510 

6,040

7,440

7,680

9,180

7,680

6,260

4,480

6,720

6,960

242,080

7,809

480,200

June

6,260 

6,260

5,550 

4,9OO

5.100

4,980

5,410

5.41O

6,260

6,26O

5,810

4,270

6,040

5,680

5,590

6,040

5,680

5,770

4,440

6,260

6,490

6,490 

6,490

6,040

7,200

IB . 500

11,300

8,680

7,950

7,200

------

196,290

6,545

589,500

July

6,720 

6,49O

4,440 

6,490

7,440

5,200

6,260

6,260

*6,040

5.570

5,940

6,260

5,720

5,720

6,260

6,260

6,040

7,200

7,200

6,720

6,72O

6,260 

6,040

6,040

7,200

7,950

8.680

8,450

7,950

6,260

5,280

198,800

6,415

394,500

Aug.

e.180

8,180

7,200 

6,840

6,720

5,720

4,48O

6,960

6,96o

6,96O

6,490

6,04o

4,940

5,690

6,720

6,72o

6,720

6,960

6,960

5,770

5.180

4,590 

4,690

4,940

5,650

5,810

4,810

3,210

6,040

6,490

*6,040

184,440

5,950

565,800

Sept.

6,040 

5,370

4,060 

2,340

3,810

7,440

6,96O

6,49O

5,28O

4,350

5,110

6,490

7,200

6,960

7,680

6,380

5,200

4,390

6,720

6,490

6,260

6,260 

5,720

4,270

4,020

6,260

7,200

6,960

6,260

4,94O

------

170,910

5,697

339,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 51,400 Mln 1,720 Mean 7,088 Ac -ft 5,132,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 41,400 Mln 2,210 Mean 6,508 Ac-ft 4,724,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°20'10", long 90°47'15", in SW^NW^ sec. 25, T. 31 N., R. 2 E., on right 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest of Annapolis, 11 miles 

downstream from East Fork, and at mile 278.5.

Drainage area.--484 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 569.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, at site 415 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 562 cfs (406,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.30 ft Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 21-23, 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 45,400 cfs June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 20.1 ft); 

minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 14-18, 1954, Sept. 18-20, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.36 ft 

Sept. 25-28, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

62

134

316

565

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

935

3,220

6,050

10,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1 -OS to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

85

85

85

90

93

97

129

IZ3

123

115

110

110

115

112

110

107

105

102

100

100

102

102

100

97

95

95

95

105

118

123

123

3,257

105

0.217

0.25

6,460

Nov.

123

137

219

204

184

164

*152

143

137

134

131

129

126

126

129

402

43?

308

266

230

208

194

187

174

167

161

152

146

143

140

5,518

184

0.380

0.42

10,940

Dec.

140

137

137

134

131

129

129

126

126

123

123

*120

120

118

115

115

115

115

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

110

110

110

110

110

107

3,694

119

0.246

0.28

7,330

Jan.

107

107

107

107

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

*105

105

105

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

110

120

126

3,343

108

0.223

0.26

6,630

Feb.

150

1,500

1,440

850

647

608

621

548

536

508

482

441

402

416

1,580

1,330

1,420

5.860

2,120

1,300

*892

688

571

519

627

778

634

536

466

26,470

913

1.89

2.03

52,500

Mar.

412

379

338

308

287

270

450

'525 695

436

384

342

320

312

303

295

287

274

266

254

242

230

223

216

212

*197

194

190

180

174

167

9,362

302

0.624

0.72

18,570

Apr.

171

T77

329

325

287

258

230

216

208

223

238

262

266

266

695

910

615

487

412

360

320

287

266

254

238

227

216

204

599

1.600

11,146

372

0.769

0.86

22,110

May

998

725

r 34

52'2

384

*356

393

369

334

308

278

250

262

8,450

5,170

2,300

1,440

1,050

834

654

536

456

402

360

334

312

291

262

233

1,870

31,104

1,003

2.07

2.39

61,690

June

2,240

1,140

770

577

472

402

351

308

270

242

223

201

187

184

201

227

291

262

223

194

*180

174

184

279

1,240

989

602

441

356

303

13,713

457

0.944

1.05

27,200

July

262

230

212

212

242

432

325

266

230

204

187

167

158

149

143

140

134

126

120

112

110

110

120

131

120

112

107

102

100

95

95

5,251

169

0.349

0.40

10,420

Aug.

90

88

85

83

81

79

77

77

*81

107

118

115

110

102

95

93

90

88

85

88

85

83

81

79

77

77

75

72

79

85 

85

2,710

87.4

0.181

0.21

5,380

Sept.

171

177 14~9

126

115

105

97

95

90

*88

85

85

83

81

81

79

77

75

75

75

75

72

77

72

72

72

72

72

72

IP.

2,735

91.2

0.188

0.21

5,420

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,300 Mln 66 Mean 343 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.61 Ac-ft 248,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,430 Mln 70 Mean 323 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.08 Ac-ft 234,600

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs]. May 15 (6:30 p.m.) 18,300 cfs (12.76 ft). 

Discharge measurement on this date.

465893 O-58 7
86 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°08'00", long 90°46'3l", in NW£ sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., in intake 

tower at dam on Black River, 4| miles west of Piedmont and at mile 257.4.

Drainage area. 898 sq mi.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 65,570 acre-ft May 17 (elevation, 512.72 ft); 

minimum, 20,030 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 492.83 ft).

1948-56: Maximum contents, 192,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1950 (elevation, 540.02 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 18,920 acre-ft Sept. 28, 

1953 (elevation, 492.10 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pool level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity is 413,700 acre-ft at elevation 567 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which 391,800 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage, 

and 21,920 acre-ft is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will 

be maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 ft. Reservoir used for flood control and incidental recreational purposes.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents. In acre-feet, a

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

20.090 

20,120

20,120

20,200 

20,240

20,440

20,530

20,680 

20,800

20,890

20,970

21,120

21,200

21,270

21,330

21,400

21,450

21,510

21,550

21,590

21,660

21,710

21,770

21,810

21,840

21,890

21,920

22,160 

22,210

22,'l80

494.16

+2,150

Nov.

22,210 

22,520

22,590

22.620 

22,600

22,460

22,210

22,020 

21,970

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,020

22,020

22,020

22,380

22,490

22,200

21,950

21,970

21,940

21,950

21,920

21.890

21,900

21,940

21,940

21,920 

21,940

21 990

494.04

-190

Dec.

22.080 

21,970

21,950

21,940 

22,030

22,030

21,940

21,890 

21,870

21,870

21,850

21,820

21,790

21,790

21,760

21,710

21,680

21,680

21,630

21,590

21,560

21,510

21,550

21,590

21,640

21,690

21,740

21,770 

21,870

21,900

21,940

494.01

-50

Jan.

21,970 

22,020

22.050

22,050 

22,000

21,970

21,940

21,940 

21,950

21,970

21,970

21,970

21,970

21,990

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,050

22,030

21,970

21,940

21,890

21,870

21,870

21.850

21,870

21,890

22,000

22,120

22,030

21,990

494.04

+50

fc 12 p.m

Feb.

22,390 

23,400

24,550

24,430 

23,910

23,210

22,570

22,070 

22,000

22,120

22,050

22,120

22,100

22,150

22,980

23,760

24,670

30,750

51.770

28,900

25,280

23,080

22,260

21,990

21,950

22,160

22,210

22,050 

22.020

494.06

+30

, water year October 1955 to Se

Mar.

21,990 

21.940

22,050

22,030 

22,000

22,080

22,390

22,560 

22,260

22,080

22,080

22,030

22,150

22,310

22,620

22,930

23,220

23,550

23,760

24,000

24,190

24,380

24,430

24,420

24,400

24,500

24.520

24,450 

24,380

24,400

24,480

495.54

+2,460

Apr.

24,500 

24,620

24,760

24,950 

24,850

24,620

24,420

24.580 

24] 420

24,430

24,430

24,470

24,500

24,590

24,850

25,370

25,120

24,670

24,520

24,500

24,500

24,470

24,470

24,500

24,540

24,520

24,470

24,420 

25,020

26,610

496.77

+2,130

May

26,350 

25,250

24,620

24,480 

24,450

24,710

24,620

24,450 

24,500

24,470

24,560

24.280

24^290

24,760

50,650

64,910

65.520

65,070

59,910

56,110

55,520

48,650

45,840

58,950

54,240

29,550

26,440

25,000 

24,310

24,500

26,340

496.61

-270

June

29.070

26*790

24,970 

23,740

25,480

23,810

24,100 

24,280

24,290

24,000

25,620

25,290

25,570

23,670

23,840

24,140

24,050

23,470

25,420

25,580

24,100

24,400

24,220

25,780

25,350

23,220

22.740 

25,520

23,850

495.16

-2,510

pt ember

July

24.000 

23,470

22,870

25,040 

25,340

23,810

23,840

25,580 

25,010

22,780

22,910

25,060

25,140

25,190

25,180

22,980

22,780

22,780

22,780

22,850

22,850

22,850

23,140

23,060

23,040

23,050

25,050

25,010 

22,980

22,950

22,880

494.59

-950

1956

Aug.

22.850 

22,750

22,670

22,570 

22,490

22,380

22,250

22,150 

22,150

22,360

22,430

22,460

22,460

22,440

22,410

22,360

22,290

22,230

22,160

22,120

22,020

21,940

21,840

21,740

21,640

21,560

21,450

21.550 

21,560

21,580

21,610

495.81

-1,270

Sept.

21,760 

21,920

22,030

22,080 

22,080

22,080

22,030

21,970 

21,920

21,840

21,790

21,720

21,660

21,590

21,510

21,410

21,520

21,220

21,120

21,020

20,910

20,810

20,860

20,780

20,680

20,580

20,500

20,400 

20,510

20.210

492.95

-1,400

Calendar year 1955.................... * -9,250

Water year 1955-56.................... * +180

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

87

Location. Lat 37°04'45", long 90°42'50", In SE£SW£ sec. 22, T. 28 N. , R. 3 E., on downstream side of pier at right end of left truss of bridge on State Highway 34, half 

a mile northwest of Leeper, 2 miles downstream from McKenzle Creek, 6 miles downstream 

from Clear-water Dam, and at mile 251.0.

Drainage area.--9S7 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 428.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1937, chain gage, Oct. 22, 1937, to Jan. 21, 1942, waterstage recorder, and Jan. 22 to Apr. 6, 1942, staff gage, all at site 1,900 ft downstream at datum 3.85 ft lower.

Average discharge.--35 years, 965 cfs (698,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3.200 cfs May 22, 23 (gage height, 5.53 ft); 

minimum, 157 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 78,400 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01 ft, site 

and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 133 cfs 

Aug. 11, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 ft In March 1904 (present site and datum), from 

floodmarks (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs).

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

Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 762: 1933(M). WSP 1007: 1943. WSP 1281: 1922-23, 

1927-29(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.3 

2.0

144

266

482

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

945

1,650

3,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

157

157

160

180

184

182

a!80

178

a!78

a!78

178

182

180

178

178

178

178

176

176

174

174

173

173

173

171

171

171

180

180

204

215

5,497

177

10,900

Nov.

217

228

234

296

304

336

*390

368

324

226

239

239

239

237

241

248

313

583

583

386

347

344

356

338

288

277

274

271

261

228

9,215

307

18,280

Dec.

226

258

307

239

232

230

254

282

239

234

234

*234

232

232

230

230

230

228

228

226

226

226

221

198

194

192

190

19O

190

190

3JJ8

7,010

226

13,900

Jan.

190

190

188

198

221

223

217

206

202

200

200

200

200

200

200

*200

202

202

208

226

228

228

221

206

204

204

204

206

211

232

261

6,478

209

12,850

Feb.

274

583

945

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,000

845

699

747

651

628

628

723

1,060

1,290

1,440

1,700

*5,140

3,080

2,460

1,400

1,000

895

870

870

870

795

32,923

1,135

65,3od

Mar.

651

675

520

501

501

501

443

561

820

795

605

561

501

432

377

313

304

299

296

290

288

288

315

362

362

*304

321

368

356

315

261

13,486

435

26,750

Apr.

274

280

280

293

386

501

457

377

344

362

356

350

350

350

380

540

845

845

699

501

482

419

426

365

353

347

350

350

310

386

12,558

419

24,910

May

1,060

1,360

1,150

795

675

460

*540

605

a500

460

a480

501

a440

a400

al,100

al,400

a2,900

a2,900

3,080

a5,100

2,460

2,980

3,080

3,030

2,920

2,810

2,310

1,400

895

583

555

46,727

1,507

 92,680

June

845

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,560

870

468

580

562

574

482

501

561

527

290

568

261

574

561

501

*266

258

274

577

771

1,290

1.970

1,260

595

280

20,974

699

41 , 600

July

295

561

795

596

271

256

585

520

651

561

274

254

248

244

246

556

550

254

250

250

228

228

277

450

330

277

237

228

226

223 

223

10,280

352

20,590

Aug.

225

221

221

225

221

221

221

219

*225

264

254

226

225

219

217

215

217

217

219

219

215

208

206

204

204

206

206

204

250

226 

217

6,789

219

15,470

Sept.

257

2l5

211

208

206

206

204

202

202

*202

a200

a200

a200

a!90

188

a!90

a200

a200

*200

198

194

192

202

196

192

192

192

198

200

200

6,017

201

11,930

Calendar year 1955; Max 4,040 Mln 157 Mean 609 Ac-ft 440,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,140 Mln 157 Mean 486 Ac-ft 353,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

recorded range in stage.
88 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°45'35", long 90°23'15", In SW^NWi sec. 2 , T . 24 N . , R. 6 E. , on right 

bank at city light and water plant In Poplar Bluff, 1,500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U.S. Highway 60, 4f miles downstream from Indian Creek, and at mile 211.2.

Drainage area. --1, 245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1956. Gageheight records collected at site 1,500 ft downstream since July 193S, and at site 

1,800 ft downstream September 1923 to July 1935, are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.38 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 1,500 ft downstream 

at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1940, to June 7, 1955, at site 1,500 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,269 cfs (918,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum, 241 cfs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Jan. 3-5.

1936-37, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs May 12, 1943, from rating curve 

extended above 44,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.80 ft June 10, 1945, from graph 

based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 236 cfs Aug. 12, 1944; minimum gage 

height, 1.29 ft Nov. 6, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 cfs (estimated) March 1904; maximum stage known, 

21.1 ft Mar. 12, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed since 1904).

Remarks. --Records fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see p. 86). 

Cooperation . --Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U.S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. --WSP 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

256

246

244

261

277

318

364

299

270

268

268

275

287

275

270

273

273

270

273

270

268

270

268

263

265

265

265

285

299

289

289

8,563

276

16,980

Nov.

311

336

351

344

384

406

421

466

*466

447

374

356

356

354

354

368

366

391

592

641

536

481

484

473

460

429

406

394

386

381

12,514

417

24,820

Dec.

364

354

361

419

368

354

348

358

394

364

354

348

348

346

*346

344

344

346

341

338

338

341

341

338

321

309

301

301

299

299

297

10,624

343

21,070

Jan,

294

292

289

287

294

314

321

318

306

301

299

297

297

297

299

299

*297

299

306

304

324

328

328

326

314

309

309

314

336

334

334

9,566

309

18,970

Feb.

394

842

1,010

1,160

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,360

1,180

1,010

1,010

926

926

954

1,070

1,710

4,080

3,160

2,680

3,310

3,550

*2,990

2,140

1,710

1,470

1,360

1,300

1,240

47,742

1,646

94,690

Mar.

1,160

1,010

982

870

814

786

926

898

870

1,070

1,040

870

842

898

814

730

660

617

584

565

552

541

536

541

573

576

536

*560

571

557

525

23,074

744

45,770

Apr.

486

486

698

622

549

592

676

662

595

576

600

592

573

563

926

1.240

1,010

1,100

1,130

1,010

814

758

706

687

633

606

592

582

627

595

21,286

710

42,220

May

627

1,160

1,470

1,420

1,070

926

786

758

814

*786

700

711

692

649

1,010

1,980

1,830

2,740

3,160

3,400

5.450

2,940

3,130

3,400

3,450

3,450

3,310

2,760

1,890

1,330

954

56,753

1,831

112,600

June

692

982

1,590

1.710

1,710

1,560

1,130

730

590

528

510

568

603

636

528

450

494

424

*460

598

614

450

489

507

541

814

1,210

1,710

1,440

758

25,026

834

49,640

July

502

486

595

758

595

453

401

460

565

652

649

455

398

368

348

341

394

421

378

346

318

324

354

552

619

507

432

381

358

351

338

14,099

455

27,960

Aug.

336

334

331

324

324

321

*318

318

321

344

388

364

344

336

331

326

326

331

328

338

336

326

321

316

511

311

311

314

314

336

354

10,233

330

20,300

Sept.

398

386

348

336

331

324

316

311

306

304

301

*297

294

289

287

285

282

280

282

280

277

270

277

285

270

263

263

261

261

263

8,927

298

17,710

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,510 Min 244 Mean 831 Ac-ft 601,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,080 Min 244 Mean 679 Ac-ft 492,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°24'05", long 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., on

left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2£ miles east of Corning,

13.9 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 152.2.

Drainage area. 1.749 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

site 7 miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.90 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 28, 1938, staff gage and Nov. 29, 1938, to

Nov. 4, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,755 cfs (1,271,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,210 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 253 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, -0.28 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs June 13, 1945; maximum gage height, 16.92 

ft June 13, 1945; minimum discharge, 224 cfs Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum gage height 

observed, -0.52 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 18, 1927 (corrected) reached a stage of 14.4 ft, according to records 

of Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 105 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 86). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are 

given in WSP 1452.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19 to Jan. 30, Apr. 8-15, 28-30, 

May 14, June 13, 14, 19-23, July 4 to Sept. 20. Rate of change 

In stage used as a factor Oct. 8, 10, Nov. 21, Feb. 2-4, 6, 7, 

14, 15, 17-20, Feb. 26 to Mar. 7, Mar. 18-21, Apr. 4, 6, 7, 15- 

17, 19-25, May 3-5, 8, 9, 15-17, June 1-4, 9-12, 24, 28-30, 

July 2-4, 7, 8, 14, 15, 26, 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 30

-0.3 253

1.0 412

3.0 790

5.0 1,270

7.0 1,880

9.0 2,730

10.0 3,400

-0.2 

1.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

263

403

790

1,550

2,730

10.0 3,400

11.0 4,880

11.5 6,710

12.0 9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

264 

264

258

*258

258

276

300

365

399

346

324

300

294

294

288

282

276

276

276

270

270

270

270

264

264

264

264

270

276

282

288

8,850

285

0.163

0.19

17,550

Nov.

294 

300

*300

312

336

348

360

373

386

399

426

426

399

373

360

360

360

373

373

386

477

538

557

502

485

469

469

440

426

412

12,019

401

0.229

0.26

23,840

Dec.

*399 

399

386

386

373

386

386

386

373

360

373

373

373

360

360

348

348

348

348

336

*336

336

336

336

336

336

336

324

324

312 

3T2

11,025

356

0.204

0.23

21,870

Jan.

312 

312

312

312

500

300

300

312

312

312

312

312

312

300

300

300

*300

300

312

312

312

312

312

324

324

324

324

324

348

399

454

9,901

319

0.182

0.21

19,640

Feb.

485 

827

1,700

2,090

2,100

1,940

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,710

1,780

1,740

1,680

1,490

1,380

*1,460

1,850

2,490

3,390

5,460

*7,210

6,710

5,480

4,640

4,250

3,670

3,260

2,910

2,520

79,442

2,739

1.57

1.69

157,600

Mar.

2,200 

1,900

1,670

1,430

1,270

1,170

1,050

1,070

1,140

1,140

1,090

1,120

1,170

1,170

*1,220

1,270

1,240

1,120

998

891

803

767

745

701

679

679

679

701

679

701

701

33,164

1,070

0.612

0.71

65,780

Apr.

679 

658

616

988

1,070

957

825

813

813

813

790

*745

745

745

790

1,440

1,970

1,980

1,800

1,610

1,430

1,300

1,100

979

891

859

813

767

767

790

30,543

1,018

0.582

0.65

60,580

May

836 

813

861

1,070

1,280

1,320

1,270

1,120

979

*905

882

859

813

790

944

1,500

2,140

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,260

2,440

2,580

2,730

2,790

2,910

2,970

3,030

5,100

3,100

3,030

55,982

1,806

1.03

1.19

111,000

June

2,740 

2,310

1,840

1,540

*1,520

1,580

1,640

1,680

1,550

1,310

992

807

813

813

859

882

882

836

790

723

679

723

767

944

974

928

882

956

1,170

1,360

35,490

1,183

0.676

0.75

70,390

July

1,380 

1,180

886

721

745

790

715

612

557

557

*596

658

679

591

499

467

434

418

434

467

450

434

418

418

450

638

701

612

535 

484

*434

18,960

612

0.350

0.40

37,610

Aug.

403 

389

375

375

362

362

349

349

337

337

349

349

362

362

349

337

325

325

325

325

325

325

325

314

314

303

303

303

*303

303 

303

10,467

338

0.193

0.22

20,760

Sept.

314 

325

337

349

337

325

314

303

303

293

293

293

293

283

283

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

263

263

263

*273

273

263

263

263

8,680

289

0.165

0.18

17,220

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,950 Mln 248 Mean 1,067 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.28 Ac-ft 772,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,210 Mln 258 Mean 859 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.68 Ac-ft 623,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°14'00", long 91°51'00", in SW^NWj sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 137, 3 miles south of Yukon.

Drainage area.--8.36 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,194.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--7 years, 6.63 cfs (4,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 cfs May 15, from rating curve extended 

above 2,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow (gage 

height, 5.20 ft in gage well, 6.15 ft from floodmark); no flow for many days.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1956; no flow at times in 1952-56. 

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 ft and next highest flood (since 

1932) reached a stage of about 10.0 ft in February 1935, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to Mar. 6, Apr. 3-29, June 18-29, 

July 13-17, 22-25, Aug. 6, 1O-21J

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 3O

1.6

1.7

1.3 

Z.8 

5.6

1.8

2.2

2.3

115

180

1.5

1.3

2.3

4.0

12

1.6

1.8 

2.0

38

63

142

270

445

per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

0

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0.5

0.02

0.0024

0.002

1.0

Nov.

(*)

0

o

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

5.6

12

4.3

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.2

3.0

5.2

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

4.3

6.3

5.2

67

29

14

7.6

5.Z

4.0

3.Z

3.0

3.7

*3.Z

3.0

Z.6

Z.3

217.3

7.49

0.896

0.97

431

Mar.

2.0

T77

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 8

35.0

1.13

0.135

0.16

69

Apr.

0.8

'I

.7

.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.4

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.8

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

54

To

107.4

3.58

0.428

0.48

213

May

4.9

3.2

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.7

120

*406

26

10

5.5

7.5

4.4

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.6

576

100

717.7

23.2

2.78

3.19

1,420

June

~8.5 15

5.5

4.2

3.6

2.4

8.2

*5.2

2.6

1.3

.9

.4

.4

.4

.3

.9

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

66.0

2.20

0.263

0.29

131

July

0.1

. 1

.1

.1

0

o

0

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

O 

0

3.8

0.12

0.014

0.02

7.5

Aug.

*0

O

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

2^0

.9

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.2

.1

7.3

0.24

0.029

0.03

14

Sept.

0.2 0~

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

o

o0'

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

o.oi

0.0012

0.002

0.8

Calendar year 1955: Max 194 Min 0 Mean 3.22 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.22 Ac-ft 2,330

Water year 1955-56: Max 406 Min 0 Mean 3.16 Cfsm 0.378 In. 5.14 Ac-ft 2,290

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--May 15 (12:30 p.m.) 4,860 cfs (5.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

91

Location. Lat 37°09'15", long 91 "21'30", in W| sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., on upstream

handrail of left span of bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, l| miles downstream

from Mahans Creek and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1956.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.91 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 27, 1934, chain gage at site 1,400 ft upstream at datum 

2.11 ft higher. Jan. 27, 1934, to Jan. 10, 1935, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower.

Average discharge. 35 years, 442 cfs (320,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs May 15 (gage height, 13.85 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 66 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs June 13, 1928 (gage height, 16.24 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs; minimum, 

64 cfs Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 16, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 787: 1928(M) , 1934. WSP 877: 1938. WSP 927: Drainage 

area. WSP 1281: T9"29.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

69

194

373

650

1,000

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,850

4,260

7,650

12,500

0.7 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

53

131

242

432

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,010

1,850

4,260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-fH

Oct.

90

*97

95

97

102

102

123

TI3

113

104

104

99

99

95

95

97

95

95

99

95

95

95

92

95

95

95

97

102

106

106 

104

3,091

99.7

0.251

0.29

6,130

Nov.

102

120

133

165

146

128

123

118

113

113

*108

104

106

104

104

174

154

138

130

126

120

111

111

113

111

108

99

99

104

108

3,593

120

0.302

0.34

7,130

Dec.

108

108

1O4

99

102

102

99

99

102

97

97

99

97

95

95

95

*97

97

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

92

92

90

92

90 

90

3,003

96.9

0.243

0.28

5,960

Jan.

92

88

88

90

88

88

88

90

90

88

90

88

88

88

90

88

88

88

90

*90

92

92

92

90

92

92

92

88

92

92 

92

2,784

89.8

0.226

0.26

5,520

Feb.

116

396

584

352

276

216

194

180

180

210

216

197

185

177

174

168

259

1,170

1,000

617

418

332

276

242

*242

216

200

185

180

9,158

316

0.794

0.86

18,160

Mar.

168

T60

152

149

146

136

141

149

165

165

157

168

162

152

152

149

146

141

141

141

136

123

120

116

*113

111

111

111

108

*TIT 

111

4,311

139

0.349

0.40

8,550

Apr.

106

106

106

111

111

106

106

106

102

116

143

180

182

168

174

191

191

226

191

177

162

149

143

143

136

130

126

118

369

2,020

6,395

213

0.535

0.60

12,680

May

823

584

468

332

294

242

226

204

191

180

*165

154

152

217

10,500

4,240

1,950

1,240

938

806

629

500

454

411

350

370

331

312

294

259 

331

28,147

908

2.28

2.63

55,830

June

1,080

657

500

411

350

294

276

242

226

210

196

176

165

168

176

181

181

*168

155

145

141

131

148

163

163

155

136

131

131

120

7,376

246

0.618

0.69

14,630

July

118

111

109

109

118

127

122

122

113

111

109

107

105

113

136

138

120

111

116

113

109

113

113

118

141

118

113

109

113

107 

101

3,583

116

0.291

0.33

7,110

Aug.

*98

92

90

88

84

80

80

84

86

105

109

T39

101

96

92

90

86

84

80

84

86

84

82

80

80

80

80

78

78

78 

12.

2,701

87.1

0.219

0.25

5,360

Sept.

80

IS

80

78

77

77

77

77

77

75

75

73

*71

71

69

67

69

69

73

73

69

67

71

71

73

71

73

73

69

69

2,194

73.1

0.184

0.21

4,350

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,900 Min 80 Mean 270 Cfsm 0.678 In. 9.20 Ac-ft 195,500

Water year 1955-56; Max 1O,500 Min 67 Mean 209 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.14 Ac-ft 151,400

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs). --May 15 (3 p.m.) 24,800 cfs (13.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37 0 11'00", long 91°15'30", in SW^NE^- sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W. , on right 

bank 1 mile downstream from Jacks Fork, 8 miles northeast of Eminence, and at mile 

123.0.

Drainage area.--1,272 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 568.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1921, staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream at different datum. 

Oct. 20, 1921, to Dec. 8, 1934, staff gage at site 30 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 1,467 cfs (1,062,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,400 cfs May 15 (gage height, 23.27 ft); minl- 

 mum, 342 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft Sept. 22, 26-30.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 ft), from

rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs; minimum, 329 cfs Sept. 14, 1954 (gage height,

0.42 ft).

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

Revisions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

1.0 

3.0 

5.0

320

643

2,170

4,280

8.0

13.0

18.0

9,050

20,700

37,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

fatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

763 

*552

488

471

465

506

552

488

460

439

423

418

413

403

399

399

399

394

394

389

389

389

384

384

579

379

384

418

460

434

418

13,633

440

0.346

0.40

27,040

Nov.

418 

482

511

517

482

455

434

429

423

423

*418

418

418

413

439

674

552

511

494

471

455

449

449

434

423

418

408

403

403

399.

13,623

454

0.357

0.40

27,020

Dec.

403 

408

408

403

399

394

399

399

394

389

384

384

384

384

379

*379

384

384

379

375

379

379

384

384

379

375

370

370

370

365

360

11,927

385

0.303

0.35

23,660

Jan.

365 

365

365

365

365

365

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

356

360

365

*365

360

360

360

356

356

356

360

360

384

5~79~ 394

11,261

363

0.285

0.33

22,340

Feb.

686 

1,690

1,570

1,120

903

802

743

718

699

731

763

731

686

680

Sl¥

903

1,510

5,220

2,540

1,780

1,450

1,220

1,080

1,010

*973

938

905

869

769

32,556

1,123

0.883

0.95

64,570

Mar.

743 

705

674

645

619

612

769

75T

668

645

612

564

552

564

547

541

523

517

511

500

488

482

477

471

*460

455

465

465

444

439

434

17,318

559

0.439

0.51

54,550

Apr.

434 

459

500

488

465

449

429

418

429

488

535

576

588

570

637

763

769

711

649

594

564

535

523

511

494

488

477

465

1,500

5,500

19,588

655

0.513

0.57

38,850

May

2,080 

1,610

1,540

1,120

975

903

835

769

718

680

*657

600

564

793

56,000

17,600

a6,500

a4,200

a3,100

a2,500

a2,100

1,820

al,600

al,400

al,500

al,300

al,200

al,100

al.OOO

1,010

al,400

98,752

3,186

2.50

2.89

195,900

June

a3,500 

a2,400

a ,800

a ,500

,340

a ,100

a ,000

a930

a850

a870

a760

737

a710

a700

a750

a850

a900

*802

724

680

649

643

711

680

686

757

674

651

594

570

29,478

985

0.775

0.86

58,470

July

564 

547

541

547

564

570" 588

588

558

555

517

529

517

558

541

541

517

488

482

477

465

482

506

541

517

494

471

477

494

471

460

16,147

521

0.410

0.47

52,030

Aug.

*444 

439

434

429

423

418

418

413

413

680

903

653

582

529

500

477

465

455

449

449

444

434

423

418

413

408

408

403

399

408

403

14,574

470

0.569

0.43

28,910

Sept.

488 

429

408

399

394

584

579

379

379

375

575

570

*570

375

370

365

565

565

570

565

560

556

370

565

360

556

552

547

547

347

11,264

575

0.295

0.33

22,340

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,300 Min 352 Mean 830 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.81 Ac-ft 600,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 36,000 Mln 347 Mean 793 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.49 Ac-ft 575,500

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). May 15 (8:50 p.m.) 58.400 efs (25.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°59'30", long 91°00'55", In NE^NW^ sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 1 W. , near right

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 In Van Buren, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Pike Creek, 4.7 miles upstream from Big Spring, and at mile 90.4.

Drainage area. 1,667 sq ml.

Records available. October 1912 to September 1956. Prior to July 1921 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 442.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1926, chain gage at site 100 ft downstream at different datum. 

Sept. 1, 1926, to Oct. 19, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 20, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939, 

water-stage recorder, at present site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--44 years, 1,871 cfs (1,355,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,900 cfs May 16 (gage height, 19.34 ft); mini-

 mum, 476 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1912-56: Maximum discharge, 125,000 cfs Aug. 21, 1915 (gage height, 25.9 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 476 cfs Sept. 14, 1954, 

Sept. 18, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft Sept. 23, 24, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: 1939. WSP 927: Drainage area. 

WSP 1281: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11 to Apr. 29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

470 

1,220 

2.3OO 

3,670 

5,490

2.6 

3.0 

4.O 

5.0

466

620

1,320

2,410

7.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

5,650

12,600

26,800

42,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,010 

755

642

610

590

590

669

636 

596

578

566

560

554

542

536

536

530

530

524

518

518

518

518

512

506

506

512

530

560

560

554

17,866

576

0.346

0.40

35,440

Nov.

542 

590

629

616

616

596

*578

572 

560

554

554

548

548

542

548

683

718

6§5

642 

622

603

590

596

584

572

566

554

548

542

556

17,604

587

0.352

0.39

34,920

Dec.

536 

542

548 548"

542

536

530

530 

530

530

524

*S5J

524

530

536

536

536

542

536 

524

524

536

542

542

542

536

536

536

536

536

536

16,586

535

0.321

0.37

32,900

Jan.

530 

530

530

530

530

530

524

524

518

524

524

524

524

530

530

*536

536

538

548 

554

548

548

542

542

536

536

536

548

572

B~7S 578

16,670

538

0.323

0.37

33,060

Feb.

616 

2,020

2,370

1,730

1,360

1,130

1,040

994 

977

960

1,000

994

944

912

960

1,270

1,570

4,100

4.450 

*2,940

2,220

1,820

1,560

1,410

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,160

1,080

45,427

1,566

0.939

1.01

90,100

Mar.

998 

968

930

894

865

838

983

1,040 

963

930

873

831

805

805

785

767

749

731

720 

708

703

698

681

676

670

*665

665

670

660

650

645

24,586

793

0.478

0.55

48,770

Apr.

645 

650

660

681

670

655

645

63O SSO"

650

676

703

725

725

743

805

873

851

805 

767

743

720

703

692

686

681

676

665

930

3,460

24,145

805

0.483

0.54

47,890

May

3,010 

2,160

1,710

1,460

1,280

1,200

*1,080

1,040 

953

909

880

838

811

531

21,500

58,700

8,700

5,650

4,360 

3,380

2,800

2,340

2,040

1,820

1,660

1,560

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,820

119,672

3,860

2.32

2.67

237,400

June

4,720 

3, 160

2,220

1,820

1,600

1,410

1,240

1,160 

1,080

990

938

880

851

838

894

1,040

1,160

1,040

909 

831

792

*825

923

844

825

873

851

779

737

714

36,944

1,231

0.738

0.82

73,280

July

692 

676

660

655

714

714

725

692 

692

655

630

630

635

655

650

640

625

606

6O6 

606

584

533

665

655" 865

645

616

593

606

598

534

20,193

651

0.391

0.45

40,050

Aug.

575 

567

559

551

543

*539

535

535 

539

625

880

55T

725

655

611

580

575

563

555 

551

543

535

531

528

524

521

S2T

521

539

543

535

17,955

579

0.347

0.40

35,610

Sept.

531 

567

BTT

521

513

506

496

492 

492

*492

492

492

489

486

486

482

482

479

489 

489

482

479

489

496

492

486

482

482

479

479

14,853

495

0.297

0.33

29,460

Calendar year 1955: Max 28,600 Mln 500 Mean 1,122 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.12 Ac-ft 812,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 38,700 Mln 479 Mean 1,018 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.30 Ac-ft 738,900

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). --May 16 (6:30 p.m.) 56,900 cfs (19.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this date .
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°57'05", long 90°59'35", in SW^NE^ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. IE., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

3=r miles southeast of Van Buren.

Records available.--January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1956 (fragmentary January 

1927 to May 1929).

e. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage is 429.08 ft above mean sea level, 

"atum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-26, 1929-56), 416 cfs (301,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 900 cfs May 17, during period of backwater 

from Current River; minimum, 240 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1922-56: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs (estimated) sometime in June 1928, during 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, that of Sept. 26-30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 747: 1928(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252 

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

pep i>^C

7,812

252

15,490

Nov.

252

25?

252

252

252

252

*252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

252

254

2BT

254

254 

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

7,590

253

15,050

Dec.

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

254

*254

254

254

254

254

254

254

249 2"49

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

249

7,809

252

15,490

Jan.

247

247

247

247

£47

£47

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

*247

247

247

247 

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

247

7,657

247

15,190

Feb.

247

354

373

312

296

286

280

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

278

280

296

0380

0450 

*ol40"

0430

4O7

379

360

347

341

335

330

318 -

9,451

326

18,750

Mar.

312

307

307

293

296

236

296

302

302

302

296

296

293

291

291

291

286

286

286 

286

283

280" 280

280

280

*280

280

280

280

280

280

8,998

290

17,850

Apr.

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

321

321

315

315 

310

304

304

304

304

304

293

293

293

288

0450

8,919

297

17,690

May

482

396

332

304

299

293

*288

288

288

288

283

278 278-

278

C500

0700

C900

C$50

o800 

0750

C700

647

596

521

482

475

445

424

403

390

383

14,341

463

28,440

June

500

470

438

376

350

344

338

327

321

315

310

310

304

299

304

304

304

304

304 

304

299

*29T

299

304

304

304

299

299

299

299

9,825

328

19,490

July

296

296

296

296

302

299

299

299

293

293

293

293

293

293

293

288

288

288

288 

288

288

288

288

299

521

293

293

293

288

283

278

9,086

293

18,020

Aug.

278 273"

273

268

268

*270

268

268

268

268

266

266

266

266

266

263

2?3

263

263 

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

263

8,240

266

16,340

Sept.

256' 256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

*256

254

254

254

254

254

249

249

249

249 

249

245

245

245

245

245

'£"40' 240

240

240

240

7,500

250

14,880

Calendar year 1955: Max 900 Mln 249 Mean 323 Ao-ft 233,600

Water year 1955-56 : Max 900 Mln 240 Mean 293 Ao-ft 212,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Current River; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for Current River at Van Buren.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°37'25", long 90°50'55", in NW£NW£ sec. 27, T. 23 N. , R. 2 E., on right 

bank half a mile upstream from U. S. Highway 160, 1 mile west of Doniphan, 2k miles 

upstream from Briar Creek, and at mile 51.3.

Drainage area.--2.038 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1956. Prior to July 1921. monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1936, nonrecording gages at several sites half a mile downstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--38 years, 2,742 cfs (1,985,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,000 cfs May 16 (gage height, 17.17 ft)- minimum, 860 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1918-56: Maximum discharge, 94,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 22.0 ft, present 

site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 30,

Maximum stage known, 24.9 ft in March 1904, from floodmarks, present site and datum 

(discharge, 130,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1937-38(M). WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 19 to Apr. 30)

1.2 

2.0 

4.0

827

1,610

4,550

9.0

13.0

14.0

14,600

27,100

31,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*1,080 

1,580 

1,180

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,000

986 

978

978

969

961 

961

961

952

95~2 

952

952 

952

952

952

1,000

1,040

1,030

1,020

31,788

1,025

0.503

0.58

63,050

Nov.

1,010 

1,080 

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,020

1,010

*1,000

995

995

995

995 

995

1,020

1,150

1,160 

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,060 

1,080

1,060 

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,000

995

986

31,446

1,048

0.514

0.57

62,370

Dec.

986 9§6~ 

986

986

986

978

978

969

969

961

961

952

952

952 

*943

943

935

935 

935

935

935

935 

935

935 

935

a930

a926

a923

a920

918

a918

29,438

950

0.466

0.54

58,390

Jan.

a918 

a918 

918

918

918

918

909

909

909

909

909

909

909

918 

918

918

918

918 

*918

918

918

918 

918

909 

909

909

901

909

935

n^?

961

28,436

917

0.450

0.52

56 , 400

Feb.

1.040 

2^040 

2,950

2,720

2,230

1,910

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500 

1,440

1,670

2,230

4,220 

5,400

4,550

3,660

3,030

2,720

*2,500 

2,360

2,300

2,230

2,100

1,980

67,940

2,343

1.15

1.24

134,800

Mar.

1, 910 

1,790 

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,610

1,730

1,790

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,500

1,550 

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440 

1,440

1,380

1,360

1,330 

1,310

1,290 

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,270

*1,260

1,240

1,230

46,060

1,486

0.729

0.84

91,360

Apr.

1,220 

1,240 

1,550

1,380

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,250

1,230

1,250

1,270

1,290

1,310

1,340 

2,100

2,040

1,910

1,850 

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,500 

1,440

1,380 

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,300

1,380

2,160

44,270

1,476

0.724

0.81

87,810

May

3,740 

2,950 

2,500

2,160

1,910

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,500

*1,380

1,350

1,310

1,260

1,240 

3,600

50,500

27,900

8,550 

7,000

5,060

4,220

5,740 

5,540

5,030 

2,880

2,720

2,580

2,440

2,500

2,160

2,100

140,090

4,519

2.22

2.56

277,900

June

5,820 

4.720 

3,580

2,950

2,580

2,360

2,160

2,040

1,910

1,850

1,750

1,670

1,610

1,610 

1,670

1,670

1,850

1,850 

*1,750

1,610

1,500

1,500 

1,610

1,610 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,580

1.560

59,950

1,998

0.980

1.09

118,900

July

1,530 

1,500 

1,270

1,260

1,270

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,270

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,170 

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,150 

1,140

1,150

1,120

1.110 

1,140

1.500 

1,580

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,150

al,120

57,770

1,218

0.598

0.69

74,920

Aug.

al, 100 

al,080 

al,060

al,050

al,040

al,050

*1,020

1,020

1,010

1,050

1,160

1,550

1,500

1,200 

1,150

1,090

1,070

1,050 

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,010 

1,000

986 

978

969

969

969

978

1,040

1,000

52,779

1,057

0.519

0.60

65,020

Sept.

1.090 

1,010 

1,010

978

969

952

955

926

918

918

909

*909

909

901 

895

895

895

884 

884

884

884

884 

884

884 

884

876

876

876

868

868

27,449

915

0.449

0.50

54,440

Calendar year 1955: Max 27,900 Min 899 Mean 1,764 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.73 Ac-ft 1,277,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 30,300 Min -868 Mean 1,578 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.54 Ac-ft 1,145,000

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs).--May 16 (10:50 p.m.) 49,000 cfs (17.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this date.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge interpolated.
96 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location. --Lat 36°15' , long 90°58' , in SW-J- sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. IE., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Pocahontas, 1.6 miles downstream from Fourche Creek, 6.1 miles downstream from Current River, 18.1 miles upstream 

from Spring River, and at mile 90.1.

Drainage area. 4,843 sq mi.

Records available. January 1936 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 242.43 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 15, 1937, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream at 

same datum, July 15, 1937, to July 23, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and

datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 5,697 cfs (4,124,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs May 20 (gage height, 16.68 ft); 

minimum, 1,140 cfs Sept. 20-30; minimum gage height, -0.12 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 24.32 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 20-30, 1956; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956. 

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks. Records good except that of Feb. 18, which is fair. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 167 miles upstream since June 3, 1948 (see p. 86).

Revisions.. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 29 to Feb. 17. 

Rate of change In stage used as a factor Feb. 1, 2, 16, 17, 19, 

Apr. 16, May 1, 2, 15-19, June 2, 23)

-0.1 

0.0 

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

1,140

1,180

1,750

3,000

5,070

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

7,200

9,600

12,200

14,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,400 

1,400 

1,630 

1,630

*1,570

1,630

1.690

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,570

1,450

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,340 

1,340

44,110

1,423

0.294

0.34

87,490

Nov.

1.510 

1,310 

*1,340 

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,450

1,570

1,570

1,510

1,510

1,570

1,630

1.690

1,630

1,630

1,570

1,570

1,510

43,810

1,460

0.301

0.34

86,900

Dec.

*1.510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

*1,400

1,400

1,400

1,370

1.540

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,540 

1,540

45,650

1,408

0.291

0.54

86,580

Jan.

1,540 

1.310 

1,310 

1,510

1,310

1,310

1,510

1,510

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,540

1,340

 1,370

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,750

2.110 

2,050

43,640

1,408

0.291

0.34

86,560

Feb.

2.560 

5,070 

5,980 

5,650

5,550

4,860

4,510

4,440

5,550

5,070

4,650

4,510

4,570

4,230

4,370

*4,850

6,840

alO,500

11.800

11,400

*10,800

10,100

9,260

8,700

8,620

8,860

8,700

8,460

8,060

197,700

6,817

1.41

1.52

392,100

Mar.

7,500 

6,980 

6,470 

6,050

5,700

5,350

5,070

4,720

4,440

4,230

4,020

3,740

3,600

3,740

*5,740

5,740

3,670

3,600

3,530

3,390

3,260

3,150

3,000

2,800

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,420 

lilSO

122,970

3,967

0.819

0.94

243,900

Apr.

2.550 

2,350 

2,350 

2,480

2,540

2,740

2,870

2,800

2,680

2,610

2,540

*2,540

2,480

2,480

2,610

4,150

4.250

4,160

4,230

4,230

4,250

4,090

5,880

3,740

3,530

3,320

3,060

2,870

2,870

3, 200

94,210

3,140

0.648

0.72

186,900

May

3,490 

4,630 

4,650 

4,250

5,880

3,600

3,460

3,590

5,520

*5,260

5,150

2,940

2,800

2.740

3,350

5,140

9,020

11,900

13,300

15.500

15,500

12,600

10,900

9,020

7,420

6,400

5,910

5,490

5,280

5,070 

5,000

192,320

6,204

1.28

1.48

381,500

June

4,930 

6,140 

6.660 

*6,610

6,120

5,700

5,550

5,000

4,720

4,570

4,090

5,880

4,090

4,160

4,020

4,020

5,810

5,600

5,550

5,260

5,000

2.740

3,180

3,670

3,260

3,130

3,130

3,000

2,870

2,740

124,800

4,160

0.859

0.96

247,500

July

2,680 

2,680 

2,740 

2,680

2,610

2,480

2,550

2,290

2,250

*2,170

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,870

1,810

al,810

al.750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,810

1,990

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,990

*1,950 

1,870

65,020

2,097

0.435

0.50

129,000

Aug.

1.810 

1,690 

1,630 

1,570

1,510

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,510

1,690

1,750

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,570

1,540

1,340

1,310

1,310

1.280

1,280

1,280

 1,310 

1,400

45,350

1,463

0.302

0.55

89,950

Sept.

1,570 

1.690 

1,450 

1,400

1,570

1,370

1,340

1,280

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

al,180

al,180

al.180

1,160

1.140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

*1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

37,030

1,234

0.255

0.28

73,450

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,000 Hin 1,210 Mean 3,436 Cfsm 0.709 In. 9.65 Ac-ft 2,488,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,500 Hin 1,140 Mean 2,881 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.11 Ac-ft 2,092,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations and normal recession.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 97

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°12', long 91°10', in NE£ see. 15, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Imboden, 3.9 miles downstream 

from James Creek, 8.5 miles upstream from Eleven Point River, and 12.1 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,162 sq mi.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1956.

flage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 254.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 17, 1937, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 17, 1937, to Feb. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,372 cfs (993,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 16.50 ft); 

minimum, 179 cfs Jan. 7, 12 (gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum daily, 224 cfs Jan. 12.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; minimum, that of Jan. 7, 12, 1956; minimum 

daily, 215 cfs Aug. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 32.1 ft (revised) in August 1915, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by powerplant at Mammoth Spring. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given 

in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1147: 1937-39, 1942-43, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

217

405

2,O3O

9.0

12.0

16.0

4,160

6,510

10,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

343

308

296

300

*312

315

327

308

293

300

285

319

339

296

315

282

282

282

289

278

285

278

282

282

268

278

289

296

363

312

315

9,317

301

0.259

0.30

18,480

Nov.

300

*308

373

347

274

367

323

367

335

315

315

355

312

315

319

331

319

315

355

323

323

304

359

343

331

323

331

323

327

*304

9,836

328

0.282

0.31

19,510

Dec.

312

335

335

331

315

296

308

308

296

293

304

285

282

300

308

282

278

296

304

293

*296

296

281

296

274

296

260

27T

331

263

271

9,196

297

0.256

0.29

18,240

Jan.

271

285

271

260

296

289

247

268

268

282

323

224

247

264

274

274

264

*278

308

293

271

264

282

285

274

274

274

278

426

418

347

8,879

286

0.246

0.28

17,610

Feb.

532

4,910

3,640

1,670

1,230

1,040

880

1,400

2,780

1,790

1,400

1,170

1,060

980

*955

1,920

3,950

9.660

5,390

2,710

1,970

1,610

1,430

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,040

955

60,872

2,099

1.81

1.95

120,700

Mar.

905

855

830

780

755

730

730

730

705

680

630

630

630

*730

730

730

705

680

655

655

607

607

584

584

566

561

552

566

547

515

506

20,670

667

0.574

0.66

41,000

Apr.

497

515

903

566

543

506

506

479

483

538

*547

515

538

524

699

1.910

1,460

1,140

1,010

930

855

805

755

730

705

680

630

630

1,040

1,610

23,249

775

0.667

0.74

46,110

May

1,170

1,040

930

855

805

755

730

680

655

630

*584

575

547

630

1,850

5.710

2,030

1,430

1,280

1,490

1,520

1,140

1,010

1,010

980

2,220

1,490

1,200

1,040

930

905

35,821

1,156

0.995

1.15

71,050

June

830

830

755

730

*680

655

630

630

584

575

547

547

547

561

630

630

575

552

543

524

488

492

501

584

805

855

755

655

584

547

18,821

627

0.540

0.60

37,330

July

529

506

488

466

474

448

435

452

439

418

405

414

405

805

1,640

950

705

584

547

556

570

584

575

3.760

3,520

1,490

1,060

905

805

730

*680

26,345

850

0.731

0,84

52,250

Aug.

630

584

570

538

506

501

474

461

452

435

422

444

409

405

388

384

380

384

367

359

367

367

351

351

347

359

405

363

*380

431

376

13,190

425

0.366

0.42

26,160

Sept.

376

343

339

331

331

323

315

315

312

300

300

300

300

296

285

293

278

285

296

293

293

282

278

289

*282

285

278

274

268

27T

9,011

300

0.258

0.29

17,870

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,700 Mln 260 Mean 711 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.29 Ac-ft 514,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,660 Mln 224 Mean 670 Cfsm 0.577 In. 7.83 Ac-ft 486,300

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs). Feb. 18 (7 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (16.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Thomasville, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°47'05", long 91°29'30", in NE£NE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank attached to bluff at end of Grandpappy Ridge, 500 ft upstream from Posy Spring, 

1| miles downstream from Barren Fork, and 2| miles east of Thomasville.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 80.2 cfs (58,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs May 15 (gage height, 11.10 ft), minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,850 cfs Mar. 12, 1955 (gage height, 13.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 13-16, 1954: minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Sept. 14, 17, 

1953.

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

poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1341: 1951-52(P).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 24 to Aug. 9)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

7.

29

58

123

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

255

585

1,420

2,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

"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.

Ac -ft

Oct.

*6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.1

576

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

11

~9.0 12 

8 . 0

208.7

6.73

0.019

0.02

414

Nov.

7.0

64

ZO

16

13

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

10

9.0

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

16

11

10

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8 . 0

361.0

12.0

0.033

0.04

716

Dec.

9.0

975

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7

7

7

8

8

7

*9

9

8

7

6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5._6

225.6

7.28

0.020

0.02

447

Jan.

 576 5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.6

476

5.0

*5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.6

5.1

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.6

161.0

5.19

0.014

0.02

319

Feb.

44

217

45

30

23

18

14

19

28

23

22

21

19

27

28

30

208

264

124

88

66

53

47

44

*45

38

36

32

28

1,681

58.0

0.161

0.17

3,330

Mar.

27

25

23

22

22

22

28

23

21

21

19

18

19

19

18

18

17

17

15

14

14

15

15

14

j.2

12

13

13

13

*12

12

553

17.8

0.049

0.06

1,100

Apr.

11

13

13

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

13

12

11

10

10

32

34

27

23

22

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

23

21

494.0

16.5

0.046

0.05

980

May

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

*11

10

To

30

2.050

673

268

184

151

128

92

71

60

52

52

45

39

34

32

29

55

4,221

136

0.377

0.43

8,370

June

44

37

33

29

27

25

24

22

21

19

18

18

21

21

22

23

29

*23

21

19

17

16

34

21

19

21

17

16

15

14

686

22.9

0.063

0.07

1,360

July

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

11

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

16

36

16

13

10

9.0

10

9.0

9.0

10

27

118

33

24

21

18

17

16

15

555.0

17.9

0.050

0.06

1,100

Aug.

14

T3

13

12

11

*11

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

77o

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

257.5

8.31

0.023

0.03

511

Sept,

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

*4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.1

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

152.2

5.07

0.014

0.02

302

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,060 Min 5.1 Mean 40.7 Cfsm 0.113 In. 1.53 Ac-ft 29,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,050 Mln 3.6 Mean 26.1 Cfsm 0.072 In. 0.99 Ac-ft 18,950

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs).--May 15 (6 p.m.) 4,640 cfs (11.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 10-20; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and weather records.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 99

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°47'10", long 91 0 20'50", in SE^SW£ sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4 W., on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from Eleven Point 

River, and 1 mile north of Greer.

Records available. August to December 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements

only) , October 1921 to September 1956. Prior to December 1921, monthly discharge only, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 564.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 10 to Dec. 31, 1904, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 17, 1921, to June 25, 1934, staff gage st site 250 ft downstream at datum 

0.74 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 335 cfs (242,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 508 cfs May 15-17 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 108 cfs Jan. 11-31; minimum gage height observed, 0.12 ft Jan. 19, but may 

have been lower during period of no gage-height record.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs Aug. 14, 1946, includes about 700 cfs of 

surface runoff (gage height, 2.23 ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs; maximum excluding surface runoff, 903 cfs May 26, 1927; minimum, 107 cfs Nov. 24 to 

Dec. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional runoff from drainage area of 2.97 sq mi included in 

records.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 104

.5 209

1.0 386

1.3 543

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*117

TT7

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

3,588

116

7,120

Nov.

iii T2S

121

121

121

119

119

117

117

117

*117

114

114

114

114

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

119

119

119

119

119

119

119

117

3,531

118

7,000

Dec.

117

TT7

117

117

117

117

117

114

114

114

114

114

113

113

113

*112

112

112

112

112

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

3,509

113

6,960

Jan.

109" 109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

109

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

*108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

3,358

108

6,660

Feb.

23B~ 121

222

197

181

172

164

158

167

170

167

161

158

161

164

164

215

366

36T

341

323

305

288

277

*267

261

252

242

232

- -----

6,495

224

12,880

Mar.

222 m

208

203

200

195

190

186

182

178

175

173

171

168

165

163

161

160

158

156

154

152

150

149

148

146

144

142

140

*138

1 -ZQ loo

5,229

169

10,370

Apr.

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

135

135

138

140

140

140

142

222

298

274

254

241

225

212

206

194

184

178

172

170

167

209

274

5,416

181

10,740

May

271

264

251

241

235

228

219

209

197

187

*181

178

175

175

409

508

502

491

469

448

432

414

395

382

370

361

349

338

326

315

338

9,858

318

19,550

June

357

349

334

319

312

301

291

284

277

271

267

261

258

254

258

261

274

*264

251

244

238

231

238

238

231

225

219

212

206

203

7,928

264

15,720

July

203

200

197

194

190

187

184

181

178

175

172

170

170

228

258

244

231

222

215

206

197

187

184

228

244

231

219

206

200

190

184

6,275

202

12,450

Aug.

178

TTs

172

170

167

*164

161

161

158

158

156

156

153

150

150

148

148

145

145

142

140

140

138

138

138

138

135

135

135

135

132

4,661

150

9,240

Sept.

132

130

130

130

130

128

128

128

125

125

125

125

*123

123

123

123

121

121

121

121

121

121

119

119

119

119

117

117

117

114

3,695

123

7,330

Calendar year 1955: Max 549 Mln 111 Mean 188 Ae-ft 136,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 508 Mln 108 Mean 174 Ae-ft 126,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 13-15, Dec. 17 to Jan. 18, Jan. 20-31, Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 5-10, 12-16, 18-24, 26-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record for adjoining days. Record for Mar. 4, 11, 17, 25, computed from tape-gage readings. Record for Dec. 16, 

Jan. 19, computed from temporary staff readings corrected to tape gage.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location.- -La t 36 "38 "55", long 91°12'03", In NE£SE£ sec. 17, T. 23 N. , R. 2 W. , on downstream side of right pier of main truss of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 7 miles southwest of Bardley and ?| miles upstream from Fredericks Fork.

Drainage area.. 793 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1921 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.06 ft 

higher. June 26 to Nov. 1, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 2, 1934, to Oct. 19, 1939, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 758 cfs (548,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 cfs May 16 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 152 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, that of Jan. 27, 

1956; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 6-11, 1925 (present site and datum).

Maximum stage known, 19.7 ft in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 827: 1927-28, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.7 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

145

267

619

1,700

3,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1955

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

193

184

184

193

196

199

206

T90

187

184

184

196

190

187

184

184

184

182

182

182

179

Tf9

179

179

179

179

179

202

199

193

190

5,808

187

0.236

0.27

11,520

Nov.

190

250

403 2~67

232

219

209

199

193

*193

193

190

187

184

190

196

190

187

187

184

184

187

193

187

182

182

179

179

176

iZS

6,065

202

0.255

0.28

12,030

Dec.

173

176

179

176

176

173

173

173

170

168

168

170

170

170

*170

170

173

170

168

168

168

170

176

173

168

165

162

160 162~

160

160

5,258

170

0.214

0.25

10,430

Jan.

160

162

160

160

160

160

158

158

158

160

158

158

158

158

160

160

158

160

*162

160

160

158

158

158

158

155

155

160

168

162

158

4,938

159

0.201

0.23

9,790

Feb.

200

812

621

463

390

357

329

313

345

361

353

337

325

329

353

370

Oio

1.540

1,110

889

732

646

592

*561

537

508

481

454

424

15,242

526

0.663

0.71

30,230

Mar.

407

399

382

366

357

353

366

357

345

333

321

313

317

321

317

317

313

3C5

297

278

275

271

267

256

256

260

264

*256

250

gliO

9,655

311

0.392

0.45

19,150

Apr.

246

370

370

329

301

290

275

260

264

264

264

260

256

256

454

674

6T4

5S7

481

446

411

394

374

357

341

333

321

313

353

437

10,845

362

0.456

0.51

21,510

May

459

450

428

415

399

390

378

357

341

*329

317

305

297

313

1,340

3.220

1,420

1,150

996

889

824

756

709

658

636

614

577

551

527

499

512

21,056

679

0.856

0.99

41,760

June

561

542

512

486

468

450

437

424

411

399

390

407

407

437

499

476

481

472

*437

411

394

386

386

390

374

366

349

337

329

321

12,739

425

0.536

0.60

25,270

July

309

305

301

297

294

290

282

282

271

264

260

256

253

3^5

390

353

337

313

305

297

294

290

313

386

468

390

353

337

317

305

290

9,707

313

0.395

0.46

19,250

Aug.

282

278

271

264

256

*253

246

253

239

236

236

232

229

225

225

222

222

219

216

222

216

212

209

206

202

202

199

T55

202

202

206

7,081

228

0.288

0.33

14,040

Sept.

206

196

193

190

187

184

182

179

179

179

182

*182

182

182

182

182

184

184

187

184

182

179

176

176

173

170

170

170

170

170

5,442

181

0.228

0.26

10,790

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,410 Mln 160 Mean 404 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.91 Ac-ft 292,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,220 Mln 155 Mean 311 Cfsm 0.392 In. 5.34 Ac-ft 225,800

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 efs). May 16 (6:30 a.m.) 5,420 cfs (7.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 101

Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, Ark.

Location . Lat 36°21', long 91°07', in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 20 N., R. 1 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 90, 4| miles downstream from small tributary, 6£ miles northeast of Ravenden Springs, and 21 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,123 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1929 to September 1933, October 1935 to September 1956. Prior 

to October 1949, published as "near Elevenpoint." Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 291.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site at datum 0.04 ft higher. Nov. 21 

to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1929-33, 1935-56), 1,098 cfs (794,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 8.99 ft); mini- 

 mum, 258 cfs Jan. 9-17, 27, 28 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1929-33, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 20.21

ft), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum observed, 226 cfs Sept. 9,

1936 (gage height, 2.13 ft, present datum).

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. WSP 977: 1933, 1937-39, 1942.

Remarks . Records good. 

in WSP 1452 .

WSP 1117: Drainage area .

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11-31)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

226

266

353

559

4.O 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,17O 

1,820 

2,5OO 

3,9OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

322

308

304

*312

312

308

322

308

300

295

291

300

308

295

291

287

287

287

283

283

283

283

279

279

274

274

279

30O

326

300

291

9,171

296

0.264

0.30

18,190

Nov.

291

*295

548

47T

381

348

330

322

317

312

312

308

308

304

30O

312

304

3O8

312

304

300

300

353

317

308

304

300

295

295

291

9,750

325

0.289

0.32

19,340

Dec.

*291

295

2l5

291

287

283

283

287

283

279

279

274

274

274

274

279

274

279

279

279

274

*27O

270

270

266

262

262

262

262

266

266

8,569

276

0.246

0.28

17,000

Jan.

266

270

266

266

266

262

262

262

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

258

*258

262

270

266

266

266

266

266

266

262

258

262

335

291

266

8,244

266

0.237

0.27

16,350

Feb.

341

1,890

1,360

859

713

629

565

677

808

683

665

623

6OO

576

*576

859

1,710

3,480

2,090

1,5OO

1,240

1,080

983

921

921

859

797

761

719

29,485

1,017

0.906

0.98

58,480

Mar.

689 665"

641

611

6OO

588

600

588

571

553

548

525

537

576

*542

553

542

537

531

520

5O9

503

492

487

471

471

471

482

461

455

450

16,769

541

O.482

0.56

33,260

Apr.

450

450

776

594

537

503

476

455

455

471

461

*455

45 O

445

686

1,080

1,010

890

797

749

7O1

665

641

617

582

571

559

542

722

701

18,491

616

0.549

0.61

36,680

May

737

737

713

677

641

629

605

576

559

*542

525

520

503

542

1,080

3.160

2,370

1,590

1,360

1,270

1,170

1,080

1,050

1,010

983

952

890

828

797

767

749

29,612

955

0.85O

0.98

58,730

June

779

797

773

743

*719

707

695

683

665

647

629

617

707

7O1

859

761

719

707

671

635

6OO

576

755

617

629

6OO

571

542

520

5O9

20,133

671

O.598

0.67

39,930

July

476

476

461

455

455

455

445

445

440

*425

415

41O

41O

415

509

537

509

482

471

482

450

440

445

509

594

6OO

531

492

471

450

*435

14,59O

471

0.419

0.48

28,940

Aug.

42 O

410

410

40O

391

386

381

376

492

39T

376

372

362

353

348

344

344

34O

340

348

344

335

330

326

322

322

322

317

372

*330

317

11,221

362

0.322

0.37

22,260

Sept.

404

322

312

308

304

3O4

295

291

291

287

291

287

287

283

279

279

279

279

283

287

279

279

283

283

279

*279

279

274

274

274

8,735

291

0.259

0.29

17,330

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,290 Min 262 Mean 616 Cfsiti 0.549 In. 7.43 Ao-ft 445,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,480 Min 258 Mean 505 Cfsm 0.450 In. 6.11 Ac-ft 366,500

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

465893 O-58 8
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°06'15", long 91°05'50", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. IV., on right bank 

900 ft downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3.7 miles 

downstream from Spring River, and at mile 68.3.

Drainage area. 7,323 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1956. Gageheight records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily, more often during rises. Datum of gage is 229.56 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, at site 900 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1929-31, 1939-56), 8,161 cfs (5,908,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,700 cfs Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 17.6 ft 

 Feb. 19; minimum discharge, 1,730 cfs Sept. 18, 22-30 (gage height, 0.3 ft).

1929-31, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 

28.5 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 22-30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir 189 miles upstream since 

June 3, 1948 (see p. 86).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1930-31.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Feb. 17-24,

May 17-20, 22-25)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

0.5 

1.0 

2.0

1,880

2,340

3,260

0.3

1.0 

4.0 

8.0

1,730

2,370

5,340

9,300

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

13,300

18,200

21,600

25,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,160 

2,060 

2,060

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,620

2,430

2,340

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,340

2,250

2,060

2,060

1,970

1,970 

*1,970

1,970

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,970

1,970 

2,060

65,070

2,099

0.287

0.33

129,100

Nov.

1,970 

1,970 

*1,970

2,160

2,340

2,250

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

*2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090 

2,190

2,280

2,280

2,190

2,190

2,280

2,570

2,370

2,280

2,280

2,280

*2,280

65,220

2,174

0.297

0.33

129,400

Dec.

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

2,190

2,190

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,000

2,000

*2,000

2,000

2,090

2,000

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910 

1,910

63,310

2,042

0.279

0.32

125,600

Jan.

1,910 

1,910 

1,910

1,910

1,820

*1,910

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820 

1,820

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

3,060

5,560 

*2,860

61,950

1,998

0.275

0.51

122,900

Feb.

3^660 

9,500 

*11,800

10,400

8,610

7,620

6,820

*6,820

9,200

9,000

7,820

7,220

6,730

6,450

7,320

7,720

11,600

25.900 

19,500

15,900

15,000

14,000

12 , 900

*12,200

11,900

11,600

11,400

11,100

10,500

-----

507,970

10,620

1.45

1.56

610,800

Mar.

10.000 

9,500 

8,710

8,110

7,620

7,220

6,920

6,650

6,150

5,740

5,540

5,240

5,040

5,140

5,240

5,140

5,140

4,940 

4,840

4,750

*4,650

4,550

4,550

4,150

5,950

3,860

3,660

5,560

5,560

5,460 

5.560

170,500

5,500

0.751

0.87

338,200

Apr.

3,560 

5.260 

3,360

3,460

5,760

3,760

3,760

3,860

3,760

3,660

*3,660

3,560

5,560

3,560

3,860

5,440

6.820

6,550 

6,250

6,130

5,930

5,840

5,540

5,540

5,140

4,840

4,650

4,550

4,250

5,040

156,270

4,542

0.620

0.69

270,500

May

*5,540 

5,740 

6,530

6,130

5,740

5,240

4,940

4,840

4,650

4,550

4,450

4,150

3,950

*5.860

4,840

8,110

11,400

12,800 

14,400

16,500

16,100

15,400

14,000

11,800

10,900

10,100

9,500

8,310

7,620

7,120 

6,730

255,140

8,250

1.12

1.50

506,100

June

6,650 

6,820 

7,910

8.410

8,010

7,520

7,020

6,650

6,250

5,840

5,440

5,140

*5,040

5,540

5,440

5,640

5,540

5,040 

4,840

4,550

4,150

5,950

4,150

4,840

5,140

5,140

4,750

4,450

4,150

5 950

167,700

5,590

0.765

0.85

332,600

July

3,760 

3,660 

3,660

5,660

5,560

5,460

5,560

5,260

5,160

*5,060

2,960

2,860

2,770

2,770

5,260

3,660

3,060

2,960 

2,860

2,860

2,770

2,770

2,770

5,950

6.250

4,940

5,760

3,460

3,360

3,260 

5,160

105,050

5,589

0.465

0.55

208,400

Aug.

2,960 

2,860 

2,770

2,670

2,570

2,570

2,570

*2,570

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,570

2,470

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,280 

2,280

2,190

2,090

2,190

2,190

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

*2,090

2.000 2 000

2^190

72,070

2,525

0.317

0.57

142 , 900

Sept.

2,190 

2,280 

2,570

2,190

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,000

1,910

1,910

1,910

*1,910

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,750 

*1,820

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,730

1,730

1,750

1,750 1 750

56,980

1,899

0.259

0.29

115,000

Calendar year 1955: Max 25,500 

Water year 1955-56: Max 25,900

Min 1,880 Mean 4,885 

Min 1,750 Mean 4,175

Cfsm 0.667 In. 

Cfsm 0.570 In.

9.05 Ac-ft 3,536,000 

7.75 Ac-ft 3,029,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location.--Lat 36°06 T , long 91°36 T , in NE^- sec . 27, T. 17 N. , R. 6 W. , near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 11, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 

6.3 miles upstream from Piney Fork.

Drainage area.--225 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 220 cfs (159,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,410 cfs June 25 (gage height, 15.86 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 18.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.8 cfs 

Sept. 23, 1954,

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record or computed from 

twice-daily-gage readings, which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to Apr. 10, Apr. 13, 14, 

24-29, May 6-15, 22-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 3O

4.0 

4.2

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

6.7

13

33

82

148

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

240

480

1,090

1,800

3,740

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

6.4

17

64

123

206

6.0 314

7.0 562

9.0 1,160

11.0 1,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1355 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

£3

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

11

11

11

9.9

10

9.9

11

3.9

13

12

9.9

10

44

3T

16

12

9.9

9.3 

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

6.9

7.4

7.1

7.4

9.0

10

16

18

374.8

12.1

0.054

0.06

743

Nov.

12

11

11

9.9

9.6

3.6

9.9

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

10.0

9.9

11 

13

13

11

11

13

27

30

19

16

14

12

11

373.7

12.5

0.056

0.06

741

Dec.

11

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3 

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

312.7

10.1

0.045

0.05

620

Jan.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.3

F3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.3

9.0 

10

10

9.9

9.3

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

11

61

30

22

370.6

12.0

0.053

0.06

735

Feb.

265

2,210

780

380

332

216

161

708

1,320

480

368

320

a260

a215

a395

1,110

1,990

5,750 

924

571

404

520

258

228

220

214

169

145

121

18,814

649

2.88

5.11

37,320

Mar.

114

108

100

91

84

81

88

83

74

69

65

61

61

76

85

83

84

80 

73

67

64

62

60

58

55

55

52

54

51

48

47_

2,251

72.0

0.520

0.57

4,430

Apr.

45

45

47

65

49

45

42

41

42

71

150

111

85

76

157

670

550

250

171

140

116

104

95

84

78

74

70

65

555

445

4,270

142

0.651

0.71

8,470

May

202

150

127

111

98

78

75

65

58

55

51

46

45

BT

459

410

178

119 

92

96

99

80

71

72

816

754

526

222

166

153

125

5,424

175

0.778

0.90

10,760

June

116

94

78

70

60

57

54

50

46

42

57

55

54

56

43

47

42

55 

54

51

29

27

26

24

1,82?

917

288

164

123

98

4,557

152

0.676

0.75

9,040

July

83

67

58

56

71

51

47

43

59

59

57

54

51

575

254

82

58

47 

45

59

56

56

52

282

190

86

65

82

258

98

56

2,975

95.9

0.426

0.49

5,900

Aug.

48

4T

36

33

51

27

25

24

20

21

25

20

19

17

17

15

14

14 

13

15

14

13

15

12

U.

11

20

17

18

27

17

646

20.8

0.092

0.11

1,280

Sept.

15

15

13

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.7

7.5

8.5

7.2

6.4 

8TF

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

275.2

9.11

0.040

0.05

542

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,050 Min 6.9 Mean 122 cfsm 0.542 In. 7.36 Ac-ft 88,420

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,730 Min 6.4 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.493 In. 6.72 Ac-ft 80,580

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Feb. 18 (4 a.m.) 5.120 efs (15.62 ft); June 25 (12 m.) 5,410 

cfs (15.86 ft).

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

nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for period Mar. 27 to Sept. 50 computed from twice-daily or more frequent staffgage readings.
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 91°37', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 20 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of Evening 

Shade, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 99 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 95.5 cfs (69,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1941, 1944, 1947, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Feb. 16 and good thereafter. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Feb. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

0.5 

1.4 

3.3 

7.2

3.9 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

113

249

647

3.46

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

0.5

1.1

3.3

9.7

20

35

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

69

149

430

878

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.2

2.7

2.2

3.0

3.9

4.2

8.9

5.3

3.0

2.7

3.3

7.8

12

12

5.7

3.0

1.8

1.1 

.8

.6

.5

75

.5

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.6

5.7

~S 14 7

s!g

124.0

4.00

0.040

0.05

246

Nov.

4.2

4.5

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.3

4.2

4.2

4.9

6.7

6.2

5.3

4.9

~6.2 11

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.3

2T3~ 2.2

125.3

4.18

0.042

0.05

249

Dec.

3.6

4.2 3-7?

3.9

3.3

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.5 

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2 5 2 5

77.7

2.51

0.025

0.03

154

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.5

1.7

272

1.8 

2.5

3.0

4.2

3.6

2.5

3.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.5

77

37

17

207.6

6.70

0.068

0.08

412

Feb.

205

869

276

132

126

84

65

445

368

177

152

128

96

81

226

761

1,120

1,520 

389

262

197

160

140

127

125

107

94

82

73

8,387

289

2.92

3.15

16,640

Mar.

69

6?

60

54

52

50

55

47

43

41

39

36

38

49

43

42

42

38 

35

34

32

33

31

30

27

26

25

28

24

23

zz_

1,233

39.8

0.402

0.46

2,450

Apr.

22

22

22

22

20

20

IS" 18

19

34

37

30

28

26

40

~65 114

56 

50

46

42

39

36

35

32

31

30

28

49

52

1,083

36.1

0.365

0.41

2,150

May

40

39

37

33

30

29

26

25

24

23

22

21

19

25

161

96

60

48 

41

43

36

31

71

86

338

279

136

102

82

66

2,138

69.0

0.697

0.80

4,240

June

59

48

44

40

37

33

32

30

26

24

22

21

21

33

68

32

25

21 

19

19

16

15

14

13

1,290"

720

160

108

85

70

3,145

105

1.06

 1.18

6,240

July

59

49

44

39

172

50

37

34

32

26

24

22

21

38

25

18

17

IS 

14

14

13

16

49

72

28

18

15

132

104

25

19

1,241

40.0

0.404

0.47

2,460

Aug.

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.7

6.7

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.3 

4.1

5.5

6.0

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.0

874

 crT 29

CO

262.3

8.46

0.085

0.10

520

Sept.

10 ~~5.2

4.3

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.5

68.6

2.29

0.023

0.03

136

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,120 Mln 0.5 Mean 58.2 Cfsm 0.588 in. 8.00 Ac-ft 42,180

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,320 Mln 0.5 Mean 49.4 Cfsm 0.499 In. 6.81 Ac-ft 35,900

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Feb. 18 (1:30 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (10.69 ft); June 25 (7:30 p.m.)

2,530 cfs (9.99 ft) .
WHITE RIVER BASIN 105

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°07" , long 91°27« , in NW£ sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 2| miles northeast of Poughkeepsie.

Drainage area. 476 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1936 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 298.07 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

"Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage and May 13 to Dec. 10, 1938, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 20 years, 539 cfs (390,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 17.15 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 30.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 52,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 29.30 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 31 cfs Oct. 4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

cEemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938. WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

35

58

110

224

378

730

6.0 1,590

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

2,660

4,980

6,360

8,700

1.5 

1.7

2.5

3.0

234

378

Note.--Same as preceding table above 3.0 

ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

49

50

52

52

54

62

50

46

50

50

-J& 155

90

73

58

50

49 

48

46

46

46

48

46

46

46 

49

57

64

61

64

1,787

57.6

0.121

0.14

3,540

Nov.

66

61

58

55

54

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

52

49

4849" 

61

58

55

55

68

61

78.

72 

62

55

53

52

1,689

56.3

0.118

0.13

3,350

Dec.

53

53

55

55

53

53

54

54

55

54

53

52

52

53

53

52

52

53 

53

53

54

54

54

53

53

53 

53

53

53

53

53

1,651

53.3

0.112

0.13

3,270

Jan.

52

49

52

49

49

53

52

49

49

48

48

46

46

46

45

44

43

45 

49

48

48

49

54

54

53

53 

54

54

390

304

154

2,229

71.9

0.151

0.17

4,420

Feb.

911

4,500

1,740

850

690

531

436

1,490

2,720

1,010

770

670

582

514

810

2,700

4,750

7,580 

2,270

1,310

930

730

616

565

531

514 

446

385

341

41,892

1,445

3.04

3.27

83,090

Mar.

314

37!0~

278

253

239

236

239

220

210

193

187

178

181

215

227

229

222

215 

206

197

189

189

183

174

168

164 

160

166

158

143

146

6,384

206

0.433

0.50

12,660

Apr.

146

144

142

140

144

133

127

122

12?

168

217

220

197

185

239

890

55?

419 

335

292

264

241

224

212

200

193

187

176

222

646

7,536

251

0.527

0.59

14,950

May

361

292

261

234

210

195

185

170

162

154

146

138

129

14$

669

869

409

294 

244

248

232

206

183

298

374

1,860 

633

439

332

280

264

10,639

343

0.721

0.83

21,100

June

244

220

189

178

168

162

154

146

135

127

118

120

125

198

241

231

168

144 

129

118

111

102

106

95

5,030

3,560 

890

514

381

308

14,412

480

1.01

1.13

28,590

July

258

224

200

185

278

210

168

164

148

137

129

120

113

356

544

183

142

122

113

109

102

104

118

212

387

183 

135

116

527

212

142

6,141

198

0.416

0.48

12,180

Aug.

118

106

97

91

84

83

81

78

74

73

73

73

69

64

61

58

55

53 

51

57

61

59

56

55

53

53 

59

66

61

111

116

2,251

72.6

0.153

0.18

4,460

Sept.

90

6f

59

58

53

52

49

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

43

42

42 

51

46

44

43

43

43

42

42 

42

42

42

40

1,433

47.8

0.100

0.11

2,840

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,820 Mln 41 Mean 295 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.40 Ac-ft 213,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,580 Mln 40 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.66 Ac-ft 194,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Feb. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 5.300 cfs (12.47 ft): Feb. 18 (l a.m.)

10,800 cfs (17.15 ft); June 25 (8:30 p.m.) 7,790 cfs (15.30 ft).
106 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°36'20", long 91°17'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 

on 3ownstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Newport, 7.2 miles downstream from Black River, and at mile 257.6.

Drainage area. 19.812 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1931 (published as "near Newport"), October 

1937 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at present site since 1885 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. September 1927 to September 1931 staff gage at site 2.8 miles downstream at

datum 2.30 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Aug. 14, 1953, staff gage at present site and

datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1927-31, 1937-56), 23,470 cfs (16,990,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,300 cfs Feb. 19; maximum gage height, 22.10 

ft Feb. 20; minimum discharge, 4,390 cfs Jan. 4 (gage height, -0.17 ft).

1927-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 343,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945; maximum gageheight observed, 35.9 ft Apr. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, 2,870 cfs Sept. 27-30, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 ft, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir

(see p. 75). Prior to this date, some regulation by Lake Taneycomo, 197 miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft), by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 81), and by 

Clear-water Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 86). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Eighteen discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rev is ions. WSP 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to June 26; rate of change In 

stage used as a factor Feb. 2, 3, 5-7, 9-14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 5, 

May 16, 17, 28, 29, June 26, 28-30, July l)

-0.1

+1.0

4.0

8.0

4,520

6,200

11,100

18,600

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.0

26,600

35,000

45,800

57,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

2C

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Moan

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.920

8,760

7,320 

6,520

5,880

7,160

7,480

7,800

7,320

6,360

7,160

5.400

7,160

7,320

7,000

6,680

6,040

»5,560

5,560

6,520

6,520

6,200

6,040

6,200

5,560

6,200

6,680 

6,200

6,360

6, 520 

6,040

206,440

6,659

409,500

Nov.

5.560

5,560

»6,520 

7,480

7.800

7,640

7,000

6,040

5,560

6,520

6,840

6,840

6,840

6,680

6,040

6,360

7,000

6,840

7,320

7,320

7,320

6,360

6,200

7,320

7,480

6,840

6,840 

7,320

6,840

»6,840

203,120

6,771

402,900

Dec.

7,480

7,480

7.640 

7,480

6,840

6,200

6,040

6,840

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,160

*6,360

6,360

6,680

6,840

6,840

7,000

6,840

6,040

6,040

7,000

7,160

7,000

7,000

6,200

5,720 

5.250

5,560

6, 520 

6,840

207,410

6,691

411,400

Jan.

6,680

6,520

5,560 

4.520

*5,400

6,840

7,800

7,800

7,320

6,520

6,840

7,160

6,840

6,520

6,200

6,200

5,560

5,880

6,840

6,680

6,680

6,360

6,200

5,720

5,560

6,840

6,680 

6,360

7,480

10.200 

10,100

207,860

6,705

412,300

Feb.

9.400

*28,200

39,800 

37,000

30,600

26,000

22,300

23,800

32,800

33,100

30,100

26,100

22,600

20,100

*21,200

25,100

36,900

51,500

54.400

50,200

45,300

42,700

»39,600

37,400

34,000

31,400

28,000 

25,200

25,100

929,900

32,070

*1,844

Mar.

25.500

21,600

20,300 

19,000

17 , 500

16,700

16,100

15,900

16,100

15,200

14,200

13,500

12,200

12,400

13,800

14,200

14,200

14,200

13,300

11,800

»12,700

13,500

13,800

13,700

13,100

11,600

10.400 

10,800

11,500

11,500 

11,300

449,600

14,500

891,800

Apr.

11,300

10,600

9.400 

9,570

11,100

11,500

11,300

11,300

10,800

9,910

*11,300

12,500

12,500

12,700

12,700

13,100

14,000

15,900

17.300

16,700

16,100

15,400

14,200

12,700

12,700

13,700

13,700 

13,800

13,300

*12 , 900

383,980

12,800

761,600

May

13,800

16,300

16,700 

16,700

16,300

15,600

14,000

14,200

12,000

12,700

12,500

12,400

12,200

11,100

*10. 600

14,700

26.500

24 , 200

23,000

22,000

21 , 400

21,000

21,000

21,600

22,200

21,800

21,600 

18,200

15,200

15,400 

15,600

532,500

17,180

*1,056

June

15,000

14,200

14,000 

13,800

13,700

12,900

13,500

13,500

13,300

13,500

12,900

*11,800

11,500

12,000

12,000

12,500

12,700

12,000

11,800

11,100

11,800

11,600

11,500

11,300

10.900

23,100

25.200 

16,800

14,700

13,100

405,700

13,520

804,700

July

12,000

11,500

10,100 

9,570

10,900

11,100

10,400

10,200

9,910

8,760

7.800

8,920

9,080

8,600

8,600

9,740

»9,400

9,400

9,910

9,740

9,400

9,240

9,080

8,440

9,570

11,600

12.400 

12,200

11,800

11,100 

9,400

309,860

9,995

614,600

Aug.

9,240

10,400

10.600 

9,740

9,400

8,760

»7,960

7,800

8,760

9,080

8,920

8,760

7,960

7,160

7,000

8,440

8,600

8,760

8,920

8,760

7,800

6.040

6,680

6,680

7,000

7,480

7,320 

6,680

»6,040

7,640 

8,120

252,500

8,145

500,800

Sept.

8,120

7,960

7,000 

6,200

4.950

6,840

8,440

8,280

7,960

6,840

6,040

»6,040

7,960

8,440

8,600

8.760

7,640

6,520

6,840

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,800

6,840

»5,880

6,200

7,480 

8,120

8,120

7,640

220,910

7,364

438,200

Calendar year 1955: Max 52,700 Win 5,100 Mean 13,060 Ac-ft 9,456,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 54,400 Mln 4,520 Mean 11,780 Ac-ft 8,548,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
WHITE RIVER BASIN- 107

Middle Pork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°39' , long 92°18', in SW£ sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., on right bank half 

a mile downstream from Sugar Camp (or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley.

Drainage area. 294 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 6, 1939, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum. 

June 6, 1939, to July 15, 1952, water-stage recorder on downstream side of pier of 

Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge 70 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 488 cfs (353,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 17.95 ft); no 

flow Sept. 20-30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 28.3 ft, in 

gage well; about 31 ft on wire-weight gage, from stage-relation curve), from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Note. Maximum gage heights published prior to the water year 1949 were referred to 

wire-weight gage.

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

Cooperation. Gage height record, 19 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 86

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

160

278

460

955

1,540

4.

4,

4.

4.

4,

5,

,48

,5

.6

,7

,8

,0

0

0.2

1.5

3.2

5.7

15

Feb.

5,

5.

5,

6,

6,

7,

2

.2

.4

,6

,0

,5

.0

to Sept.

52

54

81

154

272

440

50

8,

10.

12.

14.

16.

.0

.0

,0

.0

.0

2,

4,

7,

10,

890

200

120

080

800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

45 

111

69

*50

59

54

56

50

50

35

30

27

25

21

19

16

14

15

 11

10

9.2

8.8

7.5

6.4

5.4

5.1

*5.1

7.5

7.5

6.8 

6.8

759.1

25.8

0.081

0.09

1,470

Nov.

7.5 

9.2

12

11

12

15

12

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

*15

13

14

17

17

17

19

25

29

54

41

11

41

57 

35

562.7

18.8

0.064

0.07

1,120

Dec.

35 

35

34

54

34

*35

55

55

55

55

51

28

28

27

26

25

22

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15 

15

767

24.7

0.084

0.10

1,520

Jan.

14 

15

15

15

*15

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

13

14

15

14

16

17

17

19

20

22

178 

514

1,414

45.6

0.155

0.18

2,800

Feb.

1,460 

*9.900

*5,250

1,820

1,640

1,270

990

2,790

4,260

1,890

1,330

1,090

890

745

678

1,820

5,300

9,120

2,780

1,640

*1,090

840

700

610

565

588

488

404

556

60,284

2,079

7.07

7.65

119,600

Mar.

295 

278

259

238

218

201

192

176

158

140

128

119

a!30

a200

a230

a220

a220

a21o

a200

*178

a!70

alSO

alSO

a!40

a!30

a!20

a!20

a!20

a!20 

110

104

5,454

175

0.595

0.69

10,780

Apr.

99 

97

102

102

101

94

87

85

84

*166

298

559

511

275

508

1.920

1,090

768

*588

460

572

514

267

253

206

185

168

152

166 

354

9,989

353

1.13

1.26

19,810

May

428 

464

558

436

349

292

243

*201

166

142

125

106

91

91

1,450

1,700

840

529

355

262

203

162

132

115

111

101

101

87

74

63

57

10,010

525

1.10

1.27

19,850

June

51 

44

41

56

53

*30

29

27

25

21

20

17

15

21

52

78

154

111

81

62

51

41

55

50

77

246

176

158

101 

77

1,900

63.3

0.215

0.24

3,770

Calendar year 1955 : Max 12,300 Min 0 Mean 452 Cfsro 1.54 In.

July

60 

48

40

32

54

50

52

59

52

25

21

*17

15

13

11

9.7

8.8

7.4

6.5

6.6

7.4

17

25

56

55

52

42

55

28 

24

20

825.2

26.6

0.090

0.10

1,640

Aug.

25 

27

21

17

14

11

*8.8

7.4

6.0

5.1

4.4

4.1

5.4

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

 1.2

1.2

.8

.5

.8

.8 

1.5

2.4

180.7

5.85

0.020

0.02

558

Sept.

2.2 

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.8

5/7

4. 9

3.6

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.8

 1.3

1.0

.6

.4

*.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

35.6

1.19

0.0040

0.005

71

20.88 Ac-ft 527,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,900 Min 0 Mean 252 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.66 Ac-ft 182,800

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). Feb. 2 (9 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (17.95 ft); Feb. 8 (11 p.m.) 7,980 

cfs (14.55 ft); Feb. 18 (3 a.m.) 14,800 cfs (17.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
108 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°34', long 92°23", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 13 W., on left bank

If miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4£ miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles downstream from Archey Fork.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for February 

1939, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 430.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 14, 1939, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 555 cfs (401,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 16.06 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13-30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 69,500 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 26.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 25.2 ft, date unknown, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

d is charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1087: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

6.3

11

46

100

192

328

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

750

1,290

2,780

5,250

8,300

12,000

1.43

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.2 

0.8 

3.2 

8.3

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

25

50

94

182

316

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

665

1,130

1,790

2,730

5,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

330

136 

*85

65

54

47

53

48

40

39

37

32

30

25

23

20 

18

17

*15

14

13

13

11

9.6

8.6

7.6

*6.7

9.6

10 

12

14

1,243.1

40.1

0.127

0.15

2,470

Nov.

14

Is

15

15

15

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

18 

*16

19

25

26

25

23

32

48

11

68

65

59

52 

49

831

27.7

0.088

0.10

1,650

Dec.

50 

52 

55

55

58

69

*70

68

63

59

55

51

48

44

42

40 

37

35

33

32

31

30

29

29

28

27

25

24

23

23

£2

1,307

42.2

0.134

0.15

2,590

Jan.

21 

20 

20

19

*19

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15 

15

16

18

18

18

18

21

22

23

23

24

29

221

725

Afift *bo

1,934

62.4

0.197

0.23

3,840

Feb.

1,690 

11.100 

4,290

2,180

1,830

1,400

1,080

3,490

4,740

2,130

1,540

1,160

930

*772

885

2,010 

6,630

9,340

3,180

1,870

*1,300

1,000

818

728

665

565

492

424

364

68,603

2,366

7.49

8.07

136,100

Mar.

308 

282

254

232

219

206

189

171

155

146

137

144

238

260

252 

252

240

*227

211

201

206

199

187

175

164

162

182

189

173 

162

6,448

208

0.658

0.76

12,790

Apr.

162 

162 

162

153

142

135

124

118

122

266

373

352

325

308

805

1.640 

1,060

*795

625

528

440

386

337

302

271

243

219

196

219

475

11,445

382

1.21

1.35

22,700

May

705 

795 

750

625

510

424

361

*299

249

211

182

155

133

122

1.930

1,600 

885

585

440

346

280

222

180

151

128

116

104

92

82

72

12,800

413

1.31

1.51

25,390

June

59 

52 

46

43

*40

36

35

31

28

25

22

18

17

28

44

111 

113

94

76

61

50

41

38

34

34

"97 118

82

64

53

1,590

53.0

0.168

0.19

3,150

July

44 

36

30

25

24

24

22

39

47

14

28

*23

19

15

12

10 

8.6

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.5

9.3

12

20

13

10

8.6

7.4

6.2

5.4

4.9

565.2

18.2

0.058

0.07

1,120

Aug.

4.2 

3.6 

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

*1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

75

.2

6.1

5.9

3.0

*1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

1.4

51.3

1.65

0.0052

0.006

102

Sept.

M.9

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

0.21

0.00066

0.0007

12

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,600 Min 0 Mean 413 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73 Ac-ft 298,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,100 Min 0 Mean 292 Cfsm 0.924 In. 12.59 Ac-ft 211,900

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 cfs).--Feb. 2 (7:30 a.m.) 16,300 cfs (16.06 ft); Feb. 8 (10 p.m.) 

8,860 cfs (12.34 ft); Feb. 18 (3 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (15.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 109

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

LOGation.--Lat 35°32', long 92°00', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 

21 miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs.

Drainage area.--1.141 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1927 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 271.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 

1.06 ft lower.

Average discharge.--29 years, 1,852 cfs (1,341,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,700 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 28.3V ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30.

1927-56: Maximum discharge. 117,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 46.53 ft, in 

gage well and 46.9 ft, from outside gage); no flow at times in some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1949. Flood in April 1927 reached a stage of 

44.0 ft, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given 

 iETTSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 857: 1928, 1933, 1935. WSP 927: Drainage area. WSP 1211

1930. WSP

RE

1.

2.

2.

5.

5.

4.

5.

6.

1391: 1941.

itir

,9

,0

,5

.0

,5

,0

,0 

O

ig tables

Oct. 1

18

24

69

146

258

397

746 

1,210

, water

to Feb.

8.

10.

13.

16.

19.

22.

25. 

27.

ye

18

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

o

ar

in

2

4

8

15

19

24

51 

56

1955-56 (gl

cubic feet

,620

,520

,400

,7OO

,100

,800

,100 

,5OO

age height,

per second)

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

in feet,

Feb.

15

2

5

4

5

6

Note, 

ing tab

19

0

.2

.5

1.5

3.2

6.0

--Si 

le E

and disch

to Sept.

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.6

5.0

5.4

arge,

3O

14

26

52

88

ISO

235

ime as precedibove 3.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ae-ft|

Oct.

18

34

192

*228

183

148

130

111

102

95

85

81

78

73

65

59

53

*49

47

44

41

39

34

32

32

*28

27

29

32

33

32

2,234

72.1

0.063

0.07

4,430

Nov.

29

28

26

Tf

29

29

32

35

37

38

39

37

37

50

51

*150

130

104

1O5

102

100

104

106

120

128

141

162

166

168

158

2,468

82.3

0.072

O.O8

4,900

Dec.

150

146

152

154

156

*158

156

158

162

154

146

142

133

128

121

118

111

106

102

98

93

90

88

85

83

81

78

76

72

70

61

3,636

117

0.103

0.12

7,210

Jan.

68

66

65

62

61

*58

58

57

56

54

52

51

51

51

50

48

47

49

51

51

51

52

55

59

62

67

70

73

390

*2.78O

2,440

7,205

232

O.2O3

0.23

14,290

Feb.

3,O50

28,100

22,700

8,920

6,460

5,190

4,020

5,470

17,800

9,O80

5,800

4,320

3,430

2,800

4,8OO

7,030

18,4OO

5S,90O

17,300

*7,420

4,850

3,620

2,89O

2,530

2,280

2,050

1,840

1,530

1.520

240,900

8,307

7.28

7.85

477,8OO

Mar.

1.140

1,040

941

851

788

727

670

632

595

540

489

474

T74

614

788

895

872

872

830

*767

7 OS

689

670

651

614

576

54O

540

576

558

523

21,644

698

0.612

0.71

42,930

Apr.

489

489

489

474

458

442

412

382

368

*474

895

1,260

1,210

1,080

1,660

4.650

4,52O

3,160

2,360

1,84O

1,500

1,260

1,110

964

851

767

7 OS

652

652

1,15O

56,666

1,222

1.07

1.20

72,730

May

2,120

2,200

2,200

1,910

1,560

1,290

1,O80

918

*767

670

576

506

442

382

540

5.520

5,340

2,050

1,440

1,080

851

670

558

458

458

489

540

442

365

510

268

55,800

1,155

1.01

1.17

71,010

June

251

200

179

156

140

*128

119

111

105

95

88

80

75

75

85

89

117

255

342

266

211

171

140

120

119

239

506

474

382

507

5,6O1

187

0.164

0.18

11,110

July

245

200

165

135

158

165

153

123

117

122

*150

117

101

85

70

60

52

46

48

55

56

47

41

42

53

71

114

116

101

98

69

3,107

100

0.088

0.10

6,160

Aug.

55

49

42

37

34

34

*32

26

22

19

17

14

13

11

9.7

8.5

7.1

6.0

4.5

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.4

*6.0

9.3

9.7

9.7

9.3

7.8

9.' 7

527.5

17.0

0.015

0.02

1,050

Sept.

11

To

10

9.7

8.9

8.2

6.4

5.4

4.5

5.6

5.2

2.6

*2.2

1.8

1.5

1.5

l.O

*.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

o

94.7

5.16

O. OO28

0.005

188

Calendar year 1955: Max 31,8OO Min 3.7 Mean 1,380 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43 Ac-ft 998,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 35,90O Min 0 Mean 983 Cfsm O.862 In. 11.73 Ac-ft 713,800

Peak discharge (base. 26.OOP efs). Feb. 2 (8:3O p.m.) 38,600 cfs (27.70 ft); Feb. 18 (3 p.m.) 

40,700 cfs (28.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 WHITE RIVER BASIN 

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°47' , long 91°27' , in SE£ sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 4 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 1 mile northwest of De Vails 

Bluff, 7.5 miles downstream from Wattensaw Bayou, 24.1 miles upstream from Cache 

River, and at mile 125.3.

Drainage area. 23,431 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1945 (large portion of flood flow above 

station overflowed into Cache River and was not included in the records), October 1949 

to September 1956. Prior to January 1928 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--7 years (1949-56), 26,750 cfs (19,370,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,400 cfs Feb. 24; maximum gage height, 24.17 

ft Feb. 24; minimum discharge, 6,300 cfs Jan. 7, 8.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 154,000 cfs Jan. 19-22, 1950; maximum gage height, 

28.42 ft Jan. 20, 21, 1950; minimum discharge, 3,230 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 29, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft Apr. 23, 1927. Flood in January-February 1949 reached 

a stage of 31.35 ft Feb. 3 (discharge, 220,000 cfs, by current-meter measurement); 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since July 24, 1951, by Bull Shoals Reservoir

(see p. 75), prior to this date, some regulation by Lake Taneycomo, 329 miles upstream 

(total capacity, 23,700 acre-ft), by Norfork Reservoir since 1943 (see p. 81), and by 

Clearwater Reservoir since 1948 (see p. 86).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1931, 1933.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8,440

8,830

9,350

m8,700

8,180

8,060

8,180

*8,440

8,570

8,310

7,820

7,460

7,460

7,700

7,940

7,820

7,580

7,220

6,980

6,980

7,100

7,220

7,100

6,980

6,860

6,860

6,980

7,100

7,100

242,030

7,807

480,100

Nov.

7,220

7,100

6,980

6,650 

6,740

7,220

*7,700

7,940

7,940

7,580

7,220

6,980

7,100

,340

,460

,460

,340

,220

,340

,580

7,700

7,940

8.060

7,820

7,580

7,580

7,820

7,940

7,820

7,940

224,290

7,476

444,900

Dec.

7,940

7,940

8,060

8,310 

*8,570

8.700

8,440

8,180

7,820

7,700

7,820

7,940

7,940

7,940

7,820

7,700

7,580

7,700

7,700

7,700

7,700

7,580

7,340

7,460

7,700

7,820

7,820

7,700

7,340

6,980

6,630

241,570

7,793

479,100

Jan.

6,740

6,980

7,220

7,340 

*7,100

6,630

6.500

6,520

7,220

7,700

7,940

7,820

7,580

7,580

7,580

7,460

7,340

7,220

7,100

6,860

6,980

7,220

7,340

7,340

7,220

7,100

6,860

6,980

7,820

13,200

20, 000

242,290

7,816

480,600

Feb.

* 22, OOP

25,400

35,400

44,400 

49,600

52,600

54,200

56,000

56,000

56 , 000

55,100

55 , 100

54,200

54,200

52,600

51 , 800

51,800

53,400

56,000

60,000

65,100

70,600

75,000

77.400

76,200

72,800

70,600

66,200

63,000 - -----

*1,632.7

56,300

*3,238

Mar.

*60,OQO

56 , 000

52,600

48,900 

45,000

40,800

36 , 800

33,400

30,200

27,600

26,200

24,600

23,200

22 , 400

21,600

20,900

20,700

20,700

20,500

20,200

19,300

18,400

17,700

17,200

17,000

16,800

16,300

*15,600

14,800

14,200

14,00_Q

833,600

26,890

*1,653

Apr.

14,000

13,800

13,700

13,200 

12.600

13,000

13,800

14,200

14,300

14,600

14,800

14,800

15,100

15,800

16,300

16,800

17,900

19,100

20,200

20.700

20,700

20,500

20,000

19,100

*18,200

17,000

16,200

15,600

15,800

17,400

489,200

16,310

970,300

May

19,300

20,400

21,300

22,200 

22,600

22,800

22,600

21,800

20,500

18,900

17,400

16,300

15,600

15.100

15,500

15,800

15,800

18,000

21,400

24,000

25,000

25,000

*24,600

24,000

23,600

23,400

23,800

24,000

23,800

22,800

21,300

648,600

20,920

*1,286

June

19.800

18,600

17 , 500

16,800 

16,200

15,500

15,100

14,600

14,500

14,300

14,200

14,200

14,000

13,700

13,200

13,200

13,200

13,200

13 , 400

*13,200

12,900

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,200

12,100

12,200

14,500

18,000

19,600

437,300

14,580

867,400

'July

19.100

16)300

15,000 

13,800

12,700

12,400

12,600

12,400

12,100

11,800

11,100

10,500

10,000

10,000

10,000

9.910

*10,200

10,400

10,500

10,600

10,800

10,800

10,600

10,400

10,000

10,000

11,000

11,900

12,600

12,700

370,110

11,940

734,100

Aug.

12,600

11,900

11,100

11,000 

11,100

11,000

10,800

10,400

9,770

9,220

9,220

9,490

9,630

9,630

9,350

*8,830

8,440

8,440

8,830

9,220

9,350

9,350

9,090

8,440

7,820

,580

,580

,700

,820

,700

,580

289,980

9,354

575,200

Sept.

7,820

8,180

8,440

8,440 

8,310

7,820

7,220

6,860

7,340

7,940

8,180

*8,060

7,580

7,100

7,220

7,820

8,180

8.570

8,570

8,060

7,700

7,700

7,820

7,940

7,940

7,820

7,340

6,980

7,100

7,700

233,750

7,792

463,600

Calendar year 1955: Max 58,000 Min 6,060 Mean 18,190 Ac-ft 13,170,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 77,400 Min 6,300 Mean 16,080 Ac-ft 11,670,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 111

Lake Pork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39 016'10", long 106°23'40", in sec. 13, T. 93., R. 81 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft upstream from high-water line of Sugar Loaf Reservoir and 6 miles west of 

Leadville.

Drainage area. 18 sq ml.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

^. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,800 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 10 years, 40.7 cfs (29,470 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 441 cfs June 2 (gage height, 4.33 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 534 cfs June 11, 1952 (gage height, 4.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 1.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1949.

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

No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Fryingpan Creek in Colorado 

River basin through Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see p. 119).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

2.0

5.0

15

48

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

96

235

394

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.8

3.5

775

3.5

7.5

5.0

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

*3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

129.0

4.16

256

Nov.

> 5

150

5

298

Dec.

> 4.5

139.5

4.S

277

Jan.

> 4

124

4

246

Feb.

* 3.5

101.5

3.5

201

Mar.

> 3

93

3

184

Apr.

> 5

150

5

298

May

12

13

17

25

34

46

76

80

77

71

71

76

77

69

66

67

135

196

238

228

276

285

303

314

520

298

242

242

280

288

308

4,850

156

9,580

June

550

594

549

311

301

284

252

248

236

226

232

228

222

*214

199

183

166

159

149

138

121

112

105

98

95

80

74

70

68

61

5,703

190

11,310

July

72

$5

68

52

46

42

43

71

70

68

61

53

46

42

43

57

54

52

*30

28

26

25

25

21

20

19

18

TS

18

19

25

1,228

59.6

2,440

Aug.

28

24

23

19

17

14

13

*12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

14

12

16

16

14

12

12

10

11

11

10

8.0

7.5

*7.5

7.0

401.5

13.0

796

Sept.

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

9.0

8.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.7

4.1

*5.8

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.8

4.1

4.4

5.8

147.7

4.92

293

Calendar year 195S : Max 235 Mln - Mean 32.9 Ao-ft 23,840

Water year 1955-56 : Max 394 Mln - Mean 36.1 Ac-ft 26,180

Peak discharge (base. 520 cfsj May 25 (7a.m.) 404 cfs (4.12 ft); June 2 (11 p.m.) 441 cfs 

(4.33 ft ).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 28 to May 16, May 25, July 22-27J discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°11'10", long 106°22'55", in sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. , on left bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 3| miles southwest of Malta.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,740 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To May 13, 1948, at datum 0.18 ft lower.

Average discharge. 10 years, 28.3 cfs (20,490 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 241 cfs June 2 (gage height, 2.92 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.7 cfs Apr. 4,5.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.28 ft, present 

datum) , from rating curve extended above 210 cfs; minimum not determined.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.5

4.0

6.0

8.5

13

20

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

120

250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.8

9.0

8.2

9.0

8.0

7.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

*5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.6

*5.4

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8 5 2

193.2

6.23

383

Nov.

5.3

4.9

573

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.7

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.3

*5.8

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.6

171.2

5.71

340

Dec.

5.4

FT?

5.2

4.5

4.4

5.2

5.1

*4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

175

4.6

154.9

5.00

307

Jan.

4.2

3.9

.7

.7

* .9

.0

.2

.3

.5

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

* .7

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.0

.9

.0

.2

.2

.1

.0

3.9

131.7

4.25

261

Feb.

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.9

*379

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

100.0

3.45

198

Mar.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

*27?

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

*3.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.1

101.2

3.26

201

Apr.

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

*2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.4

5.2

5.2

*5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.6

6.2

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

9.8

9.4

8.5

8.5

153.5

5.12

304

May

9.8

11

14

19

24

32

39

47

*47

38

34

37

38

35

28

27

36

58

79

88

110

*116

116

116

140

132

102

96

120

148 

187

2,123.8

68.5

4,210

June

192

196

TsT

178

*174

148

140

132

124

128

144

140

132

128

124

113

110

106

102

*102

99

102

99

92

92

88

88

88

82

li

3,706

124

7,350

July

11

64

64

53

50

47

44

42

41

39

*38

38

36

35

34

33

32

30

28

28

26

26

24

*23

23

22 si 21

22

25 

30

1,115

36.0

2,210

Aug.

23

20

19

18

*17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

21

22

18

16

15

*15

15

15

14

13

14

13

ii.

514

16.6

1,020

Sept.

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

7_.2

262.6

8.75

521

Calendar year 1955: Max 124 Mln - Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14,910

Water year 1955-56: Max 196 Min 2.7 Mean 23.8 Ac-ft 17,300

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). May 25 (8:30 p.m.) 182 cfs (2.85 ft); June 2 ( 9 p.m.) 241 cfs 

(2.92 ft); June 11 (8 p.m.) 196 cfs (2.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

113

Location. Lat 39°03'45", long 106°24'20", in sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W., on left bank 

1.5 miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles southwest of village of Twin Lakes.

Drainage area. 75 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1956. 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for some

je.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 20, 1950, at site 190 ft downstream at different datum. May 20, 1950, to 

Apr. 7, 1953, at site 10 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 150 cfs (108,600 acre-ft per year),

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.19 ft); minimum not determined.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs June 8, 1947 (gage height, 5.35 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 

5.74 ft June 10, 1952; minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are poor. No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Fork 

in Colorado River basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 119).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control (Shirting method used June 1)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

1.2 13 3.0 310 0.9 20 2.5 240

1.4 26 3.5 472 1.1 28 3.0 380

1.7 55 4.0 705 1.4 52 4.0 820

2.0 96 4.5 1,050 1,7 86 5.0 1,820

2.5 190 4.9 1,470 2.0 136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

25

25

25

28

25

23

25

24

23

23

22

20

20

20

19

19

19

20

*20

20

20

22

18

bl8

b!8

b!8

18

b!8

bJJ

18

655

21.1

1,300

Nov.

17

16

17

17

18

> 19

560

18.7

1,110

Dec.

> 18

558

18

1,110

Jan.

> 15

465

15

922

Feb.

> 12

_ _____

348

12

690

Mar.

> 11

341

11

676

Apr.

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

*15

16

17

19

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

18

19

20

22

28

40

30

30

il

581

19.4

1,150

May

ZL

46

*63

98

127

188

205

300

330

285

262

285

310

305

280

233

*275

389

593

661

775

932

994

964

1,070

932

739

602

745

1,010

1,180

15,215

491

30,180

June

1,320

1,450

1__46°

1,440

1,400

1,170

1,050

1,130

1,040

1,030

1,060

1,100

1,130

1,060

914

730

690

610

560

520

471

464

446

404

371

398

371

350

 329

305

24,773

826

49,140

July

ML

302

305

272

248

233

*222

214

203

194

182

178

176

168

164

156

144

136

127

120

110

94

110

99

86

84

85

84

84

86

89

5,096

164

10,110

Aug.

96

94

88

76

74

70

62

*59

56

53

48

46

40

38

36

&

37

40

46

52

51

47

44

43

48

47

47

45

44

*43

40

1,645

53.1

3,260

Sept.

40

36

36

35

33

33

30

29

29

28

28

26

26

24

24

L4

24

23

23

*22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

20

20

20

783

26.1

1,550

Calendar year 1955: Max 828 Mln - Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,510 

Water year 1955-5& Max 1,460 Mln - Mean 139 Ac-ft 101,200
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location. Lat 33°Q2<35", long 106015'55", in SW£ sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W. , on right 

bank at Granite, a short distance east of U. S. Highway 24, and just upstream from 

Cache Creek.

Drainage area. 427 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1895, May to December 1897, August to September 

1898, March to October 1899, April to May 1901 (gage heights and discharge measurements only in 1895, 1899, and 1901), April 1910 to September 1956. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,914.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 6, 1910, staff gage near present site at different datums. 

Apr. 6, 1910, to Oct. 25, 1917, water-stage recorder or inclined staff gage at site 

about 1,000 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1910-56), 345 cfs (249,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Feb. 25.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-56: Maximum discharge, 2,910 cfs June 8, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 6.67 ft June 19, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

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

fair. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 5,150 acres. Sugar Loaf and 

Twin Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 

70,680 acre-ft). Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas 

River basin enter above this station (see p. 119).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 19-28, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

61

108

270

490

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

780

1,540

2,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

96

96

96

93

103

98

93

93

93

93

90

106

108

88

88

90

90

90

90

*90

90

90

98

90

93

93

96

88

93

100

98

2,913

94.0

5,780

Nov.

100

93

98

98

98

93

96

90

90

96

96

96

96

93

96

90

113

122

116

116

111

103

108

100

98

103

103

98

98

108

3,016

101

5,980

Dec.

100

86

88

93

93

94

96

94

92

92

92

96

92

92

94

*96

94

94

94

94

96

100

98

96

94

94

94

92

92

92

90

2,904

93.7

5,760

Jan.

90

90

90

90

88

86

86

86

86

90

90

88

88

90

90

94

90

92

92

90

90

90

90

90

92

*96

96~ 98

94

94

96

2,812

90.7

5,580

Feb.

90

88

92

94

94

98

100

155

98

98

98

94

90

90

90

88

86

86

86

86

88

90

90

84

80

82

82

82

86

2,610

90.0

5,180

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,230 Mln 65

Mar.

88

*90

90

96

104

100

98

98

106

110

116

114

116

112

110

110

112

112

118

122

128

*126

126

135

150

155

130

112

113

108

113

3,518

113

6,980

Apr.

116

108

103

108

98

100

108

98

86

96

*111

116

132

130

116

124

132

132

155

158

167

422

534

523

512

518

545

550

'STB" 562

7,178

239

14,240

Mean 269

May

528

540

*572

654

594

612

672

684

702

702

636

618

624

618

572

550

562

648

864

987

1,230

1,370

1,520

1,580

1,630

1.750

1,600

1,380

1,460

1,580

1,680

29,699

958

58,910

June

1,830

2.540

2,300

2,110

2,110

1,950

1,730

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,490

1,470

*1,410

1,350

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,070

819

744

720

660

654

594

556

567

567

578

39,419

1,314

78,190

July

594

690

774

793

800

 780

750

726

720

714

756

756

780

768

738

567

395

372

*350

346

342

330

330

326

330

286

2?0

490

636

654

684

17,867

576

35,440

Aug.

702

672

636

642

624

600

578

*545

562

523

426

180

150

147

144

144

150

144

206

167

147

147

138

138

127

124

113

*111

111

108

100

9,306

300

18,460

Sept.

98

98

96

93

90

90

90

135

100

96

93

90

88

88

83

86

86

88

103

111

*103

108

108

230

330

302

290

290

286

290

4,239

141

8,410

Ac-ft 194,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,340 Mln 80 Mean 343 Ac-ft 248,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 6 to Mar. 23, Mar. 27-29 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at Salida.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°01'05", long 106°16'55", in S| sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 80 W., on left 

bank 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 miles 

southwest of Granite.

Drainage area. 59 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,f 

profile survey).

ft above mean sea level (riverAverage discharge.--10 years, 70.0 cfs (50,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs June 2 (gage height, 2.79 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 10, 1952, from rating curve extended 

above 530 cfs; maximum gage height, 4.34 ft June 16, 1952; minimum discharge not 

determined.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 250 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5 

.6

2.0

6.0

16

28

0.3 

.4

7.0

12

18

26

50

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

89

230

415

630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22 20"

20

20

21

20

18

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

*17

16

13

13

13

13

14

T£- 12

13

13

523

16.9

1,040

Nov.

12

bll.O

b9.0

10

10

9.0

9.0

b7.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

* 7.5

233.1

7.77

462

Dec.

> 8.5

263.5

8.5

523

Jan.

* 8

248

8

492

Feb.

* 7.5

?17.5

7.5

431

Mar.

> 7

(*)

217

7

430

Apr.

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.4

774

7.8

8.2

8.6

9.2

9.6

*10

11

12

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

16

16

17

17

20

22

25

26

25

24

420.6

14.0

834

May

24

27

34

*42

52

65

89

96

102

89

80

89

92

85

74

76

99

*151

211

240

268

300

328

351

371

335

286

265

328

391

465

5,503

178

10,920

June

495

612

576

518

558

411

367

379

355

367

431

431

431

*427

383-

343

314

293

286

265

254

254

230

211

214

211

208

195

186

155

10,394

346

20,620

July

208

TeTi

165

151

135

130

124

114

109

106

96

92

92

92

87

85

78

74

69

*67

62

58

57

55

53

52

*49

49

49

50

67

2,843

91.7

5,640

Aug.

7462"

52

46

42

41

40

*37

36

34

33

33

32

35

33

33

35

34

55

53

45

40

36

36

36

35

33

32

32

*33

32

1,227

39.6

2,430

Sept.

30

25

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

21

21

19

20

19

19

19

18

19

18

654

21.8

1,300

Calendar year 1955: Max 368 Min - Mean 51.4 Ac-ft 37,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 612 Min - Mean 62.1 Ac-ft 45,120

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs).--May 25 (12:30 a.m.) 415 cfs (2.00 ft); June 2 (12 p.m.) 760 cfs 

(2.79 ft;; June 14 (12:30 a.m.) 522 cfs (2.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Apr. 13 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice dui 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, am 

records for nearby stations.

luring
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek below hot springs, near Buena Vista, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 38°48"46" , long 106°13'18", in SE^SEi sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 79 W., 

on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Cottonwood hot springs, 1 mile downstream from confluence of Middle Cottonwood and South Cottonwood Creeks, 3 miles upstream from North Cottonwood Creek, and 5| miles southwest of Buena Vista.

Drainage area. 65 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1923, August 1949 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,532 ft (river-profile survey). Prior 

Tfo Oct. 1, 1923, staff gage near present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 59.4 cfs (43,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 370 cfs June 3 (gage height, about 2.7 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Feb. 27 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1910-23, 1949-56: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs June 11, 1952; maximum gage height, 

2.95 ft June 16, 1952; minimum discharge observed, 10 cfs Mar. 20-23, 25, Apr. 9, 19, 

1914.

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

Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water year).--WSP 1177: 1915, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

0.7 20

.8 24

1.0 36

0.6

.9

1.3

Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

16

28

55

1.7 

2.1 

2.6

105

185

335

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

30

30

30

3_2

31

30

30

30

30

29

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

28

28

*27

I6.

27

28

26

26

26

28

880

28.4

1,750

Nov.

27

25

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

*24

24

23

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

741

24.7

1,470

Dec.

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

 26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

*24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

769

24.8

1,530

Jan.

24

24

23

23

*24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

697

22.5

1,380

Feb.

20

19

20

20

20

20

*20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

 19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

557

19.2

1,100

Mar.

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

*19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

*18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

566

18.3

1,120

Apr.

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

24

24

22

21

588

19.6

1,170

May

21

25

27

35

40

52

56

66

*65

53

44

58

67

65

51

49

69

104

126

135

150

*160

172

172

188

170

160

135

160

215

250

3,118

101

6,180

June

245

325

525

295

*282

264

240

257

228

216

219

219

210

202

200

192

178

160

160

*156

146

140

135

126

120

114

108

105

98

98

5,743

191

11,390

July

117

105

100

93

86

80

70

73

69

69

*67

67

69

75

76

65

61

59

57

54

53

53

53

*50

47

46

47

44

44

49

2,067

66.7

4,100

Aug.

67

66

57

50

47

46

*45

42

38

37

36

38

38

38

39

41

46

44

51

49

42

41

39

*40

40

39

38

36

36

36

55_

1,537

43.1

2,650

Sept.

34

34

34

34

35

32

32

32

32

32

31

*31

31

31

30

30

29

28

TiS

29

30

30

30

29

*29

29

29

29

29

30

921

30.7

1,830

Calendar year 1955: Max 245 Mln 18 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 33,220

Water year 1955-56: Max 325 Mln 18 Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,670

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). June 3 (4:3O a.m.) about 37O cfs (about 2.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 26 to June 4; discharge estimated on basis of records for Chalk 

Creek near Nathrop.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°44 I , long 106-09', In NW£ sec. 19, T. 15 S., R. 78 W., on right bank 

200 £'t upstream from county highway bridge at Mount Princeton Hot Springs, 4 miles 

west of Nathrop, and 5-g- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97 sq ml.

Records available. September to December 1910 (fragmentary gage-height record and discharge measurements only, published as "near Buena Vista"), August 1949 to September 

1956 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,113 ft above mean sea level (riverprofile survey). Sept. 6 to Dec. 29, 1910, staff gage at practically same site at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 54.9 cfs (39,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 640 cfs June 3 (gage height, 2.35 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs June 10, 1952 (gage height, 2.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Mar. 12, 1954, Apr. 4, 1955; 

minimum gage height, 0.44 ft Mar. 4, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 3.4 ft June 1949 (discharge not determined), from high-water 

mark verified by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

155

275

455

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

*29

29

29

29

29

28

27

28

27

28

29

*27

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

868

28.0

1,720

Nov.

25

23

23

24

24

24

24

22

24

23

23

23

23

23

*23

21

20

20

20

20

22

22

20

21

21

22

22

24

23

24

673

22.4

1,330

Dec.

24

24

22

20

20

20

20

*19

T5

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

657

21.2

1,300

Jan,

21

20

20

20

*20

20

21

22

20

21

22

22

21

20

20

21

*21

21

20

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

22

21

21

20 

20

643

20.7

1,280

Feb.

20

20

20

20

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

*20

20

19

JL8

19

20

19

20

573

19.8

1,140

Mar.

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

*18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

*18

19

18

19

19

19

20

19

18

18

18

584

18.8

1,160

Apr.

19

20

19

18

*18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

25

25

25

625

20.8

1,240

May

26

ze

30

39

45

60

73

86

*88

81

78

86

90

92

76

75

96

136

173

201

225

*240

275

240

245

240

235

197

235

265 

505

4,359

141

8,650

June

325

420

420

337

*337

325

320

310

305

3OO

310

310

305

280

240

235

255

235

235

*221

197

176

167

155

152

144

139

133

126

128

7,542

251

14,960

July

144

119

108

100

94

90

83

78

78

76

*75

75

78

75

76

70

68

65

62

54

30

27

56

*51

49

46

46

46

46

50 

64

2,179

70.3

4,320

Aug.

59

31

29

28

27

29

*46

48

45

42

41

42

42

42

44

45

50

49

60

59

50

45

44

*41

40

39

38

37

39

38 

37

1,306

42.1

2,590

Sept.

36

36

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

*30

29

29

28

27

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

*24

24

24

23

24

24

856

28.5

1,700

Calendar year 1955; Max 285 Mln 17 Mean 49.4 Ac-ft 35,750

Water year 1955-56: Max 42o Mln 18 Mean 57.0 Ac-ft 41,39O

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). June 3 (12:30 a.m.) 640 cfs (2.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

465893 O-58 9
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Sallda, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°33', long 106°01', in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., on right bank at 

Salida, 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 291 and 3 miles upstream from 

South Arkansas River.

Drainage area. 1,218 sq ml.

Records available. April to October 1895, May to December 1897, August 1898 to September 

1899, April to October 1900, April 1901 to October 1903, October 1909 to September 

1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WPS 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 7,051.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 11, 1895, to Nov. 18, 1903, staff gage, and Nov. 3, 1909, to Dec. 2, 1936, 

water-stage recorder at site l*r miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--SO years (1898-99, 1901-3, 1909-56), 612 cfs (443,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.78 ft); minimum daily, 190 cfs Mar. 19, 28, 31.

1895-1903, 1909-56: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs June 16, 1924 (gage height, 

7.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 100 cfs Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1898.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for July 25 to Sept. 30, which are good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions (see p. 119), storage reservoirs (combined capacity, 81,890 acre-ft), diversions for irrigation of about 

16,000 acres above station, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117; Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1899, 1900, 1914(M), 

'. 1921(M) .

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 30)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

190

310

475

830

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

1,250

2,450

3,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

225

222

 225 

229

233

245

233

237

233

237

241

270

257

249

241

237

241

245

*233

237

233

225

237

245

241

241

245

253

261

261

265

7,477

241

14,830

Nov.

261

257

253 

257

245

237

233

225

233

241

249

249

253

261

265

253

257

257

261

265

265

270

265

265

261

265

270

274

215

257

7,669

256

15,210

Dec.

261

270

270 

~S55 253

261

270

261

257

257

253

257

265

261

*257

261

265

257

261

261

261

265

283

278

270

265

261

261

257

257

£61

8,130

262

16,130

Jan.

249

24T

241 

241

233

229

229

229

225

229

233

229

225

225

225

229

241

229

237

233

229

229

225

229

222

233

*241

241

241

233

£29

7,204

232

14,290

Feb.

245

222

211 

237

233

233

245

249

241

241

241

245

237

229

225

225

218

214

214

211

*211

211

222

229

211

197

204

204

208

6,513

225

12,920

Mar.

*218

218

229 

218

225

233

214

211

204

211

222

237

218

222

218

208

200

204

190 T9"7

197

*194

197

194

214

222

225

190

194

194

190

6,508

210

12,910

Apr.

200

214

204 

197

JOB

208

200

218

208

200

208

*211

214

233

237

237

249

270

270

292

292

315

666

6T7

617

596

617

645

652

645

10,140

338

20,110

May

610

610

596 

*659

732

666

770

822

862

870

815

778

748

770

725

*652

652

732

1,030

1,280

1,610

1,870

2,080

2,170

2,230

2,340

2,260

2,010

1,950

2,230 

2. 390

38,519

1,243

76,400

June

2,660

3,360

5.570 

3,120

3,180

2,990

2,650

2,660

2,700

2,510

2,510

2,460

2,450

2,420

*2,320

2,230

2,190

2,080

2,010

1,880

1,740

1,420

1,430

1,320

1,200

1,060

1,020

1,090

1,040

934

64, 204

2,140

127,300

July

1,050

1,050

1.190 

1,150

*1,120

1,060

1,030

966

950

910

950

942

998

974

982

950

659

610

561

*547

527

514

534

508

5T6

527

520

547

998

918 

974

25,732

830

51,040

Aug.

1.070

958

878 

822

815

785

762

740

688

666

659

371

306

310

*327

325

350

345

463

514

421

345

340

335

320

306

310

310

*301

3T5 

310

15,767

509

31,270

Sept.

330

330

310 

288

274

257

257

288

355

283

265

249

241

 23T 237

261

253

253

265

283

*274

270

270

261

537

561

501

501

501

501

9,693

323

19,230

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,890 Mln 183 Mean 463 Ao-ft 335,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,570 Mln 190 Mean 567 Ac-ft 411,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Arkansas River basin

119

The following eight tunnels or ditches, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, 

divert water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Arkansas River. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Hoosier Pass tunnel diverts water from Blue River to South Platte River in sec. 14, 

T. 8. S., R. 78 W; this water is again diverted to South Catamount Reservoir in the Arkansas River basin.

Premont Pass ditch diverts water from Tenmile Creek over Fremont Pass to East Pork 

Arkansas River in sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Chalk Creek (tributary 

of East Pork Arkansas River) in NW£ sec. 9, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from Piney Creek (tributary of Eagle River) over Tennessee 

Pass to Thayer Gulch (tributary of Tennessee Pork) in sec. 11, T. 83., R. 80 W.

Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River to Tennessee Pork in sec. 17, 

T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fryingpan Creek to Busk Creek 

(tributary of Lake Pork) in sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 81 W.

Twin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Pork to North Pork Lake 

Creek in sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W.

Larkspur ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Poncha Creek (tributary of South Pork Arkansas River) in SE£ sec. 24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Inflow from transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Month

September. ..............

Water year 1955-56....

Hoosier 

Pass 

tunnel

0

0

2, ZOO

0

9,290

Fremont 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

Columbine 

ditch

0

312

0

1,390

Ewing 

ditch

511

454

24

0

1,100

Wurtz 

ditch

0

0

1,410

0

2,590

BuskIvanhoe 

tunnel

0

0

0

1,530

57

0

4,400

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

123

90

82

61

105

13,260

3,300

282

0

36,440

Larkspur 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

15

20

0

0

35

Total

0

123

90

99

82

61

105

19,240

28,600

5,960

873

0

55,240
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°11', long 105°30', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., on left bank threequarters of a mile downstream from Taylor Creek and 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,720 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Aug. 19, 1938, at site 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 31.4 cfs (22,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 218 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum not determined.

1924-56: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs June 19-22, 1936.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 15,000 acres.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1950(m). WSP 1311: 

1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. So

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

3.6

7.6

14

32

-0.3

-.2

-.1

0.0

.1

1.4 

2.2 

3.6 

5.8 

9.0

0.3 

.5

71

118

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

6.0 e'.a

6.0

*6.4

.0

.4

J . 8

.2

.6

.8

.2

.2

.6

.6

.2

.2

.6

.2

.2

.2

.8

J .O

.4

.8

.4

.8

.4

.4

.2

.2

211.2

6.81

419

Nov.

7.2

8.2

b7.4

8.9

7.6

7.6

8.2

b8. 2

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.9

b7.0

bS.O

b9.0

b9.5

10

10

10

10

bio

11.

11

bll

bll

bll

bll

274.3

9.]4

544

Dec.

bll

11

bll

b9.0

b7.2

bS.O

blO

9.0

9.4

10

11

13

17

16

15

16

18

20

22

25

*27

28

27

25

23

21

22

25

16

17 

16

515.6

16.6

1,020

Jan.

> 16

> 17

517

16.7

1,030

Feb.

> 13

> 16

434

15.0

861

Mar.

17

18

19

20

21

20

17

20

23

26

22

20

23

25

22

25

28

33

38

42

40 *39

34

32

29

26

22

19

19

19

18

776

25.0

1,540

Apr.

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

20

50

83

72

~~95~ 104

76

48

32

30

24

18

*13

12

12

JU

899

30.0

1,780

May

 .5 10

9.0

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.1

*5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.1

7.4

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

fft

8.4

8.4

7.7

9.5

8.7

6.4

5.8

6 . 4

218.3

7.04

433

June

9.0

13

13

10

8.4

8.4

7.7

5.8

5.4

5.6

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.1

2.0

*2.0

1.9

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

144.7

4.82

287

July

, 2.0

2.5

3.5

4.0

5.6

8.0

10

12

14

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.4

137.0

4.42

272

Aug.

8 4

7^7

s,'.a

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

*3.3

4.0

4.7

3.6

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.3

137.9

4.45

274

Sept.

3.3

373

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

.9

.3

.1

.0

.4

.7

.5

.6

.7

112.5

3.75

223

Calendar year 1955; Max 374 Min 2.2 Mean 12.6 Ac-ft 9,O80

Water year 1955-56: Max 1O4 Min - Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,68O

Peak discharge (base, 25o cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Mar. 21 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), June 13-20, June 22 to July 22, July 25-31, Aug. 4-18, 22,23, 25-30, Sept. 1-7, 

Sept. 9-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29, 3O; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, weekly chain-gage readings, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°26', long 105°15', in sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 70 W., on right bank in 

Canon City, 800 ft upstream from Sand Creek.

Drainage area.--3,117 sq mi.

Records available. January 1888 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as "near Canyon" 1900-1906.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Mar. 27, 1922, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage recorder at 

sites about a quarter of a mile upstream at various daturas.

Average discharge . 68 years, 714 cfs (516,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum daily, 166 cfs Apr. 13.

1888-1956: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 

82 cfs Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation of about 

53,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1897-98.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 21-25, May 31 to

June 2, June 9-29)

0.3

.5

1.0

1.5

157

209

405

670

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

1,020

1,990

4,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

206

206

206

*212

216

212

223

216

219

223

209

212

236

233

219

200

203" 197

209

203

200

203

200

203

223

229

229

229

236

236

243

6,691

216

13,270

Nov.

250

250

250

247

254

268

254

254

219

192

197

206

216

236

250

279

291

343

331

327

287

272

275

272

283

319

331

343

368

359

8,223

274

16,310

Dec.

355

343

351

335

311

315

359

359

327

331

331

327

351

355

351

351

351

347

343

347

*351

351

359

382

355

319

287

I9T

287

291

299

10,412

336

20,650

Jan.

287

272

257

287

287

261

257

257

236

223

226

*226

229

223

216

219

279

287

268

268

295

303

311

311

295

287

327

519

319

291

287

8,410

271

16,680

Feb.

311

268

265

272

331

339

347

*387

34T

339

343

351

364

351

335

327

331

315

307

307

*287

275

279

287

265

250

247

243

247

8,917

307

17,690

Mar.

*250

261

275

287

275

275

261

275

257

247

247

261

343

33T

315

303

279

268

272

268

268

275

*261

268

265

287

299

283

229

212

^Q°

8,403

271

16,670

Apr.

212

229

257

*219

175

178

171

168

183

171

168

168

2T2" 166

315

291

307

*368

391

405

387

335

470

B6~4 622

577

545

566

550

555

9,965

332

19,770

May

513

*508

493

524

622

599

640

748

774

807

780

702

670

702

742

640

577

599

863

1,250

1,660

2,010

*2,380

2,460

2,500

2,580

2,560

2,250

2,020

2,260

*2,330

38,763

1,250

76,890

June

2,640

3,210

5,770

3,380

3,320

*3,340

2,900

2,720

2,790

2,600

2,540

2,460

2,430

2,360

2,260

2,180

2,130

2,040

1,970

1,860

*1 , 800

1,410

1,360

1,300

1,210

990

945

998

982

849

64,744

2,158

128,400

July

885

945

1,070

1.120

1,080

1,030

990

938

915

885

870

908

938

922

945

922

761

572

560

498

468

448

453

448

*424

434

377

39S

572

982

922

23,678

764

46,960

Aug.

1.020

930

814

742

722

696

670

*652

610

594

555

545

287

254

261

268

272

307

311

396

347

287

*247

240

236

226

140

236

240

243

254

13,702

442

27,180

Sept.

261

268

261

247

233

219

209

209

247

261

216

203

186

180

178

183

203

189

*192

197

216

206

206

206

240

*405 396"

373

377

373

7,340

245

14,560

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,870 Min 157 Mean 463 Ac-ft 335,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,770 Min 166 Mean 572 Ac-ft 415,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°16'00", long 104°39'00", in sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 W. , on right bank 

at intake of south-side waterworks, 1 mile upstream from Dry Creek and 2-| miles west 

of city hall in Pueblo.

Drainage area. 4,686 sq mi.

Records available.--May to June 1885, January 1886 to December 1887, May to August 1889, 

September 1894 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1311. Published as "at Rock Canyon" 1889, and as "at Pueblo* 1885-87, 1894-1924.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river; water-stage recorder and 

Farshall flume at north-side waterworks intake. Datum of river gage is 4,689.82 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 16, 1885, to Sept. 12, 1886, staff gage at 

site 2-| miles downstream; June 1, 1887, to Aug. 31, 1889, staff gage at site 65 miles 

upstream; and Sept. 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, staff gage, chain gage, or water-stage 

recorder about Z\ miles downstream at various sites and daturas.

Average dlscharpe.--63 years (1886-87, 1894-1956), 712 cfs (515,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,010 cfs Aug. 1; minimum daily, 26 cfs Apr. 11. 

T8~85-87, 1889, 1894-1956: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 3, 1921 (gage height, 

24.66 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended .above 6,800 cfs on 

basis of float-area determination at gage height 11.2 ft and slope-area determinations 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 18 cfs (including 13 cfs diverted into intake of northside waterworks) Apr. 7, 1935,

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

include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks for municipal 

supply of pueblo. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions above station for irrigation of about 

88,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1311: 1896, 1902. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

66

66

66

58

59

58

72

69

56

58

47

38

43

70

58

44

42

38

34

34

4O

62

53

62

80

76

80

95

119

128

T54

1,995

64.4

3,960

Nov.

234

149

*228

159

108

116

113

124

108

104

112

116

124

154

268

363

345

349

347

275

222

204

209

209

215

203

209

333

274

274

6,151

205

12,200

Dec.

261

223

247

267

274

253

240

309

302

281

260

311

273

*267

296

281

228

240

246

204

210

204

204

210

216

198

170

164

TsT

247

241

7,510

242

14,900

Jan.

268

247

235

229

229

217

216

217

211

198

192

192

186

192

192

b!89

b!84

b£T9

253

274

294

294

286

280

265

237

*253

295

310

2So

220

7,294

235

14,470

Feb.

300

158

2?t5

329

300

367

399

424

36T

353

368

345

383

382

368

*323

272

250

242

237

224

224

231

240

228

210

204

186

192

8,320

287

16,500

Mar.

198

204

209

175

153

142

153

 142

127

137

148

b!53

b!86

243

264

236

188

172

161

135

117

117

110

89

89

90

103

107

 84

49

34

4,515

146

8,960

Apr.

30

*34

99

90

62

*110

130

94

52

48

26

30

28

30

295

198

175

228

246

240

228

197

197

550

»B7T

513

459

468

513

522

6,413

214

12,720

May

477

416

433

433

503

586

477

595

662

672

703

577

558

577

672

566

458

415 4"94

932

1,270

1,550

*2,130

2,210

2.530

2,210

2,310

2,130

1,710

2,050

2,210

33,316

1,075

66,080

June

*2,290

2,910

3.950

3,740

3,260

3,170

2,870

2,450

2,410

2,370

2,310

2,250

2,210

2,130

2,070

1,990

1,890

1,850

1,710

1,650

1,540

1,320

1,110

1,080

990

830

914

937

810

 727

59,738

1,991

118,500

July

647

698

666

851

851

850

799

778

789

768

627

637

*647

707

666

677

677

464

437

609

332

317

356

303

277

232

207

173

2*373

750

- 871

17,901

577

35,510

Aug.

3.790

1,690

*946

849

724

686

619

581

446

381

382

390

285

124

75

83

93

131

114

123

286

*218

156

124

112

100

105

90

97

118

121

13,439

434

26,660

Sept.

133

143

142

124

116

116

108

95

88

124

116

77

*51

46

39

37

36

30

34

29

39

58

62

76

72

111

228

27)9"

204

217

2,960

98.7

5,870

Calendar year 1955; Max 6,000 Min 20 Mean 378 Ac-ft 273,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,95o Mln 26 Mean 463 Ac-ft 336,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Tampleton Gap Floodway at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°53'17", long 104°49'0l", in SE^ sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., on left 

bank 75 ft upstream from mouth of concrete flume, 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 85 and 87, and three-quarters of a mile north of Colorado Springs.

Drainage area. 8.46 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,200 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 0.18 cfs (130 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 458 cfs July 2 (gage height, 2.63 ft), from 

rating curve based on computation of flow at critical depth at gage heights 1.3, 1.4, 

1.8, 3.0 ft; no flow most of year.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, that of July 2, 1956; no flow most of time.

Remarks. Records fair. This is an articicial channel constructed to divert flood flows 

from normally dry channels around Colorado Springs during periods of heavy rainfall.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

 60 .2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

9

C

69.7

2.25

138

Aug.

59

1.4

1.1

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0 

0

61.5

1.98

122

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 70 Mln 0 ' Mean 0.40 Ac-ft 291

Water year 1955-56: Max 60 Mln 0 Mean 0.36 Ac-ft 260
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°16'20", long 104°35'40", in SW£ sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 64 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of Eighth Street Bridge in Pueblo, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 926 sq mi.

Records available. January 1922 to September 1925, October 1940 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,663.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 13, 1923, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different 

datum. Feb. 13 to July 11, 1923, staff gage and July 12, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, 

water-stage recorder, within 200 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 19 years, 51.6 cfs (37,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of float-area determinations at gage 

heights 8.00 and 9.00 ft; minimum not determined.

1922-25, 1940-56: Maximum discharge, 17,800 cfs July 10, 1945 (gage height, 

9.50 ft), from rating curve extended above S,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 8.05 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak 

flow. Flood of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 cfs, by slope-area determination of 

peak flow.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation Of about 22,500 acres. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

> 0.8

(*)

Ir

30.2

0.97

60

Nov.

> 2.6

(*)

> 1.8

71.6

2.39

142

Dec.

(*)

> 4.4

(*)

136.4

4.4

271

Jan.

(*)

* 3.7

(*)

114.7

3.7

228

Feb.

(*)

> 8.8

(*)

255.2

8.8

506

Mar.

(*)

> 6.4

(*)

198.4

6.4

394

Apr.

(*)

> 4.7

> 24

(*)

> 3.5

264.1

8.8O

524

May

(*)

> 1.6

(*)

49.6

1.6

98

June

(*)

* 1.1

(*)

33.0

1.1

65

July

1

1

r ^-^

1

J

(*)

> 1.2

(*)

106.2

3.43

211

Aug.

652

20

118

236

2.5

' (*)

> .7

.3

720

419

(* )

> 8.8

2,281.1

73.6

4,52O

Sept.

(*)

> 1.1

(*)

33.0

1.1

65

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,360 Mln - Mean 27.6 Ac-ft 19,990

Water year 1955-56= Max 720 Mln - Mean 9.76 Ac-ft 7,080

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 26 to Nov. 22, Feb. 1-5, Aug. 2, 20-24; discharge estimated 

asls of weather records and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°43'40", long 105°21'10", in sec. 5, T. 27 S. , R. 71 W., on left bank 

at Manzanares Crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Manzanares Creek and 

3? miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.--73 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1923 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,150 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Sept. 8, 1934, at sites about 500 ft upstream at different daturns. Sept. 8, 1934, 

to Mar. 15, 1937, at datum 1.36 ft higher, Mar. 16, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1945, at datum 

0.86 ft higher, and Oct. 1, 1945, to Apr. 25, 1946, at datum 0.36 ft higher than 

present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 33.0 cfs (23,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 58 cfs June 3; minimum not determined.

IS23-56: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Aug. 2, 1951 (gage height 8.14 ft), from

rating curve extended above 270 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow;

minimum daily determined, 4 cfs Jan. 22, 1937.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 1,800 acres. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

4.5 

6.5 

9.3

1.4 

1.6

1.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tot .1

Mean

AO-ft

Oct.

13

14

14

13

*13

11

10

TT

12

11

10

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

11

10

11 

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11 

11

355

11.5

704

Nov.

(*)

> 11

330

11

655

Dec.

> 10

(*)

310

10

615

Jan.

> 9

279

9

553

Feb.

> 8.4

C)

243.6

8.4

483

Mar.

>

> 9

*9.8

9.0

8.7

10

11

12

TT

11

11

11 

11

285.5

9.21

566

Apr.

11

11

11

*11

9.8

8.2

8.2

8.7

8.5

11

18

T8

17

16

16

15

15

15

13

*13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

18

395.4

13.2

784

May

19

20

22

24

25

26

26

26

26

*26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

26

34

35

36

37 

38

39

*40

41

41

40

42

45 

50

958

30.9

1,900

June

54

57

58

54

52

49

46

*41

46

42

41

40

40

34

29

29

26

22

19

19

*18

18 

16

18

16

15

16

14

T4

15

958

31.9

1,900

July

14

1?

10

12

10

8.7

8.7

8.5

7.6

7.6

*7.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.7

8.5

7.6

12

8.7

7.3

izl

7.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.5

6.8

7.3

261.6

8.44

519

Aug.

15

18

18

15

15

14

11

8.7

7.6

7.1

8.5

8.7

8.5

9.3

11

no

9.8

14

26

5T

21

20 

18

15

15

15

13

11

9.5

8.5 

8.0

411.2

13.3

816

Sept.

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.1

*6.8

7.6

8.5

7.9

7.3

7.6

8.2

7.3

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.1

5.9 

6.5

6.1

5.5

6.1

*6.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

204.0

6.80

405

Calendar year 1955: Max 125 Mln - Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,680

Water year 1955-56: Max 58 Mln - Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,900

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Mar. 2o, Mar. 28 to Apr. 3 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of periods), Apr. 13-16, Apr. 25 to May 6, May 11-15, 20-24, May 26 to 

June 7, June 17, 18, Aug. 22, 23, Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 

4 discharge measurements, weather records, range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°25' , long 105°03' , in sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 69 W., on left bank at Boyd 

Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area. 56 sq mi.

Records available . October 1934 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,800 ft (from base map).

Average discharge.--22 years, 24.6 cfs (17,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49 cfs May 27 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.4 cfs Sept. 20, 27.

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 444 cfs May 23, 1955; minimum daily, 2 cfs for several 

days November 1934 to January 1935, and Sept. 29, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1936. WSP 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect ( 

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

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.3

1.4 

1.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

33

34

25

26

37

28

39

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

T4

13

13

13

*14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

11

12

12

11

12

13

11

11

12

11

10

TT

11

*11

1011

10

11

373

13.0

740

Nov.

11

10

9.8

11

10

11

9.0

9.8

12

12

11

12

13

11

11

11

13

(*)

> 11

328.6

11.0

652

Dec.

> 8.8

272.8

8.8

541

Jan.

" 11

> 9.6

325.6

10.5

646

Feb.

> 8

7.2

7.0

*6.7

6.4

7.0

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.8

335.1

7.76

446

Mar.

> 7.5

*7.8

7.4

8.2

6.4

5.8

6.7

6.4

8.6

13

TT

11

341.3

7.78

479

Apr.

11

11

13

*14

11

10

9^8

11

11

9.8

11

11

11

12

13

12

13

13

12

*13

13

14

14

12

14

14

17

TT

15

14

373.6

12.5

741

May

1616-

18

21

33

22

25

38

29

*26

24

23

22

24

24

21

18

17

30

31

22

26

39

28

*34

41

45

37

33

31

31

795

25.6

1,580

June

34

37

35

33

34

32

31

*30

30

29

26

32

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

*17

17

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

663

22.1

1,320

July

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

10

11

10

11

*11

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

9.8

10

9.0

11

9.8

9.8

*8.2

8 6

g!o

9.0

9.4

12

336.6

10.9

668

Aug.

9.4

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.1

7.0

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.6

7.0

6.7

*7.0

8.6

11

10

10

9.8

7.8

7.8

9.0

7.4

5.8

6.1

6.4

5.5

4._9

227.1

7.33

450

Sept.

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*4.6

5.2

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.3

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.6

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.8

*3.6

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

127.1

4.24

252

Calendar year 1955: Max 373 Mln - Mean 34.8 Ac-ft 25,170

Water year 1955-56: Max 45 Min 3.4 Mean 11.7 Ac-ft 8,520

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 127

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°00' , long 104°28' , in s£ see. 32, T. 23 S., R. 63 W., at left end of 

diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch, 8 miles'southwest of Undercliffe.

Drainage area. 1,673 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,886.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1950, at site 0.3 mile downstream at datura 14.27 ft lower. 

July 26, 1950, to Dec. 15, 1954, at site 0.3 mile downstream at datura 16.27 ft lower.

Average discharge. 17 years, 43.6 cfs (31,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,320 cfs July 22 (gage height, 

3.30 ft), from rating curve extended above 190 cfs on basis of computation of flow 

over dam at gage heights 3.88, 6.93, 7.70, 11.04, and 14.2 ft; no flow for many days.

1939-56; Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 26, 1950 (gage height, 14.2 ft, 

present site and datura, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 190 cfs on 

basis of computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times in nearly every year.

Maximum stage and discharge known since at least 1900, that of July 26, 1950, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 43,000 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1940-50.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.3

15

^ 6

210.3

6.78

417

Nov.

> 7

> 6

> 4

170

5.7

337

Dec.

* 2.5

> 12

182.0

5.87

361

Jan.

> 10

> 8.5

> 9

284.0

9.16

563

Feb.

> 7

> 15

315

10.9

625

Mar.

> 24

> 10

450

14.5

893

Apr.

> 4.5

} 

} 

I:.207.5

6.92

412

May

1f "

> 48

9

6 

21

20

8

1 »

J

1,007

32.5

2,000

June

> 6.5

> 2.8

139.5

4.65

277

July

3.0

4.2 1"

22

> 7.3

80

188

> 2.9

493.5

15.9

979

Aug.

> 1.2

8.4

> 9

5.4

30

3£

> 5.3

154.9

5.00

307

Sept.

> 1.1

> 0

> .4

15.8

0.53

31

Calendar year 1955; Max 8,22o Min O Mean 50.1 Ac-ft 36,300 

Water year 1955-56: Max 188 Min 0 Mean 9.92 Ac-ft 7,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs). No peak above base.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 27 to Mar. 16, Mar. 20 to Apr. 13, Apr. 16, 17, Apr. 19 to May 1O, 

May 27-31, July 19-21, 24, 25, Aug. 3-8, Sept. 12-18; discharge estimated on basis of 14 discharge 

measurements, weather records and typical recession hydrograph.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°11' , long 104°10', in NW£ sec. 31, T. 21 S. , R. 60 W. , on right bank 

100 ft downstream from diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal, 1-J miles west of 

Nepesta, and 6 miles downstream from Huerfano River.

Drainage area. 9,345 sq mi, of which 54 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April to October 1903, April to November 1912, October 1913 to September 1956.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Records 

originally published for October 1933 to June 1936 did not include diversion to Oxford 

Farmers Co. canal, but monthly figures only for this period have been adjusted for 

diversion and published in WSP 1311.

Records for river below Oxford Farmers Co. canal (diversion to canal not included) , 

published as "at Nepesta", September 1897 to October 1902 (irrigation seasons only), 

April to October 1904, June 1906 to September 1908 (irrigation seasons only), September 1909 to December 1910, February to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), October 1911 to November 1912, March to August 1913 (discharge 

measurements only), October 1913 to September 1936. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on river and on Oxford Fanners Co. canal. Datum of river 

gage is 4,378.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 5, 1921, staff 

gages or water-stage recorders at various sites within 5 miles upstream and 2 miles 

downstream at different daturas. June 5, 1921, to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorders 

at sites on river or river and canal within 300 ft at approximately present datum.

Average discharge. 43 years (1913-56), 690 cfs (499,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,560 cfs Aug. 1; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept.30.

1597-1904, 1906-12. 1913-56: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 4, 1921 (gage 

height not determined), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow at point 9 miles upstream; no flow at times in 1902, 

1910, 1931, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once weekly. Discharge 

computed by combining discharge of river below canal with that of Oxford Fanners Co. 

canal. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of 

about 230,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

286

573

280

188 

150

129

116

T2o

120

133

162

158

146

140

145

146

145

155

167

168

161

176

190

186

182

183

165

169

183

196

192

5,310

171

10,530

Nov.

212

272

249

274 

275

234

219

216

225

210

207

TS5

238

245

298

309

304

311

327

327

308

288

272

271

265

257

260

291

324

370

8,078

269

16,020

Dec.

385

391

378

367 

324

367

377

397

450

454

306

303

316

380

344

356

333

293

330

284

272

303

278

271

263

256

270

282

305

342

354

10,301

332

20,430

Jan.

362 3"59~

342

346 

347

344

319

308

302

309

296

277

273

263 276"

306

320

315

305

308

313

310

326

325

337

320

318

333

343

338

333

9,873

318

19,580

Feb.

335

316

281

330 

340

336

330

330

318

340

536" 192

294

458

479

375

281

313

248

272

309

310

299

310

306

307

288

282

288

9,097

314

18,040

Mar.

292

320

333

342 

320

322

330

330

311

291

289

345

368

378

360

340

342

340

328

332

315

272

216

207

192

207

205

208

200

182

156

8,973

289

17,800

Apr.

119

116

T39

188 

192

165

181

201

185

168

132

126

133

151

341

390

351

359

357

338

318

292

279

288

248

277

296

273

271

289

7,163

239

14,210

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,200 Min 36 Mean 498

May

285

265

217

192 

188

202

244

402

496

503

522

573

568

592

687

672

576

521

519

659

981

1,360

2,040

1,790

1,740

1,950

2.540

1,940

1,800

1,870

2,130

28,824

930

57,170

June

2,020

2,210

2,440

2,480 

2,010

2,120

1,910

2,140

2,310

1,930

1,870

1,990

2,180

2,140

1,960

1,840

1,700

1,690

1,600

1,570

1,400

1,290

1,100

1,220

1,130

1,080

1,090

1,030

1,110

852

51,392

1,713

101,900

July

734

712

814

1,050 

647

588

522

510

610

527

405

355

560

554

559

352

556

545

597

497

589

261

285

274

205

179

154

127

94

113

230

12,741

411

25,270

Aug.

1.200

644

367

476 

262

232

202

164

150

155

77

62

40

164

178

115

95

116

415

332

305

346

250

198

158

117

111

105

91

95

94

7,274

255

14,450

Sept.

102

115

107

112 

109

95

102

97

85

80

94

89

50

38

30

31

32

51

46

45

41

46

47

55

64

55

47

44

29

21

1,965

65.5

3,900

AC-ft 360,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,48o Min 27 Mean 440 Ac-ft 319,300

Note. No gage-height record for river Jan. 29 to Feb. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

during most of period); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. No gage-height record for canal Jan. 30 to Feb. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

during most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and notes by observer.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05', long 103°59' , in sec. 35, T. 22 S. , R. 59 W. , near right bank on 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 3f miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles 

southeast of Fowler.

Drainage area.--1.125 sq mi.

Records available. April 1922 to September 1925, May 1939 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,317.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1923, at site 3 miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 29,

1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, at present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 38.3 cfs (27,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs July 23 (gage height, 10.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 16.23 ft and contracted-opening determination at gage height 16.70 ft; minimum 

daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 20, 21, 29.

1922-25, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 83,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1923, by slope-area 

determination about 2 miles upstream from present station, caused by failure of 

Apishapa Dam about 31 miles upstream; no flow Feb. 5, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Waste water from Oxford Farmers Co. and Rocky Ford Highline 

canals enters river above station. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

4,700 acres.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 

1923(M) .

1939, 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3

T73

1.3

2.1

1.8

3.0

2.8

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.8

5.7

6.0

 6.5

5.7

3.2

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.5

 4.0 

5.7

5.4

3.5

2.7

4.9

4.6

9.0

fl A

0 .0

107.4

3.46

213

Nov.

5.2

6.0

6.0

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.8

7.0

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.0

5.4

*8.5

6.0

3.0

3^

5.0

6.0

4.6

10

10

12 

11

16

16

17

18

T4

15

242.3

8.08

481

Dec.

14

13

7.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

11

14

 16

15

14

16

14

12

14

17

16

15

 12

17

16

18

18 

25

T5

10

11

11

12

6.0

3.5

400.5

12.9

794

Jan.

13

4.9

b3.5

2.8

4.9

 1.9

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

T7o

1.2

1.2

1.1

 1.8

b2.0

b2.8

b4.0

b5.0

b5.5

b5.2

4.9

4.0

6.0

3.8

10

22

24

10

2.8

155.3

5.01

308

Feb.

3.0

2.3

2.8

2.8

b2.8

»b2.8

b3.5

3.8

b2.5

b3.0

b3.2

b3.6

3.5

2.3

1.8

i4T7S

13

9.5

7.0

7.5

3.5

*2.5 

5.2

5.2

18

To

3.8

3.8

135.1

4.66

268

Mar.

3.5

2.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

3.5

7.0

5.4

 2.8

4.3

22

39

To

10

17

5.7

4.9

4.6

 5.4

5.4

5.4

3.5

3.2 

3.0

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

188.2

6.07

373

Apr.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.5

4.6

 1.8

1.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

TTT

1.2

1.2

48.5

1.62

96

May

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.6

2.5

4.9

3.8

3.0

£4T7S

4.0

51.4

1.66

102

June

6.5

24

13

*25

34

33

39

39

37

3.8

20

20

12

17

14

8.0

3.0

5.2

 7.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

4.3 

3.0

2.7

2.7

12

2.1

TT9" 1.9

408.2

13.6

810

July

1.9

5.6

5.2

15

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.6

T^

 23

14

13

12

14

18

13

91

40

29

163

65

55

*1.770 

204

114

61

46

35

29

23

18

2,886.8

93.1

5,730

Aug.

 107

483

46

67

18

*12

7.9

6.5

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.8

20

~T5 604

8.5

6.5

*4.2 

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.8

2.2

1.7

l._5

1,461.2

47.1

2,900

Sept.

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0 

*.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

32.0

1.07

63

Calendar year 1955: Max 1O.10O Win 0.5 Mean 75.0 Ao-ft 54,290

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,770 Min 0.8 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,140

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOO efs).--July 23 (3 a.m.) 7,160 cfs (10.40 ft); Aug. 19 (3 a.m.) 

3,770 cfs (7.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 16-19 and Dec. 3-30 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

during part of periods), July 5-9; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°59 r , long 103°31', in sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55 W., on downstream side 

near middle of East Bridge in La Junta, Just upstream from King Arroyo.

Drainage area.--12 .210 sq mi, of which 115 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to August 1889, September 1893 to December 1895 (gage heights, 

discharge measurements, and flood data only), April to October 1903, June to November 

1908 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), April 1912 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as "near 

La Junta" in 1903.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,039.60ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 11, 1912, staff gages at several 

sites within 2 miles at various datums. Apr. 11, 1912, to June 12, 1940, water-stage 

recorder and staff or chain gages at several sites within 1 mile at various datums.

Average discharge.--44 years (1912-56), 268 cfs (194,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,000 cfs July 23 (gage height, 7.50ft); 

minimum daily discharge, 8.9 cfs Oct. 30.

1889, 1893-95, 1903, 1908, 1912-56: Maximum discharge. 200,000 cfs June 4, 1921 

(gage height, 18.4 ft, at present site, datum then in usej , from rating curve extended 

above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Jan. 20-23, 

Mar. 20-22, 1915.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 400,000 acres, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19-23, Feb. 14-22, Mar. 19 to Apr. 3, 

June 2, June 26 to July 23, July 26-31, Aug. 28, Sept. 5, 6)

Oct. 

1.7

Oct. 13 to May 21, 

July 3 to Sept. 3O May 22 to July 2

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

8.0

11

14

19

34

58

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

108

180

360

625

1,050

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

126

240

455

790

1,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

15

15

28

48

14

14

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

17

18

18

19

18

17

10

9.5

8.9

14

478.4

15.4

949

Nov.

12

TS

20

29

27

38

29

18

23

29

27

21

17

18

13

35

38

57

58

64.

61

62

55

32

25

25

18

29

21

32

946

31.5

1,880

Dec.

36

36

49

50

48

31

27

27

25

36

42

33

15

T6

20

32

28

25

42

50

29

28

26

28

30

26

27

27

28

29

43

989

31.9

1,960

Jan.

46

32

34

31

25

23

18

17

16

17

18

18

18

20

16

20

25

20

17

16

22

24

32

28

18

20

18

26

28

40

25

728

23.5

1,440

Feb.

25

32

20

21

24

28

28

27

25

23

24

21

18

22

21

20

17

14

18

19

16

13

20

15

36

18

21

22

22

630

21.7

1,250

Mar.

19

18

23

28

49

74

90

68

62

53

43

52

75

44

53

31

22

38

57

61

55

33

26

23

23

37

22

21

20

18

11

1,255

40.5

2,490

Apr.

21

35

35

27

27

31

34

37

36

37

33

32

29

33

32

41

78

62

28

22

43

32

28

21

22

28

30

48

62

58

1,082

36.1

2,150

May

30

46

27

25

34

36

45

41

58

123

119

102

142

98

74

108

144

104

43

65

72

356

726

643

178

128

568

531

540

661

798

6,725

217

13,340

June

703

742

774

846

703

540

598

482

633

830

584

633

640

682

633

689

564

598

584

570

564

605

668

675

647

577

577

353

226

247

18,167

606

36,030

July

187

162

128

119

240

128

90

77

55

50

48

48

41

36

44

58

52

66

80

43

80

74

"72 886

52

40

31

40

45

58

68

3,198

103

6,340

Aug.

105

240

205

147

121

88

41

44

54

50

54

57

48

43

48

64

52

133

~55 241

32

18

14

14

14

11

11

10

2T

41

43

2,119

68.4

4,200

Sept.

44

55

64

48

48

36

54

48

45

53

32

32

29

35

32

28

28

28

30

25

26

26

25

25

19

16

Te

19

16

16

l.OOO

33.3

1,980

Calendar year 1955: Max 33,700 Mln 8.9 Mean 221 Ac-ft 160, OOO

Water year 1955-56: Max 886 Mln 8.9 Mean 1O2 Ac-ft 74,010
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05'08", long 103°12'50", in SW^ sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 52 W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 1.5 miles north of courthouse in Las Animas and 3^ miles upstream from Purgatoire River.

Drainage area. 14,417 sq mi, of which 441 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to November 1898 (gage heights only), August to November 1909 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), May 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. May 13 to Nov. 12, 1898, and Aug. 1 to Nov. 10, 1909, staff gage within 

half a mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 257 cfs (186,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs July 23 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs Sept. 17.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 15.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, that of Sept. 17, 1956.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 412,000 acres, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 19, Mar. 18-22, May 27-29, 

Aug. 6, Aug. 18 to Sept. 13)

Oct. 1-31 Nov. 1 to May 26

1.8 

2.0

5.0

16

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

6.0 

7.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

90

140

230

500

840

1,750

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

May 27 to Sept. 30

1.0 2.6

2.3

3.8

69

140

250

440

720

21

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

.5

.5

.5

.0

.O

.5

.0

.0

.0

.5

.5

.0

1

12

13

14

TT

9.5

9.0

8 .5

264.5

8.53

525

Nov.

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

9.2

8.6

8.6

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

7.5

B79

9.6

17

13

14

14

14

11

8.9

8.9

8.6

7.5

8.2

296.9

9.90

589

Dec.

9.2

9.2

8.9

10

10

8.6

B79

16

17

10

15

14

21

18

15

15

13

17

25

T6

13

25

15

12

11

10

10

11

12

12

11

418.8

13.5

831

Jan.

11

12

16

11

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.2

9.2

10

10

10

10

10

9.2

7.0

972

17

23

b35

b60

b45

42

22

24

20

17

17

b!9

b22

b26

561.2

18.1

1,110

Feb.

b20

b23

b27

b29

b31

b32

b34

b25

b23

b23

b32

b39

b45

b68

61

52

48

48

48

48

48

35

24

22

22

22

20

20

19 - -----

988

34.1

1,960

Mar.

17

17

15

14

13

15

29

33

17

9.6

11

16

23

19

b30

b35

b20

17

16

18

20

17

14

12

9.2

8.6

9.6

21

19

23

25

563.0

18.2

1,120

Apr.

22

21

27

17

11

10

17

14

17

23

22

22

22

22

26

16

12

21

22

22

20

14

12

12

12

10

1B~9.2

12

11

508.2

16.9

1,010

May

10

9.2

972

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

11

11

9.6

'll

17

17

29

20

17

22

32

22

17

11

9.6

458

848

132

46

55

380

278

434

489

3,441.8

111

6,830

June

461

422

434

559

594

345

330

322

262

552

461

440

422

461

454

386

510

468

461

447

434

468

587

573

517

482

531

266

440

210

13,299

443

26,380

July

335

294

140

246

226

230

126

100

80

75

51

39

26

25

21

23

15

15

26

18

18

18

~75 698

13

9.2

7.4

5.6

5.4

674

7.9

2,974.9

96.0

5,900

Aug.

10

9.2

23

13

9.6

9.2

7.9

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

579

84

~BT 291

23

16

13

12

11

11

10

9.2

11

11

12

712.7

23.0

1,410

Sept.

11

9.2

7.7

6.6

5.9

5.9

6.4

7.4

6.9

6.1

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.2

2.9

2.6

1.6

272

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.8

139.8

4.66

277

Calendar year 1955: Max 25,800 Min 6.5 Mean 188 Ac-ft 136,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 848 Min 1.6 Mean 66.0 Ac-ft 47,940

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°10'15", long 104°30'30", in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64 W. , near left bank 

on downstream side of railroad bridge at foot of College Street and 590 ft downstream 

from Animas Street Bridge in Trinidad.

Drainage area. 795 sq mi.

Records' available. October 1895 to September 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 

to March 1907, October 1907 to November 1908, May to August 1909 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), September 1909 to November 1912, October 1915 to September 

1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1915, published as "Purgatory River."

Gage. Chain gage read two or more times daily. Datum of gage is 5,976.76 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. May 1, 1896, to July 31, 1899, staff gage on downstream side 

of Animas Street Bridge 590 ft upstream at datum 4.7 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1905. to 

Nov. 30, 1912, chain gage on upstream side of Animas Street Bridge at datum 3.0 ft 

higher. Apr. 1, 1916, to Nov. 10, 1921, inclined gage painted on concrete bank protection wall at site 500 ft downstream at right bank and 200 ft upstream from Commercial Street Bridge at datum 2.01 ft higher. Nov. 11, 1921, to Nov. 30 1922, waterstage recorder at site about three-quarters of a mile upstream and 150 ft downstream 

from former Main Street Bridge at different datum. Dec. 1, 1922, to Mar. 19, 1934, 

water-stage recorder at site about half a mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 20, 

1934, to Dec. 10, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 1,400 ft upstream at foot of 

State Street at datum 10.00 ft higher. Dec. 11, 1950, to May 29, 1955, water-stage 

recorder at site 90 ft upstream at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 49 years (1895-99, 1907-8, 1909-12, 1915-56), 90.7 cfs (65,660 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of indirect determinations of peak flow 

above and below station at gage height 19.35 ft (present datum); no flow 

Sept. 20, 25, 28, 29.

1895-99, 1905-12, 1915-56: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage 

height, 19.35 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis 

of indirect determinations of peak flow above and below station; no flow for several 

days during summer of 1896, June 11, 1950, Sept. 20, 25, 28, 29, 1956.

Maximum discharge known since at least 1859, 45,400 cfs Sept. 30, 1904 (gage 

height 18.6 ft at present site and datum by levels from floodmark 80 ft downstream 

corrected for slope), by slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 6,500 acres.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117; Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1935(M). WSP 1387; 1925(M), 1942(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

34

37

39

37

34

*31

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

27

26

24

24

24

24

20

22

22

18

*22

24

22

22

22

21

845

27.3

'1,680

Nov.

22

21

21

20

23

26

29

21

27

*18

18

18

14

16

13

8.0

12

19

14

16

13

16

18

12

13

13

11

6.2

TT

10

495.6

16.5

983

Dec.

34

41

35

28

25

28

34

30

27

30

31

35

30

28

23

22

20

14

17

24

14

*23

29

23

20

17

16

18

17

16

12

761

24.5

1,510

Jan.

17

13

8.0

FTs

18

21

18

16

24

17

12

14

16

17

15

13

11

12

13

14

28

71

9.8

15

17

28

23

24

20

12

11

507.6

16.4

1,010

Feb.

11

10

10

11

13

15

17

17

14

16

20

22

28

37

32

37

39

Tf

22

24

26

24

*22

16

16

15

18

19

20

598

20.6

1,190

Mar.

23

24

26

24

18

*18

18

20

22

20

16

13

14

15

14

14

15

17

19

*19

26

17

15

17

16

19

16

12

9.8

ID 8.0

534.8

17.3

1,060

Apr.

12

18

20

20

*21

20

17

16

20

16

15

15

15

16

20

20

20

18

*20

22

12

16

10

18

15

*10

14

19

22

21

518

17.3

1,030

May

19

22

24

27

34

31

44

62

*52

51

50

44

28

48

56

51

37

28

32

45

51

64

198

*119

74

73

69

65

54

48

60

1,660

53.5

3,290

June

80

71

78

71

71

73

60

*69

60

190

96

64

54

58

57

57

60

60

58

*56

52

46

44

44

41

45" 38

280

80

44

2,157

71.9

4,280

July

27

38

41

34

35

26

17

16

23

39

20

*14

29

29

37

54

37

143

~85 597

37

161

45

28

17

*13

9.8

15

14

18

331

2,029.8

65.5

4,030

Aug.

107

*663 ~5T

27

15

8.6

10

8.0

5.0

2.5

5.6

5.6

4.5

16

10

10

*12

28

549

154

44

34

29

20

23

46

29

22

16

15

16

1,986.8

64.1

3,940

Sept.

14

15

T.4

9.8

5.6

5.0

5.0

7.4

7.4

4.5

1.0

3.0

6.2

8.6

9.2

6.0

3.5

1.0

2.0

0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

0

1.0

 1.5

0

0

2.0

134.1

4.47

266

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,800 Mln 3.6 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 663 Mln o Mean 33.4 Ac-ft 24,270

Peak discharKe (base, Z.OOO cfs).-

5,950 cfs (9.50 ft); July 31 (6 p.m.

-June 28 (4 p.m.) 4.050 cfs (8.38 ft); July 19 (4 p.m.) 

4,420 cfs (8.60 ft); Aug. 2 (2:30 p.m.) 6,290 cfs (9.70 ft);

Aug. 19 (5:30 p.m.) 3,400 cfs (8.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Feb. 9-13, 19-22, 26, 28, 29, Mar. 7-18, 28.

16, Dec. 4, 5, Jan. 17-19, 25, Feb. 1-7,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Purgatoire River near Hoehne, Colo.

133

Location. Lat 37°14'50", long 104°23'50", in sec. 13, T. 32 S., R. 63 W., on left bank 

5 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 40 ft upstream from diversion dam for 

Hoehne ditch, 2| miles southwest of Hoehne, and 8 miles northeast of city hall in 

Trinidad.

Drainage area. 857 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,740.99 ft above mean sea level, datum 

~of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 5.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of flow over dam 

computations at gage heights, 3.2, 4.5 and 7.34 ft; no flow for many days.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 13.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of flow over dam 

computations at gage heights, 3.2, 4.5 and 7.34 ft; no flow for many days each year.

Greatest flood known since at least 1859 occurred Sept. 30, 1904.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow partly regulated by off-stream reservoirs and a flood 

control dam on unnamed creek in Pinon Canyon. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 10,500 acres. Diversion by Hoehne ditch 40 ft below gage is not 

included in these records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 3.956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

*.9

2.0

2.0

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

0.32

19

Nov.

0

0

0

0

1.9

3.3

.4

~6.7 16

0

0

0

0

bO

bO

*bO

bO

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

.6

0

0

1.4

6.0

b5.0

47.6

1.59

94

Dec.

~9.0 20

6.3

4.1

b4.5

*b5.6

4.2

.9

2.0

1.4

3.3

2.8

4.2

3.5

9.2

9.0

7.0

2.5

2.6

12

16

*3.6

1.5

1.1

.4

.5

0

^

0

0

1.4

138.6

4.47

275

Jan.

1.1

.9

*.2

0

0

.2

0

~T3 7.6

.1

0

.8

0

0

.6

.z

.2

0

*0

0

0

0

.6

.7

0

0

0

0

1.2

0

0

14.6

0.47

39

Feb.

0

0

0

0

.Z

.5

.8

0

*0

bO

bO

b.4

b.8

bO

bO

bO

bO

5.2

3.0

*.6

0

.1

0

0

4.4

0

0

0

0

16.0

0.55

32

Mar.

0.3

0

0

0

*0

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

8.3

Apr.

0

.8

n.s

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

*2.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

49.7

1.66

99

May

1.1

l!l

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

.1

0

.3

0

.1

0

1.1

.8

.Z

.2

0

.1

0

.2

0

154

532

9.2

.6

1.1

3.3

1.2

1.2

2.4

217.0

7.00

430

June

4.9

.5

.3

0

.5

5.3

*0

3:1

1.3

41

8.8

.5

.9

.3

.6

1.1

.9

.3

25

.7

.2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

76

T.7

.4

174.3

5.81

346

July

0

.4

0

8.3

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

6.9

0

9.5

283

T5S

.6

30

.5

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

279

750.4

24.2

1,490

Aug.

0.6

368 9.8

.5

0_

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

291

54

2.7

*0

0

0

0

4.0

0

0

0

0

0

743.6

24.0

1,470

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 19,800 Min 0 Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,740

Water year 1955-56: Max 368 Min 0 Mean 5.92 Ac-ft 4,290

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs).--July 19 (6 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (5.47 ft); Aug. 2 (4 p.m.) 

2,950 cfs 15.83 ft) . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), Apr. 2 to May 7, June 30 to July 4, July 7-14, 21, 23-30, Aug. 5-17, 22-25, Aug. 27 

to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.

465893 O-58 10
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

San Francisco Creek near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37 0 11'10", long 104°07'50", in sec. 8, T. 33 S., R. 60 W., on downstream 

side of right abutment of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

l| miles south of Alfalfa, and 20 miles east of Trindad.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 5.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

13.00 ft; no flow for many days.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 13.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for many days each year.

Flood of July 22, 1954, reached a stage of 14.40 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

26,300 cfs, by contracted-opening determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 500 acres.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

~0.5

.4 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

*0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.7

0.12

7.3

Nov.

~

0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

72

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.3

0.11

6.5

Jan.

0.2

.1 *7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.7

.5

.4

.5

.4

12.0

0.39

24

Feb.

aO.4

a. 3

a. 4

a '.5

a. 5

a. 6

a. 5

*.5

.8

.8

.8

1.3

2.5

T72

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

21.2

0.73

42

Mar.

0.3

.3

.4

.4 

.3

*.3

.5

.5

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

14.7

0.47

29

Apr.

0.1

.1

0.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

~.l 0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

-I3.

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

0

.1

0

3.3

0.11

6.5

May

0

0

O

0 

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

23

*5.5

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

35.4

1.14

70

June

0.4

.4

.4 

1 .5

2.0

.6

*.2

0

0

6.2

5.2

.8

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

*0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

18.5

0.62

37

July

0

0

0 

0

.2

.2

.1

O

O

0

0

0

*.i

11

1.3

-15 123

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

1.9

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

29

181.6

5.86

360

Aug.

57

.4

.2 

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

*28

1.7

86

1.4

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

~63 265

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

29

1.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

538.8

17.4

1,070

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

O

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Calendar year 1955 : Max 8,79O Mln 0 Mean 40.3 Ac-ft 29,150

Water year 1955-56 : Max 265 Mln O Mean 2.29 Ac-ft 1,660

Peak discharge (ba 

2,030 cfs (5.40 ft).

iase, 1.000 cfs). July 16 (7 p.m.) 1,OOO cfs '{3.87 ft); Aug. 18 (9 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135

Purgatoire River near Alfalfa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11'30", long 104°07'30", in NW£ sec, 9, T. 33 S., R. 60 W., on right 

bank 700 ft downstream from San Francisco Creek, 1? miles southeast of Alfalfa, and 

20 miles east of Trinidad.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi.

Records available. March 1905 to September 1907, March 1924 to September 1928, October 

1951 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1311. Published as "Purgatory River1' 1905-7.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,280 ft (from topographic map). 

Mar. 22, 1905, to Sept. 30, 1907, staff gage 650 ft downstream at different datum. 

Feb. 27, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1928, water-stage recorder 1 mile downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1951, to July 5, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft upstream 

at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years, 62.9 cfs (45,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs May 23 (gage height, 19.30 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs as explained below; no flow May 13.

1905-7, 1924-28, 1951-56: Maximum discharge, 41,900 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 

31.9 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 9.79, 13.35, 15.75, 

30.60, and 31.9 ft; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 29,000 acres. 

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

15

20

24

25

19

14

13

12

12

*9.8

9.8

13

12

11

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

12 

13

12

*13

14

21

17

16

14

447.6

14.4

888

Nov.

12

13

12

11

12

11

12

13

13

14

13

11

13

14

12

bS.O

*b5.0

b!6

14

15

14

14

13 

12

12

13

13

12

10

13

370.0

12.3

734

Dec.

19

20

14

b!3

b!3

*b20

b23

b20

alS

a20

a22

a24

a21

a20

a!8

a!7

a!2

alO

a!3

a!6

b!2

*16

15 

16

14

12

12

10

8.8

975

8 . 8

487.1

15.7

966

Jan.

7.8

8.2

*8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

7.0

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.0

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.5

bB75

*b9.5

bll

a!6 alO"

a8.8 

a 11

a!3

14

11

10

b9.5

b9.5

b9.2

283.0

9.13

561

Feb.

a9.0

a8.6

a8.6

a!7o"

a9.8

a 11

a!3

a!3

*a 11

a!3

a!4

a!6

a20

a24

a27

a27

a25

a21

a20

*21

13

13

14 

14

11

11

9.8

10

10

426.8

14.7

847

Mar.

10

10

10

10

9.0

*7.6

b8.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.6

a8.0

a8.4

a8.8

a7.6

a7.6

a7.8

a7.6

7.4

6.8

7.6

*7.2

6.6 

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.9

576

4.9

5.0

236.7

7.64

469

Apr.

4.4

4.2

*4.7

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.4

2.2

4.6

4.6

2.5

1.9

2.O

2.1

5.7

3.6

1.8

1.3

 1.1

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3 

1.1

.9

.6

.S

.7

.8

.6

73.4

2.45

146

May

0.6

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.6

.5

.3

.1

.4

.1

O

.9

1.6

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

.5

1.0

7.1

1.440 *248

80

34

a29

a20

a!4

a9.0

a8.6

1,902.9

61.4

3,770

June

a9.8

a 11

a 11

a 11

alO

a9.0

*a8.4

7.6

8.8

13

112

13

9.8

6.5

6.1

6.1

142

1O

a8.O

a7.0

a6.0

*5.6

5.0 

4.7

4.6

4.7

5.6

6.3

208

IS

680.6

22.7

1,350

July

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

8.8

7.4

a6.8

a7.4

a!2

a9.0

a6.6

*a6.0

111

34

339

95

18

286

462

a!4

248

161 

a25

alO

*a5.0

a575

a7.0

a6.O

a!2

756

2,688.1

86.7

5,330

Aug.

366

467

173

alS

aS.O

a3.5

a2.5

*4T~ a2.0

55

157

32

a27

alOO

a72

a72

a!5O

663

324

597

14

*10

9.2

8.8

55

16

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.2

3.9

3,461.2

112

6,870

Sept.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4TT

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.9

2.9

1.9

 1.0

.9

l.O

1.1

1.3

1.4

.8

.4

.4

.4 

.3

.4

.6

*.4

.2

.2

a

58.9

1.96

117

Calendar year 1955: Max 29,000 Mln - Mean 163 Ac-ft 118,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,440 Mln 0 Mean 30.4 Ac-ft 22,050

>u a.m.; «,«uu cis ^lu.uo it;; wug. xa (j 

" Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); dis- 

:harge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station at

Trinidad.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location.--Lat 34°44' , long 103°29' , in NW£ sec. 7, T. 27 S. , P. 54 W. , on left bank 

850 ft upstream from Ninemile Dam, 4 miles southwest of Higbee, and 5^ miles upstream 

from Smith Canyon.

Drainage area.--2.900 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 ft above mean sea level, 

cfetum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 550 ft downstream 

at datum 0.60 ft higher. Oct. 28, 1934, to May 19, 1955, water-stage recorder (destroyed by flood) at present site and datum. May 25, 1955, to June 13, 1956, staff or 

chain gages at nearby sites at datum about 3.6 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 cfs May 24 (gage height, 9.20 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow Sept. 13-30.

1924-56: Maximum discharge, 80,000 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 17.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 32,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1311: 1934(M) , 1936(M) , 1941-42(M), 1948-49(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23

20

12

10

7.5

2.7

10

15

14

10

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

2.7

9.0

10

9.0 

10

12

6.0

4.5

7.5 

12

9.0

3.0

1.8

277

3.0

12

251.9

8.13

500

Nov.

23

23

20

20

16

27

T8

14

18

15

14

15

16

16

14

6.9

6.9

8.0

14 

16

12

22

22

20 

16

16

16

9.5

4.5

4^0

462.8

15.4

918

Dec.

7.0

12

10

8.0

9.0

14

16

14

12

13

15

16

14

11

11

13

11

10

10 

13

11

13

12

12 

12

13

11

9.0

6.0

5.5

£75

349.0

11.3

692

Jan.

5.5

5.6

5.7

6.2

7.5

7.4

5.6

5.4

7.4

7.0

5.9

5.9

7.6

7.8

6.1

3.2

3.0

77o

3.5 

4.0

4.7

5.6

9.8

9.5 

7.2

12

16

18

T2

10

7.0

225.1

7.26

446

Feb.

6.0

5.1

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.5

3.0

3.0

4.0

8.5

10

11

14

21

37

43

42

20 

23

34

31

26

23 

21

18

14

10

9.5

- _ _ _ _ _

453.1

15.6

899

Mar.

9.5

9.0

8.7

8.6

8.1

7.4

11 2.6

11

11

8.2

5.4

8.2

12

9.4

15

25

T6

17 

22

20

13

10

6.9 

6.2

5.6

6.4

6.6

6.4

3.1

2.7

312.0

10.1

619

Apr.

2.4

1.9

2.4

Q A 3 '*

8.4

8.6

7.0

4.9

3.9

4.2

5.0

4.4

1.8

1.5

3.9

5.9

3.4

2.7

2.5 

2.9

5.6

3.6

2.6

1.9 

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

it

108.2

3.61

215

May

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

^1.

.1

.1

.1

1.400 

312

115

101

52

33

25

20

2,070.6

66.8

4,110

June

11

10

6.5

3.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.0

174~.2

71

23

66

50

17

8.7

3.3

1.7

128 

59

26

11

5.8

5.1 

2.5

.7

5.6

.2

76

21

793.2

26.4

1,570

July

80

183

305

57

74

20

11

5.4

3.3

T7S

7.0

9.2

3.9

120

17

90

132

80

41 

1,010

355

120

960

280 

169

118

64

41

13

6.7

93

4,472.8

144

8,870

Aug.

448

460

502

430

250

148

34

22

15

11

7.9

5.1

139

122

18

8.5

51~4.1

"TIo 1.060

350

193

118

87 

74

305

280

130

83

69

54

6,351.6

205

12,600

Sept.

14

8.5

8.5

3.2

2.0

1.7

1.0

.7

80

IT

3.5

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

134.7

4.49

267

Calendar year 1955: Max 31,500 Mln 0 Mean 285 Ac-ft 206,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 43.7 Ac-ft 31,710

trau-Lmaueu uri UO.B.LS 01 o aiscna.rge measurements, gage reauings in rjinemij.e aitciij weatner recoi 

records for station near Alfalfa. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Jan. 2.

s and
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°02'02", long 103°12'00", in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 101, 2.3 miles southeast 

of courthouse in Las Animas and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3 .503 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1889, July to October 1909 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), January 1922 to September 1931, July 1948 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as Purgatoire Creek at Las Animas in 1889 and as Purgatory River near Las Animas in 1909.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,877.94 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. May 22 to Sept. 30, 1889, staff gage, July 31 to Oct. 9, 1909, chain gage, and 

Apr. 1, 1922, to June 30, 1924, water-stage recorder, at railroad bridge 4 miles downstream at various daturas. July 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at various datums, and July 23, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1955, at datura 2.00ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1922-31, 1948-56), 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimura daily, 0.4 cfs May 10.

1889, 1922-31, 1948-56: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 

17.00 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times in 1924-25, 1927, 1949. 

Greatest flood known occurred Oct. 1, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 36,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1241: 1927(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.O

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.5 

1.5

61.5

1.98

122

Nov.

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

6.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

2.5

3.5

2.0

5.0

5.5

24 

17

9.0

6.6

15 

4.O

6.0

11

13

14

16

16

204.1

6.80

4O5

Dec.

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

17

18

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20 

19

18

17

16 

15

13

ii

11

12

12

11 

13

491

15.8

974

Jan.

19

28

32

25

17

12

9.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.6

5.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7 

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.3 

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5 

4.1

283.7

9.15

563

Feb.

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

U3

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

10 

31

82

75

54 

35

29

33

30

18

17

488.9

16.9

97O

Mar.

15

11

6.6

5.0

4.O

3.5

20

16

16

16

16

21

25

29

25

23

21

20

9.0 

5.5

11

3.0

3.0 

3.0

3.0

2.5

*3.0

2.5

3.0

2 5 

2_!o

348.1

11.2

690

Apr.

1.5

.9

9.0

7.8

3.5

1.5

2.5

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

.9

.9

3.5

ii

5.5

2.0

4.0

2.O 

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

.9

-iS

76.7

2.56

152

May

1.5

6.6

6.0

2.5

1.5

.9

.9

.7

.5

.4

3.0

.9

1.0

l.O

.8

.7

.7

.9

.7 

.8

.8

.9

2.0 

923

5TT

113

58

38

19

10 

4.0

1,717.7

55.4

3,41O

June

2.5

5.0

l.O

2.5

1.0

3.0

5.0

3.5

2.5

12

14

16

6.0

5.0

6.6

6.0

3.5

2.5

1.5 

1.5

.9

J3

l.O 

.8

.8

.9

1,010

64

64

19

1,262.8

42.1

2,5OO

July

6.0

58

264

184

31

18

62

16

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.6

6.0

5.5

21

10

9.6

146

1,260 

1,060

982

592

2,920 

293

96

13

7.0

5.8

5.2

6 . 2 

11

8,134.1

262

16,130

Aug.

10

620

566

1,070

340

96

28

8.6

.7

.4

.4

.2

.O

3.6

5.5

3.6

5.6

826

6,160 

950

674

425

500 

270

246

235

372

16O

92

46 

26

13,756.6

444

27,290

Sept.

~.o 14

4.8

4.0

4.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

2.8

2.6

2.O

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

5.2

2.8 

5.2

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.0

96.5

3.21

191

Calendar year 1955: Max 46.3OO Min l.O Mean 322 Ac-ft 233,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 6, 16O Min O.4 Mean 73.6 Ac-ft 53,400

Peak discharge (base, 3.OOO cfs).-

1O,60O Cfs (5.11 ft); July 19 (6;3O

-May 24 (6 p.m.) 3,1OO cfs (4.10 ft); June 27 (7 p.m.) 

a.m.) 3,520 cfs (3.70 ft); July 23 (6 a.m.) 10, 9OO cfs (6.55 ft);

Aug. 19 (2 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (7.50 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 15 to Feb. 2O, Mar. 7-19. No 

gage-height record Nov. 25 to Dec. 21 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of 

period), Sept. 5-12; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°04'05", long 102°56'15", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 49 W. , at dam on 

Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3-j miles southeast of Hasty and 58 miles upstream from 

Colorado-Kansas State line.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark); gage readings have been reduced 

to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 67,180 acre-ft Oct. 1, 1955 (elevation, 

3 ,809.20 ft); no contents Apr. 30 to July 18, July 30 to Aug. 18, Sept. 2-30.

1943-56: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-ft July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835.70 ft); 

no contents at times during 1943, 1945-47, 1952-56.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began while dam 

was under construction prior to 1943, and record of contents began Jan. 1, 1943. 

Revised capacity table put into use Nov. 1, 1955. Capacity (from revised table), 

645,700 acre-ft at elevation 3,870.00 ft (top of spillway gates), of which 

366,600 acre-ft (between elevations, 3,764.2 ft, elevation of no contents, and 

3,851.00 ft) is for conservation and 279,100 acre-ft (between elevations of 3,851.00ft) 

and 3,870.00 ft) is reserved for flood control. No dead storage. Figures given 

herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Sept. 30. ....................

Oct. 31. ....................

Nov. 30. .................. .

Calendar year 1955. .......

Apr. 30..... ................

Sept. 30. ....................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

0

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-20,710

+40,820

0

-2,600

-68,120

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a New capacity table put Into use Nov. 1, 1955. Contents on Oct. 31, by 

new capacity table, Is 38,220 acre-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°05'00", long 102°55'10", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 49 W., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from Caddoa Creek, if miles downstream from John Martin Dam, and 

3 miles southeast of Hasty.

Drainage area. 18,917 sq mi, of which 785 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1956. Published as "at Caddoa" prior to 

October 1947.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,737.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 22, 1940, at site 3 miles upstream 

at datum 22.83 ft higher. Feb. 22, 1940, to Feb. 4, 1943, at site 700 ft upstream at 

datum 3.64 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 389 cfs, (281,600 acre-ft per year), adjusted for storage 

in John Martin Reservoir.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 4.35 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Dec. 4.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 efs on basis of flow 

over dam and critical depth determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1945-47; 

minimum daily prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 efs July 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation of about 

438,000 acres and for flood control. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see 

preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1955-56 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: 1942(M). WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-22, Dec. 23 to Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

55 

120 

210 

340 

63O

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

9.0

30

56

120

218

2.0 420

2.5 735

3.0 1,080

3.5 1,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

480

480

456

438

432

432

315

242

238

238

25O

262

262

262

266

266

278

282

295

335

380

396

402

4O2

402

396

396 

396

396

396

396

10,867

351

21,550

Nov.

10

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.O

~5.0 39

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4

1*1

191.7

6.39

380

Dec.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

iTT

5.5

5.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

77.8

2.51

154

Jan.

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.7

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.5

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

14

~2.4 

1.5

1.5

1.3

 i A

1 . o

94.9

3.06

188

Feb.

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

TTT

2.7

3.0 

3.0

2.7

87.5

3.02

174

Mar.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

75.3

2.43

149

Apr.

307 1.8

586

774

813

846

846

846

839

852

910

958

951

944

965

972

972

972

965

965

965

965

965

965

965

965

979 

965

979

301

25,298.8

843

50, 180

May

106

99

84

66

56

49

41

34

32

28

22

22

16

21

40

37

26

21

28

26

18

16

22

595

1.41O

355

152 

285

372

384 

498

4,961

16O

9,840

June

553

504

498

540

631

474

360

39O

300

468

605

372

48O

486

498

504

504

468

432

432

444

444

516

56O

54O

510

486 

780

540

300

14,619

487

29,000

July

366

310

579

670

340

372

243

180

118

82

60

112

132

55

36

55

36

88

335

145

320

438

528

624

676

676

683 

69O

690

468 

135

1O,242

330

20,310

Aug.

106

252

492

631

408

166

106

66

49

40

32

3?

38

84

64

36

32

338

641

84

161

676

826

813

852

891

951 

965

904

891 

917

12,544

405

24,880

Sept.

944

396

66

43

37

35

34

30

3O

28

28

27

27

27

26

23

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18 

17

16

IS

2,056

68.5

4,080

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,260 Mln O.8 Mean 368 Ac-ft 266, 6OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,410 Mln 0.8 Mean 222 Ac-ft 160,900
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°02'18", long 102 0 02'19", in NE£ sec. 21, T. 23 S. ( R. 43 W., on left 

bank 0.3 mile east of Colorado-Kansas State line, 0.5 mile downstream from Holly 

drain diversion, 1.5 miles west of Coolidge, and 2.3 miles downstream from diversion 

from Arkansas River.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorders and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,353.14 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes..--1950-56: Maximum daily "discharge, 62 cfs Aug. 19, 20, 1956; no flow for 

many days,

Remarks.--Records excellent. This ditch diverts water from Arkansas River in Colorado 

for use in Kansas. These records and records for Arkansas River near Coolidge 

represent the total flow of the Arkansas River at the Colorado-Kansas State line.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

12

15

13

8.7

7.0

7.2

6.5

15

28

*25

19

23

32

28

22

27

31

30

23

24

25

30

28

27

27

19

.4

.8

0

O

566.6

18.3

1,120

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

_

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

14

27

19

25

33

33

35

34

34

35

36

33

33

36

35

35

34

31

*36

38

5i

37

32

30

30

*37

841

28.0

1,670

May

35

20

14

12

Is

26

50

45

47

46

46

44

42

40

43

40

38

36

32

32

30

28

29

26

24

36

24

22

32

27

24

1,008

32.5

2,000

June

22

20

15

20

7.0

6.0

18

18

24

2.1

22

27

21

17

6.2

3.9

11

*22

30

21

19

18

19

22

*27

28

27

33

37

34

597.2

19.9

1,180

July

30

39

51

13

24

55

31

33

13

24

21

33

45

41

31

20

*27

45

36

36

37

28

24

16

20

24

28

21

14

16

16

895

28.9

1,780

Aug.

12

28

44

42

45

50

49

50

49

34

28

29

*31

48

28

18

25

41

62

tt

36

lT~8.7

26

28

25

23

24

19

24

17

1,017.7

32.8

2,020

Sept.

16

18

15

7.9

6.0

24

56

55

43

40

35

*33

31

29

29

26

26

27

28

27

24

22

22

21

24

22

21

20

20

23

790.9

26.4

1,570

Calendar year 1955: Max 57 Min 0 Mean 16.8 Ac-ft 12,140

Water year 1955-56; Max 62 Min 0 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,340

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'33", long 102°01'00", in NW^ sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., on right 

bank 1,560 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Coolidge, and li miles 

downstream from Colorado-Kansas State line.

Drainage area. 25,410 sq mi, of which 1,708 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May to October 1903, March to May 1921, October 1950 to September 

1956.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,333.84 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. May 5 to Oct. 31, 1903, staff gage on upstream side of bridge 1,560 ft 

downstream at different datum. Mar. 1 to May 31, 1921, water-stage recorder at 

bridge 1,560 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 182 cfs (131,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,510 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum daily, 0,5 cfs June 24.

1903, 1921, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs May 15, 1951 (gage height, 

10.67 ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for many days in September and October 1903, July 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 30 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a week. Combined flow of 

river and Frontier ditch (see preceding page) represents entire flow that enters 

Kansas. Plow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 138). Storage and diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 500,000 acres and for flood control.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: 1903, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Mar. 25-31, May 21-23,

July 20-31, Aug. 24, Sept. 6-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

22

35

55

85

175

310

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

0.5

4.0

11

22

38

64

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

400

690

1,115

1,610

2,330

4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

"29% 310

282

275

261

247

240

247

182

130

113

97

97

89

82

76

76

70

76

76

73

73

76

73

64

67

70

101

135

117

101

4,272

138

8,470

Nov.

93

125

121

101

109

97

93

97

97

89

93

97

89

82

70

53

55

76

89

109

93

85

82

97

101

89

85

93

93

b90

2,741

91.4

5,440

Dec.

b70

93

93

b75

b70

b65

b60 b^2~

b65

b70

b74

b78

82

76

64

70

70

67

61

b77

105

TSs

105

101

93

93

82

82

85

76

64

2,433

78.5

4,830

Jan.

64

64

64

76

82

82

82

82

73

79

85

76

70

70

67

b58

b50

b54

b58

b62

b66

b70

73

70

73

82

85

82

b67

b30" b27

2,123

68.5

4,210

Feb.

b27 b3o"

b32

b49

b61

b64

b70

b73

b64

b61

b67

b73

b!21

blOT

b!21

b!09

b!09

b!09

85

82

85

85

85

97

93

82

70

73

73 - .....

2,251

77.6

4,460

Mar.

82

82

73

73

67

76

89

7S

64

76

b70

b61

b65

b70

b75

b80

85

70

64

67

76

76

67

55

45

 53- 43

49

45

51

49

2,074

66.9

4,110

Apr.

45

45

55

125

182

247

290

300

280

305

300

321

374

379

358

321

321

342

358" 384

352

342

342

342

368

374

358

363

374

368

8,925

298

17,700

May

326

T55

136

112

91

67

30

21

22

16

13

11

10

9.6

10

11

9.6

8.9

8.2

8.2

6.1

67T

6.1

117

140

185

155

78

81

78

54

2/311.8

64.9

3,990

June

43

38

35

284

TS5

41

32

33

225

195

91

43

38

28

24

20

11

3.0

3.6

4.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

.5

176

1.2

.8

4.0

6.1

6.8

1,382.7

46.1

2,740

July

1T~ 0.8

95

466

195

677

728

265

175

103

51

27

14

30

36

24

14

38

381

2.550

613

374

285

180

126

145

140

126

107

103

140

8,000.8

258

15,870

Aug.

103

74

43

24

15

18

12

9.6

12

11

8.2

10

14

59

27

15

5.4

451~ 3.0

4.250

510

531

363

466

428

395

400

416

400

384

379

9,616.2

310

19,070

Sept.

379

£ii

54?

180

107

81

64

45

30

22

16

8.2

5.4

3.6

5.3

3.5

5.0

3.0

2.6

i-i

2.2

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

1,736.7

57.9

3,440

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,310 Mln 4.O Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,230 Mln 0.5 Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,33O

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°58', long 101 °45', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, half a mile south 

of Syracuse and at mile 1,080.9.

Drainage area. 25.763 sq mi, of which 1,857 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. August 1902 to September 1906 (published as "near Syracuse"), June 

1921 to September 1956. October 1902 to September 1906 monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

3,212.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 21, 1902, to July 31, 1906, 

staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at different datum. June 20, 1921, to Sept. 30, 

1929, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at datum 2.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1929, to July 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 150 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 398 cfs (288,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs June 27.

1902-6, 1921-56: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs June 6, 1921 (gage height, 11.75 ft, 

present datum); no flow Aug. 17, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see 

P. 138). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: Drainage area, 1903-5(M) , 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927(M) , 

1929, 1933.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

320

288

300

296

272

242

232

225

225

186

151

127

117

117

110

97

90

90

90

92

88

88

84

88

90

82 

8T

82

124

137

130

4,742

153

9,410

Nov.

120

120

134

TI4

99

88

76

78

84

88

92

90

90

92

85

60

45

67

92

114

108

105

101

99

101

103 

95

90

80

60

2,770

92.3

5,490

Dec.

67

99

95

70

65

75

90

85

75

65

65

85

80

70

65

80

80

75

60

65

90

128

145

135

128

118 

112

112

108

106

103

2,796

90.2

5,550

Jan.

106

101

99

97

97

97

92

90

97

97

97

99

97

99

99

80

50

50

65

80

70

65

70

85

80

90 

118

~70 120

30

30

2,617

84.4

5,190

Feb.

35

40

45

55

55

50

50

60

70

85

90

100

110

110

100

90

80

80

90

100

110

112

112

115

108

106 

103

99

99

2,459

84.8

4,880

Mar.

99

9?

95

92

92

92

80

85

92

86

70

50

65

92

60

40

75

83

79

75

77

75

74

72

65

65 

64

62

62

53

53

2,323

74.9

4,610

Apr.

49

46

51

46

128

181

238

262

274

284

274

280

304

316

556

516

296

504

512

512

512

512

516

552

552

552

508

504

512

528

7,797

260

15,470

May

560

242

162

152

122

108

74

54

26

25

20

18

16

17

18

16

14

15

12

11

11

11

75

59

105

88 

157

105

82

97

78

2,286

75.7

4,550

June

60

40

52

152

272

124

67

58

56

544

140

94

70

62

54

17

14

12

10

9.6

8.4

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.5 

5.0

101 

21

11

1,844.8

61.5

5,660

July

7.2

772

58

718

411

529

907

580

199

155

97

72

57

55

54

25

17

17

46

1.580

1,110

552

217

155

118

108 

99

112

110

125

155

7,752.4

250

15,580

Aug.

150

112

95

65

51

50

45

52

16

12

12

26

10

9.2

58

18

8.4

6.8

675

5.840

1,200

445

518

590

580

565 

550

565

550

542

514

9,422.2

504

18,690

Sept.

500

518

522

240

161

151

91

57

21

16

13

9.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

ft* 5.8

5.8

5.8

1,772.8

59.1

5,520

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,920 Min 6.5 Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,840 Min 5.0 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,380

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-17, 

to Feb. 21, Mar. 7, 8, 11-13, 15-17.

27-50, Dec. 5-21, Jan. 16-26, Jan. 29
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°57', long 100°52', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 83, half a mile south of Garden 

City and at mile 1,024.2.

Drainage area. 27,071 sq mi, of which about 2,368 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,824.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--34 years, 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs May 28 (gage height, 5.88 ft); no flow 

Aug. 20, 26, Sept. 15.

1922-56: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 9.57 ft); no flow 

at times during most years.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow regulated by John Martin 

Reservoir (see p. 138). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversion for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years].--WSP 1431: Drainage area, 1923-24, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 31 to June 2)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24 Feb. 25 to July 8

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

3.1

1.6 

6

Z6

62

103

168

190

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

4.5

12

29

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

112 

173 

310 

620 

1,06O

July 9 to Sept. 3O

1.2 2.2

1.3 5.0 

1.6 15 

2.0 35 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

26

TT

11

7.8

8.4

9.O

11

7.8

5.6

ITS

14

16

15

12

9.6

9.0

10

9.0

9.6

9.0

13

13

13

15

14

14

14

15

15

13

11

374.6

12.1

743

Nov.

11

11

11

12

10

13

12

16

14

13

14

15

13

15

15

17

29

49

66

SO

95

92

84

81

79

77

75

70

72

65

1,226

40.9

2,430

Dec.

61

70

75

70

62

64

7O

7O

68

67

75

85

104

107

88

77

95

85

75

66

63

80

113

146

181

170

152

125

90

72

64

2,790

90.0

5,530

Jan.

60

S3

50

48

47

46

43

41

39

36

41

37

36

35

32

31

Z7

26

27

37

27

35

47

68

63

75

110

12O

112

64

50

1,563

SO. 4

3,100

Feb.

18

20

35

46

SO

64

72

78

75

89

97

106

140

152" 164

134

alOS

96

1O9

a!07

a!06

alO4

alOS

alOl

a90

a79

a68

a57

a53 - -----

2,521

86.9

5,000

Mar.

a48

a43

a42

a42

a40

a4O

a36

a33

a29

a33

a37

a42

a47

a51

47

44

6350"

43

39

37

36

34

33

31

31

30

27

33

38

23_

1,202

38.8

2,380

Apr.

21

16

14

13

24_

18

16

16

23

17

1O

8.0

7.3

7.6

1O

10

7.3

5.9

6.2

8.4

6.2

6.2

7.0

6.6

6.2

4.8

4.0

~a~S 3.8

14

325.9

1O.9

646

May

12

12

12

11

14

11

11

16

18

12

3.7

579

4.5

6.6

8.4

9.2

5.2

4.8

6.2

6.6

4.6

10

5.9

3.8

7.0

8.0

6.6

924

481

125

39

1,8O5.O

58.2

3,58O

June

Ti- 21

ll

6.6

4.2

4.0

.6

170

1.8

2.0

4.O

6.2

4.2

3.2

3.8

1.8

.8

7.0

2.8

.9

3.8

6.2

8.0

7.3

6.2

9.6

8.0

3.8

2.8

4.5

161.1

5.37

320

July

4.2

2.0

1.5

5.2

8.4

3O

18

28

32

18

17

6.5

3.3

5.3

6.5

6.5

5.0

7.7

5.6

1,5

3.3

39

1O

5.6

6.2

3.6

3.6

5.6

3.9

3.9

6.5

303.2

9.78

601

Aug.

6.8

6.2

1.4

7.4

6.8

6.2

7.4

7.7

4.4

3.6

10

9.5

9.2

5.9

5.0

4.2

4.2

2.8

.4

O

29

674

T3

9.2

1.5

0

2.5

2.0

.7

1.8

1.3

924.1

29.8

1,830

Sept.

0.4

1.3

3.3

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

2.5

.9

.4

1.5

1.1

.4

.2

O

.7

1.5

1.5

2.8

4.2

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.2

3.9

4.7

4.7

3.0

2.5

84.5

2.82

168

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,260 Mln 2 Mean 76.1 Ac-ft 55,O50

Water year 1955-56: Max 924 Mln o Mean 36.3 Ac-ft 26,33O

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs).--May 28 (4:30 p.m.) 3,5OO cfs (5.88 ft); Aug. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 1,160 

cfs (4.60 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 16 to Nov. 3, Nov. 8-25, 

Dec. 1-7, 9-15.
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°45', long 100°01', in NEir sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 25 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of Second Street Bridge in Dodge City, at mile 970.2.

Drainage area.--30.600 sq mi, of which 5,583 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1902 to September 1906, September 1944 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height record 

collected at same site at different datum 1909-32 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage_. - -Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,467.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Nov. 28, 1902, to Aug. 10, 1906, staff gage at same site and at datum about 5 ft 

higher. Sept. 1 to Nov. 5, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1902-6, 1944-56), 279 cfs (202,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs May 31 (gage height, 3.74 ft); no flow 

Sept. 22-26, 28-30.

1902-6, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 

13.29 ft June 8, 1949; no flow at times in 1903, 1946, 1954, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

fragmentary gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 138). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1341: 1903(M), 1904, 1905(M), 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

Oct. 1 to July 16 July 17 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5 

2.9 

3.7

0 

8.0

2.3

.9 

3.1

0 

.3

1.3

4.0

8.5

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

44

47

54

47

*43

40

42

42

39

39

39

40

40

42

43

48

*48

44

44

43

43

44

43

46

46

46

46

46

40

37

*40

1,345

43.4

2,670

Nov.

44

47

48

50

48

47

47

46

47

47

51

55

56

59

59

59

59

60

59

60

*64

68

73

76

79

81

81

83

84

86_

1,823

60.8

3,620

Dec.

88

87

87

90

91

93

93

91

94

95

93

93

*94

94

97

98

101

102

101

101

106

102

106

110

113

118

*124

127

129

126

121

3,165

102

6,280

Jan.

US' 118

107

104

101

98

94

93

*91

88

90

88

88

88

90

88

91

87

81

81

83

86

87

87

88

94

100

102

116

95

64

2,880

92.9

5,710

Feb.

63

59

68

79

93

113

*127

130

124

122

121

124

127

129

129

130

134

132

129

124

127

132

*135

138

138

135

126

126

122

3,436

118

6,820

Mar.

122

T2T

119

121

*122

114

114

113

110

110

104

101

*101

101

102

101

101

100

101

100

100

98

98

95

95

95

94

90

90

"DB 88 

BO

3,209

104

6,360

Apr.

87

87

86

80

66

*59

55

47

55

51

51

51

48

47

52

61

63

64

69

66

66

68

70

69

70

56

4446"

54

57

1,845

61.5

3,660

May

*63

59

52

54

59

60

63

63

61

59

48

40

34

29

26

21

18

12

8.0

8.0

6.4

5,6

16

14

17

18

22

35

30

52

172

1,225.0

39.5

2,430

June

115" 146

97

90

81

76

66

*59

55

44

34

26

28

22

20

17

13

9.3

8.0

5.6

4.8

476" 1.6

8.0

11

9.3

4.8

5.6

5.6

4.0

1,067.6

35.6

2,120

July

1^6.

3.2

16

17

16

22

21

20

20

16

14

14

*18

16

12

18

*e!6

e!5

e!4

e!3

e!3

e!2

elO

e9.0

e8.0

e7.0

e6.8

e6.6

e6.4

e6.2

eS.O

393.8

12.7

781

Aug.

e5.6

e5.2

eS.O

e4.0

e3.5

e3.0

e2.5

e2.4

e2.2

e2.7

e2.6

e2.5

*e2.4

f3.0

f3.0

f3.4

f2.3

f2.5

f.6

fl.3

*f.7

f.9

fl.O

f.5

471

12" 12

8.8

7.5

7.5

3.6

118.6

3.83

235

Sept.

2.7

T7T

1.7

*gl.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.4

.6

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

.2

1.4

.5

*.2

g.2

g.l

go

go

go

go

go

.7

go

go

go

21.3

0.71

42

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,150 Mln 17 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,020

Water year 1955-56: Max 172 Mln 0 Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 40,730

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Arkansas River stations above and below gage.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights, 

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 145

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°56i, long 99°22', on south line sec. 26, T. 24 S., R. 19 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway SOS, 2 miles east of 

Kinsley and at mile 920.3.

Drainage area.--31.066 sq mi, of which 5,660 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. September 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,144.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 230 cfs (166,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 206 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 3.05 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.82 ft Jan. 24 (backwater from ice jam); minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs 

Sept. 28.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 19, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 1 cfs at times in 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow reguTaTed by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 138). Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 14-23, Feb. 29 to Mar. 9)

Oct. I to Nov. 30

2.3 40

2.6 70

3.0 140

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.6

1.9

2.0

0.8

2.2

5.6

10

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

66

131

243

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

66

77

77

74

*74

71

69

66

64

62

62

59

58

57

58

56

*59

59

59

58

57

56

56

55

55

56

55

55

55

55

54

1,916

61.6

3,600

Nov.

*52

53

56

57

56

59

62

60

62

62

63

62

64

64

68

70

69

73

71

70

*71

71

73

76

78

80

61

61

61

64

2,031

67.7

4,030

Dec.

84

90

92

90

90

94

95

97

95

95

95

97

96

*98

92

92

100

102

102

102

104

109

112

112

116

116

*120

123

129

133

135

3,211

104

6,370

Jan.

133

131

127

123

120

120

116

114

112

*112

109

105

104

105

105

100

97

88

b96

107

b95

b90

b95

blOO

b!05

bllo

bllo

114

116

beo

b75

3,316

107

6,560

Feb.

b65

b70

b60

b90

blOO

b!05

*bllO

b!20

b!25

b!35

b!50

b!50

b!45

146

137

137

137

137

137

137

135

131

*135

146

156

167

171

173

T7T -

3,606

131

7,550

Mar.

178

185

192

199

*204

192

180

167

154

140

129

114

*109

110

110

110

112

112

109

109

112

110

110

109

109

110

109

109

107

105

104

4,109

133

8,150

Apr.

"IT 100

97

97

97

*94

66

86

92

92

84

60

79

77

73

72

72

74

76

77

72

70

74

77

73

72

67

65

35

*65

2,405

80.2

4,770

May

70

70

72

Tff

65

65

65

65

64

60

59

55

52

50

46

45

42

37

36

33

32

29

3T

32

36

36

36

42

43

41

44

1,527

49.3

3,030

June

73

100

~96 104

94

60

73

*79

90

74

64

56

50

42

37

36

32

28

27

25

21

26" 20

21

23

23

22

28

28

20

1,466

49.6

2,950

July

18

16

23

24

23

25

33

48

TS

44

44

39

*34

30

26

26

23

21

19

16

17

16

15

14

14

11

10

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

714.0

23.0

1,420

Aug.

7.6 774"

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

*4.6

4.2

4.6

3.4

3.1

3.8

4.6

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

3.1

2.5

2.2

T79~ 1.9

1.9

1.9

130.0

4.19

256

Sept.

1.9

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.9

2.2

1,9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

ITS' 1.2

1.3

47.0

1.57

93

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,660 Min 24 Mean 164 Ac-ft 116,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 204 Min 1.2 Mean 67.5 Ac-ft 49,000

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°11', long 99°20', on south line sec. 29, T. 21 S., R. 18 W., in pool of 

Moffet Dam, on downstream side of center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 156 (renumbered), 1 mile west of Sanford, 13 miles west of Larned, and 23.3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--2.148 sq mi, of which 138 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--April to September 1924 (gage heights only), October 1924 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,032.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at county highway bridge 13 miles downstream at different 

datum. Nov. 21, 1924, to May 15, 1933, at site 1.3 miles downstream at datum 8.33 ft 

lower and May 16, 1933, to Feb. 17, 1949, at bridge 1.4 mile downstream at datum 11.43 

ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years, 81.3 cfs (58,860 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs July 7 (gage height, 13.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

1924-56: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs May 28, 1935 (gage height, 31.96 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of areavelocity studies and including flow bypassed in Saw Mill Creek; no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1177: 1949. WSP 1241: 1927-28(M), 1935, 1940, 1943. 

WSP 1341:Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 29 to Mar. 20, July 18-20)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

4.6

4.7

4.8

.3 

4.6

6.0

6.1

6.2 

6.5

1.0

4.5

25

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

64

180

480

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6

372

2.0

1.1

*.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

12.6

0.41

25

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

15

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.2

.2

*.3

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.1

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

1.5

TTT

.6

0

*o

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.6

0.21

13

Apr.

(»)

___( )

O

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

15

o

*o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

84

84

2.8

167

July

68

44

46

170

88

401

~T79 1,030

237

*94

60

39

22

147

134

44

12

173

*305

62

26

8.4

2.4

.3

0_

0

o

0

0

0

3,792.1

122

7,520

Aug.

(«)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,120 Mln 0 Mean 7O.8 Ac-ft 51,28O

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,O30 Mln o Mean 10.7 Ac-ft 7,730

Peak discharge (base, 90O cfs^. July 7 (1O a.m.) 1.1OO cfs (13.OO ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

147

Location. Lat 38°21', long 98°46', in SEir sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, half a mile south of 

Great Bend, 4? miles upstream from Walnut Creek, and at mile 873.2.

Drainage area.--34.356 sq mi, of which about 6,002 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--September 1940 to September 1956. Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site (at datum 3 ft higher) 1906, 1908-12, are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--16 years, 485 cfs (351,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 642 cfs July 9 (gage height, 4.56 ft); no flow 

Sept. 22-27.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 10.34 ft); no 

flow at times in 1940, 1946, and 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see p. 138). Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, groundwater withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 22 to July 13, Sept. 20-30)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6, 

June 15 to Sept. 30

0 2.9

.5 3.1

1.5 3.3

3.7 3.5

8.5 4.0

15 4.5

66

114

194

420

690

Mar. 7 to June 14

109

175

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

130

142

158

234

234

178

126

109

101

96

88

81

84

86

88

88

88

88

88

81

84

88

81

79

79

77

77

75

77

79

79

3,243

105

6,430

Nov.

79

75

70

73

75

75

77

79

84

79

86

91

88

88

84

83

83

83

84

86

86

86

86

91

88

91

92

93

94

9Tf

2,523

84.1

5,000

Dec.

94

96

98

96

98

102

103

103

104

100

103

110

115

114

100

90

155

100

110

123

136

148

150

160

180

175

170

170

162

158

154

3,822

123

7,580

Jan.

150

T4?

134

138

126

122

118

120

122

122

122

118

118

114

111

96

85

94

97

102

99

102

102

102

104

110

116

122

95

70

es

3,438

111

6,820

Feb.

62

60

IB" 58

70

76

80

90

100

120

140

157

168

170

166

162

160

160

162

172

170

166

158

162

162

170

162

154

162

3,864

133

7,660

Mar.

166

170

170

170

166

162

154

144

147

131

118

121

118

128

121

115

115

115

115

124

124

121

121

121

121

121

115

109

105

105

103

4,036

130

8,010

Apr.

107

115

124

105

109

101

98

103

121

115

112

105

109

107

98

101

105

107

105

98

98

96

101

103

103

105

103

98

94

9Tf

3,140

105

6,230

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,870 Mln 21 Mean 252

May

101

TUT

96

94

96

92

90

90

85

85

82

81

77

75

74

73

71

70

70

67

63

61

64

65

67

68

65

62

60

63

58

2,366

76.3

4,690

June

58

58

62

68

74

80

74

68

68

68

68

65

65

63

e60

e58

e56

e54

e52

eSO

e49

48

46

41

46

43

35

31

27

25

1,660

55.3

3,290

July

22

20

IT

41

35

41

79

455

540

375

270

190

134

93

77

174

111

79

70

198

138

75

61

54

49

43

39

38

35

33

31

3,641

117

7,220

Aug.

27

27

24

22

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

16

14

13

14

12

12

14

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

87.1

g6.5

gS.5

g67S

g6.5

gS.5

455.6

14.7

904

Sept.

g5.5

gTTT

g4.0

g3.4

g3.4

g3.7

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.5

81.2

g-6

g-3

.5

81.8

81.5

81-2

gl.O

8-7

8-3

.2

0

0

go

go

go

go

.2

.8

.8

46.1

1.54

91

Ac-ft 182,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 540 Min 0 Mean 88.1 Ac-ft 63,920

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). No peak above base.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for stations at Kinsley and Wichlta.

8 Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-18, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5-27, 30, 

Jan. 8, Jan. 16 to Feb. 21.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location. La t 37°50' , long 97°23', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 1 W. , near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile west of Valley Center and 

at mile 15.6.

Drainage area.--1,327 sq mi, of which about 77 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published ir. WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.66 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different 

datum. Feb. 12, 1935, to July 1, 1951, water-stage recorder and July 2, 1951, to 

Feb. 16, 1952, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 227 cfs (164,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Sept. 22.

1922-56: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 7 cfs May 4 and July 7, 1933.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 1944. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1923, 

 1924-26(M) , 1928-29(M) , 1930(M,m) , 1931(M) , 1932(M,m) , 1933(M), 1934, 1937(M) , 1949(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

686

1,080

*2,600 

2,380

1,790

978

436

286

207

155

123

98

79

67

56

49

45

42

38

37

34

33

32

30

29

28

*28

26

25

 KTT 24

24

11,545

372

22,900

Nov.

24

24

23 

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

22

22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

648

21.6

1,290

Dec.

19

2T

21 

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

*20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

637

20.5

1,260

Jan.

21

20

20 

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

b!9

19

b!9

18

b!8

18

18

18

*19

19

20

22

52

21

b21

599

19.3

1,190

Feb.

b20

b!9

b!8 

b!9

19

20

20

22

24

24

25

26

28

28

*27

26

26

26

24

24

23

24

23

22

22

21

19

19

18

656

22.6

1,300

Mar.

17

18

18 

17

17

17

*17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

15

IS

18

17

19

19

17

17

16

*18

22

IF

15

527

17.0

1,050

Apr.

15

17

97 

28

18

15

14

14

15

16

17

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

9.8

*9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.6

17F

11

11

512.6

17.1

1,020

May

12

11

30 

57

38

27

22

*20

19

18

18

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

17

16

17

15

528

17.0

1,050

June

18

20

62

111

152

153

74

36

27

22

20

17

15

13

11

11

9.9

*8.8

3~7.9

37

22

14

12

19

17

12

10

9.2

9.6

984.4

32.8

1,950

July

8.5

8.5

8.5 

12

16

48

~26" 107

29

33

26

19

14

11

8.8

*8.8

8.5

7.9

6.1

6.1

6.7

8.8

8.5

9.9

8.5

7.3

6.1

5.8

CS

20

11

513.8

16.6

1,020

Aug.

7.3

6TT

5.5 

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

3.8

4.2

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

*3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

ti<- . o

132.9

4.29

264

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.5 

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

104.7

3.49

208

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,320 Mln 4.0 Mean 84.4 Ac-ft 61,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,600 Mln 2.6 Mean 47.5 Ac-ft 34,500

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Oct. 3 (9 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (11.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°41', long 97°21', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 27 S., R. 1 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream 

from Little Arkansas River and at mile 762.9.

Drainage area.--40,420 sq mi, of which 7,263 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1934 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1897 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.98 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy U. S. Weather Bureau).

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,027 cfs (743,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs July 1, 1951 (gage height, 13.38 ft); minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 3, 1934.

Floods of May 13, 1887, and July 8 (corrected), 1904, reached stages of 18 and 

17.3 ft respectively, present datum (from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau).

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 50 cfs or those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow from dam at mouth of 

Little Arkansas River. Flow regulated since 1943 by John Martin Reservoir (see 

p. 138). Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals, diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1940, 1944. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-19)

Oct. 10 to Sept. 30

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,100

3,200

6,000

9,500

-0.4

-.3

-.2

-.1

0

15

35

55

0.1

.5

1.0

2.0

108

240

440

1,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,310

5,600

*9,120 

5,460

4,340

3,090

2,150

1,570

1,170

940

776

614

552

525

485

458

422

400

383

363

347

339

327

303

291

283

272

268

261

254

247

43,920

1,417

87,110

Nov.

244

135

236 

236

233

226

219

216

219

216

216

216

212

205

212

205

*205

202

219

222

212

212

208

212

208

208

212

154

129

TI8

6,302

210

12,500

Dec.

174

205

247 

240

202

184

205

202

160

132

160

174

198

*230

164

117

T5?

151

138

148

157

191

219

250

254

250

233

240

254

258

247

6,116

197

12,130

Jan.

250

236

240 

244

*244

240

236

233

230

230

233

230

230

233

226

138

108 rrr

132

144

148

144

148

141

151

*167

188

250

219

135

132

5,997

193

11,890

Feb.

164

129

TIT 

148

174

184

219

283

279

272

272

268

275

295

*315

3T9" 319

319

307

303

303

299

299

307

295

291

283

275

275 -

7,612

262

15,100

Mar.

272

2BT

261 

261

250

250

*250

247

240

233

233

226

230

236

236

244

240

233

226

222

268

240

240

233

226

226

222

*216

216

216

212

7,369

238

14,620

Apr.

205

216

258 

258

222

216

244

258

254

261

254

236

226

222

208

198

188

188

177

177

170

164

160

*164

167

164

167

154

T54

157

6,087

203

12,070

May

167

250

303 

5T7

240

216

191

191

*188

177

174

164

154

141

135

132

129

126

123

114

111

108

TTf

114

129

120

111

114

108

123

141

4,855

157

9,630

June

151

154

184

202

233

254

230

167

141

126

114

100

97

g9?

g97

g91

g88

g86

*g80

g88

g88

g91

g91

g88

g86

g68

g68

gff

g68

g68

3,561

119

7,060

July

g65

70

g94 

126

141

151

123

132

g88

g88

g97

174

275

25T

198

170

*164

151

132

126

g!05

g!02

g94

g86

g86

g78

g72

g62

g53

g45

g41

3,643

118

7,230

Aug.

37

33

30 

25

20

16

15

14

13

13

11

10

10

10

*10

10

11

12

13

14

11

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

9

tf

439

14.2

871

Sept.

9

9

9 

9

9

10

To

9

8

8

*8

8

8

9

9

9

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

237

7.90

470

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,120 Mln 7.0 Mean 456 Ac-ft 330,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,120 Mln 6 Mean 263 Ac-ft 190,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,700 cfs).--Oct. 3 (4 a.m.) 12,300 cfs (9.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weIght-gage readings.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 1 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for stations at Great Bend and Arkansas City.

465893 O-58 II
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Ninnescah River near Cheney, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°40', long 97°46', on line between sees. 28 and 33, T. 27 S., R. 4 W., 

near right bank of downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 3 miles 

northeast of Cheney, 4 miles upstream from Spring Creek, 22 miles west of Wichita, and 

at mile 8.8.

Drainage area.--930 sq mi, of which 237 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,336.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 142 cfs (102,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 14.2 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 14.38 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or computed from wireweight-gage readings, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

105

*7,550

3,600

960

489

334

243

196

177

141

130

106

96

*86

80

73

70

67

65

63

58

58

58

53

53

*56

53

49

47

46

46

14,988

483

29,730

Nov.

43

42

41

41

42

40

39

38

38

40

40

40

40

39

40

*31

30

35

40

42

41

41

38

38

37

38

37

25

27

32

1,135

37.8

2,250

Dec.

35

40

53

36

30

33

37

39

42

34

40

52

*56

55

40

34

35

37

39

37

45

58

70

80

83

80

70

69

61

48

54

1,522

49.1

3,020

Jan.

60

73

64

*63

60

59

42

43

45

44

42

46

53

61

58

40

32

29

31

30

28

31

33

36

*40

46

56

70

73

66

56

1,510

48.7

3,000

Feb.

43

37

39

45

56

70

90

87

110

124

140

150

162

*133

104

96

88

84

81

79

74

74

73

73

72

69

68

69

66

2,456

84.7

4,870

Mar.

65

63

61

60

59

*64

55

56

63

63

50

45

60

55

63

63

60

60

56

53

63

63

64

63

63

60

56

50

*48

46

47

1,797

58.0

3,560

Apr.

44

44

44

44

44

43

39

37

44

60

66

70

68

66

56

49

45

44

42

40

39

38

*38

37

39

40

39

37

36

35

1,367

45.6

2,710

May

45

114

164

151

121

92

77

*70

64

58

48

43

37

30

29

28

27

25

23

21

18

16

20

28

29

29

29

30

31

28

25

1,550

50.0

3,070

June

23

19

33

25

20

17

16

14

13

12

11

9.8

8.3

8.1

7.3

7.3

6.6

*5.3

4.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

1.3

.7

.4

274.3

9.14

544

July

0.1

.4

.5

5.3

44

*77

68

93

43

32

25

18

14

12

9

*6

4.2

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.2

0

.3

1.5

.3

467.6

15.1

927

Aug.

0.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

Sept.

0

0

0

0

.5

.6

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,330 Mln 0 Mean 102 Ac -ft 74,050

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,330 Mln 0 Mean 74.0 Ac-ft 53,680

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Oct. 2 (2 a.m.) 14,200 cfs (14.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-19, 28-30, Dec. 4-23, Pec. 30 to Jan. 1, 

Jan. 7-13, Jan. 16 to Feb. 12, Mar. 11-14. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings Oct. 1-27.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Ninnescah River near Murdock, Kans.

151

Location.--Lat 37°34', long 97°51', on line between sec. 34, T. 28 S., R. 5 W., and sec. 

3, T. 29 S., R. 5 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of county highway 

bridge 4 miles southeast of Murdock and at mile 68.0.

Drainage area.--650 sq mi, of which about 107 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,357.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 168 cfs (121,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 7.15 ft); minimum daily, 7.9 cfs Aug. 4, 8, 9.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 10.03 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 4, 8, 9, 1956.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5-15, 19-26, Apr. 21-24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 29 Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.7

5.0

40

100

225

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

545

770

1,820

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

7.0

12

35

4.7 

4.9 

5.3

52

113

260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

175

1.180 

*1,150

576

358

251

185

175

163

151

143

135

124

118

110

107

94

91

85

91

94

97

107

94

104

*91

91

107

100

114

104

6,565

212

13,020

Nov.

94

91 

91

104

110

100

91

91

94

91

94

88

88

85

94

*78

86

1 ID104

88

85

94

94

85

97

91

82

66

64

94

2,724

90.8

5,400

Dec.

116

134 

130

106

110

103

103

106

80

75

96

94

*113

148

80

72

76

78

88

103

126

158

169

160

144

120

113

113

107

110

112

3,443

111

6,830

Jan.

115

120 

124

*124

124

124

117

120

124

120

124

127

127

124

120

92

78

83

85

82

81

83

87

93

*103

120

160

194

200

T73

138

3,686

119

7,310

Feb.

110

99 

95

103

110

133

170

186

194

182

164

151

138

*134

124

130

130

127

127

124

116

116

116

127

106

96

103

86

82

3,679

127

7,300

Mar.

82

86 

93

86

93

*99

99

96

96

99

89

SI

79

106

99

106

110

106

96

89

113

127

124

120

110

103

106

96

*96

89

86

3,036

97.9

6,020

Apr.

79

76 

93

86

86

96

74

82

99

116

113

110

96

99

96

89

89

86

79

86

86

86

*82

82

82

76

71

79

82

86

2,642

88.1

5,240

May

103

116 

130

127

116

113

106

103

*103

89

89

79

82

82

82

79

74

71

71

66

66

52

68

74

86

79

82

86

74

68

66

2,687

86.7

5,330

June

55

50 

47

45

42

38

45

44

44

40

37

35

33

33

37

35

30

*28

24

22

22

22

22

24

27

38

42

42

73

170

1,246

41.5

2,470

July

79

66 

68

93

93

113

256

134

103

76

66

55

49

49

45

*44

42

44

47

42

38

38

44

40

32

24

22ii20

18

18

1,876

60.5

3,720

Aug.

16

13 

9.4

7.9

8.9

11

8.4

7.9

7.9

12

24

20

18

16

16

13

*11

11

12

16

22

24

22

18

16

13

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

10

425.1

13.7

843

Sept.

9.9

9.9 

9.9

9.9

10

20

42

32

26

24

*22

16

13

16

16

20

20

18

20

18

14

16

16

18

22

22

24

20

22

22

568.6

19.0

1,130

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,960 Mln 20 Mean 148 Ac-ft 106,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,180 Mln 7.9 Mean 89.0 Ac-ft 64,610

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-18, 27-30, Dec. 9-12, 15-24, Dec. 29 to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 7, 8, Jan. 15 to Feb. 12 (no gage-height record Jan. 21-24, 28, 31, Feb. 2-7j discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records).
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°28 I , long 97°25', in NW£ sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 1 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Peck and at 

mile 31.6.

Drainage area. 2,129 sq mi, of which 344 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 532 cfs (385,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 15.49 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 3, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft June 9, 1923, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1944(M). WSP 1241: 1944, 

1945(M), 1947-48(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-2

3.5 330

4.0 515

5.0 980

7.0 2,170

Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

140

290

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

630

1,050

2,170

4,650

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Ac- ft

Oct.

351

1,800

*9.530

g5,980

g2,330

gl,270

g918

678

550

476

396

347

314

287

266

Z54

Z42

224

215

209

203

197

188

182

176

*176

167

155

146

140

149

28,516

920

56,560

Nov.

143

140

134

140

161

167

161

143

143

146

155

158

155

149

*149

146

128

131

173

T73

170

161

152

146

143

146

149

b!20

bloO

b!30

4,412

147

8,750

Dec.

b!60

170

203

215

158

140

149

158

b!30

b!50

b!60

b!80

*b200

b220

b!70

b!30

b!40

b!60

b!50

b!60

b200

b240

b270

b300

278

242

Z09

197

188

b!60

b!50

5,737

185

11,380

Jan.

167

188

182

*176

173

167

164

152

152

161

167

164

161

167

173

b!30

blOO

bllO

b!30

b!20

bllO

b!20

b!30

*b!40

b!70

b210

b260

b300

326

b260

b200

5,330

172

10,570

Feb.

b!50

b!70

b!40

b!50

b!70

b200

bZ40

b300

b320

b310

335

332

317

*314

284

260

248

236

224

224

215

212

212

209

197

200

191

188

185

6,733

232

13,350

Mar.

182

173

170

170

164

*158

161

155

161

167

161

146

131

155

179

179

176

176

170

161

179

194

200

203

188

176

167

155

*146

143

146

5,192

167

10,300

Apr.

149

146

538

2T§

185

170

158

149

152

176

197

206

203

191

185

170

158

155

152

143

137

131

128

*125

125

128

128

128

125

122

5,138

171

10,190

May

134

158

212

287

284

239

209

191

*170

158

143

128

113

103

93

88

88

84

80

80

78

72

7Z

74

80

98

103

108

103

93

88

4,011

129

7,960

June

g80

g78

g78

g78

g74

g70

g66

g63

g58

g52

g52

g46

g45

g42

g39

g38

g34

g30

*g28

g28

g28

g20

815

g!6

g!6

g!6

19

43

24

1,291

43.0

2,560

July

129

98

64

68

86

108

242

662

354

215

149

119

96

82

70

61

*54

51

48

43

41

35

36

38

35

30

23

18

18

14

15.

3,100

100

6,150

Aug.

12

13

10

7.0

5.8

g5.0

g4.6

g3.8

g4.2

4.2

3.8

4.2

*5.0

5.4

5.8

5.0

4.6

5.4

7.7

5.8

5.0

5.0

6.2

9.1

g7.0

g3.8

g3.4

g2.4

g2.0

gl.2

. 8

168.2

5.43

334

Sept.

0.5

.5

£ 2

gTs

g.3

g.3

g.3

g.5

IS.

14

10

*7.7

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.0

2.8

1.6

1.4

.9

.7

.5

.5

1.6

3.0

4.2

5.0

97.2

3.24

193

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,530 Mln 13 Mean 312 Ac -ft 225,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,530 Mln 0.2 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,300

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 efs). Oct. 3 (7 p.m.) 12.300 efs (15.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°03'30", long 97°03'24", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 166, 0.1 mile downstream 

from St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile west of Arkansas City, 

5.4 miles upstream from Walnut River, and at mile 701.4. Prior to Aug. 29, 1956, at 

site 0.5 mile upstream.

Drainage area.--43 .713 sq mi, of which 7,607 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1902 to September 1906, September 1921 to September 1956. 

Published as "near Arkansas City" 1903-4. Monthly discharge

published in WSP 1311.

onthly discharge only for some periods,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,050.04 ft above mean sea level, (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers). Sept. 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906, staff gage at site 

0.5 mile upstream at datum about 9.5 ft higher, Sept. 10, 1921, to Sept. 27, 1929, 

chain gage and Sept. 28, 1929, to Aug. 28, 1956, water-stage recorder, at site 

0.5 mile upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 1,640 cfs (1,187,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 16.38 ft); minirnum, 26 cfs Sept. 29.

1902-6, 1921-56: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs June 10, 1923 (gage height, 

25.46 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 cfs on basis of field estimate; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1921 (result of 

diversion by local power canal).

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

regulated since 1943 by John Martin reservoir (see p. 138). Diversions above station 

for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: 1922-23, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1940, 1945-46(M), 

drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,620

8,510

18,900

20, 600

*18,200

9,350

4,960

3,280

2,510

1,940

1,590

1,350

1,170

1,040

1,000

950

870

835

807

788

770

740

740

710

*704

686

655

635

610

600

590

110,710

3,571

219,600

Nov.

575 575"

565

565

560

550

545

530

520

510

510

510

510

*495

490

470

465

450

450

460

485

490

480

470

460

445

445

435

405

395

14,805

494

29,370

Dec.

375

390

420

445

475

460

425

425

415

415

385

*365

375

400

425

380

330

320

310

320

400

500

544

544

579

619

61?

607

573

539

533

13,912

449

27,590

Jan.

527

527

*539

533

527

522

516

505

499

476

476

482

494

499

499

471

420

350

350" 300

325

350

*355

400

450

500

540

544

505

499

418

14,348

463

28,460

Feb.

370

300

300

350

425

560

640

607

596

636

653

64?

*642

642

636

642

624

619

607

596

584

579

590

590

579

579

556

539

533

- -----

16,216

559

32,160

Mar.

527

533

533

539

*527

505

494

488

476

466

444

439

444

444

455

476

494

482

476

471

499

550

573

BTT

527

505

494

466

444

*444

454

15,176

490

30,100

Apr.

434

418

418

516

798

630

505

450

460

482

516

505

499

488

471

450

439

429

413

413

403

392

387

382

*382

387

392

387

382

366

13,594

453

26,960

May

377

392

418

455

533

550

522

482

439

*424

413

398

387

366

346

341

326

321

311

311

296

264

270

264

285

331

346

336

356

351

321

11,532

372

22,870

June

316

301

346

372

415

372

587

592

572

551

296

270

259

245

258

222

222

205

189

*166

155

155

166

166

150

120

144

211

135

135

7,429

248

14,740

July

116

T20

161

222

804

424

311

556

556

555

405

526

270

264

506

301

290

*285

306

296

252

211

222

222

205

185

178

155

144

139

116

8,437

272

16,730

Aug.

95

90

95

90

79

72

56

52

50

72

68

65

59

*56

52

52

54

52

65

85

95

79

68

59

65

61

65

59

59

55

46

2,062

66.5

4,090

Sept.

42

4T

38

35

35

38

42

40

37

35

32

*30

33

35

32

32

31

30

29

30

29

28

27

2?

28

28

29

28

27

27

973

52.4

1,950

Calendar year 1955: Max 20,600 Mln 91 Mean 993 Ac-ft 719,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 20,600 Mln 27 Mean 626 Ac-ft 454,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Oct. 4 (7 a.m.) 21,500 cfs (16.58 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-22, Jan. 17-27, Feb. 1-7. Discharge 

omputed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 10-29.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°14' , long 97°00' , in NE£ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E. , near left bank on 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield, and 1 mile upstream from 

Black Crook Creek, and at mile 24.3.

Drainage area. 1,840 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1956. October to November 1921, monthly 

discharges only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.86 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage on upstream side of former bridge just upstream from present gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 701 cfs (507,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 11.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 38.30 ft); no 

flow at times in 1929, 1936, 1954-56.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, and fair below. Some regulation at low flow by 

City Water Works dam above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 607: 1923(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1922(M), 1923, 1926-27, 1928-29(M), 1934, 1940-41.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 21 to Apr. 3)

Oct. 1 to No Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

3.1

6.5

13

23

52

3.4 

3.8 

4.5 

6.0 

10.0

100

235

610

1,580

4,380

0

1.1

3.0

5.5

9.6

73

135

210

310

940

1,590

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

474

3,810

4,220 

1,880

*2,290

1,750

857

361

203

130

92

77

59

47

42

35

30

27

22

20

18

16

14

11

*13

13

12

11

9.9

9.2

8 . 6

16,561.7

535

32,850

Nov.

7.5

9.2

7.5 

7.5

7.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

57T

11

10

8.1 *s.a

9.1

9.1

6.8

6.4

6.8

7.2

9.6

11

11

11

11

11

16

To

9.6

9.6

262.2

8.74

520

Dec.

12

12

12 

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9^6.

9.6

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12 

10

11

342.2

11.0

679

Jan.

10

11 *11 

9.5

9.6

11

8.6

97T

9.6

10

10

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

10

11

*11

12

12

12

13

13

14 

14

13

329.3

10.6

653

Feb.

16

17

19 

17

16

15

15

21

15

14

15

17

*21

2422"

20

20

17

16

15

13

13

13

16

16

15

14

12

T2

476

16.4

944

Mar.

12

12

11 

9.1

no

11

12

9.1

8.6

8.1

8.1

6.8

6.1

S78

7.2

9.1

10

10

9.6

9.1

15

14

16

16

15

15

13

13

12

*11

11

336.7

10.9

668

Apr.

11

12

12 

11

10

18

28

28

32

32

32

30

28

28

27

21

19

16

13

13

12

12

8.6

8.6

*8.6

6.8

5.8

6.1

4.0

liO

496.5

16.6

985

May

7.2

8.1

7.2 

6.8

5.8

6.8

5.2

6.4

11*a.i

8.1

5.2

5.5

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.1

.6

.1

TT

.1

.1

3.7

1.8

3.4

2.4

6. 1

11

139.6

4.50

277

June

224

170

81 

37

26

24

31

24

17

13

9.6

6.8

5.2

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

*1.6

1.0

1.4

1,900

114

268

132

21

8.6

5.0

3.7

3,144.3

105

6,240

July

2.2

2.4

1.8 

776

*541

*1,240

325

110

58

35

23

16

12

10

8.1

6.4

5.2

*5.5

4.4

4.0

3.0

2.4

11

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.4

6.8

9.1

6.8

5.5

2,481.0

80.0

4,920

Aug.

3.2

3.2

3.0 

9.1

22

11

6.1

3.4

3.0

2.4

1.2

.4

.1

0

*o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.5

~2T 163

6.8

259.4

8.37

515

Sept.

3.2

T72

.6

.1

.3

1.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

6.5

0.22

13

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,22o Mln o Mean loo Ac-ft 72,670

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,22O Min 0 Mean 67.9 Ac-ft 49,260

Peak discharge (base, 9,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°45', long 98°08', in N¥£SEir sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., at right end of 

Great Salt Plains Dam on Salt Fork Arkansas River, 4? miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 

5-j miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 103.3.

Drainage area. 3,200 sq mi.

Records available. July 1941 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

5y Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 58,970 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 1,126.24 ft); 

minimum, 35,220 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,123.64 ft).

1941-56: Maximum contents, 189,400 acre-ft July 2, 1951 (elevation, 1,134.38 ft); 

minimum, 20,900 acre-ft Jan. 17, 1955 (elevation, 1,121.50 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of a 310-foot uncontrolled concrete spillway containing a series of three weirs to form a cascade. Storage began in June 1941; conservation pool stage was first reached Oct. 21, 1941. Capacity, 292,400 acre-ft at elevation 1,138.5 ft (crest of upper weir) and 46.700 acreft at elevation 1,125.0 ft (crest of intermediate weir and conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and as a wildlife refuge. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses for the water-year 1956 are given 

in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of .Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

1.123

1.124

1.125

30,500

38,100

46,700

1.126

1.127

56,450

67,400

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

47,960

50,030

51,520

57,710

57,710

55,820

53,620

52,040

50,660

49,670

48,950

48,320

47,870

47,600

47,420

47,330

47,240

47,060

46,880

46,790

46,700

46,610

46,520

46,430

46,250

46,070

45,980

45 , 800

45,710

45, 620 

45.440

1,124.86

-2,340

Nov.

45.550

45,260

45,170

45,030

44,990

44,990

44,900

44,810

44,720

44,540

44,360

44,270

44,270

44,270

44,270

44,180

44,000

44,180

44,270

44,360

44,450

44,450

44,270

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,270

44,000

45.910

1,124.69

-1,530

Dec.

45.910

44,OOO

44,180

44,090

44,180

44,180

44,270

44,270

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,180

44,270

44,270

44,560

44,560

44,360

44,360

44,360

44,360

44,450

44,450

44,540

44,540

44,630

44,630

44,630

44.720

44,720 

44,720

1,124.78

+810

Jan.

44,810

44,900

44,990

45,080

45,170

45,170

45,170

45,260

45,350

45,440

45,440

45 , 440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,530

45,620

45,620

45,710

45,800

45,890

45,890

45,980

46,160

46,540

46,450

46,520 

46.610

1,124.99

+1,890

Feb.

46.700

46,700

46,700

46,790

46,S8O

46,880

46,970

47,150

47,330

47,510

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47.690

47,690

47,690

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,600

47,510

47,420

47,240

47,150

47,060

1,125.04

+450

Mar.

46,88O

46,790

46,700

46,610

46,520

46,430

46,340

46,250

46,070

45,890

45 , 800

45,800

45,710

45.620

45,800

46,070

46,160

46,070

45,890

45,800

46,520

46,700

46,790

46.970

46,880

46,790

46,700

46,520

46,340

46, 250 

46.250

1,124.95

-810

Apr.

46.250

46,250

46,070

45,890

45,800

45 , 800

45,800

45,800

45,710

45,550

45,440

45,550

45,550

45,260

45,170

44,990

44,990

44,990

44,900

44,900

44,720

44,450

44,560

44,270

44,180

44,090

44,000

45,910

45.820

43 , 820

1,124.68

-2,430

May

45 , S20

43,910

44,OOO

44,180

44,270

44,270

44,270

44,180

43,910

43,730

45,460

43,100

42,740

42,380

42,200

42,110

41,930

41,660

41,390

41,140

40,820

40,500

40,260

40 . 100

40,340

40,340

40,260

40,100

40,340

40,580 

40,660

1,124.32

-3,160

June

40,820

41,140

41,480

41,750

41,840

42,020

42,020

42,020

42,020

42,110

42.200

42,200

42 , 110

41,950

41,750

41,570

41,500

41,060

40,900

40,660

40,540

40,100

39,860

59,700

59,620

59,620

39,700

39,940

59,780

59.540

1,124.18

-1,120

July

59.500

39,300

39,380

39,380

59,620

59,700

45,280

44,720

45,080

46,520

46,880

47,240

47,240

47,240

47,150

46,880

48,230

48,230

48,320

48,410

48,520

48,520

48,410

48,500

48.590

48,230

47,870

47,690

47,600

47,420 

47,150

1,125.05

+7,610

Aug.

46.700

46,520

46,250

45,890

45,620

45,350

45,080

44,900

44,900

44,900

44,810

44,630

44,450

44,270

44,090

45,730

43,570

45,370

43,370

43,370

43,280

45,190

42,920

42,740

42,560

42,290

42,020

41,840

41,390 

41,060

40 j 820

1,124.54

-6,330

Sept.

40.500

40,260

40,020

39,940

39,860

39,700

39,620

39,620

39,540

39,460

39,220

38,900

58,660

38,500

38,340

38,100

57,940

37,700

37,460

37,060

36,820

36,580

36,340

36,180

56,100

56,100

35,860

35,700

55,460

35 220

1,123.64

-5,600

Calendar year 1955. ........................ * +23,280

Water year 1955-56... ...................... * -12,560

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents in acre-feet.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long 98°08', in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt 

Plains Dam, 4 miles upstream from Wagon Creek, 6 miles northeast of Jet, and at mile 

102.7.

Drainage area.--3,202 sq mi, of which 8 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 2, 1937, to Mar. 16, 1938, staff gage at 

site 2| miles upstream at datum 13.46 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1938, to Apr. 26, 1953, waterstage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at datum 5.00 ft higher than present datum prior 

to Oct. 1, 1950, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge.--19 years, 383 cfs (277,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 7.19 ft); no flow 

Apr. 27.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 13.80 ft, present 

datum); no flow at times during 1939-41, 1944, 1955-56.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since June 1941 by Grant Salt Plains Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Sept. 3O)

5.0

2.0

10

23

42

100

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

226

395

640

1,420

2,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Aoft

Oct.

68

154

502

1,130

1.460

1,370

1,080

855

712

601

467

295

273

124

47

44

38

25

22

30

17

19

23

12

10

8.1

9.0

19

10

10

-j.2_

9,441.3

305

18,730

Nov.

10

10

8.1

6.3

7.2

8.1

7.2

5.5

5.5

4.0

5.5

6.3

7.2

7.2

6.3

7.2

6.3

5.5

6.3

4.0

3.3

2.0

575

4.8

4.8

3.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.8

178.7

5.96

354

Dec.

2.6

1.6

1.3

2.0

2.6

1.3

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.6

2.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

52.0

1.68

103

Jan.

1.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

3.3

776

2.0

40.4

1.30

80

Feb.

1.6

2.0

3.3

3.3

5.5

8.1

10

17

23

32

42

38

40

40

40

42

42

40

44

42

40

40

52

105

57

38

54

32

50 " -----

983.8

33.9

1,950

Mar.

30

2T

22

26

15

15

20

9.0

4.8

8.1

9.0

8.1

4.0

4.0

5.5

1.6

373

5.5

3.3

2.0

4.8

9.0

12

12

29

15

28

16

7.2

7.2

5.5

363.9

11.7

722

Apr.

7.2

7.2

35

4.8

4.0

9.7

5.5

7.2

10

7.2

4.0

4.8

4.8

5.5

9.0

6.3

4.0

4.0

2.6

2.6

1.3

4.0

3.3

3.3

2.6

.7

O

1.3

4.0

4.0

169.9

5.66

337

May

4.0

3.3

2.0

3.3

j.5

2.0

5.5

7.5

12

.5

2.6

1.0

1.3

11

7.2

5.5

6.3

5.5

7.2

5.5

3.3

4.8

11

10

10

6.3

5.5

4.8

3.3

3.3

6.3

162.3

5.24

322

June

4.8

3.3

4.0

2.6

3.3

1.6

4.0

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.0

3.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

2.6

2.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0

3.3

4.8

4.0

2.0

111.5

3.72

221

July

1.3

478

4.8

4.8

6.3

8.1

12

9.0

9.0

8.1

32

29

52

54

60

28

62

100

126

126

100

52

loo

97

111

118

97

78

57

57

40

1,644.2

53,0

3,260

Aug.

32

19

10

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.0

4.8

5.5

9.0

5.5

5.5

7.2

5.5

5,5

4.0

8.1

14

9.0

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.3

4.8

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.0

673

222.3

7.17

441

Sept.

3,3

1.6

1.0

2.0

3,7

7.2

4.0

4.0

3.3

2.6

1.6

1.3

.7 iTe

2.0

3.3

5.5

3.3

5.5

2.6

2.0

2.0

7.2

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.0

1.6

4.0

87.4

2.91

173

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,540 Mln 0 Mean 180 Ac-ft 130,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,460 Mln o Mean 36.8 Ac-ft 25,690
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

Salt Pork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°40'30", long 97°18'40", in NE^SW^ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles 

downstream from Thompson Creek. 7.8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River, and at 

mile 33.8.

Drainage area. 4.528 sq mi, of which 8 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights^only), October 1935 to 

September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as Arkansas River (Salt Pork) near Tonkawa 1903-4 and as "near Tonkawa" 1905.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1903 to October 1905, staff gage at 

same site at different datum. Jan. 2, 1936, to Jan. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 637 cfs (461,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 17.51 ft); no 

flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.

1903-5, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 40,800 cfs May 20, 1938 (gage height, 

22.82 ft); no flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 ft June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

Flood of July 11, 1904, reached a stage of 14.6 ft, datum then in use.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation 

by Great Salt Plains Reservoir (see p. 155).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

364

5,180

9,640 

7,190

7,470

6,060

4,250

2,570

1,430

1,100

895

720

600

436

388

312

223

181

151

a!20

allO

alOO

a95

a90

a 80

a70

65

54

51

49 

BT

50,095

1,616

99,360

Nov.

49

47

45 

45

45

45

45

42

40

39

36

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

33

33

30

30

27

27

25

24

24

24

1,054

35.1

2,090

Dec.

26

29

26 

25

24

22

22

20

20

21

21

24

21

21

b!8

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!5

blT

18

18

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

19

620

20.0

1,230

Jan.

19

19

19 

19

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

bll

blT

11

15

14

bll

b!4

16

17

18

18

19

20

26

17

16

507

16.4

1,010

Feb.

19

b!2

bT2 

b!4

b!6

b!8

21

37

37

34

30

29

32

37

45

47

45

47

49

49

53

51

54

53

44

47

62

58

45

-

1,097

37.8

2,180

Mar.

45

344

342 

a 40

a38

a36

a34

32

30

25

20

18

19

18

18

18

16

13

T3

14

22

21

22

20

20

19

16

12

22

21

27

755

24.4

1,500

Apr.

26

24

19 

18

18

24

26

20

22

25

27

26

26

24

18

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

all

a!2

al4

14

13

11

9.4

10

516.4

17.2

1,020

May

14

15

16 

14

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.0

6.9

6.3

5.8

8.0

6.3

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.0

4.3

6.3

11

15

13

12

11

11

272.3

8.78

540

June

10

9.4

8.0 

7.4

6.9

5.8

4.8

5.2

4.3

4.3

3.9

4.3

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

1.7

1.4

1.0

.3

0

tf

.2

1.0

1.4

5.6

73

3?

21

237.5

7.92

471

July

11

13

7.4 

5.2

4.8

112

57

16

32

187

142

100

54

30

15

9.4

12

35

39

58

54

76

100

118

112

95

62

58

60

54

49

1,777.8

57.3

3,530

Aug.

34

27

21 

16

12

8.7

6.9

5.8

4.8

3.9

3.9

5.2

3.9

3.0

2.4

1.7

1.2

.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.0

.4

.4

.3

.3

.6

.6

.8

.3

0

170.5

5.50

338

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,640 Min 2.0 Mean 420 Ac-ft 304,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,640 Min o Mean 156 Ac-ft 113,300

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (1 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (17.51 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Chikaskia River near Corbin, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°08', long 97°36', on west line sec. 36, T. 33 S., R. 3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile upstream from 

Prairie Creek, 3 miles west of Corbin, and at mile 67.5.

Drainage area.--794 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,108.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 11.76 ft); no 

flow at times.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 22.50 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 28 ft June 9, 1923, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs or for periods of ice effect, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage hslght, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4 54

2.8 130

3.5 325

4.5 760

Oct. 6 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

6.0 1,560

7.0 2,210

9.0 3,900

3.2 

3.5

230

325

Note. Same as precedIng table above 3.5 ft.

1.7 0

1.8 .5

1.9 2.5

2.0 7.5

2.2 25

2.5 63

2.8 123

3.2 230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

74

4,090 

2,320

3,380

1,180

380

242

188

157

137

118

102

91

88

74

65

65

54

54

54

49

46

44

43

42

*39

38

37

37

37

35

13,360

431

26,500

Nov.

35

37 

38

38

38

38

39

40

40

42

42

43

43

43

*43

46

42

47

49

46

44

44

46

46

46

46

49

43

44

49

1,286

42.9

2,550

Dec.

52

56 

58

54

47

47

49

51

44

45

46

*51

47

51

35

40

35

30

35

40

45

56

63

65

63

58

51

49

49

47

44

1,503

48.5

2,980

Jan.

49

49

47

*46

44

44

46

43

46

45

45

35

35

40

40

30

so- 25

so

30

30

30

25

*30

30

35

44

54

50

35

45

1,207

38.9

2,390

Feb.

40

35 

50

55

60

65

77

90

88

80

75

70

*65

65

63

62

60

57

56

57

52

51

51

51

50

48

48

47

47

1,715

59.1

3,400

Mar.

47

46 

46

44

*43

44

44

43

43

43

43

41

40

43

47

47

44

43

43

42

48

54

56

57

50

46

44

43

41

*38

38

1,391

44.9

2,760

Apr.

38

38 

226

143

63

52

47

44

44

44

44

43

42

41

38

36

35

34

34

33

32

32

33

*33

33

32

32

30

29

...I?

1,434

47.8

2,840

May

34

40 

41

41

36

35

34

33

30

*30

30

26

25

23

22

21

20

18

17

16

14

11

10

13

14

19

19

17

19

18

18

744

24.0

1,480

June

16

13 

13

10

10

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

44

62

37

23

17

15

12

9.8

6.9

*5.7

4.2

2.5

1.2

.7

.6

1.2

.7

.7

13

22

16

390.2

13.0

774

July

6.3

3.7 

1.8

3.7

i£

6.3

10

5.2

2.1

1.3

1.0

.7

.3

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

90.2

2.91

179

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 12,400 Mln 0.7 Mean 190 Ac-ft 137,600

Water year 1955-56 : Max 4,090 Mln 0 Mean 63.2 Ac-ft 45,850

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Oct. 2 (2 p.m.) 7,060 cfs (11.76 ft); Oct. 4 (3:30 p.m.) 4,610 

cfs (9.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10, 15-21, Jan. 10-13, 16-26, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 6. Discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 6-25, July 14, 17.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

Chlkaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°49', long 97°17', In NW£ sec. 23, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. bridge at northeast 

edge of city of Blackwell, 0.2 mile downstream from Bitter Creek and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area. 1,859 sq ml.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage Is 967.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 29, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 

2f miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 29, 1938, to Jan. 24, 1939, May 26 to 

June 21, 1955, wire-weight gage and Jan. 25, 1939, to Apr. 16, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 0.6 mile upstream at datum 8.06 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 445 cfs (322,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 28.19 ft); no 

flow Aug. 14, Sept. 2-5, 13, 14.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 22, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft, from 

floodmark, present site and datum); no flow at times during 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft June 10, 1923, present site and datum, from information by local residents (discharge, 100,000 cfs).

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by 

Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-ft), 12.6 miles above station. Small diversion 

made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

140

6,110

15 . 600

10,300

10,400

3,280

689

426

327 

259

225

191

164

145

133

121

116

116

109

100

93

89

83

75

81

76

65

64

57

58

56

47,948

1,547

95,100

Nov.

57

57

51

52

55

55

53

53

53 

55

55

58

58

57

58

55

52

51

53

59

63

63

61

57

58

56

63

59

50

45

1,672

55.7

3,320

Dec.

51

64

74

73

69

61

61

61

58 

51

52

55

61

63

58

45

46

44

38

41

43

51

63

73

11

76

73

68

68

59

52

1,831

59.1

3,630

Jan.

51

61

65

62

59

58

57

53

52 

73

63

58

51

55

59

58

47

36

31

39

38

41

46

47

47

50

57

68

83

75

64

1,704

55.0

3,380

Feb.

64

61

52

49

53

57

62

81

f*

92

85

79

76

73

70

69

64

63

61

64

59

59

62

59

51

58

51

50 -

1,918

68.5

3,800

Mar.

52

50

51

49

46

49

55

46

46 

50

47

44

40

39

40

50

49

47

45

44

57

61

67

70

69

67

61

50

47

45

44

1,577

50.9

3,130

Apr.

45

51

58

183

140

89

64

57

58 

57

52

53

56

58

58

50

SO

49

46

44

46

45

45

44

41

36

36

36

36

35

1,718

57.3

3,410

May

39

41

51

53

5jS

52

56

49

41 

35

34

31

34

26

23

21

17

17

16

16

14

12

9.2

3.9

5.5

10

13

16

16

17

17

839.4

27.1

1,660

June

17

19

25

18

15

12

8.8

5.4

67Z 

522

129

106

74

61

52

39

27

18

15

11

4.5

a2.5

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

1,869.2

62.5

5,710

July

al.5

al.5

1.0

1.0

5.9

27

58

64

25 

8.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

4.5

2.Z

1.5

1.5

7.1

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

1.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

.0

.0

227.3

7.33

451

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.4

2.4

T7e

.4

.5

.3

.4

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.4

.9

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.9

.8

.5

19.5

0.65

39

Sept.

0.3

0

0

0

0

.7

.4

.6

.7 

.7

.5

.1

0

0

.3

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

7.3

1.2

1.2

19.2

0.64

38

Calendar year 1955: Max 30,700 Mln 1.5 Mean 447 Ac-ft 323,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,800 Mln 0 Mean 168 Ac-ft 121,700

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfs). Oct. 3 (1:30 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (28.19 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'10", long 96°43'30", in NW^ sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles 

downstream from Salt Creek, 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek, and at mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 54,465 sq mi, of which 7,615 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 

1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 776.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. 1, 1925, to Nov. 13, 1935, chain gage at site of former highway bridge 

1,200 ft downstream at same datum. Nov. 14, 1935, to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 4,313 cfs (3,122,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 49,200 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 14.64 ft in 

gage well, 14.95 ft from outside gage); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 29.

1925-56: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 ft in 

gage well, 23.65 ft from outside gage); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft June 11, 1923, referred to outside gage on basis of 

stages observed in 1923 and 1944 at site 1,200 ft downstream.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by John Martin and Great 

Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p.138,155). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,260

9,000

33,600

43,800

46.500

42,900

29,600

15,400

10,500

7,620

5,980

4,830

4,100

3,540

3,040

2,670

2,400

2,220

2,100

1,980

1,820 

1,760

1,600

1,540

1,430

1,380

1,310

1,220

1,180

1,120

1.090

290,290

9,364

575,800

Nov.

1.020

990

960

940

912

876

858

849

831

831

813

795

786

768

759

726

718

710

702

686

678 

663

642

642

635

642

614

607

614

607

22,874

762

45,370

Dec.

614

614

607

580

561

574

600

628

635

600

587

587

587

561

542

520

510

500

b480

b460

b450 

453

475

517

607

614

587

635

656

670

670

17,681

570

35,070

Jan.

649

642

635

621

621

621

614

607

600

594

587

580

568

568

554

b540

b520

b480

b410

b550

b390 

470

517

554

574

561

487

554

594

b590

b580

17,232

556

34,180

Feb.

675

b6OO

b51O

476

500

620

769

750

775

625

800

800

825

825

825

825

80O

825

80O

80O

775 

775

775

750

725

725

700

700

700

21,250

733

42,150

Mar.

70O

675

650

650

650

635

61O

610

600

588

576

568

568

568

564

564

556

540

536

556

596 

605

610

615

640

675

65O

625

605

592

580

18,757

605

37,200

Apr.

564

580

584

564

556

544

600

825

85O

800

725

700

700

700

675

650

650

63O

610

592

572 

548

544

536

528

516

504

496

496

484

18,323

611

36,340

May

516

532

528

508

488

484

488

528

548

528

500

480

484

488

480

444

408

380

366

342 

324

310

321

324

335

349

335

324

314

349

13,353

431

26,490

June

356

360

342

321

356

472

492

476

440

412

391

618

725

552

468

422

366

328

314

288

270 

261

249

228

225

590

775

596

556

536

12,785

426

25,360

July

46O

394

338

285

256

297

318

1,050

1.250

925

800

650

650

592

528

464

406

377

356

391

426 

394

412

391

384

380

360

321

297

276

264

14,696

474

29,150

Aug.

246

237

216

198

180

161

150

135

128

128

126

124

112

104

100

96

85

80

87

94

93 

84

80

75

74

69

66

63

64

64

56

3,577

115

7,090

Sept.

57

51

50

53

57

58

57

51

49

47

42

40

37

34

34

34

34

32

28

28

28 

26

24

24

24

22

21

2O

19

18

1,099

36.6

2,180

Calendar year 1955: Max 48,300 Mln 157 Mean 2,383 Ac-ft 1,726,OOO

Water year 1955-56: Max 48,300 Mln 18 Mean 1,235 Ac-ft 896,400

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 efs). Oct. 5 (ll:3O a.m.) 49,200 cfs (14.64 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°20'35", long 96°48'00", on east line of SENNET sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 

5 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 18 In north Pawnee, 

SO ft downstream from Skedee Creek and at mile 23.4.

Drainage area.--576 sq Til.

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 802.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

H:929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 21, 1944, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 21, 1944, to Aug. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. 

Aug. 27, 1953, to Apr. 29, 1954, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 154 cfs (111,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,430 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 16.96 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow at times during 1954-56.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 ft May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,800 cfs), from floodmark 

pointed out by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 100 cfs, which are good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Oct. 8 to Nov. 2. Feb. 11-20, 23, 

Apr. 12-18, May 31 to June 11, July 6-11)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0 

.3

.6 

1.5 

2.6 

4.1

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

5.6

9.0

15

23

50

140

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

285

1,070

1,900

2,620

3,700

5,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.6

138

1,460

3,280

5,250

4,530

1,920

100

52

33

22

19

14

15

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.6

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

379

4.0

16,919.0

546

0.948

1.09

33,560

Nov.

4.0

3.8

5.7

5.9

4.0

5.8

5.4

3^2.

3.9

4.1

4.0

4.1

3.7

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.4

4.1

4.7

5.0

4.6

.1

.2

.6

.2

.1

.2

.4

121.8

4.06

0.0070

0.008

242

Dec.

5.2

6.3

F76

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

3^8

3.8

4.1

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

137.1

4.42

0.0077

0.009

272

Jan.

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

5.5

5.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

5.9

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.7

117.1

5.78

0.0066

0.008

252

Feb.

5.5

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.3

5.2

4.7

18

55

20

14

9.6

8.5

6.6

5.6

4.8

4.1

5.9

3.2

3.2

4.2

3.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1 7 .-.-__

194.4

6.70

0.012

0.01

586

Mar.

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

3.4

3.3

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.5

37?

3.5

5.2

5.1

81.2

2.62

0.0045

0.005

161

Apr.

5.1

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.8

2.7

4.9

15

10

6.6

4.4

a3.5

5.4

a3.1

a2.8

a2.5

a2.2

a2.0

al.9

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

101.5

3.38

0.0059

0.007

201

May

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

1.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

78

.8

1.8

1.6

1.9

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

28

70.7

2.28

0.0040

0.005

140

June

46

54

15

11

42

18

9.0

6.5

5.2

2.2

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

220.1

7.54

0.015

0.01

457

July

0.6

.6

.5

75

.6

105

~59 404

10

7.3

12

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

619.8

20.0

0.055

0.04

1,230

Aug.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.0

0.23

0 . 00040

0 . 0005

14

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,080 Min 0 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.377 In. 5.09 Ac-ft 156,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,230 Min 0 Mean 50.8 Cfsm 0.088 In. 1.19 Ac-ft 36,880

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 5,430 cfs (16.96 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°59'15", long 103°25'25", In SE^ sec. 21, T. 32 N., R. 33 E., on right 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley filling 

station, 12 miles north of Guy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,900 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Oct. 1, 1943, at datum 0.44 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 13.4 cfs (9,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs June 27 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimom daily, 0.9 cfs May 21.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 8,500 cfs Oct. 5, 1954 (gage height, 20.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study and logarithmic 

plotting; no flow at times.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 

6,500 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-26)

1.0

0.4

1.2

2.4

4.2

9.5

18

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

72

110

180

275

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

4.7

375

490

610

735

840

Disoharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

 Oct.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.3

T74

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.2

fit

70.0

2.26

139

Nov.

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.3

4.2

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

4.4

4.2

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

136.7

4.56

271

Dec.

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

3.8

4.0

5.4

4.0

3.7

375

4.4

4.2

5.6

5.1

4.7

5.6

5.6

a5

a5

a4

aS

a5

a4

a4

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.9

5.4

5.4 

4.7

155.3

5.01

308

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

6.0

4.2

3.7

3.5

2.8

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

H

131.1

4.23

260

Feb.

3.2

4.0

Ta

3.8

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.0

3.0

a3

a3

a3

a3

as

3.3

3.0

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

91.0

3.14

180

Mar.

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.3

2.8

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

3.2

4.0

177

2.8

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.8 

2.6

90.3

2.91

179

Apr.

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

271

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

70.5

2.35

140

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,560 Min 0.8 Mean 34.1

May

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.0

19 .9

~28 108

6.5

7.1

3.5

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

214.8

6.93

426

June

82

19

4.4

12

16

5.6

3.3

3.2

20

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

818

288

25

16

1,347.2

44.9

2,670

July

11

160

252 "T8

10

7.4

4.9

3.3

3.7

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.2

2.3

5.8

106

94

23

8.0

4.7

3.7

5.8

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

753.5

24.3

1,490

Aug.

3.3

3.3

13

3.3

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

3.3

2.4

1.2

1.0

555' 7 . 1

8.0

5.4

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.2

465.5

15.0

923

Sept.

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

4.2

6.8

370

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1 T72

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

56.3

1.88

112

Ac-ft 24,720

Water year 1955-56: Max 818 Min o.9 Mean 9.79 Ac-ft 7,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --June 27 (10:30 p.m.) 5,200 cfs (14.6 ft); July 3 (12:30 p.m.)

1,190 cfs (5.60 ft); July 16 (8 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (6.60 ft); Aug. 19 (2 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (5.70 ft).

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range in

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla.

Location. --Lat 36°56', long 102°57', in SE-£ sec. 4, T. 5 N. , R. IE., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Carrizo Creek, 

1.7 miles northeast of Kenton, 2.2 miles downstream from Carrizozo Creek, and at 

mile 594.0.

Drainage area. 1,106 sq mi, of which 68 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1904 to July 1905 (gage heights only), October 1950 to 

September 1956.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,267.08 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission). April 1904 to July 1905, staff 

gage at site 0.9 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 28.7 cfs (20,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 9.35 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

1950-56: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 13, 1954 (gage height, 

10.67 ft); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

for irrigation of about 7,400 acres above station.

Diversions

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.2

T79

1.5

.9

.4

73" .1

.3

.7

.3

.2

.1

.3

.3

.4

.3

.7

.9 

.4

.1

.1

.3

.1

.4

.7

.6

1.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

23.1

0.75

46

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.5

^

.1

.9

4.4 

470

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

65.8

2.19

131

Dec.

2.5

2.6

3.0

370

2.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.9

.9

1.3

1.2

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.9

.9

.7

.9

J5

40.6

1.31

81

Jan.

0.6

.4

74

.6

.7

.9

.4

.6

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.6

.7

.6

.7 

.9

.9

1.5

T73

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

1.0

1.0

.6

.4

.6

23.9

0.77

47

Feb.

0.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

75

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

775

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

27.0

0.93

54

Mar.

~0.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.0

.6

.7

.7

1.2

1.9

2.0

2.2

T73 

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

24.0

0.77

48

Apr.

0.7

.4

.6

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

May

2.5

4.0

1.2

.6

.2

.1

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

29

230

328

217

a!20

89

a90

a!5

a5

a2.5

1,134.1

36.6

2,250

June

1.9

137

a20

a5

a3

a2

al

56

a6

a4

a2

.9

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

TT

43

a3

a2

al

a. 5

25

19

a2.5

18

1.170

alOO

a!5

1,641.5

54.7

3,260

July

a30

59

350

a80

a!5

a7

a4

a2

al

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a72

122

399

114

106

90 

226

a5o

a20

alO

175

28

6.9

3.6

2.2

1.9

4.2

1.9

2.8

1,912.7

61.7

3,790

Aug.

15

7.0

15

15

9.3

4.8

a3.5

3.8

5.0

2.6

al

a. 2

0

0

0

0

0

1,710 

1,250

a200

a60

a20

a!2

8.6

5.7

a4

a3

a2

al

a. 5

a. 2

3,359.2

108

6,660

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,750 Mln O Mean 57.4 Ac-ft 41,560

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,71O Mln o Mean 22.6 Ac-ft 16,37O

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). June 28 (9:30 a.m.) 3,82o cfs (6.32 ft); Aug. 18 (7:15 p.m.) 

12,000 cfs (9.35 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and a study of recession 

curves.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8, 25, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3-19, 21, 22, 

Dec. 31, Jan. 2-5, 7-13, 16-20, 25-27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 14, Feb. 17-2O, 25-29, Mar. 7, 8, 11-16.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Moeane, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°59' , long 100°19' , in SW£NW£ see. 24 ,T. 6 N., R. 25 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of county highway bridge, 65 miles northeast of Moeane, 

14.7 miles upstream from Crooked Creek, and at mile 364.1.

Drainage area. 8,670 sq mi, of which 4,365 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,206.12 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 3.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs May 17, 1951 (gage height, 9.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times in August 1943 and July 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 13 ft in 1914, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

56

56

56

64

56

49

52

56

35

32

35

42

45

64

79

84

79

79

64

64

60

64

69

79

79

74

52

45

45

42

42

1,798

58.0

3,570

Nov.

56

56

60

60

60

49

52

56

64

52

64

79

90

52

52

b45

b52

b60

b60

49

42

64

96

96

79

'74

79

60

42

28

1,828

60.9

3,630

Dec.

b56

56

32

60

96

56

45

33

b32

b37

b40

b69

b74

b69

b60

bl!5

170

180

145

180

230

315

110

45

64

64

35

35

45

45

52

2,645

85.3

5,250

Jan.

60

64

64

60

56

45

45

42

49

60

64

40

33

56

60

b42

b30

b25

b79

b!30

b79

79

115

161

12?

79

69

42

28

bl8

bl8

1,914

61.7

3,800

Feb.

b!8

b20

b28

b38

b74

b!02

b230

b289

2T9

199

161

69

45

56

74

69

69

74

74

69

56

79

79

56

42

33

49

69

84-

_ _ _ _ _ _

2,529

87.2

5,020

Mar.

96

96

84

74

69

64

69

69

74

102

bl!5

b52

bl!5

130

109

84

84

96

102

84

79

74

74

74

60

52

56

60

KC

56

45

2,458

79.3

4,880

Apr.

42

32

37

35

35

52

49

49

69

74

60

45

42

79

84_

74

69

79

74

60

52

40

45

52

69

60

45

45

40

49

1,633

54.4

3,240

May

74

74

90

102

96

90

96

90

56

38

33

28

35

40

45

45

40

28

27

27

23

?4

30

45

162

145

96

109

145

96

52

2,081

67.1

4,130

June

33

a27

a24

35

38

27

24

32

a25

a21

a!8

a25

a21

a!7

a24

a20

16

15

16

16

13

12

27

6S

19

53

60

132

130

137

1,123

37.4

2,230

July

a56

484

T*5

60

38

32

317

425

120

a64

a52

a45

a4o

a36

a33

a30

a28

a35

42

45

60

40

42

27

25

22

19

19

133

134

102

2,747

88.6

5,450

Aug.

69

35

28

24

28

28

25

23

71

158

79

32

27

24

24

20

18

23

82

84

994

3T5

208

96

a52

a38

a30

a27

a24

24

17

2,727

88.0

5,410

Sept.

16

14

10

13

17

17

25

25

22

22

20

14

13

19

25

25

25

27

19

19

16

14

18

23

28

27

25

23

23

23

607

20.2

1,200

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,18o Mln 24 Mean 178 Ac-ft 129, 2OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 994 Mln 10 Mean 65.8 Ac-ft 47,810

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°02', long 100°12", at southeast corner sec. 1, T. 35 S., R. 27 W., on 

right bank at upstream side of bridge on county road, 65 miles east of Nye and 

14.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,157 sq mi, of which 344 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for August 

1942, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,163.79 ft above mean sea level (unadJusted). Prior to Sept. 12, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 59.7 cfs (43,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs July 3 (gage height, 4.38 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 8.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow at site 10 miles upstream and a mean of slope-area determination and 

discharge measurement at site 10 miles upstream at gage height 7.59 ft; no flow at 

times in most years.

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Diversion for irrigation of about 800 acres 

above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Dec. 24, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 6)

1.47

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0

.2 

1.1 

2.7 

5.1 

9.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

33

60

105

210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

20

21

18

16

12

8.6

6.9

4.5

3.5

2.5

1.6

tt

3.1

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.5

2.9

3.5

3.5

4.0

5.4

6.1

5.4

4.0

4.0

4.8

6.1

207.3

6.69

411

Nov.

6.5

7.3

7.3

8.6

9.0

8.1

9.6

b8.5

11

IS

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.6

b6.1

b6.5

blO

bll

11

11

10

9.0

7.7

7.7

8.1

b6. 5

5.1

4.6

^5

253.3

8.44

502

Dec.

9.0

14

9.6

8.1

7.5

b7.3

blO

b9.6

b7.3

b7.7

b9.0

b!2

b!4

blO

b7.7

b9.0

b7.3

b!2

b!3

b9.0

b8. 6

b8.6

b7.3

8.1

8.6

9.6

11

12

12

12

16

306.7

9.89

608

Jan.

15

13

13

14

13

13

12

11

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

13

11

b!2

b!5

b!7

b!4

b!6

b!9

bT8

b!2

bll

11

8.6

7.7

b5.4

b876

388.3

12.5

770

Feb.

bl2~ b9.0

b!3

b!4

b!5

23

27

22

22

b21

b!7

13

12

12

11

12

11

11

17

16

15

15

16

15

11

12

12

11

12

-

425.0

14.7

843

Mar.

11

12

11

11

10

10

10

bll

13

11

9.6

b6.5

bll

13

15_

13

12

10

9.6

8.6

10

11

9.6

9.0

S.I

7.7

6.5

5.7

675

7.7

6.5

306.6

9.89

608

Apr.

5.1

4.8

4.5

F7T

6.9

6.5

5.7

6.5

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.1

8.1

7.7

6.1

5.7

6.5

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.9

8.6

8.6

6.9

6.5

8.1

8.6

207.3

6.91

411

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,700 Min 0 Mean 138

May

35IB"

9.0

8.1

6.9

5.4

5.1

5.7

3.8

1.6

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

5.1

4.0

4.5

3.5

1.8

0

115.1

3.71

228

June

0

ff

0

o

2.4

3.5

2.9

7.0

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.9

0.60

36

July

0

ff

171 ~68

.5

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

239.5

7.73

475

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Ac-ft 100,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 171 Min 0 Mean 6.74 Ac-ft 4,890

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs). July 3 (about 9 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (4.38 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

465893 O-58 12
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°30'55", long 98°52'45", near center of sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 16 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters of a mile 

downstream from Maine Creek, 5 miles south of Waynoka, and at mile 247.0.

Drainage area.--13,334 sq mi, of which 4,830 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--September 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,367.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). September 1903 to December 1905 staff gage at 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream at different datum. 

Feb. 4 to Mar. 3, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 412 cfs (298,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 6.31 ft); no 

flow at times.

1903-5, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs July 28, 1950 (gage height, 11.40 

ft), from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs; no flow at times in most years. 

Maximum stage known, about 14 ft, probably occurred in 1914.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 11,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 897: 1939. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

ZO

Zl

Z2

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

Zl

18

~4T Z53

zo

12

7.8

5.3

4.5

3.8

3.8

2.8

2.8

Z.5

Z.3

Z.O

Z.O

Z.O 

Z.O

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

TT6

1.7

1.7

461.5

14.9

915

Nov.

1.6

1.3

T73

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.7

Z.5

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

Z.6

3.8

3.8 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.8

4.9

6.Z

7.8

6.Z

7.Z

8.4

105.3

3.51

Z09

Dec.

15

2T

18

19

Z3

Z9

38

31

bZZ

bZ2

bZ3

bZ5

bZ6

bZ5

bZ3

bZl

bZ4

b25

b29 

b44

b74

b64

67

56

11Z

134 ~86~

64

59

54

C-p

Oc

1,319

4Z.5

2,6ZO

Jan.

46

46

54

61

61

56

5Z

5Z

50

46

5Z

59

59

67

67

67

70

b52

b46 

b50

b36

39

35

S8

39

41

41

54

Z06

bH3

b93

1,848

59.6

3,670

Feb.

61

bZO

b32

b35

34

39

39

48

39

61

15Z

185

Z5Z

279

m

Z01

130

40

45 

50

5Z

5Z

5Z

52

47

45

44

43

42

2,415

83.3

4,790

Mar.

43

46

49

50

46

44

43

4Z

4Z

45

50

54

60

64

60

55

5Z

50

48 

44

74

77

35

37

31

3Z

34

27

22

18

15

1,399

45.1

Z,770

Apr.

> 6

180

6

357

May

7

8.5

9

8

8.5

9

10

10

11

8

5

3

Z

1.5

1

1

.5

.5

.5 

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

68

50

Z3

15

10Z

544

911.4

Z9.4

1,810

June

"95 185

86

44

147

107

11Z

139

50

15

5

2

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

57

131

71

43

14

1,Z99

43.3

Z,580

July

5

14

4.5

6.7

28

44

1.580

58Z

ZOO

148

139

951

3Z4

143

83

Z5

151

654

Z74 

61

313

157

134

197

180

70

30

15

5

Z

i§

6,520.7

Z10

12,930

Aug.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

158

61

25

14

5

Z

.5

0

10

Z.550 

414

75

ZZ

6.2

13

6

Z

.5

0

0

O

0

3.164.Z

10Z

6,280

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max Z5.ZOO Mln 0 Mean 508 Ac-ft 367,800

Water year 1955-56: Max Z,350 Mln 0 Mean 53.6 Ae-ft 38,930

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Ho peak

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1, Z, Feb. 17 to Mar. 17, Mar. Z3 to May 19, June 1O-14, 

July 1, 3, 14-16, Z6-31, Aug. 11-16, 18, Z5-Z7; discharge estimated on basis of discharge mea 

ments, weather records, and stations near Mocane and Guthrie.

eak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°03', long 98°01', in NW^NW^ sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles northwest of Dover.

Drainage area. 14.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 1,073 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; no flow at times.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 512 cfs May 26, 1955 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

4.73 ft; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1918, that of May 26, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. No discharge measurements were made during the year.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In euble feet per second)

0 

.1 

.2 

.4

.7 

1.0 

1.3

0 

.05

.16

.46

1.17

2.06

3.12

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

4.32

5.9

8.2

12

19

33

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

.20

6.1

50

IT

1.64

.52

.28

.18

.12

.09

.07

.03

0

0

.02

.02

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

.02

.07

.07

0

0

.08

.11

70.63

2.28

140

Nov.

0.11

.10

710

.16

.25

.26

.28

.28

.31

.36

.34

.39

.34

.36

.39

.34

.29

.34

.39

.41

.45

.48

!39

.41

.45

.45

.39

.38

.43

10.04

0.335

20

Dec.

0.61

.80

.69

.54

.50

.56

.61

.58

.54

.52

.50

.50

.56

.56

.45

.43

751

.52

.45

.47

.50

.71

776- .82

.65

.58

.61

.65

.63

.52

.56

17.92

0.578

36

Jan.

0.61

.58

.56

.56

.58

.58

.50

.48

.56

.58

.56

.56

.56

.63

.65

.47

.43

.43

.39

75?

.58

.69

.78

1.04 ~797

.92

.94

.89

.87

.80

.73

20.00

0.645

40

Feb.

1.02

.90

.58

.58

.69

.92

1.43

5.7

3715

1.88

1.36

1.04

.92

.82

.80

.78

.80

.76

.71

.67

.69

.71

.82

.73

.54

.52

.54

.48

755

31.04

1.07

62

Mar.

O.5O

.52

.52

.50

.50

.48

.43

.41

.45

.47

.39

.34

755

.56

.61

.69

.58

.52

.47

.45

.94

1.12

'.67

.58

.52

.47

.38

.34

.38

.39

16.45

0.531

33

Apr.

0.39

.41

.39

.32

.34

.34

.31

.31

.74

.85

.58

.50

.45

.39

.31

.20

.19

.20

.22

.20

.20

.18

.16

.18

.26

.23

.15

.10

.06

7C5

9.22

0.307

18

May

0.16

.32

.36

.28

.16

.09

.05

.04

0

(J

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.75

6.6

T769

2.32

.52

.09

0

16.43

0.530

33

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.26

2.88

~.89 14

.12

18.15

0.605

36

July

0

(J

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.06

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.06

0.002

0.1

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 124 Mln 0 Mean 1.15 Ac -ft 836

Water year 1955-56: Max 50 Mln 0 Mean 0.574 Ac-ft 418

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°19', long 98°00', in NE^ sec. 12, T. 21 N., R. 8 W., near right bank on 

 downstream side of pile bent of highway bridge, 2ij miles northeast of Drummond, 

2j miles downstream from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest of Enid.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 47.4 cfs (34,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 6.23 ft); no 

flow at times.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 29, 1950 (gage height, 20.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

most years.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements during periods of flow generally made 

twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.8

950

660

1.110 

653

98

24

9.1

5.6

4.7

4.4

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

el. 4

1.4

el. 3

el.l

1.0

1.0

el.O

el.O

.8

.8

.8

6*6

3,548.7

114

7,040

Nov.

0.7

.6

.8

1.0 

T7J

.7

.7

.8

.7

e.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

b.5

.5

.5

.5

e.5

e.6

e.6

.4

e.5

.5

e.4

e.4

.4

.3

73

18.2

0.61

36

Dec.

eO.5

e.6

e.6

.4 

.4

e.5

.6

.5

.7

.7

.6

e.6

b.5

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.4

b.3

b.2

b.l

0

.3

.8

~77 1.0

.6

e.6

e.5

.5

b.4

e.6

16.0

0.52

32

Jan.

eO.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3

b73

b.4

e.5

.5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 6

.8

1.0

2.2

57?

b2.2

bl.9

bl.9

22.7

0.73

45

Feb.

b2.6

a2.2

al.9

al.9 

a2.2

a2.6

3.3

3.6

377

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.6

el. 4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

el. 3

el.O

.7

e.7

.6

.5

e76

55.1

1.90

109

Mar.

eO.6

e.5

.4

e.5 

e.6

.5

.5

e.5

e.5

.4

.2

75

.4

.4

.5

.6

e.6

.5

.5

e.6

1.3

1.9

eTT?

1.3

e.8

e.6

e.4

.3

.2

e.3

e.4

18.7

0.60

37

Apr.

eO.6

e.6

e.6

.5 

e.5

e.4

.4

e.5

e.6

1.1

32

8.6

3.8

3.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.7

.7

e.7

e.6

e.5

.3

7T

66.0

2.20

131

May

0.6

.6

e.6

.6 

e.7

.7

.5

e.5

e.5

e.4

e.4

e.3

e.3

e.2

.1

.1

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

.3

el.O

el. 3

e.9

e.7

e.6

1.6

13.5

0.44

27

June

1.9

1.3

.6

.6 

e.4

e.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80_

47

17

38

57

9.1

253.7

8.46

503

July

1.7

T75

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

3.8

0.12

7.5

Aug.

O

0

O

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,14O Mln O Mean 7O.9 Ac-ft 51,330

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,110 Mln 0 Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 7,97O

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of gage-height 

record and 6 discharge measurements.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°32'33", long 97°35'46", in Sw£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

at upstream side of bridge in Lake Hefner recreational area, just upstream from Lake 

Hefner, 67 miles northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Drainage area.~-1.62 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,199.86 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--6 years, 0.378 cfs (274 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 199 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs by flow-over-weir determination of peak flow; no 

flow at times.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 1,070 cfs June 16, 1955 (gage height, 4.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained above; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow by gravel plant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1391: 1950(M), 1951, 1953(P), 1954(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

,4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

0.01

.05

.12

.26

.44

.70

1.43

2.49

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

3.43

4.90

7.15

10.7

16.5

25

50

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

»2T

7.6

~9.5 28

3.29

1.74

1.11

.79

.62

.59

.52

.38

.31

.29

.27

.24

.24

.23

.20

.20

.21

.18

.17

.26

.26

.24

.21

.23

.21

.17

79.26

2.56

157

Nov.

0.14

.12

.11

716

.16

.12

.11

.11

.14

.16

.12

.12

.23

716

.18

.12

.12

.16

.16

.16

.16

.18

.14

.15

.15

.16 .-14

.11

.12

.14

4.31

0.144

8.5

Dec.

0.20

.21

.80

3.61

T7I3-

.50

.24

.16

.17

.23

.18

.18

.18

.15

.12

.15

.17

.14

.12

.15

.20

.20

.18

.30

1.62

.82

.50

.32

.18

.16

.18

13.45

0.434

27

Jan.

0.18

.16

.15

.15

.14

.11

.08

758

.62

1.04

.39

.26

.21

.21

.16

.12

.16

.16

.17

.21

.23

.29

.29

.29

.23

.23

.23

.23

.18

.15

.17

7.28

0.235

14

Feb.

0.29

.21

.21

.21

.23

.32

.62

.88

736

.32

.29

.23

.21

.21

.20

.23

.23

.23

.21

.18

.18

.18

.28

.47

.59

.34

.27

.24

.29

-

8.71

0.300

17

Mar.

~3I 0.31

.24

.10

.10

.08

.05

.06

.06

.07

.05

.05

.09

.10

.14

.12

.10

.08

.06

.06

.17

.16

.14

.11

.09

.07

.06

.04

757

.08

.09

3.31

0.107

6.6

Apr.

0.08

.35

712

.09

.10

.09

.06

.06

.12

.09

.08

.06

.07

.07

.04

.02

.02

.04

.04

.05

.12

.18

.09

.16

.06

.03

.01

753

.04

.02

2.39

0.080

4.7

May

0.04

.05

.05

.02

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.48

.20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.64

T7§7

.11

0

0

0

6.46

0.208

13

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 54 Mln 0 Mean 0.664 Ac-ft 480

Water year 1955-56: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 0.342 Ac-ft 248

Peak discharge (base. 70 efs). Oct. 2 (6 p.m.) 199 cfs (2.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°55'10", long 97°25i35", In NE^SE^ sec. 29, T. 17 H., R. 2 W., on left 

bank 125 ft upstream from Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2| miles north of Guthrie, 6.5 miles upstream from Skeleton Creek (Ephraim Creek), and at mile 121.8.

Drainage area.--16,892 sq ml, of which 4,926 sq ml Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 900.50 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, chain gage at railway bridge 125 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 846 cfs (612,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.90 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 51,500 cfs May 20, 1949 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 2, 1939.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

£1

2£

£3

£4

25

£6

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,250

820

17,700

29,100

5£,700

8,81O

2,580

1,260

870

705

600

530

452

394

343

315

280

262

247

£3£

220

205

19£

182

172

168

163

157

150

148

141

102,348

3,302

203,000

Nov.

135

133

128

124

122

122

121

119

117

115

112

113

112

112

110

108

103

102

102

98

98

98

98

97

98

97

98

98

94

§1

3, £76

109

6,500

Dec.

95

98

98

98

98

97

94

94

92

91

92

91

91

95

94

91

94

9£

89

88

89

85

88

94

97

98

95

94

95

92

102

£,9O1

93.6

5,750

Jan.

115

117

113

110

108

108

106

102

103

103

106

106

105

105

106

105

102

97

85

97

94

103

110

110

112

115

119

1£1

TT9~ 124

113

3,339

108

6,620

Feb.

112

106

94

95

94_

105

124

198

442

444

315

£44

£00

175

163

15£

238

£74

26£

£35

215

198

185

ISO

168

15£

148

135

1£8

5,581

192

11,070

Mar.

119

119

119

112

103

10O

98

91

88

86

86

81

79

81

82

84

82

79

79

7J5

85

92

91

108

126

1£4

115

106

94

86

79

2,949

95.1

5,85O

Apr.

75

85

9£

BT

84

78

72

64

68

72

71

79

86

79

86

74

64

62

58

58

56

56

56

52

53

51

50

47

46

39_

1,995

66.5

3,960

May

39

44

44

42

41

4O

4£

45

39

32

32

28

24

38

62

110

97

60

42

34

£6

22

2T

51

70

67

86

362

450

2£2

155

£,468

79.6

4,90O

June

115

94

418

460

315

185

135

336

524

383

205

173

190

124

97

78

64

56

50

41

33

28

49

47

106

172

106

290

348

420

5,642

188

11,190

July

312

£32

140

112

139

103

94

84

64

87

470

333

216

157

279

410

298

290

182

122

692

756

350

552

388

229

157

119

112

98

78

7,925

256

15,720

Aug.

64

54

42

33

29

26

£2

19

18

20

18

£4

18

17

£0

24

20

16

T5

18

16

280

366

T9l

113

75

56

39

33

E8

E26

 1,950

62.9

3,870

Sept.

~B7 14O

38

28

22

18

14

11

a9

a7

a6

a5

a4.5

a4

a3.5

a3

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

TT?

1.2

399.8

13.3

793

Calendar year 1955: Max 37,300 Min 3.5 Mean 1,307 Ac-ft 946,500

Water year 1955-56 : Max 3£,700 Min 1.2 Mean 385 Ac-ft £79, £00

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 efs).--0ct. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 39,4OO cfs (11.90 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Perkins.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°04', long 97°35', in Swi sec. 1, T. 18 N., R. 4 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2 miles upstream from Otter 

Creek, 2f miles east of Lovell, and at mile 14.6.

Drainage area.--410 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Stage Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Dec. 5, 1949, staff gage at site 

60 ft downstream at datum 0.30 ft lower.

Average discharge. 7 years, 75.8 cfs (54,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 27.10 ft); no 

flow Sept. 18-30.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs May 26, 1955 (gage height, 28.72 ft); no 

flow Sept. 23 to Oct. 6, 1953, July 19 to Aug. 1, 1954, Sept. 18-30, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

16

666

4,780

6,740 

5,310

2,250

124

62

44

35

29

27

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2 O~K

3,0

20,369.4

657

40,400

Nov.

9.4

9.9

8.2

876 

8.8

9.6

9.9

9.9

9.6

3.4

9.2

9.6

9.9

9.9

1O

9.4

8.6

8.2

9.6

12

13

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

290.4

9.68

576

Dec.

9.9

1O

12

13

T?

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.4

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.9

9.2

8,0

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.0

10

11

11

10

9.9

9.2

8.2

8.4

307.9

9.93

611

Jan.

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.8 

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.8

8.8

9.0

8.4

7.6

6.5

7.3

STf

9.6

9.9

11

10

12

13

T?

12

11

282.3

9.11

560

Feb.

11

9.9

11

11 

9.0

9.6

10

33

~58 115

27

21

18

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

10

11

11

10

9.9

9.O

8.6

8.0

521.0

18.0

1,030

Mar.

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.4 

7.8

7.6

6.9

6.2

674

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

7.8

7.1

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

9.0

9.4

14

2013-

10

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.5 6 a. y

265.8

8.57

527

Apr.

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.6 

7.6

10

7.5

6.9

6.7

7.1

8.2

14

11

8.8

7.6

6.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.4

5.3

4.8

205.5

6.85

4O8

May

.1

.4

.3

.0 

.7

.0

.7

.4

.4

.1

.8

f 1

.3

.1

.3

.7

.O

.8

.1

.1

.O

.0

.0

.1

42

28

48

4?

17

12

9.2

3O0.7

9.7O

596

June

8.8

25

14

8.8 

6.4

5.5

4.5

38

33

6.4

3.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.2

.9

1.2

.6

1.8

.9

.5

577

4.8

10

7.8

19

236

f!2

55

718.1

23.9

1,420

July

16

8.0

5.4

3.6 

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5 75-

.6

.7

.5

.3

.4

3.2

2.7

96

47

21

8.6

4.4

2.5

1.7

1.2

.9

244.5

7.89

485

Aug.

0.6

.5

.6

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.5

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.4

~94 123

8.7

234.8

7.57

466

Sept.

2.6

T73

.9

.7 

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

1.2

1.3

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.0

0.40

24

Calendar year 1955 : Max 7,240 Mln 1.3 Mean 239 Ac-ft 173,300

Water year 1955-56 : Max 6,740 Mln 0 Mean 64.9 Ac-ft 47,100

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs).--Oct. 4 (12 m.) 7,960 cfs (27.10 ft).
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°58', long 97°02', in SWij-SWir sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 3 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on Stage Highway 40, 1 mile south of Perkins, 

lj miles upstream from Dugout Creek, 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek, and at 

mile 87.3.

Drainage area.--17,852 sq mi, of which 4,926 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1927 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 26, 1940, and Jan. 9 to Apr. 7, 

1954, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 1,126 cfs (815,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 53,700 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum daily, 3.2 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 65,300 cfs May 19, 1949 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Dec. 8, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a stage of 17.0 ft, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Feb. 11-16, May 27 to 

June 3, Aug. 8-25, Sept. l)

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

38

86

168

560

1,220

2,460

4,080

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.1

6,200

9,400

13,900

20,600

31,400

48,600

2.2 

2.5

3.0

7.0

12

28

70

116

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

178

300

500

790

1,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,220

1,740

12,200

41,900

48, 600

25,000

6,700

2,290

1,430

1,050

875

762

660

590

530

498

466

434

406

390

370

354

334

314

302

290

274

270

254

230

150,975

4,870

299,500

Nov.

227

216

206

203

193

188

185

182

176

174

174

m

166

161

161

159

155

153

153

150

148

148

148

146

146

141

142

139

139

4,985

166

9,890

Dec.

137

137

135

133

132

133

137

133

130

130

132

130

130

132

130

132

135

132

137

135

133

133

135

133

135

137

139

14-1 141

135

4,159

134

8,250

Jan.

135

144

148

148

150

148

144

142

142

141

139

137

137

135

137

133

135

132

124

153

130

133

135

141

141

141

141

144

146

146

4,328

140

8,580

Feb.

148

142

127

124

132

141

141

155

183

404

494

374

306

254

227

210

190

216

274

266

246

223

210

199

182

174

168

159

159

6,228

215

12,350

Mar.

150

142

141

132

130

125

118

110

111

104

103

93

93

93

93

93

92

90

90

89.

99

103

106

108

111

125

125

120

114

100

3,409

110

6,760

Apr.

96

101 "96

97

96

97

92

89

94

89

89

89

87

93

93

85

85

80

76

73

70

68

66

65

64

64

63 IB"

68

2,458

81.9

4,880

May

67

68

66

65

63

63

63

62

59

58

56

53

53

86

121

125

94

104

83

67

53

46

43

TO

66

117

190

168

306

?94

3,283

106

6,510

June

176

142

270

1,150

628

430

264

184

248

670

450

255

181

191

154

125

106

92

80

69

62

55

57

65

70

64

129

142

276

7,359

245

14,600

July

510

365

305

200

150

166

134

110

105

90

77

298

365

232

168

196

425

291

300

197

138

557

730

724

622

420

278

178

136

113

8,701

281

17,260

Aug.

95

81

71

60

52

45

38

33

31

33

28

24

22

23

22

19

16

17

19

19

19

16

58

355

210

140

106

81

74

80

1,949

62.9

3,870

Sept.

182

188

95

65

49

40

34

28

24

21

18

16

13

12

10

9.5

10

10

7.5

6.6

5.4

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

880.1

29.3

1,750

Calendar year 1955: Max 48,600 Mln 8.4 Mean 1,785 Ao-ft 1,292,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 48,600 Mln 3.2 Mean 543 Ao-ft 394,200

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (8 p.m.) 53,700 cfs (13.39 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°07', long 96°52', in SE^SW^- sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from county road bridge, 10 miles east of Stillwater, and 10.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--31 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 838.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 4, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 9.10 ofs (6,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 524 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 4.17 ft); no flow 

most of year.

1934-56: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 17.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 13.4 and 17.5 ft; no flow at times each year. 

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 14, 1942. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a 

stage of 16.6 ft at gage, based on floodmarks set by local resident in 1912 and 1942 

at site 900 ft downstream.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.65 

1.7

1.9

2.0

.6 

1.8 

4.2

2.1 

2.3

2.6 

3.0

9.0

32

80

184

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

4.4

*.7

124 5.5

.2

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

135.8

4.38

0.141

0.16

269

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec .

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

------

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

May

0

EJ

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

6.5

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

86

99.6

3.21

0.104

0.12

198

June

1.2 tT~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

0.0013

0.001

2.4

July

0

ff

0

0

1.9

*10-0-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

11.9

0.38

0.012

0.01

24

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 546 Min 0 Mean 3.66 Cfsm 0.118 In. 1.59 Ac-ft 2,650

Water year 1955-56: Ma* 124 Min 0 Mean 0.68 Cfsm 0.022 In. 0.29 Ac-ft 493

Peak discharge (base, 660 cfa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location.--La t 36°08->40", long 96"OOilO", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 12 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 66 in Tulsa, 10.1 miles upstream from Polecat Creek, 17.1 miles downstream from Cimarron River, and at mile 523.7.

Drainage area. 74,615 sq mi, of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.23 ft above mean eea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 2, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage 

and Feb. 2, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder, at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 31 years, 6,042 cfs (4,374,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 97,600 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 59 cfs Sept. 30.

1925-56: Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 20.00ft, 

Apr. 26, 1944, present datum; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 22.8 ft, June 13, 1923, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulaTTon by John Martin and Great Salt Plains Reservoirs (see p.138,155). Records of

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 41 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,100 

2,120

6,600

48,700

93,100

94,600

63,800

36,300

19,400

13,300

10,300

8,140

6,810

5,860

5,290

4,750

4,280

3,960

3,740

3,460

3,220

2,980

2,840

2,640

2,540

2,310

2,090

1,860

1,630

1,480

1,330

460,530

14,860

913,400

Nov.

,250 

,160

,120

,080

,060

,060

,060

,060

,050

,030

1,010

974

956

938

904

888

872

872

856

856

840

840

824

808

792

824

808

776

760

J&S

28,068

936

55,670

Dec.

776 

760

746

704

704

760

760

746

704

bSOO

856

824

792

760

732

718

690

662

634

620

607

594

581

568

542

581

634

676

704

732

808

21,775

702

43,190

Jan.

840 

840

824

824

824

792

776

776

776

760

760

760

760

760

718

704

b700

b600

bSOO

b400

bSOO

648

690

676

676

690

704

704

676

690

732

22,080

712

43,800

Feb.

856 

856

b820

792

776

760

704

824

904

938

956

,030

,200

.450

,290

,180

,100

,050

,010

992

974

,010

,080

,050

956

938

904

888

872

28,160

971

55, 850

Mar.

872 

856

840

872

904

824

760

760

760

718

648

634

648

662

662

662

648

634

634

676

840

974

9T4

904

904

888

840

792

776

792

856

24,214

781

48,030

Apr.

840 

1,050

1,250

1,100

920

718

634

620

662

904

992

920

856

792

732

690

690

676

676

676

676

662

648

648

648

648

648

648

620

594

22,838

761

45, 300

May

634 

634

648

662

648

620

594

581

594

634

648

662

690

808

1,100

1,720

1,030

808

704

648

607

555

529

SeT

662

662

594

690

904

690

704

22,326

720

44,280

June

4,580 

2,88(5

1,380

1,050

746

704

1,250

1,060

938

792

676

594

732

840

904

808

704

594

529

478

442

415

385

355

340

326

355

430

827

794

26,908

897

53,370

July

698 

666

746

878

778

730

946

634

666

1,200

1,620

1,420

1,150

1,010

878

912

929

861

730

698

794

810

946

827

762

1,130

1,120

1,100

980

844

698

28,161

908

55,860

Aug.

602 

S3S

490

460

430

 415

400

385

400

355

326

298

270

242

200

172

146

135

135

135

125

125

117

110

104

9999"

104

256

242

172

8,087

261

16,040

Sept.

125 

117

104

94

90

135

158

T25

117

104

99

90

86

80

77

71

90

94

80

77

74

71

74

68

68

68

65

62

62

59

2,684

89.5

5,320

Calendar year 1955: Max 94,600 Mln 352 Mean 4,562 Ac-ft 3,303,000

Water year 1955-56 : Max 94,600- Mln 59 Mean 1,901 Ac-ft 1,380,000

Peak discharge (base. 50,000 of a) . Oct. 6 (7 a.m.) 97,600 cfs (14.97 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from wire-weight or Telemark gage readings made one or more times a day 

Oct. 10, 11, May 26 to June 8.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 175

"by Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°57', long 96°18', in SEi sec. 13, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at intake structure 

at right abutment of Heyburn Dam on Polecat Creek, 2| miles northwest of Heyburn, 

3.4 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 11 miles southwest of Sapulpa, and 

at mile 48.6.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956.

3.--Water-stage recorde 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 11,000 acre-ft June 1 (elevation, 762.28 ft); 

minimum, 7,450 acre-ft May 13, 14 (elevation, 758.74 ft).

1950-56: Maximum contents, 16,580 acre-ft May 2, 1954 (elevation, 766.65 ft); minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 7,390 acre-ft Dec. 25, 1954 (elevation, 

758.67 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Outlet works consist of an 8-foot 3-inch 

diameter concrete conduit extending from an uncontrolled concrete drop inlet at the upstream side of dam to a concrete stilling basin near downstream toe of dam and three 

36-inch gated low-flow pipes which drain into the conduit below the drop inlet. Spillway is a 200-foot channel in a natural saddle about 1,000 ft west of right abutment. 

Storage began Sept. 29, 1950; conservation pool stage was first reached Mar. 10, 1951. 

Capacity, 149,400 acre-ft at elevation 802.0 ft (maximum pool), 59,650 acre-ft at 

elevation 784.0 ft (spillway crest and top of flood-control pool), and 10,140 acre-ft 

at elevation 761.5 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 878 acre-ft below elevation 

740.0 ft (invert of low-flow sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control and 

conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation. In feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

758

759

760

6,820

7,680

8,610

761

762

763

9,620

10,690

11,830

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

8,270 

8.260

8,260

8,280

8,840

8.900

8,890

8,870

8,860

8,840

8,830

8,820

8,810

8,790

8,770

8,760

8,750

8,730

8,720

8,710

8,700

8,680

8,670

8,640

8,620

8,610

8,600

8,590

8,580 

8,570

8,550

759.93

+2 GO

Nov.

8.550 

8,500

8,480

8,460

8,450

8,430

8,420

8,400

8,390

8,380

8,380

8,380

8,370

8,370

8,360

8,340

8,330

8,310

8,300

8,290

8,280

8,280

8,270

8,260

8,250

8,240

8,230

8,220

8,200 

8 , 190

759.55

-360

Dec.

8,200 

8,200

8.210

8,210

8,200

8,200

8,190

8,190

8,180

8,170

8,160

8,150

8,140

8,130

8,130

8,120

8,110

8,100

8,100

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,080

8,080

8,080 

8.070

8,070

759.43

-120

Jan.

8.060 

8,060

8,050

8,050

8,040

8,040

8,030

8,020

8,020

8,020

8,010

8,010

8,000

8,000

7,990

7,980

,970

,970

,960

,950

.950

,960

7,980

7,990

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,010 

8,010

8,000

759.35

-70

Feb.

8.010 

8,010

8,020

8,020

8,030

8,040

8,040

8,060

8,070

8,080

8,090

8,090

8.100

8,100

8,100

8,100

8,100

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,090

8,080

8,090

8,090

8,080

8,070

8,060

8,050

759.41

+50

Mar.

8.040 

8,040

8,030

8,020

8,020

8,020

8,010

7,990

7,980

7,960

7,940

7,930

7,910

7,900

7,890

7,880

7,870

7,860

7,850

7,850

7,840

7,850

7,850

7,850

7,860

7,860

7,860

7,850

7,840 

7,840

7,830

759.16

-220

Apr.

7.820 

7,820

7,830

7,820

7,820

7,820

7,810

7,800

7,790

7,780

7,780

7,770

7,770

7,760

7,760

7,750

7,730

7,710

7,690

7,660

7,630

7,580

7,560

7,540

7,530

7,520

7,510

7,510

7,520 

7,530

758.83

-300

May

7,530 

7,540

,540

,540

,540

,550

,540

,540

7,530

7,510

7,490

7,470

7.450

8,070

9,600

9,600

9,590

9,570

9,560

9,530

9,480

9,460

9,450

9,480

9,510

9,560

9,600

9,610

9,600 

9 590

10^970

762.25

+3,440

June

10.900 

10,740

10,620

10,540

10,460

10,400

10,340

10,300

10,260

10,230

10,200

10,160

10,140

10,110

10,090

10,070

10,040

10,020

10,010

9,990

9,960

9,940

9,910

9,890

9,870

9,840

9,850

9,890

9,920 

9 930 *

761.30

-1,040

July

9,930 

9,950

9,920

9,900

9,890

10.110

10,090

10,060

10,020

9,990

10,060

10,040

10,010

9,980

9,910

9,910

9,900

9,880

9,860

9,830

9,810

9,830

9,820

9,800

9,780

9,730

9,710

9,700

9,eao

9,660

9,630

761.01

-300

Aug.

9.600 

9,570

9,520

9,490

9,460

9,440

9,410

9,380

9,360

9,330

9,310

9,270

9,240

9,220

9,190

9,160

9,110

9,090

9,070

9,040

9,010

8,990

8,960

8,940

8,910

8,890

8,860

8,840

8,810 

8, 790

8,760

760.15

-870

Sept.

8.750 

8,690

8,660

8,630

8,610

8,580

8,560

8,530

8,510

8,480

8,460

8,440

8,350

8,280

8,200

8,170

8,140

8,120

8,090

8,040

7,980

7,910

7,860

7,830

7,790

7,760

7,710

7,660

7,620

7^580

758.88

-1,180

Calendar year 1955......................... * +520

Water year 1955-56......................... * -690

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents in acre-feet.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°56'09", long 96°17'30" , in NE^SW^- sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., on right 

bank 1,100 ft dovmstream from Heyburn Dam, 2 miles north of Heyburn, 3.4 miles upstream from Neversweat Creek, and at mile 48.4. Prior to Feb, 17, 1956, at site 

3.2 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 718.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 22, 1949, to Feb. 16, 1956, water-stage recorder at site 3.2 miles downstream at 

datum 11.53 ft lower.

Average discharge.--13 years, 43.4 cfs (31,420 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 154 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 6.10 ft); no flow 

at times.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from rating 

curve extended above 6,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.53 ft May 19, 1949, site and 

datum then in use; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 ft Sept. 4, 1940, from floodmark, site and datum then in 

use.

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

Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month. Flow 

regulated since Sept. 29, 1950 by Heyburn Reservoir (see preceding page), with occasional prior regulation from Mar. 16, 1950, by reservoir construction operations.

Cooperation. Gage-heights, 14 discharge measurements, 20 observations of no flow, and 

computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

O

0

0

Nov.

0

O

o

Dec.

o

0

0

Jan.

O

0

O

Feb.

0

O

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

.1

0

0

9.1

4.O

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.1

O

0

O

0

0

38.8

1.29

77

May

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

2.9

4.3

4.3

2.2

.5

.1

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

42

56.6

1.83

112

June

82

59

44

34

26

21

17

12

8.4

6.3

4.6

a2.5

al.5

a. 5

2

0

0

O

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

318.8

10.6

632

July

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.2

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

o

7.8

O.25

15

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

28

7.7

29

7.1

5.0

2.1

2.0

8.7

7.9

3O

16

16

14

11

11

11

11

11

228.5

7.62

453

Calendar year 1955: Max 611 Mln o Mean 5.54 Ac-ft 4,olO

Water year 1955-56: Max 82 Mln 0 Mean 1.78 Ac-ft 1,290

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Heyburn Reservoir.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Verdigris River near Madison, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°08'15", long 96°06 1 44", in SWtr sec. 16, T. 22 S., R. 12 E., on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 57, 1.5 miles east of Madison, Greenwood County, 

3.0 miles upstream from Halderman Creek, and at mile 321.9.

Drainage area.--208 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary (Kansas City) adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Oct. 6, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period September 1955 to September 1956, 408 cfs Oct.5 

(gage height, 6.46 ft), from graph based on gage readings; no flow for many days. 

Flood of July 11, 1951, reached a stage of 37.6 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.9 

6.7

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

15

35

76

141

311

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

Sept. i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total. ..

Runoff 1

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

i acre-feet

Day

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

0

0

43

60

23

17

143

284

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 1-21, 24, 25; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a7.7 

a3.9

2.3

*11

207

51

25

16

11

7.7

*6.0

4.9

3.9

a3. 2

a2.6

a2.3

a2.0

al.7

al.4

al.2

*1.0

.9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a. 2

a72

377.7

12.2

749

Nov.

aO.2

aTT

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

*.4

1.2

0.04

2.4

Feb.

0.6

'.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.6

3.9

372

2.8

*2.3

2.0

1.8

2.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.9

3.4

3.0

50.5

1.74

100

Mar.

H2.5

2.2

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

 1.4

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

51.4

1.66

102

Apr.

0.9

.8

*.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.2

1.6

2.5

3.0

277

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

*.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

31.2

1.04

62

May

1.1 

1.3

*2.0

2.7

2.8

2.3

2.0

31

*41

9.9

5.2

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.3

*1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

18

*29

165.8

5.35

329

June

17 -8.8

4.9

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.7

2.7

 1.6

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

56.1

1.87

111

July

0 

0

0

0

55

24

7.4

3.0

*18

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

93.0

3.00

184

Aug.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1955-56: Max 207 Min 0 Mean 2.26 Ac-ft 1,640

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°42'20", long 95°54'20", in SWi sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 14 E., near left

 bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, lir miles upstream from

Meadow Creek, lj miles northwest of Coyville, 2? miles downstream from Pig Creek, and 

at mile 268.0.

Drainage area. 747 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1:929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 25, 1952, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 458 cfs (331,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs May 31 (gage height, 30.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 41.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1939-41, 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements or observations 

of no flow generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1945(M), 1948(M). 

WSP 1241: 1941-42, 1943(P).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 25 to Jan. 23, Apr. 30 to 

May 11, May 31 to June 4, June 9-28, July 4-20, 23, 24)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

.2

.6

1.5

3.8

12

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

23

36

52

71

98

162

8.0

11.0

16.0

23.0

28.0

328

674

1,700

3,870

6,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

53 

87

297

69

752

744

194

74

47

33

24

18

14

12

9.0

7.3

6.0

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

1.9

1.2

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

2,464.2

79.5

4,890

Nov.

0 

.1

7T

.1

0

o

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.06

3.4

Dec.

0 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

7?

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.2

0.10

6.3

Jan.

0.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

72

.2

.2

3.2

0.10

6.3

Feb.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

75

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

7.6

0.26

15

Mar.

0rr

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

~T§ 1.1

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.6

.7

.6

.6

.e

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

14.6

0.47

29

Apr.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

^1

.5

.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

47

7J2

143.1

4.77

284

May

27 

22

47

29

18

12

8.1

75

756

207

76

41

26

19

13

9.2

6.0

3.8

2.4

1.4

1.0

.4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

aO

rr

0

0

.6

6^060

7,461.5

241

14,800

June

2.550 

282

144

102

71

48

50

37

27

22

14

9.6

7.3

6.0

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

28

56

26

5.1

2.0

1.0

.3

0

3,512.0

117

6,970

July

0 

0

0

89

124

~5T 142

21

8.2

11

10

4.8

2.5

1.6

.1

0

0

0

0

2.6

al.5

a. 6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

476.0

15.4

944

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,850 Mln 0 Mean 34.4 Ac-ft 24,910

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,060 Min 0 Mean 38.5 Ac-ft 27,950

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Discharge computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 1 to Jan. 26, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, May 27-30, June 30, July 15-20, 23, 24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°29', long 95°41', in SWi; sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 16 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of highway bridge, 2| miles southwest of Altoona, 2? miles downstream 

from Big Cedar Creek, 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek, and at mile 227.9.

Drainage area.--1,138 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for October 

1938, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.18 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 650 cfs (470,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs June 1 (gage height, 17.06 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 71,000 cfs July 12, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-41, 1952-56.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs, and fair below. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month. Diversion above station from Altoona 

Reservoir for municipal supply of Altoona.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 31 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0 

.1 

.3 

1.8 

5.1 

11

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

16.0

54

119

317

550

852

4,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

181 

254

141

383

452

668

784

216

145

92

65

50

39

30

24

18

16

12

10

8.3

7.1

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.1

1.4

3,712.4

120

7,360

Nov.

 0.9 

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

TT

.1

.1

0.4

0.01

0.8

Feb.

0.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

78" .7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

7.2

0.25

14

Mar.

0.1

!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

Apr.

0 

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_.JL

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

May

17 

62

34

24

39

31

20

13

12

588

275

119

67

42

30

20

14

9.0

6.6

5.1

3.8

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.7

.4 391 

1,834.0

59.2

3,640

June

4.170 

37556"

612

162

103

71

65

46

39

32

26

22

18

14

11

8.3

7.1

5.6

4.6

3.5

2.3

1.4

77T

3.5

1.6

7.8

24

18

11

6.6

9,193.4

306

18,230

July

3.8 

1.8

1.2

19

83

105

-si 128

46

22

12

7.1

5.1

11

65

26

9.6

5.1

2.9

2.3

1.4

1.2

2.3

2.3

.9

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

655.8

21.2

1,300

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,730 Mln 0 Mean 77.2 Ac-ft 55,850

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,170 Mln 0 Mean 42.1 Ac-ft 30,550

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 efs). No peak above base.
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Eureka, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°47', long 96°14', on west line sec. 17, T. 26 S., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 3 miles southeast 

of Eureka, 5 miles downstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 76.3.

Drainage area.--336 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 988.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 10 years, 145 cfs (105,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 14.35 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 91,800 cfs June 29, 1951, corrected (gage height, 

29.60 ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records fair above 1 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1951.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

anfl computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, May 27-30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

.9 

5.2

70

3.0 

3.5

5.0 

7.0

180

340

680

1,700

3,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.2

2.850 

182

714

639

145

94

70

54

44

36

30

23

18

15

13

13

18

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

578

5.8

5.8

5,055.1

163

10,030

Nov.

3.6

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.4

1.4

,1.4

1.8

2.2

2.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

6.4

1.8

.9

.7

1.4

2.2

4.6

3.1

7§- .2

1.4

1.8

2.6

1.4

1.8

1.8

66.8

2.23

132

Dec.

1.8

1.8 

4.1

5.2

376

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.4

T78

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

75.6

2.44

150

Jan.

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.1

.9

-.6

77

1.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

1.1

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.6

4.6

5.2

376

55.8

1.80

111

Feb.

3.6

3.6 

3.1

371

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

6.4

7.7

TTT

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.1

138.6

4.78

275

Mar.

4.1

4.1 

4.1

5.2

4.1

 3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

T78

2.2

2.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

5.2

7.7

S7?

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

122.4

3.95

243

Apr.

4.1

37F 

3.6

3.1

1.8

1.4

.9

.7

7?

1.4

2.2

1.8

1.4

2.2

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.1

.9

66.6

2.22

132

May

3.1

13 

6.4

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

86

40

8.4

4.6

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.7

77

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.2

103

312.6

10.1

620

June

40

2T

11

10

8.4

7.7

7.0

5.8

4.1

3.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

.1

O

15

0

138.3

4.61

274

July

0

0

0

0

57

50

12

7.7

5.2

3.1

1.4

.7

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

137.7

4.44

273

Aug.

O

O

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,850 mn 0 Mean 23.1 Ac-ft 16,740

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,850 Min 0 Mean 16.9 Ac-ft 12,240

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOP efs).--0et. 2 (9:3O a.m.) 9,660 cfs (14.35 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Otter Creek at Climax, Kans.

Location.--Lat 37°42'30", long 96°13'30", in SWtr sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 11 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 99, half a mile south of 

Climax, 5£ miles upstream from mouth, and 5j miles downstream from South Branch 

Otter Creek.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available August 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--10 years, 60.6 cfs (43,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 593 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.78 ft); no flow 

at times.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 23.73 ft); no 

flow at times during 1953-56.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 and June l)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.0 

2.3 

4.6

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

5.0

53

118

440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

17

1.0

2.9

29

14

5.2

2.5

1.3

.8

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

74.8

2.41

148

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan,

0

0

0

Feb.

0 5

0

0

0

0

0

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 °

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

' -----

0.5

0.02

1.0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

CJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

8.0

572

.5

13.7

0.46

27

May

1.7

1.1

.4

:z

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.4

282

294.9

9.51

585

June

~9.4 31

7.0

4.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

CJ

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56.9

1.90

113

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 545 Mln 0 Mean 5.O7 Ac-ft 3,660

Water year 1955-56: Max 282 Mln o Mean 1.2O Ac-ft 874

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 efs). No peak above base.

465893 O-58 13
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location. La t 37°39', long 96°04', in NE^ sec. 3, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., in right bank 

control tower at dam on Pall River, 4 miles northwest of town of Fall River and 

54.2 miles above mouth of Pall River.

Drainage area. 585 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1956.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 19,190 acre-ft Oct. 13 (elevation, 945.09 ft); 

minimum, 7,550 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 938.00 ft).

1949-56: Maximum contents, 260,200 acre-ft July 13, 1951 (elevation, 987.18 ft); 

minimum, 3,110 acre-ft Feb. 3, 1955 (elevation, 933.08 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogee-weir 

Eype, controlled by eight 50 by 25-foot taintor gates, with net length of 400 ft and 

over-all length, including seven intermediate piers, of 470 ft. Normal regulation is 

accomplished by means of seven gated 5- by 8|-foot rectangular sluices through the 

intermediate piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated by a 30-inch diameter 

pipe conduit. A 12-inch water-supply pipe is also included in outlet works. Natural 

flow was diverted through sluices during period Aug. 12, 1948, to Apr. 19, 1949. 

Regulated storage began Apr. 20, 1949. Conservation pool stage (elevation, 948.5 ft) 

was first reached June 5, 1949. Reservoir was designed for flood control and conservation. Pertinent data regarding dam are as follows:

Flood-control pool ........................

Invert of 30-inch conduit. ................

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5

990.0

987.5

948.5

948.5 to 987.5

915.0

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )t

_

_

263,000

*27,000

236,000

-

t 1939 reservoir survey.

t Storage of 17,000 acre-ft is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Sept. 30.. ...................

Water year 1955-56. .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

943 59

938.00

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

7,550

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-1,280

-2,i30

-2,350

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°37', long 96°02i, In SE£ sec. 12, T. 28 S., R. 12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Salt Creek, 1 mile northwest of town of Fall River, and at mile 50.8.

Drainage area.--591 sq ml.

Records available.--Apr11 1904 to September 1905 (gage heights only), May 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 885.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 13, 1946, wire-weight gage at site 

3.1 miles upstream at datum 12.79 ft higher. June 13 to Aug. 26, 1946, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 306 cfs (221,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 290 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.03 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 13, 14, June 11.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-40, 1946, and 1955.

Maximum stages known prior to 1906 (at site and datum used 1904-5); 39.0 ft 

June 16, 1904; 37.3 ft June 10, 1904; 35.7 ft July 6, 1904; 35.6 ft in 1869; and 

35.5 ft in 1898.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurement generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir, 3.4 miles above station (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 36 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1147: Drainage area. 

Rating table, table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.4 

2.6 

4.6

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.2

~8.6 16

2.2

1.9

.9

.5

.4

.3

^_2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

206.6

6.66

410

Nov.

10

11

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

T6" 16

16

16

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

413

13.8

819

Dec.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

349.8

11.3

694

Jan.

11

12" 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.2

972

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

327.0

10.5

649

Feb.

9.2

6.5

6.1

67T

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

10

12 T2"

12

12

12

12

12

-

225.6

7.78

447

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

10

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

347

11.2

688

Apr.

ID" 10

10

10

10

10

10

10

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

329

11.0

653

May

13

3.0

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.2

72

.3

7.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

10

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

16

28

6!

351.6

11.3

697

June

1.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

278" .2

1.2

.4

.2

3.0

27

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

470.6

15.7

933

July

24

24

24

28

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

Z2_

22

22

22

22

22

22

726

23.4

1,440

Aug.

22

22

22

30

31

31

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

38

38

39

39

41

39

38

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

1,052

33.9

2,090

Sept.

35

35

35

35

35

33

24

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

882

29.4

1,750

Calendar year 1955: Max 235 Mln 0 Mean 9.55 Ac-ft 6,920

Water year 1955-56: Max 67 Mln 0.2 Mean 15.5 Ac-ft 11,270
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Fredonia, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°30'30", long 95°50'00", in NWv sec. 24, T. 29 S., R. 14 E., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek, 1 mile south of Fredonia, 

and at mile 25.3.

Drainage area. 827 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharges only for October 

and November 1938, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 819.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 21, 1949, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 423 cfs (306,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs May 31 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs June 14.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 49,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 36.17 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939-40.

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Flow regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 182).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.2

1.0

3.3

6.7

12

3.3

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

163

410

718

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

407

127

87

101

37

23

13

9.0

4.5

3.0

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.5

76

.6

.1

 7

.1

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

8.0

8.0

924.3

29.8

1,830

Nov.

8.0

9.6

8.5

8.5

11

11

11

12

12

14

13

16

13

16

12

14

15

15

15

15

13

12

13

13

13

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.0

11

359.7

12.0

713

Dec.

13

13

17

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

11

11

15

13

9.6

9.O

8_.-5

349.5

11.3

693

Jan.

10

9.0

8.5

970

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

301.7

9.73

598

Feb.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.6

576

5.9

6.7

7.6

8.5

9.0

10

11

224.8

7.75

446

Mar.

12

14

15

23

15

13

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

12

11

10

9.6

9.0 9TO"

9.0

9.6

346.6

11.2

687

Apr.

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

11

10

9.6

9.6

10

11

10

9.6

10

16

312.1

10.4

619

1 ' 

May

16

16

13

9.0

6.7

5.2

3.9

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.2

.8

.8

.9

4.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.0

10

10

10

11

11

7Q8

912.7

29.4

1,810

r June

~£9~ 314

25

16

12

8.5

15

5.9

3.3

2.2

1.2

.6

.4

676

18

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

24

21

19

19

20

19

19

17

767.7

25.6

1,520

July

18

16

17

21

il

54

26

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

18

20

13

13

15

17

19

24

21

18

16

14

14

16

24

18

649

20.9

1,290

Aug.

16

14

14

14

15

20

22

23

24

24

21

20

19

22

23

25

27

31

40

36

30

26

25

27

27

27

27

28

34

32

30

763

24.6

1,510

Sept.

29

29

28

28

28

3O

31

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

19

18

18

19

19

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

685

22.8

1,360

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,460 Mln 0.2 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,010

Water year 1955-56: Max 708 Min O.4 Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,080
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°16', long 95°55', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 32 S., R. 14 E., near center of 

stream on upstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from Salt Creek, if miles 

south of Elk City, and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 575 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for October 

and November 1938, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 795.80 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 29, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 319 cfs (230,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 7.78 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 81,500 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair above 1 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements of observations 

of no flow generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29-31, July 10-23)

1.02 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.9

2.0 5.1

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

9.3

16

42

77

122

236

3.5 

3.8 

4.5

6.0

345

489

915

1,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

1,260

485

255

403

259

98

41

16

7.6

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

2,850.0

91.9

5,650

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

(J

45

50

13

5.4

3.5

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

135.1

4.36

268

June

0

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

374

239

54

14

28

52

3.5

2.4

767.1

25.6

1,520

July

1.8

1.4

1.2

71

667

104

32

11

5.4

3.8

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

72

95

85

9.9

3.2

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

1,112.5

35.9

2,210

Aug.

0.9

.4

.1

0

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,440 Mln 0 Mean 75.9 Ac-ft 54,940 

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,260 Mln 0 Mean 13.3 Ac-ft 9,650

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). No peak above base.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°13' , long 95°41' , in NEij sec. 32, T. 32 S. , R. 16 E., near right bank

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence,

3.6 miles downstream from Elk River, and at mile 194.3. 

Drainage area. 2,892 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1895 to September 1904, October 1921 to September 1956.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as near

Liberty" 1895-1903. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Aug. 2, 1895, to Nov. 30, 1903, staff gage at former milldam 5 miles downstream

and 2| miles northwest of Liberty, at datum about 4 ft lower. Apr. 20 to Sept. 25,

1904, chain gage at Myrtle Street highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream at

different datum. Nov. 14, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1929, chain gage at Myrtle Street bridge

at datum 0.87 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Dec. 25, 1933, chain or

wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,561 cfs (1,130,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremea. Maximum discharge during year, 5,140 cfs June 2 (gage height, 13.28 ft); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Aug. 9.

1895-1904, 1921-56: Maximum discharge, 117,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height,

47.28 ft); maximum gage height, 47.60 ft May 19, 1943; no flow at times during 1932,

1934, 1936, 1939-40, 1953-55. 

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally

macTe 2 or more times a month. Flow regulated since 1949 by Fall River Reservoir

(see p. 182). 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers: records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: 1923-25(M), 1939.

Rating table, watei year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15-28, Nov. 1-2, Nov. 11 to 

Dec. 18, Mar. 16 to Apr. 5, Apr. 29 to May 9, May 13-19, 31, 

June 7-21, June 26 to July 5, July 9-22, July 26 to Sept. 5)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.4 

3.0 

5.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 185

3.0 300

5.0 876

8.0 2,020

13.0 4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

338

2,130 

2,490 

1,200

2,320

1,140

1,100

750

338

189

126

82

60

41

30

24

19

16

14

13

13

13

12

10

8.8

7.2

6.0

S.4

5.4

5.4 

5.2

12,511.4

404

24,820

Nov.

5.2

8.5 

9.0 

2.0

270

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.4

4.6

5.7

6.6

7.5

8.2

9.2

9.5

975

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.8

7.9

7.9

8.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

198.7

6.62

394

Dec.

10

10 

10 

10

10

14

TA

13

10

10

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.5

775

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.9

7.9

286.9

9.25

569

Jan.

10

~9.5 

8.5 

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.5

775

8.2

9.2

9.9

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.9

10

10

10

9.9

277.8

8.96

551

Feb.

10

11 

10 

9.9

9.5

8.8

8.5

13

11

8.5

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

201.0

6.93

399

Mar.

T7S" 4.6

5.2 

5.7

6.6

7.4

17

20

16

12

9.5

7.9

6.6

6.6

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

a8.2

a7.9

a7.6

a7.3

a7.0

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.7 

5.4

256.2

8.26

508

Apr.

5.2

5.4 

6.9 

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

12

51

30

20

16

14

12

10

7.9

6.6

4.9

2'. 8

2.3

2.2

1.9

T7?

2.5

3.2

3.2

8.1

23

16

276.9

9.23

549

May

22

40 

91 

85

126

96

84

57

40

63

514

235

116

75

54

30

21

15

10

7.2

4.9

3.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.6

277 

10

1,818.5

58.7

3,610

June

2,260

4,880 

2,280 

389

159

103

75

61

45

31

24

20

16

12

10

12

12

10

7.9

9.5

9.5

30

258

322

161

63

33

27

63

34

11,416.9

381

22,650

July

21

14 

9.9 

8.8

645

486

210

169

111

66

37

22

15

10

8.8

24

38

21

12

8.5

7.5

8.8

63

270

91

38

20

14

9.5

6.6 

4.4

2,469.8

79.7

4,900

Aug.

3.9

4.4 

4.9 

3.9

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

270

3.2

4.1

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

11

16

25

53

20

17

15

15

16

17

18

20 

21

314.7

10.2

624

Sept.

20

19 

18 

16

16

18

18

17

17

16

10

7.9

5.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

8.8

9.5

6.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

287.7

9.59

571

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,200 Mln 0.6 Mean 246 Ac-ft 178,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,880 Mln 1.4 Mean 82.8 Ac-ft 60,140

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--No peak above base.

a No gage-height; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and comparison with records of 

nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°51', long 95°35', at center of sec. 3, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2f miles east of Lenapah, 

4| miles upstream from Cedar Creek, and at mile 144.6.

Drainage area.--3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644. i ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years, 2,076 cfs (1,503,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height 21.72 ft); no 

 flow Sept. 16-30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times during 1939-40, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. Some regulation by Fall River Reservoir on Fall River (see p. 182) and 

low-water dams belorf Independence and Coffeyville, Kans. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Gage-height records, 27 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 977: 1942(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Hating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2, 3, Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, May 14, 

15, June 2-4, July 9-12, 31, Aug. 12-19, Sept. 3-15)

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1

0

.9 

1.5 

2.8 

5.9

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

119

220

350

530

990

2,340

6,940

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Gale

Oct.

614

4,520

12, 500

3,310

8,430

4,010

1,560

1,370

817

438

271

199

146

111

89

71

54

42

34

28

25

21

17

14

13

11

10

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.1

38,759.9

1,250

76,880

Nov.

7.5

7.0

7.5

8.1

871

7.0

7.5

8.1

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

.0

.0

.0

.4'.9

.9

.9

 4

.4

t 4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

211.4

7.05

419

Dec.

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

770

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.1

8.6

Q £

a . b

237.1

7.65

470

Jan.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.5

T7S

.5

.5

. 5

.5

.5

8.1

8.6

9.1

9.7

10

11

13

15

16

18

19

20

21

Z2_

337.5

10.9

669

Feb.

24

22

20

19

18

16

14

16

18

26

26

25

22

20

18

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

9.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.4

-

441.6

15.2

876

Mar.

6.4

579

5.9

5.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

165.6

5.34

328

Apr.

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

6.4

8.6

9.1

9.7

11

17

47.

26

20

15

12

11

9.7

8.6

7.5

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

297.9

9.93

591

May

10

13

20

30

82

106

111

91

77

54

36

425 2"84

162

108

73

47

28

18

14

9.7

8.6

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

473

4.3

7.0

1,855.4

59.9

3,680

June

20

3,090

4,200

1,530

438

216

154

110

87

73

56

44

36

25

18

16

14

10

8.6

8.1

6.4

5.1

1,840

1,180

467

264

140

87

56

36

14,235.2

475

28,240

July

44

41

31

20

34

959

593

300

233

205

144

95

62

56

77

36

22

19

14

20

19

18

18

445

572

240

119

71

49

42

35

4,633

149

9,190

Aug.

22T4"

9.7

6.4

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

75

1.4

2.2

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.7

4.3

4.0

3.4

112.0

3.61

222

Sept.

2.4

TTff

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0o~

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

13.0

0.43

26

idar year 1955: Max 19,200 Mln 2.8 Mean 513 Ac-ft 371,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,500 Mln O Mean 167 Ac-ft 121,600

Peak discharge (base, 23,00.0 cfs). No peak above base.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location. La t 37°00i, long 96° 19', in SEtj sec. 16, T. 35 S., R. 10 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 2 miles west of Elgin and at 

mile 117.8.

Drainage area.--445 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years, 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 cfs June 23 (gage height, 5.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Apr. 10/1944 (gage height, 29.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good above 25 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements or observations 

of no flow generally made twice a month.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 25 dishcarge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shlftlng-eoritrol method used Nov. 14 to Jan. 18)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0

1.3

4.4

11

23

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.6

154

316

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

877

274

291

285

125

70

47

34

27

23

18

14

12

9.6

8.1

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.0

3.9

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.6

2,158.8

69.6

4,280

Nov.

0.7

1.1

1.3

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.9

.1

.5

.7

.7

.7

.5

.1

.7

.4

.3

72~ .2

.4

23.4

0.78

46

Dee.

0.9

TT3

2.1

1.7

1.3

2.1

2.7

3.9

?7I

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

59.6

1.92

118

Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

ITT

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.7

27?

2.7

2.7

51.2

1.65

102

Feb.

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

5.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.3

.7

.6

7T

.9

.9

60.2

2.08

119

Mar.

0.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

^2_

1.6

2.1

2.7

3.4

4.4

4.4

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.3

39.5

1.27

78

Apr.

1.1

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.6

1.5

1.3

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

14.2

0.47

28

May

13

15

9.6

11

20

18

17

16

14

15

11

9.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.4

6.2

5.0

5.9

5.0

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

.9

.7

.4

_._5

228.5

7.37

453

June

0.2

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

.5

684 125"

51

32

19

39

75

29

1,054.9

35.2

2,090

July

17

TT

8.1

6.2

5.0

3.4

2.4

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57.3

1.85

114

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,270 Mln 0 Mean 64.6 Ae-ft 46,760

Water year 1955-56: Max 877 Mln 0 Mean 10.2 Ac-ft 7,430

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

Hulah Reservoir near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 96 e 05', in SE^ sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., in stair tower at 

right end of Hulah Dam on Caney River, half a mile downstream from Hickory Creek, 

2 miles west of Hulah, 15.7 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 96.2.

Drainage area. 732 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 (corrected) to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to Feb. 15, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 41,860 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 734.45 ft); minimum, 15,220 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 725.46 ft).

1950-56: Maximum contents, 100,300 acre-ft July 3, 1951 (elevation, 745.42 ft); minimum since conservation pool was maintained, 18,020 acre-ft Feb. 28, 1953 (elevation, 

726.78 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a 472-foot concrete ogee-type 

weir controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works consist of nine rectangular sluices, 

two 24-Inch gated pipes, and one 10-Inch water-supply pipe. Closure for diversion 

made Feb. 6, 1950; regulated storage began Oct. 25, 1950; conservation pool maintained 

since Sept. 24, 1951. Capacity, 295,100 acre-ft at elevation 765.0 ft (top of taintor 

gates), 67,450 acre-ft at elevation 740.0 ft (crest of spillway), and 29,650 acre-ft 

at elevation 731.0 ft (conservation pool). Dead storage, 165 acre-ft below elevation 

702.0 ft (invert of sluices). Reservoir was designed for flood control, conservation, 

and possible future water-supply development. Figures given herewith represent total 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation. In feet, and 

contents, In acre-feet)

725

726

727

728

14,300

16,300

18,500

20,950

730

732

735

26,550

32,910

44,070

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

M(*)

Oct.

21.750 

34,940

36,060

39,690

41.520

38,290

35,040

33,820

32,520

31,600

30,710

30,100

29,810

29,650

29,590

29,520

29,520

29,460

29,430

29,390

29,360

29,330

29,270

29,200

29,170

29,110

29,040

29,010

28,950

28, 820

28,750

730.72

+6,940

Nov.

26.720

28^630

28,560

28,530

28,470

28,430

28,370

28,340

28,310

28,270

28,240

28,210

28,180

28,110

28,020

27,950

27,920

27,890

27,860

27,830

27,790

27,760

27,730

27,700

27,670

27,640

27,490

27,400

07 ?Rri c. i . jau

730.27

-1,400

Dec.

27,380 

27,380

27.400

27,350

27,320

27,290

27,260

27,200

27,110

27,110

27,110

27,080

27,080

27,020

26,990

26,960

26,960

26,930

26,900

26,870

26,840

26,840

26,820

26,820

26,790

26,760

26,700

26,670

26,640

26.560

26,580

730.01

-770

Jan.

26.550 

26,550

26,520

26,460

26,400

26,370

26,280

26,260

26,280

26,260

26,220

26,200

26,170

26,200

26,220

26,110

26,110

26,110

26,080

26.050

26,050

26,050

26,080

26,110

26,110

26,110

26,110

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,170

729.87

-410

Feb.

26.200 

26,2OO

26,170

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,140

26,110

26,110

26,080

26,050

26,020

25,990

25,990

25,990

25,960

25,930

25,900

25 , 900

25,870

25,870

25,840

25,780

25,720

25,660

25,610

25.520

___ __ _

729.65

-650

Mar.

25.520 

25,490

25,430

25,370

25,310

25,250

25,160

25,080

24,990

24,960

24,930

24,810

24,810

24,720

24,720

24,720

24,690

24,630

24,570

24,510

24,780

24,720

24,720

24,690

24,660

24,570

24,570

24,480

24,400

24,340

24,250

729.22

-1,270

Apr.

24.220 

24,220

24,220

24,140

24,080

24,030

23,920

23,780

24,000

23,950

23,920

23,890

23,870

23,870

23,870

23,810

23,760

23,680

23,620

23,570

23,520

23,460

23,350

23,300

23,270

23,190

23,110

23,080

23,060

25.050

728.77

-1,220

May

23,190 

25.220

23,220

23,160

23,140

23,110

23,060

23,000

22,950

22,890

22,840

22,760

22,870

22,890

22,840

22,760

22 , 700

22,620

22,570

22,490

22,380

22,300

22,300

22,300

22,270

22,250

22,190

22 , 140

22,080

22,030

21.980

728.38

-1,050

June

21,900 

21,810

21,900

21,840

21,790

21,760

21,730

21,680

21,620

21,540

21,440

21,380

21,300

21,220

21,170

21,140

21,080

21,030

20,950

20,800

20.700

20,900

22,030

22,440

22,490

22,520

22.660

22,620

22,650

22,600

728.61

+620

July

22.520 

22,460

22,380

22,270

22,160

22,060

21,950

21,840

21,710

21,600

21,460

21,360

21,250

21,140

21,000

20,900

20,830

20,730

20,630

20,560

20,530

20,510

20,480

20,440

20,360

20,240

20,090

20,040

19,970

19 900

19^800

727.53

-2,800

Aug.

19.750 

19,680

19,580

19,460

19,380

19,280

19,190

19,090

18,990

18,940

18,890

18,820

18,740

18,650

18,570

18,480

18,350

18,280

18,370

18,280

18,210

18,130

18,060

17,970

17,880

17,800

17,730

17,730

17,690

17,620

17,550

726.57

-2,250

Sept.

17.440 

17,310

17,250

17,180

17,140

17,030

16,940

16,850

16,760

16,670

16,610

16,500

16,410

16,340

16,260

16,200

16,100

16,040

15,980

15,880

15,780

15,760

15,680

15,620

15,580

15,540

15,460

15,380

15,300

15.220

725.46

-2,330

Calendar year 1955......................... * -1,370

Water year 1955-56......................... * -6,590

t Klevatlon, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents In acre-feet.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56 I , long 96°05', In NW^ see. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah Dam, 1-| miles upstream from Opossum Creek, 2i miles west of Hulah, 

and at mile 95.3.

Drainage area. 736 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, wire-weight gage and 

Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, at county highway bridge 

0.8 mile upstream at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 344 cfs (249,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 18.55 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Feb. 11, 12.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 51,000 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times during 1939-40, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 ft, former site and datum, date unknown, from floodmark, 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow completely regulated since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 34 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 19 to Sept. 30)

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

28

49

101

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

22.0

171

375

800

1,630

3,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

27

133

34

57

360

1,700

1,780 

638

638

582

423

280

155

72

23

23

23

20

18

14

14

14

14

12

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

7,138

230

14,160

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

360

12.0

714

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

370

11.9

734

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Feb.

11

To

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

292

10.1

579

Mar.

10

10

10

10

11

11

11 

1111

11

11

1111

1111

11

1111

11

11

12

TT

11

11

11

11

ll

11

11

11

11

338

10.9

670

Apr.

11

11

11

11

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

16

T5

15

15

15

15

15

380

12.7

754

May

16

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

419

13.5

831

June

12

12

13

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

21

21

21

20

388

12.9

770

July

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

2T

21

21

21

18

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

576

18.6

1,140

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

16

16

17

17

17

21

T6

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

T5

491

15.8

974

Sept.

14

14

15

15

15

16

T6 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

433

14.4

859

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,270 Min 9.7 Mean 141 Ac-ft 102,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,780 Min 10 Mean 31.5 Ac-ft 22,860
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°58'15", long 95°56'05", on south line sec. 19, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., at 

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 500 ft downstream from Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 3^ miles upstream from Cotton Creek, 5 miles north 

of Copan, and at mile 18.9.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 690.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1944, chain gage at site 500 ft 

upstream at present datum. May 26, 1944, to Sept. 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 227 cfs (164,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 21.09 ft); no 

flow at times.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 36,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 30.58 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

records for Caney River near Hulah; no flow at times during 1946, 1952-56.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 21 discharge measurements, 10 observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-6, 8-24, Nov. 18 to Dec. 10, Dec. 18 to 

Jan. 20, Apr. 10-25, May 14-23, July 13 to Aug. 15)

3.1

3.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.6 

1.5

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

3.7

6.7

15

92

7.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

151

328

835

1,370

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.9

780

1,890

4S3

1,050

396

97

44

25

16

12

8.3

5.3

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.4

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

4,796.0

155

9,510

Nov.

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

5.3

0.18

11

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.1

0.13

8.1

Jan.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

74" .4

.3

.3

7.3

0.24

14

Feb.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

76

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

.2

10.0

0.34

20

Mar.

0.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.5

~7S 1.0

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.4

6.0

0.39

12

Apr.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

^_5

5.5

0.18

11

May

0.8

1.8

.7

.2

.5

.9

1.5

1.5

1.2

.8

.5

.3

.2

.4

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

15.5

0.50

31

June

~0.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.0

475

1.0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

15.5

0.52

31

July

0

0

0

0

56

102

24

9.3

4.3

1.9

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

~3? 129

12

9.7

8.7

10

3.5

1.6

405.9

13.1

805

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,220 Mln 0 Mean 89.6 Ac-ft 64,830

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,890 Mln 0 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,460

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 ef3).--No peak above base.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River at Bartlesville, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°45', long 95°58', in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 13 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Bartlesville, 0.7 mile downstream from Coon Creek, 3.2 miles upstream from Sand Creek, and at mile 67.0.

Drainage area. 1,465 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 494 cfs (357,600 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 11.76 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs June 22, Sept. 3.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs July 21, 1950 (gage height, 35.62 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 41.80 ft Oct. 3, 1926, from floodmark 250 ft upstream. Flood 

of Apr. 11, 1944, reached a stage of 41.07 ft, from floodmark 300 ft upstream.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Sand Creek, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Considerable regulation 

since February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 189).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of backwater from Sand Creek

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 7 to Mar. 29, Apr. 2-8)

(gage

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

1.5

5.0

10

25

55

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

14.0

123

201

388

1,240

3,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

542

2,230

c 1,730

cl.660

C2.030

2.460

1,140

622

595

468

336

226

141

75

30

27

27

21

21

17

14

14

13

13

12

10

9.6

370- 9.0

9.0

14,539.6

469

28,840

Nov.

7.8

7.8

6.3

6.8

9.0

9.0

10

10

10

10

9.6

8.4

~9-.0 11

8.4

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.8

7.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

7.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

7.8

8.4

259.9

8.66

516

Dec.

12

13

T?

9.6

9.6

9.6

12

11

9.0 976"

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

324.4

10.5

643

Jan.

8.4

874

9.0

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

12

14

14

13

13

13

15

TT

10

9.6

349.6

11.3

693

Feb.

14

14

11

11

11

11

13

1815-

13

13

12

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

8.4

7.8

8.4

B.4

8.4

8.4

10

11

6.6

575

7.3

7.8

311.9

10.8

619

Mar.

9.0

9.6

9.0

7.8

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

8.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

10

10

10

9.0

25

1?

9.6

7.3

6.8

9.0

8.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6,8

289.5

9.34

574

Apr.

6.8 ltT~

11

6.8

6.8

9.0

6.8

6.8

18

20

15

11

12

23

40

14

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.4

6.8

7.8

9.6

8.4

11

14

13

18

15

13

366.0

12.2

726

May

29

Z*

16

11

11

13

13

11

11

10

10

8.4

10

21

22

11

7.8

6.8

4.6

5.0

6.8

570- 3.4

13

12

13

10

14

7.8

6.8

18

365.4

11.8

725

June

7.8

12

70

24

11

4.2

12

12

7.8

6.3

6.8

5.4

5.4

6.3

5.4

12

11

10

9.0

6.8

5.0

3.8

FTff

10

23

20

15

92

6?

38

520.8

17.4

1,030

July

25

22

15

13

14

24

132 -go

34

21

17

15

13

14

11

13

9.0

10

10

9.0

6.8

4tJ 4.6

22

93

88

35

24

40

22

18

874.4

28.2

1,730

Aug.

16

13

10

10

7.8

8.4

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

3.8

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.4

34

T8

11

9.6

8.4

6.3

3.0

2.7

575

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

234.4

7.56

465

Sept.

2.7

2.4

277

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.7

4.2

3.8

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.7

104.2

3.47

207

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,990 Min 5.8 Mean 289 Ac-ft 209,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,460 Min 2.4 Mean 50.7 Ac-ft 36,770

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). No peak above base, 

c Backwater from Sand Creek.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Caney River near Ochelata, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°38'25", long 95°56'00", in SW£sw£ sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 13 E. , near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 3.5 miles upstream from Pish Creek, 4 miles northeast of Ochelata, 8 miles southeast of Bartlesville, and at mile 53.8.

Drainage area. 1,753 sq ml.

Records available. April to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 174 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.35 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 189).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, Apr.1 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0 6.6

5.1 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

11

26

54

106

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, period April to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

a7.0

aBTo

9.3

12

9.8

8.9

8.5

aS.l

8.5

15

16

12

9.3

a9.0

a90

30

15

9.3

8.9

9.3

9.3

8.5

8.9

11

10

11

14

13

18

18

425.6

14.2

844

May

19

34

2?

16

11

11

12

12

10

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.1

12

29

18

12

8.9

7.0

5.2

4.9

BT

5.6

6.3

13

12

12

10

12

8.5

8

1

 -L

371.5

12.0

737

June

13

8.9

60

S5

23

14

8.1

12

13

9.3

7.7

7.0

6.3

5.2

6.3

5.6

10

11

9.3

8.5

6.6

4.9

4.6

4^

7.4

18

16

32

60

42

494.6

16.5

981

July

26

19

15

12

10

9.8

55

65

36

22

14

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

7.4

7.0

5.6

A * ;q

T7?

4.9

4.9

12

26

16

79

40

24

27

37

19

632.0

20.4

1,250

Aug.

17

14

12

8.5

7.7

6.6

5.6

4.6

3.6

2.7

3.6

3.0

2.4

1.3

.7

.7

.9

.9

7.3

27

11

7.4

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.2

3.0

2.4

2.7

4.2

2.4

185.1

5.97

367

Sept.

1.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

^6

.6

.7

47.1

1.57

93

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 3-7, 9-13, 16.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°30'30", long 95°50'30", in NE^NWij sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 14 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Buck 

Creek, 2-5- miles downstream from Double Creek, 4-J- miles southeast of Ramona, and at 

mile 32.0.

Drainage area.--1,955 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to February 1939 (published as "near Collinsville"), 

September 1945 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Dec. 4, 1935, to Feb. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at site 16.2 miles downstream at datum 21.41 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1945, to Feb. 15, 

1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1935-38, 1945-56), 754 cfs (545,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 11.54 ft); no 

flow Sept. 11-30.

1935-39, 1945-56: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 30.12 

ft); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936, Sept. 11-30, 1956.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since February 

1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 189).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, 1 observation of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22-28, Jan. 31 to Feb. 17, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 18)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.5

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

24

70

210

1,210

2,120

2,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

43

55

1,340

2.480 

2,240

2,360

2,420

2,330

1,080

780

729

559

420

a300

a220

al40

a70

a40

a30

a25

a2O

a!7

a!4

12

12

, 12

12

14

15

12 

7.8

17,808.8

574

35,320

Nov.

7.8

775

7.8

5.6 

5.0

4.5

576

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

6.3

177.3

5.91

352

Dec.

9.5

10

12

12 

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

876

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.5

9.5

10

10

12

12

12

12

314.6

10.1

624

Jan.

12

12

12

9.5 

8.6

8.6

8.6

12

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

a!2

al2

al2

a!3

al4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!5

aT5

al5

a!5

15

394.3

12.7

782

Feb.

15

13

13

13 

13

12

12

13

14

18

18

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

8.6

7.8

775

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.6

8.6

7.8

333.6

11.5

662

Mar.

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0 

778

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.5

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.5

8.6

8.6

15

20

26" 38

18

12

9.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

338.8

10.9

672

Apr.

7.0

7.8

7.0

5.6 

4.5

6.3

7.0

6.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

9.5

12

12

298

147

36

20

10

7.8

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

8.6

10

10

695.7

23.2

1,380

May

15

18

30

23 

14

9.5

9.5

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.0

8.6

13

20

20

10

7.8

4.5

2.4

2.2

15

24

20

8.6

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

357.7

11.5

709

June

6.3

4.5

11

80 

58

26

21

12

8.6

9.5

9.5

7.0

5.6

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.6

6.3

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

375

4.0

6.6

18

35

65

440.5

14.7

874

July

41

26

21

16 

10

8.6

6.3

49

75

38

24

18

10

7.8

6.3

5.6

5.6

4.5

3.5

3.5

3.1

37T

4.0

5.0

23

29

97

35

34

26

30

688.9

22.2

1,370

Aug.

23

IS

12

8.6 

6.3

4.5

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.4

4.2

.3

.3

4.2

15

10

6.3

4.5

3.5

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.1

138.3

4.46

274

Sept.

~78~ 0.9

.7

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0o~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

0.16

9.3

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,500 Mln 4.0 Mean 417 Ac-ft 301,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,480 Min 0 Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 43,030

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°18'30", long 95"41'40", in SE£SW£ sec. 10, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 2.3 miles downstream 

from Caney River, 4f miles west of Claremore, 12.4 miles upstream from Bird Creek, and 

at mile 76.0.

Drainage area. 6,534 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 3,368 cfs (2,438,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 21.47 ft); no 

flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 ft); no 

flow at times during 1936, 1939-40, 1956. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow made twice a 

month. Some regulation since April 1949 by Pall River Reservoir (see p. 182) and since 

February 1950 by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 189).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, 4 observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1, June 3-5; rate of change In stage 

used as a factor Oct. 3; backwater from Bird Creek Oct. 4-9)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

0

1.5

5.3

14

29

77

170

5.0

5.5

6.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

20.0

393

684

1,060

3,090

6,680

11,800

13,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

729

706

5,940

13.000 

7,700

10,900

6,320

4,000

3,200

1,810

1,280

988

742

534

383

273

208

143

111

94

83

74

64

51

44

37

33

31

29

27

2£

59,560

1,921

118,100

Nov.

24

21

17

15 

14

13

12

12

11

9.0

8.1

7.3

8.1

10

13

12

12

11

10

9.0

11

14

11

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

6.6

5.9

7.3

336.7

11.2

668

Dec.

8.1

9TO

10

10 

10

10

18

18

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

361.1

11.6

716

Jan.

11

11

12

12

12

10

8.1

6.6

B76

6.6

7.3

9.0

10

10

10

11

11

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

!§

374.2

12.1

742

Feb.

19

22

26

29 

33

33

31

29

27

27

29

31

33

35

35

33

31

29

27

26

22

19

17

14

11

9.0

975

9.0

9.0

704.0

24.3

1,400

Mar.

9.0

9.0

8.1

7.3 

6.6

5.9

5.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

573

5.3

5.3

5.3

19

22

24

27

48

35

27

18

14

13

12

387.3

12.5

768

Apr.

12

57

189

72 

31

21

13

10~ 9.0

12

11

10

10

10

40

1,250

562

233

136

91

69

51

37

31

29

26

22

24

35

26

3,109.0

104

6,170

May

27

35

54

64 

91

85

69

69

105

114

94

83

69

311

517

357

268

204

133

99

74

51

33

1,520

246

130

88

72

46

29

ii

4,963

160

9,840

June

21

15

1,850

4,420 

2,050

770

403

255

185

136

105

88

74

61

54

48

46

41

37

33

27

19

13

985

1,760

665

429

607

575

246

16,018

534

31,770

July

163

124

85

72 

56

51

85

756

439

333

246

189

133

99

163

127

72

59

48

33

22

17

15

14

20

456

450

301

208

143

99

5,078

164

10,070

Aug.

80

67

48

33 

19

12

8.1

6.6

5.3

4.3

3.0

2.3

1.8

1.3

.9

.6

.3

.1

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

293.6

9.47

582

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 25,600 Mln 5.3 Mean 1,036 Ac-ft 750,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,000 Min 0 Mean 249 Ac-ft 180^800

Peak discharge (base, 24,OOO cfs). No peak above base.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek at Avant, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°29 I , long 96°04', in NWij sec. 7, T. 23 N., R. 12 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge at Avant, 1^ miles upstream from Candy Creek 

and at mile 54.2.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1945 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 651.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--11 years, 131 cfs (94,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.69 ft); no flow 

at times.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Sept. 30, 1945; no flow at times in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 29.6 ft in May 1943, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for municipal water supply of cities of Pawhuska and Barnsdall.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0

1.4

7.4

24

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

52

123

400

860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

291

282

814

296

72

34

22

11

7.4

4.9

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.1

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,843.7

59.5

3,660

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.4

T?

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

66

29

26

26

9.8

4.9

2.2

1.4

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

166.5

5.55

330

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,960 Mln 0 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 814 Mln 0 Mean 5.50 Ac-ft 3,990

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°21 I , long 96°07', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 22 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 50 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile upstream from Tall Chief Creek, 

6 miles west of Skiatook, and at mile 16.8.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1956. 

Drainage area.--340 sq mi.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 619.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 26, 1945, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 137 cfs (99,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs July 10, 1949 (gage height, 35.06 ft); no 

flow at times during 1946, 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, that of July 10, 1949. Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 

35.0 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records poor except those above 3.0 cfs, which are fair, 

generally made twice a month.

Discharge measurements

Cooperation. Gage-height record 27 discharge measurements or observation of no flow, and 

computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-10)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

17

28

45

76

170

415

1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.7

20

135

345

945

213

58

24

14

8.6

5.3

3.8

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

1,790.8

57.8

3,550

Nov.

0.1

1

1

1

1

I

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Dec.

0

O

0

Jan.

0

O

O

Feb.

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

.2

72

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

51

17

4.7

2.5

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

79.9

2.66

158

May

0

O

C

June

0

O

8.9

314

60

24

15

13

8.2

4.5

3.0

2.0

1.3

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

455.8

15.2

904

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

O

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,910 Min 0 Mean 68.3 Ac-ft 49,47O

Water year 1955-56: Max 945 Min 0 Mean 6.36 Ac-ft 4,62O

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 13-23, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, Apr. 5-16, June 11-18; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

465893 O-58 14
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long 95°57', on south line of sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., on

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 1-j miles upstream from Delaware Creek, 

2.4 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, 2-5 miles southeast of Sperry, and at mile 25.0.

Drainage area. 905 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 579.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years, 436 cfs (315,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 4.70 ft); no flow 

at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 86,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 ft); no 

flow at times during 1939, 1954-56.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1943. Flood of 1915 reached a stage similar 

to flood of Oct. 31, 1941 (30.14 ft), from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those during periods of no gage-height record and those 

below 1 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements or observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

.2 

3.0

73

1.9 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

154

300

441

680

1,090

1,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

ao

alO

a25

a550

al.500

a 1,200

aVOO

aZOO

a80

a50

a30

21

16

13

8.9

7.1

5.5

4.8

3.5

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

l.E

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

4,441.3

143

8,810

Nov.

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

0.14

8.5

Dec.

o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

^4.

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

5.0

0.16

9.9

Jan.

___ 0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

.4

17.5

0.56

35

Feb.

0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

TTz

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

- -----

27.8

0.96

55

Mar.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

4.2

~a.o 11

4.1

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

44.8

1.45

89

Apr.

1.0

61

214

34

14

8.0

4.1

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

348.2

11.6

691

May

0.2

.4

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

1.4

15

9.9

3.5

1.8

2.2

3.0

2.2

1.5

1.2

6.4

8.0

4.8

2.6

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

74.0

2.39

147

June

0.6

.4

4.2

125

181

69

58

36

29

23

14

9.9

7.1

5.5

4.1

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.2

1.0

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

.2

4.1

2.2

1.0

584.4

19.5

1,160

July

0.4

o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,100 Min 0 Mean 178 Ao-ft 128,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,500 Min 0 Mean 15.2 Ac-ft 11,010

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 cfsl. No peak above base, 

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

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°10', long 95°37', near northwest corner sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 16 E., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles downstream 

from Dog Creek, 6 miles west of Inola, and at mile 48.8.

Drainage area.--7,911 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 506.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

JT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 3,716 cfs (2,690,000 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 25.66 ft); maximum gage height, 25.90 ft Oct. 4 (backwater from Salt Creek); minimum discharge, 

7.8 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 94,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 52.40 

ft June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs Sept. 6, Oct. 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 ft May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation since April 1949 by Fall River Reservoir (see p. 182) and since February 1950 

by Hulah Reservoir (see p. 189). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 15, June 3-5, 18-25; backwater 

from Salt Creek Oct. 4,5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. ZZ Mar. 23 to Sept. 3O

5.5 

5.7

6.5 

7.0

158

254

8.0 

1O.O 

14.0 

20.0 

25.0

509

1,260

3,660

8,180

12,900

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7

6.0

5.6

9.6

16

37

79

7.0

8.0

11.0

16.0

260

555

1,870

5,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

.20

21

ZZ

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

105

677

1,530

10,900

10,900

12.700 

9,960

5,140

3,660

2,240

1,450

1,090

852

656

494

344

212

210

189

149

120

103

93

80 

72

64

58

57

56

56

54

64,271

2,073

127,500

Nov.

53

49

44

42

40

39 

39

38

38

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34 

33

33

31

3T

31

33

1,091

36.4

2,160

Dec.

42

46

50

50

50

49 

47

46

44

43

40

36

34

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

24

25

24

H

26

28

30

28

26

25

1,046

33.7

2,070

Jan.

25

25

24

24

23

23

25

26

24

23

ZZ

20

19

19

17

15

15

23

28

28

25

30

38

29 

20

23

26

47

60

47

46

839

27.1

1,660

Feb.

49

58

90

82

70

66 

64

77

75

72

69

63

58

57

58

57

57

56

56

56

56

57

57

54

51

49

40

38

56. _ _____

1,728

59.6

3,430

Mar.

34

33

31

39

43

38 

31

29

26

24

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

15

17

26

43

84

114

70

64

60

54

51

49

1,207

38.9

2,390

Apr.

47

46

76

260

269

204 

133

73

50

44

45

46

45

42

40

68

1.200

450

242

155

118

95

66

57 

56

54

53

50

49

81

4,214

140

8,360

May

167

133

116

97

85

87 

89

92

85

92

103

108

101

339

4,470

1,090

468

335

206

105

89

85

82

699 

844

284

187

133

106

66

11

11,000

355

21,820

June

46

40

189

4.520

3,110

1,340 

680

419

273

208

167

133

113

72

67

76

84

100

56

45

38

32

24

19 

1,700

1,040

590

714

860

485

17,240

575

34,200

July

238

169

133

101

82

67 

54

253

625

374

282

218

173

133

100

145

138

95

70

61

53

47

45

56 

49

50

445

388

267

189

135

5,235

169

10,380

Aug.

~76 100

58

47

35

26 

20

16

14

12

14

17

14

11

10

9.6

9.1

12'

17

14

12

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

651.8

21.0

1,290

Sept.

11

11

11

10

10

10 

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.1

8.6

8.6

9.6

11 

12

15

15

11

10

330.9

11.0

656

Calendar year 1955: Max 29,2OO Min 11 Mean 1,229 Ac-ft 889,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,7OO Min 8.6 Mean 297 Ac-ft 215,900

Peak discharge (base, 25,OOP efs). No peak above base.
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°40', long 96°30', in NWij sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on downstream side 

of center pier of highway bridge at city water plant in north part of Council Grove, 

300 ft downstream from Mozler Creek, 1 mile upstream from Elm Creek, and at mile 448.0.

Drainage area. 250 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 year, 123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 17.13 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 35.5 ft; 36.29 

ft, top of surge in gage house; 37.97 ft, from floodmark at water plant and in wireweight gage box at upstream side of bridge), from rating curve extended above 36,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1938-41, 

1947-48, 1954-56.

Maximum stage known, that of July 11, 1951. Flood in 1903 reached a stage of 

37.3 ft at water plant, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1341: 1939-40(M), 1942.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-4, 6-13, Aug. 9 to Sept. 6)

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

6.9 

7.1 

7.4 

7.6

8.0

8.3

8.6

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

27

64

130

240

540

90O

1,370

2,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

.4

.7

29

50

21

9.2

11

7.0

*4.3

2.7

1.6

.8

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

118.7

3.83

235

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(«)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

(«)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

75

17

4.2

96.8

3.23

192

May

1.8

*.9

.4

.3

.3

.2

19

IF

4.2

1.8

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

45.6

1.47

90

June

0.2

.1

.1

0

.i!

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

1.8

July

(«)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

«0

«2.600

564

140

102

10

5.3

3.2

2.1

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

3,433.7

111

6,810

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,450 Mln o Mean 31.5 Ac-ft 22,790

Water year 1955-66: Max 2,600 Mln o Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,330

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°21' , long 97°04', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of county highway bridge, 1.1 mile downstream from South Cottonwood River, 

2 miles west of Marion, and at mile 123.9.

Drainage area.--329 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 3, 1945, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 119 cfs (86,150 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 366 cfs July 6 (gage height, 3.69 ft); no flow

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 28.57 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1940, 1954-56.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10

0.8

1.8

3.4

5.6

8.6

13

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 4.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

11

17

33

56

91

157

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

7.7

5.9

*5.6

6.5

4.7

4.3

4.9

3.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

i§.

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

* . 8

75.2

2.43

149

Nov.

24T7S

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.6

1.1

.8

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.2

*2.7

T79

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

46.7

1.56

93

Dec.

1.9

T7S

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.4

37?

3.0

2.8

2.3

2.8

2.5 2 5

77.4

2.50

154

Jan.

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

a2.4

a2.4

a2.5

a2.6

a2.6

a2.7

a2.8

a2.9

a2.9

*3.0

75. 5

2.44

150

Feb.

3.2

2.7

2.5

T7S

2.8

3.4

3.8

4.9

4.7

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

a4.1

a3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

107.6

3.71

213

Mar.

3 4 372" z'.z

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.8

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.5

1.9

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

87.0

2.81

173

Apr.

1.9

*2.5

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.7

itf

3.4

7.1

5.6

4.5

3.8

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.4

 1.6

2.0

2.1

20

51

1?

153.9

5.13

305

May

12

52

23

10

7.0

5.3

6.2

*4.2

9.0

10

4.2

2.5

1.3

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.5

.6

.6

.4

.6

.8

1.1

.9

13 

52

223.2

7.20

443

June

17

7.0

4.O

2.3

2.1

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

*0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39.2

1.31

78

July

0

0

0

0

0

115

13

4.5

1.9

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

.2

0

*0

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

136.3

4.40

270

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40"5.4

1.6

.8

*.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

52.4

1.69

104

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,410 Mln 0 Mean 17.2 Ac-ft 12,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 115 Min 0 Mean 2.94 Ac-ft 2,130

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°12', long 96"SO 1 , In Nfi£ sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 5 E., on upstream end of 

right abutment of highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point and at mile 9.4.

Drainage area. 110 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1311.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,262.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 28, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

downstream side of present bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 50.6 cfs (36,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 8.49 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 52,400 cfs June 29, 1951 (gage height, 23.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1856, that of June 29, 1951. Flood in July 1929 

reached a stage of 24.63 ft, from floodmark on house on left bank where flood of 1951 

reached a stage of 25.7 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1211; 1944(M). WSP 1341: 1940-41, 1942(M), 1943, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 7 to Apr. 3

4.2 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0

3.5

13

23

58

5.3

5.8 

6.5

109

240

505

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

.2 

1.1 

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.7 23

4.0

4.1

4.2

Apr. 3 to Sept. 30 

0 4.4 

.8 4.6 

3.1

9.5

17

Hate.. Same as preceding table above 4.7 

ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.6

"51 484

*38

105

19

9.8

6.0

4.1

2.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

731.1

23.6

1,450

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

'0.1

J"J

!i.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

* . 1

!i

.1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

73

.3

.3

5.5

0.18

11

Jan.

0.3

.3

.2

,2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.9

1.1

1.4

*1.2

10.2

0.33

20

Feb.

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

2.3

3.0

2.6

3.0

4.1

4.9

6.0

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.0

*2.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

2.3

1.2

1.1

.9

1.4

.9

64.7

2.23

128

Mar.

0.9

Ts !s

.8

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

,5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

13.7

0.44

27

Apr.

0.4

* . 4

91

14

7.3

4.7

3.1

2.2

2.8

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

2.8

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

161.1

5.37

320

May

0.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

.8

*.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

6 . 6

20.4

0.66

40

June

5.7

1.4

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.3

0.28

16

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 484 Mln 0 Mean 4.38 Ac-ft 3,170

Water year 1955-56: Max 484 Mln 0 Mean 2.77 Ac-ft 2,010

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans.

203

Location.--Lat 38°22', long 96°31', in NE£ sec. 28, T. 19 S. , R. 8 E., on downstream

side of left pier of county highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls, 4.1 miles 

upstream from South Fork Cottonwood River, and at mile 52.8.

Drainage area.--1.402 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1932 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,147.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 12, 1935, chain gage at Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway 

bridge 1 mile upstream at datum 0.64 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 496 cfs (359,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs May 8 (gage height, 4.36 ft); no flow

1932-56: Maximum discharge, 196,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 27.06 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slopearea determination at gage heights 22.50 and 27.06 ft; no flow at times 1955-56.

Flood of July 11, 1951, is maximum known since valley was first settled in 1854, 

according to local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1007: 1942. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948(M). 

WSP 1241:1932-33, 1944(M), 1948, 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used June 1-11

1.8

1.9

0 

.2 

.7 

1.5 

4.4 

10

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

28

60

114

285

530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

179

82

285

230

108

*124

85

55

39

29

23

19

16

12

10

8.2

8.2

7.0

6.4

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.4

3.9

3.9

4.9

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.5

4.4

1,385.8

44.7

2,750

Nov.

*4.4

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.5

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

?7o

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.7

*2.3

2.3

2.7

2.7

3.5

3.5

4.4

4.9

82.1

2.74

163

Dec.

5.9

aTs

~8.2 10

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

8.2

10

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.8

S. S

248.3

8.01

492

Jan.

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

8.2

7.6

8.2

13

8.8

*8.2

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

7.0

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

8.2

8.8

10

12

12

251.1

8.10

498

Feb.

*13

13

12

12

11

10

11

12

13

14

15

17

19

20

20

20

19

20

18

18

*17

16

16

14

13

12

12

9.4

974

425.8

14.7

845

Mar.

9.4

875

.6

.0

.9

~79.9

.4

.4

.9

.4

.9

* .9

.9

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

8.8

9.4

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.0

219.1

7.07

435

Apr.

7.6

9.4

29

*7.6

47

49

32

21

17

16

15

14

15

19

19

18

16

12

12

10

8.2

7.0

5.9

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.9

5.4

4.4

4.4

438.0

14.6

869

May

*3S 8.2

38

34

49

44

92

514

304

121

145

85

56

38

31

24

21

22

19

17

15

13

11

9.4

9.4

9.4

13

11

11

17

18

1,835.4

59.2

3,640

June

15

28

71

55

41

*29

24

20

16

13

8.8

6.4

3.9

3.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

352.8

11.8

700

July

0.6

.6

.7

1.0

.7

.6

.6

126

71

32

*18

10

7.6

3.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.9

.8

.9

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

_.JL

285.8

9.22

567

Aug.

0.2

.6

.3

.1

0_

0

0

0

*1.4

1.3

5.9

ITT

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

0

0

o

0

0

o

16.3

0.53

32

Sept.

(*)

0

O

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,350 Mln o Mean 54.4 Ac -ft 39,420

Water year 1955-56: Max 514 Mln 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,99O

Peak discharge (base, 5,60O efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from graph of once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 

May 18 to June 3, June 14 to July 7, July 17 to Aug. 10, Aug. 13-18, 20-28.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River at Strawn, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°16', long 95°52', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 14 E near left bank on

 downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 57, at Strawn, lj miles downstream 

from Eagle Creek and at mile 356.5.

Drainage area.--2,933 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for June 1948, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,018.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Sept. 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 1,185 cfs (857,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs May 8 (gage height, 8.22 ft); no flow 

at times.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 400,000 cfs July 11, 1951 (gage height, 30.54 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 97,000 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff studies and 

flood-routing study of reach from this station to station near lola; no flow at times 

during 1954-56.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, 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

2.2 

9.7

48

84

133

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

275

625

1,170

2,050

2,710

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.6

9.0

25

52

93

1.9 

£.1 

£.3 

£.6 

3.0 

6.0

147

275

490

960

1,970

3,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

£

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

££

£3

£4

25

£6

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

£.660

672

259

1,370 

1,510

1,220

625

544

386

194

133

107

84

68

57

51

*39

34

28

26

24

22

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

10,258

331

20,350

Nov.

*14

13

13

13 

12

11

8.6

6.6

5.8

7.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.0

*5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.2

3.6

57^

225.8

7.53

448

Dec.

3.0

5.0

6.6

6.6 

6.6

5.8

6.6

5.8

5.0

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

b3.2

b3.4

3.6

4.2

7.6

9.7

*876

6.6

7.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

196.7

6.35

390

Jan.

8.6

8.6

9.7

9.7 

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

*9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.6

8.6

7.6

07.6

b7.6

b7.6

b7.6

b7.6

b8.0

b8. 6

b9.0

b9.0

blO

bll

12

13

b!6

b!5

298.3

9.62

592

Feb.

b!5

b!4

*b!4

b!4

14

14

14

16

17

18

18

18

£0

22

22

24

25

25

25

25

*25

25

£5

25

25

21

19

21

17

------

577

19.9

1,140

Mar.

15

15

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

10

10

10

*10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

306.0

9.87

607

Apr.

7.0

7.0

7.8

»£.75Q 

687

206

120

98

68

77

93

89

115

115

93

7£

60

52

5£

47

41

36

30

25

23

£3

19

21

23

21

5,057.8

169

10,030

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,440 Min 0 Mean 164

May

25

115

104

72 

56

81

136

5,560

*£,680

1,510

544

£54

188

171

156

104

89

77

68

64

56

56

56

47

58

55

£8

19

13

15

200

10,395

335

20,620

June

49

15

11

11 

11

15

7£

81

52

55

19

15

*11

10

7.0

7.0

5.0

4.0

£.6

£.6

£.2

2.2

2.£

£.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

£.2

462.8

15.4

918

July

1.4

1.6

1.4

fcf

1.6

£.£

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

*£.£

2.2

£.£

2.2

7.0

6.0

4.0

5.2

£.6

£.6

£.6

£.6

2.2

2.£

2.£

2.6

2.6

2.£

1.9

1.2

74.1

2.39

147

Aug.

0.8

1.4

9.0

9.0 

5.0

3.2

2.£

1.9

1.6

1.6

949

942

398

£00

*147

7£

41

£5

17

13

7.0

6.0

5.2

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

.6

.3

.£

0

2,863.1

9. £4

5,680

Sept.

(*)

0

0

o

Ac-ft 118,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,360 Mln o Mean 83.9 Ac-ft 60,9£0

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOP cfs).--Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 6 to 

DecTTe, June 15-24, July 1-14, July 28 to Aug. £, Aug. 7-10, 21-31.

I
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location. Lat 37 0 53', long 95°26' , in NE£ sec. 9, T. 25 S. , R. 18 E. , on left bank 

1 mile downstream from Elm Creek, 3 miles southwest of lola, and at mile 287.4.

Drainage area. 3,818 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to December 1903 (published as "at lola"), October 1917 

to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Figures of daily discharge August 1895 to January 1898 published in previous reports 

have been found unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1917, staff gage at tailgate of flume at milldam, 4.8 miles 

upstream at datum 12.2 ft higher.

Average discharge. 47 years, 1,558 cfs (1,128,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,230 cfs May 31 (gage height, 11.33 ft); no 

flow Sept. 30.

1895-1903, 1917-56: Maximum discharge, 436,000 cfs July 13, 1951 (gage height, 

43.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 84,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1936 and Sept. 30, 1956.

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

computed from outside gage readings, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1037: 

area.WSP 1311:TB95-98.

Records available.

1918-24, 1926-29, 1935(M). WSP 1117: Drainage 

WSP 1391: 1896(M), 1899, 1901-2(M), 1903, 1904. See also

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

6.3

12

20

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

175

425

1,000

2,580

6,820

2.15

2.2

2.3

2.7

0.5

2.5

5.1

9.0

15

24

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

35

70

175

425

1,000

2,580

11.0 6,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a2,600 

gl,560

a930

a500

a3,400

a2,600

al,200

a76o

g495

a330

a250

a200

a!50

a!30

alOO

a85

a75

a65

a55

*52

46

42

40

34

30

27

24

24

20

19

IT.

15,860

512

31,460

Nov.

19 

T9

17

16

15

18

15

14

*12

11

11

12

11

12

12

14

10

8.5

9.1

10

9.7

10

14

13

9.1

8.5

7.5

9.1

7.1

6.3

359.9

12. 0

714

Dec.

6.7 

9.1

10

~9.7 11

8.5

*8.5

9.1

9.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.1

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.1

6.7

6.7

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.0

*8.5

8.5 

6.7

256.6

8.28

509

Jan.

6.3 

573

7.1

12

34_

20

12

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

9.1

9.1

8.5

9.1

9.1

11

12

»10

10

11

11

12

14

14

14

15

17

11

8.0 

7.1

351.2

11.3

697

Feb.

15

23

22

20

20

20

20

*27

22

20

24

31

32

32

31

31

32

31

29

30

30

31

32

35" 35

27

29

24

*23

778

26.8

1,540

Mar.

20 

22

T5

16

16

16

16

11

9.1

9.7

11

8.5

7.5

9.1

9.7

13

12

10

9.1

*7.5

9.1

11

9.7

9.7

8.5

8.5

9.1

10

12

8.5 

7.1

354.4

11.4

703

Apr.

7.1

37o

9.7

9.7

*1,550

1,010

370

196

145

134

116

92

87

94

96

106

96

84

70

60

54

48

*41

35

34

28

24

28

36

30

4,698.5

157

9,320

May

75 

64

60

118

106

89

77

394

3,870

2,720

1,270

732

395

242

189

163

132

104

82

70

56

*44

38

31

30

30

29

7?

80

194 

6,230

17,786

574

35,280

June

2,940 

590

257

163

322

956

660

619

357

196

134

101

80

58

46

38

34

31

42

41

28

24

66

189

118

54

*30

20

15

11

8,220

274

16,300

July

8.6 

7.8

20

160

151

72

36

21

12

7.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

3.9

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

79

1.7

36

29

52

24

m

6.6

5.1

7.4

4.2 

2.7

703.6

22.7

1,400

Aug.

1.9 

1.5

1.1

.9

.!_

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.1

2.9

6.2

574

3EO

290

178

134

87

99

54

35

22

16

11

9.0

7.4

5.8

*5.1

5.4

5.1 

3.6

2,120.7

68.4

4,210

Sept.

Iff

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.1

.1

0

19.3

0.64

38

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,340 Min 0.5 Mean 311 Ac-ft 225,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,230 Min 0 Mean 141 Ac-ft 102,200

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of U. S. Weather Bureau wire-weight gage 

at lola and records for Neosho River at Strawn.

g Computed from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau wire-weight readings and staff-gage readings 

at gage.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location. Lat 37"20'25", long 95"06'32", on north line sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., on 

downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 0.4 mile upstream from 

Hickory Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, 8 miles east of 

Parsons, and at mile 204.1. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 4,905 sq mi (includes that of Hickory Creek).

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for October 

1921, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 810.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at bridge half 

a mile downstream at datum 0.04 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1929, to Feb. 7, 1935, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 2,371 cfs (1,717,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs June 1 (gage height, 12.18 ft); no 

 flow~on Sept. 24-30.

1921-56: Maximum discharge, 410,000 cfs July 14, 1951 (gage height, 40.20 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well); no flow at times during 1934, 1936, 1939, 1955-56.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Small diversion by the Kansas 

Ordnance Plant from pool in which gage is located.

Revisions (water years). WSP 807: 1922-23. WSP 1391: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to July 5)

5.27

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

6.2

6.3

6.4

.1

.3

.8

1.4

3.2

3.7

6.4

6.5

6.7

6.8

7.1

7.5

8.0

10.0

12.0

11

22

41

130

300

700

3,080

5,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,410

2,560

2,460

2,120

2,820

4.650 

3,790

1,860

1,200

730

54,6

470

354

275

228

189

154

134

115

100

*61

41

56

50

41

30

23

Zl

20

18

16

27,722

894

54,990

Nov.

16

14

12

12

11

11 

11

11

*10

10

9.2

7.8

6.9

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

Z.9

2.8

2^

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

200.9

6.70

398

Dec.

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.5

*3.8

3.9

4.0

4..0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.0

5.6

4.8

136.4

4.40

271

Jan.

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

H3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

5.2

8.2

8.7

9.2

9.2

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.7

10

11

12

12

12

16

17

18

242.0

7.81

480

Feb.

20

21

22

21

20

20 

20

*21

26

30

32

35

35

32

26

23

23

30

38

35

32

30

26

Z6

24

2Z

20

17

*18

_

745

25.7

1,480

Mar.

20

20

20

20

18

18

16

14

11

9.6

9.2

8.2

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.8

7.3

*6.4

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.Z

3.0

2.8

281.5

9.08

558

Apr.

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

26 

1.590

68O

*388

280

210

169

144,

121

100

82

76

67

35

25

55

56

*4,7

38

E8

21

19

18

115

181

4,579.1

146

8,690

May

82

88

88

76

82

73 

88

106

103

1,980

5.550

1,680

1,080

610

595

275

223

189

158

127

106

*76

61

35

19

16

17

23

22

21

28

11,257

363

22,350

June

4,260

4.550

1,440

555

356

260 

741

800

660

555

360

250

185

134

109

106

285

860

285

97

52

154

280

169

70

50

*14,4

130

82

41

17,760

592

35,250

July

18

11

5.6

5.9

67

285 

275

197

124

79

58

21

14

21

24

17

16

12

9.6

6.9

5.2

5.6

95

144,

*38

16

10

6.4

4.2

3.4

3.1

1,575.9

50.8

3,130

Aug.

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6 

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

_il

200

588

265

223

154

103

100

79

47

23

19

14

*9.6

9.2

6.9

4.2

1,667.5

53.8

3,310

Sept.

3.3

^9

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

27.0

0.90

54

Calendar year 1955: Max 15,400 Min 0 Mean 641 Ac-ft 464,100

Water year 1955-56= Max 4,830 Min o Mean 180 Ac-ft 130,900

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 207

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 94°57', in SWtrSEi sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 22 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, i£ miles upstream from Mud Creek, 1-jj- miles downstream from Pour Mile Creek, 4^ miles west of Commerce, and at mile 153.4.

Drainage area. 5,876 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corp of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 17 years, 3,528 cfs (2,554,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 10.98 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 267,000 cfs July 15. 1951, computed by flood-routing 

method from hydrograph defined at Miami (mile 144.2) by several discharge measurements, 

gage-height record, and by comparison with computed inflow into Lake O 1 The Cherokees; 

maximum gage height, 34.03 ft July 16, 1951, from floodmark; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage and discharge known, those of July 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0

.2

1.5

4.6

10

19

32

54

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

121

262

473

950

1,580

5,300

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,410

4,890

8,640

3,920

10.800

10,000

7,700

3,840

1,870

1,240

830

642

554

410

312

251

208

180

157

137

121

103

82

66

54

54

51

51

46

42

32.

61,693

1,990

122,400

Nov.

23

20

14

12

16

20

20

18

17

15

13

11

11

9.3

8.7

8.1

9.3

10

11

11

9.3

8.1

6.9

6.4

6.9

8.1

8.1

8.7

8.1

7.5

355.5

11.8

705

Dec.

9.3

10

14

13

13

14

14

14

12

11

9.3

9.3

8.7

8.1

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.9

7.5

8.1

8.7

12

14

15

302.9

9.77

601

Jan.

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.3

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.5

8.1

6.4

679

6.9

6.9

7.5

10

14

16

19

19

16

15

16

20

23

23

375.9

12.1

746

Feb.

27

34

38

34

34

34

30

30

32

29

27

32

34

42

44

46

46

40

34

27

23

26

27

30

29

25

22

21

- !i

916

31.6

1,820

Mar.

18

17

17

17

17

18

20

19

17

16

14

17

15

12

10

11

11

10

8.7

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.7

8.7

9.3

8.1

6.9

6.4

5.0

3.8

2,8

367.5

11.9

729

Apr.

2.8

5.0

5.9

4.6

3.8

4.6

4.6

994

650

402

281

219

170

198

658

185

103

79

66

60

49

38

34

40

42

38

32

32

32

30

4,463.3

149

8,850

May

104

145

107

96

S8

72

72

66

72

88

5.110

2,820

1,500

1,040

690

434

299

224

184

157

129

110

96

79

63

66

54

38

30

34

170

12,237

395

24,270

June

3,500

5.890

3,720

1,260

598

366

299

744

799

699

563

380

257

189

149

137

1,230

2,270

1,880

728

268

161

1,270

2,610

899

305

189

184

199

157

31,900

1,063

63,270

July

110

85

57

38

30

29

303

293

199

145

99

63

51

44

30

21

18

17

14

11

10

12

39

1.780

1,330

379

175

110

76

51

46

5,665

183

11,240

Aug.

30

20

16

11

8.7

6.4

5.0

3.1

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

.4

.2

0

0

0

133

170

129

88

60

46

42

38

29

21

23

21

19

927.2

29.9

1,840

Sept.

18

T4

9.3

6.9

5.0

3.8

2.5

1.5

1.1

.8

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

63.7

2.12

126

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,000 Min 5.9 Mean 1,130 Ac-ft 818,200

Water year 1955-56 : Max 10,800 Min o Mean 326 Ac-ft 236,600

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). No peak above base.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°11'40", long 93°50'40'', in SEj sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 27 W., on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 39, 1-J miles south of Miller 

and 6.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.86 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.184.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (State Highway Commission benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 1.63 cfs (1,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 745 cfs June 7 (gage height, 5.87 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 904 cfs July 4, 1951 (gage height, 6.18 ft); no flow 

for many days during most years.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June

1.52

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

.1

.6

2.0

4.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

9.6

18.2

41.2

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

June 7 to Sept. 30

O 2.3

.1 2.5

.7 2.7

2.8 2.9

8.5

16.2

28.5

47.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

O

5.5

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

6.1

0.20

0.052

0.06

12

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

.1

O

o

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0,

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.0052

0.005

1.0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

o

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

.1.1

0

0

0

16.1

17.2

0.55

0.142

0.17

34

June

0.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

*.l

69

4.2

2.6

1.8

1.2

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.0

.7

.7

.4

.2

.2

13.8

5.4

1.7

44.7

4.2

3.1

2.6

1.5

1.2

163.2

5.44

1.41

1.57

324

July

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

27.7

4.4

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.3

42.7

1.38

0.358

0.41

85

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

O

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

1.6

0.05

0.013

0.02

3.2

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 40 Mln O Mean 1.28 Cfsm 0.332 In. 4.51 Ac-ft 929

Water year 1955-56: Max 69 Mln 0 Mean 0.63 Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.24 Ac-ft 459

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs).--May 31 (1:45 a.m.) 157 cfs (3.54 ft); June 7 (6 a.m.) 745 cfs 

(5.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°14'45", long 94°33'55", on line between SE£ sec. 7 and NE^ sec. 18, T. 

29 N., R. 33 W., on left bank on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, threequarters of a mile downstream from Blackberry Creek, If miles east of Waco, and 

47.6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 1,164 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1924 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 833.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 6, 1934, to Feb. 22, 1935, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 866 cfs (627,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.91 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1924-56: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft July 24, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by gristmills above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 71

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

186

1,000

2,130

2,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

225

180

143

143

1,890

2,200

1,340

735

431

294

245

208

183

164

149

138

129

126

120

109

98

98

87

79

«90

87

84

82

79

76 

74

10,086

325

0.279

0.32

20,010

Nov.

76

TT

66

76

74

66

59

71

74

66

61

57

52

47

52

54

59

66

57

49

43

57

54

74

69

59

66

23

5?

54

1,804

60.1

0.052

0.06

3,580

Dec.

54

57

52

54

20

*49

64

4?

45

39

45

21

36

52

45

27

52

47

28

28

45

45

34

39

45

26

22.

39

47

45 

47

1,298

41.9

0.036

0.04

2,570

Jan.

45

22

32

39

49

45

41

39

21

32

*45

43

39

43

32

20

3U

38

39

38

41

32

28

39

49

47

47

43

47

36 

52

1,193

38.5

0.033

0.04

2,370

Feb.

64

64

52

52

49

43

57

57

57

49

57

59

54

*69

BT

52

52

54

43

45

49

49

47

47

39

38

34

13

47

------

1,479

51.0

0.044

0.05

2,930

Mar.

49

41

41

38

32

38

41

41

38

36

34

27

34

52

4T

39

38

28

26

*26

27

28

32

32

30

28

27

26

26

26 

24

1,046

33.7

0.029

0.03

2,070

Apr.

27

28

39

32

27

26

26

242-8

39

43

43

39

43

38

32

34

59

59

57

49

47

39

39

*41

38

39

39

38

34

1,146

38.2

0.033

0.04

2,270

May

34

39

39

41

41

38

30

30

32

30

30

28

26

32

54

136

355

208

174

149

135

129

123

118

115

123

118

115

104

90

2,110

4,826

156

0.134

0.15

9,570

June

1,660

690

347

245

*505

232

192

1,250

848

451

344

276

232

205

180

180

393

1,050

586

355

284

623

1,370

647

504

586

544

367

302

259

15,707

524

0.450

0.50

31,150

July

232

215

199

180

177

164

143

132

115

*118

109

106

132

120

90

84

93

71

82

76

93

109

728

1,790

802

427

298

245

208

192 

174

7,704

249

0.214

0.25

15,280

Aug.

146

138

126

115

109

90

101

87

*79

69

66

64

49

59

59

45

49

49

57

49

49

52

49

45

45

27

26

?6

27

28 

26

2,006

64.7

0.056

0.06

3,980

Sept.

26

26

26

27

28

27

27

27

30

43

30

27

26

23

22

20

18

17

16

*16

15

14

18

18

16

15

15

16

16

16

661

22.0

0.019

0.02

1,310

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,400 Min 17 Mean 540 Cfsm 0.464 In. 6.30 Ac-ft 391,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,200 Min 14 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.115 In. 1.56 Ac-ft 97,090

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplln, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°00'45", long 94°28'45", In NE^ sec. 1, T. 26 N., R. 33 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of second pier from left end of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles 

southeast of Joplin, 6 miles downstream from Baynham Branch, and 15.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--410 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 902.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by State Highway Commission).

Average discharge. 15 years, 413 cfs (299,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,740 cfs May 16 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Apr. 7,8; minimum gage height, 3.26 ft Sept. 30.

1941-56: Maximum discharge, 62,100 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs Sept. 7, 1954; minimum gage height, 2.94 ft Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

339

201

167

164

382

i^iio

598

510

444

335

288

261

237

220

208

192

182

173

164

158

147

144

135

130

*124

124

124

127

122 

119

116

7,745

250

0.610

0.70

15,360

Nov.

Tll- 114

lll

108

104

104

101

101

98

98

98

101

98

98

98

98

96

96

94

86

84

94

88

84

84

86

81

79

79

7_7_

2,852

95.1

0.232

0.26

5,660

Dec.

86

86

86

86

84

*79

79

79

77

74

72

74

72

72

72

70

68

72

65

70

68

68

68

68

68

70

68

65

65

65 

65

2,261

72.9

0.178

0.21

4,480

Jan.

63

63

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

*65

65

63

63

61

61

61

61

63

63

61

63

61

63

68

70

68

65

68

72

77 

T?

2,020

65.2

0.159

0.18

4,010

Feb.

74

84

86

88

84

79

77

77

84

79

84

81

79

*79

77

74

74

72

77

72

72

70

74

70

74

72

70

70

68

2,221

76.6

0.187

0.20

4,410

Mar.

68

68

72

63

63

63

63

61

59

61

57

51

57

63

70

70

65

61

61

*59

57

68

65

63

63

63

63

61

o7

57 

59

1,937

62.5

0.152

0.18

3,840

Apr.

63

63

55

53

51

49

41

40

45

63

65

59

55

59

555

285

198

167

147

127

116

108

101

91

*86

81

77

74

77

176

3,225

108

0.263

0.29

6,400

May

122

108

98

91

81

74

72

68

59

55

53

49

45

79

618

3,340

Tf54T

403

339

285

244

217

201

182

176

170

150

133

116

106

1,620

9,901

319

0.778

0.90

19,640

June

1,540

403

328

282

*250

240

220

1,580

452

361

313

282

254

237

224

467

945

567

384

331

288

264

306

288

306

645

392

324

288

264

12,725

424

1.03

1.15

25,240

July

240

217

201

186

173

164

158

147

141

*133

130

124

144

164

122

108

104

96

96

94

86

135

5SO

1,140

730

411

328

288

261

237 

214

7,332

237

0.578

0.67

14,540

Aug.

201

179

164

147

138

130

122

116

*114

106

104

98

94

86

84

86

74

72

79

88

84

77

72

70

65

63

59

55

53 

55

293

3,238

104

0.254

0.29

6,420

Sept.

144

122

104

88

81

77

72

68

68

65

61

59

55

55

51

49

47

47

*47

49

47

45

51

53

51

51

49

47

45

4_1

1,889

63.0

0.154

0.17

3,750

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,080 Min 55 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.39 Ac-ft 205,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,340 Min 40 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.20 Ac-ft 113,800

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--May 16 (4:30 a.m.) 7,740 cfs (10.00 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 94°4S', in center of SW£ sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 24 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock Creek, 3 miles southeast of Quapaw, and at mile 13.9. Records include flow of Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 2.510 sq mi, includes that of Rock Creek. 

Records available . July 1939 to September 1956.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Flood in May 1943 damaged gage structure; staff gage on right bank at same datum 

was used May 20 to Nov. 16, 1943.

Average discharge .--17 years, 2,030 cfs (1,470,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs July 24 (gage height, 14.10 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 43.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 5.8 cfs July 8, 1954.

Flood in December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Low and 

medium flow regulated by Riverton hydroelectric plant, 15 miles above station. Record 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions . WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 16, 31, June 1, 16, 17, 23, July 23-25)

4.8 

5.1 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

34

56

105

184

305

470

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

810

1,250

2,400

5,500

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,900

571

560

672

4,170

8,160

3,850

2,530

1,190

1,000

773

717

553

569

453

448

456

356

402

401

246

428

218

478

165

241

280

313

142 

2TT

267

32,720

1,055

0.420

0.48

64,900

Nov.

279

248

206

222

226

218

254

172

238

230

225

219

242

208

216

232

214

171

194

200

256

154

281

T64

206

188

176

200

179

165

6,383

213

0.085

0.09

12,660

Dec.

226

230

196

210

191

202

194

176

208

159

174

172

160

211

146

181

166

176

166

166

157

150

198

164

192

170

170

158

140

17?

144

5,525

178

0.071

0.08

10,960

Jan.

144

174

148

170

130

156

176

136

139

151

149

154

187

163

125

114

150

144

132

110

120

158

220

208

176

162

162

144

178

186

139

4,805

155

0.062

0.07

9,530

Feb.

225

237

216

174

192

176

190

243

168

150

239

165

220

186

190

201

206

180

200

153

146

168

184

156

154

160

154

158

144

5,335

184

0.073

0.08

10, 580

Mar.

148

150

150

142

108

125

159

140

108

162

86

136

116

119

133

160

138

116

134

86

86

84

106

156

146

142

122

132

108

81

81

3,860

125

0.050

0.06

7.660

Apr.

83

181

194

173

140

150

122

81

14 g

200

135

186

205

244

1,140

518

470

236

287

286

240

218

262

234

200

183

172

186

197

165

7,234

241

0.096

0.11

14,350

May

268

211

212

190

137

188

155

135

150

144

124

126

88

218

668

2,140

1,400

868

600

543

520

370

354

347

360

388

366

323

347

243

3,520

15,703

507

0.202

0.23

31,150

June

7,760

2,950

1,300

1,160

886

1,660

780

1,290

2,950

1,340

929

758

647

558

516

4,400

4,610

3,250

2,400

1,030

1,030

866

3,330

2,470

1,940

1,310

1,600

977

821

482

56,000

1,867

0.744

0.83

111,100

July

554

519

424

400

520

792

418

401

288

320

275

235

388

592

486

381

269

196

234

249

856" 157

2,830

6.480

3,920

1,740

1,110

713

722

725

625

29,813

962

0.383

0.44

59,130

Aug.

405

438

477

300

285

330

272

251

250

240

238

248

205

174

200

159

142

90

243

136

148

154

160

158

150

129

132

90

112

135

126

6,577

212

0.084

0.10

13,050

Sept.

244

T52

152

128

115

102

120

92

88

86

86

86

83

80

80

80

78

75

73

72

69

57

42

37

76

48

41

80

44

36_

2,602

86.7

0.035

0.04

5,160

Calendar year 1955 : Max 27,200 

Water year 1955-56 : Max 8,480

Mln 

Mln

116

36

Mean 1,280 

Mean 482

Cfsm 0.51 In. 

Cfsm 0.192 In.

6.91

2.61

Ac-ft 926.900 

Ac-ft 350,200

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). No peak above base.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location.--Lat 36°50', long 94°36', in SWiSWir sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 34 W. , on left bank 

on downstream side of Seneca Street Bridge in Seneca, half a mile upstream from Little 

Lost Creek and 9} miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--42 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 839.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 24.3 cfs (17,590 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 132 cfs May 31 (gage height, 1.49 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 15.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 8.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 1954.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1177: 1949 (yearly figures only).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-12, Oct. 28 to Jan. 6, Mar. 5-16)

-0.1 

0.0

.1 

.2

.9

2.4 

4.6

0.3 

.5 

.7

7.5

16

30

40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

11

8.7

12

44

39

30

22

19

16

16

14

12

11

9.9

12

11

9.5

9.1

8.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.6

676

7.5

7.5 

6.6

6.6

404.9

13.1

0.312

0.36

803

Nov.

6.3

6.3

6.6

676

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

476

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6 

4.6

168.7

5.62

0.134

0.15

335

Dec.

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

479

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

575

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

163.9

5.29

0.126

0.15

325

Jan.

5.5

5.8

T76

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.4

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.4

140.5

4.53

0.108

0.12

279

Feb.

6.0

670

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

133.6

4.61

0.110

0.12

265

Mar.

5.7

si?

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

276

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

97.5

3.15

0.075

0.09

193

Apr.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.5

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.9

27_

11

8.3

6.6

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

154.0

5.13

0.122

0.14

305

May

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.7

377

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

6.9

22

18

14

11

8.3

7.2

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.2 

40

229.4

7.40

0.176

0.20

455

June

18

14

11

9.1

11

9.9

8.3

7.2

6.3

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

16

11

8.3

7.9

6.9

6.3

8.9

21

13

11

9.1

6.9

6.0

5.2 

4.4

265.5

8.85

0.211

0.24

527

July

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.1

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

2T2

3.3

2.6

4.0

37

26

16

13

10

7.9

6.9 

6.0

5.5

192.1

6.20

0.148

0.17

381

Aug.

4.9

TT6

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.4

T75

2.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8 

2.2

2.1

77.4

2.50

0.060

0.07

154

Sept.

.6

.5

.4

.4

.2

.8

.2

.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.0

.4

.0

.2

.0

.9

.8

.7

30.6

1.02

0.024

0.03

61

Calendar year 1955: Max 136 Min 3.9 Mean 18.2 Cfsm 0.433 In. 5.91 Ac-ft 13,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 40 Min 0.6 Mean 5.62 Cfsm 0.134 In. 1.84 Ac-ft 4,080

Peak discharge (base, 175 cfs).--No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location. Lat 36°38', long 94°35', in NE^ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 34 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2f miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, 3 miles southeast of Tiff City, 

and at mile 15.8.

Drainage area. 872 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 812 cfs (587,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 cfs May 15 (gage height, 23.14 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 137,000 cfs Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Sept. 5, 6, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). VISP 927: 1940. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-7, Dec. 6 to Jan. 27)

3.3

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

20

35

56

118

241

800

6.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

21.0

1,530

3,600

11,200

22,500

35,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

366

185

137

126

310

1.040

516

390

313

250

219

189

164

141

133

129

122

115

108

101

94

91

87

84

78

76

76

87

87

87

84

5,985

193

0.221

0.26

11,870

Nov.

84

BT

78

76

76

76

76

76

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

78

73

70

70

67

67

67

67

67

64

64

64

62

62

62

2,138

71.3

0.082

0.09

4,240

Dec.

67

70

73

70

70

70

67

67

64

64

64

64

64

64

62.

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

64

64

64

64

62

62

2,000

64.5

0.074

0.09

3,970

Jan.

62

59

59

59

56

56

56

56

56

54

54

54

54

54

50

50

50

52

52

52

52

54

64

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

1,801

58.1

0.067

0.08

3,570

Feb.

73

31

101

108

104

101

98

94

98

98

98

101

101

101

101

104

104

108

115

126

126

126

126

122

122

118

115

111

104

3,095

107

0.123

0.13

6,140

Mar.

98

9T

94

91

91

87

84

81

78

76

76

76

76

73

73

78

76

73

70

67

73

73

73

70

70

67

67

64

59

59

59

2,346

75.7

0.087

0.10

4,650

Apr.

59

59

64

59

56

50

46

43

48

56

64

70

67

64

94

115

126

122

115

111

101

94

91

84

84

81

76

74

1,030

1.160

4,363

145

0.166

0.19

8,650

May

735

573

467

396

343

293

250

219

193

172

152

137

122

6,130

54 . 100

11,000

3,670

2,200

1,580

1,210

965

832

687

627

657

627

573

506

445

390

434

70,685

2,280

2.61

3.01

140,200

June

533

406

343

318

303

328

348

494

494

418

354

308

274

250

241

232

223

228

223

210

197

193

250

264

296

832

1.070

800

591

478

11,499

383

0.439

0.49

22,810

July

390

323

279

241

223

215

193

176

160

148

133

126

115

111

108

98

91

84

81

87

91

87

198

1.560

1,190

681

478

374

313

270

232

8,856

286

0.328

0.38

17,570

Aug.

206

185

164

148

137

122

115

104

101

87

84

78

78

73

67

62

54

50

52

48

43

43

41

39

39

39

37

35

35

32.

126

2,524

81.4

0.093

0.11

5,010

Sept.

185

129

108

87

78

67

59

54

52

50

46

43

41

37

35

34

32

32

29

28

28

28

29

28

28

28

28

26

26

Ii

1,499

50.0

0.057

0.06

2,970

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,800 Min 26 Mean 550 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.57 Ao-ft 337,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 34,100 Mln 24 Mean 319 Cfsm 0.366 In. 4.99 Ac-ft 231,600

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). May 15 (3:30 p.m.) 49,900 cfs (23.14 ft).

465893 O-58 15
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°28', long 95°02', in SW^- sec. 14, T. 23 ¥., R. 21 E., on upstream side 

of pier at intake structure near right end of Pensaoola Dam on Neosho River at 

Langley, 5 miles east of Pensaoola, 9.9 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek, and at 

mile 77.0.

Drainage area. 10,298 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1956. Published as Grand Lake at Langley 

prior to October 1941.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 14, 1941, staff or wire-weight 

gage on handrail at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,456,000 acre-ft Oct. 10 (gage height, 

 74TTTT9 ft); minimum, 1,076,000 acre-ft Apr. 14 (gage height, 729.68 ft).

1940-56: Maximum contents, 2,195,000 acre-ft July 18, 1951 (gage height, 

754.96 ft); minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, 642,900 acreft, Sept. 28, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by multiple-arch concrete dam, with top of taintor-type 

spillway gates at gage height 755.0 ft. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940; power-pool 

stage was first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 682.0 ft (sill 

of powerhouse penstock) and 745.0 ft (maximum power-pool) is 1,492,000 acre-ft. 

Capacity between gage heights 745.0 ft and 755.0 ft is 525,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood control. Dead storage below gage height 682.0 ft is 180,200 acreft. Reservoir is utilized for power development and flood control. Figures given 

herein represent total contents.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table (gage height, In feet, and contents 

in thousands of acre-feet)

729.0

731.0

733.0

735.0

1,054

1,119

1,186

1,257

737.0

739.0

741.0

1,332

1,411

1,494

Total contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

1,554 

1,542

1,555

1,360

1,393

1,426

1,445

1,450

1,454 

1,454

1,450

1,446

1,441

1,437

1,454

1,452

1,426

1,418

1,411

1,402

1,396

1,390

1,391

1,382

1,375

1,369

1,361

1,358

1,357

1,357

1,348

737.41

+22

Nov.

1,546 

1,359

1,335

1,328

1,529

1,328

1,325

1,321

1,317 

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,312

1,307

1,306

1,301

1,299

1,295

1,296

1,296

1,291

1,289

1,286

1,285

1,282

1,281

1,282

1,278

1,274

1,268

735.31

-80

Dec.

1,262 

1,257

1,257

1,258

1,252

1,244

1,237

1,229

1,224 

1,223

1,223

1,218

1,213

1,206

1,200

1,194

1,194

1,196

1,189

1,182

1,176

1,170

1,165

,165

,165

,166

,160

,152

,146

3. 1 13_8

1,138

731.56

-130

Jan.

1,138 

1,159

1,134

1,129

1,127

1,127

1,126

1,126

1,126 

1,124

1,124

1,123

1,122

1,122

1,123

1,122

1,121

1,119

1,119

1,119

1,120

1,121

1,121

1,120

1,121

1,120

1,122

1,120

1,120

1,119

1,118

730.97

-20

Feb.

1,121 

1,122

1,125

1,125

1,124

1,124

1,124

1,125

1,125 

1,126

1,127

1,127

1,127

1,127

1,127

1,127

1,126

1,126

1,127

1,125

1,124

1,123

1,120

1,117

1,120

1,120

1,118

1,115

1,112

730.80

-6

Mar.

1,112 

1,111

1,111

1,111

1,108

1,111

1,107

1,106

1,106 

1,108

1,107

1,104

1,101

1,101

1,099

1,097

1,098

1,098

1,098

1,095

1,095

1,093

1,094

1,094

1,092

1,092

1,092

1,091

1,090

1,086

1,086

729.99

-26

Apr.

1,086 

1,083

1,085

1,083

1,081

1,078

1,078

1,080

1,081 

1,080

1,079

1,078

1,077

1,081

1,088

1,090

1,O9O

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,088

1,090

1,091

1,088

1,087

1,085

1,085

1,087

1,090

1,090

730.11

+4

May

1,094 

1,096

1,098

1,098

1,100

1,101

1,102

1,100

1,098 

1,097

1,100

1,105

1,114

1,124

1,191

1,213

1,217

1,212

1,210

1,208

1,201

1,193

1,191

1,185

1,183

1,186

1,187

1,185

1,178

1,179

1,185

732.96

+96

June

1,198 

1,215

1,226

1,226

1,230

1,229

1,226

1,225

1,232 

1,237

1,235

1,232

1,228

1,223

1,219

1,229

1,241

1,243

1,247

1,245

1,242

1,241

1,250

1,259

1,264

1,264

1,263

1,264

1,262

1,260

735.09

+75

July

1,261 

1,255

1,250

1,254

1,247

1,243

1,241

1,244

1,239 

1,232

1,226

1,218

1,211

1,209

1,209

1,204

1,200

1,198

1,196

1,196

1.195

1,196

1,205

1,225

1,232

1,232

1,231

1,232

1,234

1 231

1*226

734.13

-34

Aug.

1,220 

1,218

1,214

1,211

1,210

1,209

1,200

1,195

1,187 

1,184

1,181

1,179

1,176

1,167

1,158

1,148

1,142

1,141

1,146

1,145

1,144

1,143

1,143

1,143

1,142

1,143

1,142

1,142

1,141

1 139

ljl38

731.59

-86

Sept.

1,153 

1,138

1,138

1,137

1,136

1,136

1,133

1,132

1,132 

1,130

1,129

1,127

1,121

1,116

1,114

1,115

1,112

1,108

1,104

1,102

1,098

1,098

1,098

1,096

1,095

1,093

1,090

1,087

1,087

1,086

729.98

-52

Calendar year 1955 .................... t +129 

Water year-1955-56 .................... * -240

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month.

t Change in contents, in thousands of acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location. Lat 36°26' , long 95°03', In SW^NW^- sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 21 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 82, if miles southwest of 

Langley, 4.1 miles downstream from Pensacola Dam, 5.8 miles upstream from Big Cabin 

Creek, and at mile 72.9.

Drainage area .--10,335 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 607.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 16, 1940, staff gage at site 

0.6 mile upstream at same datum. Feb. 16, 1940, to Feb. 9, 1954, water-stage recorder 

at site 0.5 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 7.012 cfs (5,076,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 9.50 ft); minimum daily, 61 cfs Aug. 26, Sept. 30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 300,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmark), from computation of outflow from Lake 0' The Cherokees; 

minimum daily, 9 cfs Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since 1940 by Lake 0" The Cherokees (see preceding page). Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1954 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,230

1,020

2,660

3,680

3,690

3,850

4,040

4.680

2,220

3,620

3,750

3,540

3,530

3,640

2,760

1,500

3,460

4,090

4,140

4,460

4,610

2,670

1,080

4,000

4,450

3,160

3,370

3,250

265

82

3,440

96,937

3,127

192,300

Nov.

2,970

3,000

3,040

3.220

335

92

1,790

1,770

2,270

2,280

1,940

226

112

1,820

1,920

1,570

1,540

1,640

200

80

1,950

2,280

2,100

205

1,380

182

85

2,210

2,320

2,450

46,977

1,566

93,180

Dec.

3,420

3,140

260

92

3,320

3,680

3,860

3,920

3,540

245

88

2,860

3,280

3,460

3,450

3,190

230

88

3,190

3,560

3,410

3,640

3,280

280

98

92

3,090

4,080

4,520

3,700

225

75, 288

2,429

149,300

Jan.

85

82

2.890

2,480

2,060

595

115

75

498

504

585

606

300

110

73

315

701

644

246

340

110

70

625

506

570

663

625

165

82

675

712

18,107

584

35,910

Feb.

508

328

115

79

79

404

385

355

200

100

75

77

362

310

555

626

972

190

90

918

987

1,060

1,550

1,460

252

109

1,410

1,380

1,410

16,446

567

32,620

Mar.

749

790

247

99

856

700

797

621

548

245

120

893

944

888

1,150

642

181

no

400

777

886

667

412

136

136

607

649

543

1.160

845

323

18,121

585

35,940

Apr.

175

1,240

890

1,140

1,190

1.580

200

90

1,200

945

825

830

805

180

125

550

645

455

675

605

190

96

585

905

810

785

495

175

90

575

18,651

628

37,390

May

370

265

390

620

155

126

735

670

735

605

1,040

97

81

1,930"

5,380

5,330

5,340

5.620

4,450

3,000

4,790

5,380

4,690

3,130

3,000

254

85

2,960

3,090

283

2,840

67,441

2,176

133,800

June

2,660

255

82

2,780

3,100

3,080

5.260

2,910

230

75

3,010

3,040

2,940

2,870

2,910

240

75

2,790

2,790

2,750

2,780

2,980

185

73

3,130

2,680

3,090

2,450

2,640

1,260

63,115

2,104

125,200

July

80

3,360

3,460

278

2,870

2,090

285

71

2,980

3,100

2,960

3,380

5.600

1,330

375

2,500

2,360

1,600

832

865

106

73

575

1,300

2,170

2,520

2,460

680

150

1,970

3,200

54,580

1,761

108,300

Aug.

2,410

1,870

2,050

723

175

3,270

3,360

3,040

3,360

2,480

200

71

3,410

2,900

3,630

4.140

3,590

1,010

176

80

71

67

63

113

63

61

118

430

524

889

91

44,435

1,433

88,140

Sept.

65

63

63

379

850

107

82

78

80

78

122

636

2,320

2 . 690

388

89

1,570

1,660

1,660

326

1,370

240

82

374

562

730

961

1,140

69

61

18,895

630

37,480

Calendar year 1955: Max 28,600 Min 69 Mean 3,017 Ac-ft 2,184,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,620 Mln 61 Mean 1,473 Ac-ft 1,070,000
216 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°31 I , long 95°08', in NW^-SE^ sec. 35, T. 24 N., R. 20 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, 2 1/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles 

southeast of Big Cabin, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 9 years, 234 cfs (169,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 14.74 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 12-17, 26-28.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 40,700 cfs June 30, 1951 (gage height, 30.76 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1954, Sept. 12-17, 26-28, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 34.96 ft May 18, 1943 (discharge, 63,000 cfs, by slope-area 

determination of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-9, 14-21. Dec. 1-7, Dec. 31 to 

Jan. 5, May 1 to July 2)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

0

.2

.9

2.2

4.5

11

29

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

53

104

165

320

537

1,190

2,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

72

33

345

192

2.420

1,430

208

92

56

38

28

21

16

11

8.6

7.5

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.4

i.1

5,024.3

162

0.348

0.40

9.970

Nov.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

26.8

0.89

0.002

0.002

53

Dee.

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

47.1

1.52

0.003

0.004

93

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.1

27T

1.9

43.3

1.40

0.003

0.003

86

Feb.

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

TTs

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

53.0

1.83

0.004

0.004

105

Mar.

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

78

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

.9

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

42.5

1.37

0.003

0.003

84

Apr.

1.6

T76

157

159

48

29

16

10

9.2

8.2

7.8

6.9

5.7

5.1

2.500

513

128

66

39

28

21

16

13

10

9.2

8.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

3,845.1

128

0.275

0.31

7,630

May

11

166

79

44

29

20

15

12

9.6

8.6

6.6

6.0

5.7

22

725

237

99

54

33

23

17

12

10

46

54

28

18

12

10

8.6

162

1,981.1

63.9

0.137

0.16

3,930

June

327

95

53

45

30

23

34

22

14

10

7.5

6.0

5.1

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

58

651

150

340

147

64

32

18

2,163.4

72.1

0.155

0.17

4,290

July

11

7.5

6.0

4.5

3.5

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

74

.4

10

7.5

4.5

3.0

1.8

1.2

1.1

10

247

161

49

21

8.6

6.6

o°?

2 . 6

581.2

18.7

0.040

0.05

1,150

Aug.

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

2.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

73

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

1.4

9, 6

33.9

1.09

0.002

0.003

67

Sept.

6.6

372

1.8

1.2

.7

.7

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

18.6

0.62

0.001

0.001

37

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,850 Min 0.5 Mean 87.3 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.55 Ae-ft 63,230

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,500 Min O.I Mean 37.9 Cfsm 0.081 In. 1.11 Ao-ft 27,5OO

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°17', long 95°20' , in SWi sec. 19, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, if miles south of Pryor, 2 miles downstream from Seminole Creek, and 10.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--9 years, 88.1 cfs (63,780 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs May 15 (gage height, 13.82 ft); no 

flow at times.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 18.95 ft); no 

flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 ft May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

753

42

17

39

1.500

927

78

30

16

10

7.4

5.7

4.5

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

3,242.0

105

6,430

Nov.

0

O

O

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

-il

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.9

0.06

3.8

Feb.

0.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 _

5.7

0.20

11

Mar.

0

o

o

Apr.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

282

40

16

8.8

6.2

4.2

3.1

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

369.8

12.3

733

May

1.7

2.2

29

16

8.8

6.0

4.2

2.5

1.9

1.2

.9

.7

.5

230

1,640

162

50

23

12

8.2

5.7

4.5

15

946

210

65

36

35

25

13

9.4

3,565.4

115

7,070

June

7.0

5.0

26

34

16

25

18

12

7.3

4.5

2.7

15

12

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

~.l 0

1.1

2.0

32

19

826

285

47

1,380.4

46.0

2,740

July

20

9.8

5.4

4.0

2.9

2.0

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

48.7

1.57

97

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,740 Mln 0 Mean 27.4 Ac-ft 19,840

Water year 1955-56: Max l,64o Mln o Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,O80

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOO cfs).--Oct. 5 (6 p.m.) 2,060 cfs (11.67 ft); May 15 (5:45 a.m.) 2,580 

cfs (13.82 ft).
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Fort Gibson, Okla.

Location. -Lat 35°52' , long 95 "14', in NWtNWi sec. 18, T. 16 N , R. 20 E. in control

 £wer near left end of Fort Gibson Dam on Neosho River, 4 miles north of Fort Gibson 

and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12,492 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

~^Eb Jan. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 372,800 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 554.40 ft);

 minimum, 317,800 acre-ft Apr. 2 (elevation, 551.38 ft).

1949-56: Maximum contents, 554,500 acre-ft July 20, 1951 (elevation, 562.50 ft), 

minimum not determined.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity and earth-fill dam. Regulated

 STorage began Sept. 5, 1949. Capacity, 1,284,000 acre-ft at elevation 582.0 ft

(flood-control pool) and 365,200 acre-ft at elevation 554.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Reservoir was designed for flood control and power development. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation . Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents In acre-feet)

551

552

553

554

555

311,300

328,500

346,500

365,200

555 384,500 384,500 

Total contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

351.9

355.1

349.9

350.3

359.5

362.4

353.2

349.7

352.5

345.6

342.9

341.8

340.7

340.9

343.3

347.4

341.8

339.8

337.9

336.1

335.5

340.9

345.4

337.9

337.3

334.4

332.6

330.1

333.9

333.9

324.9

551.80

-24.5

Nov.

325.3

328.9

325.1

324.0

327.2

327.2

323.7

322.7

322.7

322.9

324.4

326.7

328.1

324.0

327.6

327.1

327.2

328.9

330.3

330.7

328.5

331.7

333.0

336.2

335.7

336.1

337.7

333.0

332.5

331.7

552.18

+6.8

Dec.

331.0

332.3

332.6

333.4

332.5

332.5

332.5

335.5

336.1

341.5

342.0

335.3

334.3

335.3

335.3

336.6

340.0

340.7

333.7

333.9

334.4

335.3

336.2

341.5

342.4

342.4

336.1

334.6

337.1

337.5

340.7

552.68

+9.0

Jan.

341.1

339.3

333.7

333.9

335.5

337.5

336.6

337.1

335.3

333.9

333.5

332.8

332.3

332.6

333.9

332.1

330.5

330.3

329.0

328.0

328.0

329.6

328.9

327.8

327.1

326.7

325.8

328.3

330.3

326.9

325.3

551.82

-15.4

Feb.

328.0

326.9

327.1

326.7

326.7

326.5

326.7

328.1

328.0

328.1

328.3

328.0

327.2

326.7

325.6

326.2

326.5

326.7

327.4

326.3

326.5

327.1

327.2

334.8

331.2

331.2

331.0

330.7

331.2

552.15

+5.9

Mar.

333.5

333.9

333.5

333.5

330.8

330.7

328.3

326.7

325.3

327.2

326.5

323.5

323.0

323.2

324.7

324.2

324.9

325.3

324.4

322.9

322.9

323.0

323.5

323.2

322.7

321.3

320.6

319.8

319.8

319.6

319.5

551.48

-11.7

Apr.

320.1

318.4

319.8

319.5

319.8

321.0

321.3

321.2

321.5

321.5

321.5

322.7

323.0

324.6

324.7

329.0

329.8

328.9

328.5

328.3

329.0

329.8

330.3

330.1

331.0

330.7

330.7

334.1

334.3

332.5

552.22

+13.0

May

333.4

333.7

333.2

332.1

332.5

333.5

332.5

331.2

332.1

332.8

332.3

332.1

334.8

341.1

364.4

367.9

369.4

366.7

362.9

357.6

350.3

346.9

346.3

343.6

343.1

347.6

348.1

339.8

343.4

348.7

345.1

552.92

+12.6

June

347.0

351.5

355.5

349.9

349.6

350.3

349.9

349.9

355.5

355.7

349.4

347.8

347.4

346.5

346.1

350.8

350.8

344.9

346.7

348.1

348.1

346.5

350.8

352.1

346.5

343.3

349.6

352.5

353.2

355.1

553.47

+10.0

July

357.4

350.1

349.7

355.7

350.1

349.4

352.5

353.2

347.8

347.8

348.7

348.3

346.9

349.7

350.1

344.3

342.7

343.3

342.9

341.1

341.1

342.0

342.9

339.1

337.1

338.4

339.3

343.1

344.3

341.1

340.4

552.66

-14.7

Aug.

342.9

344.5

344.5

344.7

344.9

340.7

341.5

343.4

345.1

347.4

349.6

348.3

342.0

342.7

341.8

342.0

344.3

347.2

351.2

349.9

348.3

346.5

343.3

340.7

340.4

339.7

337.7

334.3

331.7

331.0

332.5

552.22

-7.9

Sept.

332.3

331.9

330.8

330.8

331.6

331.9

331.9

331.6

330.7

330.1

329.9

328.9

329.4

331.9

335.7

336.1

335.9

336.1

339.1

340.7

339.3

341.1

342.5

342.0

342.2

342.7

343.6

344.9

347.2

346.7

553.01

+14.2

Ual endar year 19 55 .................... * +11.3 

Water year 1955-56 .................... * -2.7

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

* Change In contents, In thousands of acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near Fort Gibson, Okla.

219

Location.--Lat 35°51'15", long 95°13'45", in SE^NW^- sec. 19, T. 16 N. , R. 19 E., on left 

bank 1.1 miles downstream from Fort Gibson Dam, 4.5 miles north of Fort Gibson and 

at mile 6.6

Drainage area.--12 .495 sq mi.

Records available. Ma.v 1950 to September 1956.

GaSe -"water-stage recorder - Datum of gage is 483.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 11, 1950, to Aug. 20, 1951, wire-weight 

gage and Aug. 21, 1951, to June 11, 1952, water-stage recorder, at site 4.4 miles 

downstream at datum 8.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--6 years, 4,852 cfs (3,513,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 12.01 ft); 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Aug. 26.

 nf50 " 56: Maxlmum discharge, 133,000 cfs July 20, 1951; maximum gage height, 

JO.96 ft July 18, 1951, former site and datum; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 26 

1956.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in May 1943, from highwater profile by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow 

completely regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees and Fort Gibson Reservoir 

(see p. 214, 218). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 35 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water yeai 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

cuoic feet per second)

from Arkansas River Oct. 5-8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 3O

4.5 

5.0

5.5

77

137

278

492

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

9.0

850

1,500

2,580

5,400

8,760 4.5 

5.0

18

26

50

112

193

375

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

650

1,030

1,650

2,630

5,400

8,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,330

356

3,790

3,710

4,570

7,300

8,430

5,620

2,420

5,620

4,630

4,410

3,790

3,030

1,860

264

3,990

4,620

4,780

4,590

4,560

1,230

308

4,000

4,520

4,680

4,470

4,370

1,140

195

4,060

114,643

3,698

227,400

Nov.

3,130

748

4,260

3,410

1,410

98

2,040

1,670

1,480

1,420

1,100

572

160

1,500

1,260

586

828

903

650

94

742

881

810

60

625

571

114

1,580

1,800

2,390

36,892

1,230

73,170

Dec.

2,580

2,420

690

82

2,920

2,900

2,640

3,030

3,050

760

226

2,960

2,880

2,950

2,560

2,200

1,310

220

5,260

2,550

2,730

2,720

2,620

709

177

154

2,680

3,260

3,230

3,000

1,500

64,968

2,096

128,900

Jan.

286

906

2,720

2,430

1,790

1,080

682

186

1,160

886

710

615

610

330

87

628

986

985

926

989

412

92

550

1,000

786

835

789

220

50

758

1,050

25,534

824

50,650

Feb.

945

542

442

508

-§2

216

176

408

104

396

380

78

461

570

548

585

646

625

150

772

261

582

660

700

682

120

788

842

712

13,959

481

27,690

Mar.

468

394

812

291

1,620

1,440

1,230

1,160

1,260

515

295

1,160

1,120

848

634

829

340

112

650

645

1,170

648

534

736

256

810

837

966

508

1,010

1,060

24,358

786

48,310

Apr.

175

1,310

735

753

885

848

902

132

773

580

606

376

280

508

110

610

593

815

618

588

64

188

276

157

370

946

744

442

250

980

16,614

554

32,950

May

706

482

712

1,030

312

143

706

782

299

292

1,030

1,140

68

731

4,190

6,530

6,210

7,630

8,160

67720

7,340

7,320

6,320

6,160

4,110

1,330

200

4,300

958

646

2,140

88,697

2,861

175,900

June

1,700

540

332

3,250

3,040

3,100

4,280

3,590

630

506

3,820

4,520

3,200

3,650

2,950

840

335

3,200

1,800

1,800

2,650

3,310

1,120

132

3,360

3,220

4,020

3,010

2,680

1,700

72,085

2,403

143,000

July

160

3,720

3,520

570

3,140

2,980

1,010

160

2,630

2,320

2,130

3,170

3,980

1,820

618

3,570

3,270

1,810

1,700

1,720

413

178

494

2,330

2,140

1,630

1,870

890

245

1,820

2,000

58,008

1,871

115,100

Aug.

1,490

1,400

1,700

1,670

396

2,410

2,260

1,980

2,260

1,880

938

468

3,360

2,560

5 . 580

3,440

2,520

2,210

88

419

448

685

1,500

1,270

74

18

574

1,640

1,260

618

42

45,158

1,457

89,570

Sept.

82

116

160

78

a20

a35

a25

a40

a25

a30

a65

a25

a45

a650

a600

a200

280

480

413

271

608

490

62

49

44

76

79

47

64

37

5,196

173

10,310

Calendar year 1955: Max 26,800 Min 60 Mean 3,178 Ac-ft 2,301,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 8,430 Mln 18 Mean 1,547 Ac-ft 1,123,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Port Gibson 

Reservoir.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°46i, long 95° 18", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 19 E., on downstream side 

of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 62 and 64, 1.7 miles downstream from Neosho 

River, 3? miles northeast of Muskogee, and at mile 457.8.

Drainage area.--96.674 sq mi, of which 12,541 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1956. Published as "at Webbers Falls" 

October 1933 to February 1935. Prior to October 1933, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 1,600 

ft downstream at datum 2.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1933, to 

July 6, 1934, chain gage and July 7, 1934, to Feb. 28, 1935, water-stage recorder, at 

Webbers Falls, 29 miles downstream, at datum 442.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 1 to Oct. 9, 1935, staff gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at present datum. 

Oct. 10, 1935, to Feb. 21, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 19,440 cfs (14,070,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 110,000 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 20.28 ft); minimum, 130 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 30.

1925-56: Maximum discharge, 700,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 8, 9, 30, 1956.

Flood of May 21, 1943, is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by John Martin, Great Salt Plains, Fall River, Hulah, and Fort Gibson Reservoirs, 

and Lake 0' The Cherokees (see p. 138, 155, 182, 189, 218, 214).

Cooperation. Gage height record, 54 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-13, Oct. 31 to Nov. 23, Dec. 2-10, 

18-28, Jan. 4, 25-31, Apr. 3 to May 5, June 10-15, Sept. 3-22)

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

130

210

370

590

1,130

1,840

5.5

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

20.0

2,820

4,130

11,600

26,000

47,000

107,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26 

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,850

2,280

4,526 

11,400

69,600

104,000

97,100

65,000

40,200 

50,200

22,800

18,800

15,600

12,700

9,880

7,600 

8,960 

9,450

9,190

8,810

8,240

5,210 

5,910

5,820

7,190

7,250 

7,400

6,900

5,780

5,000

5,820

616,460

19,890

*1,225

Nov.

5,770

5,290

6,110 

6.420

3,680

2,520

3,240

5,400

5,510 

3,320

2,870

2,510

1,990

2,440

2,920

2,170 

2,240 

2,390

2,180

2,080

1,920

2,230 

2,350

1,650

1,570

1,640 

1,510

2,150

3,080

3,480

85,610

2,854

169,800

Dec.

4,160

4,220

2,380 

2,000

5,940

4,960

4,440

4,670

4,800 

2,280

1,740

5,740

4,160

4,240

5,820

3,580 

2,700 

1,840

3,990

3,780

4,140

4,590 

4,260

2,410

1,710

1,290 

5,220

4,910

5,000

4,740

5,110

110,620

5,568

219,400

Jan.

2,100

1,800

4,240 

3,460

2,940

2,240

1,440

1,260

1,500 

2,100

1,660

1,620

1,560

1,280

1,200

1,260 

1,840 

1,860

1,790

1,920

1,510

1,420 

1,620

2,040

2,060

2,040 

1,950

1,570

1,240

1,660

2,050

58,010

1,871

115,100

Feb.

2,500

1,680

1,580 

1,500

1,150

1,210

1,220

1,340

1.110 

1,320

1,580

1,520

1,430

1,680

1,840

2,010 

2,060 

2,100

1,550

1,840

1,660

1,820 

1,920

2,150

1,820

1,840 

1,740

2,070

1,980

48,780

1,682

96,750

Mar.

1,790

1,580

1,440 

1,880

2,580

2,580

2,180

2,250

2,540 

1,580

1,420

1,900

2,200

1,820

1,560

1,596 

1,050 

1,140

1,240

1,370

1,760

1,570 

1,510

1,500

1,490

1,610 

1,650

1,620

1,490

1,640

1,570

52,660

1,699

104,400

Apr.

1,600

2,000

1,640 

1,720

2,180

2,200

1,740

1,780

1,600 

1,590

1,680

1,640

1,450

1,670

1,710

1,720 

1,940 

2,890

2,736

2,240

1,550

1,550 

1,590

1,540

1,520

2,500 

1,860

1,860

2,050

2,550

56,050

1,868

111,200

May

2,280

1,900

2,010 

2,250

1,400

1,550

1,550

1,560

1,120 

1,070

1,670

1,950

1,080

1,080

6,910

14.000 

9,660 

9,790

10,500

8,500

8,570

8,880 

7,580

7,690

6,810

5,590 

2,280

4,500

2,300

1,590

5,590

158,590

4,471

274,900

June

2,680

1,740

5,920 

5,890

9j260

7,500

6,590

5,980

2,760 

2,580

5,240

5,760

5,650

4,940

4,890

2,520 

2,050 

4,250

5,190

2,860

5,180

4,580 

2,050

1,500

5,400

5,860 

5,800

4,820

4,580

5,060

128,460

4,282

254,800

July

2,470

4,240

4,780 

2,120

4,160

4,510

2,280

1,780

3,040 

3,960

3,420

4,440

5,410

3,870

1,760

4,050 

4,580 

2,730

2,700

2,550

1,500

1,040 

1,126

2,730

2,800

2,810 

2,370

2,270

1,860

2,740

3,080

92,950

2,998

184,400

Aug.

2,540

2,240

2,460 

2,200

1,220

2,420

5,060

2,300

2,580 

2,470

1,470

1,140

2,830

3,260

3,460

5,960 

5,180 

2,590

1,280

505

750

880 

1,260

1,510

895

250

1,580

1,420

1,240

520

57,770

1,864

114,600

Sept.

220

290

510 

522

202

158

150

154 TCo

198

194

198

174

452

845

510 

290 

455

620

460

595

580 

489

178

146

142 

166

158

158

158

9,022

501

17,890

Calendar year 1955 : Max 104,000 Mln 1,020 Mean 8,972 Ac-ft 6,496,000

Water year 1955-56 : Max 104,000 Mln 134 Mean 3,975 Ac-ft 2,886,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs). Oct. 6 (9 p.m.) 110,000 cfs (20.28 ft). 

t Expressed In thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 221

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 36°13', long 94°17', in sec. 21, T. 18 N., R. 31 W., on left bank 1 mile 

downstream from Little Osage Creek and 3-j miles northwest of Elm Springs.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1956.

Gage, Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,052 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years (1951-56), 61.0 ofs (44,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 ofs May 15 (gage height, 5.79 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 17, 20.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Feb. 20, 1951 (gage height, 11.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 6, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft May 10, 1950, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by operation of small reservoir at 

Cave Springs. Since Aug. 24, 1954, about 3 cfs diverted by town of Sprlngdale for 

municipal use.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

55 2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

134

216

336

481

642

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

57

45

37

*42

43

38

37

39

32

29

30

30

29

28

25

23

28

28

24

24

25

23

23

*1923-

22

22

23

23

23

22

916

29.5

0.229

0.26

1,820

Nov.

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

*22

21

22

22

21

20

2o

23

43

28

27

25

24

*23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

698

23.3

0.181

0.20

1,380

Dec.

25

23

23

21

*21

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

21

21

20

22

*22

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

T§" 19

19

649

20.9

0.162

0.19

1,290

Jan.

18

18

19

19

18

*19

19

18

17

T9

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

21

26

*24" 27

23

24

24

24

25

23

632

20.4

0.158

0.18

1,250

Feb.

31

50

37

34

32

30

35

34

36

33

33

32

*31

31

30

37

52

45

48

43

38

36

33

34

33

31

31

30

30

1,025

35.3

0.274

0.30

2,030

Mar.

29

29

28

27

26

26

27

*27

27

33

26

25

27

26

23

23

23

21

21

22

25

25

24

23

23

*22

22

20

25

20

21

761

24.5

0.190

0.22

1,510

Apr.

19

19

21

19

18

18

18

18

19

21

19

19

19

19

28

24

*23

22

21

20

20

20

20

22

21

20

19

19

33

27

625

20.8

0.161

0.18

1,240

May

26

25

*23

23

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

TS

37

*487

162

110

86

73

62

52

48

*43

128

92

95

83

72

66

55

65

2,076

67.0

0.519

0.60

4,120

June

57

50

49

45

*48

56

87

90

W

68

64

57

52

52

49

50

48

42

39

*35

31

30

18

37

34

39

52

63

49

44

1,545

51.5

0.399

0.45

3,060

July

39

*34

30

29

27

26

26

25

23

22

21

22

22

19

19

16

*16

IB- 15

18

17

21

-75 100

36

30

27

26

58

25

23

898

29.0

0.225

0.26

1,780

Aug.

21

20

19

16

16

14

*14

13

13

14

15

14

13

14

15

14

12

12

12

14

13

*12

12

12

13

12

10

15

12

18

30

449

14.5

0.112

0.13

891

Sept.

20

18

15

15

*15

13

13

13

13

12

26

13

12

11

9.4

8.9

tt

*9.9

9.4

8.9

9.4

8.9

11

13

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

371.1

12.4

0.096

0.11

736

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,370 Min 18 Mean 58.8 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.20 Ac-ft 42,590

Water year 1955-56: Max 487 Min 8.9 Mean 29.1 Cfsra 0.226 In. 3.08 Ac-ft 21,110

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Watts, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°07 I 48", long 94°34'12", in NE^ sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 26 E., near right

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 1.5 miles north of Watts,

4.5 miles downstream from Cincinnati Creek, and at mile 106.2.

Drainage area.--635 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19C9 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--1955: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 1,470 cfs Sept 30 

(gage height, 6.39 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 21.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,650 cfs May 15 (gage height, 13.05 

ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Oct. 26, Sept. 19.

Remarks.--Records good except those prior to Aug. 17, 1955, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by Lake Francis 

Dam, three-quarters of a mile above station. Small diversion above station for municipal water supply for city of Siloam Springs, Ark.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per se

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Aug.

a90

Sept.

55

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

^

365

a65

a60

57

54

50

47

Sept.

50

50

50

48

45

44

42

42

42

42

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .........................................

Mean. ..........................................

Cubic feet per second per square mile ..........

Runoff in acre-feet. ...........................

Aug.

44

42

48

78

112

72

55

52

60

62

62

0.109

4,270

Sept.

40

45

52

79

72

62

57

73

106

848

-

0.126

4,770

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs).--No peak above base.

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

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

,e, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

,

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4eo

241

179

158

189

176

148

134

123

112

102

98

92

83

77

73

72

70

70

68

64

62

60

57

54

43

57

57

57

57

59

3,352

108

0.170

0.20

6,650

Nov.

59

59

59

59

59

60

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

68

117

96

87

81

75

72

68

66

66

64

62

60

59

59

2,015

67.2

0.106

0.12

4,000

Dec.

60

66

66

64

62

60

59

59

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

62

62

60

59

59

59

57

57

1,873

60.4

0.095

0.11

3,720

Calendar year 1955: Max

Jan.

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

5_4

54

55

55

55

57

57

60

79

81

81

77

75

73

73

72

72

1,904

61.4

0.097

0.11

3,780

Feb.

79

176

268

232

184

167

158

148

192

262

254

249

246

230

204

186

216

242

495

484

313

377

389

395

353

296

224

184

167

7,370

254

0.400

0.43

14,620

Mar.

155

146

141

132

130

123

206

350

293

209

167

144

132

132

141

141

141

139

125

117

75

44

30

23

20

18

17

15

14

14

14

3,548

114

0.180

0.21

7,040

Apr.

14

14

14

14

15

15

18

38

72

83

104

121

125

119

183

605

402

290

235

204

179

155

146

155

144

144

137

110

1,510

1,240

6,405

214

0.337

0.38

12,700

May

680

1,010

680

499

398

331

273

243

216

186

151

158

123

198

4,690

3,450

1,390

870

605

462

409

347

328

582

740

770

605

495

402

347

522

22,160

715

1.13

1.30

43,950

June

522

416

376

379

379

541

582

522

462

398

363

480

522

522

503

340

341

344

241

238

167

130

130

130

130

130

132

134

158

268

9,980

333

0.524

0.58

19,800

July

257

172

146

134

125

117

110

96

87

79

79

70

66

62

59

52

48

48

45

57

72

75

128

224

209

141

106

92

212

219

134

3,521

114

0.180

0.21

6,980

Aug.

~B7 100

68

57

48

42

39

35

31

28

33

28

24

30

30

28

24

22

18

18

18

20

20

20

22

23

25

26

18

32

li

1,028

33.2

0.052

0.06

2,040

Sept.

14

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

17

18

18

27

17

15

12

12

12

10

12

20

12

10

10

10

11

12

13

14

11

448

14.9

0.023

0.03

889

Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,690 Min 10 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.274 In. 3.74 Ac-ft 126,200

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --May 15 (11 p.m.) 8,650 cfs (13.05 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla.

Location.--Lat 36°11'54", long 94°42'30", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles southeast of 

Kansas, 6 miles downstream from Sager Creek, and at mile 2.8.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Supplemental staff gage, used in computing lowwater flows, on left bank 24 ft downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Extremes. 1955: Maximum and minimum discharges during period August to September not 

determined.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,370 cfs May 15 (gage height, 

8.42 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 27-30.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Small diversion above station for municipal water supply for city of Siloam 

Springs, Ark.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Aug. 1-15.......... talO Sept.

16-21.......... tae

22-25.......... te4

26-31.......... te5

t Average for period indicated.

ords for stations on nearby streams

September. ...................... 116 3.9

Per square

mile

.035

Ri

Inches

0.08

.04

inoff

Acre-feet

230

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge, in cubic et per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

16

14

15

24

29

27

24

20

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

9.7

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.1

8.3

8.6

8.6

8 . 6

428.6

13.8

0.125

0.14

850

Nov.

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.3

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.7

12

14

14

14

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

296.1

9.87

0.090

0.10

587

Dec.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

352

11.4

0.104

0.12

698

Jan.

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.7

9.7

10

11

12

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

320.3

10.3

0.094

0.11

635

Feb.

12

ZO

24

24

20

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

16

19

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

477

16.4

0.149

0.16

946

Mar.

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.7

977

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

355.4

11.5

0.105

0.12

705

Apr.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

16

19

389

13.0

0.118

0.13

772

May

28

53

49

37

31

28

24

21

19

16

14

12

12

39

625

446

268

171

128

100

85

68

64

93

100

87

76

66

58

50

73

3,141

101

0.918

1.06

6,230

June

80

68

72

68

69

132

120

106

96

85

73

65

60

54

52

49

50

42

37

34

27

22

27

28

32

31

31

36

35

30

1,711

57.0

0.518

0.58

3,390

July

27

24

22

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

5

5

4_

4

4

17

83

48

28

22

19

16

14

13

519

16.7

0.152

0.18

1,030

Aug.

13

12

11

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

5

4

4

4

> 3

> 2

150

4.8

0.044

0.05

298

Sept.

> 1.5

gl.2

61. 2

si.i

61.1

61.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6-9

6.8

6.8

6-8

6-8

38.0

1.27

0.012

0.01

75

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 825 Min 0.8 Mean 22.3 Cfsm 0.203 In. 2.76 Ac-ft 16,220

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). No peak above base, 

g Computed from once-daily auxiliary staff-gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 8-22, Aug. 1 to Sept. 17; discharge estimated 

basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°55' , long 94°55', in SEt; sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 22 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2ir miles northeast of 

Tahlequah, 6.5 miles upstream from Barren Fork, and at mile 55.8.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 664.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 871 cfs (630,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,350 cfs May 16 (gage height, 11.40 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 150,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 27.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 77,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 17, 1954, Sept. 30, 1956,

Maximum stage known, that of May 10, 1950. Flood in January 1916 reached a stage 

of about 26 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Oct. 16 to Dec. 9, 

Dec. 25 to Jan. 26, Mar. 30 to Apr. 11)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

0.6 5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

225

530

915

1,790

3,720

5,020

7,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

239

505

355

291

264

231

215

198

171

162

150

136

126

116

111

101

99

91

88

86

86

86

84

80

76

76

76

74

71

67

7T

4,586

148

0.154

0.18

9,100

Nov.

71

7T

71

71

71

71

71

71 

73

73

74

73

73

73

76

76

76

78

91

99

97

95

91

86

86

86

84

84

82

82

2,376

79.2

0.083

0.09

4,710

Dec.

84

8T

82

SO

82

82

80

80 

78

78

80

80

78

78

78

78

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

13

73

73

73

73

73

73

2,403

77.5

0.081

0.09

4,770

Jan.

73

71

71

71

71

69

69

69 

67

67

67

67

67

~SS 65

65

65

67

69

69

71

73

78

82

84

86

91

93

9T

91

2,295

74.0

0.077

0.09

4,550

Feb.

99

111

121

206

264

251

231

227 

212

212

247

282

278

268

260

247

239

227

255

329

435

4TT

335

400

394

378

345

305

255

7,824

270

0.282

0.30

15,520

Mar.

223

198

184

171

165

156

147

145 

241

282

251

215

201

187

168

165

162

159

159

153

153

156

139

113

99

86

76

67

62

57

BT

4,797

155

0.162

0.19

9,510

Apr.

54

50

50

46

41

41

38

37

15

44

54

78

' 99

111

134

134

281

405

340

286

251

223

208

194

184

171

168

171

194

553

4,680

156

0.163

0.18

9,280

May

1,180

835

1,020

S67

652

524

435

366 

325

286

255

231

201

235

609

5,700

3,870

2,140

1,520

1,130

843

668

558

544

779

1,020

1,040

915

739

608

530

30,620

988

1.03

1.19

60,730

June

638

675

638

630

630

683

883

1,000 

891

787

652

572

558

638

622

608

524

417

441

366

320

296

264

235

223

201

55T

392

366

310

15,661

522

0.544

0.61

31,060

July

305

345

325

264

223

208

190

174 

162

150

139

134

128

118

109

99

93

86

80

76

73

 5? 71

118

165

215

201

171

162

131

159

4,956

160

0.167

0.19

9,830

Aug.

IZB- 171

118

101

86

74

67

60 

52

49

44

38

36

28

27

26

24

22

22

22

21

19

17

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

9 3

1,370.3

44.2

0.046

0.05

2,720

Sept.

9.3

375

8.9

8.9

8.5

7.7

6.9

6.9 

6.9

8.1

8.1

7.3

6.1

6.1

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.7

5.1

4.7

4.2

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.1

1.0

162.1

5.40

0.0056

0.006

322

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,960 Min 29 Mean 522 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.38 Ac-ft 378,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,700 Min 1.0 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.17 Ac-ft 162,100

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efs). Hay 16 (8:30 p.m.) 8,350 cfs (11.40 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°55', long 94°50', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 23 E., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast of 

Eldon, 6 miles downstream from Tyner Creek, and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 14, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 249 cfs (180,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 19.51 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Apr. 15, 1945, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in oublo feet per second)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

2.0

3.2

6.0

12

36

116

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

274

460

770

1,160

2,200

3,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

33

34

25

26

37

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~9T 179

77

71

75

65

52

46

42

38

35

32

30

38

26

24

33

32

22

21

31

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18 1 ni.o 

18

1,313

39.1

0.137

0.15

2,410

Nov.

18

16

16

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

13iy

13

14

18

20

27

28

Z*

33

21

21

20

21

21

30

20

20

19

19

547

18.2

0.059

0.07

1,080

Dec.

21

2T

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

TI

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

522

16.8

0.055

0.06

1,040

Jan.

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

19

23

24

tt

23

33

33

33

23

23

507

16.4

0.053

0.06

1,010

Feb.

2750"

94

90

82

77

73

71

88

135

131

104

94

90

83

75

90

231

339

Tee

155

132

119

109

97

90

77

71

67

3,016

104

0.339

0.37

5,980

Mar.

62

58

50

50

47

44

IT

~9T 111

79

65

56

54

50

49

49

49

49

47

47

49

56

86

111

102

93

84

75

71

67

65

2,015

65.0

0.313

0.24

4,000

Apr.

63

75

79

73

71

67

60

54

52

49

49

50

50

49

88

350

364

205

170

143

124

109

97

93

88

86

79

75

1,420

654

4,885

163

0.531

0.59

9,690

May

414

583

430

346

281

239

203

173

143

119

103

92

79

llS

3.050

1,270

791

560

426

350

281

229

195

311

382

500

430

366

311

264

1,010

14,044

453

1.48

1.70

37,860

June

813

483

406

445

424

883 805"

598

470

383

319

285

370

239

308

179

164

143

130

114

99

90

106

121

114

93

365" 86

260 1 nc -LOO

9,167

306

0.997

1.11

18,180

July

152

T27

109

99

88

77

71

65

58

50

47

44

42

39

36

35

32

31

30

27

26

2S

36

58

39

35

30

38

30

46

36

1,649

53.3

0.173

0.20

3,270

Aug.

54" 38

23

18

18

15

14

13

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

335.7

10.5

0.034

0.04

646

Sept.

5.1

4^8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.5

2.4

2.4

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

93.9

3.10

0.010

0.01

184

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,370 Min 6.4 Mean 238 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.09 Ac-ft 165,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,050 Min 3.3 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.339 in. 4.60 Ac-ft 75,350

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). May 15 (4 a.m.) 6,300 ofs (10.70 ft).
226 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°35'46", long 95°02'57", in SE^SW^- sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., at gate 

tower on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam on Illinois River, 

6 miles northeast of Gore, and at mile 12.8.

Drainage area. 1,610 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 5, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 567,300 acre-ft July 11 (elevation, 624.91 ft); 

minimum, 411,100 acre-ft Apr. 14 (elevation, 609.97 ft).

1952-56: Maximum contents, 646,900 June 17, 1955 (elevation, 631.45 ft); minimum 

since power-pool stage was first reached, 305,700 acre-ft Oct. 21, 1954 (elevation, 

597.50 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway consists of a 590-foot concrete 

modTfied ogee weir in right abutment controlled by 10 taintor gates. Outlet works 

consists of a 19-foot diameter tunnel in right abutment controlled by two vertical-lift 

gates. A similar tunnel conducts water to two hydroelectric turbines. Closure was 

made for diversion in July 1950 and regulated storage began in July 1952; minimum 

power-pool stage was first reached Apr. 9, 1953. Capacity, 1,231,000 acre-ft at elevation 667.0 ft (flood-control pool), 791,900 acre-ft at elevation 642.0 ft (spillway 

crest), 628,700 acre-ft at elevation 630.0 ft (maximum power pool), and 283,100 acreft at elevation 594.5 ft (conservation and minimum power pool). Reservoir is used for 

flood control and for power development. Figures given herein are total contents.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in thousands of acre-feet)

609

611

613

615

617

402.3

420.8

440.2

459.9

480.4

619

621

623

625

501.2

523.0

545.2

568.4

Contents, in thousands of aore-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

542.9

543.9

544.6

545.8

546.5

547.0

547.3

547.5

547.7

547.7

547.7

547.9

547.7

547.5

547.5

547.4

547.0

546.8

546.4

545.9

545.8

545.7

545.5

545.2

544.4

544.0

543.4

542.9

542.2

541.7

541.0

622.64

-1.5

Nov.

540.1

539.7

536.8

533.6

533.1

532.8

530.3

527.3

524.2

521.4

518.9

518.1

518.4

515.2

513.2

510.0

508.3

507.2

506.9

506.8

505.8

505.3

504.7

504.6

504.3

503.9

503.7

501.8

499.8

498.4

618.74

-42.6

Dec.

498.0

497.5

497.5

497.5

497.4

497.2

497.1

496.9

496.7

496.4

496.4

495.6

494.4

492.9

492.7

490.3

490.0

490.0

488.3

486.8

485.3

483.8

482.2

482.1

482.1

482.1

480.6

479.0

477.6

475.9

475.5

616.52

-22.9

Jan.

475.5

TT5T5

473.5

471.6

470.1

468.1

467.3

467.3

465.7

463.5

461.5

459.4

457.4

457.0

455.6

453.5

451.5

449.6

447.6

445.6

445.3

445.9

444.1

441.8

439.8

437.5

435.4

435.4

435.6

433.5

430.4

611.99

-45.1

Feb.

429.6

428.0

426.6

426.9

427.5

426.5

424.5

423.9

422.6

421.9

422.6

423.4

422.5

422.3

421.9

421.5

422 .3

423.2

424.1

424.3

424.5

424.8

424.7

425.2

425.7

426.7

426.8

425.8

424.4

611.37

-6.0

Mar.

423.6

422.4

422.7

422.9

423.1

423.9

423.5

423.3

423.3

423.8

424.1

J23.8

423.9

423.9

423.3

423.1

422.9

423.2

423.0

422.6

422.8

422.2

422.0

421.4

421.5

420.2

419.0

417.5

416.3

415.3

414.9

610.38

-9.5

Apr.

415.0

414.9

414.8

414.6

414.3

413.9

413.2

413.1

413.0

412.8

412.5

412.0

411.5

411.4

412.1

412.2

412.6

413.8

414.3

414.8

415.1

416.0

415.9

415.2

415.2

415.3

415.5

416.3

418.5

420.2

610.93

+5.3

May

423.8

426.8

429.5

432.0

433.7

435.5

436.7

437.6

437.8

437.9

438.5

438.8

439.8

441.9

449.0

460.5

471.9

477.6

481.8

485.0

487.2

489.0

490.8

494.2

498.3

502.4

505.7

508.5

509.2

511.0

513.4

620.12

+ 93.2

June

516.4

518.6

522.8

525.1

527.7

530.7

533.9

537.0

539.5

542.1

544.0

545.8

546.8

548.6

549.9

551.6

552.8

553.8

553.5

552.7

552.3

552.7

553.4

554.7

555.4

555.9

557.8

559.9

561.3

562.4

624.48

+49.0

July

562.9

563.9

564.4

565.3

565.6

566.1

566.2

566.6

566.6

566.6

567.0

566.9

566.8

566.8

566.6

566.5

566.5

566.2

566.3

566.2

566.0

566.3

566.0

565.5

564.9

564.2

563.8

564.7

565.3

565.3

564.9

624.70

+2.5

Aug.

564.7

564.6

564.4

564.3

564.3

563.4

562.7

561.8

561.2

561.1

560.8

560.6

559.1

557.4

555.6

554.5

553.4

553.2

553.2

552.7

552.3

551.9

551.7

551.1

550.9

550.4

549.7

548.7

547.3

545.2

544.8

622.97

-20.1

Sept.

544.6

544.1

543.6

542.5

541.6

541.0

540.4

539.9

539.4

538.8

537.9

537.1

537.0

536.1

535.6

535.5

535.6

535.0

535.0

534.5

533.9

533.6

533.8

533.1

532.3

531.8

531.1

530.1

529.8

529.6

621.60

-15.2

Calendar year 1955..................... * +127.9

Water year 1955-56..................... t -12.9

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

t Change in contents in thousands of acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

27, T. 13 N., R. 21 E., on right bank 

j miles northeast of Gore, and

Location. Lat 35°34', long 95°04', in NE^SW^ sec. 

4.3 miles downstream from Tenkiller Ferry Dam, 

8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --1, 626 sq mi.

Records available .--March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 25, 1924, to Apr. 1, 1926, staff gage at 

site 2.4 miles downstream at altitude 467 ft (from Corps of Engineers river-profile 

survey). Apr. 15, 1939, to May 20, 1949, water-stage recorder and May 21, 1949, to 

Feb. 19, 1952, staff gage, at site 1.6 miles upstream at datum 9.60 ft higher.

Avera a~3.ge discharge.--18 years (1924-25, 1939-56), 1,543 cfs (1,117,000 acre-ft per year), 

.Justed for storage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,610 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 8.93 ft); minimum daily, 21 cfs May 27.

1924-25, 1939-56: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 30.2ft, 

observed at crest, site and datum then in use; 29.6 ft, present site and datum, from 

floodmark in vicinity of gage), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 4.6 cfs May 24, 1954. 

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 500 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month. Except for 16 sq mi intervening area, flow completely 

regulated since July 1952 by Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir (see preceding page). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Cooperatipn.--Gage-height record, 37 discharge measurements, and records of outflow from 

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

69

50

77

69

77

69

77

73

65

117

128

143

84

128 

83

62

147

156

141

191

168

94

115

154

409

183

344

314

310

88

306

4,491

145

8,910

Nov.

578

146

1,550

1,560

366

83

1,230

1,560

1,570

1,280

1,360

511

99

1,580 

1,370

1,550

702

812

268

99

608

713

315

84

248

284

84

939

899

828

23,276

776

46,170

Dec.

356

212

171

55

2OT

198

186

169

162

203

66

465

700

768 

662

768

253

96

868

911

808

878

821

277

86

126

818

866

880

845

246

14,121

456

28,010

Jan.

122

188

963

956

942

1,160

323

882" 74

1,130

1,090

1,060

1,030

241 

773

1,080

1,140

1,180

1,110

1,120

221

111

1,140

1,210

1,220

1,210

1,100

272

116

1,170

1,690

26,024

839

51,620

Feb.

1,160

1,050

1,010

168

100

978

1,280

1,030

1,000

826

144

50

868

548 

606

603

563

168

133

54

570

575

594

562

308

76

469

930

983

17,414

600

34,540

Mar.

869

872

170

45

269

344

293

270

280

326

42

450

319

326 

559

331

283

67

318

329

359

566

316

543

56

933

862

773

763

570

361

12,864

415

25,520

Apr.

137

317

273

292

284

272

432

320' 62

278

261

404

372

298 

266

257

269

87

288

279

173

117

512

642

318

250

187

307

96

263

8,313

277

16,490

May

252

271

259

258

223

91

264

207

521

452

232

227

79

153 

115

106

126

229

56

71

122

142

223

138

772

149

21

12?

922

147

127

7,080

228

14,040

June

111

147

75

143

153

146

155

164

153

56

129

125

251

154 

176

278

135

213

788

885

668

112

146

53

56

100

61

61

79

61

5,832

194

11,570

July

135

40

TZ

93

85

85

103

47

77

74

93

114

161

74 

102

159

81

220

57

124

44

52

495

310

442

556

OT

51

49

140

249

4,822

156

9,560

Aug.

244

248

121

92

41

464

40

380

328

108

44

41

674

843 

663

501

468

65

39

59

69

86

94

219

70

63

252

539

503

1,120

146

8,624

278

17,110

Sept.

42

70

147

481

567

109

74

136

46

160

385

301

285

62 

154

80

37

66

28

47

109

106

33

295

236

275

273

369

63

36

4,908

164

9,730

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,050 Mln 13 Mean 690 Ac-ft 499,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,690 Mln 21 Mean 376 Ac-ft 273,300
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°47'10", long 104°27'45", in Maxwell Grant, near right bank at downstream 

end of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 85, 3t miles north of Hebron, 5 miles 

upstream from Chicorica Creek, and 8 miles south of Raton.

Drainage area.--229 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,250 ft (from topographic map). 

~^Tune 1, 1946, to Sept. 12, 1952, on right bridge pier 50 ft upstream at datura 1 ft

higher. Sept. 12, 1952, to July 14, 1955, on upstream end of left bridge abutment at

datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--10 years, 5.40 cfs (3,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 5,610 cfs July 16 (gage height, 8.6 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow at times.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 6,860 cfs May 19, 1955: maximum gage height, 11.6 ft 

Aug. 24, 1951 (backwater from temporary dam downstream); no flow at times.

Flood in 1942 reached a stage of about 27 ft, present datum, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of a few hundred acres, 

part of which is below station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1949(M). WSP 1281: 1946, 1947-48(P), 1949.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a2

32

4.9

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

.7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

58.8

1.90

117

Nov.

0.2

1.8

1.8

2.2

1.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

_a

.1.1.1

.4

*2.9

3.8

276

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.6

b2

b2

2.2

b3

b2

b3

43.6

1.45

86

Dec.

b3

2.4

b2

b2

b2

b3

b3

*b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

3.8

4.5

272" 4.9

1.8

27?

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.0

b2

92.2

2.97

183

Jan.

b2b2'

b2

b2

b2

2.4

bl

bT

bl

b2

b2

*b2

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.6

bl

bl

b2

b2

b3

3.5

3.2

*2.2

b2

b3

3.8

4.2 bF~

bl

bl

62.3

2.01

124

Feb.

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

*bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.6

2.2

.9

75" .4

1.2

1.6

1.8

2.0

*2.6

27£

2.4

38.1

1.31

76

Mar.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.4

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

bl'

bl

*1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

24.0

0.77

48

Apr.

~7T 0.1

.1

.1

*.3

~72- 1.8

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

5.6

0.19

11

May

0.1 -7T

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

12

70 5*

1.6

1.6

'.2

.1

.2

112.8

3.64

224

June

0.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.2

.2

*.l

.1

jJL

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.5

0.15

8.9

July

0.1

1.2

.3

*0

.1

.2

0

0

.2

*0

o

0

16

2.3

.3

454 ~5T

aSO

229

9.4

1.8

1.2

1.6

*1.4

1.1

.6

.4

.4

.4

19

13

925.0

29.8

1,830

Aug.

*15

7.6

8.7

1.2

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

17

.7

*.2

.2

^1_

.1

.1

67

TI

2.2

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

143.4

4.63

284

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

~7£ 5.7

.1

.1

*.l

0

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.3

0.24

14

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,490 Mln 0 Mean 27.1 Ac-ft 19,650

Water year 1955-56: Max 454 Mln 0 Mean 4.15 Ac-ft 3,010

charge (b 

(7.7 ft) .

Peak disch base, 1.000 cfs). --July 16 (3 to 4 p.m.) 5,610 cfs (8.6 ft),- July 19 (8:30 a.m.)

4,480 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°40'50", long 104°47'05", T. 28 N., R. 20 E., on left bank in Maxwell 

Grant, Ij miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area.--301 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1915 to July 1918, April 1919 to May 1921, January 1927 to 

September 1956. Monthly discharge only, for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,540 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 to Sept. 17, 1921, staff gage and Sept. 17, 1921, to May 31, 1923, water-stage recorder, at sites 1 mile upstream at different datums. Feb. 25, 1927, to Sept. 23, 

1953, water-stage recorder at several sites about three-quarters of a mile upstream at 

datums 8 to 12 ft higher.

Average discharge.--32 years (1915-17, 1919-20, 1927-56), 20.0 cfs (14,480 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 486 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs June 30, July 1, Sept. 29, 30.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Aug. 6, 1940 (gage height, 11.88 ft, 

site and datum then in use, from floodmark in well), from rating curve extended above 

360 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of 3,250 and 5,000 cfs at later site; no 

flow at times.

A major flood occurred Aug. 2, 1921, when discharge probably exceeded 10,000 cfs.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation of small acreage and mountain meadows above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: 1947. WSP 1281: 1932(M), 1934(M), 1935-38(M), 

1941-42(P), 1944-461M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

.35 

1.3 

4.7 

9.3

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.1

20

39

73

110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a!2

a!6

23

al¥

a!3

a!2

all

alO

alO

alO

alO

alO

alo

a 10

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.6

7.6

6.4

6.2

A Q

b o

314.7

10.2

624

Nov.

5.3

4.5

3.6

b3.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

b2.8

b5T4

b4.5

8.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

8.0

b6.0

b5.3

b7.6

b6.0

b6.6

b6.8

8.3

b6.0

b5.8

b5.1

b7.0

9.3

bF75"

b6.4

b6.4

177.6

5.92

352

Dec.

bS.O

b!3

b5.8

b3.4

b5.0

b3.2

b5.3

b5.5

b4.5

b4.7

5.5

b6.6

7.3

6.4

4.9

b5.8

b6.0

6.8

b6.4

b6.4

7.6

8.8

13- 16

8.6

8.0

6.0

7.6

6.0

7.0

b5.8

212.9

6.87

422

Jan.

b5.5

b4.1

b3.0

b3.9

4.7

6.0

b4.7

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.8

6.4

9.0

6.2

4.7

4.9

b4.9

b4.7

b4.5

b5.5

b8. 3

b6.2

b5.5

b4.7

6.6

9.6

576

3.8

b2.3

b£7e~

170.4

5.50

338

Feb.

bl.7

bl.2

b.7 b~

b.7

bl.3

b2.3

b2.1

b2.0

bl.2

bl.4

b2.3

b4.5

b5.1

b5.3

b5.8

b5.3

b4.5

b4.3

b3.9

b3.6

b3.9

b6.0 S76-

b3.9

b3.9

b3.4

b3.0

b3.4

93.4

3.22

185

Mar.

b4.7

b378

b3.8

b2.8

4.1

3.6

2.8

b2.4

b2.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

b2.0

b2.0

2.1

b2.1

bl.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

b.9

blTT

1.2

66.5

2.15

132

Apr.

0.9

.8

7a

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.4

51.1

1.70

101

May

3.8

4.1

4.9

5.1

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

3.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

572

4.3

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.8

3.4

4.1

7.3

20

21

8.3

8.0

7.6

5.5

5.3

5.3

178.9

5.77

355

June

6.0

~9.9 21

7.6

6.4

4.9

3.9

3.8

5.1

4.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.0

1.1

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

^2

102.5

3.42

203

July

0.2 ~76

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

19

25

23

18

11

9.6

6.4

5.5

10

5.5

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.3

9.2

172.5

5.56

342

Aug.

35

105 ~25

alO

a6

a5

a6.0

8.3

3.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

.9

1.3

.7

173

31

16

7.6

5.3

3.4

3.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.0

293.3

9.46

582

Sept.

~7e 0.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

13.0

0.43

26

Calendar year 1955: -Max 951 Mln 0.4 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,230

Water year 1955-56: Max 105 Mln 0.2 Mean 5.04 Ac-ft 3,660

Peak discharge (base, BOO cfsi. Ho peak above base.

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

In staffe. stage, weather weather records, records, and and records records for nearbvy stations. stations, 

b Stage-discharge Stag relation affected by Ice.

465893 O-58--I6
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest, N. Mex. 

*

Location.--Lat 36°32'05", long 105°14'00", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E. (projected) 

in Maxwell Grant, at upstream face of Eagle Nest Dam on Cimarron Creek, 2 miles southeast of Eagle Nest and 6-J- miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area.--167 sq mi.

Records available. December 1927 to December 1944 (month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1311), May 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage since May 1950 read 1 to 4 times a month (at random intervals). 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 1950, nonrecording gage 

(type unknown).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 3,950 acre-ft Apr. 6 (elevation, 

8,076.79 ft); minimum observed, 1,030 acre-ft Sept. 1 (elevation, 8,064.85 ft).

1928-44, 1950-56: Maximum contents observed, 78,800 acre-ft May 31, 1942 (elevation, 8,136.9 ft): minimum observed, 635 acre-ft Dec. 14, 1954 (elevation, 8,061.33 

ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with spillway cut in natural rock; completed 

June 30, 1918; storage began in June 1917. Capacity, 79,120 acre-ft between elevations 

8,035.0 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 8,137.0 ft (crest of ungated spillway). Dead 

storage negligible. Records given herein represent usable contents. Water released 

is used for irrigation. Lake is recreational area. Diversions for irrigation of about 

2,500 acres above reservoir.

Cooperation.--Elevation readings furnished by employee of Springer Land and Cattle Co. or by 

Cimarron Creek watermaster.

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Water year 1955-56. .......

Elevation 

(feet)

_

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

al.100

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

+70

-2,400

a No elevation record ; contents interpolated or estimated on basis of 

study of records for Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231

Cimarron Creek below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°32'05", long 105°13'55", about sec. 26, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., (projected), 

in Maxwell Grant, on left bank 300 ft downstream from Eagle Nest Dam, 2 miles southeast 

of Eagle Nest, and 6£ miles west of Ute Park.

Drainage area.--167 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1956. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Ulmarron River below Eagle Nest Dam.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 11.9 cfs (8,620 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58 cfs May 9 (gage height, 1.29 ft); no flow at 

times.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 205 cfs June 14, 1955 (gage height, 2.79 ft); no flow 

at times.

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

Flow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (see preceding page). Diversions for irrigation 

of about 2,500 acres above station.

Revisions. WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.4

2.4

7.8

1.0

1.2 50

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

33-

3

6

9

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

19

2424"

24

24

*24

24

19

15

15

*14

14

12

10

8.5

5.1

418.6

13.5

830

Nov.

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

1.6

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

3.3

373

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

48.3

1.61

96

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

" -----

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.3

3.3

3.3

7.3

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

105.5

3.40

209

Apr.

15

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

26

3_1

31

31

31

31

31

31

19

12

*12

14

15

14

9.2

972

9.2

563.6

18.8

1,120

May

8.8

*11

14

14

14

14

14

14

37

li

*49

49

49

32

16

25

49

47

44

16

9.6

9.6

8.8

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

*6.3

5.7

4.5

644.2

20.8

1,280

June

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

*3.5

3.3

373

7.2

9.2

9.2

11

12

12

12

12

11

8.8

3.8

8.8

6.3

4.0

3.5

4.7

8.8

9.2

10

11

11

225.8

7.53

448

July

11

8.5

*6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

370

3.0

7.5

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

5.7

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

6.8

14

15

221.8

7.15

440

Aug.

13

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

6.0

19

24

24

5.9

2.0

1.3

.2

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0

0

201.0

6.48

399

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.7

0.09

5.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 44 Mln 0 Mean 6.06 Ac-ft 4,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 49 Mln 0 Mean 6.64 Ac-ft 4,830

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-20, Mar. 8-20j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, records for associated stations and data 

obtained from dam tender.
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°31'00", long 104°58'35", about sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

in Maxwell Grant, on right bank 3.8 miles west of Clmarron.

Drainage area.--294 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1956. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Cimarron River near Cimarron.

 T929. Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,599.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 6 years, 17.3 cfs (12,520 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.66 ft); no flow 

Sept. 14-30.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 540 cfs Sept. 8, 1950 (gage height, 3.00 ft); no flow 

Sept. 14-30, 1956.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated 

by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-ft). Diversions above station for irrigation of about 3,500 acres, part of which is below station.

Revislons.--WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-30)

-0.19

-0.1

0.0

.1

0

.5 

1.3 

Z.I

0.3 

.5 

.7

1.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.0

5.0

a5

a5

a6

a8

a 10

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!8

a25

a2F

a25

a25

25

24

21

20

20

20

20

17

17

15

487.0

15.7

966

Nov.

To- 12

ll

10

10

10

9.7

b7

b7

8.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

b5

b6

b7

8.5

8.5

9.3

9.3

b5

b5

b6

b7

7.0

b6

b5

b6

229.2

7.64

455

Dec.

b7

b8

b¥

b5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b5

b7

b6

b5

b5

b5

b6

b6

b7

b7

7.4

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

b5

b4

b5.5

164.1

5.29

325

Jan.

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

b3.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4.5

4.5

4.0

b3.5

b3

b2

116.5

3.76

231

Feb.

bl.5

bT75

bl.5

b2

b2

b2

b2

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

b2

b2.5

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

b3.5

3.6

b3.5

b3.5

b3

b3

b3 -

75.1

2.59

149

Mar.

b3

b3

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

b275

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

b2.3

b2.8

b2.8

b2.8

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.0

4.0

6.7

8.1

9.7

11

12

12

123.8

3.99

246

Apr.

13

17

19

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

33

34

35

35

36

M

36

34

20

19

18

20

20

16

13

13

696

23.2

1,380

Calendar year 1955 : Max 110 Mln 1.1 Mean 15.2

May

13

13

16

17

17

17

18

18

23

44

49

50

51

49

33

23

48

52

48

38

19

17

20

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

T5

798

25.7

1,580

June

11

9.7

9.3

8.5

8.5

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.0

8.5

9.3

9.3

11

11

11

12

12

10

9.7

8.9

8.5

5.8

4.7

5.8

4.2

6.4

9.3

10

10

256.5

8.55

509

July

10

11

7.7

6.0

5.0

3.8

2.8

2.5

4.2

6.0

6.7

7.7

8.1

7.7

~8.9 15

8.9

9.3

8.9

5.8

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.8

11

190.0

6.13

377

Aug.

13

9.3

7.7

7.0

6.7

6.4

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.0

17

18

16

9.9

7.0

8.2

4.7

3.2

a2

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

188.4

6.08

374

Sept.

aO.4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

0.12

6.9

Ac-ft 11,030

Water year 1955-56 : Max 52 Mln 0 Mean 9.09 Ac-ft 6',600

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, available 

recorder trace, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station below Eagle Nest 

Dam.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°34'35", long 104°56'55", about sec. 8, T. 27 N., R. 19 E. (projected), 

on left bank la miles downstream from confluence of Middle and North Ponil Creeks and 

5 miles northwest of Cimarron.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1915 to June 1919, August 1919 to July 1925, September 1925, 

September 1927 to July 1929, May 1950 to September 1956. Prior to May 1950, monthly 

discharge only, published In WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,570 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 8, 1922, at site about an eighth of a mile downstream at different datum. 

May 8, 1922, to Aug. 8, 1929, at site about three-eighths of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1915-25, 1927-28, 1950-56), 13.1 cfs (9,480 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 4.99 ft); no 

flow at times.

1915-29, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, about 5,200 cfs (estimated by State engineer) 

Aug. 8, 1929, when gage was washed out; no flow at times.

A stage of about 7 ft (from floodmarks) occurred at present site in September 1948.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of 200 to 300 acres above station. Diversions 1,000 ft below station for irrigation of about 300 acres (about 1,200 acres 

total irrigated from Ponil Creek).

Revisions.--WSP 1281: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.13

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0

.2

.6

1.4

2.7

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

4.8 

8.0

34

87

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

TT2

1.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

al.2

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

41.9

1.35

83

Nov.

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.8

T^

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

 1.8

bl.4

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.5

bl.2

bT72

bl.5

1.7

1.2

bl.2

bl.5

45.6

1.52

90

Dec.

b2.0

2.2

1.3

bl.2

bl.O

bl.2

2.0

 1.4

bl.8

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

3.3

776

b2.0

b2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.0

2.2

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

54.6

1.76

108

Jan.

.2

.2

.7

.3

.5

.2

.2

.4

.4

* .5

.7

~7S.9

.5

.1

1.4

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

bl

*bl

bl

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

39.8

1.28

79

Feb.

bl

bT

bl

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

*bl.5

bl

bl

bl

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

b2

b2

1.8

1.8

1.2

bl.2

bl.O

bl.2

1.4

1.5

1.0

1.8

bl.5

*bl.5

1.4

40.3

1.39

80

Mar.

.5

.4

.5

.4

.5

1.5

 1.7

1.3

TT9

1.9

1.8

bl.6

bl.4

b2.0

*b2.1

b2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.7

3.1

3.7

4^0

37F

3.1

3.3

3.1

70.2

2.26

139

Apr.

3.3

3.5

37F

3.1

3.1

*3.1

2.7

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

573" 2.3

2.7

2.6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.7

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

84.9

2.83

168

May

2.6

*2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

 1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

*.7

.6

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

49

92.8

2.99

184

June

a22SB32

a2

al

al

*.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

*.l

00"

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

0

41.2

1.37

82

July

0*Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

.7

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

IS.

16.3

0.53

32

Aug.

0.8

1.5

.5

.4

.4

a. 3

a. 2

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.7

72

6

a. 8

a. 5

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

85.2

2.75

169

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 247 Mln 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,980

Water year 1955-56 : Max 72 Mln o Mean 1.67 Ac-ft 1,210

Peak discharge (base, 60 cfs).--May 31 (8 p.m.) 725 cfs (4.28 ft); July 31 (3:30 p.m.) 189 cfs 

(3.00 ft); Aug. 19 (7:4,0 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (4.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, available recorder trace, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°22', long 104°58', in sec. 30, T. 25 N., R. 19 E. (projected), on left 

bank at Sauble Ranch, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--65 sq mi.

Records available . January 1909 to December 1910, July and August 1910, May 1911 to 

May 1913, July 1913 to February 1915, October 1915 to September 1918, March 1919 to 

September 1920, June 1923 to September 1924, March to May 1927, August 1927 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Records 

for April and ^ay 1910 as published in WSP 287 are not reliable and should not be used. 

Published as "at", "near" or "above Abreu's Ranch near Cimarron" prior to October 1925 

and as Rayado River at Sanble Ranch, near Cimarron, October 1925 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 4, 1911, chain or staff gage about 2 miles downstream at different datum. May 4, 

1911, to Sept. 8, 1925, water-stage recorder about 3 miles upstream at 2 sites within 

100 ft and at 3 different datums. Sept. 9, 1925, to July 16, 1934, water-stage recorder 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1915-20, 1923-24, 1927-56), 14.1 cfs 

(10,210 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38 cfs Aug. 18; maximum gage height, 2.60 ft 

Jan. 1 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 15-17, 21, 22.

1909-12, 1913-56: Maximum discharge, about 850 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

4.94 ft), from rating curve extended above 190 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily recorded, 0.5 cfs Nov. 22, 1934, Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 10, 1945, Nov. 16, 1951.

The major flood of June 10, 1913, destroyed the gage (maximum stage or discharge 

not determined). Another major flood probably occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1914, 1934-35(M), 193?(M), 194l(P), 1942(M), 1944(M), 

drainage area.See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Caler

Oct.

2.2

2.0

2.2

, s.Z.0

*2.2

2.5

2.5

Z.5

2.5

Z.5

2.5

*3.0

375

2.0

2.7

1.8

3.0

69.1

2.23

137

Nov.

3.0

Z.7

2.2

2.7

3.2

3.9

3.2

.8

b270~

*bZ.5

b3.0

3.2

3.7

3.2

b2.5

.8

1.7

b2.5

b3.5

3.9

4.2

3.9

2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.5

3.2

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

80.0

2.67

159

Dec.

b2.5

3.9

b3.0

bZ.2

b2.0

b3

*b4

b3

b3

b3

b3

b3.5

3.7

b3.5

b3

b2.8

b2.8

bZ.8

b2.8

2.7

b2.5

2.7

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.4

b3.2

b3

t3

b3

95.7

3.09

190

Jan.

b3.5

bFTs

b2.5

b2.8

b3

3.2

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3

*b3

b3

b3

3.2

3.4

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

b2.3

b2.3

*b2.3

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

b2.5

b2.5

83.4

2.69

165

Feb.

b2.3

b2.0

b2.2

b2.5

b2.5

bZ.5

b2.5

b2.5

*b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.7

b3

b3

b3

b2.8

b2.5

b2.5

bZ.5

b2.2

bZ.2

bZ.5

b3

b3

b2.7

b2.5

b2.5

b2.3

*b2.3

73.7

2.54

146

Mar.

bZ.5

b2.5

b2.7

3.2

3.4

3.9

*2.5

b2.0

b2.5

b3.0

b3.0

b2.5

b2.5

*b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

4.2

4.8

5.9

5.2

5.5

*6.7

8.7

9.8

~9.8 10

6.7

5.9

7.1

7.1

145.1

4.68

288

Apr.

7.4

7.4

*b5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

3.9

5.5

5.Z

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.2

5.5

4.8

5.9

*5.9

5.2

4.2

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.8

156.1

5.20

310

May

*5.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

*4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

3.9

4.4

5.5

5.2

4.4

4.Z

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.2

5.5

9^3.

5.0

5.3

4.1

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.7

144.2

4.65

286

June

*2.7

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

*1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

79

3.6

2.9

1.5

53.7

1.79

107

July

1.2

 1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.3

2.3

2.0

2.4

273

*1.7

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

44.0

1.42

87

Aug.

2.9

Z.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

*1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.9

4.6

7.8

5.0

5.0

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.3

1.2

65.0

2.10

129

Sept.

1.2

1.2

.0

* .1

.0

.1

.1.1 1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

*.7

jjl

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

26.3

0.88

52

dar year 1955: Max 166 Mln 0.8 Mean 10.2 Ac-ft 7,390

Water year 1955-56: Max 10 Mln 0.6 Mean 2.83 Ac-ft 2,060

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 1 discharge measurement, available 

recorder trace, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Cimarron Creek at Springer, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 36°21'30", long 104°35'50", in southeast corner of Maxwell Grant, on left 

bank" at Springer, Coifax County, 270 ft downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles downstream from Rayado Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,032 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1907 to December 1909, January 1921 to February 1922, October 

1924 to January 1926, September 1926 to September 1956. Prior to October 1952, published as ''Cimarron River."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Nov. 5, 1954. Altitude of gage is 

5,770 ft (from nearby level line). July 13, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and 

Dec. 20, 1919, to Feb. 8, 1930, chain gages 270 ft upstream at various datums to 

Nov. 19, 1924, and thereafter at datum 3.34 ft higher than present gage. Feb. 9, 1930, 

to July 12, 1934, water-stage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 3.66 ft higher. 

July 13, 1934, to Apr. 13, 1942, water-stage recorder 30 ft downstream at different 

datum. May 8 to July 16, 1942, water-stage recorder 270 ft upstream at datum 3.33 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--32 years (1920-21, 1924-25, 1926-56; since completion of Eagle Nest 

Damj, 17.6 cfs (12,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 394 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 5.43 ft); no flow 

at times.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.11 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times during 1954 and 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 22 ft Sept. 29, 1904 (backwater from debris on railroad 

bridge). Another major flood occurred June 11, 1913. Maximum discharge of those 

floods probably exceeded 10,000 cfs

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow partly regulated by Eagle 

Nest Reservoir (see p. 230). Diversions for irrigation about 23,000 acres above station and a few hundred acres between station and mouth.

Revisions (water years). WSP 827: 1934-36(M). WSP1281: 1942, 1945-46(M) .

Rating table, water yea

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

cubic feet per second)

3 3.6 9.4

.2 3.7 17

.7 3.9 35

2.2 4.1 60

1.9 4.3 90

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

.9

.9

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.4

2 .4

45.4

1.46

90

Nov.

2.4

3^6

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

77.5

2.58

154

Dec.

2^0 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

ill 

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

61.0

1.97

121

Jan.

2.0 

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

59.6

1.92

118

Feb.

1.8 

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.4

56.4

1.94

112

Mar.

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

46.6

1.50

92

Apr.

2.4 

274

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

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

1.3

1.4

1.4

51.1

1.70

101

May

1.1 

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.8

1.0

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.8

.8 

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

22.6

0.73

45

June

14 

6.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.7

.6

.3

.1

7T

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

37.2

1.24

74

July

0.1 

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

 .1

.1

.3

1.8

.5

"2.8 23

1.3

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

32.5

1.05

64

Aug.

0.1 

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

£0

6.2

1.8

.7

.4

.3

.2 

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

101.1

3.26

201

Sept.

0.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

0.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 780 Mln 0.2 Mean 7.01 Ac-ft 5,080

Water year 1955-56: Max 90 Mln 0 Mean 1.62 Ac-ft 1,170

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). No peak above base.

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

recorded range In stage, and records for nearby and associated stations.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.

Location.--La t 36°17'20", long 104°29'10", in NWi: sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from Chico Creek, 2j miles downstream from Cimarron Creek, and 

2| miles south of Taylor Springs.

Drainage area.--2,853 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--17 years (1939-56), 109 cfs (78,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs July 17 (gage height, 6.10 ft); no 

flow at times.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum known flood occurred Sept. 29, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1941-42(P), 1945-47(M), 1948-50(P). 

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of ioe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Jan. 14, June 12 to

July 20, Aug. 1-24)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

53

145

290

480

720 1.8 

2.0

0.1

118

212

350

525

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z1

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a!2

alO

720 152"

alOO

a60

a45

a35

a25

a20

alO

a9

a8

a7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

1,333

43.0

2,640

Nov.

6

7

7

7

8

9

10

S6

b8

b9

10

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

5

5

6

b5

b5

b5

201

6.7

399

Dec.

b7

b7

b7

b4

b8

b9

b8

b6

b7

blO

blO

b8

blO

blO

b9

b8

b7

b6

b6

b8

b9

blO

13

TZ

12

9

8

b7

b7

b5

b6

253

8.2

502

Jan.

6

8

8

8

7

11

10

12

12

11

11

12

12

13

11

9

7

b8

blO

blO

b8

13

14

TT

10

10

12

12

blO

b8

b6

310

10.0

615

Feb.

b6

b6

b7

b7

b7

b8

blO

blO

b8

b8

b8

blO

blS

b20

b25

33

24

24

20

18

16

14

14

13

9

7

8

8

7

370

12.8

734

Mar.

8

8

9

8

7

7

5

6

6

7

6

7

7

7

8

11

13

Tf

10

7

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

201

6.5

399

Apr.

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

88

2.9

175

May

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

T

l

l

l

1

1

l

l

1

1

1

l

1

1

1

68

142

141

64

23

11

a4

a2

a2

491

15.8

974

June

24

25

9

6

5

3

2

2

2

2

19

31

12

23

a3

al

al

aO- aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

172

5.7

341

July

00"

1

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

22

511

38T

368

238

92

a60

a50

a40

a30

a20

alS

alO

a5

2

128

1,979

63.8

3,920

Aug.

98

28

30

27

19

6

2

1

3

1

1

1

1

2

0

0

0

10

209

515

254

40

12

15

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

1,079

34.8

2,140

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,200 Mln 0 Mean 177 Ac-ft 127,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 720 Min 0 Mean 17.7 Ac-ft 12,840

(ba 

iTtr

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Canadian River near Roy, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 35°55 I 10", long 104°21'10", in E? sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., on right 

bank 1,080 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 9 miles west of Roy.

Drainage area.--4,066 sq mi, of which 107 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,893.55 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 9, 1942, Jan. 5, 1943, to Jan. 20, 1945, and 

Aug. 6, 1945, to Apr. 30, 1946, at site 1,080 ft downstream at datum 0.61 ft lower.

Average discharge.--20 years, 147 cfs (106,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.58 ft); no 

flow at times.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 63,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 ft, former 

site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum known flood occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

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

Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation 

of about 30,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 

1946-48JP) , 1949(M), 1952(M).

1940. WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1945(M),

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25-27, May 23-27, June 4, 7)

0.2 

.4 

.6 

.8

1.0 90

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

140

225

420

680

1,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

30

151

475

142

a80

a50

a35

a25

a20

a!5

12

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

£

6

6

6

6

6

6

1,211

39.1

2,400

Nov.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

8

10

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

7

7

6

6

6

7

192

6.4

381

Dec.

6

7

6

6

9

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

8

8

6

7

8

9

8

8

10

9

10

11

11

12

10

10

10

11

252

8.1

500

Jan.

10

8

7

7

8

7

7

10

11

10

11

10

1011

11

13

12

11

10

10

11

11

11

14

18_

14

11

10

11

10

10

325

10.5

645

Feb.

8

a'

a"

a'

a

a

a

a

a

10

10

10

10

11

14

24

38

28

26

23

21

17

14

14

12

10

8

7

378

13.0

750

Mar.

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

8

6

6

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

148

4.8

294

Apr.

2

T

l

1

l

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

0.6

34

May

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

10

410

343

148

a65

a35

a20

alO

1,042

33.6

2,070

June

a5

a5

a!5

36

a!5

alO

8

a6

a4

a2

al

alO

a40

13

10

6

7

8

5

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

44

61

48

23

386

12.9

766

July

54

137

20

7

2

1

1

3

4

2

2

4

3

3

3

195

578

363

738

210

254

90

33

a!4

a9

8

6

4

4

8

3

2,763

89.1

5,480

Aug.

102

98

31

17

14

11

12

6

5

4

3

3

2

1

1

1

0

15

108

264

818

213

68

a26

28

al5

a8

a6

a4

4

3

1,891

61.0

3,750

Sept.

3

I

1

1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0.2

14

Calendar year 1955 : Max 30,600 Mln 0 Mean 264 Ac-ft 191,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 818 Mln 0 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,080

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 ofs).--No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, available recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°07'00", long 105°22'35", on right bank 15" ft upstream from bridge,

2? miles south of Chacon, 4| miles downstream from confluence of Luna and Lujan Creeks, 

5.0 miles north of Holman, and 8-J- miles southwest of Guadalupita, Mora County.

Drainage area.--62 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,876 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs July 30 (gage height, 5.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 81 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.10 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 21.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 22, 1954 (gage height, 6 10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 81 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 18, 1954, Sept. 21, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,600 

acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Sept. 9)

.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

73

155

3.1

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.5

375

3.3

3.3

2.6

1.7

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.7

3.3

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.3

3. 1

3 0

89.8

2.90

178

Nov.

3.0

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.0

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.9

2.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

1.2

?73

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

75.3

2.51

149

Dec.

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

96.0

3.10

190

Jan.

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

3

3

3

3

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3

3

3

3

3

3.5

3.5

3.5

3 9

96.9

3.13

192

Feb.

3.9

4.0

3.5

3.5

3_

3

3.7

3.3

4.2

3.7

4.2

470

3.7

4.0

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

108.2

3.73

215

Mar.

3.1

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.8

3.1

2.6

379

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.0

4.4

4.4

3.3

5.5

8.0

4.4

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.5

4.4

3.9

3.7

119.3

3.85

237

Apr.

3.7

377

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

^.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

.9

57.4

1.91

114

May

0.9

T7C

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.6

3.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

53.6

1.73

106

June

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

33.8

1.13

67

July

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

4.5

3.0

1.3

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.5

1.0

145

4.8

172.6

5.57

342

Aug.

5.3

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

_.S_

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

2.7

38

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.3

.9

.9

80.7

2.60

160

Sept.

1.0 ~78

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

11.9

0.40

24

Calendar year 1955: Max 98 Mln 0.8 Mean 7.33 Ac-ft 5,310

Water year 1955-56: Max 143 Mln 0.1 Mean 2.72 Ac-ft 1,970

(2.97 Fe^k ft). discharge (base, 150 cfs).--July 30 (11:50 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (5.40 ft); Aug. 18 (12m.) 441 cfs 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-10, Nov. 18 to Jan. 30, Feb. 3-6, 15-29.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°02'50", long 105°24'10", in Mora Grant, on right bank lj miles northwest 

of Holman, Mora County.

Records available. May to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control since September 1956. Altitude of gage is 

7,840 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 6.1 cfs July 9 (gage height, 1.69 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month, 

percentage of flow is transmountain diversion. Little natural flow except during 

local storms, or snowmelt.

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

Large

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

.

_

.

_

_

_

-

_

.

-

-

_

_

-

_

June

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.1

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept. Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ..............................................

Mean. ..............................................

Runoff in acre-feet. ...............................

May

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.5

3.4

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.3

_

_

-

June

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

-

15.3

0.51

30

July

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Aug.

0

.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Sept.

0

0

0

Agua Fria Creek near Holman, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°01'25", long 105°24'35", in Mora Grant, on left bank if miles southwest 

of Holman, Mora County.

Records available.--May to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,850 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 5.1 cfs July 9 (gage height, 0.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs for many days; natural stream dry at times above transmountain diversion.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made 2 to 4 times a month. Natural flow is supplemented by transmountain diversion which may, at times, supply entire 

flow. This supplementary flow not otherwise gaged.

Rating table, May 25 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.27 

.3 

.4

0.1 

.2 

.5

0.5 

.6 

.7

1.0 

1.6 

2.2

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

July

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

Aug.

1.0

. 8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total . ............................................

Mean ..............................................

Runoff in acre-feet ...............................

May

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

5.6

5.6

3.9

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

_

_

-

June

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.7

.5

,4

-

39.1

1.30

78

July

o..

:t 11.1 0.36

22

Aug.

0.1

.2

.4

.9

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

10.4

0.34

21

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

3.2

0.11

6.3

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). No peak above base.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 3S°S8 I 30", long 105 "23 '10" 

of Cleveland.

In Mora Grant, on left bank l| miles southwest

Records available. May to September 1956.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,625 ft (by barometer).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period, 17 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum 

 daily , 0.2 cfs Sept. 21, 22.

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

Discharge measurements generally made 2 to 4 times a month. Diversions for irrigation 

of about 100 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 1.6

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

3.0

4.7

7.3

12

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

8,2.

7.2

7.7

6.7

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.2

5.4

4.4

3.3

3.9

2.7

2.9

July

1.6

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.7

al.4

al.S

al.5

al.6

al.4

al.6

al.6

al.7

al.S

al.S

Aug.

4.3

2.7

3.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

Sept.

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

Day

16

17

18

19

30

21

32

33

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ..............................................

Mean ................................................

Runoff In acre-feet. ................................

May

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

10

9.1

9.1

_

.

-

June

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

-

104.9

3.50

208

July

al.S

a2.1

a2.5

a2.2

1.7

2.0

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.7

4.0

51.7

1.67

103

Aug.

.8

.9

4.1

4.4

3.7

2.6

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

51.4

1.66

103

Sept.

.4

.5

.6

.4

.3

.2

72

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

-

18.9

0.63

37

a No gage-height record July 6-19; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

La Cueva Canal below La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°56'20, long 105"15'05", in Mora Grant, on right bank 500 ft downstream 

from head, half a mile west of La Cueva, Mora County.

Records available.--June to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,031 ft by (barometer) .

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during period, 6.0 cfs July 19; no flow July 31 to 

Aug. 16.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Canal 

diverts water from left bank of Mora River for irrigation and off-channel storage below 

La Cueva. Published record represents recorded flow at Canal gage less flow recorded at 

supplementary wasteway gage (wasteway record not otherwise published).

Monthly discharge. In cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Month

July....................................

September ...............................

Maximum

2.3

Minimum

.5

Mean

1.22

Runoff In 

acre-feet

73
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°56'15", long 105°15'05", In Mora Grant, on right downstream wing wall 

of highway bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Las 

Vegas-Mora highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Drainage area.--185 sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to April 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), May 1905 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Figures of daily discharge for February to 

April 1905 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,015 ft (by barometer). Aug. 25, 1903, 

Eo Sept. 29, 1904, staff gage at different datum (destroyed uy flood of Sept. 29, 

1904). Feb. 22, 1905, to July 31, 1911, staff gages at different daturas.

Average discharge.--29 years (1906-10, 1931-56), 26.7 cfs (19,250 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 431 cfs July 30 (gage height, 3.05 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 21-24, 26-28.

1931-56; Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.62 ft Aug. 5, 1940; no 

flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 29, 1904, may have exceeded 20,000 cfs; another major flood occurred 

June 11, 1913, but is believed less than that of 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 7,000 acres, part of which is below station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 857: 1937. 

1932.See also Records available.

WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1931(M),

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18-22, May 31 to June 7, 

June 23 to July 2, Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

.7

0.2 

.5 

1.2 

2.4 

4.5

0.8 

1.0

1.2 

1.4

7.8

18

34

58

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.5

7.1

11

TT

5.2

4.8

5.2

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

a3.5

a3.3

a3.5

a3.5

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.8

6.5

9.6

7.8

4.0

3.8

2.9

2J|

277

2.6

151.9

4.90

301

Nov.

2.4

2TT

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

bl.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1^2.

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

49.1

1.64

97

Dec.

1.7

a2.0

al.6

bl.S

bl.5

a2.0

a2.5

b2.0

bl.4

bl.6

bl.8

b2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

4.5

7.8

7.1

6.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.3

8.3

146.0

4.71

290

Jan.

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.2

7.8

5.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.8

9.2

9.6

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8.6

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

6.8

7.1

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.3

226.1

7.29

448

Feb.

b4

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b3.8

b3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

b3.0

2.9

a3

a3.5

a4.5

105.2

3.63

209

Mar.

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

3.8

5.5

4.5

5^8

4.3

3.6

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.7

97.6

3.15

194

Apr.

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

69.3

2.31

137

Calendar year 1955: Max 254 Mln 0.6 Mean 18.0

May

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.4

1.3

7.2

T7S

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

62.9

2.03

125

June

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

_.£

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

33.4

1.11

66

July

0.6

2.7

1.7

1.8

2.1

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

48

8.7

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

28

16

143.1

4.62

284

Aug.

6.2

4.5

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.3

0

TT

.2

.2

.7

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

44.2

1.43

88

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-f

. b

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

13.8

0.46

27

Ac -ft 13,030

Water year 1955-56: Max 48 Mln 0.2 Mean 3.12 Ac-ft 2,270

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). July 19 (7:30 p.m.) 338 cfs (2.65 ft); July 30 (10 p.m.) 431 cfs 

(3.05 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cebolla River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°53'15", long 105°13'4S", in Mora Grant, on right bank about 50 ft downstream from ford on State Highway 160 and 2^ miles west of Golondrinas, Mora County.

Records available.--June to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,690 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 72 cfs July 2 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs for many days.

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

Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation 

of about 3,200 acres above station.

Rating table, June 1 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to July 26)

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.2 

.4

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

1.3 

3.0 

6.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

*

Mar. Apr. Hay June

al

aT

al

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

74

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

17.3

0.58

34

July

al

6.0

T73

a.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a5

1.6

.8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

.3

73

a. 3

a. 3

a. 9

al

28.5

0.92

57

Aug.

0.9

a. 9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

21.8

0.70

43

Sept.

0.6

Te

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

13.8

0.46

27

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, fragments of 

recorder graph, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location. --La t 35°53'40", long 105°09i30", in Mora Grant, at downstream end of left abutmerit of highway bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek, 2 miles east of 

Golondrinas, Mora County, and 4 miles downstream from Cebolla River.

Drainage area. --273 sq mi.

Records available .--March 1915 to May 1921, October 1921 to March 1922, May, August to 

September 1922 , July 1923 to July 1924, December 1924 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only 1915-30, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft (from topographic map). 

Tfer. 10, 1915, to June 4, 1921, water-stage recorder 3? miles upstream at different 

datum. July 6, 1921, to Jan. 5, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at present 

site at datura 1.0 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 875 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.17 ft); no flow 

on Sept. 15-18, 21, 2C.

1915-56: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1952 (gage height, 14.4 ft); no 

flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 cfs.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres (revised) above 

station. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1281: 1951(M). WSP 1311: 1935(M), 1937-38(M), 1940-42(M), 

1949(M) .

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 23 to Aug. 3O, Sept. 13-30)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0

.1

.5

1.4

4.7

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

2.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.7

6.7

7.2

16

6.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

4.5

5.6

4.7

5.0

3.9

4.5

4.3

7.2

8.1

7.2

5.0

5.0

4.5

3.7

5.1

165.4

5.34

328

Nov.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.1

278

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

84.1

2.80

167

Dec.

2.9

3.1

2.8

278

b3.0

b3.3

b3.5

3.1

2.9

b3.0

b3.2

b3.5

3.1

2.9

3.1

b8.9

b7.8

blO

blO

b9.8

b9.5

b9.8

10

9.8

9.8

10

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.4

9.8

196.2

6.33

389

Jan.

11

7.5

7.5

8.6

10

11

7.0

7.8

9.5

6.2

7.5

6.4

6.4

6.7

8.6

11

8.9

b8

b8

b8

b9

b9

9.2

8.9

8.1

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5 2

245.4

7.92

487

Feb.

4.3

b4

b4.5

b4.5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5.5

b5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.2

5.7

5.4

3.5

2.6

4.1

2.3

3.7

6.0

144.5

4.98

287

Mar.

3.5

3.9

3.7

3.7

2.3

1.9

3.1

2.9

3.9

3.3

2.9

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.7

2.1

1.6

1.0

.6

.8

.7

.7

. 8

74.5

2.40

148

Apr.

0.7

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.9

.7

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

1.0

1.3

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1^4

25.7

0.86

51

May

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.3

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.6

.8

110

aT8

a8.4

4.1

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

184.5

5.95

366

June

2.2 175-

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

,4

.5

.6

,7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

_^3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

22.9

0.76

45

July

0.6

1.8

2.4

.6

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

1.0

.4

.3

.3

.4

19

18.5

4.3

1.3

.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

19

76.3

2.46

151

Aug.

5.4

375

2.4

a2.2

al.6

al.2

a.B

al.O

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

23.9

0.77

47

Sept.

0.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

1.0

T7o

.9

.8

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

Ci

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

8.2

0.27

16

Calendar year 1955: Max 204 Mln 0.1 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,740

Water year 1955-56: Max 110 Mln 0 Mean 3.42 Ac-ft 2,480

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--May 23 (2:30 p.m.) 875 cfs (6.17 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, available 

corder trace, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 CANADIAN RIVER BASIN

Mora River (known as "Rio Agua Negra" above Rio de la Casa) seepage investigation

A series of discharge measurements on the main stem plus tributaries and distributaries 

(canals, ditches and natural inflow) was made June 20, 1956, to permit studying gains, 

losses and water use. Natural inflow was considered contribution and not a gain. Rio 

Agua Negra and Mora River (same stream) was considered the mainstream. Supplementary 

runs were made on Lovatos and Romero ditch, Vigil Canyon, Agua Pria Creek and Rio de la 

Casa. Gains and losses, as tabulated, apply only to mainstream; losses or gains on tributaries or ditches follow in sequential order. The investigation was conducted at a time 

of relatively low water and stable conditions.

Discharge measurements of Mora River and tributaries, in New Mexico, water year 1955-56

Stream or diversion

Rio Agua Negra (head of 

Mora River) .

Lovatos and Romero 

ditch. t

Lovatos and Eaton ditch*

Lovatos and Romero 

ditch. 

Acequia del Mediat......

Rio Agua Negra. .........

Rio Agua Negra. .........

Acequia Madre de Holraan* 

Rio Agua Negra. .........

Los Martinez ditcht.....

La Morada ditcht ........ 

Rio Agua Negra. .........

La Acequia de Arrlbat...

Trampero (del Media) 

ditch. t

Trampero (Abajo) ditcht.

Canoncito ditcht. .......

Agua Frla Creek. ........

Unnamed spring (measured 

June 19).

* Diversion from or tri 

t Diverts from left ban 

* Diverts from right ba

Location

At regular gaging station 2| 

miles south of Chacon, and 5.0 

miles north of Holman. 

300 ft below head, | mile 

below Rio Agua Negra gaging station, and 3.0 miles 

south of Chacon. 

£ mile below head of ditch....

} mile below head and above 

flume over creek, 

f mile below head and below 

flume over creek.

l£ miles below head, at end of 

ditch where flow returns to 

Rio Agua Negra. 

300 ft below Lovatos and 

Romero ditch diversion and 

3.0 miles south of Chacon. 

50 ft below wasteway, 350 ft 

below head, 3.8 miles south 

of Chacon. 

At end, 4i miles south of 

Chacon [see above). 

Below first wasteway, 4.4 

miles south of Chacon. 

Below wasteway from Acequia 

del Media 4.4 miles south of 

Chacon. 

Below first wasteway, 5.0 

miles south of Chacon. 

Below first wasteway on Romero 

ditch, 5.0 miles south of 

Chacon. 

Below first wasteway { mile 

north of Holman. 

Below wasteway from Acequia 

Madre, J mile north of 

Holman. 

Below first wasteway, J mile 

north of Holman. 

Below wasteway from Martinez 

ditch, ? mile north of 

Holman. 

Below first wasteway, ^ mile 

north of Holman. 

Below wasteway from La Morada 

ditch, J mile north of 

Holman. 

At regular gaging station, lj 

miles northwest of Holman. 

At State Highway 3, 0.7 mile 

west of Holman. 

At State Highway 3, 0.6 mile 

west of Holman. 

At State Highway 3, 0.4 mile 

west of Holman. 

Below diversions, 0.4 mile 

west of Holman. 

Below first wasteway, J mile 

south of Holman. 

Below wasteway from Trampero 

ditch, J mile south of 

Holman, 

At head, lj miles south of 

Holman. 

Below Trampero (Abajo) ditch, 

lj miles south of Holman. 

At regular gaging station, lj 

miles southwest of Holman. 

At head, ij miles southwest of 

Holman. 

At head, lj miles southwest of 

Holman. 

Below Encinal ditch, lj miles 

southwest of Holman. 

At farm road on east side of 

Hunker Lake, ^ mile southwest of Cleveland, 

butary to mainstream. 

k. 

nk.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second

Malntream

0.89

.11

.27 

.04 

.06 

.05 

.18

.01 

0

Tributary 

or 

diversion

*0.97

.81 

.77 

.99

.94

.90

.15

*.004

*.15 

*.38

*.30 

*.27 

*.16 

*.04

.09 

.08 

.04 

0 

*0 

*.17

*0

1.35 

.66 

.66 

*0 

*.22

Gain or 

loss in 

mainstream

to. 08

+ .11

+ .39 

+ .07 

+ .29 

+ .15 

+ .17

0 

0

-.01

Cumulative 

gain 

or loss

+0.19

+ .58 

+ .65 

+ .94

+ 1.09 

+ 1.26

+ 1.26 

+ 1.25
CANADIAN RIVER BASIN 245

Mora River seepage investigation Continued

Discharge measurements of Mora River and tributaries, in New Mexico, water year 1955-56 Continued

Stream or diversion

El Alto (south) ditch*.

Cassidy Mill ditcht....

Lueero ditch* ..........

El Alto (north) ditcht.

Canoneito de La Cueva 

ditch. t

La Cueva canal wasteway

Buena Vista ditch*.....

Mora River. ............

South Golondrinas 

ditch.*

North Golondrinas 

ditch. t

Location

At regular gaging station, 

Ij miles southwest of 

Cleveland. 

At head, li miles southwest 

of Cleveland. 

Below Enoinal ditch, l£ miles 

southwest of Cleveland. 

At road crossing, J mile 

southwest of Cleveland.

100 ft below wasteway, 500 

ft below head, £ mile 

southeast of Cleveland. 

100 ft below wasteway from 

Cassidy Mill ditch and 

J mile southeast of 

Cleveland. 

50 ft below head and l£ 

miles southeast of 

Cleveland. 

50 ft below head and l£ 

miles southeast of 

Cleveland. 

Opposite to head of En Medio 

ditch, 1 mile northwest of 

Mora. 

50 ft below head, 1 mile 

northwest of Mora. 

Below En Medio ditch, 1 mile 

northwest of Mora. 

At State Highway 38, 14 

miles east of Mora. 

100 ft below head and 2j 

miles northwest of La 

Cueva . 

Between first and second 

turnouts, 2^ miles northeast of La Cueva. 

Above La Cueva Canal, £ mile 

west of La Cueva. 

At gaging station, \ mile 

west of La Cueva. 

200 ft below mill at La 

Cueva. 

At gaging station at La 

Cueva. 

At head, | mile south of La 

Cueva. 

Opposite head of Riner 

ditch, 2f miles southeast 

of La Cueva. 

At head, 1 mile above Riner 

Lake and 2j miles southeast of La Cueva. 

Below diversion to Riner 

ditch, 2j miles southeast 

of La Cueva. 

At gaging stations, 2j miles 

west of Golondrinas. 

At head, i mile below Cebolla 

River and l£ miles west of 

Golondrinas. 

At head, 1 mile west of 

Golondrinas. 

Below north Golondrinas 

ditch, 1 mile west of 

Golondrinas . 

At gaging station, 2 miles 

east of Golondrinas .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Mainstream

1.41

0 

4.38

4.20 

1.47

.10

.04 

.59

Tributary 

or 

diversion

2.07

1.10 

.96 

.47

.66 

*0 

*2.20

*.06 

*.65 

.53 

*2.0

*1.85 

1.82

*3.06 

*.15

*1.58 

0

*.49

*.59 

*.14

*.61

Oain or 

loss in 

mainstream

+3.39

+1.30 

+1.30 

+4.38

+1.67 

+ .18

+ .70

+ .10 

+ .55

Cumulative 

gain 

or loss

+4.64

+15.94 

+10.32

+11.99 

+ 12.17

+12.87

+ 12.97 

+13.52

Diversion from or tributary to mainstream, 

t Diverts from left bank. 

* Diverts from right bank.

465893 O-58 17
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek below Black Lake, N. Mex.

Location.--La t 36°16'20", long 105°14'50", in NWlr sec. 33, T. 14 N., R. 16 E. , on right 

bank 150 ft downstream from road crossing, a quarter of a mile downstream from Black 

Lake, 2 miles south of Black Lake village, and 12 miles south of Agua Pria.

Drainage area.--47 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,450 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 1.79 ft, 

Jan. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 44 cfs May 22, 1955 (gage height, 2.73 ft); no flow at 

times.

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

which are poor. Small amount of regulation possible at open flume in outlet from Black 

Lake. Diversions for irrigation of several hundred acres above station. Surface waste 

from one small ditch may enter stream between station and Black Lake.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of loe effect 

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

0.3

.4 

.5 

.6

0.03 

.06 

.10 

.2

1.0

1.1

0.6 

1.4 

3.6 

4.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.0

0.23

14

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.3

.4

.7

.4

b.6

.5

.1

b.8

bl.2

bl.7

bl.8

ITS

.3

.3

.1

.2

.1

1.0

.9

19.4

0.65

38

Dec.

0.9

b.2

b.4

b.l 

b73

b.2

**b.3

b.2

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.3

b.3

b.4

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.8

bl.5

bl.5

1.5

2.0

2.1

b2

2.3

272

2.3

25.7

0.83

51

Jan.

b2

b2

b2

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

*1.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.6

44.7

1.44

99

Feb.

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.1

_._9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

bl.3

bl.4

bl.6

*1.9

1.9

37.5

1.29

74

Mar.

1.5

1.5

1.9

2.2

4.8

3.0

3.3

2.8

3.2

3.8

3.1

2.9

3.2

2.4

3.1

1.8

2.9

2.6

2.3

1.3

*.7

.9

.9

.5

_!_3_

.3

.5

.9

2.5

1.9

. 8

63.8

2.06

126

Apr.

0.4

.3

.2

.3 

.3

*.4

1.3

T7T

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

8.8

0.29

17

May

0.

*_

*_

*'. '.

3.1

0.10

6.1

June

o.:

*. '.

3.0

0.10

6.0

July

0.1

.1

*.l

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

3.1

0.10

6.1

Aug.

aO.S

al

a. 5

a. 2 

a.JL

a.l

*a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

4.9

0.16

9.7

Sept.

0.1

*.

*. '.

3.0

0.10

6.0

Calendar year 1955: Max 34 Min 0 Mean 1.37 Ac-ft 994

Water year 1955-56: Max 4.8 Min 0.1 Mean 0.61 Ac-ft 443

Peak discharge (base, 15 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Coyote Creek above Guadalupita, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°10'30", long 105°13'35", In Mora Grant, on right bank lj miles north of 

Guadalupita, Mora County.

Records available.--May to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 11 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.70 ft); mlnlmum dally, 0.2 cfs June -19, 20.

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

Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation 

of about 2,000 acres.

Rating table, May 22 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, in 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.14 

.2

.4

1.3 

2.6

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

_

0.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

. 8

,

_

-

June

0.8

.8

.6

.7

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

.2

72

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

.7

.6

16.4

0.55

32

July

0,4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

1.0

. 8

18.3

0.59

36

Aug.

1.0

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.7

2.0

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.7

1.6

.9

.7

.9

.7

.7

24.9

0.80

49

Sept.

0.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

16.6

0.55

33

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft 

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 10O cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, available recorder 

trace, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby and associated stations.
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°54'40", long 105°09'50", in Mora Grant, on left bank at third of a mile 

downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles 

northeast of Golondrinas.

Prior to October 1930 monthly discharge

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1928 to September 1956. 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,820 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 £o Apr. 26, 1938, at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum (staff gage prior to

Apr. 20, 1929). Apr. 26, 1938, to Sept. 25, 1946, at site 139 ft downstream at same

datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 11.1 cfs (8,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 228 cfs May 23 (gage height, 3.53 ft); no flow 

Apr. 10, May 9, 10.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs July 11, 1955 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 5.54 and 7.74 ft; maximum gage height, 10.1 ft Aug. 30, 1936 (site and datum 

then in use); no flow Aug. 4, 1945, Apr. 10, May 9, 10, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions (including off-channel storage) 

for irrigation of about 4,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1939-40(M), 1941-42, 

1945-47.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2 to Sept. 30)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.0 

1.1 

2.5 

7.4

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.5

3.7

377

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

T79

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

3.0

3.2

84.1

27.1

167

Nov.

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.5

375

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

2.5

3.5

4.2

4.2

4.7

5.2

379

4.4

4.4

4.9

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.5

109.5

3.65

217

Dec.

4.9

5.6

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

3.9

2.7

2.2

574

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.6

6.4

6.4

134.3

4.33

266

Jan.

4.2

4.2

3.9

6.9

4TT

4.2

3.9

4.4

4.4

6.2

6.4

5.9

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.5

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

123.4

3.98

245

Feb.

3.5

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

3.9

4.4

4.2

4.7

4.9

4.7

6.6

126.5

4.36

251

Mar.

6.2

479

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.4

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

T72

1.4

1.4

87.9

2.84

174

Apr.

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.8

.9

0

.3

.1

.7

1.8

2.4

1.2

.7

.9

.4

.7

.4

.6

.7

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

29.6

0.99

59

May

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.3

.4

.6

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

32

12

7.2

7.4

2.7

2.5

1.8

1.8

2.1

79.4

2.56

157

June

2.2

2.4

272

1.8

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.1

1.1

.7

32.1

1.07

64

July

0.7

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.9

.7

.9

1.1

.6

.4

74

.4

.9

1.4

1.1

.5 

18

12

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

1.9

57.0

1.84

113

Aug.

1.4

3.5

T74

1.1

.7

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6 

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.7

1.1

1.1

.6

.6

.5

^i

24.2

0.78

48

Sept.

0.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

1.2

T72

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.1

71

.1

.3

.6 

.9

.9

.6

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

.6

.4

.4

.4

19.5

0.65

39

Calendar year 1955: Max 166 Mln 0.4 Mean 6.80 Ac-ft 4,930

Water year 1955-56: Max 32 Min 0 Mean 2.48 Ac-ft 1,800

discharge measurement, 

affected by ice
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Manuelitas Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°49'30", long 105°23'55", In Mora Grant, on right bank about 300 ft downstream from road crossing, and l| miles southeast of Rociada, San Miguel County.

Records available. June to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,350 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 22 cfs July 31 (gage height, 2.26 ft); no flow 

for long periods.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 2,300 acres above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

**

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept. Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .............................................

Mean ...............................................

Runoff in acre-feet ................................

May

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0 2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

_

_

-

June

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

.1

0

0 -

1.5

0.05

3.0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

1.8

0.06

3.6

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

O.O03

0.2

Sept.

0

0

0

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°46'05", long 105°15'00", in Las Vegas Grant, on downstream end of pier 

nearest left bank, on State Highway 3, in town of Sapello, half a mile below Manuelitas 

Creek, San Miguel County.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May to October 1915, January 1916 to November 1918, February 1919 to 

May 1921, July to September 1921, July to September 1956. Prior to July 1956 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Gage heights and discharge measurements published under same name for August 1903 to March 1904 are for a site above Manuelitas 

Creek, and are not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,910 ft (by barometer). May 1915 to 

September 1921 staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years (1915-20), 30.9 cfs (22,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period June to September 1956, 470 cfs Aug. 19 (gage 

height, 3.58 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 4,200 acres. Station is bypassed by Sapello 

Canal (see following page).

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

1.4

4.9

1.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.2

Sept.

0 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

_

-

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

July

0

0

.6

1.1

.4

.1

.1

.1

5.1

2.6

Aug.

0 2

2

1

1

1

1

1

3

22

.6

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. .................................................................

Mean. ..................................................................

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

_-

July

0.9

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

20

31.8

1.03

63

Aug.

0 3

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

34.3

1.11

68

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.8

0.03

1.6

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs). July 31 (6:45 p.m.) 266 cfs (3.05 cfs)j Aug. 19 (2 p.m.) 470 cfs 

(3.58 ft).
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°46'10", long 105°15'00", in Las Vegas Grant on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway crossing in Sapello, San Miguel County.

Records available. June to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 7,010 ft (from topographic map) .

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during period, 0.3 cfs at times in June and July; no 

flow most of period.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Canal 

diverts water from right bank of Sapello River for irrigation of land downstream from 

Sapello River gage (see preceding page).

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1956

Month

July.........................

August .......................

September. ...................

Maximum

0

Minimum

0

Mean

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

Note. June 1-7 estimated to complete month.

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°48' , long 104°47' , on left bank 4| miles east of Shoemaker, Mora County,

and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,104 sq mi, of which 71 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available . October 1914 to July 1915, October 1915 to August 1918, May 1919 to

July 1924, September to December 1924, March to July 1925, June 1927 to September 1956.

Prior to October 1930 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map). Prior

to Oct. 10, 1934, at site 2,000 ft upstream at different datum. 

Average discharge. 38 years (1914-18, 1919-24, 1927-56), 59.3 cfs (42,930 acre-ft per

year) . 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 5.40 ft); no

flow July 10, Sept. 19-30.

1914-56: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage

heights 10.09 and 12.79 ft; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 cfs. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about

26,000 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years) WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1931(M), 1933-34(M),

1937(M) , 1938(P) , 1939-40(M), 1941-42(P).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.1

7.2

6.9

13

5.9

5.6

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.1

5.6

4.2

3.1

2.5

2.7

4.5

3.9

147.0

4.74

292

Nov.

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.8

3.5

4.2

4.5

2.9

2.5

3.3

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.9

4.8

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.1

5.4

5.4

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.5

110.9

3.70

220

Dec.

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.1

3.5

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.3

1.8

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.1

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.7

89.1

2.87

177

Jan.

2.1

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.9

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

£.3

2.7

£ .3

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.9

66.5

2.15

132

Feb.

2.9

2.9

b3

b7

b9

b!5

blO

b6

5.6

4.8

5.6

5.1

5.4

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.8

3.5

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.3

1=1

2.3

2.5

z'.s

136.7

4.71

271

Mar.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.8

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.7

2.3

72.7

2.35

144

Apr.

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.9

27T

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

78.4

2.61

156

May

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

2.3

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.3

.9

.8

.8

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

141

288

40

9.5

4.5

3.3

2.7

2.3

1.8

529.0

17.1

1,050

June

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

37

22

4.2

2.5

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.6

.5

.6

83.7

2.79

166

July

0.5

.7

1.5

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0_

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

71

22

4.5

1.6

1.9

9.1

2.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

17

47

3.5

189.3

6.11

375

Aug.

~n254

5.1

3.3

1.8

1.6

1.0

.8

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.5

1.2

15.0

8.0

1.8

1.1

1.3

2.5

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.3

.3

318.7

10.3

632

Sept.

0.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.10

5.8

Calendar year 1955: Max 411 Mln 0.1 Mean 18.1 Ac-ft 13,070

Water year 1955-56: Max 288 Mln 0 Mean 4.99 Ac-ft 3,620

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--May 25 (11 p.m.) 1,980 efs (5.20 ft); Aug. 1 (12:45 a.m.) 2,190 

;fs (5.40 . ft).. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°39'15", long 104°22'30", in Sj sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 24 E., at downstream end of pier of bridge on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartija Creek, 

3 miles northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of Mosquero.

Drainage area.--6,015 sq mi, of which 303 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--April 1912 to December 1914, October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). 

 Apr. 12, 1912, to Dec. 31, 1914, at two sites within 100 ft, about 3 miles upstream at 

different datums.

Average discharge.--23 years (1912-14, 1935-56), 252 cfs (182,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.17 ft); no 

flow at times.

1912-14, 1935-56: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 19.3 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum flood known occurred Sept. 29 or 30, 1904.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 56,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1177: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1939, 1940(P), 1942, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shirting-control method used July 2-2O, Aug. 2, 3)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

75

140

225

331

535

790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

68

116

93

291

525

160

a95

a60

a45

a35

32

26

25

22

19

20

19

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

13

13

1,642

53.0

3,260

Nov.

12

11

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

10

Jt

9

11

12

13

T2

331

11.0

657

Dec.

13

13

13

14

11

18

13

b!5

b!5

b!4

10

12

13

12

13

b!5

14

16

14

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

15

18

18

18

18

448

14.5

889

Jan.

16

15

15

15

12.

12

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

b20

b20

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

22

18

15

14

13

477

15.4

946

Feb.

13

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

15

18

11

20

18

20

19

15

16

14

13

11

11

20

34

28

25

23

23

19

16

15

13

13 .....

491

16.9

974

Mar.

~911

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

185

6.0

367

Apr.

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

0

T

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

28

0.9

56

May

0

(5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

46

324

303

458

270

140

78

44

26

1,689

54.5

3,350

June

18

28

35

34

20

16

10

7

5

4

3

47

30

15

9

5

3

3

92

28

7

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

26

32

482

16.1

956

July

50

766

194

55

26

12

5

3

2

1

0

T

11

5

2

79

620

781

7^4

632

245

286

140

80

50

36

23

15

9

33

159

5,075

164

10,070

Aug.

158

258

360

119

62

44

22

15

14

11

151

34

12

5

2

2

0

T

185

179

677

772

265

alOO

a50

a30

a60

a25

ale

16

9

3,656

118

7,250

Sept.

8

?

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

5

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

1.0

58

Calendar year 1955: Max 33,500 Mln 0 Mean 325 Ac-ft 235, 4OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 781 Mln 0 Mean 39.7 Ac-ft 28,830

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). No peak 

a No gage-height record,- discharge estimate 

records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

ibove base.

1 on basis of reconstructed recorder graph, weather
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex,

Location. Lat 35°24'10", long 104°26'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 23 E., on 

left bank 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.--523 sq mi, of which 130 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,430 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

ro Mar. 30, 1942, at site li miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 30, 1942, to 

May 18, 1950, at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher.

Average discharge .--20 years. (1936-56), 21.6 cfs (15,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs July 18 (gage height, 4.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 370 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 10.0 and 19.5 ft; no flow at times.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 19.96 ft, present datum), from slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1937-39, 1941-47.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 2-4)

1.4 

2.3 

4.9

1.0 11

1.4 28

1.8 64

2.2 143

2.5 242

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.9

231

100

122

a50

a30

a!5

a7

a3

a2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

570.7

18.4

1,130

Nov.

 0.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

4.4

0.15

8.7

Dec.

0.1IT

.1

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

aTS

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

5.8

0.19

12

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

72

.1

.2

.2

bO

f.l

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Feb.

> bO.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

°A

.2 - -----

2.7

0.09

5.4

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

135

137

aS

a3

al

ao

aO

aO

aO

284

9.16

563

June

aO

G.I

a8

aT

aO

aO

0

0

1.1

1.4

3.8

3.4

a. 5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25.7

0.86

51

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

110

159

~22 169

a5

a2

1.0

.5

.2

.2

0

0

42

88

148

787.9

25.4

1,560

Aug.

38

10

4.8

3.3

a2

al

aO

aO

0

25

62

a3

al

ao

ao

0

0

.2

53

7.4

26

11

3

a2

al

aO

.2

0

0

0

0

253.9

8.19

504

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 735 Mln 0 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,240

Water year 1955-56: Max 231 Mln 0 Mean 5.30 Ac-ft 3,840

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs).--July 18 (9:15 p.m.) 1,510 cfs (4.48 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 350 24'10", long 104°11'25", in Pablo Montoya Grant, in stilling well wlthIri concrete portion of Conchas Dam on Canadian River, if miles northwest of town of 

Conchas Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk.

Drainage area.--7,409 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1956.

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

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 275,500 acre-ft Oct. 7 (elevation, 4,189.98 ft);

 minimum, 168,000 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4,173.19 ft).

1938-56: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-ft Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 ft); 

minimum after initial filling, 93,460 acre-ft Sept. 24, 1954 (elevation, 4,155.80 ft). 

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill

 wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1938. Capacity, 370,200 acreft between elevations 4,073.5 and 4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway); dead storage, 90,800 acre-ft at elevation 4,155 ft. Reservoir usually not drawn 

below elevation 4,157.35 ft (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 98,810 acre-ft, 

except for minor sluicing and operation of small powerplants; during 1954-55, there 

was some pumping into Conchas Canal. Capacity of 196,000 acre-ft between elevations 

4,201.0 ft (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway) and 4',218.0 ft (crest of 3,000- 

foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as detention storage in the control of floods. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood 

control, and recreation. Diversion above station for irrigation of about 57,000 acres. 

Direct diversions through Conchas Dam to Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal (see below) 

irrigate about 33,000 acres near Tucumcari and on Bell Ranch.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

RevisionsT-WSP 1177; Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Dec. 31. ....................

Sept. 30.....................

Water year 1955-56. .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,188.70

-

4,173.19

-

Contents 

(acre -feet)

265,800

-

217 500

168,000

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

-2,500

-3,100

-1,400

+120,700

-2,100

-18,200

-104,800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°24'00", long 104°11'05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, on left bank 1,270 ft 

downstream from Conchas Dam, and if miles north of Conchas Dam Post Office, San Miguel 

County.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 4,150 ft (from headgate elevations).

Extremes.--1942-56: Maximum daily discharge, 21 cfs July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948, and 

July 27, Aug. 7, 1951; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

2 or 3 times a month. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation of about 

700 acres on Bell Ranch.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Month

April. .........................................

Water year 1955-56. ..........................

Maximum

5 2

9 0

9 3

12

12

Minimum

0

0

Mean

2 57

3 85

6.00

3.41

Runoff In 

acre-feet

007

390

357

2,470
^ 54 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°24'30", long 104°10'10", in sec. 27, T. 14 N., R. 26 E.,(projected), in 

Fablo Montoya Grant, on right bank 2.0 miles east of Conchas Dam Post Office and 

2.8 miles downstream from Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.--7,417 sq mi, of which 433 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--May 1936 to December 1938, January 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,021.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1941, at site 0.7 mile downstream at datum 6.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years (1941-56), 129 cfs (93,390 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.2 cfs Oct. 21; maximum gage height, 4.55 ft 

July 18 (backwater from La Cinta Creek); no flow at times.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs June 3, 1937; maximum gage height, 14.14 ft 

May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater from temporary dam; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 90,000 acres, 33,000 of which are 

below station.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

25

Z4

Z5

Z6

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0.03

2.0

Nov.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

1

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

1

0.03

2.0

Dec.

*O

0

aO

0

0

0

1

T

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

*0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

2

0.1

4.0

Jan.

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

*0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

i

ff

0

0

0

1

0.03

2.0

Feb.

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

1

0

0

0

2

0.1

4.0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1

T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4.0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0.03

2.0

May

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0.03

2.0

June

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

!_

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

0.1

4.0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

*0

0

0

cO

cl

cl

cO

cO

1

1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0.2

9.9

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

11

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

cO

cO

cO

0

*0

0

3

0.1

6.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

3

0.1

6.0

Calendar year 1955: Max 377 Mln 0 Mean 2.0 Ac-ft 1,420

Water year 1955-56: Max 1 Mln 0 Mean 0.1 Ac-ft 48

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

c Backwater from La Cinta Creek.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 255

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Hex.

Location.--Lat 35°24', long 103°30', in NE^ sec. 35, T. 14 N., R, 32 E., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 5| miles upstream 

from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan.

Drainage area.--2,073 sq mi, of which 617 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--August 1904 to June 1906 and April 1909 to May 1914 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only); January 1942 to September 1956. Records of discharge for 

August 1904 to June 1906, April 1909 to December 1911, published in WSP 307 have been 

found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1911, staff gage at site about l| miles downstream at different 

datum and Aug. 1, 1911, to May 23, 1914, water-stage recorder 1,000 ft downstream from 

former site at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1942-56), 29.1 cfs (21,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs July 22 (gage height, 7.50 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs May 28, 1946, July 12, 1951 (gage height, 

8.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 5.2 and 7.2 ft; no flow at times.

Flood of May 1, 1914, reached a stage of 22.95 ft, site and datum then in use. Another major flood reached a stage of 16.0 ft sometime in 1941, from information furnished by Bureau of Reclamation (discharge, about 70,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. Diversions for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1942-48, 1950, 1951(P). See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

O

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

O

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

763

150

50

15

5

1

1

0

986

31.8

1,960

June

0

0

0

3

25

15

25

130

150

T30

100

40

10

5

138

56

6

1

8

14

1

0

0

0

1

0

o

26

54

8

946

31.5

1,880

July

1

20

18

6

1

0

0

0

14

2

73

52

6

2

1

72

926

402

160

36

13

1,010

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

3,063

98.8

6,080

Aug.

14

1

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

605

368

90

24

7

3

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1,116

36.0

2,210

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,670 Mln 0 Mean 44.4 Ac-ft 32,140

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,010 Mln O Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,130

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). July 22 (8:3O p.m.) 14,700 cfs (7.50 ft).

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, May 27 to June 7, June 9-14, 18, 21, July 1, 5-8, 

14, 15, 19, 24-26, Aug. 22, 23, 25-27; discharge estimated on basis of 15 discharge measurements, 

fragments of recorder graph, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for Canadian River at Logan. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 4-8.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°21'20", long 103°25'20", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 13 N. , R. 33 E., on left 

bank half a mile south of Logan, 1? miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & 

Pacific Railroad bridge 4£ miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5? miles downstream 

from Ute Creek.

Drainage area.--11.141 sq mi, of which 1,110 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--June 1904 to November 1905 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), December 1908 to September 1909, February 1910, April to July 1910, August 

1910 to September 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1911 

to May 1914, January to May 1924, September 1924 to July 1925, January 1927 to April 

1934, August 1934 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Records for December 1909, January 1910, and May to July 1934. 

published in WSP 267, 287, and 762 have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site since Aug. 5, 1910; at different daturas prior 

fo Oct. 21, 1928, and at datum 1.54 ft lower Oct. 21, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1934. Altitude of present gage is 3,670 ft (from river-profile study). Prior to Aug. 5, 1910, 

staff gages 1? miles downstream at different daturas (datum of gage, 3,651 ft above 

mean sea level Dec. 22, 1908, to Aug. 4, 1910.

Average discharge. 15 years (108-9, 1911-13, 1926-38) 392 cfs (283.800 acre-ft per year), 

prior to completion of Conchas Dam; 18 years (1938-56), 295 cfs (213,600 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs July 22 (gage height, 11.80 ft); no 

flow at time s.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum discharge known, 278,000 cfs Sept. 30, 1904 (gage height, about 36.5 ft, 

site and datum used in 1909), from rating curve extended above 140,000 cfs; from Ninth 

Biennial Report of State Engineer.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 to 4 times a month. 

Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, 45 miles upstream (see p. 253). Diversions for irrigation of about 90,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1087: 1935-36. WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 

1912, 1931-32(M), 1934, 1945-47, 1949-50. See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

a2

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

5

4

2

3 

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

1.0

60

Nov.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0.1

7.9

Dec.

0o0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

2

0

0

0

2

3

4

5

4 

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

3

52

1.7

103

Jan.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

3

5 

7

7

5

5

4

2

1

T

1

94

3.0

186

Feb.

1

1

1

1

2

5

8

10

12

Ii

15

14

12

9

6

4

3

2

1

1

1

1 

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

127

4.4

252

Calendar year 1955: Max 8, 950 Mln o

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

a

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

3

4

1

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

10

0.3

20

Mean 96.4

May

0

17

28

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

73

929

408

231

216

a74

a24

a21

alO

2,043

65.9

4,050

June

aO

ao

a!49

432

a90

a!05

allO

217

446

323

401

265

121

a30

151

176

31

a5

aO

55

as

3

1

1

194

50

a20

a!5

74

50

3,523

117

6,990

July

17

27

231

102

a50

a25

a!5

alO

99

108

94

76

18

alO

ai

a5

a500

a2,000

a50o

a215

583

5,580 

1,270

296

96

48

18

74

46

19

9

10, 146

327

20,120

Aug.

39

56

21

14

29

9

3

2

1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

349

315

107

485 

208

63

27

16

76

40

30

9

2

1,901

61.3

3,770

Sept.

0

0

0

Ac-ft 69,810

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,580 Mln 0 Mean 49.0 Ac-ft 35^560

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs). July 22 (9:30 p.m.) 26,300 cfs (11.80 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, recorded range 

In stage, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Note,. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-20, Feb. 7-12.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 257

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.

Location. Lat 35°28'10", long 101°52'45", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 87 and 287, 2,000 ft downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 19 miles north of Amarillo, 

Potter County, and at mile 537.7

Drainage area. 19,445 sq mi, of which 4,069 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--January 1924 to December 1925, January 1938 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

2",989.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Jan. 16, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925. 

chain gage, and Apr. 3 to Dec. 5, 1938, wire-weight gage, at site of old bridge 20 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1924-25, 1938-56), 481 cfs (348,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 cfs May 24 (gage-height, 9.46 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16.

1924-25, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, 135,000 cfs July 25, 1941 (gage height 

15.7 ft) , from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs; no flow at times from January 

1924 to December 1925 and August 7,8, 1940.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 ft; a higher stage probably 

occurred during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.--Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent from Amarillo sewage disposal 

plant, which contributed 6,840 acre-ft to East Amarillo Creek (tributary to Canadian 

River). Discharge measurements of East Amarillo Creek made during the 1956 water 

year are listed in table below. Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 253). Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal divert from Conchas Reservoir for 

irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge measurements of East Amarillo Creek

Date

Oct. 14 

Nov. 17 

Dec. 14 

Jan. 11

Discharge 

(cfs)

11.4 

6.08 

7.24 

10.6

Date

Feb 15 

Mar. 14 

Apr. 18 

May 16

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.80 

6.44 

19.6 

11.9

Date

June 28 

Aug. 22 

Sept. 12

Discharge 

(cfs)

7.24

15.8 

3 14

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

237

150

304

263

211

*90

59

44

38

27

25

20

14

*16

12

12

11

14

11

*12

12

12

11

10

12

*11

11

11

7.4

172 

10

1,686.6

54.4

3,350

Nov.

11

10

19

18

17

16

16

18

16

16

4.6

572

14

8.3

9.2

*11

10

9.2

9.5

12

7.4

6.9

8.2

11 

9.3

8.3

11

10

10

11

343.1

11.4

681

Dec.

13

8.8

11~ 7.8

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*11

10

11

12

12

12

13

14

15

16

16 

15

11

14

16

10

15 

16

386.6

12.5

767

Jan.

16

14

16

14

16

15

15

18

T6

18

*13

18

16

16

16

13

12

1112-

13

15

15

15

15 

15

14

16

18

17

16 

14

468

15.1

928

Feb.

12

11

10

To

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

13

14

14

*24

31

33

25

21

18

20

18

16

15 

14

15

14

15

12

455

15.7

902

Mar.

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

11

16

15

16

*15

12.

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

16 

15

12

15

16

12

15 

16

460

14.8

912

Apr.

16

12

14

15

15

16

18

15

15

15

*14

11

7.2

8.1

9.2

7.4

8.2

*9.2

9.2

8.2

9.7

10

7.4

9.3 

*6.6

9.2

7.4

8.2

5.8

7.4

323.7

10.8

642

May

8.2

8.2

12

7.4

*5.9

9.6

8.2

5_£

*8.2

8.2

9.2

10

11

10

11

*11

11

11

12

10

11

11

*11

*7,150 

 5,080

738

473

360

303

2,310 

382

17,016.9

549

33,750

June

123

51

21

38

27

*295

310

214

292

55

474

263

421

326

220

70

57

62

15

*9.2

7.0

5.0

3.5

4.4 

6.4

28

15

*9.2

9.2

4.6

3,435.5

115

6,810

July

3.1

13^ 2.3

4.8

*2.3

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.3

2.6

*5.6

6.2

83

*575

125

73

57

*2,020

1,260

1,180

990

349

1,080

2.750 

*851

434

237

144

142

265 

59

12,704.7

410

25,200

Aug.

*82

56

53

88

144

47

22

*8.2

4.6

3.5

3.5

2.3

1.9

FT3

2.6

1.9

2.6

*2.6

*335

196

61

*216

104

139 

109

62

47

44

*38

20 

14

1,913.0

61.7

3,790

Sept.

~9.2 12

5.8

5.8

*4.0

5.2

5.2

7.4

8.2

9.2

11

*11

11

10

11

11

9.2

8.2

7.4

5.2

*5.8

5.2

4.0

5.2 

7.4

5.2

4.0

4.6

4.0

4.6

217.0

7.23

430

Calendar year 1955: Max 18,000 Mln 4.0 Mean 282 Ac-ft 204,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,150 Mln 1.9 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,160

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 efs). May 24 (6:30 a.m.) 27,400 cfs (9.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28-30, Dec. 6-22, Jan. 17, 29-31, Feb. 1-13. 

Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 29, May 4, 5, July 1, 2, 3-10, 

Aug. 7-19, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30.
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location.--Lat 35°55' , long 100°22' , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60 and 83, 500 ft downstream from Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphill County.

Drainage area. 22,866 sq mi, of which 4,688 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), January 1938 to September 1956.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, and two wire-weight gages read once daily during winter and 

twice daily during summer. Datum of gage is 2,301.50 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July 1, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage, Apr. 21 to Dec. 15, 1938, wireweight gage, and Dec. 16, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1953, water-stage recorder and wireweight gages all at site 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1938-55), 631 cfs (456,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs May 26 (gage height, 7.25 ft), from 

rating curves for 2 channels; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, Sept. 18, 19.

1924-25, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 

9.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curves for 2 channels extended 

above 8,000 and 38,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 20.0 ft Oct. 2, 1904.

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Extreme low flow maintained by springs which enter river about 600 ft above gage. 

Some regulation by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 253). Mo large diversions above station.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

212

186

150

144

*133

83

66

49

24

8.9

4.5

.8

1.0

.3

.1

.1

.2

*.9

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.6

.8

.7

1.6

*1.6

1.9

1.7

1.0

.8 

1.0

1,080.2

34.8

2,140

Nov.

*1.0

.9

1.4

1.6

1.4

2.2

1.4

1.0

1.7

4.2

5.3

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.7

2.0

2.0

2.7

4.2

16

7.2

4.2

3.8

4.5

4.2

3.5

94.1

3.14

187

Dec.

2.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.2

3.5

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.0

1.9

1.9

*3.7

2.7

3.8

3.5

1.9

2.2

3.0

6.6

3.2

1.7

37S

4.5

4.5

3.5

4.5

4.9

5.3

4.9

4 5

110.1

3.55

218

Jan.

4.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.2

3.2 375-

9.6

*13

6.2

8.9

11

6.6

6.2

6.6

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

8.4

23

b30

b50

b90

b90

44

24

b20

526.0

17.0

1,040

Feb.

b20

15

blS

b20

30

32

26

18

32

57

86

162

329

 297

144

122

138

98

94

69

60

90

79

66

47

11

5.7

-575 3.5

2,171.5

74.9

4,310

Mar.

6.2

4.9

3.8

4.2

7.2

12

12

6.6

5.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

*3.5

3.0

3.0

4.9

3.5

4.5

3.8

7.2

19

12

5.7

3.8

3.5

5.7

5.7

3.5

5.3

4.9

3 2

174.0

5.61

345

Apr.

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

*1.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.2

ii

4.9

1.4

1.6

*1.6

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.4

3.0

.7

T¥

2.0

2.7

80.8

2.69

160

May

29

1,610

130

31

19

6.2

3.5

3.5

3.0

*2.2

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.5

* 5,330

*12,600

3,860

892

518

332

1, 82O

27,216.6

878

53,980

June

1.820

799

427

290

241

173

59

*5.1

415

820

673

387

724

1,300

763

820

522

639

473

894

276

.4

.3

11

3.0

.3

.2

.3

*.3

.3

1.2,536.2

418

24,870

July

0.2

18

96

162

78

1.0

.9

.8

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

130

42

12

*4.3

1,670

889

759

136

28

1,600

294

38

26

26

61

44

6,117.9

197

12,130

Aug.

42

44

8.0

9.3

.4

.4

.6

.4

*.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.4

.5

.6

.4

2.5

3.2

4.0

76

*30

35

42

8.4

1.0

15

2.4

.3

.4

329.4

10.6

653

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.6

.6

.5

.3

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.1

.3

.2

.2

.4

10.4

.35

21

Calendar year 1955: Max 23,50O Mln 0.1 Mean 403 Ac-ft 291,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,600 Mln 0.1 Mean 138 Ac-ft 100, loO

Peak discharge (base, 8.90O cfs).--May 26 (6 a.m.) 21,200 cfs (7.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 259

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°34'00", long 98°22'45", in Sl£sw£ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 11 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile north of Bridgeport, 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek, and at 

mile 267.1.

Drainage area. 25.229 sq mi, of which 4,801 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1956.

.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,384.25 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, 

water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 

1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 429 cfs (310,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 11.35 ft); 

no flow at times.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 14.60 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times in 1946, 1951-56.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 19.4 ft; a higher stage probably occurred 

during flood of October 1904.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month; 

oftener during high flows. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New 

Mexico (see p. 253). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions.--WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except period of Ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Nov. 18-20, Feb. 18-27, 

Apr. 13 to May 25, June 11-13, July 30 to Aug. 4, Aug. 24 to Sept. 2)

5.0 0

5.1 2.5

5.2 7.0

5.4 18

5.6 34

5.8 61

6.0 105

6.3 240

6.6 510

7.0 1,010

7.5 1,970

8.0 3,700

9.0 9,700

10.0 18,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

455

3,740

7,320

15,400

2,240

972

310

230

165

130

112

90

74

65

60

50

44

42

42

41

36

38

34

31

31

30

30 

27

27

28

26

31,920

1,030

63,310

Nov.

25

26

27

28

28

28

28

29

So- 30

so

30

30

30

29

b27

b27

29

29

29

27

28

26

26

24

26

b25~

b24

b26

824

27.5

1,630

Dec.

27

28

26

24

23

24

24

24

23

22

b21

b20

19

b!8

blT.

b!7

b!7

b!8

b!9

b25

b22

22

23

23

22

22

21 

22

21

21

21

676

21.8

1,340

Jan.

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

b20

b!9

b20

b!9

b22

b22

23

22

b22

al6

a!5

24

b30

a22

a!9

al9

b!9

b28

30

30 

28

b27

b24

19

685

22.1

1,360

Feb.

19

a!4

317

a!8

a24

a25

a3o

49

58

55

55

52

44

40

39

38

161

240

180

119

98

80

74

65

58

48

42 

38

33

_

1,813

62.5

3,600

Mar.

28

23

19

18

18

17

16

16

17

18

17

17

19

21

20

21

21

22

19

21

28

32

29

27

24

22

20 

19

17

18

19

643

20.7

1,280

Apr.

19

22

18

17

17

16

17

18

19

17

19

18

17

17

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

14

15

13

12 

12

11

13

466

15.5

924

May

16

17

18

17

16

15

14

16

14

13

13

11

9.5

9.5

13

11

10

10

9.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.1

775

15

94

392 

5,870

3,070

1,290

840

11,858.1

383

23,520

June

598

391

1.450

913

441

289

150

90

55

45

34

25

19

14

13

34

34

24

16

9.0

9.9

22

15

50

19

8.5

4.8 

4.8

3.8

2.5

4,764.3

159

9,450

July

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

3.0

6.1

5.6

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

7.5

4.8

.6

167

792

588

322

105 

472

562

215

102

3,359.3

108

6,660

Aug.

72

48

21

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27

365

108

75

28

12

3.4

0 

12

30

48

27

878.9

28.4

1,740

Sept.

6.4

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

8.2

0.27

16

Calendar year 1955 : Max 20,400 Mln O.7 Mean 529 Ac-ft 382,900

Water year 1955-56; Max 15,400 Mln 0 Mean 159 Ac-ft 114,800

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Oct. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 30,800 cfs (11.35 ft); May 28 (6:45 a.m.) 

7,460 cfs (8.62 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Feb. 18 to May 24, May 30, 

July 30 to Aug. 4, Aug. 22-26, Sept. 1, 2.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River below Hog Creek near Norman, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°13'15", long 97°12'40", in SW^- sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 1 E. , near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on county road Just downstream from Hog Creek, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Prairie Creek, 13 miles east of Norman, and at 

mile 96.0.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily, oftener during high stages. Datum of gage is 

965.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 12.6 ft, from 

high-water mark); no flow at times.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 6,010 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 13.45 ft); no 

flow at times in 1954-56.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional 

small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28-30, July 19)

2.9

.1

.6

2.9

7.7

15

26

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.0

39

75

170

282

642

2,140

2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

301

2,200

1,970

2.410

311

52

24

16

8.3

8.3

7.7

7.1

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.5

3.2 

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.2

3 2

7,381.5

238

14,640

Nov.

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.6

3.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4^,9

98.4

3.28

195

Dec.

6"75 6.5

6.5

4.5

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.5

5.4

4.5

4.5

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.0

4.9

5.4

5.9

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

4.5

4.5

3.6

175

157.9

5.09

313

Jan.

4.9

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.5

3.6

3.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

4.5

7.1 

7.1

8.3

579

5.9

5.9

4.9

5.4

4.5

4.5

136.1

4.39

270

Feb.

5.9

5.4

5.9

5.9

6.5

7.1

16

16

14

7.1

11

10

10

8.3

9.7

7.1

7.7

8.3

7.7

5.9

5.9

5.9 

7.1

6.5

5.4

5.4

4.5

4.0

4.0

224.2

7.73

445

Mar.

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

3.6

3.6

3.2

4.5

5.4

e4.9

5.4

4.5

4.0

3.6

4.5

4.0

4 5

125.5

4.05

249

Apr.

5.4

36

36

7.1

5.4

4.0

3.2

3.2

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.9

2.5

7.V

7.1

5.9

5.4

301

~3T 330

830.1

27.7

1,650

May

12

6.5

5.4

4.0

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

9.7

3.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.3 

13

124

152

164

21578"

15

9.0

31

872.4

28.1

1,730

June

13

5.4

7.7

9.7

4.9

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.S

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.1

.9

.6

.5

T!

.7

1.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

77.5

2.58

154

July

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

11

2.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.1

P.

0

0

0

2.2

7.1

13

T.9

4.S

3.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

53.9

1.74

107

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4.OOO Mln o Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 40,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,410 Mln 0 Mean 27.2 Ac-ft 19,750

Peak dlseharj 

3,840 cfs (10.E

ft). (base, 2.700 ' efs). Oct. 3 (about 2 a.m.) 5,36O cfs (12.6 ft); Oct. 5 (8:45 a.m.) 
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 261

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10'25", long 96°55'55", near northwest corner sec. 18, T. 8 N. , 

R. 4 E. , on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1^ miles 

downstream from Dance Creek, 5 miles south of Tecumseh, and at mile 77.2.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is J.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 151 cfs (109,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 12.00 ft); no 

flow June 19-23, July 1-16, July 26 to Sept. 30.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 19.68 ft); no 

flow at times 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 ft in 1932.

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

measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

115

2,260

2,080

5,670

435

120

60

35

22

17

13

10

8.5

7.8

7.4

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.6

77S

3.9

3.9

5.1

3.6

3.6

3.6

8,935.8

288

17,720

Nov.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

3.9

3.1

771

4.2

4.5

4.5

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

5.7

5

4.5

6.5

130.5

4.35

259

Dec.

9.7

~9.7 11

8.2

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

5.5

6.4

7.1

6.5

7.1

7.4

6

5.5

 s5

7

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.1

5

226.4

7.30

449

Jan.

6.

6.

6.

5.

6.

6.1

5.7

5

4.5

5

4

4

5.5

6.8

6.4

4.5

4

6

7

9

10

19

19

14

12

10

9.7

9.7

8.9

7

7.4

240.3

7.75

477

Feb.

11

10

10

14

14

13

16

39

2?

21

22

21

18

15

13

11

12

11

10

10

9.3

8.9

9.3

10

8.9

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

395.5

13.6

784

Mar.

6.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.1

57T

5.4

5.7

5.1

6.4

8.2

8.2

8.5

7.8

7.1

6.4

6.4

10

14

13

12

9.7

7.8

6.4

5.7

5.4

5.7

5.7

226.8

7.32

450

Apr.

6.8

8.9

32

28

14

10

7.4

6.4

6.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.7

4.8

4.2

TTz

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.8

6.7

78

12

8.2

6.1

25

580

72

775.1

25.8

1,540

May

27

19

15

11

9.3

7.4

6.4

5.4

4.5

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.6

274

50

16

7.8

5.7

3.9

3.1

2.3

1.9

94

178

556

163

218

224

56

21

24

1,741.8

56.2

3,450

June

58

14

40

12

11

7.8

6.1

6.1

7.1

4.2

2.6

1.9

1.2

1.0

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

23

15

2.8

.8

1.2

1.6

.1

219.0

7.3O

434

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

16

13

55

7.8

2.4

1.8

5.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

81.9

2.64

162

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,050 Kin 0 Mean 87.6 Ac-ft 63,440

Water ,i*ei year yeai 1955-56: J.3OO-OO: Max I»U1A 3,670 o,oru Mln TLLII o \j Mean i-icciji 35.4 o^.% Ac-ft rtu x i* 25,720 t.o, /t.u

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 5 (6:45 a.m.) 5,640 cfs (12.00 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28-50, Dec. 9, 12, 15-19, 31, Jan. 8-15,

in. 16-PO. 3O. J?ph. ?. 7,. K

. 

16-20, 50, Feb. 2, 5, 6.

465893 O-58 18
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long 96°33', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 7 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2f miles northwest of Sasakwa, 8.7 miles 

downstream from Salt Creek, and at mile 24.1.

Drainage area. 865 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 11, 1946, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 420 cfs (304,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 13.51 ft); no 

flow Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 44,600 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 33.48 ft); no 

flow Sept. 28-30, 1952, Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, Sept. 14 to Oct. 1, 1954, Aug. 12 to 

Sept. 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Occasional 

regulation at low flow from unknown source above station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

66

44

33

1,000

1,880

2,040

2,550 

589

412

126

93

73

61

49

40

34

27

25

23

22

19

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

14

12

li

9,140

295

18,130

Nov.

11

12

T?

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.8 

9.2

9.2

9.7

9.8

11

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

10

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.5

305.0

10.2

605

Dec.

11

14

19

21

19

17

14 

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

12

12

15

17

18

16

16

16

16

16

15 

14

449

14.5

891

Jan.

14

14

14

13

13

13

14 

14

12

T2

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

15

15

15

12

16

37

46

38

30

24

23

22

20

19

550

17.7

1,090

Feb.

22

32

33

28

23

25

28 

28

30

41

50

4T

36

30

28

24

28

29

25

22

20

18

18

18

17

17

15

15

13

------

756

26.1

1,500

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

12

15

15

15

16

14

14

15

29

77

24

22

19

17

14

11

9.5

444.4

14.3

881

Apr.

8.8

10

12

14

17

37

26 

21

15

14

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

8.5

7.6

7.0

6.4

770

11

63

91

86

40

36

98

2jj§

983.3

32.8

1,950

May

153

123

78

50

38

31

24 

20

18

15

12

11

9.5

7.9

12

12

24

30

17

12

8.5

6.4

34

352

503

1,550

406

146

184

113 

96

3,896.5

126

7,750

June

120

68

58

51

52

55

26

24

22

65

33

20

15

12

9.2

7.9

6.4

5.1

3.9

5.2

2.5

2.2

575

21

474

110

48

66

102

52

1,519.7

50.7

5,010

July

25

14

8.5

5.8

4.8

4.8

6.1 

4.1

2.5

1.8

5.8

75

IS

5.3

2.0

1.3

1.0

.9

175

10

32

30

22

12

7.6

4.8

5.2

2.2

2.8

2.2

5.1

515.1

10.1

621

Aug.

4.4

274

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.5 

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.9

0.38

24

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,860 Min 2.8 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,350 Mln 0 Mean 50.2 Ac-ft 36,430

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 263

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°58', long 96°14', in NEi;-SW£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R. 10 E., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of 

Calvin, 2f miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 8.5 miles downstream from Little River, 

and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. 27,952 sq mi, of which 4,801 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1905 to December 1908 (gage heights and discharge measurements only except for period July 1905 to December 1906), October 1938 to September 

1942, July 1944 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for December 1905, 

published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at or in this vicinity since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

684.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. January 1905 to December 1908, chain 

gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1938, to Aug. 12, 1944, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-56), 1,958 cfs (1,418,000 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,600 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 8.76 ft); no 

flow Aug. 13 to Sept. 30.

1905-6, 1938-42, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 174,000 cfs May 11, 1950; maximum 

gage height, 21.00 ft Aug. 7, 1906, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; no 

flow at times in 1939, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Occasional 

slight regulation since 1938 by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 253).

Cooperation. Gage height record, 51 discharge measurements, 7 observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Apr. 11-23, May 1-4, 7-24, 

May 26 to June 10, July 17-31, Aug. 5-11)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

167

285

480

810

3.5 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,350

2,900

5,000

7,900

11,700

21,000

31,800

2.5

6.2

16

30

70

135

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

220

360

680

1,500

2,950

5,000

7,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,520

525

276

15,600

26,400

28,000 

7,580

3,410

1,120

855

825

680

570

480

379

290

236

205

181

155

134

127

111

97

93

86 

80

74

70

65 

63

90,287

2,912

179,100

Nov.

62

BT

52

49

46

45 

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

42

40

37

36

34

34

34

34 

33

34

34

37

1,300

43.3

2,580

Dec.

48

55

55

55

58

60 

62

60

55

57

58

58

57

52

49

4546"

46

48

49

50

50

52

52

54

54 

54

55

58

57 

55

1,664

53.7

3,300

Jan.

58

65

58

50

46

44 

41

42

42

42

41

42

42

41

40

38

37

36

35

40

52

114

143

149

177

161 

137

132

116

111 

111

2,284

73.7

4,530

Feb.

158

152

106

T24

140

170 

174

177

164

170

220

379

340

290

232

213

608

650

378

272

214

199

318

292

228

190 

163

150

135

7,006

242

13,900

Mar.

118

106

96

86

78

66 

60

55

47

40

34

34

39

39

39

42

42

41

40

40

69

96

90

86

72

66 

58

45

39

34

30_

1,827

58.9

3,620

Apr.

28

29

30

28

28

46 

82

74

64

47

34

29

25

22

33

29

20

17

16

14

12

11

53~ 9.5

66

104 

100

62

98

160

1,370.5

45.7

2,720

May

408

468

444

272

155

102 

67

48

32

24

17

12

9.0

9.5

25

22

19

18

21

16

12

9.5

27~7.6

680

5,920 

1,750

692

1,200

5,520

4,080

22,333.6

720

44,300

June

2.560

1,800

920

1,560

1,800

1,500 

905

548

360

232

256

202

138

108

84

60

42

30

25

20

14

13

14

80

584

600 

236

122

102

122

14,837

495

29,430

July

64

32

17

12

10

36 

20

9.5

5.8

4.1

45

28

51

28

14

8.0

5.3

4.5

10

12

5.3

3.7

22

20

14

8.0 

4.1

2.2

1.5

275

6^

566.5

18.3

1,120

Aug.

56

123

108

84

54

33

18

11

5.3

2.5

1.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

496.1

16.0

984

Sept..

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 44,400 Mln 12 Mean 1,220 Ao-ft 883,100

Water year 1955-56; Max 28,OOO Mln 0 Mean 393 Ac-ft 285,600

Peak discharge (base, 25,OOO cfs). --Oct. 6 (1 a.m.) 51,600 cfs (8.76 ft).
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°59', long 95°37', in SW^NE^ sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of abandoned bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Nutter Creek and 6| miles northeast of Krebs.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 5, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder l| miles upstream from base gage at same datum. Prior 

to Apr. 9, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum as present auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 14 years, 549 cfs (397,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,570 cfs May 25 (gage height, 14.76 ft); no 

 flow July 9-28, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 31.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 ft Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more often 

during rises.

Cooperation. Thirty discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Dec. 26)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 1.9

.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

4.3

9.1

16

2.1 36

2.5 95

3.0 190

4.0 405

9.0 1,660

15.0 3,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,540 

1,340

332

158

113

88

74

55

55

44

29

19

16

12

10

10

10

8.7

9.1 

7.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

3.4

2.5

2.5 

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

.9

4,761.8

154

9,440

Nov.

0.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

' .8.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.2 

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.7

T77

1.6

32.7

1.09

65

Dec.

1.7 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2 

1.4

1.8

T77

1.6

1.3

43.7

1.41

87

Jan.

1.2 

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

~ '

.8

.8

.8

.9 

1.1

1.2

2.3

3.4

5.0

6.8

5.8 

5.0

4.0

48

20

5.8

125.1

4.04

248

Feb.

8.3 

123

91

174

113

92

92

224

759

848

430

306

233

162

126

106

678

2,440

5,020 

1,650

435

251

186

152

142

127 

95

83

72

15,216 . 5

456

26,210

Mar.

60 

52

46

45

56

55

50

27

27

24

20

17

17

16

16

14

15

15

15 

12_

14

20

20

26

53

42 

39

54

52

28

26

845

27.5

1,680

Apr.

25

19

18

16

15

14

15

12

12

12

11

9.7

9.1

8.5

15

124

~BT 125

44 

50

22

19

15

12

12

8.5 

7.9

4S~6.3

104

847.0

28.2

1,680

May

111 

195

510

324

177

117

81

60

46

35

27

22

18

16

49

99

78

39

24 

18

14

10

10

20

1,550

5,570 

1,750

515

148

97

70

9,598

503

18,640

June

257 

131

205

81

65

42

50

24

18

16

14

11

9.1

6.8

5.4

5.0

4.5

5.2

2.7 

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

79

.9

.7

941.9

31.4

1,870

July

0.6 

.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

16

115

20

154.1

4.97

306

Aug.

5.8 

277

1.7

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

14.2

0.46

28

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,200 Min 0 Mean 342 Ac-ft 247,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,370 Mln 0 Mean 83,0 Ac-ft 60,250

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand 

Draw, it miles upstream from Gulf Creek, 2| miles nc " " " ...----_

Location. Lat 36°43'20", long 101°29'30", in NW&3W£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 15 E., near

ge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand 

north of Guymon, and at mile 650.7.

Drainage area. 2, 139 sq mi (includes that of Dry Sand Draw), of which 964 sq mi is 

probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 19 years, 33.6 cfs (24,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs May 25 (gage height, 9.50 ft); no 

flow Sept. 20-22.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 44,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times 1938-41, 1943-45, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octoberl955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.5

271

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.1 

2 5

56.3

1.82

112

Nov.

2.7 rr

2.9

3.6

3.6

4.2

5.4

b5

b5.5

7.5

6.1

5.1

5.1

6.1

4.8

3.6

4.5

b4.5

5.8

5.4

4.8

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

b4

b3.5

b5

5.8

145.1

4.84

288

Dec.

6.1

8.3

7.1

6.1

b4

b6

b6

b5

b4

b5.5

b7

b!2

DlO

b8

b7

b8.5

b7.5

b7

b5

b5

8.3

9.1

8.3

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1 

6.4

214.1

6.91

425

Jan.

6.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.8

5.8

6.4

5.4

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.5

7.1

b6.5

b5

b8

b9.5

bll

b!2

12

14

16

b!2

16

16

12

10

blO 

blO

275.3

8.88

546

Feb.

b7

b8.5

b8.5

b9

blO

bll

b!2

bll

blO

b!2

bll

blO

b7.5

b7.5

b8

b8.5

blO

blO

12

10

10

11

12

10

7.5

6.3

4.8

578

6.4

267.8

9.23

531

Mar.

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.1

b5.5

b7

8.3

7.5

b7

b6

b7.5

8.7

6.7

b8

9.6

873

8.3

7.9

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.8

7.9

7.9

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.1

228.2

7.36

453

Apr.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

6.1

5.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.4

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.4

3.6

T72

4.8

5.1

178.3

5.94

354

May

6.4

169

18

8.3

7.9

6.8

7.9

7.9

5.1

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.4

T72" 1.2

1.7

3.9

1.550

297

124

a29

a!4

25

a20

2,327.9

75.1

4,620

June

11

9.6

8.7

6.8

6.1

3.6

2.7

6.4

155

a29

a6.5

2.7

24

a8

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

172

957

a30

10

7.9

9.6

7.5

6.1

4.2

17

10

3.9

1,349.8

45.0

2,680

July

3.6

39

604

81

a9

1,050

a27

a6

a4

a3

a3

a3

a2

a2

a!

1.2

348

9.6

20

212

a8

a6

a5

5.1

5.4

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2 3

2,453.1

79.1

4,870

Aug.

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

.6

.4

.6

.5

.6

.7

.5

.3

73

28

1.590

89

39

al8

a 11

6.8

3.9

2.5

1.5

1.1

1.5

.9 

1.2

1,806.7

58.3

3,580

Sept.

1.2

'.7

1.2

.7

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

2

3

5

5

2

2

2

4

11.5

0.38

23

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,100 Mln 1.0 Mean 54.3 Ac-ft 39,320

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,590 Mln 0 Mean 25.4 Ac-ft 18,480

Peak discharge (base, 2.400 cfs).--May 25 (10 p.m.) 17,700 cfs (9.50 ft); June 20 (3 a.m.) 

4,540 cfs (6.15 ft); July 6 (1:45 a.m.) 3,320 cfs (5.65 ft); July 17 (2:45 a.m.) 2,920 cfs 

(5.43 ft); Aug. 19 (5:45 a.m.) 7,100 cfs (7.03 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°39', long 101°13', in NW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 17 E. , on downstream 

side of piling near center of bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty and 5.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,967 sq mi, of which 1,200 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--June 1939 to September 1956.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 18.8 cfs (13,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 2 (gage height, 6.15 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred on June 25, 1947; 

maximum gage height, 9.12 ft July 18, 1950; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.3

.5

.5

.8

.1

.5

.5

.3

.9

.9

.9

.5

.0

.7

26.9

0.90

53

Dec.

2.1

3.0

2.1

1.5

2.0

2.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

2.1

2.5

2.7

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.5

3.0

5.1

4.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.1

6.2 q~o

D, o

98.0

3.16

194

Jan.

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.4

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.1

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.1

3.5

2.8

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.2

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.6

6

5

150.7

4.86

299

Feb.

3

2

2

4

5

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.1

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

166.4

5.74

330

Mar.

4.8

4.4

5.1

4.8

4.1

4.8

4.4

5.8

5.8

5.1

4.5

4

4.5

5

5.4

5

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

378

3 . 8

143.7

4.64

285

Apr.

3.5

3.8

4.1

471

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2^3.

?73

2.6

2.6

98.6

3.29

196

May

2.8

215

16

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.8

4.8

3.3

2.6

1.7

.9

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

.4

0

0

0

0

1.3

3.3

8.7

20

68

13

5.8

4.1 

4.4

407.1

13.1

807

June

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.3

1.7

.4

0

2.1

19

5.8

2.8

43

72

27

14

6.6

4.1

1.9

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

172.4

5.75

342

July

0.4

1.8

5.0

1.5

.2

49

16

7.8

3.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

58

35

13

125

34

7.8

6.6

3.8

2.3

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

369.2

11.9

732

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

60

86

24

11

5.4

2.1

1.3

39

14

3.5

.2

0

0 

0

246.5

7.95

489

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,500 Min 0 Mean 26.6 Ac-ft 19,230

Water year 1955-56: Max 215 Min 0 Mean 5.14 Ae-ft 3,730

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 efs).--May 2 (6:45 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (6.15 ft).

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28-30, Dec. 4-7, 9-20, Jan. 16-26, Jan. 30 

to Feb. 13, Mar. 11-14, 16 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 12; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location. Lat 36°12', long 101°19', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 282, at abandoned town of Hansford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford 

County and about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek.

Drainage area. 960 sq mi, of which 520 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,961.63 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 22.0 cfs (15,930 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs July 19 (gage height, 12.60 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Oct. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.87 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.5 ft Sept. 4, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, about 

34,000 cfs). Flood of June 4, 1936, reached a stage of about 21 ft, from floodmark 

(discharge, 26,100 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

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

which are poor. Diversion by irrigation pump from stream above station affects low 

flow. Amount of diversion not known.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

.3

.3

.4

*TT

0

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

1.6

0.05

3.2

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.3

.4

1.0

1.3

T7o

.5

.6

.2

7.4

0.24

15

Feb.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.0

.8

1.0

.0

.0

.0

* .5

.0

.5

.8

.5

.4

.6

1.9

2.0

2^

1.4

.3

.2

.2

.7

1.8

_

27.5

0.95

55

Mar.

3.1

2TS

3.0

2.8

2.5

1.8

1.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

*2.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

.4

.1

0

(J

0

0

0

46.6

1.50

92

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.5

1.0

5.5

0.18

11

May

32

29

1.7

.3

.4

.2

.3

.3

.4

*.l

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

48

89

32

47

16

7.0

4.7

308.4

9.95

612

June

2.5

1.7

.3

0

0

.9

*8.3

4.2

4.6

44

16

5.2

2.0

.4

14

4.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

17

a4

al

ao

0

*0

0

0

131.2

4.37

260

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

10

2.9

250

82

*225

19

al

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

590.3

19.0

1,170

Aug.

0

0

0

0

7.3

70

14

45

*57

2.4

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a2

445

123

28

*a6

al

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

801.7

25.9

1,590

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,410 Mln 0 Mean 31.9 Ac-ft 23,110

Water year 1955-56: Max 445 Mln 0 Mean 5.25 Ac-ft 3,810

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). July 17 (3:30 a.m.) 955 cfs (12.10 ft); July 19 (3 a.m.) 1,290 cfs 

(12.60 ft); Aug. 20 (1 p.m.) 785 cfs (12.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 2 discharge measurements.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 22-26, 31; Feb. 2-16, 18; Mar. 12, 13, 16.
268 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°49'20", long 100°31'05" , in SW£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, 1^ miles 

downstream from Home Creek, 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek, and at mile 576.0.

Drainage area. 7,955 sq mi, of which 4,270 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--March 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), October 1937 to 

September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Published as Beaver Creek at Beaver 1904-5.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,368.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 29, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gage 

in same vicinity at different datum. Mar. 1, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 143 cfs (103,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs May 26 (gage height, 7.04 ft); no 

flow at times.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area determination 

of peak flow in overflow section and extension of rating curve for main channel above 

42,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 14.55 ft Oct. 8, 1946; no flow at times each year.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7

F

3

1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

IS. 3

0.53

32

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

4.5 

5.8

6.5

7.3 5^"

4 5

35.4

1.14

70

Jan.

6.5

7.6

9.2

11

10

10

10

9.2

9.6

8.4

7.3

11

12

14

12

10

8

6 

5

7

9

10

11

15

20

25 

36

37

28

24

15

413.8

13.3

821

Feb.

13

12

T2~ 11

12

13

14

14

15

20

25

35

40

45

40

35

30

30 

30

27

35

35

35

- 36

34

28 

21

16

14

727

25.1

1,440

Mar.

13

14

14

12

11

9.2

7.6

8.0

9.6

12

12

11

11

14

15

16

21

21 

21

19

18

14

12

10

10

8.4 

7.3

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.5

371.8

12.0

737

Apr.

3.3

1.6

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

0

5.7

0.1911

May

0

74

276

132

81

46

28

22

16

10

6.2

3.1

1.3

.6

.2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

14

541

1,870 

638

240

142

85

Cooa

4,284.4

138

8,500

June

49

40

30

19

35

24

24

~54 130

40

61

30

20

39

19

9

4

1.8 

.4

0

106

69

32

22

12

14 

8

5

3

2

902.2

30.1

1,790

July

1.5

2

9.6

283

91

54

442

134

81

50

2510 '

5

3

57

48

268

1,180 

262

170

696

150

95

65

40

25 

15

5

1

3o. iy

4,272.3

138

8,470

Aug.

1.3

.1

0

S

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

8.5

655

123

166

92

40

6

1 

.1

0

0

0

o

1,093.0

35.3

2,170

Sept.

O

O

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,70O Min 0 Mean 29O Ac-ft 210, loO

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,870 Min 0 Mean 33.1 Ac-ft 24,040
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°24'00", long 99°37'25", in SE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 22 N. , R. 23 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on county road, 800 ft downstream from Boggy 

Creek, l£ miles downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, 1-5 miles north of Fargo, and at 

mile 18.7.

Drainage area. 1,624 sq mi, of which 238 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,054.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 14 years, 85.0 cfs (61,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 3.58 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs May 16, 1951, from hydrograph based on 3 

discharge measurements, weather records, and computed inflow into Fort Supply Reservoir, maximum gige height, 8.19 ft May 16, 1951, from floodmarks; no flow at times in 

most years.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

56

35

28

29

24

a!6

a9.5

a6

a4.5

a3.5

a3

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.2 

3.4

266.9

8.61

529

Nov.

3.6

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.4

5.4

6.0

7.3

8.2

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

11 

11

11

11

10

11

11

12

13

TT

12

13

283.7

9.46

563

Dec.

16

16

16

14

14

16

16

16

15

14

11

10

17

20

16

15

14

12

14

20

20

22

24

2T

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

529

17.1

1,050

Jan.

19

19

19

20

21

22

21

20

21

21

21

23

23

27

26

24

18

14

12 

14

16

19

21

20

21

25

30

29

26

15

18

645

20.8

1,280

Feb.

18

16

16

18

18

18

20

20

21

28

29

32

38

38

38

35

34

34

32 

30

29

29

29

27

26

24

24

22

21

764

26.3

1,520

Mar.

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

22

22

22

23

22

26

28

28

28

28

28

28 

28

32

32

29

28

24

23

22

22

22

22 

22

760

24.5

1,510

Apr.

19

17

16

l¥

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

19

19

20

18

18

18

19

21 

?T

20

19

18

19

20

20

16

18

18

20

547

18.2

1,080

May

37

45

47

85

50

35

28

24

19

15

13

11

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.0

4.7

4.4 

3.4

3.0

2^4

2.4

3.2

4.7

7.3

92

87

41

a20

43

763.8

24.6

1,510

June

37

15

a9.6

9.2

65

40

17

14

17

15

14

12

5.7

3.4

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.2 

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.6

5.7

3.4

.4

.8

O

0

296.3

9.88

588

July

0.1

1.1

1.2

.5

.2

6.6

9.2

4.9

4.9

235

105

19

10

8.7

6.4

5.0

261

60

9.6 

5.7

4.7

2.6

2.6

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

765.8

24.7

1,520

Aug.

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

1.070 

150

a!3

a7.8

6.4

5.0

2.8

1.5

.8

0

O

O 

0

1,257.3

40.6

2,490

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,030 Mln 0 Mean 84.4 Ac-ft 61,08O

Water year 1955-56: Max 1.O7O Mln O Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,640

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). Aug. 19 (7:3O a.m.) 3,100 cfs (3,58 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9-22, 

Jan. 17-26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, Mar. 12 (no gage-height record Feb. 4-9).
270 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°33', long 99°34', in NE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 24 N. , R. 22 W., in control

 tower at left end of Fort Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Fort Supply 

and 5.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,735 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1942 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 14,080 acre-ft May 10 (elevation, 2,002.36 ft);

 minimum, 11,800 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,001.07 ft).

1942-56: Maximum contents, 89,130 acre-ft Aug. 7, 1950 (elevation, 2,024.86 ft), 

capacity table then in use; no contents at times November 1942 to January 1943.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit 

IrTT941 during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 106,200 acre-ft at 

elevation 2,028.0 ft (crest of spillway) and 10,080 acre-ft at elevation 2,000 ft 

(conservation pool). No storage below elevation 1,984.0 ft. Reservoir is used for 

flood control and conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

2.001

2.002

2.003

11,680

13,410

15,280

Total contents In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

13,190

13,260

13,300

13.370

13,320

13,220

13,210

13,190

13,150

13,110

13,040

12,990

12,960

12,940

12,900

12,850

12,840

12,820

12,780

12,750

12,730

12,700

12,670

12,630

12,620

12,560

12,510

12,480

12,440

12,410

12,360

2,001.40

-750

Nov.

12,350

12,310

12,290

12,240

12,190

12,160

12,120

12,120

12,100

12,090

12,070

12,050

12,040

12,020

12,000

11,990

11,970

11,950

11,990

11,970

11,950

11,940

11,920

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,880

11,870

11,850

11,850

2,001.1 0

-510

Dec.

11.850

11,870

11,870

11,870

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,880

11,900

11,920

11,920

11,920

11,940

11,940

11,950

11,950

11,970

11,990

12,020

12,050

12,100

12,120

12,160

12,190

12,240

12,260

12,280

12^290

2,001.36

+440

Jan.

12,310

12,330

12,360

12,380

12,390

12,390

12,430

12,440

12,460

12,500

12,510

12,550

12,580

12,600

12,600

12,620

12,620

12,630

12,650

12,670

12,700

12,730

12,770

12,800

12,870

12,920

12,970

12,990

13,040

13.110

13,110

2,001.84

+820

Feb.

13.110

13,130

13,150

13,210

13,240

13,280

13,320

13,370

13,450

13,520

13,600

13,650

13,650

13,670

13.670

13,630

13,600

13,540

13,500

13,450

13,390

13,350

13,340

13,320

13,280

13,240

13,210

13,220

13,240

2,001.91

+130

Mar.

13,240

13,260

13,300

13,320

13,340

13,350

13,350

13,370

13,390

13,390

13,390

13,390

13,430

13,450

13,500

13,540

13,580

13,610

13,690

13,720

13,760

13,780

13,800

13.820

13,800

13,800

13,740

13,710

13,690

13,670 

13,670

2, 002 . 14

+430

Apr.

13,720

13,670

13,500

13,500

13,480

13,410

13,410

13,390

13,350

13,390

13,430

13,410

13,450

13,410

13,430

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,430

13,450

13,430

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,410

13,600

13,500

13,520

13,340

13,340

2,001.96

-330

May

13,540

13,630

13,650

13,890

13,910

13,800

13,820

13,960

14,040

13,890

13,740

13,610

13,480

13,370

13,320

13,300

13,280

13,210

13,150

13,130

13,100

12,960

12.900

12,900

12,990

13,040

13,100

13,340

13,370

13,320

13,320

2,001 . 95

-20

June

31,450

13,430

13,410

13,500

13, 650

13,690

13,690

13,720

13,710

13,690

13,690

13,690

13, 650

13,600

13,560

13,500

13,370

13,320

13,280

13,220

13,150

13,080

13,010

12,970

12,960

12,920

12,890

12,870

12,840

_12_j 800

2,001.66

-520

July

12,770

12,730

12,770

12,750

12,720

12,700

12,670

12,630

12,620

13,010

13,450

13,410

13,410

13,370

13,320

13,240

13,470

13,600

15,650

15, 600

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,560

13,500

13,430

13,370

13,320

13,220

13, 190

13,150

2,001.86

+350

Aug.

13,130

13,040

12,960

12,900

12,850

12,780

12,750

12,750

12,770

12,750

12,730

12,680

12,620

12,560

12,530

12,460

12,410

12.340

13,350

13,780

15,870

13,840

13,800

13,740

13,710

13,670

13,650

13, 600

13,500

13,410

L 13,320

2,001.95

+170

Sept.

13,500

13,260

13,170

13,130

13,040

12,960

12,920

12,900

12,870

12,800

12,750

12,680

12,620

12,560

12,510

12,500

12,440

12,380

12,360

12,280

12,210

12,140

12,100

12,070

12,020

11,990

11,970

11,940

11,820

11.800

2,001.07

-1,520

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents In acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°34 I 00", long 99°33'05", in SE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 24 N. , R. 22 W. , on left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of 

Fort Supply, 1.6 miles downstream from Fort Supply Dam, and 3.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1,739 sq mi, of which 241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, published as 

"near Supply".

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,962.38 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, staff gage and 

Feb. 11, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 6.0 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 

3.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 85.6 cfs (61,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 49 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 3.25 ft); 

no flow Feb. 2, stream frozen solid.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 24, 1939 (gage height, 11.60 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, present datum, date unknown, from information by 

State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made 3 times a month. Flow 

completely regulated since May 4, 1942, by Fort Supply Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic" feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

> 1.2

37.2

1.2

74

Nov.

> 1.5

45.0

1.5

89

Dec.

> 1.0

31.0

1.0

61

Jan.

> 1.0

31.0

1.0

61

Feb.

> 21

609

21

1,210

Mar.

> 6.3

195.3

6.3

387

Apr.

> 3.2

96.0

3.2

190

May

> 6.3

195.3

6.3

387

June

> 0.5

15.0

0.5

30

July

> 0.6

18.6

0.6

37

Aug.

> 1.0

31.0

1.0

61

Sept.

> O.6

18.0

0.6

36

Calendar year 1955; Max 1,84O Mln O Mean 50.5 Ac-ft 36,58O

Water year 1955-56: Max - Mln o Mean 3.61 Ac-ft 2,620

Note. No gage-height record during year; discharge estimated on basis of 36 discharge 

ments, weather records, and records of outflow from Fort Supply Reservoir.
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°26" , long 99°17', in SE^-SE^ sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 20 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 200 ft downstream 

from Atohison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 6 miles east of Woodward, 7.2 miles 

upstream from Indian Creek, 27.5 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 460.2.

Drainage area. 11,589 sq mi, of which 4,812 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1903 to September 1905 (gage heights only), October 1905 

to June 1906, October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as Canadian River (North Fork) near 

Woodward 1903-6. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1919 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,930.43 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to July 1906, staff or chain gage at railway bridge 200 ft upstream at 

different datum. Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 26, 1943, staff or wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 27, 1943, to July 12, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 7.8 miles upstream at 

datum 37.01 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1938-56), 279 cfs (202,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs May 27 (gage height, 6.10 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 8.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 

9.80 ft Oct. 10, 1946, site and datum then in use; no flow at times each water year 

except 1950-51.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 ft Oct. 12, 1923, site and datum then in use, from 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some regulation since 

May 1942 by Port Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 270).

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11-15)

2.6 O

2.7 1.0

2.8 3.2

2.9 8.2

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

4.5 375

5.0 615

5.5 980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a60

a3T

a25

a25

13

8.8

a6

34

32

al

a. 5

.3

a.l

-50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

182.7

5.89

362

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

00"

0

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

.5

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

1.0

1.1

18.9

0.61

37

Jan.

1.0

.7

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

_.jt

.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.7

1.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

. 8 

.9

25.4

0.82

50

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

5.3

8.2

8.2

4.8

4.0

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

5.8

22

30

33

35

3J

35

30

23

23

23

22

13

376.8

13.0

747

Mar.

8.8

7.6

7.0

4.8

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

75

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

~5.8 17

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.3

5.3

122.8

3.96

244

Apr.

4.4

474

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

32

32

al.5

al.5

al

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

.5

75

.6

--- 

61.0

2.03

121

May

32

3.2

1.9

1.1

3.2

1.1

17

26

20

11

8.8

3.2

1.0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.6

278

535

761

324

237 

209

2,452.6

79.1

4,860

June

a!93

aI3T

398

378

139

a45

a35

68

a27

a!5

7.6

14

12

6.4

2.3

1.1

3.5

3.5

0

<S

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

37

1.0

0

939.4

31.3

1,860

July

0

7J

0

3.7

4.0

.9

183

125

76

216

175

141

109

82

59

a36

319

186

138

562

212

3150

183

258

180

3130

a70

a40

a20

alO 

a6

3,174.6

102

6,300

Aug.

33

sl.5

3.5

0

U

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

5.0

0.16

9.9

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,750 Mln 0 Mean 330 Ac-ft 239,000 

Water year 1955-56 : Max 761 Mln 0 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,590

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for adjacent stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 273

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 98°55', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 20 N. , R. 16 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles upstream from 

Selling Creek, 2-j;- miles north of Selling, 2f miles downstream from Deep Creek, and at 

mile 422.6.

Drainage area.--12.261 sq mi, of which 4,847 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,675.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at same site at datum 

5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 346 cfs (250,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs May 28 (gage height, 7.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 40,100 cfs May 19, 1951; maximum gage height, 16.00 ft 

Oct. 11, 1946, present datum; no flow at times in most years.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Some 

regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 270).

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28, 29, July 11)

4.4 0

4.5 .1

4.6 .9

4.7 2.5

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.2

5.5 100

6.0 220

6.5 390

7.0 620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

93

T7

41

41

30

22

11

6.9

a5.6

a3.5

a2.5

al.7

a. 9

a. 5

a. 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

306.8

9.90

609

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.3

.5

75

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4 

.5

4.4

0.14

8.7

Jan.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

a. 5

a. 3

a p

tf

.4

a. 5

a. 5

a. 7

2.5

5.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.1

31.7

1.02

63

Feb.

1.9

al.2

a. 7

a. 4

a78

a2.5

8

9.6

7

5.5

4

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

3.9

8.4

13

17

17

16

14

13

12

13

------

190.4

6.57

378

Mar.

13

11

7.4

5.6

4.1

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

16

15

12

9.0

5.6

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

157.0

5.06

311

Apr.

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

4.8

475

3.8

3.0

3.0

2.5

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

79

61.0

2.03

121

May

6.1

8.4

9.0

5.2

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.0

.5

.7

.9

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

146

53

230

597

419

271

180

1,934.3

62.4

3,840

June

178

139

88

66

40

51

20

16

27

13

4.1

3.2

2.7

al.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

649.5

21.6

1,290

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.8

18

4.1

107

84

39

21

10

5.6

0

0

45

54

215

T20

92

128

168

100

58

a20

alO

a5

al

1,313.5

42.4

2,610

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

440

34

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

475.0

15.3

942

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,940 Bin 0 Mean 344 Ac-ft 249,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 597 Mln 0 Mean 14.0 Ac-ft 10,170

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weathe 

ord of change in contents in Canton Reservoir.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-14, 16-26, Feb. 7, 9-12.

ler records and rec-
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location.--la t 36°05' , long 98°36' , in SE^-NE^ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 13 W., near right end 

of Canton Dam on North Canadian River, 2 miles northwest of Canton and at mile 394.3.

Drainage area. 12.483 sq mi, of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records availably.--April 1948 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 106,300 acre-ft Oct. 4 (elevation 1 613 27 ft) 

minimum, 50,850 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,604.33 ft). ' '

1948-56: Maximum contents, 258,600 acre-ft May 25, 1951 (elevation, 1 628 05 ft) 

from capacity table then in use; minimum since conservation pool was first reached ' 

867 acre-ft May 5, 1955. '

20,160 acre-ft at elevation 1,596.5 ft (conservation pool). 

_ . acre-ft below elevation 1,582.0 ft (invert of bypass gages) Reservoir was designed for flood control, irrigation, and conservation, but owing to lack of 

facilities, is not being used for irrigation at this time. Figures given herein represent total contents. o o r

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1341; Drainage area.

Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

1,604

1,606

1,608

49,200

59,400

70,800

1,610

1,612

1,614

83,350

97,000

111,800

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

f-L

Oct.

104,700 

105,500 

105,800 

106,200

106,100

106,000 

105,800 

105,500 

105,400 

105,200

105,000 

105,000 

104,800 

104,700 

104,600

104,500 

104,200 

104,000 

103,900 

105,800

105,600 

103,500 

103.400 

105,100 

105,000

102,800 

102,700 

102,500 

102,400 

102,200 

102,000

1,612.70 

-2,600

Nov.

101,800

101,600 

101,400 

101,200 

101,200

101,100 

101,000 

100,900 

100,800 

100,600

100,600 

100,500 

100,500 

100,400 

100,200

100,000 

99,870 

99,800 

99,750 

99,660

99,590 

99,520 

99,450 

99,510 

99,170

99,170 

99,100 

98,960 

98,890 

98,820

1,612.26 

-3,180

Dec.

98,750 

98,680 

98,680 

98,680 

98,610

98.540 

98,470 

98,400 

98,350 

98,260

98,120 

98,120 

98,120 

98,050 

97,910

97,840 

97,770 

97,700 

97,650 

97,560

97,560 

97,560 

97,490 

97,490 

97,490

97,420 

97,490 

97,560 

97,490 

97,280 

97,210

1,612.05 

-1,610

Jan.

97.210 

97,140 

97,140 

97,140 

97,070

97,000 

96.930 

96.860 

96,860 

96,790

96,790 

96,720 

96,650 

96,650 

96,580

96,510 

96 , 440 

96,370 

96,300 

96,500

96,300 

96,300 

96,500 

96,230 

96,230

96,230 

96,160

96 ! 300 

96,160 

96,160

1,611 .88 

-1,050

Feb.

96.650 

96.370 

96,300 

96,650 

96,650

96,650 

96,650 

96,650 

96,650 

96,650

96,650 

96,650 

96,650 

96,650 

96,650

96,650 

96,580 

96,580 

96,580 

96,510

96,510 

96,440 

96,570 

96,500 

96,250

96,230 

96,230 

96,090 

96,020

_______

1 ,611.86 

-140

Mar.

96,020 

95,950 

95,880 

95,810 

95,670

95,600 

95,460 

95,390 

95,250 

95,180

95,110 

94,970 

94,900 

94,830 

94,760

94,690 

94,620 

94,550 

94,480 

94,550

94,690 

94,620 

94,620 

94,550 

94,410

94,540 

94,270 

94,200 

94,150 

94,060 

95,990

1,611.57 

-2,030

Apr.

95,920 

95,850 

95,850 

95,850 

95,780

95,710 

95,640 

95,570 

93,500 

93,360

93,220 

95,150 

95,010 

92,870 

92,750

92,590 

92,450 

92,380 

92,240 

92,100

91,960 

91,890 

91,820 

91,680 

91,610

91,400 

91,330 

91,260 

91,190 

91.120

1,611.16 

-2,870

May

91,120 

91,190 

91,260 

91,120 

91,050

91,050 

90,910 

90,350 

90,140 

90,000

89,860 

89,790 

89,650 

89,580 

89,500

89,160 

88,950 

88,740 

88,600 

88,250

88,040 

87,900 

87,840 

87,770 

88.110

88,590 

88,810 

89,500 

90,280 

90,910 

91,750

1,611.25 

+630

June

91,820 

91,890 

91,960 

91,960 

92,030

92,050 

92,050 

92.100 

91,960 

91,890

91,750 

91,540 

91,400 

91,260 

91,050

90,560 

90,490 

90,420 

90,550 

90,000

89,650 

89,570 

89,160 

88,950 

88,740

88,740 

88,810 

88,670 

88,320 

87 , 900

1,610.70 

-3,850

July

87,640 

87,700 

67,560 

87,440 

85,950

83,160 

79,970 

76,720 

73,560 

70,440

66,900 

63,960 

61.050 

59,020 

58,740

58,740 

58,630 

58,580 

58,580 

58,580

58,580 

58,900 

58,900 

59,020 

59,120

59,180 

59,120 

59,020 

58,960 

58,850 

58,740

1,605.88 

-29,160

Aug.

58,650 

58,460 

58,240 

58,080 

57,860

57,700 

57,550 

57,310 

57,260 

57,200

57,050 

56,850 

56,750 

56,650 

56,500

56,400 

56,200 

56,200 

56,200 

56 , 400

56,200 

56,100 

56,000 

55,950 

55,750

55,550 

55,350 

55,300 

55,500 

55,200 

54,950

1,605.15 

-3,790

Sept.

54,750 

54,550 

54,450 

54,450 

54,350

54,250 

54,050 

55,950 

55,750 

55,550

55,550 

55,200 

55,050 

52,950 

52,950

52,900 

52,800 

52,700 

52 , 500 

52,250

52,050 

51,900 

51,750 

51.600 

51 , 500

51,400 

51,250 

51 , 100 

51,000 

50.850

1,604.53 

-4,100

Calendar year 1955: +95,470 

Water year 1955-56: -53,750

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents In acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location.- -La t 36°04'45", long 98°35'25", in 

bank 2 ,700 ft downstream from Canton Dam, j 

stream from Minnehaha Creek, and at mile 393.8.

^SW^ sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 13 W. , on right 

miles northwest of Canton, 4-J miles upDrainage area. 12,484 sq mi, of which 4,883 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods , published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 

1914 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,562.50 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). October 1937 to Jan. 6, 1955, at site 

2.5 miles downstream at datum 1.91 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1950, and at datum 

6.91 ft lower Oct. 1, 1950, to Jan. 6, 1955.

Average discharge . 19 years, 272 cfs (196,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs July 10 (gage height, 9.84 ft); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Sept. 19.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 17.83 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in most years.

Maximum stage known, 21.8 ft Oct. 13, 1923, at site 300 ft upstream from former 

site at datum 6.91 ft lower than present datum, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks . --Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month; oftener 

during periods of releases from Canton Reservoir. Flow partly regulated by Fort 

Supply Reservoir (see p. 270) for period May 1942 to April 1948 and completely regulated thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see preceding page) . Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2

6.2

6.4

7.2

576

4.6

4.6 

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.6

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.8

165.2

5.33

328

Nov.

5.4

5.0 FTB"

6.0

670

5.6

5.4 

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

170.4

5.68

338

Dec.

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.6

6.2

6.4

5.8

5.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

7.0

674

6.2

6.4

189.6

6.12

376

Jan.

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.2

191.0

6.16

379

Feb.

5.6

6.4

6.7

576

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.2

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.4

4.4

476

5.4

4.4

4.6

5.2

------

150.1

5.18

298

Mar.

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.4

5.4

5.2

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.0

6.2

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.4

5.2

5.4

165.0

5.32

327

Apr.

g5.2

gFT?

g4. 6

g4.^'e4

g4.4

g4J4

g4.4 

g4.4

g4.4

g4.8

gS.2

5.0

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

379

3.9

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.1

4.6

133.9

4.46

266

May

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.4

5.0

4.4

5.4

6.8

6.2

6.4

6.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.6

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.2

t^._3

180.3

5.82

358

June

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.9

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.4

158.6

5.29

315

July

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.1

570

1,480

1,510

1,470 

1,440

1,530

1,580

1,430

1,440

950

24

11

8.2

6.2

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

278

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

13,507.9

436

26,790

Aug.

2.9

279

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5 

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.1

1.9

79.0

2.55

157

Sept.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.0

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

270

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

275

64.0

2.13

127

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,36O 

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,58O

Mean 148 

Mean 41.4

Ac-ft 106,900 

Ac-ft 30,060

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°34' , long 97°58', on east line sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of courthouse in El Reno, 2-J- miles downstream from Target Creek, and at mile 307.4.

Drainage area. 13,042 sq mi, of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1902 to April 1908, October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected 

at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 to March 1934 and at present site thereafter are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Published as Canadian River (North 

Fork) near El Reno, 1902-4.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau benchmark). October 1902 to April 1908, chain gage at site 

about 50 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1902-7, 1937-56), 275 cfs (199,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 12.82 ft); no 

flow May 19-24, June 15 to July 6, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30.

1902-8, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 

15.98 ft); no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 ft above mean sea level at 

railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month; more 

frequently during rises. Some regulation by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 270) for 

period May 1942 to April 1948 and thereafter by Canton Reservoir (see p. 274). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Jan. 17-19, 

May 31 to June 2, July 11 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

1.3 

3.0 

5.0

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

62

136

240

8.0 

9.0

534

950

10.0 1,630

11.0 2,590

13.0 5,640

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 6".0

64

113

205

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

440

730

1,160

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

1*0

4.2

1,810

3,290

4,050

964

326

196

142

110

92

82 

74

67

62

56

52

49

47

45

42

40

37

35

34

32

30

29

28

27 

26

11,881.2

383

23,570

Nov.

25

54

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21 

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

17

17

16

18

18

16

16

601

2O.O

1,190

Dec.

15

17

18

TT

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

14 

13

14

blO

bll

b!2

bll

b7.5

b§

b6

9.6

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

9.6

9.6

385.3

12.4

764

Jan.

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

10

10

10

11

11

12 

12

12

i3.

all

10

9.6

10

8.5

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

77T

9.0

11

12

11

9.6

11

305.0

9.84

605

Feb.

10

a7

a6

a6

a6

b8

17

74

40

24

22

24 

23

20

18

17

16

15

16

13

13

12

13

13

11

10

11

10

9.6

484.6

16.7

961

Mar.

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4 

7.4

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

12

14

13

11

9.6

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.0

276.6

8.92

549

Apr.

6.0

8.2

774

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.0

6.4

5.7

6.0

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

372

3.2

149.9

5.00

297

May

4.0

4.4

4.0

3.6

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.6

1.0

.8

.4 

.5

3.2

3.6

2.0

1.0

.4

0

O

0

0

0

o

1.2

4.6

123

71

28

16

11

295.8

9.54

587

June

8.2

6.4

24

T4

9.6

7.8

4.8

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.2 

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90.]

3.00

179

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

817

1,040

1,090

1,170

1,280 

1,280

1,160

1,210

588

204

115

83

70

61

42

42

36

24

18

12

11

8.6

6.7

4.8

10,416.1

336

20,660

Aug.

3.2 275"

1.5

.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

o

o 

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

8.0

0.26

16

Sept.

O

O

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,05o Mln 0 Mean 197 Ac-ft 142, 4OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,050 Mln o Mean 68.0 Ac-ft 49,380

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs). Oct. 4 (1O:15 p.m.) 5,24o cfs (12.82 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of inflow

Into Lake Overholser.

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°33'22", long 97°36'42", in NE£SVf£ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., on left 

bank Just upstream from Lake Hefner, 3 miles northeast of Bethany and 7.6 miles 

northwest of the State Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,198.16 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 8, 1947, staff gage at site 3.2 miles 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 8, 1947, to Apr. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 3.5 miles upstream at different datum. May 1, 1950, to May 19, 1954, water-stage 

recorder at site 2,500 ft upstream at datum 2.80 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes. 1944-56: Maximum daily discharge, 1,500 cfs May 28, 1955; no flow at times

each year.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of backwater from Lake Hefner, which 

are fair. No diversions prior to March 1944. Canal diverts water from North Canadian 

River Just above Lake Overholser (see p. 278) and delivers water to Lake Hefner (capacity, 80,600 acre-ft) for municipal water supply of Oklahoma City; diversions are 

infrequent. Subsequent to April 1950, small ground water seepage when headgates are 

closed included in records.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1

53

244

640

20

3

2

1

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

966.3

31.2

1,920

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

55

53

53

51 

46

28

14

12

12

1.7

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.7 

.9

352.8

11.4

700

Feb.

1.1

.9

"79" .5

1.7

1.3

1.5

3.2

51

80

57

36

25

36 

36

30

23

25

25

25

22

17

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

------

606.1

20.9

1,200

Mar.

14

14

10

.9

.2

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

39.1

1.26

78

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

169

1,030

1.070 

1,030

915

306

154

93

91

107

92

29

*.9

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

5,087.0

164

10,090

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,500 Mln 0 Mean 72.9 Ac-ft 52,760

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,070 Mln 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 13,990

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from Lake Hefner Oct. 5-20.

465893 O-5B 19
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°29' , long 97°40', on north line of SW£ sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., 

at control tower at left end of dam on North Canadian River, 2£ miles southwest of 

Bethany, 5 miles west of Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.5.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

cy Oklahoma City Water Department). Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, staff gage at same site 

at datum 1,065.77 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 16,800 acre-ft Oct. 5 (elevation, 1,242.07 ft); 

minimum, 8,450 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,236.55 ft).

1937-56: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-ft June 14, 1944 (elevation, 1,242.67 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum observed, 1,870 acre-ft May 14, 1955 (elevation 1,230.62 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

Storage began in 1917. Dam was partly washed out in 1923 and rebuilt in 1924. 

Capacity (based on 1951 survey), 17,100 acre-ft below elevation 1,242.27 ft (top of 

spillway gates). Dead storage, 1,400 acre-ft below elevation 1,229.77 ft (sill of 

outlet works). Water used for municipal water supply by Oklahoma City.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Oklahoma City Water 

Department.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Sept .30. .................

Oct. 31. .................

Dec . 31 ..................

Calendar year 1955 .....

May 31 ..................

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1955-56. ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,240.24

-

1,236.55

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

15,070

14,000

-

9,570

8,450

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

+3,270

+20

+11,430

+50

-1,560

-1,070

-860

-2,840

-3,350

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

North Canadian River below Lake Overholser, near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location . Lat 35°28'44", long 97°39'47", on north line sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 4 W. , near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, 0.5 mile downstream 

from Lake Overholser, 2.4 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 9.1 miles southwest of 

State Capitol in Oklahoma City, and at mile 281.0.

Drainage area. 13.222 sq mi, of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,204.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 12.44 ft); no 

flow at times.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1955; no flow at times each year. 

Maximum stage known, 30.9 ft in October 1923 (from information by State Highway 

Commission) .

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation by Canton 

Reservoir (see p. 274) and by Lake Overholser (see preceding page). Diversions above 

station into Lake Hefner Canal (see p. 277).

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Jan. 14 to

Feb. 3, May 28-30, Aug. 3-1O, Sept. 2)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.0

5.5

13

3.5 

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

49

135

270

440

890

2,2OO

5,44O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

85

267

3,900

5,590

4,48O

1,830

a43O

a28O

al80

128

127

10

22

7.9

9.0

7.9

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.8

24

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

38

11

9.4

9.0

17,308.4

558

34,33O

Nov.

9.0

-9.0 50

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

5.5

5.4

3.8

4.1

4.6

4.6

9.9

13

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.5

7.2

5.8

6.5

5.5

24

6.8

5.2

5.2

259.4

8.65

515

Dec.

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.5

374

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.O

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

4.6

3.8

3 2

103.8

3.35

206

Jan.

3.4

3.6

3.8

376

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

1.8

.2

.1

.1

O0"

O

O

0

0

0

O

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

45.6

1.47

90

Feb.

0.2

13

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

7.4

17.

.9

4.7

1.8

1.8

52.4

1.81

104

Mar.

1.1

.7

1.3

.9

.7

.4

~.8 29

1.3

1.5

2.7

2.8

1.2

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

49.1

1.58

97

Apr.

0.2

.4

.3

.7

1.3

~2.7 17

2.5

7.2

4.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.5

92.7

3.09

184

May

2.5

2.2

1.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

al

a2

.5

.1

a.l

al

14.1

0.45

28

June

aO.5

a. 2

1.1

a. 5

6.2

2.1

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

FT

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

14.1

0.47

28

July

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.9

1.1

2.2

2.9

6.5

T76

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2 

.2

21.1

0.68

42

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

.2

7T.1

1.4

O.O5

2.8

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

S

O

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O.2

0.007

0.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,390 Min O Mean 109 Ac-ft 78,68O

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,390 Min 0 Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,63O

Peak discharge (base, 4, 

4,12O cfs 110.39 ft).

OOP cfs).--Oct. 5 (4:3O a.m.) 5,790 cfs (12.44 ft); Oct. 7 (1O:30 a.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and computed outflow frorc 

Lake Overholser.
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°15'40", long 96°12'40", in center of SWij sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 10 E.,

 near"left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2.3 miles 

upstream from Wewoka Creek, 2| miles northeast of Wetumka, and at mile 84.4.

Drainage area. 14.290 sq mi, of which 4,899 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 683.28 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 19, 1939, 

wire-weight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 757 cfs (548,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,970 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 9.53 ft); no

 flow Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 66,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 ft); no 

flow Aug. 27 to Oct. 11, 1954, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in October 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers .

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. For state-

 menT on regulation and diversions see Remarks for station below Lake Overholser near 

Oklahoma City. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 27 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 977: 1942. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Nov. 20-24;

backwater from ice Jan. 18, 19)

4.8 0

4.9 .5

5.0 2.5

5.1 6.5

5.3 20

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

36

60

109

230

480

7.5 920

8.0 1,460

9.0 3,050

10.0 5,570

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

EB

28

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

462 

274

168

264

2,670

4.580

3,676

3,930

3,930

3,000

1,470

1,040

820

666

550

474

414

335

298

270

246

230

212

200

185

162

170

165

162

162

152

31,331

1,011

62,140

Nov.

146 

137

j.37

135

132

141

115

137

130

122

111

109

111

117

115

115

111

109

104

113

106

102

102

100

100

84

94

100

94

64

3,393

113

6,730

Dec.

109 

TS6

99

97

99

97

97

94

94

90

85

90

89

85

85

85

85

82

84

82

85

85

85

82

78

78

80

82

80

80

77.

2,726

87.9

5,410

Jan.

72 

72

72

72

72

72

70

68

66

70

69

69

69

69

68

68

70

65

60

74

99

ISO" 106

102

95

94

92

94

78

75

77

2,399

77.4

4,760

Feb.

84 

92

85

89

87

84

84

95

97

95

95

99

118

122

TU9

99

111

99

87

84

82

84

78

78

77

72

72

66

64

2,588

89.2

5,130

Mar.

62 

60

59

59

57

57

56

56

55

50

50

48

55

57

68

60

60

52

56

56

74

78

80

T4

69

68

69

80

75

70

59

1,929

62.2

3,830

Apr.

57 

59

63

64

66

68

69

109

89

78

77

68

64

60

56

56

64

59

57

55

52

48

51

64

66

63

62

60

190" 196

2,190

73.0

4,340

May

200

172

117

104

82

69

70

75

69

60

56

52

50

50

57

57

63

72

66

89

72

55

47

63

165

102

95

92

126

204

677

3,328

107

6,600

June

1,410 

536

366

238

215

172

165

286

302

160

124

109

95

85

78

66

54

51

44

38

32

36

59

99

118

102

102

148

150

100

5,540

185

10,990

July

97 

97

74

63

52

52

38

33

31

29

75

57

37

26

24

24

24

35

52

87

51

48

47

50

57

47

52

37

32

27

27

1,482

47.8

2,940

Aug.

21 

21

19

16

14

13

12

8.3

7.1

5.5

3.9

3.6

2.2

1.7

4.3

1.1

.2

.1

54

56

.5

3.9

1.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

270.0

8.71

536

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 12,900 Mln 27 Mean 353 Ac-ft 255,500

Water year 1955-56 : Max 4,580 Mln 0 Mean 156 Ac-ft 113,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Note. Except for period Oct. 5-10. discharge computed front twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 281

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°41', long 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 14 N., R. 12 E., 

near left bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from 

Adams Creek, 4 miles south of Beggs, 8 miles downstream from Flat Rock (Checkerboard) 

Creek, and at mile 85.0.

Drainage area. 2,018 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 632.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 29, 1939, staff gage at site 

450 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 29, 1939, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 875 cfs (633,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 12.82 ft); no 

flow Aug. 29 to Sept. 30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite discharge relation, which 

are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the 1956 water year are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, 2 observations of no flow 

and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).-- WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year L955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6, June 14 to Aug. 3, Aug. 16-27)

-0.1

O.O

.1

.2

.4

.5 

1.5 

3.0 

7.5

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

3.O

5.0

8.0

12.0

197

487

1,130

2,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

523

487

244

474

1,840

2.170 

1,760

1,600

1,630

1,730

1,840

1,780

1,010

523

378

297

244

208

175

150

130

117

100

88

80

72

64

59

52

46

41

19,912

642

39,490

Nov.

37

34

31

28

24

22 

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

616

20.5

1,220

Dec.

15

16

16

16

14

12 

10

8.2

6.8

6.0

11

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

T7

17

17

17

17

17

17

459.0

14.8

910

Jan.

20

20

19

18

18

18 

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

T6

16

16

17

17

17

17

18

19

20

21

23

24 24

23

22

22

581

18.7

1,150

Feb.

24

25

25

26

26

26 

26

27

28

30

33

31

32

33

33

41

58

IT

36

33

3O

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

21

855

29.5

1,700

Mar.

21

21

21

20

20

19 

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

IS

13

14

18

18

20

24

22

22

22

22

21

21

550

17.7

1,090

Apr.

21

21

22

23

24

24 

22

22

28

56

60

56

47

41

38

34

32

30

27

26

24

24

23

24

22

22

22

51

334

597

1,597

53.2

3,170

May

108

92

62

46

79

89 

77

64

52

43

37

32

30

3?

131

505

348

145

66

54

155

165

135

172

542

580

402

175

232

157

698

5,505

178

10,920

June

1,760

1.780

1,150

1,180

1,01O

580 

394

297

244

202

165

135

114

10O

91

82

73

65

58

50

44

39

35

34

35

47

35

45

64

87

9,995

333

19,820

July

55

42

31

26

29

40 

41

39

35

36

38

46

62

63

BS

47

41

36

32

28

26

25

22

20

2T

42

59

6O

56

50

44

1,248

40.3

2,480

Aug.

37

3?

28

24

21

16 

14

12

10

8.8

7.2

5.8

4.6

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.6

el. 4

el. 2

el.O

e.8

e.7

e.6

e.5

e.4

e.3

e.2

.1

0o0

236.8

7.64

47O

Sept.

O

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,600 Min 1.3 Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,170 Min 0 Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,42O

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite (back-water from temporary dam downstream); discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records.
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°16', long 95°14', in SE^SE^ sec. 12, T. 9 N., R. 19 E., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a 

mile north of Whitefield, 5g-miles upstream from Snake Creek, and at mile 18.8.

Drainage area. 47,576 sq mi of which 9,700 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--July 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage, and Jan. 11,.1939, to Dec. 10, 1941, 

and June 12, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder, all at site 2.1 miles 

downstream at datum 2.80 ft lower. Dec. 11, 1941, to June 11, 1947, water-stage 

recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 5,934 cfs (4,296,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,000 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 20.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 281,000 cfs May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1898, that of May 10, 1943 (from information by local 

resident).

Remarks. Records good. Occasional slight regulation by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico 

(see p. 253). Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 59 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6,560

7,750

4,980

2,690

18,300

32,200

18,900

11,000

8,240

7,040

6,160

4,380

3,570

3,260

2,740

2,100

1,590

1,310

1,150

999

886

790

700

625

556

508

458

451

418

406 

582

151,099

4,874

299,700

Nov.

370

364

326

305

300

295

280

265

256

247

242

247

242

238

234

216

212

220

234

224

220

224

256

234

208

192

200

184

173

173

7,381

246

14,640

Dec.

200

204

220

212

212

200

196

204

196

192

192

184

184

184

180

169

162

166

162

169

169

169

173

173

173

169

166

166

166

169 

169

5,650

182

11,210

' Jan.

166

166

166

166

166

169

162

155

151

144

144

141

141

138

141

141

141

141

131

128

138

192

247

265

295

337

348

382

354

315

295

6,166

199

12,230

Feb.

388

444

430

564

607

580

516

556

801

1,630

1,690

1,140

864

811

769

652

769

3,500

5.950

4,250

2,410

1,500

1,050

801

749

661

589

493

430

------

35,594

1,227

70,600

Mar.

388

348

337

305

275

27O

242

234

208

192

184

166

180

196

188

196

192

184

176

162

196

265

280

337

354

320

295

275

252

220 

200

7,617

246

15,110

Apr.

200

196

208

176

166

162

143

128

155

173

212

242

208

200

200

192

169

220

238

204

166

155

134

138

134

118

115

150

897

999

6,803

227

13,490

May

1,480

1,580

2,220

2,370

1,730

1,110

769

556

437

376

332

275

229

208

l.OTO"

1,260

942

540

540

607

444

305

220

1,490

14,500

16.100

14,200

6,360

3,370

2,120 

4,670

82,350

2,656

163,300

June

6,620

7.510

4,990

4,980

3,200

3,720

2,600

2,060

1,830

1,530

1,580

1,280

987

801

661

564

444

370

337

285

252

22O

192

176

169

162

362

749

652

465

49,748

1,658

98,670

July

444

430

320

280

242

200

173

141

122

101

98

95

79

74

§1

74

77

87

82

84

84

84

98

151

134

122

104

95

195

234 

138

4,709

152

9,340

Calendar year 1955 : Max 86,900 Min 148 Mean 2,993 Ac-ft 2,167, OOO

Aug.

134

131

106

101

104

106

101

84

72

65

51

45

39

33

28

24

21

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

7.8

7.4 

7.4

1,408.5

45.4

2,790

Sept.

6.3

^0

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.3

80.0

2.67

159

Water year 1955-56; Max 32,2OO Min 1.1 Mean 980 Ac-ft 711,200

Peak discharge (base. 35,OOO cfs). Oct. 6 (6 p.m.) 41,OOO cfs (12.5O ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°28', long 94°52', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 23 E., on downstream 

side of right pier of abandoned highway bridge, 400 ft downstream from water-supply 

dam of city of Sallisaw, 3? miles west of Sallisaw, 5 miles upstream from Little 

Sallisaw Creek, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 476.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1923 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 20, 1953, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at datum 13.22 ft higher and supplemental wire-weight gage (used 

in computing low-water flows) at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 201 cfs (145,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 6.83 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 7.96 and 11.25 ft; no flow at times 

in 1943, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small 

diversion above station for municipal water supply of city of Sallisaw.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 4.4

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

286

508

900

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.0

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

'

30.4

0.98

60

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8 

1.3

2^0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1 

1.2

26.1

0.87

52

Dec.

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.5 

1.5

46.6

1.50

92

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.6

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2 

370 

3 2

62.7

2.02

124

Feb.

8.0

12

13

11

13

14

13

29

16

24

31

30

27

25

23

21

28

44

60

51

44

38

34 

30

27

24

22

21

20

753.0

25.0

1,490

Mar.

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

15

21

21

19

18

19

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

16

19

22 

26

27

27

24

23

22

21

20

586

18.9

1,160

Apr.

20

21

22

22

19

18

17

16

17

18

19

20

20

20

22

26

33

28

25

24

21

20

18 

25

24

21

20

83

1.940 

495

3,094

103

6,140

May

433

657

334

216

158

130

107

92

76

68

56

46

39

38

97

112

69

56

49

43

38

33

fg 408

495

239

158

118 

97 

272

4,817

155

9,550

June

256

137

425

404

239

324

277

198

150

118

95

76

68

61

56

53

46

40

34

29

25

22

«

23

22

20

41

74 

44

3,395

113

6,730

July

30

24

20

19

18

14

12

9.8

8.0

6.4

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.8

iiJ

2.0 

2.6 

7.0

226.4

7.30

449

Aug.

6.4 " 74"

.0

.2

.6

J

3

3

3

]3

.2

.2

.2

.2

2

.2

. 2

. 2

f 2

2

1.2

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

 £

jj

47.5

1.53

94

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

11.2

0.37

22

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,880 Mln 0.6 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,940 Mln o.l Mean 35.8 Ac-ft 25,960

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). No peak above base.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°21' , long 94°46', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 24 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 59. 3.9 miles downstream 

from San Bois Creek, 7f miles south of Sallisaw, and at mile 395.0.

Drainage area. 147,757 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 139,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 19.70 ft); 

minimum observed, 380 cfs Sept. 28.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 442,000 cfs May 12, 1950 (gage height, 31.04 ft); 

minimum observed, that of Sept. 28, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 37.90 ft May 11, 1943.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected 

by storage reservoirs and power development.

Cooperation. Gage-height records 57 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10,200

11,200

11,500

7,950

21,200

102,000

134,000

100,000

69,200

45,500

34,300

26,100 

20, 600

17,000

14,700

12,600

10, 500 

9,840

10,800

10,800

10,200

9,840

7,360

5,420

5,700

7,360 

7,650

7,650

7,360

5,860

4,520

758,710

24,470

1,505,000

Nov.

4,220

6,320

5,100

5,640

7,650

4,800

3,940

3,660

5,100

5,000

4,900

4,600 

3,840

3,120

3,750

4,800

4,600 

3,480

3,570

3,120

2,680

2,430

3,030

3,030

2,680

2.070

2,340

2,260

2,430

3,940

118,100

3,937

234,200

Dec.

,600

,600

,500

,940

,600

,640

,320

,500

,410

,700

,120

,600 

,660

,900

,100

4,900

4,600 

3,940

3,120

3,120

5,210

5,000

5,100

5,000

4,120

2,680 

1,940

2,403

4,700

5.640

5,640

127,330

4,107

252,600

Jan.

4,410

3,210

2,120

3,390

4.700

4,500

4,220

2,940

2,180

2,340

3,390

3,210 

3,030

3,030

2,260

2,340

2,340 

2,940

3,210

3,030

3,120

2,600

2,090

2,520

3,210

3,570 

3,660

3,390

2,600

1.970

2,600

94,120

3,036

186,700

Feb.

4,030

4,320

4,030

3,480

2,770

2,520

2,860

3,570

3,480

3,660

3,940

3,750 

3,210

3,210

3,300

3,480

3,750 

4,700

7,360

9.180

7,360

5,860

4,410

4,030

3,660

3,390 

3,120

2,860

3,480

118,770

4,096

235,600

Mar.

3.750

3,660

3,390

2,860

2,520

2,340

3,210

3,300

2,940

2,770

2,770

2,190 

1,860

2,680

2,770

2,680

2,260 

2,210

1,780

1,520

1,950

2,340

2,940

2,600

2,600

2,520 

2,600

3,030

3,030

3,030

2, 600

82,700

2,668

164,000

Apr.

2,520

2,430

1,940

2,680

2,340

2,520

2,770

2,770

2,600

2,060

2,340

2,230 

2,340

2,340

2,230

2,210

2,000 

2,230

2,600

3,120

2,770

2,230

1,520

1,860

2,340

2,140 

1,860

2,502

5,650

5,320

76,460

2,549

151,700

May

4,220

5,000

4,700

4,410

4,320

3,940

2,600

2,140

2,140

2,340

2,060

1.780 

2,160

2,430

1,920

6,880

14,000 

11,500

10, 800

11,500

9,840

8,850

9,180

9,840

15, 600

29.000 

23,800

17,800

9,840

8,550

5,530

248,670

8,022

493,200

June

7,950

11,200

11,200

11,200

10, 500

12.900

11,800

9,510

8,550

6,320

4,410

4,900 

6,320

6,090

5,420

5,320

4,500 

3,210

3,210

4,800

4,220

4,030

4,320

4,030

2,680

1.990 

4,700

5,640

6,090

5,210

192,220

6,407

381,300

July

4,600

3,660

3,030

4,600

4,220

2,680

4,220

3,750

2,430

1,820

3,750

3,840 

3,750

4,800

4.900

3,300

2,680 

4,600

4,120

3,210

3,030

2,770

1,790

1,710

2,146

3,480 

3,570

3,120

3,120

2,680

2,430

103,800

3,348

205,900

Aug.

3,300

3,300

2,770

2,520

2,680

2,520

1,730

3,300

3,210

2,940

3,030

2,520 

1,780

1,740

3,940

3,840

4.520 

4,030

5,120

2,680

1,260

698

788

966

1,600

1,740 

1,060

590

749

2,000

2,450

75,151

2,560

145,100

Sept.

1.750

938

590

524

650

827

674

600

500

450

440

550 

550

500

450

500

882 

788

546

557

662

590

662

801

698

546 

400

400

420

420

18,845

628

37,380

Calendar year 1955: Max 134,000 Mln 1,940 Mean 13,230 Ac-ft 9,580,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 134,000 Mln 400 Mean 5,500 Ac-ft 3,993,000

Peak discharge (base. 100.OOP cfs). Oct. 7 (10 a.m.) 139,000 cfs (19.70 ft).

Mote. Ho gage-height record Sept. 8-10, 12-16; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55', long 94°18', in sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on county road at Cauthron, 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 571 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 2, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 217 cfs (157,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6.790 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 16.52 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 23.34 ft); 

no flow at times.

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 ft from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given 

BPffSP 1452.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1037: 1939(M). WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.1

4.2

4.5

4.6

1.4 

3.1 

5.9

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

18

38

72

147

311

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

710 

1,170 

2,190 

3,340 

4,69O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

O

O

O

O

O

Nov.

(*)

O

0

O

0

O

Dec.

(*)

O

0

O

O

0

Jan.

(«)

O

O

0

O

0

Feb.

13

379

19O

147

159

119

72

125

304

165

153

112

*81

62

53

494

*2,720

647

432

274

19O

147

130

106

90

72

59

47

11,692

403

2.02

2.17

23,190

Mar.

4O

37

34

30

26

24

*23

20

18

16

15

IS

26

150

94

74

62

50

40

33

49

318

233

159

114

*87

76

203

130

81

64

2,341

75.5

0.378

0.44

4,640

Apr.

55

47

44

41

36

3O

26

21

22

23

30

3O

26

22

28

 25

25

21

17

14

13

13

11

11

10

9.O

7.5

11 '

86

762.0

25.4

0.127

0.14

1,510

May

203

226

TS5

99

64

47

*36

30

25

20

16

13

1O

9.6

12

27

32

19

13

10

7.5

5.9

4.9

4.O

?To

5.9

8.0

*12

9.0

6.3

5.5

1,151.6

37.1

0.186

O.21

2,280

June

"STs 4.3

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.O

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.O

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

*.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

41.4

1.38

0.0069

0.008

82

July

1.7

2.7

l!4

1.1

.9

.6

.4

*.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

O

O

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

.2

!l

13.1

0.42

0.0021

O.OO2

26

Aug.

(*)

0

0

O

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

O

O

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,12O Mln O Mean 116 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.86 Ac-ft 83,720

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,150 Min O Mean 43.7 Cfsm 0.218 In. 2.97 Ac-ft 31,730

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO efs). Feb. 18 (3:30 a.m.) 6,790 cfs (16.52 ft) 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location. Lat 34 0 54'45", long 95°09'20", in NW£NW£ sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 20 E. , on downstream side of left abutment of highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little 

Fourche Maline, 5 miles southwest of Red Oak, and at mile 41.2.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 120 cfs (86,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 12.55 ft); no 

flow June 25 to July 16, Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 22.34 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times 

in most years.

Flood in June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 22 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet ->:-r seccne, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

~83 432

33

20

15

12

11

8.6

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

^i

659.4

21.3

0.175

0.20

1,310

Nov.

**

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

75- .5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

7.8

0.26

0.0021

0.002

15

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

^2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

12.6

0.41

0.0034

0.004

25

Jan.

0.1

.'l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

1.2

2.2

5.6

2.4

1.5

1.0

.7 

.6

.5

16.2

0.52

0.0043

0.005

32

Feb.

7.7 1

45~

29

31

28

23

19

114

188

88

74

60

44

36

28

24

713

993

153

124

76

58

45

38

34

28

23

18

16

3,257.7

112

0.918

0.99

6,460

Mar.

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.2

7.7

7.1

8.6

7.7

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.5

5.3

12

ii

14

16

15

14

17

14 

12

11

311.4

10.0

0.082

0.09

618

Apr.

9.8

9.2

8.9

8.0

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.5

5.3

4.9

4.3

4.1

3^8

4.3

40

35

20

15

11

9

7

6

5

4.5

4

35

m

778.7

26.0

0.213

0.24

1,540

May

146

387.

192

94

58

39

28

20

16

12

9.5

8.0

6.0

5.3

6.0

6.0

6.8

6.2

5.1

4.1

3.3

2.6

2.1

2T5

18

182

62

28

16 

11

9.2

1,391.7

44.9

0.368

0.42

2,760

June

19

T?

8.3

6.2

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

84.4

2.81

0.023

0.03

167

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

71

30

45

10

4.5

2.2

1.2

.6

.3

.3

.2

.3 

5.5

190.9

6.16

0.050

0.06

379

Aug.

2.5

TTo

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

4.3

0.14

0.0011

0.001

8.5

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,200 Mln 0 Mean 66.8 Cfsm 0.548 In. 7.44 Ao-ft 48,370

Water year 1955-56: Max 993 Min 0 Mean 18.3 Cfsm 0.150 In. 2.04 Ac-ft 13,310

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--No peak above base.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8-27, Apr. 17-28; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla

Location. Lat 34°56', long 94°43', in NE£ sec. 1, T. 5 N. , R. 24 E., in control tower 

near right end of Wister Dam on Poteau River, 2 miles south of Wister, 2.7 miles upstream from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.9.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

T>y Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 76,380 acre-ft Feb. 19 (elevation, 479.46 ft); 

minimum, 25,700 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 470.47 ft).

1949-56: Maximum contents, 278,000 acre-ft Aug. 5, 1950 (elevation, 495.11 ft), 

from capacity table then in use; minimum since conservation pool was first reached, 

20,850 acre-ft Nov. 16, 1952 (elevation, 469.50 ft), from capacity table then in use.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Oct. 4, 1949; 

conservation pool was first reached Dec. 19, 1949. Capacity, 429,600 acre-ft at elevation 502.5 ft (crest of spillway) and 29,950 acre-ft at elevation 471.6 ft (conservation pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. Figures given herein 

represent total contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet)

470

472

474

24,030

31,530

40,780

476

478

480

51,880

65,130

80,780

Total contents, In acre-feet; at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

50.660 

30,580 

30,420

30,150

29,830

29,950

29,870

29,830

29,790

29,790

29,750

29,710

29,670

29,630

29,590

29,520

29,440

29,360

29,320

29,280

29,240

29,200

29,160

29,040

29,000

28,960

28,960

28,920

28, 840

28,760

28.690

471.28

-2,170

Nov.

28.650 

28, 650 

28,610

28,570

28,530

28,490

28,450

28,410

28,370

28,370

28,370

28,290

28.210

28,250

28,490

28,410

28,290

28,450

29,410

28,370

28,370

28,570

28,450

28,450

28,450

28,410

28,370

28,450

28,410

28,370

471.20

-320

Dec.

28,530 

28,570 

28,530

28,530

28,490

28,490

28,490

28,450

28,410

28,370

28,330

28,290

28,250

28, 250

28,210

28,210

28,210

28,170

28,130

28,130

28,130

28,130

28,130

28, 130

28,130

28,090

28,090

28,090

28,130

28,130

28.050

471.12

-320

Jan.

28.010 

27,980 

27,980

27,860

27,580

27,470

27,400

27,400

27,440

27,400

27,370

27,370

27,330

27,330

27,300

27,260

27.220

27,400

27,370

27,330

27,370

27,510

27,580

27, 620

27,620

27,620

27,620

27,660

27,700

27,660

27,620

471.01

-430

Feb.

29.200 

31,140 

32,370

32,810

32,980

32,720

31,710

33,330

34,430

33,380

32,100

30, 540

29,950

29,870

29,830

30,620

44,170

68,430

76.220

71,360

63,400

54,040

44,600

39,320

35,400

32,280

30,500

30,070

30,030

471.62

+2,410

Mar.

29,85O 

29,950 

30,070

30,230

30,580

30, 500

30,420

30,340

30,270

30,230

30,070

30,110

30,270

30,270

30,740

30,940

31,100

31,140

30, 900

30, 150

29,910

30,340

31,450

31,840

51.970

31,100

30,460

30, 230

30,500

30,660

30,540

471.75

+510

Apr.

29,990 

29.850 

29,910

30,070

30,310

30,340

30,340

30,310

30,500

30,420

30,340

30,270

30,270

30,310

30,340

30,270

30,270

30, 230

30, 190

30,110

30,070

29,910

29,870

29,990

29,990

30,070

30,030

30,230

30,700

30,820

471.82

+280

May

31,410 

32,590 

55.050

52.760

32,230

31,530

30,420

30,070

29,950

29,790

29,560

29.440

29,360

29,990

30,540

30, 780

30, 940

30,940

30, 660

30,190

29,870

29,790

29,790

29,870

31,100

31,060

30,580

30,030

29,870

29,910

30,460

471.73

-360

June

50.460 

29, 950 

30,050

30,050

30,030

29,990

29,950

29,910

29,910

29,870

29,830

29,830

29,790

29,950

29,910

29,990

29, 950

29,910

29,830

29,750

29,630

29,520

29,440

29,400

29,320

29.200

29,360

29,990

29,990

29,870

471.58

-590

July

29.790 

29,750 

29,590

29,590

29,560

29,480

29,360

29,200

29,120

29,040

28,960

28,840

28,690

28,610

28,490

28,370

28,330

28,290

28,250

28,210

28,170

28,370

28,450

28,450

28,370

28,330

28,250

29,160

29,160

29,120

29,000

471.36

-870

Aug.

28.960 

28,880 

28,690

28,370

28,250

28,130

28,010

27,860

27,780

27,700

27,860

27,780

27,700

27,620

27,510

27,400

27,330

27.190

28,250

28,250

28,210

28,130

28,050

27,980

27,860

27,780

27,700

27,620

27,510

27,400

27,900

471.08

-1,100

Sept.

27,820 

27,740 

27,620

27,540

27,470

27,370

27,300

27,220

27,120

27,080

27,050

26,980

26,940

26,800

26,730

26,590

26,550

26,480

26,440

26,340

26,230

26,200

26,120

26,090

26,050

26,020

25,910

25,840

25,770

25,700

47CK47

-2,200

Calendar year 1955. ................... t -25,860

Water year 1955-56 .................... * -5, 160

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

i Change In contents, In acre-feet.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°56'15", long 94°42'50", in NW£NW£ sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 25 E., on left 

bank of outflow channel 700 ft downstream from Wister Dam, 2£ miles southeast of 

Wister, 2.6 miles upstream from Caston Creek, and at mile 60.5.

Drainage area. 993 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Prior to May 21, 1951, records below about 500 cfs include 

flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 sq mi).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 445.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 11 to Dec. 31, 1938, wire-weight gage at site 0.1 mile upstream at datum 

13.11 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1947, water-stage recorder at railroad 

bridge 1.6 miles downstream and Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953, water-stage recorder 

at site 1.1 miles downstream, at datum 12.41 ft lower than present datum; recording 

gage at railroad bridge used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1947, to June 28, 1953. 

May 21, 1951, to June 28, 1953, supplemental staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 1,163 cfs (842,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 15. 21, 22, 26.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 78,600 cfs May 16, 1945 (gage height, 37.16 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times in 1938-39, 1943, 1947, 1953-54.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 ft in June 1935, at site 0.1 mile upstream at datum 

13.11 ft lower (estimated as 38.5 ft at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 12.41 ft 

lower, on basis of fall determined for flood of 1943).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow 

completely regulated by Wister Dam since October 1949 (see preceding page). Records 

of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 39 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1939, 1943(M) , 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

4.6

8.6

15

33

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

122

265

450

700

4.0 1,390

6.0 3.30O

8.0 5.91O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

282

?ST

282 

225

13O

45

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5 

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

27T

2.1

1,315.0

42.4

2,610

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.3

rrs

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

?..\

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.5 

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

55.2

1.84

109

Dec.

1.3

IT?

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

l.O

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

29.9

0.96

59

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9 

.8

157

83

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.O

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

261.8

8.45

519

Feb.

2^2

171

510 

515

515

815

1,020

1,O30

1,600

2,1OO

1,750

1,540

881

525

397

272

252

664

2,610

4,580

5.05O

5,590

S.69O 

4,llo

2.O50

1,980

1,260

494

504

48,087.2

1,658

95,580

Mar.

265

152

132 

13O

150

ISO

150

150

150

127

127

127

ISO

150

130

132

152

134

304

438

438

289

42O 

530

53O

806

BTZ

459

590

332

426

8,510

275

16.88O

Apr.

55s" 530

137 

134

134

132

132

132

130

130

130

127

127

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

122

116

56 

56

56

56

54

54

52

247

4,O37

135

8,010

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,260 Min O.7 Mean 640

May

520

748

1.050 

969

784

784

719

355

208

205

202

150

76

24

10

10

9.7

71

204

250

175

58

fct

106

598

475

455

186

65

9,326.9

301

18,500

June

288

346

132 

132

1O3

62

109

43

9.2

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

7.3

5.4

1.5

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1,341.2

44.7

2,660

July

1.1

1.1

1.0 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.8

24

.9

.9

.9

25.9

0.84

51

Aug.

0.9

.9

41 

~?S 101

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

5.5

1.0

.6

.4 yf'.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

l.O

201.6

6.50

4OO

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4 

.4

.5

76" -6

.5

.4

i?.

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4 

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

12.1

0.40

24

Ac-ft 463,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,69o Min O.3 Mean 2OO Ac-ft 145,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°43'20", long 94°24'30", in SW£NW£ sec. 16, T. 12 N., R. 32 W. , near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge, 4^ miles northwest of Lee Creek and 

5f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 852 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 29.4 cfs (21,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 7.80 ft); no 

flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 30.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 10.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month, more often during rises.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 15 May 16 to Sept. 3O

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.1 

1.2 

4.0 

9.0

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

16

25

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

217

428

692

978

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0

.6 

2.6 

6.5

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 118

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

273" 4.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

- .6

.7

.6

.4

.3

7T

.3

.3

34.0

1.10

0.030

0.03

67

Nov.

"T? 0.2

'.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.8

0.16

0.0043

0.005

9.5

Dec.

0.4

4.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

"75 1 5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

10.5

0.34

0.0092

0.01

21

Jan.

0.

.;

.4

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

16.5

0.53

0.014

0.02

33

Feb.

10

40

16

9.6

8.4

7.8

6.3

26

38

21

16

14

12

10

8.4

7.3

38

51

29

19

14

11

9.0

8.4

7.3

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.0

457.9

15.8

0.428

0.46

908

Mar.

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

57?

10

6.8

5.8

4.4

4.0

4.8

6.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.8

6.3

5.8

9.0

37

27

20

15

12

12

12

10

9.0

26

298.7

9.64

0.261

0.30

592

Apr.

32

23

43

35

25

20

15

12

14

24

23

19

16

14

122

90

54

37

29

23

20

16

14

19

20

16

14

342

747

171

2,049

68.3

1.85

2,07

4,060

May

160

147

105

80

66

55

44

37

32

29

24

22

19

21

584

114

66

45

32

23

17

12

9.5

21

25

25

17

11

8.2

6.5 104 

1,961.2

63.3

1.72

1.98

3,890

June

47

25

31

42

48

92

63

45

30

20

14

.5

.6

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

.O

.3

.6

3~7o 3

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

8.2

17

8.2

565.7

18.9

0.512

0.57

1,120

July

4.8

373

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3 

73

34.5

1.11

0.030

0.03

68

Aug.

~73 0.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0.05

0.0014

0.002

3.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 

Water year 1955-56: Max

1,320

747

Mln 

Mln

Mean 

Me a

39.3

14.8

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.07 In. 14.46 Ac-ft 28,470 

0.401 In. 5.48 Ac-ft 10,770

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Apr. 28 (11 p.m.) 4,320 cfs (7.80 ft); May 15 (2:30 a.m.) 

2,790 cfs (6.60 ft).
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°29 I 40", long 94°27'00", In SE^- sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 27 E., Indian 

meridian, on right bank 300 ft west of Arkansas-Oklahoma State line, 3.2 miles downstream from Webbers Creek, 6f miles northwest of Van Buren, and 7.9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 427 sq ml.

Records available. September 1930 to June 1937, October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 408.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). September 1930 to June 1937, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1930-36, 1950-56), 426 cfs (308,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 14.02 ft); no 

flow Aug. 18, 19, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30.

1930-37, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 57,700 cfs (revised) June 17, 1935 (gage 

height, 27.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings), based on discharge measurement 

made Apr. 18, 1957; no flow at times.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1935 has been revised to 

57,700 cfs June 17, 1935 (gage height, 27.0 ft), superseding figure published In 

WSP 1211 and 1311.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements usually made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given In WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1931(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Feb. 1)

.9 

1.0

.5 

3.0 

8.9

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 100

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

208

388

640

1,360

6.0

8.0

10.0

2,910

4,700

6,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

T2

9.6

8.2

7.5

7.5

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.5

.5 ti

118.3

3.82

0.0089

0.01

235

Nov.

0.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

t!

.4

.3

.6

1.1

.8

.8

1.1

2.6

4.4

5.6

8.2

775

6.2

5.0

3.9

55.6

1.85

0.0043

O.OO5

110

Dec.

6.2

6.8

576

5.0

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

?76

2.6

2.6

2.6

110.4

3.56

O.OO83

o.ol

219

Jan.

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

273

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.4

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.4

5.0

5.6

6.8

rt 9

O . C

5. 6

102.6

3.31

O.OO78

0.009

204

Feb.

27

196

145

158

142

117

98

150

260

310

292

234

193

167

150

134

174

299

380

303

240

202

178

156

140

122

110

95

86

5,258

181

0.424

0.46

10,430

Mar.

77

73

67

59

55

54

52

48

47

45

48

45

47

55

54

52

52

52

50

50

61

129

178

224

199

175

161

145

129

124

124

2,731

88.1

0.206

0.24

5,420

Apr.

T5B" 127

156

169

199

170

145

132

132

132

132

140

140

132

147

541

495

372

303

254

202

187

170

175

161

161

153

142

5.860

Z , 480

13,865

462

1.08

1.21

27,500

May

1,440

1,810

1,170

814

592

475

384

318

257

221

187

161

142

129

1,890

1,250

592

409

303

240

190

156

132

140

184

260

264

208

170

140

953

15,581

503

1.18

1.36

30,900

June

856

439

394

505

413

741

732

634

457

348

278

218

181

153

142

127

127

110

95

77

67

57

57

48

47

43

42

69

82

65

7,604

253

0.593

0.66

15,080

July

61

5?

43

39

37

30

26

22

19

16

15

13

12

13

15

12

11

9.6

8.2

7.5

6.8

678

8.9

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.2

6.8

7.5

7.5

6.8

551.0

17.8

0.042

0.05

1,090

Aug.

5.0

s!o

2.6

2.3

1.4

1.1

.9

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

.1

0

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0 

0

23.5

0.76

0.0018

0.002

47

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 10.6OO Min 0.3 Mean 374 Cfsm O.876 In.ll.9O Ac-ft 270,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,860 Min 0 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.295 In. 4.O2 Ac-ft 91,24O

Peak discharge (base, 15.00O cfs). Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (14.02 ft).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 291

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°25'42", long 94°2L'37", in NW£ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 32 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64 and 71, at Van Buren, 

1.3 miles downstream from Lee Creek, 8.6 miles downstream from Poteau River, and at 

mile 353.4.

Drainage area. 150,483 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected since 

1879 at Fort Smith, 8.4 miles upstream, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 372.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 30,370 cfs (21,990,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 128,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 19.63 ft); 

minimum observed, 384 cfs Sept. 17.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 350,000 cfs May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 

38.10 ft Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 17, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, that of Apr. 16, 1945. Flood in June 

1833 reached a stage of 38 ft on Fort Smith gage, from records collected by 

U. S. Weather Bureau. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

developments. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows, more 

frequently during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

1956 water year are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1934-36. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water ar 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 

Feb. 17, 19-23, Mar. 15-25, May 18 to June 15, 

discharge taken from loop curve Oct. 7-9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,020

2,890

6,600

12,000

9.0

12.0

15.0

19,800

37,000

60,500

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

390

690

1,890

3,480

5.0

9.0 

11.0

7,430

12,400

20,000

30,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11,700 

9,840

11,400

10,400

8,220

51 , 800

114,000

116,000

82,000

58,800

41,100

33,100

25,900

21,200

18,100

15,200

12,700

10,100

10,400

11,000

10,700

10,100

9,840

7,500

5,940

6,600

7,740

7,740

7,740

7,260

5,740

759,860

24,510

1,507,000

Nov.

4,420 

4,960

6,160

5,140

6,380

7,260

4,960

4,060

4,240

5,340

5,140

4,960

4,780

3,880

3,210

3,790

4,600

4,510

3,530

3,620

3,290

2,890

2,730

3,290

3,210

2,810

2,290

2,430

2,500

2,660

123,040

4,101

244,000

Dec.

3,970 

4,510

4,600

4,510

3,790

2,810

2,660

4,240

4,420

4,420

4,600

4,150

2,810

2,890

4,780

4,960

4,780

4,600

3,880

3,130

3,290

4,780

4,780

4,960

4,780

3,880

2,580

2,020

27500

4,420

5,L40

123,640

3,988

245,200

Jan.

5,140 

4,150

3,130

2,360

3,370

4,510

4,330

3,970

2,890

2,290

2,360

3,130

3,130

2,970

2,810

2,290

2,290

2,360

2,890

3,050

2,970

3,050

2,660

2,150

2,430

3,050

3,290

3,370

3,290

2,660

2,020

94,360

3,044

187,200

Feb.

2,750 

,240

,780

,600

,150

,530

,290

,060

5,540

5,940

6,160

6,380

5,540

4,600

3,880

3,880

4,780

10,200

12,400

12,400

15.100

12,100

11,000

10,200

9,690

7,640

6,170

5,270

4,100

- .....

192,550

6,655

581 , 500

Mar.

4,200 

4,300

3,910

3,640

3,000

2,920

2,680

3,560

3,480

3,000

5,080

5,080

2,600

2,560

2,920

5,080

2,920

2,680

2,520

2.120

2,200

2,680

5,080

3,480

3,560

3,480

5,560

5,820

4,000

4,100

3,910

99,920

3,225

198,200

Apr.

3,400 

3,480

3,400

2,760

3,160

2,920

2,920

3,160

3,240

3,080

2,600

2,680

2,600

2,680

2,840

3,000

3,080

2,760

2,760

2,920

3,320

5,000

2,600

2,120

1,960

2,280

2,120

1,820

7,910

8,970

95,540

3,185

189,500

May

7,640 

7,220

7,850

7,430

6,800

6,380

5,770

4,480

3,560

3,080

5,080

2,680

2,280

2,520

4,290

3,910

7,220

12,800

11,000

10,400

11,000

9,690

8,970

9,210

9,930

18,600

28,600

leUoo

10,700

9 , 690

276,380

8,915

548,200

June

8,070 

9,950

15,100

12,800

12,100

12,400

14.200

12,800

10,400

9,450

7,220

5,370

5,770

6,800

6,800

5,970

5,770

4,770

3,480

3,400

4,770

4,200

3,910

4,200

4,000

2,760

2,440

4,870

5,970

5,970

215,690

7,125

425,800

July

5.370 

4,680

3,750

3,240

4,770

4,590

5,000

4,000

5,820

2,600

2,040

3,320

3,750

5,750

4,770

4,870

3,480

2,840

4,390

4,100

3,240

3,240

5,000

1,960

1,820

2,120

5,520

5,640

5,400

5,240

2,920

108,770

5,509

215,700

Aug.

2,600 

5,320

5,480

5,000

2,680

2,680

2,520

1,890

5,000

5,240

5,000

5,000

2,600

1,820

1,680

5,480

2,200

4.100

4,000

3,400

2,840

1,610

1,020

1,000

1,110

1,540

1,750

1,350

840

830

1,750

73,510

2,565

145,400

Sept.

2,660 

2,040

1,240

800

g570

g610

820

800

g562

g481

g460

g446

g459

g554

g554

439

K418

g666

850

g634

g516

g610

g626

g610

810

790

666

g562

g516

g502

22,271

742

44,170

Calendar year 1955: Max 116,000 Mln 2,020 Mean 14,780 Ac-ft 10,700,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 116,000 Mln 418 Mean 5,965 Ac-ft 4,330,000

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
292 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Prog Bayou near Mountainburg , Ark.

Location . Lat 35°29'40", long 94°09'10", in HW^NE^ see. 2, T. 11 N. , R. 30 W., on left 

bank above concrete weir in spillway of Port Smith Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from War-loop Creek, 1-J- miles upstream from Howard Pork, 1\ miles northeast of 

Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Pork.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available . July 1936 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by city of Port Smith). Prior to Aug. 28, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 96.0 cfs (69,500 acre-ft per year), does not include diversions by city of Port Smith.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 92 cfs June 9, 10 (gage height, 25.16 ft); no 

flow at times.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records good. Records given herewith represent spillway overflow from Lake Port 

Smith and do not include water diverted for municipal supply of Port Smith. Plow 

regulated by storage in Lake Port Smith (capacity 10,000 acre-ft) and since Jan. 1, 

1956, by storage in Lake Sheppard Springs (capacity 19,000 acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, 1956 water year (gage heights, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

24.9

25.0

25.1

25.2

0 

3.2

115

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October-1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

As-ft

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

8.57

Nov.

0

0

0

7.96

Dec.

0

0

O

7.66

Jan.

0

0

0

7.90

Feb.

0

0

0

7.51

Mar.

0

0

0

7.39

Apr.

0

0

0

8.17

May

0

0

0

9.66

June

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

84

*55

40

30

25

20

14

10

5.7

2.4

*.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

337.4

11.2

669

10.4

July

0

0

0

13.2

Aug.

O

0

0

16.3

Sept.

0

0

0

11.9

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,540 Mln 0 Mean 68.6 t 9.12 In. Ac-ft 49,690 

Water year 1955-56; Max 84 Mln 0 Mean 0.92 t 9.88 In. Ac-ft 669

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversions in cubic feet per second from Lake Port Smith for municipal supply of Port Smiths 

records furnished by city of Port Smith. Average diversion for calendar year 1955, 9.12 cfs; for 

water year 1956, 9.88 cfs.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

Frog Bayou at Rudy, Ark.

Location. Lat 35 0 31'25", long 94°16 1 30", in SW£ sec. 23, T. 10 N., R. 31 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Rudy, 0.5 mile downstream from Cedar 

Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1956.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.( 

"929.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 6 years, 191 cfs (138,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,710 cfs May 15 (gage height, 6.82 ft); no 

flow Aug. 7 to Sept. 30.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs July 2, 1951 (gage height, 11.77 ft); no 

flow at times 1952-56.

Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of about 18.5 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Water

diverted above station from reservoir near Mountainburg for Port Smith municipal supply 

(see preceding page). Flow regulated by storage in Lake Fort Smith (capacity 

10,000 acre-ft) and since Jan. 1, 1956, by storage in Lake Sheppard Springs (capacity 

19,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0

.3

.7

1.6

4.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

87

147

270

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

495

794

1,180

1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

20

15

13

12

11

11

9.1

8.3

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.5

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

T79

223.6

7.21

0.033

0.04

444

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

T76

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.9

8.3 7~ 9

$'.9

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.3

2 9

83.3

2.78

0.013

0.01

165

Dec.

4.3

5.6 575-

4.9

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

44775

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3 3

115.2

3.72

0.017

0.02

228

Jan.

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

275

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.6

5.9

6.5

579

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

109.4

3.53

0.016

0.02

217

Feb.

30

255

178

134

111

98

84

111

194

178

162

136

119

107

96

91

144

2~ZT 266

180

147

127

123

111

101

91

82

74

70

3,826

132

0.608

0.66

7,590

Mar.

65

63

57

53

49

48

57

53

48

45

44

42

4T

49

45

45

44

43

42

42

49

81

96

109

107

101

98

89

81

74

94

1,957

63.1

0.291

0.34

3,880

Apr.

98

92

91

81

77

73

67

64

74

79

77

74

74

73

98

189

172

150

134

119

107

98

91

91

87

81

74

76

1.400

709

4,770

159

0.733

0.82

9,460

May

516

537

417

327

263

210

175

147

127

113

100

89

77

76

950

451

255

178

138

109

91

77

65

63

67

76

67

58

49

43 5~2~

5,963

192

0.885

1.02

11,830

June

58

53

53

56

50

60

65

127

115

172

143

103

84

79

70

61

54

47

38

31

26

23

21

20

18

16

15

IS

21

16

1,713

57.1

0.263

0.29

3,400

July

12~ 13

11

9.9

9.9

9.5

8.3

6.9

5.9

4.9

4.9

9.1

7.2

6.2

4.9

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.4

3.8

7.5

8.7

7.5

4.9

3.6

3.3

4.0

2.9

2 3

188.6

6.08

0.028

0.03

374

Aug.

1.8

T75

1.2

.8

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

0.00088

0.001

12

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,020 Min 0.7 Mean 211 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.17 Ac-ft 152,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,400 Min o Mean 51.8 Cfsm 0.239 In. 3.25 Ac-ft 37,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

465893 O-58 20
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°34', long 94°01', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 10 H., R. 28 W. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, and 

11.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 372 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 19, 1940, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 559 cfs (404,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs May 15 (gage height, 11.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 4-30.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1943, 1953-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in December 1927.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 1956 

waTer year are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1943; WSP 1211: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2, 9, 17-19)

0.4 

.5 

.6 

.7 3.0 

7.5

0.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

60

128

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

263

425

745

1,070

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,780

2,650

5,460

7,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

163

141

81

60

52

*46

42

36

48

42

34

30

24

22

20

17

16

15

15

14

12

12

11

9.8

9.2

*8.6

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.0 

5.5

1,014.1

32.7

O.O88

0.10

2,010

Nov.

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

*6.0

9.2

9.8

11

11

9.2

9.2

15

19

17

28

31

2A

22

21

302.6

10.1

0.027

0.03

600

Dec.

24

26

2F

24

24

23

*22

23

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

*13

12

12 

12

588

19.0

0.051

0.06

1,170

Jan.

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

*8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.6

10

11

11

11

11

12

T?

12 

12

305.0

9.84

0.026

0.03

605

Feb.

55

*2,75o

1,140

686

530

437

374

391

*1,380

972

771

608

518

443

385

363

870

5,960

1,820

1,210

908

712

602

544

479

419

363

330

288

24,308

838

2.25

2.43

48,210

Mar.

263

244

*229

215

197

184

206

249

234

215

197

184

174

179

188

174

170

157

153

145

*149

166

202

215

215

210

210

239

330

359

299

6,501

210

0.565

0.65

12,890

Apr.

288

278

283

304

288

268

253

239 330"

1,440

1,320

*1,040

830

712

1,290

2,010

1,420

1,100

875

719

589

518

449

414

391

341

304

278

1,350

1,640

21,561

719

1.93

2.16

42,770

May

1,210

*1,210

1,070

908

738

622

524

431

363

309

268

234

202

179

*6,950

3,040

1,670

1,100

797

589

461

368

304

*532

856

972

667

492

391

319 

294

28,050

905

2.43

2.80

55,640

June

325

268

229

215

197

174

184

249

215

170

136

113

98

94

*94

94

120

153

128

101

90

72

69

60

60

57

BT

78

166

145

4,211

140

0.376

0.42

8,350

July

-84 109

69

54

50

44

*36

31

28

23

22

19

19

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.8

8.1

9.8

12

13

*13

12

9.8

8.1

6.5

5.5 

5.0

781.6

25.2

0.068

0.08

1,550

Aug.

1^- 3TI

2.7

2.4

1.5

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

*.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

29.1

0.94

O.OO25

0.003

58

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

0

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

0.4

0.01

0.000027

0 . 00004

0.8

Calendar year 1955; Max 9,380 Min 0.9 Mean 376 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73 Ac-ft 272,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,930 Min 0 Mean 239 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.76 Ac-ft 173,900

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 cfs). May 15 (12 ra.) 15,300 cfs (11.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Six Mile Creek at Chismville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'15", long 93"56"20", in Ei sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 28 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road at Chismville, half a mile downstream from Rocky Creek.

Drainage area. 23.4 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 478.42 ft above mean sea level,datum of 

T929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 218 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.07 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 2,310 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 10.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by four detention reservoirs (total capacity, 5,056 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control 

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

.9

l.O

.2

.7

1.7

1.1

1.2 

1.4

3.5 

6.1

15

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

1.1

*3.0

.9

.6

2T7

1.4

.8

8.9

10

*4.0

4.2

2.5

1.7

1.2

3.9

20

*90

BT

44-

40

38

36

3E,

*2£,

15

7.3

4.4

2.9

2.0

460.8

15.9

914

Mar.

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.5

*.4

.5

.3

.3

.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

2.0

14

T2

*9.2

6.9

5.6

5.0

7.3

5.8

4.7

9.8

98.8

3.19

196

Apr.

14

10

8.0

*5.6

4.7

3.7

2.7

1.8

3.0

5.8

5.3

4.4

4.0

3.5

7.6

8.0

5.8

*4.4

3.5

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.7 ti 62

*62

241.6

8.05

479

May

53

48

33

22

16

11

7.3

5.0

3.5

2.5

1.4

.8

.5

.3

1.6

*1.3

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.4

.5

.2

.1

0

0

8.4

218.7

7.05

434

June

*2.3

.9

.7

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

.2

0

0

6.1

0.20

12

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

*.9

7^

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Sept.

(')

0

0

o

Calendar year 1955: Max 7S5 Min 0 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,930

Water year 1955-56: Max 90 Min 0 Mean 2.81 Ac-ft 2,040

* Discharge measurement or observation

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-17.

flow made on this day.
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Six Mile Creek near Branch, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°15', long 93°59', in SE£ sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 28 W , half a mile downstream from Rattle Snake Creek, 1 mile upstream from Prairie Creek, and 4£ miles 

southwest of Branch.

Drainage area.--35.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 422.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, poll Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 609 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 4.77 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 4,530 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 11.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 930 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by six detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

B72TT2 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

O.46 

.5 

.6

.7

0

.1

.4

1.0

1.9

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

3.5

5.7

8.7

13

24

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

82

114

180

292

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 O.4

.1

5"O

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

28

*11

6.0

5.5

6.9

3.5

? 9

3p

24

*16

18

11

7.2

6.9

17

53

274

TIT

78

69

64

57

53

44

*27

16

11

7.8

6.3

1,064.3

36.7

2,110

Mar.

5.7

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.9

*2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.7

4.6

23

22

*17

10

8.1

7.8

14

8.7

6.9

25

221.1

7.13

439

Apr.

27

21

15

*9.1

6.9

5.5

4.2

2.9

8.5

14

12

9.6

8.4

7.5

23

17

12

*8.4

6.9

5.7

4.8

3.9

1.9

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

98~.6

*85

426.0

14.2

845

May

75

7T

51

34

24

18

11

7.5

5.0

3.5

2.5

1.7

1.2

1.0

3.7

2.7

1.5

*1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.3

.1

3.9

324.5

10.5

644

June

*3.7

ITS

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

*0

0

o

.1

.1

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

10.5

0.35

21

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3_.0

3.0

0.10

6.0

Sept.

1.2

.1

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,460 Mln o Mean 25.8 Ac-ft 18,670

Water year 1955-56: Max 274 Mln 0 Mean 5.60 Ac-ft 4,070

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Six Mile Creek at Caulksville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°18' , long 93°51', on line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 7 N., R. 27 W., 

on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 22, 0.6 mile east of Caulksville and 1-J- miles downstream from Shaver Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1956.

Oage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 358.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 ^929.

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 18 cfs Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 2.77 ft); no flow at times.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,780 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 

17.37 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow

Maximum discharge during water year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height,

at times.

1955-56: 

13.00 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar. 20, 1955, which are fair. By end of 1956 

water year discharge was regulated by 13 detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

14,193 acre-ft). Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently 

during rises.

Rating tables, June 1954 to September 1956 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 30, Oct. 12-14, 21-27, 1954)

June 15, 1954, to Mar. 20, 1955

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

0

.1

.3

.7

1.5

2.7

4.8

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

92

164

337

562

730

970

1,800

2,660

4,000

Mar. 21, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1956

1.6 0 3.0 43

1.7 .3 4.0 98

1.8 .7 5.0 173

1.9 1.6 7.0 353

2.0 2.8 9.0 568

2.2 7.7 10.0 730

2.5 19

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

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

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean

May June

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

-

-

-

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

5.8

3.8

0.13

7.5

Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft
298 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Six Mile Creek at Caulksville, Ark. Continued 

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

6.6

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

270

~42 611

304

114

45

28

20

17

11

9.0

1,502.4

48.5

2,980

Nov.

6.9

6.1

7.3

21

13

10

9.0

7.7

6.9

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2 9

172.5

5.75

342

Dec.

3.1

2/7

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

23

428

185

75

50

38

27

22

18

16

14

13

12

10

9.9

9.6

21

428

900

rf-x . c34

1 -LSO 40 

2,711.1

87.5

5,380

Jan.

113

86

73

56

46

37

29

26

25

48

90

56

41

40

550

176

113

86

124

83

73

55

44

39

32

28

26

23

20

IS

19

2,076

67.0

4, 120

Feb.

19

16

ii 2GB

367

200

120

86

72

61

42

35

33

33

30

272

124

80

577

1.940

367

256

216

180

141

130

169

336

6,183

221

12,260

Mar.

301

130

99

80

64

83

79

61

52

49

42

36

36

310

200

118

801

2,290

1,130

2.970

2,220

553

344

281

245

209

196

191

178

169

161

13,678

441

27,130

Apr.

407

ZZZ

182

153

133

119

119

98

92

76

79

79

165

130

83

66

53

40

32

30

41

39

30

22

17

15

13

11

10

8.7

2,564.7

85.5

5,090

May

7.4

6.0

5.2

4.5

5.6

15

11

30

20

15

101

126

64

56

22

16

41

54

52

516

508

227

149

116

85

55

38

51

26

19

15

2,568.7

76.4

4,700

June

9.7

8.0

6.9

5.5

4.9

4.5

5.6

5.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.5

2.2

567

70

56

17

10

7.1

5.5

14

19

11

7.1

5.2

4.1

5.6

2.8

2.2

659.7

21.5

1,270

July

1.6

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.8

.6

.7

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

1.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

11.1

0.36

22

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

2.1

.6

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

0.20

12

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

22

0.73

44

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,970 Min 0 Mean 87.5 Ac-ft 63,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.6

275

1.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

15.6

0.50

51

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

71

116

32

22

19

16

11

122

90

45

55

55

22

17

52

165

865

769

299

245

191

149

133

114

80

54

35

24

19

5,855

152

7,610

Mar.

17

16

15

14

15

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

8.7

10

15

15

15

12

11

10

9.4

10

50

56

29

23

19

18

55

52

24

547.9

17.7

1,090

Apr.

57

40

52

24

19

18

14

15

24

42

52

24

21

18

121

92

42

26

20

17

14

15

14

11

10

9.0

7.7

7.1

360

254

1,397.8

46.6

2,770

May

191

178

112

69

48

56

26

20

15

13

10

9.0

7.4

6.5

15

15

9.4

7.4

6.0

4.9

4.5

5.8

5.4

5.2

7.4

9.7

5.7

4.5

5.8

5.2

16

859.8

27.7

1,710

June

8.4

8.4

6.5

6.5

4.9

4.7

4.1

5.6

5.4

4.5

5.0

4.2

1.8

1.6

2.2

5.3

2.1

1.1

.6

.4

.5

.1

.1

.8

3.6

2.0

1.5

2.4

1.8

.8

90.5

5.01

179

July

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Aug.

0

1.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

Q D 6 ' 6

11.8

0.38

25

Sept.

6.4

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.25

14

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,960 Min 0 Mean 75.4 Ac-ft 55,160

Water year 1955-56: Max 865 Min o Mean 18.5 Ac-ft 13,430
ARKANSAS RIVKR BASIN 299

Hurricane Creek near Branch, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°21', long 93°56', on line between and near south edge of sees. 23 and 

24, T. 8 N., R. 28 ¥., at center of span on downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 41, 1-| miles upstream from Perry Creek and 3.2 miles northeast of 

Branch.

Drainage area. 17.1 sq ml.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 379.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 700 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.14 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 9.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 520 cfs on basis of indirect determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by one detention reservoir (total capacity, 

T70T2 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17)

1.46 0

1.5 .1

1.6 .6

1.7 1.5

1.8 2.7

2.0 6.1

2.4 17

3.0 41

4.0 89

5.0 151

6.0 235

7.0 392

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

22

*21

11

9.2 

7.5

6.1

5.2

34

26

*16

20

12

9.2

7.7

6.8

19

*312

116

64

50

44

39

36

*24

13

11

9.4

7.9

7.2

966.2

35.3

1,920

Mar.

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.2 

5.0

. 4.8

4.2

3.6

*3.3

3.1

3.0

2.7

3.3

5.2

3.9

3.8

5.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

3.3

8.9

6.3

*5.4

4.2

3.9

3.8

5.4

4.1

3.4

ii

142.0

4.58

282

Apr.

9.4

7.2

5.8

*4.4 

3.6

3.3

2.6

10~2.2

67

45

28

15

11

75

31

*17

13

10

8.4

7.0

5.9

5.2

S.c,

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.1

28

*12

547.4

18.2

1,090

May

11

~9.7 14

7.0 

5.4

4.2

3.4

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

2.6

 1.9

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

1.9

.8

.5

.3

.3

.1

1.8

78.4

2.53

156

June

*0.4

.1

.3

if

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

*0

.2

.1

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

0.09

5.6

July

0

0

0

7.2

TTs

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

9.1

0.29

18

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 716 Mln 0 Mean 11.0 Ac-ft 7,990

Water year 1955-56: Max 312 Mln 0 Mean 4.77 Ac-ft 3,470

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
300 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hurricane Creek near Caulksvllle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°21', long 93°52', on line between and near south edge of sees. 21 and 

22, T. 8 N., R. 27 W., at bridge on State Highway 23, If miles upstream from Garner 

Creek and 3.2 miles north of Caulksvllle.

Drainage area. 50.1 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 354.60 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 11.65 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 13.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by two detention reservoirs (total capacity, 

TTSUS acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.4 

.6

.2

.1

O

0

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

0.19

12

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

36 

*119

36

25

22

16

13

81

101

*44

58

38

27

24

24

83

*598

*72Z

157

100

82

70

62

*54

33

30

28

23

20

2,731

94.2

5,420

Mar.

18 

17

14

11

10

10

9.4

7.6

*7.2

6.9

6.6

6.0

6.3

10

9.9

S.6

7.9

7.2

6.3

5.4

5.4

20

22

*15

11

9.4

8.6

15

14

9.0

IS

332.7

10.7

660

Apr.

37 

22

16

*11

8.6

7.9

6.6

5.7

107

194

8S

60

38

28

197

183

*54

38

29

24

20

16

13

13

13

11

9.4

8.3

143

*49

1,450.5

48.4

2.S80

May

34 

52

33

23

20

14

9.9

7.2

6.0

5.1

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.4

4.0

*6.0

3.7

2.4

1.7

1.2

.6

.4

.3

.2

.9

3.7

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.7

246.8

7.96

490

June

*3.0 

1.2

.6

.7

1.2

.7

.7

.6

.4

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.2

.8

1.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

12.6

0.42

25

July

0 

0

0

0

5.2

2.2

.6

.2

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

0.20

12

Aug.

(»)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

H.2

0

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

0.23

13

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,460 Min 0 Mean 34.3 Ao-ft 24,830

Water year 1955-56: Max 722 Mln 0 Mean 13.1 Ao-ft 9,510

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°28' , long 93°28' , in NW£ sec. 4, T. 9 N. , R. 23 W., on right bank at 

Clarksville, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64 and 4? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 54.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 352.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 6.64 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs, Oct. 3-6.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 7,600 cfs Jan. 20, 1954 (10.7 ft, from floodmark at 

gage), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 10.4 ft; no flow at times 1952-54.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low flow due to operation of Clarksville 

waterplant upstream from gage.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.2 

.5 

1.2 

2.2 

3.7

1.5

1.6 

l.V 

1.8 

2.0

6.2

9.8

15

23

50

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

113

202

360

970

1,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

.4

.3 73"

.3

*.4

.7

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

2.0

T7?

.9

. 8

27.3

0.88

0.016

0.02

54

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

74

*.5

.4

.4 

.6

.6

.4

.4

2.0

8.3

T7T

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

26.5

0.88

0.016

0.02

53

Dec.

0.9

.9

.9

1.3

1.7

1.7

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9 

2.3

27T

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

 1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

54.3

1.75

0.032

0.04

108

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

79

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9 

*1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.3

1.8

2.1

27T

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.7

39.9

1,29

0.024

0.03

79

Feb.

504

*590

236

149

113

91

74

 223

358

140

103

83

74

78

152

1.570 

797

346

222

170

140

126

111

94

83

74

61

*55

6,629

229

4.18

4.50

13,150

Mar.

52

47

41

36

54

54

50

28

24

23

21

21

21

24

21

21

20 

18

17

li

*19

24

21

18

17

16

16

18

16

16

17

747

24.1

0.440

0.51

1,480

Apr.

17

17

17

16

15

14

15

12

34

87

*94

81

70

61

192

146

113 

94

76

64

54

47

41

40

55

29

25

23

106

96

1,729

57.6

1.05

1.17

3,450

May

96

*105

89

76

66

57

48

42

56

55

28

24

21

20

90

64

50 

40

31

27

20

15

15

*11

15

14

11

8.5

7.8

6,6

7.4

1,170.5

37.8

0.690

0.79

2,320

June

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.6

4.9

4.6

5.6

7.8

5.6

4.4

5.4

*2.8

2.9

5.9

5.1

4.4

4.2 

5.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

ITS

2.5

2.9

2.2

2.5

"4.8 11

3.3

127.1

4.24

0.077

0.09

252

July

2.6

2.3

1.8

1.5

5.5

5.5

*2.2

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

2.7

1.5

1.0

.9

1.5 

5.0

27tT

1.5

1.4

2.1

2.5

1.8

*1.5

1.0

.8

.7

179

2.2

1.5

56.1

1.81

0.053

0.04

111

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.6

.9

.7

.7

1.5

1.5

.9

*.8

.7

.6 

.6

1.0

9.6

5.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

8.0 

10

55.6

1.79

0.055

0.04

110

Sept.

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.5

*1.5

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.8

.8

1.0 

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

1.0

*.9

.9

.7

.7

.5

75

51.5

1.04

0.019

0.02

62

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,790 Min o.l Mean 62.2 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.41 Ac-ft 45,040

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,370 Min 0.3 Mean 29.2 Cfsm 0.533 In. 7.27 Ac-ft 21,210

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). Feb. 17 (6 p.m.) 3,120 cfs (6.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
302 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark.

Locatiion. --Lat 35°33'00", long 93°09'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 10 N. , R. 20 W. , on left 

nk 7T miles downstream from Indian Creek and 10 miles north of Dover.

Drainage area. --274 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1956.

Average discharge. --6 years, 375 cfs (271,500 acre-ft per year).

Gage . --Water-stage recorder, datum of gage is 487.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 12.44 ft); no 

flow Sept. 24-30.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 28,900 cfs Mar. 20, 1955 (gage height, 17.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times

Flood of Jan. 24, 1949, reached a stage of 25.6 ft from floodmarks.

Remarks. --Re cords good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-17)

0.6 

.7

1.0

.1

.3

1.2

2.8

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

5.1 

8.2

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

92

196

355

855

5.0 1,560

6.0 2,460

8.0 3,750

9.0 6,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

^

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

373

152

92

67

*54

42

42

45

41

33

26

22

19

16

14

12

11

10

9.7

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.2

*6.3

6.0

1T7o

8.2

8.2

9.5

18

1,183.7

38.2

0.139

0.16

2,350

Nov.

18

16

14

18

19

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

11

TT *u

11

11

21

29

29

34

35

62

103

79

66

58

47

42

36

880

29.3

0.107

0.12

1,750

Dec.

37

39

37

42

47

47

*46

43

42

39

35

33

30

28

26

25

24

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

 16

16

15

14

871

28.1

0.103

0.12

1,730

Jan.

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

*9.7

9.7

11

11

11

12

14

16

18

19

21

22

27

66

89_

541.1

17.5

0.064

0.07

1,070

Feb.

3,050

*5.610

1,800

1,110

915

730

585

*1,210

1,890

1,250

980

759

615

520

484

796

3,690

5,190

2,260

1,480

1,040

825

686

580

525

440

383

327

*274

40,004

1,379

5.03

5.43

79,350

Mar.

250

230

214

191

174

168

161

159

142

132

128

118

116

128

130

122

116

108

101

*97_

97

105

106

103

101

97

101

290

363

301

280

4,929

159

0.580

0.67

9,780

Apr.

277

262

244

222

204

189

174

159

165

630

*680

575

498

453

886

1,360

1,010

801

658

535

458

403

351

315

280

250

225

201

761

992

14,218

474

1.73

1.93

28,200

May

771

*789

680

580

484

415

343

284

236

204

172

148

128

116

*3,080

1,620

915

600

435

319

250

*191

157

142

150

254

191

150

130

108

97

14,139

456

1.66

1.92

28,040

June

105

90

74

67

60

54

51

48

43

37

32

27

23

*25

33

53

86

101

72

54

43

35

30

29

23

22

20

1936-

41

1,433

47.8

0.174

0.19

2,840

July

28

20

16

13

50

*70

47

40

34

50

39

27

21

16

14

12

11

10

8.9

9.7

8.6

11

10

*8.9

12

14

12

11

8.9

7.9

ii£.

648.1

20.9

0.076

0.09

1,290

Aug.

6.0

5.1

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.6

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

40.1

1.29

0.0047

0.005

80

Sept.

0.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

9.8

0.33

0.0012

0.001

19

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,560 Min 0.3 Mean 330 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33 Ac-ft 238,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,610 Min 0 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71 Ac-ft 156,500

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Feb. 1 (12 p.m.) 13,400 cfs (12.44 ft); Feb. 17 (11:30 p.m.) 

10,700 cfs (11728 ft); May 15 (10 a.m.) 9,380 cfs (10.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Illinois Bayou near Seottsville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°28', long 93°02', in SW£ sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 19 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of pier of bridge on county road, 1-5- miles north of Seottsville 

and 3 miles downstream from North Pork Illinois Bayou.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1956.

Average discharge. 9 years, 384 cfs (278,000 acre-ft per year).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 447.54 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 12.84 ft); no 

flow Sept. 24-30.

1947-56: Maximum discharge, 77,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 24.60 ft); no 

flow at times in 1953-54, 1956.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from floodmark set by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-24, 

Feb. 2, 3, 8, 9, 17-19, May 15)

4.23 0

4.3 .1

4.4 .6

4.5 1.7

4.6 3.9

4.7 8.0

4.8 14

5.0 32

5.2 60

5.6 158

6.0 297

6.5 575

7.0 975

8.0 2,050

9.0 3,350

11.0 6,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-§4 201

62

49

*40

35

42

40

47

43

36

33

29

24

22

19

18

15

14

12

11

9.9

8.6

7.6

*7.2

6.8

S7S

8.0

11

11

12

974.9

31.4

0.130

0.15

1,930

Nov.

13

12 

11

9.3

9.3

9.9

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.3

»9.3

9.3

8.6

9.9

12

12

12

12

15

79

70

60

52

46

40

35

636.8

21.2

0.088

0.10

1,260

Dec.

40

44 

42

46

52

54

*52

50

47

44

40

36

35

32

31

27

26

24

23

21

20

19

18

17

17

15

15

*14

14

13

13

941

30.4

0.126

0.14

1,870

Jan.

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

-37S 9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.9

11

11

11

12

13

13

15

16

17

18

22

87

104

544.9

17.6

0.073

0.08

1,080

Feb.

1,770

*5.600 

1,930

1,130

957

776

617

*1,610

1,960

1,170

903

720

582

498

474

2,080

5,140

5,290

2,050

1,270

939

744

631

549

480

411

363

315

*26j)

41,228

1,422

5.88

6.34

81,770

Mar.

243

208 

211

191

176

167

158

144

127

117

107

104

109

130

141

136

133

130

125

*117

117

125

122

120

114

109

114

191

198

185

185

4,554

147

0.607

0.70

9,030

Apr.

182

179 

173

161

147

141

130

120

133

378

*428

374

338

311

916

1,240

851

675

549

450

379

329

289

261

235

214

195

176

337

516

10,807

360

1.49

1.66

21,440

May

*568

705 

624

516

433

358

297

250

214

188

161

141

122

107

*786

690

428

306

232

188

158

*127

104

87

80

72

62

55

49

43

43

8,194

264

1.09

1.26

16,250

June

38

35

32

30

27

24

24

22

20

17

14

13

12

*15

20

59

62

49

38

30

25

21

20

18

18

19

19

20

18

17

776

25.9

0.107

0.12

1,540

July

13

11 

9.3

7.6

11

*70

206

T20

78

55

40

79

33

23

18

14

12

9.9

9.3

8.0

7.2

8.0

9.9

*14

11

8.6

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.1

4,7

915.2

29.5

0.122

0.14

1,820

Aug.

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

2.0

1.9

35.2

1.14

0.0047

0.005

70

Sept.

~75 0.9

.4

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

4.4

0.15

0.00062

0.0007

8.7

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,970 Mln 0.1 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.93 Ac-ft 205,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,600 Min 0 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.70 Ac-ft 138,100

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 efs). Feb. 2 (3 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (12.70 ft); Feb. 17 (10 p.m.) 

11,000 cfs (12.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
304 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°13'34", long 93°08'58", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, at Dardanelle, 1 mile 

upstream from Whig Creek, 4.7 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou, and at mile 

255.8.

Drainage area. 153,707 sq mi, of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1886 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 36,050 cfs (26,100,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 113,000 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 16.50 ft); 

minimum, 580 cfs Sept. 16.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 683,000 cfs May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage height, 

33.60 ft, in gage well, and 34.1 ft from outside gage, May 25, 1943; minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 16, 1956.

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements made twice a month during low flows, more frequently during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Feb. 17-27, Mar.30 to Apr. 22. 

Discharge picked from loop curve Oct. 7-12)

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

2,590

3,400

5,400

13,000

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

26,100

45,200

69,200

105,000

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

-1.7

-1.4

-1.0 

0

580

840

1,220

2,420

1.0 

3.0 

5,0 

8.0

4,080

8,600

14,400

27,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 '

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14,500 

13,600

12,100

10,700

11,900

10,700

39,400

104,000

102,000

82,000

62,000

44,200

34,400

27,800

22,300

L&T*OO

15,600

13,600 

11,600

10,200

10,700 

10,700

10,500

9,960

9,180

7,460

6.280 

7,220

8,180

8,180

7 940

757,300

24,430

*1,502

Nov.

7,700 

6,280

4,960

5,620

6,280

5,620

6,740

7,220

5,400

4,540

4', 640

5,400

5,400

5,180

4,960

4,240

3,580

3,940 

4,850

4,740

3,940 

3,940

3,760

3,400

3,140

3,490

3,580 

3,320

2,900

2,740

141,500

4,717

280,700

Dec.

2,900 

3,060

4,040

4,640

4,740

4,640

4,240

3,320

3,060

4,040

4,540

4,640

4,740

4,440

3,320

3,140

4,540

5,070 

4, 960

4,740

4,240 

3,490

3,400

4,640

4,850

4,960

4,850 

4,140

3,140

2,590

2,660

125,770

4,057

249,500

Jan.

4,140 

5,070

5.180

4,440

3,580

2,900

3,400

4,440

4,440

4,140

3,400

2,740

2,660

3,140

3,400

3,230

3,060

2,820 

2,740

2,660

2,980 

3,320

3,400

3,400

3,140

2,660

2.590 

3,140

3,580

3,670

3,580

107,040

3,453

212,300

Feb.

iff!!?

17^100

12,700

10,500

9,440

8,180

8,180

11,300

12,400

12,100

11,300

10, 500

9,700

8,920

10,500

19,200

44.500 

31,400

26,600

21,300 

18,900

17,100

15,900

14,200

12,700

11,900 

9,700

8,180

427,250

14,730

847,400

Mar.

7.220 

6,280

5,840

5,620

5,400

5,070

4,440

4,040

3,850

4,340

4,240

3,850

4,040

4,240

3,850

3,760

3,940

4,040 

3,940

3,670

3,580 

3,670

3,850

4,140

4,340

4,640

4,640 

4,640

4,960

5,400

5,400

140,930

4,546

279,500

Apr.

5,510 

5,510

5,180

4,850

4,740

4,240

4,140

5,940

3,940

5,620

8,180

7,700

6,740

6,280

6,280

9,640

10.500

8,860 

7,840

6,640

6,180 

5,740

5,740

5,410

4,980

4,480

4,180 

4,180

5,050

8,270

180,540

6,018

358,100

May

15,000 

15,400

13,700

12,500

11,900

11,000

9,900

8,600

7,840

6,640

5,520

4,780

4,380

3.900

47450

11,300

13,100

9,380 

10,500

13,700

12,500 

11,600

11,600

10,200

9,900

10,700

12,500 

24,400

25.600

20,900

15,000

358,370

11,560

710,800

June

11,300 

10,200

8,860

10,700

13,100

12,800

12,200

12,800

13.700

12,500

10,700

9,640

7,600

6,180

6,400

7,120

6,880

6,400 

6,180

5,410

4,280 

3,990

5,080

5,190

4,580

4,680

4,380 

3,720

3.120

4,680

234,370

7,812

464,900

July

5,960 

6,180

5,520

4,980

4,180

3,720

4,580

4,880

3,810

3,990

4,080

3,200

2,800

3,200

3,900

3,810

4,380

4,780 

3,900

3,200

3,900 

4,280

3,630

3,630

3,370

2,570

2,140 

2,140

2,960

3,540

3,460

120,670

3,893

239,300

Aug.

3,280 

3,040

2,720

2,960

3,280

3,040

2,640

2,570

2,500

2,140

2,420

2,960

2,880

2,800

2,570

2,080

1,820

2,500 

3,460

3,900

3,990 

3,460

2,880

2,210

1,530

1,300

1.240 

1,320

1,640

1,640

1,820

78,590

2,535

155,900

Sept.

1,480 

1,250

2.080

2,010

1,580

1,190

957

795

795

885

885

786

723

660

636

596 535"

669 

660

612

660 

804

723

628

636

678

678

759

777

732

26,960

899

53,470

Calendar year 1955: Max 104,000 Min 2,590 Mean 17,440 Ac-ft 12,620,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 104,000 Mln 596 Mean 7,375 Ac-ft 5,354,000

* Expressed in thousands.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'25", long 93°55'25", in NW-jNWi sec. 18, T. 5 N. , R. 27 W. , on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 116, 0.5 mile downstream from 

Fletcher Creek and 2£ miles south of Booneville.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 423.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 250 cfs (181,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 16.72 ft); no 

Flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 43,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42 ft), by 

slope-area and contracted-opening determinations of peak flow; no flow at times 1939, 

1943, 1946-49, 1952-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control which are fair and 

those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 0.1

1.6 .5

1.7 1.9

1.8 4.4

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0.1

.3

.9

2.0

5.4

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

17

43

85

215

444

5.0 804

7.0 1,630

9.0 2,510

12.0 3,870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

49

14

*6.0

3.4

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

**.!

.1

0

0

O

0

o

0

86.6

2.79

0.011

0.01

172

Nov.

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

*o

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.1

.8

~7e 1.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

4.5

0.15

0.00061

0.0007

8.9

Dec.

04

^?

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o 

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

o

1.2

O.O4

0.00016

0.0002

2.4

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

e60

*e555

206

171

193

*144

88

277

444

234

238

158

108

82

90

360

*2,66o

3,570 

804

461

283

208

161

*135

109

86

*78

65

55

12,083

417

1.69

1.82

23,970

Mar.

50

47

43

37

34

31

28

25

22

*21

20

50

32

65

72

*59

52

45 

*40

36

58

250

557

*158

115

92

80

145

122

88

127

2,241

72.3

0.293

0.34

4,440

Apr.

87

75

66

54

46

42

35

30

*42

52

48

41

34

30

30

30

28

23 

20

18

17

16

14

14

12

12

11

9.8

211 j«- *158Mrt

1,305.8

43.5

0.176

0.20

2,590

May

158

183

T45

97

70

53

42

32

26

21

18

16

12

11

19

18

15

*11 

8.6

6.8

5.2

*4.4

3.6

*2.8 22 

11

10

7.3

5.4

5.0

4.8

1,043.9

33.7

0.136

0.16

2,070

June

'O' 4.8

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.5

1.7

*1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.7

J5

3.5

1.5

1.7

1.1

.7

55.2

1.84

0.0074

0.008

109

July

0.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

**.!

2.6

24

12

5.9

3.7

2.8

1.7

1.1

57.2

1.85

0.0075

O.O09

113

Aug.

0.9

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.9

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5 2

11.3

0.36

0.0015

0.002

22

Sept.

1.8

T

.1 *.i

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

o

0

2.2

O.O7

0.00028

0.0003

4.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,790 Min 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.79 Ac-ft 102,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,570 Min o Mean 46.2 Cfsm 0.187 In. 2.55 Ac-ft 33,500

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 efs). Feb. 17 (12 p.m.) 6,240 cfs (16.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

f 1 discharge measurement and

" t'iej.a estimate made on tnis aay.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis 

predetermined height of temporary dam downstream from gage.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 16-19, 31, May 23, 24, 

June 3 to July 5. Shifting-control method used Feb. 3-7.
306 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'06", long 93°39'02", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 5 N. , R. 25 W., at the 

control tower for outlet works on Petit Jean Creek, 1.3 miles southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area. 488 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

b"y Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 57,430 acre-ft Feb. 19 (elevation, 393.06 ft); 

minimum, 14,090 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 379.86 ft).

1947-55: Maximum contents, 198,530 acre-ft May 18, 1953 (elevation, 413.20 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, that of Sept. 30, 1956.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Mar. 13, 1947. Outlet 

works consist of 20-foot circular tunnel controlled by three 8- by 17- foot tractortype gates and an uncontrolled, saddle spillway 150 ft long. Elevation of gate sills 

is 370.00 ft. Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419 ft), 258,000 acre-ft; 

at conservation pool level (elevation 384 ft), 25,000 acre-ft. Dead storage (below 

gate sills), 1,940 acre-ft. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will 

be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for purposes of conservation 

and recreation; storage above this level is used for flood control. Contents computed 

from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*)

Dot.

22,670 

22,690

22,670

22,720

22,690

22,910

22,750

22,640

22,590

22,590

22,530

22,530

22,480

22,370

22,310

22,260

22,200

22,150

22,010

21,930

21,950

21,900

22,170

21,870

21,850

21,850

21,790

21,870

21,790

21,650

21,630

382.90

-1,010

Nov.

21.650 

21,630

21,600

21,540

21,520

21,520

21,490

21,430

21,350

21,350

21,350

21,320

21,320

21,320

21,790

21,540

21,380

21,650

2l',540

21,490

21,460

21,680

21,520

21,430

21,460

21,350

21,460

21,410

21,380

21,240

382.76

-390

Dec.

21,350 

21,350

21,580

21,350

21,300

21,130

21,240

21,270

21,130

21,130

21,130

21,080

21,080

21,110

21,130

21,080

21,050

20,970

20,890

20,860

20,890

20,890

20,890

20,940

20,910

20,940

20,800

20, 860

21,050

20,910

20,800

382.60

-440

Jan.

20,830 

20,860

20, 800

20,800

20,800

20,780

20,670

20,670

20,690

20,780

20,690

20,530

20,390

20,420

20,530

20,510

20,340

20,560

20,480

20,590

20,570

20,530

20,560

20,610

20,580

20,550

20,530

20,690

20,910

20,640

20,540

582.45

-460

Feb.

21.850 

24,260

25,280

25,680

26,080

26,140

25,710

26,600

27,550

27,050

26,510

25,650

25,280

25,470

25,220

27,640

41,520

55,460

57,550

56,290

55,520

49,52Q

45,570

41,740

37,390

34,100

51,510

28,860

27,420

584.91

+7,080

Mar.

26,690 

26,080

25,550

24,950

24,920

24,790

24,850

24,790

24,820

24,950

24,980

25,220

25,560

25,680

26,200

26,450

26,720

26,900

27,000

27,090

27,640

28,620

29,410

29,450

29,540

29,510

29,850

29,850

29,850

29,540

29,880

585.71

+2 , 460

Apr.

30,030 

29,910

29,540

29,250

29,230

29,480

29,580

29,550

29,850

29,750

29,540

29,450

29,450

29,540

29,630

29,720

29,690

29,600

29,540

29,540

29,540

29,410

29,520

29,260

29,580

29,580

29,580

29,540

50,900

51,810

586.51

+1,950

May

51.810 

51,310

50,550

30,090

29,880

29,630

29,580

29,450

29,540

29,600

29,540

29,570

29,540

29,540

29,820

29,750

29,720

29,650

29,650

29,540

29,480

29,580

29,110

29,110

29,140

29,230

29,230

29,200

29,200

29,110

29,080

585.45

-2,750

June

29.260 

29,170

29,200

29,110

29,080

28,950

29,050

28,950

28,920

28,800

28,740

28,740

28,710

28,850

28,740

28,710

28,680

28,650

28,590

28,740

28,650

28,620

29,140

29,110

29,200

29,080

28,920

28,860

28,620

28.400

585.25

-680

July

28.150 

27,880

27,730

27,670

27,490

27,560

27,210

27,150

27,090

26,970

26,900

26,810

26,780

26,750

26,660

26,570

26,540

26,480

26,480

26,350

26,200

26,230

26,450

26,380

26,260

26,170

26,080

25,960

25,890

25,850

25,710

384.55

-2,690

Aug.

25.710 

25,590

25,550

25,500

25,410

25,540

25,160

25,160

25,150

24,950

25,040

24,850

24,700

24,670

24,640

24,610

24,550

24,370

24,530

24,670

24,610

24,550

24,480

24,570

24,540

24,260

24,200

24,090

24,010

25,850

24,370

383.90

-1,340

Sept.

24.540 

24,170

24,060

23,960

23,850

23,540

23,520

25,110

22,890

22,720

22,560

22,200

21,850

21,520

21,080

20,690

20,280

19,760

19,430

18,800

18,420

17,950

17,490

17,040

16,570

16,140

15,590

15,110

14,590

14,090

379.86

-10,280

Calendar year 1955. .................. t -10,880

Water year 1955-56. ................... * -8,550

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents In acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

Location. Lat 35°06'17", long 93°37'5l", in SE^SW^ sec. 11, T.- 5 N., R. 25 W., on left 

Dank 0.8 mile downstream from Rock Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 

1.3 miles south of Waveland, and 1.4 miles downstream from Blue Mountain Dam.

Drainage area. 517 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1956. Prior to October 1943, published as 

"near Blue Mountain."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1943, at site if miles upstream at datum 9.54 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years, 545 cfs (394,600 acre-ft per year).

Extreme a.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 15.80 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Dec. 24-26.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 62,600 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95 ft, site 

and datum then in use, or 34.0 ft from floodmarks, present site); no flow at times in 

1943, 1946.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

preceding page).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. lo)

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Aug. 30

2.2 5.0

3.9 7.0

3 10.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

218

558

1,150

1,810

2,330

2,610

Aug. 31 to Sept. 30

3.3 36

3.5 48

4.0 84

5.0 180

6.0 318

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

9.9

*9.9

9.4

8.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.9

9.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.9

8.1

7.6

5.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

*4.2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.3

5.1

211.5

6.82

420

Nov.

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.2

*4.7

7.0

3.1

F72

5.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

136.9

4.56

272

Dec.

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

*4.4

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.5

*5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

144.1

4.65

286

Jan.

4.7

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.7

379

4.2

~4.9 41

5.5

5.5

*5.8

6.2

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

210.5

6.79

418

Feb.

33

140

188

278

270

387

*468

284

477

868

848

828

542

163

232

450

1,180

667

942

1,670

2,100

2.550

2,530

2,550

2,440

2,010

*1,600

1,540

968

_ .....

29,165

1,006

57,840

Mar.

558

425

414

551

190

109

52

46

56

25

18

19

24

21

19

19

22

22

*24

29

40

66

207

551

542

510

256

262

297

542

551

5,225

168

10,560

Apr.

569

425

468

542

166

109

74

71

*74

157

252

288

118

75

72

69

86

119

96

65

64

62

61

59

27

27

26

26

50

*275

4,106

157

8,140

May

720

888

868

615

551

542

224

79

57

55

54

55

52

51

62

55

52

50

49

47

47

46

30

*22

21

19

17

17

16

15

21

4,993

161

9,900

June

24

24

22

21

19

18

20

20

20

20

*20

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

64

118

119

119

124

121

120

1,216

40.5

2,410

July

119

119

81

40

*40

59

58

24

15

12

8.5

5^8

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

*8.1

15

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

790.2

25.5

1,570

Aug.

15

11

9.4

8.1

8.5

8.9

9.4

9.4

8.1

6.2

8.6

7.2

*6.2

6.2

8.5

9.9

11

12

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

12

12

24

55

580.6

12.5

755

Sept.

42

38

37

64

*85

82

80

76

76

75

75

144

174

*174

174

174

190

198

223

250

230

250

250

*225

225

225

216

216

210

21U

4,620

154

9,160

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,790 Min 2.6 Mean 335 Ac-ft 242,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,530 Min 2.6 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,500

Discharge measurement made on this day.
308 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°59' , long 93°37', in SE&Wi sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left bank 

a quarter of a mile north of Waltreak and 20.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 74 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 371.48 ft above mean sea level, datum.of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--11 years, 92.0 cfs (66,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 11.39 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 18.45 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 ft in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Nov. 22 to Jan. 31, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Dec. 6-8, Jan. 1 to Feb. l)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

.2

.5

1.1

2.0

3.6

5.9

14

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

23

44

91

233

452

842

2,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

T72

.6

*.4

.2

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

1.0

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.7

0.38

0.0051

0.006

23

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

4.4

0.15

0.0020

0.002

8.7

Dec.

0.3

.4

.3

.3

.il

.4

.6

*.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

 *

.3

.4

*1.0

1.1

!g

16.6

0.54

0.0073

0.008

33

Jan.

0.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

2.1 

T n -L . a

11.8

0.38

0.0051

0.006

23

Feb.

37

364

184

132

135

110

*80

101

190

126

101

79

66

56

48

347

1,500

1,470

347

233

164

128

102

90

80

66

59

*49

42

6,486

224

3.03

3.26

12,860

Mar.

38

34

30

28

27

25

24

21

20

19

18

18

25

52

58

55

51

46

*41

37

48

175

TsT>

117

91

77

68

69

69

56

64

1,657

53.5

0.723

0.83

3,290

Apr.

57

50

87

T9

66

58

48

42

47

*64

65

59

52

47

45

40

35

31

28

25

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

~S5 14

*64

1,255

41.8

0.565

0.63

2,490

May

125

143

T13

82

66

53

43

35

30

26

23

20

18

15

18

16

16

14

11

9.6

7.9

6.4

 5.6

5.3

5.3

5.9

5.3

4.1

3.6

3.2

47T

933.3

30.1

0.407

0.47

1,850

June

4.8

3.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.8

*1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

.9

.5

7s

.6

1.0

.9

1.1

5.9

3.0

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

63.4

2.11

0.029

0.03

126

July

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

*.9

.7

.5

.5

1,5

 7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

14.6

0.47

0.0064

0.007

29

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1!

0.6

0.02

0.00026

0. 0003

1.2

Sept.

2.8

T7o

.4

*.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

0.16

0.0022

0.002

9.5

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,980 Mln 0 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 0.801 In. 10.87 Ac-ft 42,890

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,500 Mln 0 Mean 28.6 Cfsm 0.386 In. 5.25 Ac-ft 20,740

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs). Feb. 17 (11 p.m.) 3,530 cfs (11.39 ft). 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°04', long 93°24', in SE^ sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 23 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Danville, 1,800 ft upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Spring Creek, and 

0.6 mile downstream from Dutch Creek.

Drainage area.--741 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1916 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 303.33 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. June 1, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on railway 

bridge 1,800 ft downstream at datum 0.25 ft higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 830 cfs (600,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 22.10 ft); no 

flow Aug. 10-12, result of temporary dam upstream from gage.

1916-1956: Maximum discharge, 70,800 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 ft); no 

flow at times in 1924, 1934-36, 1943, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Mountain Reservoir since March 1947 (see 

pTT06).

Revisions.--WSP 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22, 23, rate of change of stage

used as a factor Feb. 16-18, backwater from return overbank

flow Feb. 19-21)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0.1

.5

1.7

4.2

8.0

13

30

53

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

174

454

874

1,320

1,870

2,770

3,700

5,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

172

*24

16

15

15

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

8.5

6.7

4.5

3.9

*2.5

2.3

2.1

271

2.3

3.3 

3.0

2.3

492.5

15.9

977

Nov.

2.1 

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.6

4.2

3.6

*2.8

3.0

4.2

12

13

9.5

7.6

7.1

6.7

28

31

15

13

13

12

12 

12

233.3

7.78

463

Dec.

13 

15

15

13

12

10

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.1

6.3

5.9

5.5

*5.1

4.8

4 5 "4 5

277.8

8.96

551

Jan.

5.1 

575

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

14

33

12

*8.0

7.1

6.7

8.0

8.5

7.6

7.6

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

10

12

31 

105

65

445.1

14.4

883

Feb.

174 

1,3475

1,720

1,220

930

748

*706

902

1,260

1,140

1,200

1,100

975

650

370

850

2,780

*5,020

4,200

*2,800

2,420

2,520

2,740

*2,890

2,850

2,700

*2,270

1,760

1,530

51,765

1,735

102,700

Mar.

1,040 

650

510

482

398

265

180

119

103

95

82

74

99

244

230

202

180

159

*142

126

134

384

552

594

608

552

468

510

482 

482

496

10,642

343

21,110

Apr.

566 

538

594

664

496

328

244

187

*188

279

335

384

342

244

188

178

161

160

184

163

129

121

114

109

95

75

70

67

77 

*223

7,503

250

14,880

May

608 

1,020

1,110

1,000

706

482

440

286

160

125

113

105

96

90

103

114

87

78

76

71

68

65

*63

54

41

39

36

33

31 

28

ZT_

7,355

237

14,590

June

28 

33

33

33

31

28

27

26

26

25

24

*23

23

26

26

25

24

22

19

19

19

19

16

17

39

117

115

117

119

114

1,213

40.4

2,410

July

113 

110

109

88

49

*42

40

47

52

36

21

15

12

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.1

776

7.6

7.1

9.0

*26

15

13

20

21

24

25

24

979.2

31.6

1,940

Aug.

20

19

12

10

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.3

4.0

0

0

*1.2

5.9

4.9

1.7

2.3

3.3

5.5

12

14

39

11

12

10

10

11

11

11 

10

9.0

285.4

9.21

566

Sept.

52 

73

47

39

 41

72

74

74

73

*72

72

71

114

161

166

163

163

178

195

216

230

223

223

223

*223

216

216

216

209 

209

4,304

143

8,540

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,350 Mln 1 1 Mean 517 Ac-ft 374,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,020 Min 0 Mean 234 Ac-ft 169,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.

465893 O-58 21
310 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Cadron Creek near Guy, Ark.

Location.--Lat 35°18', long 92°24', In SEij sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., on downstream side 

of left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, 4 miles southwest of Guy and 

10.8 miles upstream from Cove Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq ml.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder, datum of gage Is 371.£ 

1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,070 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 16.05 ft); no 

flow Aug. 13-15, Sept. 9-30.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1956; no flow at times each year.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more frequently during rises.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 2.9

.2

1.7 5.8

1.8 10

2.0 24

2.2 48

2.4 80

3.0 210

4.0 478

6.0 1,110

8.0 1,970

10.0 3,240

12.0 4,730

15.0 7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

80

36

18

11

8.3

7.0

7.0

5.8

4.8

8.3

7.4

7.0

5.5

4.5

3.6

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

.6

3.4

233.3

7.53

0.040

0.05

463

Nov.

5.8

5.2

3.6

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.9

34

79

38

30

44

44

34

31

32

40

34

30

27

23

21

572.7

19.1

0.102

0.11

1,140

Dec.

21

22

32

47

47

42

38

35

33

29

25

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

li

739

23.8

0.127

0.15

1,470

Jan.

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.7

8.3

8T7

9.6

10

11

12

14

17

23

23

22

32

839

1,460

714

3,383.1

109

0.583

0.67

6,710

Feb.

1,330

6,490

2,700

1,380

1,240

902

699

1,860

2,840

1,180

970

714

564

492

1,070

2,300

3,240

6,250

1,720

1,180

838

669

549

492

478

408

352

291

250

43,448

1,498

8.01

8.64

86,180

Mar.

231

222

205

a!90

a!75

a!65

a!50

a!35

a!20

alOS

a95

88

al20

223

205

a!70

alSS

a!45

140

127

120

129

131

116

106

98

98

110

120

100

90

4,384

141

0.754

0.87

8,700

Apr.

92

92

90

84

75

73

70

65

62

108

169

144

129

120

124

352

ITO

215

178

151

129

114

102

86

80

73

70

65

102

338

3,822

127

0.679

0.76

7,580

May

549

464

394

302

238

196

164

135

110

96

84

73

65

56

118

259

124

90

70

58

51

44

34

29

24

25

25

23

21

19

J!Ji

3,956

128

0.684

0.79

7,850

June

15

13

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.3

7.8

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.2

571

8.3

9.6

15

22

21

15

12

9.2

7.8

6.2

6.2

28

38

58

42

29

444.0

14.8

0.079

0.09

881

July

22

16

12

12

11

11

7.8

7.8

7.0

5.2

4.2

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.4

3.1

2.9

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.6

5.5

166.0

5.35

0.029

0.03

329

Aug.

2.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.4

.2

.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

11.4

0.37

0.0020

0.002

23

Sept.

~0.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

0.06

0.00032

0.0003

3.4

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,890 Mln 0 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.840 In. 11.39 Ac-ft 113,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,490 Min 0 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.893 In. 12.16 Ac-ft 121,300

cfs (12.52 ft); Feb. 18 (7 a.m.) 8,070 cfs (16.05 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Pourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°52', long 93°39' , in NW£ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 25 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, 

If miles east of Gravelly, and 6.4 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek.

Drainage area. 413 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 552 cfs (399,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 16.59 ft); no 

flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 38.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

1.1 

2.5

10

20

47

107

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

192

300

622

1,060

2,350

4,070

7,080

10,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.3

.3 **.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

0.00027

0.0003

6.7

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.3

.5

.6

.8

.8

.7

.8

6.8

10

8.2

5.3

3.8

2.8

2.1

1.6

45.1

1.50

0.0036

0.004

89

Dec.

2.3

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

*2.5

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

 1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

66.0

2.13

0.0052

0.006

131

Jan.

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

il

. .9

*.8

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

456

625

336

1,462.5

47.2

0.114

0.13

2,900

Feb.

425

4,030

2,120

1,240

1,090

*830

622

671

1,390

1,060

744

565

424

350

310

508

3,750

9,580

2,940

1,640

1,090

808

622

528

457

408

364 *302

261

39,129

1,349

3.27

3.52

77,610

Mar.

232

212

188

168

151

141

130

115

107

99

94

93

167

540

528

440

378

329

283

*247

243

539

874

682

528

424

350

584

603

457

364

10,290

332

0.804

0.93

20,410

Apr.

319

283

272

317

283

243

210

184

178

*228

256

239

212

192

858

966

603

424

337

276

236

208

182

159

139

127

114

106

117

640

8,908

297

0.719

0.80

17,670

May

*1,480

1.580

1,190

808

565

424

329

265

220

184

155

132

115

103

106

107

138

122

98

83

72

63

*56

49

45

43

41

41

37

33

43

8,727

282

0.683

0.79

17,310

June

44

36

28

23

24

23

20

18

17

14

15

28

*23

19

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.5

7.6

7.3

17

10

6.5

5.3

4.4

4.2

5, 6

478.6

16.0

0.039

0.04

949

July

^Z

2.5

1.9

2.5

*2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.5

1.3

.9

.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

.5

2.5

2.1

1.3

*.8

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

37.5

1.21

0.0029

0.003

74

Aug.

0

0

0

.1

1.1

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

.8

1.3

1.8

*1.6

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

.9

2.8

4.2

FT3

1.5

.9

.7

.7

43.9

1.42

0.0034

0.004

87

Sept.

1.6

1.3

.8

*.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

fi

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

0.17

0.00041

0.0005

10

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,600 Mln 0 Mean 299 Cfsm 0.724 in. 9.83 Ac-ft 216,600

water year 1955-56: Max 9,580 Mln 0 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.458 in. 6.23 Ac-ft 137,200

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Feb. 2 (8 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (10.16 ft); Feb. 18 (8 a.m.) 12,600 

cfs (16.59 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimated made on this day.
312 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nirarod Reservoir near Nirarod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'07", long 93°09'37", in SVf£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 W., at Nirarod Dam 

on Fourche La Fave River, 4 miles west of Nirarod and 10.2 miles upstream from South 

Fourche La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1956. Prior to October 1944, month-end contents 

only, published in WSP 1311.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 88,350 acre-ft Feb. 20 (elevation, 352.87 ft); 

minimum, 6,300 acre-ft Nov. 28 (elevation, 330.19 ft).

1942-56: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-ft Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374.80 ft); 

minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, that of Nov. 28, 1955.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942.

CapTcity at spillway crest (elevation, 373 ft), 336,000 acre-ft; at conservation pool 

level (elevation, 342 ft), 29,000 acre-ft. Dead storage below conduit invert (elevation, 

314.9 ft), 900 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Under normal 

operation conditions reservoir surface will be maintained at approximately conservation 

pool level for the purposes of conservation and recreation; storage above this level 

used for flood control. Contents computed from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(*) M

Oct.

25,320 

25,320

25,260

25,260

25,260

25.600

25,230

24,910

24,560

24,210

23,890

23,690

23,340

22,820

21,950

21,140

20,320

19,480

18,810

18,120

17,410

16,650 

16,000

15,080

14,410

13,790

13,080

12,560

11,800

11,140

10.680

334.37

-14,640

Nov.

10,150 

9,740

9,310

9,080

9,010

8,960

8,890

8,88O

8,890

8,870

8,880

8,880

8,880

8,920

8,950

8,650

8,350

8,100

7,790

7,460

7,120

7,060 

6,840

6,640

6,560

6,450

6,330

6.500

6,310

6,330

330.23

-4,350

Dec.

6,450 

6,450

6.42O

6,350

6.520

6,370

6,400

6,450

6,450

6,440

6,460

6,450

6,460

6,460

6,470

6,470

6,480

6,480

6,470

6,480

6,490

6,520 

6,550

6,540

6,550

6,550

6,550

6,570

6,600

6,580

6,590

530.59

+260

Jan.

6.600 

6,610

6,61O

6,63O

6,620

6,62O

6,640

6,620

6,650

6,650

6,650

6,640

6,650

6,640

6,660

6,650

6,640

6,670

6,690

6,700

6,700

6,750 

6,780

6,800

6,790

6,790

6,790

6,840

19,540

25,690

25,290

540.94

+18,700

Feb.

32,420 

53,950

66,300

71,220

74.540

70,780

65,860

65,91O

7O,140

64,820

56,720

47,740

58,020

52,510

51,550

52,420

47,540

79,780

88,280

87,070

81,570

75,460 

64,120

54,740

45,220

38,270

35,190

3O,450

29.540

542.15

+4,250

Mar.

29.O8O 

29,010

29,260

29,530

29,550

29,290

29,220

28.970

29,010

29,150

29,190

29,510

50,680

52,690

55,060

55,510

55,510

55,060

54,890

54 , 950

55,520

57 , OOO 

58,480

58,690

38,510

57 , 420

56,450

55,480

55,060

34,650

34,680

545.50

+5,140

Apr.

35,01O 

55,480

55,270

54,930

55 , 100

55,220

54,890

54,680

55,940

56,410

55,750

55,510

55,100

54,720

54,720

56,490

56,870

56,280

55,550

54,720

54,760

54.540 

54,590

55,010

55,510

55,590

55,310

55,350

56,370

'

545.02

+4,510

May

44.280 

43,440

58,400

35,860

55,730

55,100

54,680

54,840

54,760

54,760

34,970

55,140

55,220

55,440

55,520

54,760

54.540

54,590

54,890

55,060

55,180

55,510 

55,220

55,180

55,440

55,550

55,550

55,270

55,220

55,180

55,390

545.67

-5,600

June

55.510 

35,140

35,100

34,950

54,840

54,680

34,590

54,510

34,580

54,250

54,040

54,OOO

55,960

54 , 150

54,080

54,080

55,960

55,870

55,850

55,870

55,660

55,620 

33,450

55,560

55,410

55,560

55,450

53,450

35,560

55.240

545.16

-2,150

July

33,110 

32,980

32,86O

32,770

32,980

52,900

52,770

54,930

55,100

34,420

55,660

35,320

35,150

52,980

52,770

52,690

52,520

52,580

52,980

32,900

52,690

32,560 

52,600

52,490

52,580

52,210

52,100

32,030

31,850

51,710

51.550

542.71

-1,710

Aug.

51.420 

31,280

51,140

51,000

50,820

50,640

50,470

50,290

50,110

29,970

50,000

29,830

29,650

29,470

29,560

29,190

29,010

28,830

28,690

28,850

28,660

28,510 

28,570

28,190

28,090

27,940

27,770

27,590

27,410

27.240

27,550

541.59

-5,980

Sept.

27.580 

27,200

27,060

26,880

26,700

26,520

26,580

26,170

25,990

25,820

25,670

25,460

25,290

25,140

24,970

24,760

24,590

24,440

24,560

24,180

24,010

25,860 

25,690

25,550

25,570

25,250

25,050

22,910

22,760

22 500

55?. 98

-5,050

Calendar year 1955 ............... * -26,990

Water year 1955-56............... * -2,820

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°57'0l", long 93°09'18", in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

2,000 ft downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4| miles southwest of Nimrod, and 9.8 miles upstream from South Fourche La Fave River.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 305.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Mar. 3, 1936, to Dec. 20, 1938, staff gage at 

site 1.1 miles downstream at datum 3.92 ft lower. Dec. 21, 1938, to Aug. 20, 1946, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.0 miles downstream at datum 9.72 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years, 902 cfs (653,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,830 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 9.68 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Nov. 15.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 36,100 cfs Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 ft, site 

and datum then in use, and 27.6 ft, present site and datum, from floodmark); no flow 

at times in 1936, 1939, 1952.

Flood in June 1935 reached stage of 28.8 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Nimrod Dam since May 1942 (see preceding page). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.3

1.7

2.8

6.0

11

17

40

77

152

295

750

2,000

3,720

6,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.4

2.0

1.8

*1.7

1.6

23

102

150

150

144

150

152

152

245

575

571

367

367

565

559

355

355

552

552

*344

340

340

336

332

328

270

7,182.5

232

14,250

Nov.

234

238

208

105

56

56

27

5.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.1

1.7

*45

185

185

182

180

175

175

170

175

140

69

106

86

32

18

4.6

2,825.0

94.2

5,600

Dec.

4.7

33

62

62

29

2.6

2.1

*1.9

6.7

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

9.8

8.4

7.0

6.0

4.4

5.8

5.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.4

*2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

551.7

11.3

698

Jan.

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.6

6.2

20

19

28

8.4

6.0

147.5

4.76

293

Feb.

11

T6

246

888

1,340

*2,440

4,350

2,600

1,140

4,680

5,400

5,260

5.540

3,400

1,140

1,140

782

109

1,840

3,520

4,630

5,260

5,400

5,260

5,150

5,830

2,950

*1,990

998

- -----

81,290

2,803

161,200

Mar.

734

493

278

278

278

278

281

250

125

102

102

102

103

55

152

586

677

677

527

*571

567

571

608

1,080

1,080

1,140

1.180

1,180

1,110

888

695

16,144

521

52,020

Apr.

425

288

565

599

579

579

579

508

195

*556

858

758

519

519

426

519

547

908

888

712

371

371

175

42

66

130

166

190

192

198

12,386

415

24,570

May

»1,530

3,190

4.590

2,860

1,080

1,080

651

579

371

257

106

106

106

108

216

451

312

4.6

5.1

5.4

5.4

25

44

*45

45

45

45

45

43

43

44

17,419.5

562

34,550

June

51

66

66

67

GB

68

68

60

42

42

42

42

*42

42

45

42

41

29

20

12

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

1,150

58.5

2,280

July

19

19

15

6.2

*6.0

8.5

20

25

97

288

288

144

58

58

58

38

38

58

40

40

42

42

42

*44

44

45

47

46

46

46

47

1,754.5

56.0

5,440

Aug.

48

48

47

47

47

46

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

*48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

45

45

47

1,461

47.1

2,900

Sept.

45

46

46

50

*55

52

51

50

51

52

52

53

53

52

53

53

53

53

53

54

54

54

53

*53

53

53

53

53

53

53

1,557

51.9

3,090

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,520 Mln 0.4 Mean 513 Ac-ft 371,400

Water year 1955-56; Max 5,540 Mln 1.6 Mean 392 Ac-ft 288,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
314 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°55' , long 93°03' , in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 19 W., on left bank

0.6 mile upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of Hollis, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1941 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 366.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 311 cfs (225,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 12.75 ft); no 

flow Aug. 15 to Sept. 30.

1941-56: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 ft), by 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 observation of no flow made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1087: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 8, July 13 to Aug. 14)

1.26

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

l.S

1.3 

2.1

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.4

5.4

12

87

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

186

330

550

860

1,690

4,600

9,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

202

81 

46

33

24

43

263

128

68

46

34

33

42

*33

24

20

18

15

13

11

9.9

8.7

7.6

6.7

5.9

5.6

*5.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.0

1,252.6

40.4

0.191

0.22

2,480

Nov.

6.7

5.9 

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

5.9

6.7

6.2

5.9

21

19

16

14

12

11

8.7

*7 6

203.4

6.78

0.032

0.04

403

Dec.

9.5

12 

14

21

22

20

18

17

15

14

14

13

*12

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.5

*6.2

6.2

5 9

348.7

11.2

0.053

0.06

692

Jan.

.6

.6

.4

.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

^0

.0

.7

.6

5.6

5.6

6.5

14

25

26

26

34

49

7.960

* 2,960 

*703

11,904.4

384

1.S2

2.10

23,610

Feb.

3,280

7.780 

2,510

1,330

1,210

690

450

2,930

2,200

846

600

419

304

246

208

722

5,110

4,660

1,130

*660

450

334

272

241

227

196

174

146

124

39,449

1,360

6.45

6.95

78,250

Mar.

109

102 

90

79

70

64

58

52

46

41

40

39

57

213

241

176

150

126

*108

90

87

466

475

317

235

186

158

*221

235

1S4

158

4,673

151

0.716

0.82

9,270

Apr.

176

188 

160

144

126

109

92

76

128

1,170

526

327

244

196

628

542

292

*208

164

134

115

97

84

73

*63

56

50

44

3l6

*3.020

9,548

31S

1.51

1.68

18,940

May

*1,400

1.540 

729

419

282

210

158

 126

99

81

67

55

44

36

101

198

113

68

45

32

25

20

*17

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.1

7.6

874

5,950.0

192

0.910

1.05

11,800

June

11

11 

9.9

9.1

8.0

6.7

5.9

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.4

*2.8

2.5

3.9

6.7

7.3

6.2

5.9

5.6

6.2

5.1

3.7

2.9

2.2

l.S

1.4

1.2

172

1.2

1.2

148.1

4.94

0.023

0.03

294

July

1.2

1.3 

1.0

.8

*.6

.5

.3

.5

952

116

42

23

17

13

9.5

7.6

6.2

5.1

4.4

4.0

3.2

5.6

*3.7

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1,231.2

39.7

0.188

0.22

2,440

Aug.

~75 1.0

.7

.8

.7

.5

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

0.19

0.00090

0.001

12

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,730 Min 0.1 Mean 173 Cfsro 0.820 In. 11.12 Ac-ft 125,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 7,960 Mln 0 Mean 204 Cfsm 0.967 In. 13.17 Ac-ft 148,200

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 cfs).--Jan. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (12.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location. La t 34°45'00", long 92°16'25", in sec. 3, T. IN., R. 12 W., on right bank 

130 ft downstream from Main Street Bridge in Little Rook and at mile 165.f.

Drainage area. 158,201 sq mi of which 22,241 sq mi is probably noncontr-Touting.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1956. Montl.lj jlscharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage-height records collected at or near same site 

since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weatnec Bureau. Gage-height records collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream sinsft 1883 and intermittent records 

of discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 223.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 40,360 cfs (29,220,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 11.94 ft); minimum, 874 cfs Sept. 17.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 536,000 cfs May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 ft); minimum, 850 cfs Aug. 23, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a stage 

of 33.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs and power 

development. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more often 

during rises. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Thirty-nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: 1930-31. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8,760

13,500

17,400

15,600

13,500

12,300

13,500

25,100

87,600

99,600

81,200

65,500

50,600

40,000

32,400

26,900

22 , 800

20,300

17,400

14,700

12,700

11,900

12,300

12,300

11,600

11,200

9,960

8,760

7,880 

8^760

9,360

795,380

25,660

*1,578

Nov.

9,060

9,060

8,460

6,900

5,920

6,620

6,760

5,920

7,320

7,040

5,540

4,880

4,990

5,540

5,420

5,310

5,200

4,680

4,270

4,680

5,200

4,990

4,680

4,570

4,470

4,170

3,970

4,070

4,070 

5.770

167,530

5,584

332,300

Dec.

3,680

3,580

3,680

3,870

4,680

5,310

5,420

5,420

4,880

4,270

3,970

4,780

5,420

5,660

5,660

5,310

4,470

4,470

5,420

5,920

5,920

5,660

5,000

4,570

4,570

5,420

5,660

5,790

5,660 

4,990

4,170

153,280

4,945

304,000

Jan.

3,580

3,680

4,880

5,660

5,660

4,990

4,270

3,680

3,970

4,680

4,680

4,370

3,770

3,200

3,020

3,300

3,580

3,580

3,480

3,200

3,020

3,110

3,390

3,770

3,870

3,970

3,870

3,580

8,600 

24,400

26 , 900

169,710

5,475

336,600

Feb.

24,500

32,800

49,800

55,600

49,800

43,000

38,000

36,600

38,600

41,500

42,200

40,000

37,200

34,400

31,800

31,200

33,100

51,200

76,600

72,366

61,000

53,100

49,000

45,200

42,200

38,600

34,400

30,500

26,300

$1,240. 5

42,780

*2,460

Mar.

21,800

18,800

16,500

14,300

12,300

10, 900

9,660

8,760

7,880

7,040

6,760

6,760

6,760

7,320

8,460

9,060

8,460

7,880

7,880

7,600

7,040

7,040

7,600

8,160

8,460

8,460

8,460

9,060

9,660 

9,660

9,660

298,140

9,617

591,400

Apr.

9,660

9,060

9,060

8,760

8,460

8,760

8,160

7,600

7,320

7,880

9,060

12,200

13,900

12,300

10,900

10,300

11,200

13,900

13,500

11,900

10,300

9,060

8,160

7,600

6,900

6,200

5,660

5,200

5,540 

8,630

277,130

9,238

549,700

May

14,700

23,400

28,100

28,100

25,700

22,300

18,800

16 , 000

13 , 100

11,200

9,660

8,160

6,620

6,060

6,620

5,920

7,990

13,100

12,700

10,300

11,600

13 , 100

11,900

11,600

11,200

10,300

10,600

11,200

17,000 

25,100

23,400

445,530

14,370

883,700

June

18,800

13,900

11,600

10,300

9,960

11,900

13,500

13,100

12,300

13,100

13,100

11,900

10,300

9,360

7,600

6,480

6,760

7,320

6,900

6,480

6,200

5,310

4,570

4,470

5,200

5,310

4,990

5,000

4,880 

4.570

264,960

8,832

525,500

July

3,970

4,990

5.920

5,920

5,540

4,990

4,270

4,070

4,680

4,880

4,570

4,570

4,370

3,680

3,200

3,300

3,770

3,870

4,370

4,370

3,770

3,300

3,770

3,970

3,680

3,480

3,200

2,760

2,500 

2.420

2,840

124,990

4,032

247,900

Aug.

3,300

3,480

3,480

3,390

3,200

3,390

3,480

3,300

3,110

2,930

2,840

2,500

2,580

3,020

2,930

2,840

2,670

2,330

2,060

2,580

3,300

5,680

3,680

3,300

2,840

2,330

1,840

1,530

1.400 

1,450

1,700

86,460

2,789

171,500

Sept.

2,090

2,330

2,020

1,750

2,240

2,500

2,240

1,850

1,580

1,280

gl,110

gl,070

gl,160

gl,120

gl,020

g906

g890

g90¥

g970

gl,020

gl,000

g987

g987

gl,160

gl,160

gl,070

gl,060

gl,020

gl,060 

gl,120

40,676

1,356

80,680

Calendar year 1955: Max 126,000 Mln 3,580 Mean 21,110 Ac-ft 15,280,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 99,600 Mln 890 Mean 11,100 Ao-ft 8,061,000

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
316 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°44'10", long 91°54'58", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 8 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 31, 3 miles upstream from Brushy Slough 

and 3j miles south of Lonoke.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956. Gage-height record and results of 

discharge measurements at site 4-f miles upstream since June 1948 are contained in 

reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District. Published as "Big Bayou Meto near 

Lonoke."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 199.11 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 10, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 

4$ miles upstream at datum 6.97 ft higher. Feb. 10 to June 29, 1955, wire-weight gage, 

at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 23.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6, 1956; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-8, Jan. 28, 29)

Oct. 31 to Sept. 30

3.05

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.2

0 

.3

.9

1.8

4.2

7.3

12

16

3.73

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3 

4.5

0

.2

1.0

2.9

6.0

15

22

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

38

79

196

470

850

1,380

2,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

15

T?

6.2

3.7

4.0

9.4 

15

11

7.0

5.0

6.0

6.8

*5.6

5.0

3.4

2.9

2.2

2.3

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.4

1.5

1.0

.8

e.5

0

TJ

0

e2.0 

.3

139.2

4.49

0.022

0.03

276

Nov.

0.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

*0~0

0

0

0

0

1.6

2.1

1.3

1.3

1.7

3.6

3.6

2.5

1.3

 279 4.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

.8

.6

.5

33.4

1.11

0.0055

0.006

66

Dec.

0.8

472

6.6

9.4

7.9

16 

*19

IS

12

10

9.4

8.9

7.9

7.4

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.9

3.9

3.4

2.5

194.2

6.26

0.031

0.04

385

Jan.

2.9

2.5

*2.9

2.5

*2.1

1.7 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

77

2.6

*7.9

7.4

6.0

7.4

7.9

8.9

10

10

13

23

256

*559 

604

1,551.0

50.0

0.246

0.28

3,080

Feb.

»680

I,<5l5

1,490

1,830

2,030

2,120 

2,100

2,080

2,060

1,970

1,890

1,830

1,750

1,660

1,520

1,450

1,450

1,580

1,670

1,790

1,930

2,010

1,990

1,910

1,790

1,600

*1,380

1,170

994

48,734

1,680

8.28

8.93

96,660

Mar.

*806 551

486

392

322

273 

226

184

160

154

148

166

172

301

385

434

455

448

420

364

301

266

273

322

350

*329

294

266

252

273 

287

10, 140

327

1.61

1.86

20,110

Apr.

266

232

214

196

184

326 

4O6

434

462

470

470

486

494

494

455

406

329

273

214

166

130

103

*84

64

50

*40

*32

28

32

189

7,749

258

1.27

1.42

15,370

May

399

502

550

568 568"

550 

502

399

294

202

142

94

66

52

127

336

378

364

308

232

172

127

89

*66

*49

38

28

22

18

15 

14

7,271

235

1.16

1.33

14,420

June

14

13

11

7.4

8.4

*6.0 

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.9

3.6

2.3

376

12

20

33

62

*6Z

52

45

40

29

23

20

16

17

15

15

13

10

569.9

19.0

0.094

0.10

1,130

July

10

7.9

6.4

4.9

2.1

1.7

27F

3.4

7.9

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

6.4

7.9

*6.0

6.4

9.5

64

70

86

64

49

37

25

19

15

13

13

12 

11

581.5

18.8

0.093

0.11

1,150

Aug.

13

1410-

6.0

5.2

3.4

*2.9

3.6

4.2

3.6

1.2

.4

277

1.5

1.3

*1.5

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.8

4.2

6.9

7.9

4.9

3.9

2.5

2.7

4.6

5.2 

6.4

128.4

4.14

0.020

0.02

255

Sept.

11

11

8.4

7.4

6.4

5.2 

5.2

4.9

3.9

*3.1

3.9

5.2

8.9

8.9

5.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

4.6

4.6

3.1

2.1

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.7

.4

74

.4

125.7

4.19

0.021

0.02

249

Calendar year 1955 : Max 1,920 Mln 0 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.75 Ac-ft 116,200

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,120 Mln 0 Mean 211 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15 Ac-ft 153,200

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession and engineers' notes during construction of concrete control below gage.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 317

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°34'15", long 88°57'25", in SW£ sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on right bank 150 ft downstream from Ellis Creek, 600 ft downstream from 

bridge on county highway, 5.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 6f miles northeast of New 

Albany. Prior to Dec. 10, 1955, at site 600 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--22.8 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.74 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 31, 1939, staff gage, Mar. 31, 

1939, to July 18, 1941, water-stage recorder and staff gage, Feb. 1 to June 14, 1950 

staff gage, June 15, 1950, to Oct. 7, 1955, water-stage recorder, and Oct. 8 to Dec. 9 

1955, staff gage, all at site 600 ft upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, all gages at 

datum 10.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1939-40, 1950-56), 36.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 11.89 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 940 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily 1 0 cfs for 

several days in September.

1939-41, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 8,680 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 9.08 ft 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 4.200 cfs bv logarithmic' 

plotting; no flow Sept. 5-7, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Slight regulation above station at low water.

Revisions. MSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28-30, Nov. 28, Dec. 1-9, Jan. 19, 

Feb. 6-15, Feb. 18 to Apr. 15, May 4; stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Nov. 29, 30)

Oct. 8 to Dec. 9 Dec. 10 to July 21 July 22 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

1.1 3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.9

1.7

5.2 

9.8

4.0 43

120

222

471

1,130

0.5 

2.2 

7.9

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.8 ft. 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.3

al.8

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

3.3 3~^

2 9

2 8

50.9

1.64

0.074

0.09

Nov.

2.7

4.8

4.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.3

~5.4 27

4.6

4.2

8.9

5.7

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

124.9'

4.16

0.187

0.21

Dec.

5.1

6.0

6.1

11

6.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.4

4.8

4.0

5.6

6.4

6.0

23

T2

8.3

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

4 .8

5.2

194.0

6.26

0.282

0.32

Jan.

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

TTff

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

12

6.0

4.8

4.4

13

18

15

13

13

26

20

'29" 81

339.6

11.0

0.495

0.57

Feb.

56

519

842

1,110

162

90

47

64

62

70

66

35

29

28

74

142

419

302

40

35

28

17

21

58

46

23

22

20

19

4,446

153

6.89

7.45

Mar.

20

80

34

26

25

22

43

33

24

22

20

22

88

78

91

83

47

36

28

25

24

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

15

T5

15

1,050

33.9

1.53

1.76

Apr.

15

16

22

35

38

417

50

29

26

172

184

83

44

32

112

62

38

30

27

24

23

22

20

20

18

18

17

15

18

378

2,005

66.8

3.01

3.36

May

-JG 134

67

40

28

23

22

18

17

16

14

13

10

11

22

13

10

8.3

7.8

13

10

8.3

7.8

6.8

8.3

17

11

8.3

c 6.4 5"

b .0

12

659.8

21.3

0.959

1.11

June

7.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.4

4.4

3.6

3-4

TT

4.8

6.8

149

77

35

13

10

9.3

8.3

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.6

12

19

6.4

5.6

5.6

449.3

15.0

0,676

0.75

July

4.8

4.4

3.6

5.6

25

6.4

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

36

11

54

37

7.9

28

17

alO

a8

a6

a4

a2

1.3

304.5

9.82

0.442

0.51

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

-^.5 41

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

23

4.2

21

28

3.7

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

163.7

5.28

0.238

0.27

Sept.

ill

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

L£OJ

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.3

1.04

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,640 Mln 0.5 Mean 33.2 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.28

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,110 Mln 1.0 Mean 26.8 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.45

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs).--Feb. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 3.340 cfs (11.89 ft): Feb. 18 (12:30 a.m.) 

1,010 cfs (7.68 ftj; Apr. 6 (6 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (9.33 ft)j Apr. 30 (10 a.m.) 937 cfs (7.48 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for Clear Creek near Oxford.
318 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°29'00", long 89°13'30", in SE^SWi sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 E., Chickasaw 

meridian, on downstream side of left main pier of bridge on State Highway 30, threequarters of a mile northeast of Etta, 3-J miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles 

downstream from Locks Creek, 13 miles west of New Albany, and 55.0 miles upstream from 

head of Panola-Quitman Ploodway.

Drainage area.--526 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1936 to May 1937 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 273.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 23, 1936, 

to May 31, 1937, staff gage at same site at datum 5.33 ft higher. Sept. 24, 1938, to 

Mar. 16, 1939, and Aug. 26 to Sept. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site at datum 

5.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1952, to June 22, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 783 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 23.89 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 29.32 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 897: Drainage area. WSP 1211: 1948, 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 19-23, Feb. 2, Mar. 17 to Apr. 3, 

May 4-6, July 8-19)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

12

23

52

101

164

348

838

5.9 

6.2 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

36

75

128

203

411

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

24.0

1,260

2,630

3,780

5,840

8,000

11,600

23,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

17

16

15 

16

16

54

39

20

18

17

16

18

*17

16

16

16

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

19

*22

28

24

20

606

19.5

0.037

0.04

Nov.

18

21

35

27 

21

21

21

20

19

*20

20

20

23

23

25

27

24

22

~SS 246

41

32

99

97

*46

37

32

30

25

25

1,203

40.1

0.076

0.09

Dec.

28

9?

82

820 

115

67

55

51

46

38

38

39

37

38

39

34

34

104

112

59

50

*46

46

45

42

41

38

35

35

35

35

2,379

76.7

0.146

0.17

Jan.

35

35

36

35 

35

*35

35

32

31

32

35

34

32

30

34

34

31

32

*89

68

49

43

83

207

91

71

60

128

144

ZTT

2,664

85.9

0.163

0.19

Feb.

360

*5,010

12,800

20,500 

9,040

1,980

810

560

*1,260

693

1,560

652

364

300

423

1,520

5,640

13,900

4,230

1,530

840

560

460

*870

840

548

399

342

254

88,045

3,036

5.77

6.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 53,800 Min 14

Mar.

212

679

498

300 

229

214

227

485

219

184

175

155

819

3,250

1,590

1,560

840

522

*399

320

280

270

246

227

194

191

184

180

175

161

Ml

15,112

487

0.926

1.07

Apr.

147

140

379

3,620 

740

*9,610

3,650

990

510

2,620

5,550

1,800

840

572

3,290

4,340

1,140

585

*435

353

290

260

229

205

186

170

160

147

152

j.5,400

56,510

1,884

3.58

4.00

May

12.900

2,490

1,620

*1,600 

598

628

990

485

290

217

201

175

158

148

320

191

138

*121

109

109

123

103

92

82

80

116

109

109

85

78

n

24,542

792

1.51

1.74

June

*210

82

67

64 

61

60

58

55

52

50

49

47

5TT

91

864

674

320

*110

92

240

312

80

60

52

51

195

285

86

52

52

4,521

151

0.285

0.32

July

52

42

39

36 

35

*70

26

28

28

25

23

23

22

22

25

24

*22

23

22

625

131

569

112

208

313

60

34

26

25

23

20

2,731

88.1

0.167

0.19

Aug.

18

18

17

34 

166

31

18

*16

15

15

15

59

23

16

15

14

14

63

21

83

30

18

15

14

13_

13

13

14

14

14

13

842

27.2

0.052

0.06

Sept.

12

12

11

11

11

15

75

Te

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

*9.9

9.3

9TB" 9.0

9.3

9.0

9.6

42

15

11

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

421.2

14.0

0.027

0.03

Mean 691 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

Water Water year year 1955-56: 1955-56; Max Max 20,300 20,300 Min Min 9.0 9.0 Mean Mean 545 545 Cfsm Cfsm 1.04 1.04 In. In. 14.13 14.13

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs).--Feb. 4 (6 p.m.) 25.100 efs (25.89 ft); Feb. 18 (11 a.m.) 

16,000 cfs (22.78 ft); Apr. 6 (1 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (22.34 ft); May 1 (1:30 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (23. 

ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 319

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°21'20", long 89°39'30", in NW^-SE^ sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 4 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 

1.0 mile upstream from Hudson Creek and 8.3 miles west of Oxford.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--January 1939 to July 1941, February 1950 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 275.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1939-40, 1950-56), 14.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,740 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 11.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.8 cfs 

Aug. 3, 4; minimum gage height, -0.14 ft June 1, 2.

1939-41, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 30, 1956; minimum, 3.0 cfs 

July 19-22, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those above 15 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1939-40.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.8 

5.6

¥76

5.6

5.6

-6.6 12

6.6

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

186.0

6.00

0.583

0.67

Nov.

5.8

6.2 

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.9

6.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

-6.4 15

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

191.0

6.37

0.618

0.69

Dec.

7.1

6.4

85

12

9.3

8.5

7.7

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

10

7.3

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5. 8

5. 8

290.6

9.37

0.910

1.05

Jan.

5.8

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

ftf 5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

8.0

6.9

6.0

6.0

6.9

7.5

9.8

 g- 5

229.4

7.40

0.718

0.83

Feb.

11

420 

378

313

39

25

18

24

13

14

12

10

9.0

8.7

11

187

167

100

15

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.8

11

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.5

1,868.1

64.4

6.25

6.75

Mar.

9.3

11 

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.1

34

14

11

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

-676 6.6

6 -A

6.V

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

261.3

8.43

0.818

0.94

Apr.

6.6

6.6 

35

12

29

167

13

10

9.5

93

25

12

11

11

24

9.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

1

6.9

6.4

6.2

6.4

472

1,041.2

34.7

3.37

3.76

May

19

15 

22

10

8.0

16

14

9.5

8.2

7.3

6.6

G.6

6.4

40

11

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.2

7.1

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

47

7.7

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.2

13

352.2

11.4

1.11

1.27

June

6.4

578 

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

b.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

169.2

5.64

0.548

0.61

July

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.5

576

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.1

173.4

5.59

0.543

0.63

Aug.

5.1

571 

5.1

7.8

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.0

8.8

6.6

6.6

11

7.1

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.4

185.3

5.98

0.581

0.67

Sept.

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

162.8

5.43

0.527

0.59

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,010 Min 5.3 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.19

Water year 1955-56: Max 472 Min 5.1 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs).--Feb. 3 (10:30 p.m.) 2,580 cfs (8.25 ft); Feb. 16 (10 p.m.) 2,380 

cfs (7.68 ft); Apr. 6 (3:30 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (5.80 ft); Apr. 30 (S a.m.) 3,740 cfs (11.14 ft).
320 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long 89°47'10", in NE& sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W., Chickasaw 

Jian, in gatehouse of dam on Tallahatchie Tallahatchie River, 1\ 7£ miles southeast southeast of Sardis and 

25.7 miles upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 644,700 acre-ft May 7 (elevation, 260.97 ft); 

minimum, 105,000 acre-ft Jan. 17 (elevation, 235.71 ft).

1939-56: Maximum contents, 1,308,130 acre-ft Apr. 3, 1949 (elevation, 276.71 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 47,900 acre-ft 

Oct. 3, 1941 (elevation, 228.93 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and 

outlet tunnel on opposite ends of the dam. Storage began Aug. 26. 1939; dam completed 

Aug. 1, 1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-ft at elevation 281.4 ft (crest of spillway) 

of which about 1,478,000 acre-ft is available for flood-control storage and about 

91,900 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 234.4 ft (15 ft above sill of outlet tunnel). Water below elevation 219.4 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only 

for flood control.

Cooperation.--Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Contents. in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

177.3 

170.0

162.4

155.7

149.1

142.2

136.6

137.1

137.8

138.2

134.7

128.6

124.0

117.9

118.1

117.4

116.1

115.0

114.3

113.3

113.6

114.2

114.9 

115.6

116.2

116.7

117.5

117.8

118.9

119.5

120.3

237.11

-955

Nov.

120.8 

121.6

123. 0

123.4

124.1

124.6

125.4

126.3

127.0

127.4

128.1

128.9

129.8

130.5

131.0

133.2

133.5

134. 0

139.4

141.9

144.2

146.2

150.0 

148.8

144.4

141.1

137.3

134.7

135.4

137.1

238.53

-4-286

Dec.

137.8 

136.9

135. 0

158.1

137.5

137.1

136.6

136.3

135.4

133.9

132.0

130.0

128.1

126.0

124.1

122.0

120.0

119.2

118.2

116.5

114.8

113.3

111.8 

111.6

111.3

111.4

111.3

110.3

109.7

109.6

108.7

236. Ol

-477

Jan.

108.1 

107.4

107.0

106.6

106.5

106.5

107.2

1O6.6

106.4

106.2

106.4

106.3

106.0

105.9

105.6

105.4

105.2

105.2

105.3

105.5

105.6

1O5.9

106.2 

106.8

107.0

1O7.7

108.4

109.3

109.7

112.7 

114.4

236.65

+114

Feb.

116.3 

123.4

151.4

184.4

234.4

301.5

350.1

374.8

388.4

395.9

401.2

406.5

413.6

414.7

416.2

415.4

422.1

438.0

456.4

486.1

505.0

514.1

514.9 

510.5

512.6

514.1

512.9

513.5

511.1

__ __ _

256.69

+6,867

Mar.

508.5 

507.6

504.1

504.4

501.5

499.2

496.1

494.4

491.8

489.3

487.0

483.0

481.9

480.4

481.3

482.7

485.6

487.5

487.8

487.8

48S.9

480.7

477.9 

475.1

471.7

467.1

464.3

462.4

459.4

456.1 

452.8

254.55

-977

Apr.

449.3 

445.5

442.8

443.3

441.7

453.6

46O.8

474.5

490.4

497.8

504.1

509.4

522.3

530.2

535.0

533.5

534.7

540.5

542.1

541.2

538.4

534.4

532.6 

530.5

524.9

521.1

517.9

515.2

510.8 529 . 6

257.83

+1,581

May

550.6 

584.1

620.2

634.4

640.1

642.4

643.7

643.4

640.7

637.7

634.7

630.7

625.1

622.8

621.8

618.6

613.7

610.4

605.6

602.0

598.1

592.9

585.3 

580.9

574.2

571.1

566.9

563.5

559.4

555.5

550.0

258.00

+84.6

June

54S.8 

544.2

538.1

534.1

529.9

525.8

521.1

516.7

512.9

508.8

503.2

499.2

495.8

493.2

489.0

487.5

484.4

481.9

479.6

475.9

472.0

467.9

463.8 

46O.O

455.8

452.8

449.3

444.9

441.7

438.0

254.00

-1,918

July

433.4 

429.1

422.7

416.4

409.8

405.5

401.2

397.1

392.9

388.9

381.5

375.6

370.4

365.9

362.0

357.8

353.7

350.6

346.1

341.8

338.2

333.3

331.7 

325.4

320.2

315.6

312.8

309.8

306.2

302.5

299.8

248.25

-2,226

Aug.

297.4 

295.1

292.7

290.2

287.8

284.7

283.0

280.0

277.5

275.0

272.8

275.6

272.6

269.9

268.3

264.8

260.6

256.7

253.4

251.2

248.2

243.8

239.9 

236.2

233.3

230.3

225.4

223.0

218.6

215 3

213. '6

243.55

-1,421

Sept.

210.5 

207.9

2O4.0

2OO.6

197.4

196.6

197.6

198.4

197.7

197.6

197.6

197.7

197.9

197.9

196.8

193.5

190.0

187.6

182.7

181.2

177.3

174.1

171.0 

169.9

166.8

163.1

160.6

157.4

154.7

153. . 7

239^73

-965

Calendar year 1955.................... * -31.5

Water year 1955-56.................... * -35.3

t Elevation,±n feet, at 12 p.m. of last day of month.

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 321

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°23'57", long 89°47'10", in NE^ sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W. , Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam, 1\ miles southeast of Sardis and 25.7 miles 

upstream from head of Panola-Quitman Floodway.

Drainage area. 1,545 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 1, 

1948, at site 300 ft downstream at datum 25.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,309 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,310 cfs Oct. 1; no flow at times. 

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs June 24, 1946; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Sardis Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1147: 1946(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.260 

4,160

4,060

3,940

3,820

3, 70O

2,460

0

O

504

2,920

3,440

3,330

1,630

779

775

771

768

765

521

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42,603

1,374

-955

Nov.

0 

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

0

1,190

2.540

2,480

2,440

2,390

780

0

O

11,820

394

+286

Dec.

623 

1,560

1,560

1.570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,540

*1,530

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,450

1,440

981

757

756

755

753

*751

749

748 

744

39,507

1,274

-477

Jan.

740- 742 

738

563

477

477

478

477

476

*477

477

476

476

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

476

477

478

478

*479

481

482

483

489 

492

15,689

5O6

+114

Feb.

496 

339

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

1,130

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,330

2,360

2,390

2,390

2,450

2.460

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,460

*2,460

2,460

40,495

1,396

+6,867

Mar.

2.450 

2,450

2,450

2,45O

2,450

2,440

2,440

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,42O

2,420

2,420

2,42O

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,420

*2,410

2,410

2,410

2,400

2,400

2,390

2,390

2,380

2,380

2^.570

75,O10

2,420

-977

Apr.

2,370 

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,380

2,390

2,410

2,430

2,440

*2,450

2,460

2,48O

2,480

2,490

2,490

2,490

2.500

2,500

2,500

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,480

2,480

2,470

2,470

2,460

2,46O

488

71,478

2,383

+1,581

May

0 

O

1,370

2,64O

2,650

2,660

2,66O

2,660

2,650

2,65O

2,64O

2,640

2,63O

2,620

2,620

*2,620

2,610

2,600

2,600

2,590

2,590

3,600

4.090

3,570

2,550

2,540

2,540

2.53O

2,530

2,520

2,510

77,680

2,506

+84.6

June

2.510 

2,500

2,490

2,490

2,480

2,48O

2,470

'2,470

2,460

2,450

2,450

2,440

2,440

*2,430

2,430

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,410

2,410

2,400

2,400

2,390

2,39O

2,380

2,370

*2,37O

2,36O

2,360

2 350

72,84O

2,428

-1,918

July

2,350 

2,750

3,670

3,650

2,790

2,370

2,360

2,35O

2,350

*3,150

3,140

2,320

2,310

2,30O

2,300

2,29O

2,280

2,280

2,27O

2,260

2,250

1,820

1,580

4.160

3,66O

2,2OO

2,190

2,190

2,180

1,770

1 530

77,070

2,486

-2,226

Aug.

1,52O 

1,520

1,520

1,510

1,51O

1,50O

1,50O

*1,5OO

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1.480

1,480

1,870

2.07O

2,050

2,O40

2,030

2,020

2,010

*2,000

1,990

1,970

1,96O

1,950

1,940

1,920

1,910

1,900

1, 890

54,520

1,759

-1,421

Sept.

1.870 

1,860

1,850

1,84O

1,340

0

2T1

0

O

O

0

O

371

1,700

1,810

1,8OO

1,790

*1,770

1,760

1,750

1,730

1,720

1,710

1,700

1,690

1,680

1,660

1,230

334

34,986

1,166

-965

Adjusted for change In contents In Sardis Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

419 

0.271 

0.31

68C 

0.44C 

0.49

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

797 

0.516 

0.59

620 

0.401 

0.46

8,263 

5.35 

5.77

1,443 

0.934 

1.08

3,964 

2.57 

2.86

2,591 

1.68 

1.93

Observed

Max 4,630 Mln O Mean 1,971 

Max 4,260 Mln O Mean 1,677

510 

0.330 

0.37

260

0.168 

0.19

338 

0.219 

0.25

201 

0.130 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 1,94O Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.02 

Mean 1,642 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Sardis Reservoir.
322 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°16'23", long 89°31'll", in SE^NW^ sec. 28, T. 9 S., R. 3 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on Stage Highway 7, 

if miles downstream from Burney Branch, 6 miles south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.

Drainage area. --262 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1951 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1946 to September 1951 in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. --10 years (1946-56), 375 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 21.40 ft); 

mum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, -0.79 ft).

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 44,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.72 ft), 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.4 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 16, 1956.

Remarks . Records good.

minifrom

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 7-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 2 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

-0.3 -.2 

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0

8.9

13

25

69

130

289

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

52

82

148

330

785

1,800

14.0

18.0

20.0

20.5

21.0

21.5

3,550

5,190

6,630

7,340

8,860

11,500

-0.8

-.7

-.4 

0.0

5.8 0.5

8.5 1.0

24 4.0

58

115

186

785

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

17

16

16

15

14

*17

16

17 

16

15

16

17

13

12

12

12

12

*11

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

16

17 

15

15

438

14.1

0.054

0.06

Nov.

13

13

27

*16

13

13

13

14

15 

16

16

17

19

18

18

*17

18

18

28

23

22

22

34

35

33

28

23

23

*24

25

614

20.5

0.078

0.09

Dec.

34

65

94

~94 164

65

44

34

29 

25

24

23

22

21

!P_

*20

20

42

34

31

31

28

26

24

23

23

23

22

22 

*21

21

1,169

37.7

0.144

0.17

Jan.

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20 

21

22

22

*22

22

22

20

19

20

38

31

30

28

86

94

69

*50

42

64

59 

254

148

1,370

44.2

0.169

0.19

Feb.

136

1,420

4,270

9,090

6,750

1,990

900

452

*498 

498

601

418

268

195

226

488

*996

2,470

2,760

1,430

854

463

268

249

236

209

187

147

123

38,592

1,331

5.08

5.48

Calendar year 1955: Max 20,000 Mln 8.6

Mar.

121

288

298

234

*158

138

131

185

137 

108

97

89

405

1,550

948

1,120

808

578

288

190

156

140

126

108

97

90

88

87

89 

*80

£6.

8,798

284

1.08

1.25

Apr.

60

58

112

1,240

1,480

*g3,860

g3,480

gl,480

g716 

gl,110

gl,910

gl,370

924

474

1,280

1,750

1,320

739

330

205

166

144

128

111

98

90

*81

73

74

5 , 890

28,753

958

3.66

4.08

May

*7.540

2,820

1,220

785

334

261

261

252

182 

131

*103

86

77

71

106

76

59

51

45

46

44

40

35

33

*164

111

112

80

52 

49

46

15,072

486

1.85

2.14

Mean 361 cfsn

June

51

43

33

31

28

26

23

*22

20 

19

25

21

29

48

346

654

166

97

79

61

44

56

46

33

28

29

24

*20

19 

16

2,139

71.3

0.272

0.30

n 1.38

July

18

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

14 

14

14

13

13

10

9.4

9.4

*9.8

10

11

18

57

47

43

46

93

78

37

19

14 

12

12

727.6

23.5

0.090

0.10

Aug.

*11

9.8

11

8.5

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7 

7.7

7.4

170

8.0

12

36

9.0

20

14

17

22

16

10

8.5

7.7

13

9.4

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

350.0

11.3

0.043

0.05

Sept.

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.6

fcf

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.2

6.6

6.1

*6.6

6.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.9

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.6

214.4

7.15

0.027

0.03

In. 18.67

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,090 Mln 6.1 Mean 268 cfsm 1.02 in. 13.94

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 efs).--Feb. 4 (12 m.) 10,900 cfs (21.40 ft); May 1 (12:30 p.m.) 8,090 

cfs (20.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 323

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.

Location . Lat 34°09'29", long 89°54'14", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Yocona River, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 

2f miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3^ miles northeast of Enid, and 

13| miles upstream from mouth of Yocona River.

Drainage area. 560 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1956.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to May 24, 1952, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 266,600 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 249.78 ft); minimum, 57,040 acre-ft Jan. 16-18 (elevation, 229.91 ft).

1951-56: Maximum contents, 435,800 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1955 (elevation, 258.87 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 480 acre-ft Sept. 23 

to Oct. 7, 1952; minimum elevation, 207.10 ft Oct. 3-7, 1952.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began July 16, 1951. Capacity, 660,000 acre-ft at elevation 268.0 ft 

(crest of spillway), of which about 602,400 acre-ft is available for flood-control 

storage and about 57,600 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained for 

incidental recreational purposes at elevation 230.0 ft (25 ft above sill of outlet 

tunnel). Water below elevation 205.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. 

Reservoir used only for flood control .

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

%

6

7

8

9

10

13

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

136.9

134.2

131.8

129.3

126.5

123.9

121.2

118.8

116.1

113.7

111.1

108.3

106.1

103.4

100.1

98.22

95.71

93.12

90.89

88.42

85.87

83.42

81.00

78.65

76.46

74.02

71.81

69.44

67.35

64.79

62.96

230.61

-1,242

Nov.

60.74

60.36

59.98

59.66

59.28

58.90

58.71

58.27

58.01

57.76

57.70

57.63

57.63

57.63

57.63

57.57

57.57

57.57

57.70

57.82

57.82

57.76

58.27

58.84

58.71

58.78

58.65

58.52

58.39

58.39

230.13

-51.3

Dec.

58.39

59.54

59.95

62.70

63.34

63.78

63.98

63.98

63.53

63.47

62.96

62.58

62.39

62.07

61.63

61.37

60.99

60.80

60.61

60.36

60.04

59.79

59.47

59.22

59.03

58.78

58.39

58.20

58.08

57.82

57.82

230.04

-9.27

Jan.

57.82

57.76

57.76

57.76

57.63

57.63

57.57

57.51

57.39

57.22

57.22

57.16

57.16

57.10

57.10

57.04

57.04

57.04

57.10

57.28

57.45

57.57

57.76

59.03

59.47

59.79

60.04

60.55

60.99

62.64

64.38

231.14

+114

Feb.

65.40

67.96

98.81

137.6

169.7

187.8

194.9

197.6

201.1

203.3

206.2

208.5

210.1

211.0

209.4

2O9.8

210.6

221.6

227.4

231.4

232.4

232.1

230.5

229.0

227.1

226.9

225.1

223.3

221.6

_______

246.70

+2,704

Mar.

219.8,

219.0

217.9

216.9

215.1

213.7

211.9

210.4

209.0

207.2

2O5.3

203.3

203.3

208.4

210.9

211.7

212.7

212.7

212.0

210.6

Z09.0

207.0

Z05.3

203.5

201.6

199.1

197.5

195.8

194.3

192 5

19o!4

244.35 -509

Apr.

188.4

186.7

184.9

187.4

189.7

200.0

213.1

218.3

219.4

218.7

224.0

227.6

228.9

228.9

228.0

235.3

238.0

238.5

238.2

236.6

234.8

232.8

231.1

229.3

227.1

224.8

222.7

220.8

218.7

223.6

247.93

+822

May

243.6

256.9

265.5

266.6

266.3

265.0

263.7

262.6

261.3

258.8

256.6

254.2

252.1

249.7

248.3

246.5

243.5

241.6

239.0

237.6

235.1

232.8

231.6

230.8

229.3

228.9

228.2

228.0

227.1

226.0

224.8

247.10

-195

June

225.8

224.7

223.1

222.0

220.8

219.7

218.3

217.2

215.9

214.8

213.5

212.4

211.2

210.9

210.0

210.2

21O.2

209.4

208.4

207.4

206.1

205.0

203.7

202.4

201.1

200.1

198.9

197.7

196.6

195.3

244.76 -533

July

193.8

192.5

191.4

190.1

188.6

187.4

186.2

184.6

183.3

182.2

181.0

179.6

178.1

176.9

175.4

173.9

172.5

172.0

171.2

169.9

168.9

167.7

166.6

165.3

165.8

164.7

163.6

162.5

161.4

160.1

158.8

241.74

-590

Aug.

157.7

156.5

155.4

154.3

153.2

151.6

150.5

149.4

148.1

146.9

145.9

145.2

143.8

142.5

140.8

139.7

138.4

138.0

136.8

135.8

134.6

133.3

132.1

130.8

129.6

128.8

127.8

126.9

125.6

124.6

123.4

238.30

-576

Sept.

122.2

121.5

120.1

119.0

118.0

117.0

115.9

115.2

115.1

115.1

115.0

115.0

114.9

114.7

113.7

11Z.7

111.6

110.7

109.5

108.6

107.5

106.2

105.1

104.7

103.7

102.4

101.3

100.3

99.23

98.14

235.49

-422

Calendar year 1955................... * -21.5

Water year 1955-56................... * -55.6

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. of last day of month.

* Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
324 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yocona River at Enid Dam, near Enid, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°09'29", long 89°54'14", in NEi; sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Enid Dam, 0.8 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 51, 2f miles 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 3^ miles northeast of Enid, and 

ISj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--550 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1956. Prior to October 1951, published as

Yocona River near Enid. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Jan. 2, 1935, chain gage, Jan. 2, 1935, to 

July 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, and July 14, 1939, to Aug. 19, 1940, water-stage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.8 mile downstream 

at datum 10.68 ft lower. Aug. 20, 1940, to July 15, 1951, water-stage recorder at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 51 at datum 10.58 ft lower. July 16, 1951, to May 23, 1952, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 813 cfs, adjusted for storage in Enid Reservoir since October 1951.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Oct. 1; no flow at times.

T928-56: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 21.61 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times each year since July 1951; minimum discharge 

prior to construction of Enid Dam, 34 cfs Sept. 28, 1931, but may have been less 

during period of estimated record October to December 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Enid Reservoir since July 16, 1951 

(see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1929, 1945.

Discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,470 

1,470

1,460

1,460 

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,430

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,380 

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,270

1.260

42,670

1,376

-1,242

Nov.

*555 

22?

226

225 

225

225

225

224

142

102

102

102

102

102

102

102 

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

103

103

103

103

*102

102

102

4,419

147

-51.3

Dec.

102

151

104

106 

106

107

107

189

228

221?

228

227

*227

227

226

226 

226

226

226

226

226

225

225

225

225

225

*224

142

102

102

102

5,669

183

-9.27

Jan.

1O4 

104

104

104 

104

104

104

104

104

*104

104

104

*104

104

104

1O4

104

104

104

104

104

104

104

105

105

106

*106

106

106

108

108

3,242

105

+114

Feb.

1O9

58

62

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

845

1,230

1,230 

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

*1,250

19,854

685

+2,704

Mar.

1,250 

1,250

1,240

1,240 

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,240 

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,230

*1,230

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1.210

1,210

1,210

38,190

1,232

-509

Apr.

1,210 

1,200

1,200

1,210 

1,210

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,250

*1,250

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1.270 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

575

36,565

1,219

+822

May

O

0

888

1.500 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

*1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

853

618

617

616

616

615

615

615

614

613

30,380

980

-195

June

614 

613

612

611 

610

609

608

608

608

607

606

605

604

*604

604

604 

604

605

602

601

601

600

600

599

598

597

596

595

594 

595

18,110

604

-553

July

592

591

590

590 

589

588

587

586

585

*584

585

582

581

580

579

578 

577

576

576

575

574

575

572

572

572

571

570

569

568

567

566

17,945

579

-590

Aug.

565 

564

564

565 

562

560

559

*558

557

556

555

554

554

750

842

550 

549

548

548

*547

546

545

544

543

542

541

540

540

559

558

557

17,560

566

-576

Sept.

556 

556

554

553 

552

552

553

0

0

0

0

0

0

186

528

528 

527

*526

525

524

523

522

521

520

520

518

517

516

516

514

12,087

405

-422

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

154 

0.259 

0.28

95.7

0.171 

0.19

Calendar year 1955 : 

Water year 1955-56:

174 

0.511 

0.36

219 

0.591 

0.45

3,589 

6.05 

6.55

723 

1.29 

1.49

2,041 

3.64 

4.07

785 

1.40 

1.62

Observed

Max 2,190 Mln 0 Mean 881 

Max 1,470 Mln 0 Mean 674

71 

0.127 

0.14

-11 -10 -19

Adjusted

Mean 860 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.84 

Mean 618 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Enid Reservoir.

Note.--Negative figures of adjusted mean Indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded Inflow.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 325

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. La. 34°45'31", long 90°07'30", in SW£ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Coldwater River, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles 

upstream from mouth of Coldwater River.

Drainage area. 1.OOP sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level. D-^^ 4-^. T,I-I,T T 10/10 r,t-r,rr « , *- _ 

site and datum.

Prior to July 1, 1942, staff gage at same

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 345,500 acre-ft Feb. 20 (elevation, 232.11 ft); 

minimum, 31,600 acrs-ft Jan. 17, 18 (elevation, 209.30 ft).

1941-56: Maximum contents, 649,940 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 241.74 ft); minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 30 acre-ft at times 

during 1942-45; minimum elevation, 192.83 ft Aug. 25, 1943.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Capacity, 525,300 

acre-ft at elevation 238.3 ft (crest of spillway), of which about 493,800 acre-ft is 

available for flood-control storage and about 31,500 acre-ft is permanent storage which 

will be maintained for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 209.3 ft (18 ft 

above sill of outside gages). Water below elevation 191.3 ft cannot be withdrawn 

through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941. WSP 1241: 1947.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

NW

Oct.

49.52

48.78

48.13

47.55

46.83

46.05

45.59

45.27

44.49

43.77

43.12

42.56

43.25

43.32

42.68

42.02

41.37

40.84

40.36

39.83

39.17

38.76

38.22

37.63

37.10

36.64

36.27

35.89

35.68

35.25

34.98

209.84

-242

Nov.

34.66

34.34

34.02

33.96

33.80

33.48

33.16

32.84

32.68

32.57

32.57

32.57

32.57

32.62

33.75

34.93

35.20

35.73

39.00

44.68

48.39

50.58

52.28

53.98

55.11

55.25

54.96

54.12

53.41

52.70

212.68

+292

Dec.

51.85

51.64

51.36

52.84

55.04

55.88

55.88

55.32

54.47

53.76

52.84

51.99

52.20

51.00

48.59

46.90

45.01

43.51

42.38

41.01

39.59

38.10

36.64

36.48

36.27

36.11

35.84

35.68

35.36

35.04

34.77

209.87

-284

Jan.

34.66

34.34

34.18

33.96

33.75

33.53

33.26

33.00

32.78

32.51

32.30

32.08

31.98

31.87

31.76

31.66

31.60

31.60

32.03

32.35

32.57

32.73

33.00

33.37

33.64

33.96

34.28

34.87

35.30

58.52

92.33

219.08

+1,245

Feb.

117.5

138.2

187.5

255.2

302.6

317.2

317.2

314.1

315.1

314.6

310.6

307.1

301.4

293.4

286.9

287.6

298.5

318.4

341.8

345.5

342.3

338.1

332.2

328.4

326.5

323.3

317.7

310.4

304.0

_______

230.18

+3,268

Mar.

296.7

290.0

283.3

276.5

270.2

263.8

257.2

252.2

246.6

240.5

234.1

228.4

223.1

226.3

231.8

231.8

229.7

226.5

222.7

217.4

212.2

207.0

201.5

196.4

191.3

186.3

181.7

177.1

172.8

168 . 2

164.2

222.83

-2,243

Apr.

159.8

155.9

151.8

152.8

150.7

150.4

157.0

160.1

160.0

158.8

160.9

162.4

162.1

159.5

156.1

154.3

151.6

147.8

144.4

140.4

137.2

133.5

130.2

126.5

123.4

120.3

117.1

114.3

111.6

117.6

220.44

-561

May

133.7

144.4

151.7

152.8

152.3

149.3'

146.9

144.9

142.4

138.9

135.5

131.9

128.5

125.1

122.0

119.3

116.5

113.3

110.2

107.9

106.0

104.0

101.3

98.94

96.28

96.17

96.71

96.60

97.78

97.35

96.49

217.69

-523

June

95.42

94.78

93.50

92.65

91.79

90.87

89.88

88.89

87.90

87.01

86.02

85.03

84.43

84.04

85.15

86.51

94.78

96.07

95.75

95.10

94.25

93.29

92.22

91.26

90.37

89.48

89.09

88.30

87.30

86.41

216.72

-167

July

85.52

84.63

83.74

82.75

77.82

76.09

74.99

74.08

72. 8Q

71.35

70.85

70.27

69.27

68.44

67.44

66.36

65.53

64.53

63.72

62.88

62.42

61.66

61.20

60.66

60.44

60.44

60.21

59.90

59.52

59 14

5S!68

213.54

-446

Aug.

58.22

57 . 68

57^38

57.15

56.76

56.24

55.88

51.43

50.65

50.22

50.51

50.58

50.29

49.87

49.44

49.04

48.65

48.26

47.81

47.42

47.16

46.90

46.57

46.18

45.79

45.40

45.01

45.01

44.81

44.42

45.20

211.82

-196

Sept.

46.83

47.29

46.96

46/57

46.37

45.98

45.59

45.20

44.68

44.29

43.90

43.51

43.64

43.71

43.51

43.12

42.74

42.38

42.02

41.67

41.31

40.96

40.66

40.78

40.84

40.96

41.13

41.25

41.13

40.84

210.92

-95.0

Calendar year 1955 .................... * -10.7

Water year 1955-56 .................... * -12.4

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. of last day of month.

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

465893 O-58 22
326 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°45'31", long 90°07'30", in SW^ sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., Chickasaw

meridian, in gatehouse of Arkabutla Dam, 4 miles north of Arkabutla and 54.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1941, January 1942 to September 1956. Prior to 

October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1942, 

published as "at Pratts Bridge near Arkabutla, Miss."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 191.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. I, 1939, 

staff gage and Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder, at site 1.7 miles 

downstream at datum 3.64 ft lower. Jan. 1 to June 30, 1942, staff gage 135 ft below 

outlet tunnel of Arkabutla Dam and July 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1947, water-stage recorder 

at site 370 ft downstream from outlet tunnel, both at datum 19.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 18 years (1937-41, 1942-56), 1,362 cfs (adjusted for storage since 

January 1942).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs Feb. 20; no flow at times.

1537-56: Maximum discharge observed, 30.200 cfs (revised) Jan. 22, 1938 (gage 

height, 12.9 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times each year since completion of Arkabutla Dam; minimum daily discharge prior to the effect of construction of 

Arkabutla Reservoir, 120 cfs Oct. 15, 1938.

A stage of 21.3 ft (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1935 at original site and 

datum.

Revisions. The iraximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 30,200 

cfs Jan. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.9 ft, site and datum then in use), superseding figure 

published in records for Coldwater River at Pratts Bridge near Arkabutla, Miss, in 

WSP 1311.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir since January 

1942 (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 15 discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1241: 1946.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

476

475

473

471

469

467

466

466

457

445

434

426

435

432

424

413

401

389

383

375

363

357

347

335

328

320

311

308

303 

2 96

291

12,336

398

-242

Nov.

286

*279

276

276

272

266

260

257

160

116

116

116

116

116

116

117

117

118

119

121

122

*123

447

634

650

653

645

628

615 

603

8,740

291

+292

Dec.

590

585

585

616

651

664

663

650

636

623

607

207

450

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,020

994

541

319

31f>

311

305

*302

299 

290

288

20,481

661

-284

Jan.

285

281

278

276

271

268

263

258

256

251

*248

243

240

240

237

156

115

115

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

*117

117

117

61 

0

0

5,505

178

+1,245

Feb.

547

1,830

0

0

2,020

4,280

4,270

4,240

4,260

4,240

4,200

4,150

4,080

4,000

3,940

3,980

4,100

4,340

4,550

4,580

4,550

4,500

4,440

4,410

4,390

4,350

4,260

4,190

4,110

106,807

3,683

+3,268

Mar.

4,040

3,9~60

3,880

3,800

3,720

3,840

3,560

*3,510

3,440

3,360

3,290

3,210

3,160

3,210

3,260

3,270

3,240

3,190

3,140

3,080

*3,010

2,940

2,870

2,810

2,740

2,670

2,610

2,540

2,490

2 430

2J570

98,460

3,176

-2,243

Apr.

2,310

2,250

2,210

2,220

2,180

2,210

2,280

2,320

2,310

*2,310

2,330

2.550

2,340

2,500

2,270

2,220

2,190

2,130

2,080

2,030

1,970

1,920

1,880

1,820

*1,760

1,720

1,680

1,650

1,600 

240

61,060

2,055

-561

May

0

0

1,500

2,220

2,200

2,150

2,130

2,090

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,770

*1,700

1,660

1,620

1,570

1,540

1,500

1,470

1,430

1,390

815

537

537

537

538 

537

536

43,327

1,598

-525

June

534

534

533

532

531

530

529

528

527

526

524

523

*523

522

522

529

555

536

536

554

555

552

551

551

550

529

*528

528

527 

526

15,885

529

-167

July

524

525

522

2,010

1,450

515

512

510

509

508

*507

506

505

504

502

500

499

498

497

496

496

495

494

335

249

253

255

252

252 

252

252

16,156

521

-446

Aug.

251

250

250

250

250

250

1,800

1,070

244

244

244

244

244

244

244

245

245

245

242

242

*241

241

241

241

240

240

240

240

240 

259

240

9,935

320

-196

Sept.

241

242

241

241

241

241

240

240

240

239

258

79

0

108

238

238

258

257

*257

237

236

235

80

0

0

0

0

103

23E

255

5,381

179

-95.0

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

156 

0.156 

0.18

583 

0.583 

0.65

377 

0.377 

0.43

1,423 

1.42 

1.64

6,951 

6.95 

7.50

933 

0.933 

1.08

1,474 

1.47 

1.64

875 

0.875 

1.01

Observed

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56 :

Max 4,880 Min 0. Mean 1,261 

Max 4,580 Min 0 Mean 1,104

362 

0.362 

0.40

75 

0.075 

0.09

124 

0.124 

0.14

84 

0.084 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 1,250 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.98 

Mean 1,092 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Arkabutla Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 327

Tallahatchle River near Lambert, Miss.

Location. Lat 34°10'50", long 90°12'55", In SW£ sec. 29, T. 27 N., R. IE., Choctaw 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24i miles 

downstream from point of diversion of Panola-Qultman Ploodway.

Drainage area.--1.980 sq mi, approximately (does not include 2,600 sq ml of upper Tallahatchle and Yocona Rivers, the entire flow of which Is diverted 24i miles upstream 

through Panola-Quitman Floodway).

Records available. October 1935 to September 1956. 

charge only, published in WSP 1311.

Prior to October 1938 monthly dlsGage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.83 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 11 

1937, chain gage and Nov. 11, 1937, to Sept. 4, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site 

and datum. Since Sept. 11, 1946, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5 miles downstream 

from base gage at datum 2.66 ft higher. Dec. 9, 1938, to Aug. 5, 1941, staff gage 

and Aug. 6, 1941, to Sept. 10, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --21 years, 2,661 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 30 81 ft)- 

minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 6.87 ft Sept. 15.

1935-56: Maximum discharge observed, 32,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1937 (gage height, 35.54 

ft): minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height, 5.85 ft Oct. 16-21, 1938

A stage of 36.8 ft (from floodmarks) occurre 

by levee breaks above).

, . . ,

in January 1^3 1932 (probably affected 

Remarks. --Records good. Dally discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall 

as a factor, Flow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see

p. 325).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

'§07 946 

637

609

584

565 

549

543

439 

326

315~ 287

589

841

818

721

637

*582

553

540

527

512

482 

*462

450

437

419

405

402 

388

*370

16,742

540

Nov.

368 

364

347

342

339

331 

329

*313

307 

296

266

238

233

233

228

249

342

347

622

1.980

1,570

1,210

*970 

1,120

1,210

1,280

1,260

1,210

1,130

19,994

666

Calendar. year 1955 :

Water year 1955-56 :

Dec.

840 

837

902

1,970

£.340

2,010 

1,690

*1,410

1,320 

1,180

1,080

1,000

886

510

965

1,280

1,290

1,300

1,340

*1,310

1,270

1,220

1,170 

1,120

799

628

530

519

508 

485

479

34,188

1,103

Jan.

467 

453

437

*426

416

420 

413

411

396

391

385

375

361

360

362

362

*354

291

271

268

288

288

296 

328

388

*396

424

612

795

3,550

/JL..790

19,774

638

Feb.

4,830 

5,520

9,180

10,400

12,000

*12,300 

12,400

12,500

12.600 

*12,100

11,900

11,600

11,000

10,300

9,670

9,260

10,000

11,000

11,400

11,500

*11,600

11,400

11,200 

10,500

10,300

9,500

8,810

8,050

*7,270

300,090

10,350

Mar.

6.480 

6,030

5,860

5,510

5,240

*5,080 

4,830

4,640

4,410 

4,240

4,130

4,070

3,960

4,300

5,800

5,860

5,770

5,400

5,000

*4,790

4,370

4,120

3,870 

3,760

3,590

3,440

3,320

*3,250

3,160

3,060

2.980

140,320

4,526

Apr.

2,910 

2,810

2,730

3,110

3,330

3,970 

5,050

5.110

*4,880 

4,720

4,700

4,650

4,330

3,950

3,640

3,720

3,660

3,430

3,110

2,900

2,640

2,590

2,440 

*2,320

2,160

2,110

2,080

2,060

2.040

2,700

 " 

99,850

3,328

May

*5.150 

4,950

4,470

4,200

4,500

4,620 

4,490

3,930

*3,350 

2,900

2,800

2,610

2,470

2,340

2,260

2,200

2,150

2,110

2,040

1,970

2,220

2,010

1.640 

*1,660

1,680

2,300

2,770

2,630

*2,520

2,190

1,720

88,850

2,866

June

1,730 

1,510

1,260

1,100

1,020

977 

910

865

828 

808

785

*762

775

796

863

1,610

2,390

2.410

2,390

2,270

2,000

1,700

1,460 

1,130

1,090

982

936

894

889

943

 

38,083

1,269

July

922 

881

*804

887

1,010

1.82Q 

1,270

937

787 

734

655

751

740

673

657

646

641

636

*635

639

633

633

649 

644

732

853

776

582

483

AC.'j *O f

444:

23,611

762

Aug.

417 

393

384

377

379

*378 

367

762

1.500 

837

635

535

490

444

350

358

373

406

412

388

416

384

346 

343

341

345

343

*339

3*5

346

345

14,081

454

Sept.

539

551

521

510

444

429 

377

330

326 

320

316

309

301

*183

133

173

282

299

311

313

313

325

328 

334

233

141

*95

92

90

^1

9,009

300

Observed Adjustedt

 lax 12,900 Min 228 Mean 2,513 Mean 2,502 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

 lax 12,600 Min 90 Mean 2,198 Mean 2,186 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Arkabutla Reservoir.
328 YA200 RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchle River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°52<55", long 90°16'45", in NE^ sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw

 meridian, near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north- 

 east of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassidy Bayou, 17 miles downstream from 

point where Panola-Quitman Floodway empties into Tallahatchie River, and at mile d<35.b.

Drainage area. 5,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1938 (except low-water periods), November

 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Oct 11, 1934, to Sept. 18, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since 

Oct 4 1944, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream from base gage at 

datum 6.95 ft lower. Nov. 22, 1939, to Aug. 28, 1942, auxiliary staff gage and Aug. 29, 

1942, to Oct. 3, 1944, auxiliary wire weight gage, at site 3.8 miles downstream from 

base gage and at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1938-56), 7,382 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 28.28 ft); min-

 imum, 336 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1929-56: Maximum discharge observed, 49,200 cfs Apr. 9, 1933: maximum gage height, 

37.0 ft Jan. 15, 1932 (present datum, affected by break in levee); minimum daily discharge determined, 213 cfs Oct. 27, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 26-28, 

1942

A'stage of 37.0 ft occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Daily discharge computed from 8 a.m. gage heights, using fall as a factor. Flow partly regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 320), Arkabutla Reservoir on 

Coldwater River (see p. 325), and Enid Reservoir on Yocona River (see p. 323).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

 1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7.690 

7,390

7,020 

6,670

6,520

6,260

6,170

5,910

4,490

3,350

2,940

2,920

4,420

5,190

5,290

4,060

3,500

5,160

5,090

2,980

2,920

2,670 

2,550

2,170

2,100

2,060

2,050

1,970 

1,960

1,950 

1.920

125,100

3,971

Nov.

1,910 

1,520

1,110 

1,030

940

913

896

875

859

840

704

680

649

639

629

614

597

682

772

2,290

2,360

1,850 

1,500

1,950

2,690

5,640

3,760

5.790 s'sSo

2,490

46,699

1,557

Calendar year 1955 :

Water year 1955-56 :

Dec.

1,950 

1,800

2,140 

6,070

6.140

4,880

4,410

4,060

5,840

3,700

3,550

5,440

3,340

3,110

2,910

5,160

5,560

5,460

5,520

5,550

5,390

3,320 

3,250

5,190

2,900

2,440

2,210

2,050 

1,880

1,750

1.740

100,470

5,241

Jan.

1,660 

1,660

1,670 

1,640

1,650

1,510

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,180

1.170 

1,200

1,490

1,450

1,380

1,370

1,410 

1,680

1,970

5.470

47,260

1,525

Feb.

5.810 

6,770

15,100 

17,200

17,600

18,000

18,700

18,900

19,000

19.100

18,500

18,000

17,200

16,500

16,000

15,900

15,900

16,600

17,400

18,400

18,700

18,800 

18,800

18,200

17,900

17,400

16,600

16,000 

15,800

 

484,780

16,720

Mar.

15.400 

15,200

14,700 

13,900

13,500

12,800

12,400

11,900

11,400

11,000

10,500

10,300

9,960

10,500

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,300

10,000

9,620 

9,210

8,810

8,560

8,410

8,080

7,960 

7,660

7,530

7.270

331,870

10,710

Apr.

7,190 

7,190

7,100 

8,250

8,330

10,700

11,500

12,400

12,600

12.700

12,000

11,600

11,200

10,600

10,200

9,990

9,830

9,320

8,960

8,390

7,950

7,410 

7,170

6,920

6,850

6,740

6,650

6,590 

6.450

6,850

269,610

8,987

May

9.540 

8,450

6,950 

6,720

8,170

8,710

8,870

8,910

8,440

7,890

7,570

7,290

7,070

6,930

6,820

6,790

6,580

6,340

6,200

6,210

6,500

6,280 

5,930

6,280

6,430

6,500

6,590

6,740 

6,380

6,050

5.650

219,540

7,082

June

.270 

,490

,050 

,760

,570

,470

,380

,300

,270

,210

,180

,150

,120

,150

,200

,370

,520

,570

,600

5,510

5,350

5,080 

4,770

4,570

4,340

4,180

4,130

4.050 

4,060

4,060

140,710

4,690

July

4,040 

5,970

5,950 

4,500

4,840

5.580

4,990

4,560

4,140

5,950

5,930

4,420

4,160

5,880

5,710

5,680

5,660

5,590

5,580

5,660

5,590

3,560 

3,700

5,420

5,990

4,710

4,150

5,580 

3,430

3,300

5.260

125,260

3,976

Aug.

3,070 

2,690

2,630 

2,590

2,590

2,590

2.550

2,550

5,130

5.250

2,900

2,670

2,580

2,550

2,650

2,790

2,940

3,190

3,250

3,130

3,160

3,120 

3,050

3,040

3,100

3,210

3,080

5,050 

5,080

2,990

2,990

90,080

2,906

Sept.

5,020 

3,140

5.540 

3,200

3,170

2,950

2,210

1,520

982

777

728

710

674

544

541

945

2,080

2,380

2,500

2,560

2,640

2,650 

2,660

2,760

2,680

2,530

2,410

2,360 

2,340

2,330

63,132

2,104

Observed Adjustedt

lax 21,700 Min 597 Mean 6,601 Mean 6,557 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.50

lax 19,100 Min 542 Mean 5,575 Mean 5,472 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla, Sardis, and Enid Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 329

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°58', long 89°21', in SW£ sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 1 W., Chickasaw meridian, 

near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruce.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1956. Prior to March 1948 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

,e_.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 238.75 ft above mean sea

evel, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1948, wireweight gage and Aug. 31, 1948, to Mar. 24, 1955, water-stage recorder, at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 21.21 ft); 

minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 27, 28.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 61,400 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 24.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of incomplete current-meter measurement, and computation of flow over the road and through bridge openings by indirect 

methods; minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 29, Mar. 1, Mar. 6-12, 

Mar. 22 to Apr )

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.8

7.8

17

38

69

116

2.0

5.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

184

820

2,050

3,280

5,230

6,900

-0.2

0.0

.2

.4

1.3

3.7

6.7

14

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

29

67

197

379

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.1 

5.9

5.6

3.4 

5.6

3.6

4.1

3.9

3.6

5.1

2.8

5.6

5.6

5.1 

2.6

2.6

3.6

5.4

5.1

4.7

4.1

5.6

5.1

2.6

2.1

2.1

1.8

25

4.1 

5.1

135.6

4.37

0.017

0.02

Nov.

2.8 

2.6

5.1

4.7 

4.1

5.9

5.6

2.6

3.1

3.6

3.4

3.6

5.1

3.1 

5.1

5.1

3.0

2.8

11

8.2

5.8

4.4

16

11

19

12

7.8

5.1

4.4

4.1

170.1

5.67

0.022

0.02

Dec.

7.8 

26

51

658

27

14

9.9

9.5

8.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.1 

6.4

5.8

178

25

23

12

9.5

8.2

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

5 8

1,083.5

35.0

0.158

0.16

Jan.

5.4 s.i

III 

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.1 

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.8

6.4

7.5

12

23

13

14

11

8.2

16

31°

603.0

19.5

0.077

0.09

Feb.

69 

1,510

4,250

5.850 

5,970

1,820

554

182

526

348

516

216

118

79 

77

1,620

2,050

5,100

2,000

1,060

452

206

158

85

109

97

94

83

65

51,000

1,069

4.21

4.54

Mar.

53 

760

452

184 

91

75

65

75

67

62

54

42

754

3.150 

2,450

2,150

1,150

484

176

111

86

75

61

52

48

43

41

39

37

35

32

12,892

416

1.64

1.89

Apr.

32 

50

215

4,100 

2,900

6.570

5,560

1,670

286

2,010

5,780

1,440

548

211 

1,570

2,840

980

250

150

98

58

55

55

55

50

45

42

56

53

6,080

39,570

1,319

5.19

5.79

May

5.250 

5,050

3,180

1,400 

366

156 592'

172

103

69

53

43

55

53 

31

50

27

25

22

22

21

19

15

14

13

18

64

66

24

18

13

16,942

547

2.15

2.48

June

9.7 

6.7

6.2

6.2 

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.9

5.6

7.0

6.5

7.0

9.7 

79

46

32

21

22

361

1.010

262

57

20

12

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.0

6.5

2,036.9

67.9

0.267

0.50

July

6.2 

6.2

5.6

5.4 

7.4

48

IT

15

6.4

5.6

4.4

5.8

3.2

5.0 

5.0

2.9

"277 2.7

4.5

29

18

12

9.2

8.0

16

27

9.0

5.7

4.4

4.5

4.1

521.7

10.4

0.041

0.05

Aug.

4.0 

3.8

5.7

5.6 

5.5

5.5

5.2

6.1

7.4

8.4

5.6

4.0

5.6

5.5 

4.0

5.0

25

8.4

5.3

4.5

5.7

5.5

5.0

2.9

2.7

£*£ T^

2.7

2.7

2.7

181.0

5.84

0.025

0.05

Sept.

2.7 

2.7

2.6

2.5 

52

45

TT

6.7

4.0

2.9

2.5

 274 2.4

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

5.1

5.2

5.0

2.9

5.0

165.8

5.46

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1955 : Max 31,500 Min 1.8 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.73

Water year 1955-56 : Max 6,570 Min 1.8 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.39

Peak discharge (baae. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 4 (about 10 a.m.) 6,750 cfs (19.94 ft); Apr. 6 (about 6 

a.m.) 9,480 ofs (20.85 ft)j Apr. 50 (about 8 p.m.) 11,600 ofs (21.21 ft.).
330 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in SE^ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 5 E. , Choctaw

meridian, in gatehouse of dam on Yalobusha River, 2£ miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 

3 miles northeast of Grenada, and at mile 63.6.

Drainage area.--1.320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . July 1953 to September 195S.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Dec. 19, 1953, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 575,300 acre-ft May 8 (elevation, 215.71 ft); 

minimum, 85,210 acre-ft Jan. 17-19 (elevation, 192.95 ft).

1953-56: Maximum contents, 887,400 acre-ft Apr. 28, 1955 (elevation, 223.04 ft); 

minimum since initial filling of reservoir to conservation level, 74,670 acre-ft 

Oct. 87, 1954 (elevation, 191.83 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel . Storage began June 30, 1953. Capacity, 1,337,400 acre-ft at elevation 

231.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which about 1,251,700 acre-ft is available for floodcontrol storage and about 85,700 acre-ft is permanent storage which will be maintained 

for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 193.0 ft (24 ft above sill of outside gages). Water below 169.0 ft cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation.--Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

M(*)

Oct.

283.1 

278.4

273.7 

267.9

262.2

256.8

252.0

246.7 

241.0

235.1

229.3

223.4

218.6

212.3

206.8

201.5

195.3

189.8

184.2

178.7

172.9

167.8

162.7

157.1

151.7

146.4

141.2

135.7

131.5

126.5 

121.9

196.06

-2,705

Nov.

117.0 

112.4

108.9 

104.5

100.3

96.02

92.37

92.07 

91.96

91.76

91.86

91.76

91.76

91.96

92.37

92.17

88.52

87.92

87.71

87.71

87.71

87.71

88.42

88.93

88.93

89.13

89,13

89.13

88.73

88.83

193.31

-500

Dec.

88.83 

89.64

90.24 

93.58

96.35

98.49

99.56

99.99 

99.56

99.34

98.70

98.27

97.84

97.31

96.77

96.35

95.81

95.71

95.71

95.30

94.90

94.70

94.29

93.99

93.68

93.38

93.18

92.67

92.27

92.07 

91.36

193.53

+ 36.1

Jan.

90.95 

90.65

90.24 

89.84

89.64

89.13

88.93

88.52 

88.12

87.51

87.31

87.11

86.40

85.99

85.69

85.40

85.40

85.21

85.21

85.40

85.59

85.89

85.89

86.60

86.60

87.01

87.11

87.51

87.71

89.33 

91.05

193.59

+9.92

Feb.

92.17 

94.29

109.8 

13° n

1C .

243.4

275.7

294.4 

307.2

316.7

324.7

329.2

336.5

339.4

336.8

336.5

340.2

348.8

357.5

367.5

373.1

375.5

373.6

370.3

367.5

366.2

362.3

357.0

353.8

208.59

+4,503

Mar.

348.1 

346.5

345.7 

344.1

341.5

338.3

334.9

330.4 

327.5

323.5

319.7

315.5

314.0

324.7

340.4

355.4

370.3

382.7

388.2

388.8

387.7

385.8

383.8

380.8

376.6

371.7

365.9

361.2

356.7

352.3 

347.5

208.37

-94.3

Apr.

342.3

338.1

m352.3

380.8

419.3

447.7 

467.2

475.6

484.7

495.4

503.8

505.2

506.2

509.9

516.7

520.2

519.8

517.8

514.6

510.2

506.5

501.5

495.4

490.4

485.4

480.0

474.6

477.8

213.16

+2,373

May

490.1 

517.8

541.2 

557.4

565.8

568.0

574.2

575.3 

572.4

567.2

561.8

556.3

550.0

545.1

538.8

534.6

527.2

522.0

516.3

511.9

505.2

499.1

495.1

491.8

587.4

484.0

480.4

477.2

473.0

468.8 

465.0

212.46

-369

June

463.1 

458.6

453.1 

448.6

444.7

440.7

436.7

431.8 

428.8

426.0

423.6

420.5

417.8

415.5

412.6

410.6

408.5

406.8

404.2

401.3

398.1

395.5

392.8

390.5

385.8

383.3

381.1

378.8

377.8

576.9

209 . 54

-1,462

July

376.4 

374.2

372.0 

369.2

366.4

363.9

362.0

359.4 

355.9

354.4

353.0

350.7

347.0

344.6

341.5

339.1

336.8

335.4

334.2

333.7

332.2

331.0

330.7

328.7

328.0

326.7

325.0

323.2

321.5

319.2 

517 .j

207.22

-987

Aug.

315.0 

312.7

310.5 

308.6

306.7

304.6

303.2

300.3 

297.0

294.4

291.6

289.0

286.0

283.1

280.0

277.3

274.8

273.0

270.6

267.2

262.2

258.5

255.5

252.6

250.1

248.6

246.1

244.4

240.8

238.0 

235.7

203.52

-1,330

Sept.

232.9 

230.5

227.2 

224.4

221.6

219.9

217.7

215.3 

212.3

209.4

206.6

203.8

200.8

198.4

195.5

193.0

190.1

188.2

185.0

183.2

180.3

177.9

175.3

171.8

169.1

166.6

164.5

162.4

160.4

158.5

199.04

-1,286

Calendar year 1955.................... * -68. 7

Water year 1955-56.................... * -176

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. of last day of month.

* Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 331

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near Grenada, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°48'31", long 89°46'14", in SE^ sec. 33, T. 23 N. , R. 5 E., Choctaw 

meridian, in gatehouse of Grenada Dam, 2^ miles upstream from Batupan Creek, 3 miles 

northeast of Grenada,,and at mile 63.6.

Drainage area. 1.320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinth supplementary adjustments, 

U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec 19, 

1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs May 7, 8; no flow at times.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 3,990 cfs Mar. 31, 1955; no flow at times each year.

Remarks --Records good. Flow completely regulated by Grenada Reservoir (see preceding

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,520

2,480

2,650

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,730

2,760

2,700

2,730

2,840

2,780

2,730

2,660

2,750

2,800

2,740

2,780

2.870 

2,810

2,730

2,660

2,730

2,730

2,650

2,580

2,650

2,650

2,580

2,500

2.440

83,180

2,683

-2,705

Nov.

2.360

2,290

*2,240

2,180

2,120

2,060

852

181

4-50

128

128

80

0

0

1,360

1,030

43

127 

900

0

0

40

127

127

127

127

*127

127

127

19,056

635

-500

Dec.

127

127

128

128

128

128

128

282

 348 351

343

*337

334

329

325

321

315

315

314 

309

307

306

301

299

297

295

*291

288

284

281 

276

8,342

269

+36.1

Jan.

271

269

266

262

261

255

253

250

247

242

240

236

232

227

224

*159

127

127

127 

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

*127

127

127

127

128

5,800

187

+9.92

Feb.

128

113

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,800

2,660

2,670

2,690

2,770

2,840 

2,920

2,960

2.970

2,960

2,920

2,920

2,900

2,860

2,830

*2,790

44,701

1,541

+4,503

Mar.

2,730

2,740

2,730

2,720

2,690

2,660

2,640

2,610

2,580

2,540

2,510.

2,480

1,780

0

1,700

2,840

2,960

3,030

5.070 

3,070

3,060

*3,050

2,210

3,010

2,970

2,920

2,880

2,850

2,810

2)730

81,350

2,624

-94.3

Apr.

2,700

*2,660

2,630

2,730

2,810

335

1,840

2,990

3,010

3,020

3,030

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,050

3,050

5.060

3,060 

5,050

5,050

5,040

5,040

3,040

*2,980

2,920

*3,020

5,020

5,010

910

_-

85,215

2,774

+2,573

May

0

0

1,130

2,650

5,110

5,110

5.120

5,120

*3,110

5,110

3,100

3,100

3,090

3,080

3,080

5,070

3,060

3,060

5,050 

5,050

5,040

2,590

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,040

2,040

2,050

77,050

2,485

-569

June

2,050

2,050

2,020

2,020

2,020

*2,010

2,010

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,590 

1,590

1,380

1,580

1,580

2.170

*2,150

1,090

1,090

764

0

0

45,864

1,462

-1,462

July

407

1.090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

*547

549

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

881

784

784 

784

784

785

783

783

783

783

785

785

782

782

782

27,427

885

-987

Aug.

782

781

781

781

780

780

1,150

1,550

*1,330

1,520

1,320

1,320

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,150

776

954

1,510 

2,050

*2.220

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1 290 

l)280

37,775

1,219

-1,330

Sept.

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

*1,240

1,240 

1,240

1,210

1,180

2.250

2,220

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,020

995

973

38,238

1,275

-1,286

Adjusted for change In contents In Grenada Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-22 13E 

0.102 

0.11

Calendar year 1955: 

Water year 1955-56:

305 

0.251 

0.27

197 

0.149 

0.17

6,044 

4.58 

4.94

2,550 

1.92 

2.21

5,147 

5.90 

4.55

2,116 

1.60 

1.85

Observed

Max 5,150 Mln 0 Mean 1,730 

Max 3,120 Mln 0 Mean 1,505

0 -102 -111 -11

Adjusted

Mean 1,661 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10 

Mean 1,527 Cfsm 1.01 In. 15.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Grenada Reservoir.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted mean Indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded Inflow.
332 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°31'17", long 90°11'03", in SWi sec. 10, T. 19 N. , R. 1 E. , Choctaw 

meridian, on left bank 110 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 49E and 82 

(old) in Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palusha Bayou, 3 miles downstream from 

confluence of Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers, and at mile 169.4.

Drainage area.--7.450 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1907 to December 1912, April to June 1913, and October 1927 

to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311). January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

Survey. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, staff, chain, and wire-weight gages, on highway 

bridge 110 ft upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--34 years (1907-12, 1927-56), 9,619 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,300 cfs Feb. 20-22; maximum gage height, 

29.74 ft Feb. 22; minimum discharge, 910 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 7.05 ft).

1907-12, 1927-56: Maximum discharge, 72,900 cfs Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.10 

ft); minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 20, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 ft Oct. 17, 

1908, present datum.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River 

(discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Discharge 

determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Flow partly 

regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 320), 

Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 325), Enld Reservoir on Yocona River 

(see p. 323), and Grenada Reservoir on Yalobusha River (see p. 330).

Cooperation. Fifty-four discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; gage-height record obtained and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1953

Day

I

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

Oct.

10 . 900

10,500

10,200

9,880

9,640

9,400

9,190

9,000

8,780

8,040

7,030

6,380

6,360

7,080

7,750

7,870

7,430

6,860

6,410

6,210

6,050

5,900

5,690

5,390

5,170

4,970

4,810

4,770

4,860

4,780

4.670

221,970

7,160

Nov.

4.540

4,440

4,170

3,820

3,570

3,490

3,420

2,770

1,920

1,540

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,280

1,060

960

1,700

2,140

1,240

1,180

2,070

2,420

2,320

1,340

2,280

2,840

3,400

3,710

3,780

3, 62C

74,780

2,493

Dec.

3,120

2,790

2,520

3,610

5,500

6.040

5,610

5,000

4,550

4,360

4,170

4,000

3,850

3,710

3,560

3,420

3,480

3,660

3,770

3,800

3,780

3,720

3,660

3,590

3,500

3,260

2,870

2,620

2,430

2,340

2.220

114,510

3,694

Jan.

2,130

2,060

2,030

1,970

1,960

1,940

1,920

1,890

1,860

1,820

1,770

1,750

1,730

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,670

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,500

1.480

1,500

1,560

1,630

1,700

1,720

1,730

1,730

2,210

3.050

56,080

1,809

Feb.

5.560

8,360

14,600

19,500

20,100

20,200

19,300

19,300

19,600

19,700

19,800

19,800

19,700

19,700

19,700

20,200

20,600

21,900

22,100

22.500

22,300

22,300

22,100

21,800

21,800

21,300

21,100

20,700

20,400

565,620

19,500

Mar.

19.900

19,700

19,700

19,400

18,800

18,500

18,200

17,900

17,600

17,200

16,900

16,800

17,800

18,400

18,500

18,600

17,800

17,700

17,200

16,700

16,300

16,000

15, 500

15,000

14,500

14,000

13,400

12,800

12,200

11,700 

11.500

516,000

16,650

Apr.

11,100

11,000

10,900

12,700

13,400

16,500

16,800

17,800

17,900

18.000

18,000

17,700

17,200

16,800

16,800

16,500

16,100

15,600

15,100

14, 600

15,900

15,200

12,700

12,100

11,700

11,100

10,800

10,500

10,100

10.000

426,600

14,220

May

10,200

10,100

9,890

9,720

9,880

10,400

11,000

11.200

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,300

10,100

9,910

9,740

9,640

9,500

9,380

9,280

9,220

9,190

9,040

8,880

8,860

9,150

9,180

9,240

9,180

9 030

8 . 820

303,630

9,795

June

8,610

8.650

8,250

7,600

7,190

6,900

6,660

6,500

6,120

5,760

5,580

5,550

5,510

5,640

5,710

5,840

6,540

6,800

6,860

6,880

6,780

6,630

6,500

6,540

6,570

6,370

6,000

5,810

5,770

5.070

194,550

6,485

July

4,900

4,890

5,530

5,660

5,870

6,080

6.280

6,140

5,840

5,600

5,110

4,780

5,360

5,440

5,300

5,110

5,000

4,820

4,800

4,820

4,810

4,790

4,810

4,940

4,870

5,180

5,760

5,620

5,130

4,720

4.600

162,560

5,244

Aug.

4,600

4,230

3,850

3,670

5.590

5,600

3,590

3,940

4,130

5,110

5,140

4,970

4,610

4,370

4,200

4,300

4,340

3,930

4,300

4,820

5,290

5.500

4,800

4,560

4,450

4,450

4,470

4,460

4,420

4,400

4,380

136,470

4,402

Sept.

4,390

4,390

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,680

4,520

4,050

5,350

2,800

2,490

2,330

2,310

2,240

2,160

2.120

2,240

2,930

3,580

3,860

3,940

3,970

3,970

4,620

5.060

4,350

5,890

3,680

3,550

3,480

108,960

3,632

Observed Adjuatedt

Calendar year 1955: ^ Water year 1955-56: [

lax 23,600 Min 960 Mean 9,223 Mean 9,091 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

lax 22,300 Min 960 Mean 7,874 Mean 7,595 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

t Adjusted for change in contents in Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 333

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location. Lat 33°32'50", long 90°32'35", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw meridian, near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2f miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstream from Quiver River.

Drainage area. 767 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1956. Prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311. February 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights 

only) in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 with 1941 Alluvial Valley supplementary adjustment, U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 28, 1934, staff gage on upstream 

side of bridge at datum 93.00 ft lower. Nov. 28, 1934, to Nov. 9, 1937, chain gage and 

Nov. 10, 1937, to June 30, 1947, wire-weight gage, on upstream side of bridge at present 

datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1935-56), 966 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 26.13 ft); minimum, 81 cfs Aug. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft July 19.

1935-56: Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 cfs Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum gage 

height observed, 27.43 ft Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge, 81 cfs Aug. 16, 1954, 

Aug. 9, 10, 1956; minimum gage height, that of July 19, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diversion for irrigation of about 5,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revis Ions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

152

155

155

158

15?

152

148

142 

136

133

130

130

130

127

127

127

*124

121

121

118

118

118

118

112

109

109

106

109

112

106

103

3,961

128

0.167

0.19

Nov.

100

100

103

100

97

100

100

97 

*94

94

94

94

100

100

97

97

97

94

97

100

100

*103

112

142

192

229

239

234

219

205

3,730

124

0.162

0.18

Dec.

200

200

205

224

324

424

506

554 *554~

506

454

394

334

274

239

205

182

166

*158

152

145

142

139

136

136

136

136

133

133

130

133

7,751

250

0.326

0.38

Jan.

127

127

*124

124

124

121

121

118 

118

118

118

118

115

TI5

115

115

115

115

*118

118

118

118

124

127

130

133

136

139

142

158

*214

3,923

127

0.166

0.19

Feb.

294

641

2,150

3,710

4,710

*5,500

5,980

*6 , 140 

6,380

6.460

6,460

6,300

5,980

5,660

5,340

5,020

4,710

4,430

4,240

4,190

4,050

3,930

3,810

*3,680

3,560

3,370

3,180

2,940

2,650

125,465

4,326

5.64

6.08

Mar.

2,560

2,080

1,860

1,660

*1,440

1,230

1,050

884

750

638

554

495

506

764

1,110

1,460

1,580

1,540

*1,380

1,210

1,050

884

750

624

528

464

414

384

364

344

524

30,681

990

1.29

1.49

Apr.

514

*504

304

506

806

1,520

2,470

2,630 

2,700

2,580

*2,400

2,210

2,040

1,740

1,480

1,210

980

792

638

517

444

594

344

314

284

254

239

224

210

205

51,055

1,055

1.55

1.51

May

205

*205

264

474

756

952

1,020

*1 J 050 948"

856

722

624

528

464

404

554

514

274

254

229

210

192

174

166

*158

155

155

182

264

394

474

15,541

430

0.561

0.65

June

495

474

454

574

*514

264

224

192

170

152

159

153

136

139

139

152

219

334

424

484

*495

474

434

374

514

264

224

187

158

148

8,464

282

0.568

0.41

July

156

*T50~

124

118

115

112

g!06

g!05 

glOO

glOO

g97

g94

g92

g89

g85

g85

g85

g85

g85

*g89

97

103

106

105

105

100

97

94

94

92

89

5,108

100

0.150

0.15

Aug.

89

89

*89

87

87

89

85

85

81

81

85

85

85

85

85

*85

85

85

85

87

87

87

89

89

92

100

*109

112

115

Tl5

112

2,815

90.8

0.118

0.14

Sept.

112

109

109

109

112

115

118

Tl5 

115

115

106

100

94

92

92

94

97

97

*94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

5,029

101

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,910 Mln 94 Mean 731 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.95

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,460 Min 81 Mean 648 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
334 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°18'45", long 90°54'25", In T. 16 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, over 

cavity of fourth pier from left bank at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridge Co., at southern city limits of Vicksburg, l£ miles downstream from Yazoo 

diversion canal, and at mile 430.4.

Drainage area.--1.144.500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. Discharge: January 1928 to September 1956 in reports of Geological 

Survey.Prior to July 1931 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage heights: April 1930 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

December 1871, referred to canal gages (above 30.0 ft only, since December 1949), and 

since September 1934, referred to bridge gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since May 1873j in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes of stage, intermittently 1828 to 1871, and since 1872; extremes of discharge for various years 1858 to 1926 and since 1926; annual mean discharges since 1871; 

records of daily discharge since 1928 are available in reports of Mississippi River 

Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (bridge gage) maintained by Geological Survey. Datum of gage 

Ts 46.225 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark) or 46.16 ft above mean Gulf level. Gages used by Mississippi River Commission: Dec. 10, 1871, to Sept. 30, 1929, staff gage at mouth of 

Yazoo diversion canal. If miles upstream from bridge gage; since October 1929, inclined 

staff gage on Yazoo diversion canal, 1,600 ft upstream from mouth. Gages used by 

U. S. Weather Bureau: May 18, 1873, to Oct. 29, 1919, staff gage half a mile upstream 

from bridge gage; Oct. 30, 1919, to Nov. 30, 1922, staff gage at mouth of Yazoo Canal; 

Dec. 1, 1922, to Aug. 31, 1934, inclined gage on Yazoo diversion canal; since Sept. 1, 

1934, wire-weight gage at bridge. All gages at same datum, but readings differ due to 

slope of water surface between them.

Average discharge. 28 years, 558,800 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,108,000 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 

32.33 ft Mar. 7; minimum daily discharge, 128,000 cfs Jan. 27, 28; minimum gage height,

-5.60 ft Jan. 28, 29, from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 cfs Nov. 1, 1939; minimum gage height,

-7.02 ft Feb. 3, 1940 (ice jam above).

Maximum stage known since at least 1871, 58.4 ft (Corps of Engineers gage on Yazoo

diversion canal), approximately 56.0 ft on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927. 

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made two times a week by

Corps of Engineers and twice a month by Geological Survey. Natural flow of stream

affected by many reservoirs and navigation dams. 

Cooperation. One hundred and five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Records of daily discharge computed jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey. 

Revisions. WSP 747: Drainage area.

ge height, In feet, 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-1.66

-T740

-1.28

-1.20

-1.34

-.98

.02

.73

1.21

1.53

1.65

2.41

5.41

7.45

8.77

9.22

8.84

7.97

6.99

5.99

5.06

4.15

3.45

3.12

2.84

2.35 

1.77

1.22

.71

.22

.00

Nov.

-0.46

-.86

-1.14

-1.18

-.86

-.50

-.16

.03

.41

1.00

1.46

1.72

1.68

1.50

1.06

.92

.80

.60

.37

.08

-.24

-.23

.24

1.25

2.40

3.60 

4.70

5.51

5.90

6.00

Dec.

6.01

6.25

6.25

6.32

6.06

5.60

4.98

4.12

3.26

2.55

2.44

2.93

3.58

4.00

4.18

4.05

3.76

3.52

3.04

2.26

1.41

.83

.56

.38

.05

-.49 

-1.17

-1.78

-2.18

~2 . GO

-3.10

Jan.

-3.55

-3.35

-2.90

-2.50

-2.50

-2.40

-2.70

-2.90

-2.90

-3.00

-3.20

-3.30

-3.45

-3.70

-3.80

-3.82

-3.85

-4.10

-4.25

-4.35

-4.50

-4.55

-4.75

-4.90

-5.15

-5.40 

-5.50

-5.60

-5.60

-5.30

-4.90

Feb.

-4.35

-T7l5

-.85

1.9

7.4

12.65

16.42

19.05

21.22

22.86

24.24

25.27

26.09

26.78

27.34

27.78

28.00

28.20

28.23

28.37

28.57

28.86

29.24

29.68

30.10

30.41 

30.80

31.18

51.42

 

Mar.

31.64

51.92

52.15

52.14

32.18

32.22

52.22

52.14

51.85

51.45

51.12

50.74

50.50

30.12

29.67

29.60

29.25

28.70

28.30

28.02

27.90

27.95

28.08

28.25

28.49

28.61 

28.79

28.80

28.80

28. 64

28.45

Apr.

28.16

27 . 88

27.49

26.92

26.00

25.56

24.19

25.02

22.16

21.70

21.65

22.00

22.81

25.75

24.62

25.30

25.78

26.09

26.25

26.50

26.39

26.54

26.66

26.78

26.76

26.61 

26.32

25.98

25.58

25 . 14

May

24.77

24.25

23.64

22.80

21.86

21.03

20.45

20.04

19.76

19.52

19.25

19.00

18.91

18.93

19.08

19.28

19.35

19.50

19.05

18.65

18.17

17.74

17.54

16.90

16.49

16.19 

16.03

15.99

15.82

lb.55

15.25

June

14.80

14.30

13.85

13.34

12.76

12.28

12.29

12.82

13.71

14.85

15.73

16.16

16.49

16.70

16.70

16.39

15.89

15.18

14.25

13.21

12.12

-

-

-

6.50

6.20 

6.25

6.74

7.60

8 15

 :__

July

8.80

9.64

10.70

11.36

11.62

11.63

11.55

11.42

11.30

11.20

10.70

10.20

9.90

9.75

9.55

9.25

9.15

9.00

8.90

8.70

8.10

7.40

6.85

6.50

6755

6.95 

7.45

7.65

7.70

7.60

7.50

Aug.

7.50

7.45

7.40

7.42

7.44

7.30

7.27

7.27

7.52

7.95

8.45

8.53

8.73

8.25

7.67

7.20

6.95

7.00

7.45

8.15

9.00

9.67

10.05

10.05

9.63

8.95 

8.15

7.10

6.15

5.65

4.90

Sept.

4.40

3.95

3.45

2.80

2.15

1.80

1.70

1.80

2.10

2.40

2.50

2.30

2.10

1.90

1.75

1.66

1.50

1.38

1.24

1.10

.87

1.02

1.14

1.40

1.75

1.90 

1.82

1.40

.87

25

" _____. uu ------- o . J.U __~4 . 3U - - - £O . t J - - ^^^^^^^ ____I . ov^ * *"s rrr

Note.--Gage heights picked from graph based on once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 

Oct. 28 to Nov. 24, Dec. 28 to Feb 3, June 5-15, 22, June 25 to July 3, July 9 to Sept. 30.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

335

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

m166

166

168

180

195

204

212

217

222

248

292

326

344

354

344

326

309

292

276

258

244

236

230

224

214 

209

200

193

190

7,365

237.6

14,610

Nov.

182

176

169 

174

178

184

192

200

208

217

220

222

217

209

206

204

203

201

198

196

195

196

211

229

251

270

290 

302

305

305

6,510

217.0

12,910

Dec.

303 

305

307 

307

305

294

283

267

251

241

241

256

265

270

274

269

261

254

248

239

227

219

216

208

200

188

178 

169

163

159

152

7,519

242.5

14,910

Jan.

149 

159

168 

172

174

168

163

160

159

159

157

157

156

154

152

152

150

147

145

145

143

142

140

138

133

131

128 

128

132

139

152

4,652

150.1

9,227

Feb.

163 

186

216 

288

395

516

619

706

780

838

883

912

935

956

969

976

976

979

979

983

990

996

1,010

1,017

1,020

1,034

1,042 

1,059

1 . 076

23,499

810.3

46,610

Mar.

1,090 

1,104

1.108 

1^090

1,070

1,066

1,062

1,048

1,034

1,010

990

966

952

935

922

903

889

875

864

857

857

875

889

893

896

900

903 

903

900

889

871

29,611

955.2

58,730

Apr.

849 

828

803 

785

754

730

684

643

610

598

604

631

681

707

737

757

768

778

782

778

778

774

774

771

768

764

754 

737

723

707

22,057

735.2

43,750

May

694

681

665 

637

613

595

581

569

558

550

544

539

539

544

550

555

564

567

555

539

520

510

497

487

477

472

470 

468

463

459

452

16,914

545.6

33,550

June

440 

427

417 

405

398

390

392

405

425

450

470

480

487

492

489

482

468

446

421

398

375

354

330

303

281

278

281 

297

312

324

11,917

397.2

23,640

July

338 

354

370 

381

586

386

381

377

370

366

357

352

345

339

336

331

329

327

324

317

305

295

286

'SM 281

298

307 

310

310

307

303

10,356

334.1

20,540

Aug.

303 

302

302 

302

302

300

300

300

303

305

312

315

317

310

303

295

292

295

305

320

334

352

361

361

348

331

312 

293

280

270

257

9,582

309.1

19,010

Sept.

248

?Io

232 

223

216

211

208

211

216

220

224

220

216

210

208

208

208

206

204

200

199

204

210

214

220

222

218 

206

198

190

6,410

213.7

12,710

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,282 Mln 143 Mean 448.9 Ac-ft 325,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,108 Mln 128 Mean 427.3 Ac-ft 310,200

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-9, Oct. 28 to Nov. 24, 

Dec. 28 to Feb. 3, June 5-15, 22, June 25 to July 3, July 9 to Sept. 30.
336 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

Location. Lat 32°52'45", long 89°58'05", in SW£ sec. 14, T. 12 M., R. 3 E., Choctaw me-- 

ridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on old U. S. Highway 51, half a mile 

southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, 6 miles upstream from 

Cypress Creek, and at mile 160.3.

Drainage area. 1.460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

GaS.e -"water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (U. S. Department of Agriculture benchmark 

levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 25, 1938, staff gage and Dec. 25, 1938 

to Aug. 19, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,772 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 18.48 ft)- minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.98 ft Oct. 27, 28.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1951 (gage height, 22.20 ft)- minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.38 ft Oct. 5, 8, 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.7 ft Dec. 29, 1926, flood of May 1930 reached a stage of 

about 23.5 ft, and a flood in 1892 reached about the same stage as the floods of 1926 

and 1930, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 30, Apr. 6-17, Apr. 26 

to May Z, May 11 to June 11)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

42

78

128

204

308

814

1,430

10.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

18.5

2,200

3,650

5,550

6,820

9,130

12,100

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

32

96

157

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

242

723

1,380

2,200

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

Zl

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

112

239

154

96

75

65

63

59

56

56

54

53

56

47

48

48

48

48 

48

48

49

48 

48

48

46

*46

46

50

56

63 

63

2,036

65.7

0.045

0.05

Nov.

63

65

67

65

67

65

64

70

72

70

66

68 

69

66

65

65

64

62 

61

61

60

W 

92

175

804

1.290

868

499

*331

217

5,711

190

0.130

0.15

Dec.

167

195

268

297

331

413

389

279

195

154

128

115 

106

102

95

95

94

26? 

449

2BT

208

200 

188

172

155

145

142

136

132

}<:?

126

6,153

198

0.136

0.16

Jan.

123

121

*115

113

113

114

114

113

112

110

110

110 

106

107

107

107

108

112 

128

155

195

254 

258

264

264

249

243

215

193

277

512

5,222

168

0.115

0.13

Feb.

512

860

3,870

7,370

8,950

8,950

*9,570

10,100

10,100

9,570

8,950

8,220 

7,360

6,510

6,240

7,990

8,470

7,360 

6,370

7,770

8,470

10, 700 

9,840

8,470

7,560

6,660

5,990

5,450

4,330

212,562

7,330

5.02

5.41

Mar.

2,290

1,680

1,540

1,640

2,000

2,040

*1, 960

1,800

1,610

1,540

1,330

1.100 

3,100

6,660

7,990

9,570

11,000

11,800 

11.400

10,400

9,570

8,770 

7,990

6,990

5,990

4,280

1,960

1,360

1,230

1,160

1,100

142,850

4,608

3.16

3.64

Apr.

1,010

896

814

1,470

3,790

9,S70

9,840

8,950

9,570

10,700

*11.000

16, 10(5 

9,130

7,990

7,990

9,130

8,220

6,990 

5,760

4,570

3,700

2,750 

1,610

1,160

925

807

696

642

577

564

151,221

5,041

3.45

3.85

May

603

1,020

3,300

5,700

3,600

2,560

2,750

2,700

2,020

1,190

779

603 

502

441

394

348

326

315 

294

260

236

*218 

198

183

214

360

326

315

283

256

219

29,913

965

0.661

0.76

June

214

216

185

182

174

150

*136

129

122

117

218

382 

218

175

175

166

180

216 

250

219

191

227 

202

180

170

140

128

124

120

iii

5,418

181

0.124

0.14

July

105

110

*109

109

103

110

133

109

118

116

104

94 

92

90

84

79

75

71 

68

59

225

348" 577 

210

*150

160

144

141

154

118

92

4,267

138

0.095

0.11

Aug.

90

118

120

97

88

94

85

78

75

68

75

112 

117

91

129

76

67

65 

59

76

109

115 

178

125

86

85

72

88

98

91

77

2,904

93.7

0.064

0.07

Sept.

68

64

62

56

53

51

58

63

56

48

*52

58 

52

47

45

44

42

39 

38

37

37

37 

37

36

34.

36

58

54

50

44

1,456

48.5

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,200 Mln 46 Mean 1,237 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.51

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,800 Mln 34 Mean 1,557 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 337

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Location.- -La t 32°20'51", long 90°41'48", in NW£SE^ sec. 22, T. 16 N., R. 5 E., Washington 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 300 ft upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 

2 miles east of Bovina, 12 miles upstream from Pourteenmile Creek, and at mile 61.7.

Drainage area. 2.810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1936 to September 1956. Prior to October 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 84.93 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 ft above mean Gulf level (levels by Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 3,296 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 37.32 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Oct. 27, 28 (gage height, 6.18 ft).

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 58,600 cfs Apr. 1, 1951 (gage height, 39.65 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 2, 1954 (gage height, 5.98 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1902, that of Apr. 1, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 27 to Jan. 23, Mar. 4-1O, 

Apr. 25-27)

6.1 68 19.0 5,100

6.5 126 24.0 7,800

7.0 216 29.0 10,800

8.0 482 32.0 12,800

10.0 1,140 35.0 16,500

12.0 1,920 37.0 24,900

15.0 3,200 38.0 32,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

202

185

150

181

224

194

163 

144

126

116 

112 

106

104

101

98

95

92

87

84

84 

84

84

84

82

81

80

ST 

107

107

102

3,725

120

0.043

0.05

Nov.

102

»TT2

120

112

107

108

120

118 

*115

g!20

gl!5 

gl!3 

g!21

g!26

g!21

g!20

gl!6

gl!6

gl!5

gl!3

gl!2 

gl!2

g!20

g!39

206

311

864

1.520 

1,520

996

8,210

274

0.098

0.11

Dec.

656

704

 640

544

576

560

498

451 

466

436

378 

306 

259

226

208

190

177

241

406

357

482 

624

498

378

306

276

255

235 

222

212

200

11,967

386

0.137

0.16

Jan.

194

190

185

179

177

*175

173

170 

170

168

166 

164 

163

161

159

159

157

T59

164

164

166 

177

255

327

324

319

341

357 

332

349

363

6,707

216

0.077

0.09

Feb.

363

592

4,490

10,200

10,300

10,100

10,100

*10,700 

12,400

14,200

15.500 

15,500 

*14,800

*14,200

13,800

13,300

12,700

12,200

11,900

*11,800

11,600 

11,800

12,300

12,700

12,700

12,400

12,200

12,000 

11,700 _____-.

328,545

11,330

4.03

4.35

Mar.

11,300

11,000

10,600

9,660

8,100

*5,65o

3,610

*2,840 

2,570

2,400

2,200 

1.960 

5,780"

9,180

9,600

11,500

12,000

12,900

15,900

21,100

21.900 

26,760

* 18, 700

16,500

14,800

13,800

12,900

12,100 

11,300

10,700

9,840

333,090

10,740

3.82

4.41

Apr.

8,160

4,850

2,530

3,790

7,470

12,900

12,800

14,200 

20,300

26,100

25,500 

*22,400 

17,900

14,700

13,600

12,900

12,700

12,500

12,500

12,400

12,100 

11,800

11,300

10,700

9,240

*6,110

3,200

1,600 

1,140

996

338,386

11,280

4.01

4.48

May

996

2,040

5,300

6,660

6,900

7,200

7,560

7,620 

7,440

6,960

5,600 

3,3SO 

1,800

1,180

928

800

704

624

576

544

498 

466

*436

406

392

360

352 455~ 

592

592

608

79,920

2,578

0.917

1.06

June

576

544

451

378

363

335

308

296 

281

259

278 

498 

624

3,790

4.070

2,660

2,240

2,240

2,120

1,480

1,060 

768

544

421

378

355

319

298 

281

259

28,474

949

0.338

0.38

July

241

233

224

214

204

202

198

196 

*194

216

239 

210 

216

214

196

185

177

170

163

159

152 

Ho" 149

198

396

451

349

290 

264

259

319

7,088

229

0.081

0.09

Aug.

378

436

42T

357

259

233

214

196 

212

220

179 

163 

*405

308

248

237

216

188

188

175

156 

140

145

156

202

233

237

204 

177

163

157

7,203

232

0.083

0.10

Sept.

159

177

ITS

156

145

136

139

128 

123

123

140 

136 

126

*118

112

110

110

108

104

101

96 

95

92

91

88

85

84

82 

81

81

3,499

117

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1955: Max 23,400 Mln 80 Mean 2,235 Cfsm 0.795 In. 10.80

Water year 1955-56: Max 26,100 Mln 80 Mean 3,161 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
338 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°30', long 90°47', near center of sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E. , Washington 

meridian, on left bank at upstream side of Mississippi Central Railroad bridge, 900 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from McCall Creek, and 

three-quarters of a mile east of Eddiceton.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956. Prior to November 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to May 26, 1942, wire-weight gage at 

site 900 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 9.76 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Mar. 29, 1939; maximum gage height, 16.37 ft 

May 17, 1953; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 10, 1952.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1939-40, 1942-44, 1949-50.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, Feb. 19 

to Apr. 10, Aug. 6-15)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

31

51

148

301

526

4.0 1,230

5.0 2,310

6.0 3,720

7.0 5,530

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

149

301

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

37

36

36

36

37

44

43

40

46

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

39

39

39

102

132

57

48

1,392

44.9

0.249

0.29

Nov.

42

40

64

54

47

49

70

51

49

51

49

47

47

44

44

46

49

46

47

46

46

44

49

55

157

98

64

55

54

52

1,636

54.5

0.303

0.34

Dec.

56

484 148-

126

126

100

79

68

64

61

59

58

57

52

5_1

52

51

61

54

59

55

55

57

57

55

55

55

55

52

52

52

2,466

79.5

0.442

0.51

Jan.

54

52

50

49

48

47

46

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

42

13

60

98

62

54

132

136

100

74

67

61

58

58

198

159

2,065

66.6

0.370

0.43

Feb.

84

lT7

5,250

5,230

1,070

490

340

772

1,620

1,070

759

382

272

671

2,230

1,100

609

437

320

258

202

177

161

151

143

124

115

106

102

24,342

839

4. 86

5.03

Mar.

100

126

766

311

188

158

138

113

102

98

780

394

432

205

5,220

1,580

542

369

248

191

177

194

194

164

138

126

120

111

299

158

124

13,866

447

2.48

2.86

Apr.

113

111

104

117

134

180

109

84

80

452

291

174

136

115

a!03

a90

SO

74

68

67

65

67

65

62

61

58

54

51

51

50

3,266

109

0.606

0.67

May

54

-52 104

73

69

68

66

59

54

52

50

49

47

45

50

50

47

45

44

42

41

40- 40

40

40

42

41

43

43

44

62

1,626

52.5

0.292

0.34

June

136

61

53

50

48

46

44

43

42

41

41

44

88

252

188

124

92

89

77

64

56

51

50

46

44

42

a45

a44

a44

a42

2,087

69.6

0.387

0.43

July

a42

a42

a 40

a40

a40

40

41

43

56

46

44

77

W

43

38

37

35

34

34

36

38

38

38

40

44

48

40

39

44

60

54

1,341

43.3

0.241

0.28

Aug.

193

51

41

44

256

60

46

44

43

43

46

47

46

52

76

48

38

35

34

3?

37

36

35

35

35

36

38

38

38

40

37

1,683

54.3

0.302

0.35

Sept.

36

35

34

34

36

46

40

37

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

29

29

28

29

1,000

33.3

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,900 Mln 36 Mean 236 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.82

Water year 1955-56= Max 5,230 Mln 28 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.861 In. 11.74

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Feb. 3 (12 m.) 9,760 cfs (9.08 ft); Mar. 15 (2 p.m.) 11,300 cfs 

(9.76 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Buffalo 

River near Woodvllle.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 339

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°19'20", long 91°06'20", in see. 12, T. 4 N., R. IE., Washington meridian, near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33 at 

Rosetta, 800 ft downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream 

from Poster Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area. 750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June to November 1906 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) 

and October 1951 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1949 to 

September 1951 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 94.39

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. June 16 to

Nov. 12, 1906, chain gage af railroad bridge 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 857 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 47,800 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 

28.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 129 cfs Sept. 22-25, 

28-30, minimum gage height observed, 14.48 ft July 20.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 59,400 cfs May 4, 1953 (gage height, 36.03 ft); minimum 

observed, that of Sept. 22-25, 28-30, 1956; minimum gage height observed, that of 

July 20, 1956.

Maximum stage since February 1949, 37.80 ft Mar. 31, 1949, from reports of Corps of 

Engineers, Vicksburg district.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 2,000 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Dec. 29 to Jan. 18, Feb. 23 to 

Mar. 2, Mar. 25 to Apr. 4, Apr. 7-15, May 30 to June 8, Sept. 7-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

14.7 149

15.5 352

16.5 804

17.2 1,260

Dec. 3 to Apr. 10 pr. 11 to Sept. 30

15.3 182

15.9 370

16.7 790

17.7 1,650

19.1 3,330

20.7 6,530

22.5 11,700

25.0 23,000

14.2

14.7

15.5

16.3

17.2

120

224

504

960

1,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

191

191 

180

180 

180

180

180

180

180

169

169

169

169

159

159

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

159

169

425 o-7'ri 276

214

5,518

178

0.237

0.27

Nov.

202

191

214

250 

226

214

352

352

238

226

226

214

250

238

238

226

226

226

263

250

250

250

276

276

290

446

320

276

263

263

7,732

258

0.344

0.38

Dee.

276

1.260 

860

690 

860

525

390

352

316

298

251

282

282

282

282

282

282

316

370

298

282

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

251

136" 236

11,621

375

0.500

0.58

Jan.

236

236 

236

222 

222

222

222

208

208

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

208

316

298

282

282

316

453

410

370

333

316

298

298

525

6_90_

8,772

283

0.377

0.43

Feb.

453

410 

17,200

23,000 

7,330

3,490

2,150

1,850

7,780

4,350

4,730

2,150

1,360

1,180

6,270

8,450

3,170

2,150

1,650

1,270

1,010

895

860

790

720

660

632

632

550

107,142

3,695

4.93

5.31

Mar.

500

f25 

7,330

3,030 

1,850

1,270

1,050

860

720

660

4,730

3,170

2,150

2,750

19 , 900

13,200

4,170

2,390

1,750

1,360

1,090

1,140

1,180

930

790

755

690

632

605

605

550

82,332

2,656

3.54

4.08

Apr.

525

525 

525

550 

1.750

895

690

550

500

1,010

1,630

890

575

600

600

504

483

422

422

422

422

442

462

422

422

384

384

384

384

348

18,122

604

0.805

0.90

May

348

422 

527

422 

384

366

348

348

348

298

298

282

267

267

267

267

267

252

252

238

238

224

224

224

238

238

238

252

252

267

314

9,177

296

0.395

0.46

June

348

298 

238

224 

212

212

212

199

2T2

224

238

238

298

841

820

855

550

650

890

Boo

348

298

282

267

252

252

238

238

224

224

10,982

366

0.488

0.54

July

224

224 

212

199 

199

238

224

238

366

267

a240

a380

a.285

3,24:0

3.220

a.200

3.130

a!80

177

177

177

238

348

314

252

224

224

199

188

252

238

7,329

236

0.315

0.36

Aug.

282

384 

238

238 

314

442

282

224

212

212

199

238

282

267

485

314

238

212

212

199

331

238

212

188

islf

188

212

267

224

212

199

7,931

256

0.341

0.39

Sept.

188

224 

212

177

188

212

282

188

157

157

148

148

138

138

148

138

138

148

148

138

138

129

129

129

129

138

138

129

129

129

4,732

158

0.211

0.23

Calendar year 1955: Max 48,300 Mln 149 Mean 965 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.46

Water year 1955-56: Max 23,000 Mln 129 Mean 769 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

7 p.m.) 47,800 cfs (28.6 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Eddlceton.
340 BUFFALO RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Woodville, Miss.

Location. Lat 31°13'35", long 91°17'45", in SWj sec. 21, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., Washington

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 61, lj miles 

downstream from Fords Creek, 2j miles west of Wilkinson, and 8-| miles north of 

Woodville.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1956. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 1, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,700 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Jan. 16, 17.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 39,900 cfs Mar. 2, 1948 (gage height, 16.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum,16 cfs 

Aug. 14, 18, 19, 1954, Sept. 28, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Dee. 19, 1946, 

Sept. 18, 1947.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1281: 1943, 1946(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

Z

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.

31

29

27

27

26

28

44

38

29

28

28

28

30

29

27

28

27

25

25

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

28

28

878

28.3

0.155

0.18

Nov.

28

28

38

35

30

33

52

41

36

39

38

36

151

58

44

40

37

38

48

40

36

35

~82 204

74

65

48

39

37

34

1,544

51.5

0.283

0.32

Dec.

117

1,580

162

976

267

118

90

75

64

60

55

52

49

48

46

42

42

120

119

66

58

55

53

50

48

48

46

46

44

43

43

4,482

145

0.797

0.92

Jan.

42

40

39

38

37

37

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

32

31

30

54

97

52

42

73

81

58

50

45

43

43

40

543

154

1,977

63.8

0.351

0.40

Feb.

108

841

3,780

5,890

790

362

240

1,300

1,620

1,850

695

342

287

264

634

789

372

240

a200

171

140

131

122

117

110

102

99

92

85_

19,775

682

5.75

4.04

Mar.

82

9T

856

226

146

129

115

105

97

94

5,580

1,020

556

1,280

9,510

2,640

1,110

252

575

462

405

551

556

352

297

265

243

226

211

196

193

28,177

909

4.99

5.76

Apr.

193

188

188

687

474

a240

a!20

a 80

a240

a500

a560

a240

a!60

a!20

allO

alOO

93

81

81

77

73

77

81

75

75

71

69

71

66

66

5,054

168

0.923

1.03

May

71

74

82

75

66

68

61

56

51

51

49

48

45

44

44

45

40

58

57

56

36

35

35

34

56

44

49

38

48

49

57

1,540

49.7

0.273

0.31

June

69

48

38

37

36

34

33

32

31

52

54

55

117

90

565

576

1.770

817

506

129

81

70

67

66

66

66

66

66

66

64

5,5O5

184

1.01

1.12

July

65

a60

a60

a55

a55

65

51

45

59

52

59

55

55

55

55

33

33

32

50

27

26

49

~59" 189

46

47

55

40

57

39

55

1,511

48.7

0.268

0.31

Aug.

257

246

61

45

59

57

33

30

50

29

28

68

56

54

72

45

33

28

72

122

47

37

34

31

31

51

54

36

35

31

37

1,723

55.6

0.305

0.35

Sept.

35

51

51

80

40

42

57

59

51

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

20

20

20

20

18

17

T7

17

855

28.5

0.157

0.17

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,200 Min 25 Mean 300 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.38

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,510 Min 17 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Peak discharge (base, 11,OOP cfs).--Mar. 11 (12 m.) 15,300 cfs (10.56 ft); Mar. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 

23,700 cfs (12.68 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 341

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°33', long 101°42', at walkway to conduit intake valve and 250 ft to left 

of concrete spillway, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia, 

Swisher County.

Drainage area. About 189 sq mi, of which 124 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only), November 1940 to September 1956. Prior to October 1950, published as North Tule Creek at reservoir, near 

Tulia.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,310 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 29, 1939, staff gage at same site at datum 70.5 ft higher. Sept. 29, 1939, to 

Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1941-56), 2.83 cfs (2,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54 cfs Oct. 2; maximum gage height, 88.74 ft 

Oct. 2-4; no flow at times.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 5,430 cfs May 15, 1951, on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 97.35 ft June 9, 1954; no flow at times during 

most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Records herein represent flow into reservoir. Discharge below 

gage height 91.9 ft (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents of reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 ft determined by algebraic summation of flow overspillway (computed from spillway rating curve), computed flow through conduit, and 

change in contents of reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent 

cubic feet per second). No adjustment made for evaporation or seepage losses. Small 

springs flowing into creek above reservoir are measured occasionally and discharge when 

inflow was less than reservoir losses was estimated on basis of those measurements. Dam 

completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 acre-ft. Reservoir used for recreational purposes and water is rarely released through outlet gate.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by city of Tulia, and capacity curve furnished 

by U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

eO

f.5

elTo

e.5

e.l

> eO

*0

I _

4.1

0.13

8.1

375

Nov.

0

O

0

328

Dec.

(*)

0

o

0

297

Calendar year 1955: Max 438

Jan.

(*)

o

o

0

263

Feb.

(*)

0

o

o

244

Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

o

o

0

2O5

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

no

Mean 2 . 47

May

eO

*0

> eO

1.5

10

IT. e'.B5 

13.8

0.45

27

163

June

r1*5 

e.8

e.3

e.l

> eO

*O

> eO

2.9

0.10

5.8

136

July

(*)

o

0

0

1O8

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

O

0

84

Sept.

0

O

O

65

Ac-ft 1,790

Water year 195- 56: Max 1O Mln 0 Mean O.O6 Ac-ft 41

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow above reservoir made on this day. 

t Contents of reservoir at end of month, In acre-feet.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurements of 

spring flow above reservoir.

465893 O-58 23
342 RED RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork Red River near Wellington, Tex.

Location.--Lat 34°5V'25", long 100°13'30", near center of stream on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 4 miles downstream from Fort Worth and Denver (Burlington) 

Railway bridge, 4-j miles south of Lutie, and 6-| miles north of Wellington, Collingsworth County.

Drainage area. 1,222 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

1,941.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs May 27 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 16.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 95,900 cfs June 10, 1954 (gage height, 16.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.90 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs June 19, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair. Several small diversions for irrigation above gage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11i?. 1*5

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

T- r-

?.£

27

28

29

30 

51

Total

Moan

Oct.

4.0

16

1.500

*569

555

250

195

171

94

54

24

17

14

9.5

8.2

8.2

7.7

*7.2

7.7

8.2

7.7

7.2

6.2

5.4

5.8

7.7

7.2

5.8

5.0

4.6

5.6^

5,165.7

102 Ac-ft| 6,280

Nov.

4.0

578

5.8

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.4

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

9.5

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.7

5.4

4.0

4.5

5.8

218.5

7.28

435

Dec.

8.2

9.9

10

11

16

24

22

18

15

12

11

*18

20

21

22

24

26

26

28

29

50

50

28

24

21

19

16

14

11

9.9

584.0

18.8

1,160

Jan.

19

20

18

18

17

13

13

11

11

i£

ais

*22

20

18

17

16

15

15

16

19

21

24

25

25

25

29

35

29

26

19

16

597

19.3

1,180

Feb.

18

a!8

a!8

a!7

17

17

16

16

16

20

24

50

38

*44

35

26

22

28

25

21

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

a9.

574.6

19.8

1,140

Mar.

a9

a9

a9

9.5

872

7.2

7.2

6.7

5.8

4.5

5.6

4.0

*5.4

5.8

7.2

7.7

6.2

6.2

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.0

5.6

5.0

2.6

476

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.2

181.6

5.86

360

Apr.

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.6

5.0

a5

*5.0

6.2

5.4

4.5

4.0

4.3

5.6

5.6

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.5

5.0

4.6

4.0

5.6

5.6

*3.6

3.4

4.0

4.3

5.0

127.5

4.24

252

May

5,160

602

46

16

10

8.2

4.5

7.2

6.2

6.2

6.7

5.4

5.4

5.8

4.6

4.0

*4.6

5.4

4.5

4.0

4.6

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

7.2

»6, 500

*252

109

86

52

10, 748 . 5

547

21,520

June

25

16

11

7.2

7.2

6.7

5.8

6.2

20

4.6

2.6

2.0

5.0

1.5

1.5

 1.8

1.8

2.0

2.6

4.5

2.5

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

147.4

4.91

292

July

1.2

1.3

1.2

al

al

*1.1

l!2

1.3

1.7

6.2

3.0

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.5

.8

.6

78

~70 121

12

65

5.4

28

alO

*4.3

5.0

5.6

5.0

2.6

2,6

560.5

11.6

715

Aug.

2.6

1.8

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

al

al

al

al

al

.9

al

al

*.9

.9

.7

.9

5.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

41.4

1.54

82

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

 1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

al.5

*2.5 276"

1.5

1.7

al.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.7

44.5

1.48

88

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,840 Min 2.2 Mean 88.5 Ac-ft 65,950

Water year 1955-56: Mix 6,300 Min 0.6 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 35,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs).--Hav 27 (7 a.m.) 18,400 cfs (8.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 343

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location. Lat 34"52", long 99°31', in SW^SE^ sec. 34, T. 5 N. , R. 22 W.', near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum, 

13 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and at mile 35.5.

Drainage area. l.566 sq mi, of which 209 sq mi is probably nonoontributing.

Records available.--April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1956. 

charge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly disGage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Apr. 11, 1905, to June 30, 1906, chain gage at 

site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1937, to Nov. 8, 1938, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1937-56), 89.9 cfs (65,080 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,900 cfs May 27 (gage height, 12.20 ft); no 

flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs June 16, 1938 (gage height, 14.7 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of conveyance studies; no flow at 

times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are Riven in 

WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1241: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?.

13

14

115

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Moan

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

2BG

886

5.080

437

50

alS

a8.2

a6.2

a5.3

a4.5

a3.9

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

6,822.1

220

13,530

Nov.

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

*1.4

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.0

5.4

46.2

1.54

92

Dec.

4^0

4.3

4.8

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.4

6.9

aS.O

a9.0

a9.0

10

10

*10

7.8

7.6

8.7

10

9.3

9.0

10

15

18

19

19

21

22

27J

17

16

16

344.6

11.1

684

Jan.

16

16

16

16

*16

16

14

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

8.7

*7.1

6.6.

7.8

9.0

10

20

21

41

35

35

35

33

26

22

23

549.2

17.7

1,090

Feb.

*16

a!5

a!6

a!7

a!9

a!7

a20

24

22

64

65

56

54

52

*46

43

34

29

22

20

18

16

16

12

8.7

7.8

6.9

6.4

6^0

 - -

748.8

25.8

1,490

Mar.

*5.4

5TT

4.6

4.2

3.7

3.2

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.0

.5

a. 5

a. 5

* . 5

.5

.6

.6

.4

.5

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.2

.1

05"

0

0

41.1

1.33

82

Apr.

( *)

(*)

0

0

0

May

*295

*5,730

561

166

a99

a70

*54

38

29

17

11

11

7.8

6.4

6.2

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.1

27~3 5

615

*18j400

*3,250

1,400

1,380

*613

32,824.2

1,059

65,110

June

202

123

86

69

56

a43

a 36

a31

a27

18

22

a!8

a!4

a!3

alO

a7.1

a6.0

*5.0

5.3

8.2

9.7

8.5

5.3

3.6

1.5

.2

1 1

7J

.2

.1

829.1

27.6

1,640

July

0

*.8

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*2.570

*184

26

14

29

28

16

56

10

7.8

4.7

1.3

.4

.2

.2

2,750.2

88.7

5,450

Aug.

0.2

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,940 Win 0 Mean 129 Ao-ft 93,090

Water year 1955-56: Max 18,400 Mln 0 Mean 123 Ao-ft 89,170

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs}.-

ofs (11.34 ft); May 27 (5:45 a.m.) 3

-Oct. 4 (6:15 a.m.) 13,100 cfs (10.20 ft); May 2 (6 a.m.) 19,800 

5,900 cfs (12.20 ft); July 17 (5 p.m.) 19,100 ofs (10.10 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-22, Jan. 8, 16-20, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
344 RED RIVER BASIN

North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°10', long 99°30' , in NW£SE£ sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 22 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter, 

10.8 miles downstream from Timber Creek, and at mile 110.5.

Drainage area. 2.337 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noneontributing. 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 120 cfs (86,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 10.14 ft); no 

flow at times.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 18, 1951; maximum gage height, 11.24 ft 

May 24, 1954; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4 

434

2,100

5.640

224

40

12

8.1

5.2

4.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

a2.6

a2.6

2.6

a2.6

2.6

a2.0

al.5

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

6,501.8

210

12,900

Nov.

aO.2 

172

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.3

.4

a. 5

.5

a. 6

a. 6

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.5

.9

.7

.6

.7

a. 6

.5

a. 6

.7

a. 8

16.7

0.56

33

Dec.

1.2 

alTS

2.0

al.5

1.4

al.4

1.7

al.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.7

2.2

2.8

b2.2

b2.4

b2.4

b2.6

b2.8

b3.0

3.2

278

a2.6

2.6

2.4

a2.4

2.0

a2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

64.6

2.08

128

Jan.

al.7 

2.2

2.6

2.8

2.4

a2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

b.7

bTT

bl.O

bl.5

b2.4

3.0

3.4

3.9

4.9

8.1

15

16

16

16

17

17

153.8

4.96

305

Feb.

b!6 

b!5

b!3

b!4

b!6

b!8

16

12

11

13

a!3

119

156

72

66

64

43

31

31

29

26

24

19

17

13

9.4

8.1

6.9

970.4

33.5

1,920

Mar.

7.5 

7.8

8.1

8.7

6.9

5.7

4.7

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.7

6.0

7.5

7.2

7.8

8.1

9.4

11

12

12

12

13

TB" 15

a9.2

a5.8

a3.7

a2.5

229.8

7.41

456

Apr.

aTtf

.9

.4

a. 3

a. 2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

0.16

9.3

May

1,940 

2,670

716

339

227

151

94

72

58

44

27

13

7.8

4.9

2.0

.7

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,110

2,990

5.750

927

532

268

15,945.7

514

51,620

June

187 

156

114

97

78

a70

a62

99

170

30

18

15

a9.5

a7.o

as.o

a4.0

a5. 5

8.7

9.8

6.6

5.7

1.0

.4

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,133.5

37.8

2,250

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,230 Min 0 Mean 97.0 Ac-ft 70,210

Water nauei year yecti 1955-56: j.7o*j *Jo: PI&UL Max 3,750 o, ruu Min PLLII 0 u Mean mean 68.4 oo.* Ac-ft AC J.I/ 49,620 *»,o£u

Peak discharge (base. 5.200 cfs).--0ct. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 9,450 cfs (10.14 ft); May 1 (9:30 p.m.) 

6,510 cfs (9.00 ft); May 28 (5 a.m.) 8,080 cfs (9.82 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 345

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°54', long 99° 18', in SW&SE? sec. 22, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., on upstream face

of Altus Dam on North Pork Red River, 1 mile west of Lugert, 2.6 miles upstream from

Elm Pork of North Pork, and at mile 73.5.

Drainage area. 2,515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. December 1943 to September 1950 (monthly records only), October 1950 to

September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, staff or float gage at same site and

datum. 

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 68,810 acre-ft June 12-14 (elevation, 1,544.99

ft); minimum observed, 12,580 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 1,525.80 ft).

1944-56: Maximum contents, 167,000 acre-ft May 19, 1951 (elevation, 1,562.10 ft),

capacity table then in use; minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 acre-ft

Aug.25, 1944 (elevation, 1,520.2 ft), capacity table then in use. 

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in

December 1943. Capacity, 142,900 acre-ft at elevation 1,559.0 ft (crest of uncontrolled

spillway) and 77,390 acre-ft at elevation 1,547.0 ft (crest of controlled spillway).

Dead storage, 2,300 acre-ft below elevation 1,517.5 ft (still of headgate at irrigation

canal). Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used for flood

control, municipal water supply for city of Altus, and irrigation of 48,000 acres below

reservoir. 

Cooperation. Record of elevations, capacity table, and data on diversions furnished by

Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area. Figures of contents for the water years 1949-51,

published in WSP 1147, 1177, and 1211, are usable contents and not total contents as

stated.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

1,525

1,529

1,533

11,280

18,510

27,900

1,537

1,541

1,545

39,400

53,220

68,850

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

(t)

(*}

(ft)

Oct.

24.940 

25, 980

29,520 

40,710

43,350

43,860

43.890

43,790

43,860

43,860

43,820

43,860

43,860

43,820

43,820

43,760

43,720

43,650

43,550

43,450

43,520

43,380

43,420

43,250 

43,210

42,970

43,110

43,040

42,970

42,840

42,840

1,538.07

+17,940

0

Nov.

42,800 

42,670

42,540 

42,440

42,500

42,470

42,440

42,380

42,310

42,310

42,250

42,180

42,150

42,120

42,090

42,020

41,900

41,860

41,800

41,800

41,770

41,740

41,700

41,670 

41,580

41,610

41,540

41,540

41,510

41.450

1,537.64

-1,390

0

Dec.

41,420 

41,420

41,450 

41,420

41,350

41,350

41,320

41,290

41,260

41,260

41,190

41,190

41,160

41,130

41,000

40,900

40,810

40,710

40,580

40,460

40,360

40,300

40,260

40,300 

40,300

40,300

40,300

40,300

40,260

40,260

40,230

1,537.26

-1,220

660

Jan.

40,230 

40,230

40,200 

40,200

40,200

40,200

40,200

40,140

40,140

40,140

40,140

40,140

40,100

40,100

40,070

40,040

40,010

40,010

40,010

39,980

40,010

39,980

39,940

39,910 

39,910

39,880

39,880

39,880

39,910

39!940

1,537.17

-290

0

Feb.

40. 100 

40,140

40,140 

40,140

40,100

40,100

40,200

40,230

40,260

40,260

40,300

40,420

40,680

41,030

41,130

41,220

41,320

41,350

41,450

41,480

41,480

41,510

41,510

41,640 

41,640

41,640

41,640

41,610

41,580

1,537.68

+1.640

0

Mar.

41.540 

41,510

41,420 

41,350

41,290

41,260

41,190

41,190

41,160

41,100

41,030

40,970

40,900

40,900

40,900

40,870

40,870

40,870

40,710

40,390

40,170

39,940

39,720

39,460 

39,220

39.030

38,780

38,600

38,380

38,170

38,040

1,536.56

-3,540

2j400

Apr.

37,980 

37,980

38,010 

37,770

37,640

37,550

37,490

37,430

37,340

37,240

37,210

37,150

37,150

37,120

37,060

36,970

36,870

36,840

36,840

36,700

36,690

36,690

36,660

36,600 

36,500

36,380

36,350

36.320

36,350

36,380

1,544.67

-1,660

362

May

36.440 

41,990

44,980 

45,730

46,110

46,400

46,500

46,610

46,610

46,650

46,610

46,540

46,500

46,430

46,360

46,290

46,180

46,000

45,930

45,800

45,690

45,560

45,520

45,490 

45,560

46,360

54,810

63,250

65,920

67,050 

67,470

1,544.67

+31,090

373

June

67,800 

67,850

67,930 

68,010

68,060

68,060

68,100

68,140

68,430

68,680

68,770

68,810

68,810

68,810

68,770

68,640

68,520

68,310

68,220

68,010

67,890

67,760

67,680

67,600 

67,430

67,260

67,180

66,840

66,130

65^510

1,544.20

-1,960

1,480

July

64.960 

64,430

63,880 

63,330

62,580

61,750

60,880

60,230

59,390

58,480

57,530

56,550

55,620

54,850

54,000

53,290

53,660

53,150

52,970

52,930

52,790

52,750

52,430

51,990 

51,520

50,910

50,580

49,610

48,890

48,170 

47.440

1,539.40

-18,070

17,080

Aug.

46.540 

45,660

44,810 

43,960

43,110

42,280

41,380

40,490

39,560

38,660

37,770

36,840

36,060

35,250

34,380

33,480

32,490

31,780

31,700

31,220

31,020

30,710

30,280

29,950 

29,380

28,760

27,750

27,200

26,400

25,450 

24,420

1,531.59

-23,020

21,230

Sept.

23.430 

22,530

21,860 

21,180

20,600

20,020

19,500

19,050

15,250

17,850

17,440

17,020

16,560

16,050

15,610

15,130

14,690

14,280

13,950

13,660

13,430

13,190

13,000

12,890 

12,830

12,760

12,730

12,680

12,630

-_ '- 

1,525.80

-11,840

9,870

Calendar year 1955.. .................. * +21,250 tt 42,940 

Water year 1955-56...... .............. * -12,320 tt 53,460

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents In acre-feet, 

tt Total diversions during month In acre-feet.

Note.--Contents computed from once-daily readings of staff gage Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 20, Dec. 29 

to Jan 16, Sept. 9-30.
346 RED RIVKR BASIN 

North Fork Red River below Altus Dam, near Lugert, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°53'26", long 99°18'22", in SWv sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 20 W., on right

 bank 3,500 ft downstream from Altus Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Elm Pork of North Pork,

2 miles west of Lugert, and at mile 72.8.

Drainage area. 2.515 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. March 1930 to December 1932 (published as "at Lugert Dam ), October

 1'950 'to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,471.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929. Mar. 19, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1932, staff gage at old Lugert Dam 0.7 mile upstream

at datum 1,504.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Extremes. No flow during year. , ., .

 1930-32, 1950-56: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 12.70 ft); 

no flow at times each year. .,

Flood of May 16. 1928, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, site and datum then in use (discharge, 14,300 cfs). ,44.

Remarks. No flow since January 1953. Some regulation at low flow by Lugert Lake prior to

 December 1943 (capacity, 13,500 acre-ft) and completely regulated thereafter by Lake 

Altus (see preceding page). Diversion from Lake Altus for irrigation of about 48,000 

acres below station and for municipal supply of Altus.

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°55', long 99°07', in NE£ sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 18 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 7 miles downstream from Little Elk Creek, 

7f miles south of Hobart, and 10.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 549 sq mi.

Records available. September 1904 to March 1908, October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,429.4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1905, staff gage at site 3 miles southwest 

of Hobart at different datum. Apr. 13, 1905, to Mar. 31, 1908, chain gage at present 

site at datum 1,430.56 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 6, 1951, to Oct. 23, 

1952, and May 7, 1853, to Apr. i8, 1114, wirt-weight gage only at present site and datum.

Average diBoharee. 10 years [1804-7, 1849-66), 17.1 ofs (41,340 acre-ft per par),

BxTfTmei."Maximum discharge - during yenr, -- __,... ofs _Oct. -,.. 4 - ,__._- gage height. 30.71 _-.. ft, ... from

Hoodmarks), from rating eurve extended above 1,300 oft on basil of field estimate of 

peak flow. No flow June 19 to July 10, Aug. 1 io Sept. 30.

1904-8, 1949-66! Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1966; no flow at times in 

1962-66.

Maximum stage known, that of Dot. 4, 1961. Flood in June I, 1107, reached a stage of 

§8,9 ft, datum then in use. Flood in May 1149 reached a stage of 28.13 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair exeept those for periods of no gage-height record, which ire poor. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905.

Discharge, in oubio feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9 

10

1]

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oot.

g7.3

g?9

828

6,310

10.100

2,110

g!91 

g70

g46 

g32

825

g20

gl7

gl4

g!3

g!2 all gio

89.0

g8.3

g7.9

g7.6

g7.2

a7.0

gs.s

g6.4 gs.i

g5.6 gs.i

19,982.2

645

39,630

Nov.

gS.O

g4.7

g4.7

g4.6

g4.6

a4.8

ft:!

SH

85.0

gS. 6

asTS

g5.4

g5.3

a5. 2

gS.3

g5.4

g5.6

85.6

85. 5

g5.4

85.3

g5.3

g5.3

g5.4

85. 4

g5.4

as. 4

g5.4

154.8

5.16

307

Deo,

gS.6

85.6

g5.7

as. 7

g5.7

gs.a

85.8 

gS.8

85. 8 

g5.7

aS. 8

g6.0

86.1

86.0

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.8

5.7

All

S.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.1

6.4

6.3

6.1 

6.1

182.9

5.90

3S3

Jan.

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.7

W5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

6.0

6.1

6.4

S7J

6.3

6.1

6.3 

6.3

178.7

5.76

354

Feb.

6.7

6.6

5.8

5.5

6.8

7.3

7.3 

7.0

7.2 

7.4

7.9

775

7.6

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.0

188.4

6.50

374

Mar.

4.7

44T77

4.6

4.5

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.7

3.5

44375

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5 

3.6

122.6

395

243

Apr.

3.6

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

"7.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

...W

99.5

3.32

197

May

2.9

4.9

11

5.6

4.0

3.8

3.3 

3.3

3.5 

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

71

4.9

1.070

8J4

g!36

g46 

871

2,234.5

72.1

4,430

June

18

^.6

6.4

5.3

4.4

3.1

3.0 

2.4

2.0

1.7

2.7

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.3

gl.l

g.e

g.6

g.6

g.4

g.3

a. 2

g.l a.l

g.l

g.l

g.l

i.l

0

TJ

67.8

2.26

134

July

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

45

158

41

10

4.4

2.7

528

T57

8.0

66

11

5.7

3.0

1.7

1.3

a. 8

a. 5

.3

.2

a.l 

a.l

1,084.8

35.0

2,150

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,100 Kin 0 Mean 99.5 Ao-ft 72,070

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,100 Min o Mean 66.4 Ao-ft 48,180

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 ofsi.--Pot. 4 (time unknown) 22,400 ofs (30.75 ft)j May 28 (I2il5 a.m.) 

2,130 ers 118.70 ft;; July 17 (tine unknown) 2,300 efs (19.54 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations,

g Computed from one or more wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 347

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°38', long 99°06', in center of N£ sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., near right

 bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2-g miles east of Hedrick., 

12.9 miles upstream from Otter Creek, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area.--4,244 sq mi, of which 399 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. April 1905 to March 1908, October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly dis-

 only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to July 1905, published as near 

Snyder."

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to July 18, 1905, chain gage at site a 

quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. July 18, 1905, to Mar. 30, 1908, staff 

gage at site 10.4 miles upstream (Navajo dam site) at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1905-7, 1937-56), 333 cfs (241,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,700 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.50 ft); no 

flow Aug. 23 to Sept. 30. ^ J_ J , . 

1905-8, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 5, 1955; no flow at times in most

^Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft sometime prior to 1927, from information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge

 measurements generally made twice a month. Plow regulated since December 1943 by Lake 

Altus, 39.5 miles above station (see p. 345). Diversions for irrigation of about 48,000 

acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1905-7.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

73

32

1,150

11,700

25.700

10,700

1,570

492

268

192

162 

130

98

77

65

53

45

43 

41

38

38

36

35

33

31

30

28

26

26

25

23

52,960

1,708

105,000

Nov.

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20 

20

20

20

20

19

18

18 

18

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

IS" 15

564

18.8

1,120

Dec.

20

22

23

23

24

25

28

29

29

29

30 

30

32

32

32

30

33

35 

31

33

33

33

33

33

31

30

31

32

32

32

30

918

29.6

1,820

Jan.

30

30

30

29

28

28

29

29

31

34

34 

33

33

34

34

34

34

32

5?

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

b30

b25

983

31.7

1,950

Feb.

b20

b!5

b20

b25

b30

b35

38

53

41

38

34 

31

31

32

31

30

31

28 

28

25

23

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

16 - .....

791

27.3

1,570

Mar.

16

16

15

15

15

15

13

12

11

TT

11 

11

12

12

13

15

14

14 

14

13

11

17

16

16

16

14

14

12

13

12

13

428

13.8

849

Apr.

13

16

19

16

15

14

12

9.9

9.9

8.7

8.0 

7.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

5.2

4.3

4.3 

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.0

475

4.3

4.0

6.0

5.6

4.3

4.3

238.5

7.95

473

May

5.6

2,680

5,310

1,190

625

392

224

151

122

96

84 

72

64

57

50

48

43

39 

34

32

28

25

26

25

20

23

3,760

16.800

2,500

2,330

1,260

38,115.6

1,230

75,600

June

381

162

91

71

60

53

48

46

41

38

1.150 

533

265

160

100

69

61

55 

54

60

58

55

52

48

44

41

38

35

34

32

3,935

131

7,800

July

32

32

28

24

20

17

17

14

14

14

13 

12

106

60

12

5.6

5.1

3.525 

969

382

178

80

50

40

39

43

31

22

17

15

12

5,823.8

188

11,550

Aug.

11

9.9

8.3

6.6

3.8

3.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

1.8

.9 

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.7

.2

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57.9

1.87

115

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 25,700 Mln 0.3 Mean 314 Ac-ft 227,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 25,700 Mln 0 Mean 286 Ac-ft 207,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-

13,700 cfs (8.25 ftjj May 28 (1:30 p

-Oct. 5 (5i45 p.m.) 30,700 cfs (11.50 ft)j May 3 (3:30 a.m.) 

m. ) 24,500 cfs (10.10 ft); July 18 (11:45 a.m.) 6,110 cfs (6.00

ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
348 RED RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°44", long 98°59', In NE^- sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 17 W., at Intake tower at 

Snyder Dam on Otter Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from small tributary, 3 miles morthwest of 

Mountain Park, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area. 132 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1903 to March 1908, October 1951 to September 1956. Published 

as Otter Creek near Mountain Park 1903-8. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested masonry weir. Datura of gage Is 1,360.99 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. April 1903 to March 1908, staff gage at site 

1.8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1903-7, 1951-56), 26.8 cfs (19,400 acre-feet per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 15.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs as explained below; no flow at times.

1903-8, 1951-56: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 6, 1953 (gage height, 19.50 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contractedopening and flow over dam determinations of peak flow; no flow at times In most years. 

Maximum discharge known, that of June 6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.3

12.5

0 

2.4

36

92

169

12.8

13.1

13.5

14.0

15.0

335

570

930

1,470

2,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

2.4

236

2,590

1,500

141

*36

19

12

7.8

6.6

4.2

.7

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4,356.0

141

8,640

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

O

0

Feb.

0

3

0

0

O

0

0

.4

To" 10

8.1

7.8

6.6

4.2

1.3

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49.0

1.69

97

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

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

ISS" 186

19

7.8

2.4

321.2

10.4

637

June

1.2

.7

.3

 Q0

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

2.2

0.07

4.4

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,410 Mln 0 Mean 33.3 Ac-ft 24,110

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,390 Mln 0 Mean 12.9 Ac-ft 9.380

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Oct. 4 (4 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (15.74 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 349

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.

Location. Lat 34°14 I , long 101°07', on right bank, about three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from W. P. Saul's ranchhouse, 1 mile downstream from Wilson Creek, about if miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Quitaque, Briscoe County.

Drainage area. 293 sq mi, of which about 258 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. August 1945 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,633.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 6.97 cfs (5,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 700 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs June 28, 1955 (gage height, 8.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 

2.70, 3.00, 5.59 and 8.62 ft; minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 4.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversion above station. Base flow comes from springs which emerge at the base of the 

Ogallala formation.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.7 

2.9 

6.2

12

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

26

48

82

132

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.8

25

31 

23

11

10

8.5

7 .3

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

*5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

239.2

7.72

474

Nov.

4.4

4.4

4.4 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

*4.0

3.8

378

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4. -7

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

FTo

4.5

4.5

4.9

134.1

4.47

266

Dec.

5.0

5.0

5.0 

4.9

479

5.4

5.2

5.2

5

5.0

5

5

5.4

5.4

*5

5

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5 .8

165.4

5.34

328

Jan.

5.8

5.8

5 .8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

672

*6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5

4.5

5

5

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

5.5

176.4

5.69

350

Feb.

5.5

5

5 

5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

160.4

5.53

318

Mar.

5.0

479

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.9

140.9

4.55

279

Apr.

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

*5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.B

5.8

6.0

578

5.6

5.6

160.0

5.33

317

May

15

5.8

3_.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

*4.2

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

10

4.7

~l4 125

8.5

5.2

5.6

283.2

9.14

562

June

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

33

10

3.1

2.9

*2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

142.5

4.75

283

July

2.4

5.5

~6.0 10

4.0

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.5

5.1

*2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

3.2

4.4

5.7

5.1

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1 8

96.9

5.15

192

Aug.

1.9

*T7f

1.8

1.8

1.7

4.6

575

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.7

5.0

2.5

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.5 

2 5

75.4

2.45

150

Sept.

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

5.0

5.1

*5.6

5.4

5.5

5.1

5.0

5.0

2.7

F7T

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

5.0

89.0

2.97

177

Calendar year 1955: Max 490 Mln 3.6 Mean 12.5 Ac-ft 9,060

Water year 1955-56: Max 125 Mln 1.7 Mean 5.09 Ac-ft 3,700

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs).--May 27 (5 a.m.) 700 cfs (5.28 ft); June 17 (5 p.m.) 556 cfs 

(5.01 ft) . * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20, 

Jan. 16-20, 50, 51, Feb. 1-7, 10, 11, Mar. 16.
350 RED RIVER BASIN

East Cache Creek near Elgin, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°46'55", long 98°22'00", In NE£ sec. 33, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., near left bank

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 277, 1.1 miles upstream from Rock

Creek, and 4jj- miles west of Elgin. 

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1956. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,148.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Nov. 4, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Extremes. 1955: Maximum discharge observed during September, 12,800 cfs Sept. 25 (gage

height, 26.97 ft), from rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

no flow Sept. 4-22.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 13,300 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 27.51

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended as above; no flow at times. 

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Nov. 4, 1955, and good thereafter. Discharge measurements

generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for

the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Rating table, September 1955 to September 1956 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23 to Oct. 3, Oct. 8-30, 

Nov. 4 to Dec. 11, May 26-28, June 2 to July 14)

3.4

8.2

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

18.0

19.0

164

368

930

2,080

5,400

6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1955

Day

Sept. 1-3

4-22

23

24

25

Total

Discharge

tel

teO

421

5

4,000

Day

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Runoff in acre-feet .............

Discharge

538

182

74

40

19

5,282

176

10,480

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).-- 

Sept. 25 (2:15 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (26.97 ft, 

observed).

t Average for period indicated.

e Discharge estimated on basis of 1 observation of no flow, weather records, and 

records for Cache Creek near Walters .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

27

2,460

5.710

4,490

358

186

134

94

80

68

59

d50

d43

d37

d31

d27

d22

17

14

9.4

6.4

5.4

9 .4

14

14

11

9.4

8.8

7.6

5 9

14,020.3

452

27,810

Nov.

4.9

375

2.5

.9

.7

.4

.4

.0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

.8

.8

.5

.4

.6

.8

1.9

2.2

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.7

51.2

1.71

102

Dec.

374- 2.5

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

130.4

4.21

259

Jan.

374" 3.1

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.1

3 .8

127.7

4.12

253

Feb.

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.5

4.5

5.4

5.9

14

1411'

8.8

7.6

6.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

153.1

5.28

304

Mar.

2.5

2.2

2.2

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.7

T75

3.1

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.8

5.4

4T9

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

91.0

2.94

180

Apr.

3.4

45

21

8.8

6.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2T8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.4

5.4

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

20

4.5

195.2

6.51

387

May

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

140

960

119

11

15

302

1,566.0

50.5

3,110

June

147

19

8.2

5.9

7.4

44

8.8

5.4

7.0

5.4

2.8

1.4

.8

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

263.9

8.80

523

July

0

0

0

5.1

15

2.5

.4

0

0

69

63

6.4

2.2

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

164.2

5.30

326

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 5,710 Mln o Mean 45.3 Ac-ft 33,250

Peak dischartte (base. 3.000 cfs). --Oct. 4 do o.m.1 13.300 cfa (27.51 ftl .

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge Interpolated.

Note. --Discharge computed from one or more daily wire -weight -gage readings prior to Nov. 4.
RED RIVER BASIN 351

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°20', long 98°17', in SEij sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 10 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 53 if miles east of Walters, 

12.2 miles upstream from West Cache Creek, and at mile 19.7.

Drainage area.--675 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 (corrected) to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.2 ft above mean sea level (Oklahoma 

State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 179 cfs (129,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 27.79 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Sept. 6.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height, 29.72 ft); no 

flow at times 1939-40.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1951. Flood in 1906 reached a stage about the 

same as those of May 18, 1951, and May 17, 1947 (gage height, 29.62 ft), from information by local residents.

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

Discharge measurements" generally made twice a month. Flow partly regulated by Lake 

Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 acre-ft) on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-ft) on Little Medicine Bluff Creek. Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

22

426

4,130

8,550

9.100 

3,520

693

373

243

196

164

153

139

126

99

81

a65

a50

a35

a25

a!7

a 13

11

12

10

10

11 

12

13

14

28,343

914

56,220

Nov.

Is- 14

is

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.5

as

a7

a6

a5

a4.5

34

a4.5

as

a6

a7

a7

a7 

36.5

6.2

272.2

9.07

540

Dec.

8.2 IT"

13

14

15

17 

18

18

18

18

20

21

23

26

25

25

25

25

25

28.

27

26

28

28

27

26

26

25 

23

22

23

675.2

2] .8

1,340

Jan.

23

23

23

22

21

20 

21

21

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

22

25

26

24

24

24 

23

23

23

676

21. 6

1,340

Feb.

22

21

21

23

24

27 

28

28

31

46

44

54

48

35

29

27

24

26

24

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

?0 

19

787

27.1

1,560

Mar.

19

19

18

19

19

18 

18

18

18

17

17

16

17

16

16

19

21

22

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

17 

15

16

16

576

16.6

1,140

Apr.

16

16

16

17

50

34 

24

20

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

13

a!3

a!2

a!2

al2

12

11

IT

13 

15

16

493

16.4

978

May

16

18

56

21

17

16 

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

14

11

9.9

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.1

2T~ 7.9

42

733

1.220 

858

119

57

3,394.6

110

6,730

June

304

482

118

58

39

29 

26

35

40

26

21

20

21

19

17

15

13

13

10

9.7

9.6

9.5

8.9

8.2

8.0

8.2

6.9

fft

7.8

1,397.0

46.6

2,770

July

8. 8

5.6

5.6

356 Ho

17 

14

10

12

10

9.2

20

78

40

19

14

9.9

8.6

9.1

10

38

18

10

8.2

7.2

6.9

6.1

5.8 

5.9

6.5

6.0

885.4

28.6

1,760

Aug.

4.8

5.0

5.6

4.7

3.4

a2.5 

a2.5

2.4

a2.5

a2.5

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.5

2.9

3.0

4.0

4.2

4.4

5.3

5.6

6^8

4.7

4.4

4.2

3.2

4.4

3.8 

2.5

1.8

1.J7

118.2

3.81

234

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9 

1T4

2.0

2.3

3.0

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.6

3_.l

3.7

3.6 

3.3

3.3

78.0

2.60

155

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,500 Mln 4 Mean 241 Ao-ft 174,300

Water year 1955-55: Max 9,100 Min 0.9 Mean 103 Ae-ft 74,770

reak discharge (base, 1.500 efs).--0et. 6 (6 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (27.79 ft). 

' v-j gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

'.t. r -', Cache CreeK near Elgin.

and records for station
352 RED RIVER BASIN

Deep Red Run near Randlett, Okla.

-^ ^'

Drainage area. --6 17 sq ml.

Records available. --October- 1949 to September 1956.

^ of gage ls 924 ' 49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^um'0"111113310" *T*>. Prlor to ^ov. 10 i 1949, wire

Average discharge.--? years, 122 cfs (88,320 acre -ft per year). 

^flof^ar^imer1" dlscharge during year, 10,800 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 24.44 ft); no

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs May 18, 1951 (gage height 27 10 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow at times In most years 

by locarresidlnts310"11 OCCurred ta 1908 ' so<"ewhat exceeding 27 ft. from information

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions . WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

109

50

756

5,580

7,310

9,390 

4,840

1,500

119

50

32

22

16

12

11

10

7.9

7.1

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.8

4.0

3.2

3.2

2.7

lit

2.3

2.6

2.9

4.2

29,867.3

963

59,240

Nov.

5.2

5^8

3.8

2.2

2.2

2.4 

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.9

2.4

2.3

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

81.5

2.72

162

Dec.

2.1

2T4

2.4

2.6

a2.6

a2.6 

a2.6

2.4

2.7

a2.9

a3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.2

4.1

4.O

3.6

3.4

104.7

3.38

208

Jan.

3.3

3.8

.8

.4

jl

.3

1.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

1.9

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.6

3^8

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.8

77.7

2.51

154

Feb.

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.5 

3.8

4.4

4.4

5.7

6.4

6.0

6.9

7.1

674

5.8

5.3

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

-k6-

116.2

4.01

230

Mar.

1.6

TT6

1.6

1.6

1.6

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

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

T^

44.7

1.44

89

Apr.

1.0

l.O

1.2

T3

.8

.7 

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

,4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11.8

0.39

23

May

0.5

1.3

.6

215

55

15 

8.2

5.0

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.6

4.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.2

1.0

18

249 "63

18

670.8

21.6

1,330

June

9.6

6.0

17

13

7.3

4.5 

3.5

3.O

4.0

26O

24

7.3

4.0

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

.8

.4

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

411.1

13.7

815

July

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

a20

a3O

a5

1.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

59.4

1.92

118

Aug.

0.2

.2

12

14

a3

al 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

O

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

0

32.6

1.05

65

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,390 Mln 0 Mean 215 Ac-ft 155,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,390 Mln 0 Mean 86. 0 Ao-ft 62,43O

Peak discharge (base. 2.QOO cfs). Oct. 6 (6:45 a.m.) 10,800 efs (24.44 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 353

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°45', long 99°09', in outlet-gate control house at dam on Wichita River, 

6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast of Seymour.

Drainage area. 2,099 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1956.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.40 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 417,500 acre-ft Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 

 1,149.4 ft); minimum observed, 165,800 acre-ft Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1,130.9 ft). 

1922-56: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-ft June 30, 1941 (gage height,

1,149.6 ft); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 26,160 acre-ft June 30,

1953 (gage height, 1,105.6 ft).

Remarks Reservoir is formed by hydraulic earth-fill dam 7,500 ft long, having an uncontrolled semi-circular concrete service spillway 564 ft long with crest at gage height 

1,150.6 ft. Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between the left end of

6 conduits, 7 ft in diameter controlled by lift-type gates, 

are shown in the following table:

Data regarding the dam

Top of dam. .....................

Top of design flood pool ........

Bottom of outlet conduits .......

Gage height 

Ifeet)

1,164.4

1,160.6

1,150.6

1,067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

648,000

438,000

0

Water is used for irrigation of about 42 ,000 acres in the Wichita River valley, in the 

vicinity of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation. Records of daily gage height furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts Hos. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers and was based 

on their survey in 1944.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end gage heights and usable contents, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Date

Jan. 31 ..............................

May 31 ..............................

Sept . 30 ..............................

Gage height 

(feetjt

-

1130.9

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

227 900

165,800

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

+107,800

-24,800

t Gage height at 8 a.m.
354 RED RIVER BASIN

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°54'30", long 98°32'05", near center of stream on downstream side of 

bridge on Beverly Drive in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Fort 

Worth and Denver Railway bridge and about 7 miles upstream from Holliday Creek.

Drainage area.--3.140 sq mi, of which 2,099 sq mi is above Lake Kemp Dam

Records available . February 1900 to January 1902. October 1910 to December 1911 (gage 

heights only), and March 1938 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey 

Monthly discharge only for same periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily, oftener during floods. Datum of gage is 924 26 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. February 1900 to February 1902 staff gaee 

( ? r2?^ty °£ H- S> DeP artment of Agriculture) at highway bridge about 4 miles downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1911, chain gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.-

Average discharge. 19 years (1900-1901, 1938-56), 326 cfs (236,000 acre-ft per year)

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,510 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 20.88 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 42 cfs Mar. 3.

1938-56: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 24 Oft)- 

minimum observed, 6.0 cfs Feb. 21, 1939 (ice jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs June 8, 1915, computed by Vernon L. Sullivan, 

engineer for Big Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated by Lake Kemp (capacity, 438,000 acre-ft) 

Since completion of dam in 1923, no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway 

Water is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 acref,,'v.?;! OU£ ,? mlles uPstreani for irrigation of about 42,000 acres in the vicinity of 

^T^Jf*1,1,?' Theo city of Wichita Palls diverted 13,818 acre-ft from Lake Kickapoo on 

the Little Wichita River for municipal use. During the year about 8,790 acre-ft of this 

water was returned to the Wichita River below station as sewage effluent and filter 

plant wash water.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feti per second) 

(Shlfting-eentrel method used May 2*-26, July 9-22)

1,7 

1.9 

3.6 

4.0 

i.O

37

§1

91

i!8

360

1,010

10.0 

li.O 

li.O 

10.0 

21.0

5,730

7,liO a,710

9,600

Discharge, in oubio feet per aeoend, water year Ooteber 19gg to September I9i6

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot.

2 ,880

3,210

*6,140

*9,060

«9.150

7, §60

5,660

4,370

3,720

2,900

2,600

2,600

2,680

2,730

2,g20

2,390

2,350

2,310

2,310

2,310

*2,310

2,310

2,270

2,270

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,190

2,190

2,190

104,000

3,355

206,300

Nev.

«2.190 

T79B5

I,g30

*1,120

78g

634

348

282

256

237

223

203

218

208

198

183

183 *193

179

174

179

174

174

174

171

171

162

*166 its

158

12,971

432

25,739

Deo.

181

174

lil

141

*135

139

139

133

121

114

108

103

108

108

108

108

112

116

112

108

108

14 IT!

221

255

165

125

118

106

101

94

3,965

128

7,860

Jan.

101 

98

98

101

108

101

106

108

iil TTZ

112

101

91

85

88

82

85

96

91

*88

85

84

82

79

76

73

68

65

63

2,762

89.1

5,480

Feb.

65 

65

62

82

82

62

62

70

65

76

If- IT

75

68

59

57

*57

54

54

52

52

50

50

49

47.

56

52

49

47

1,768

61.0

3,510

Mar.

47 

47

42

77

47

50

52

58

62

52

57

59

*59

58

68

72

73

68

66

62

80

91

35

85

76

70

68

73

88

85

79

2,019

85.1

4,000

Apr.

91 

*108

84

96

108

98

88

88

105

100

96

105

103

110

108

105

114

114

108

116

110

*98

91

98

98

125

iUTST

3,100

103

6,150

May

273 

1,200

1.870

§40

*160

114

96

80

73

65

68

61

54

52

55

58

59

65

57

53

63

*63

93

667

*1,680

*330

837

*1,180

366

158

101

10,574

341

20,970

June

82

73

85

75

68

68

62

79

94

88

100

85

*98

106

108

106

105

123

101

101

105

108

229

145

121

118

127

125

3,008

100

5,970

July

121 

125

125

129

139

154

137

131

253

354

166

135

96

82

Is

82

93

108

*112

116

123

135

147

137

121

121

114

114

119

127

116

4,117

133

8,170

Aug.

108

114

118

116

127

135

118

12S

129

118

103

106

112

105

116

114

*116

112

123

174

123

116

110

94

93

100

103

98

88

M

3,573

115

7,090

Sept.

108 

IIIT

88

98

101

108

101

96

105

101

105

94

103

94

105

119

103

105

105

108

118

108

105

127

*133

m

112

100

94

3,132

104

6,210

Calendar year 1955; Max 9,150 Mln 23 Mean 621 Ao-ft 449,600

Water year 1955-56 : Max 9,150 Mln 42 Mean 423 Ao-ft 307,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 355

Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla.

Location Lat 34°13', long 98°03', on north line of NW^NWir sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 8 W., on 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 5, 4.5 miles northwest of 

Waurika, 6.2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, and at mile 25.8.

Drainage area.--563 sq mi.

Records available. June 1953 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 879.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,870 cfs July 4 (gage height, 20.14 ft); no 

flow June 26 to July 3, July 26 to Sept. 30.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs May 20, 1955 (gage height, 22.42 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 22.7 ft May 18, 1951, from floodmark (discharge, 65,300 cfs, 

by contracted-opening determination). A similar stage was reached sometime prior to 

1889, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.6

3.5

327

1,130

1,550

1,300

584

51

14

S.9

4.3

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

7S

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

4,801.2

155

9,520

Nov.

1.3

1.4

i.e

1.7

T77

i.e

i.e

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

71

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

36.2

1.21

72

Dec.

1.6

T79

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.7

4.1

4.5

5.1

5.8

6.2

6.0

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.1

6.0

8.8

S7S

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

149.5

4.82

297

Jan.

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.9

6.6

6.6

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.5

4.4

3.9

3.5 3~T

4.4

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.0

13

10

16

14

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.2

227.2

7.33

451

Feb.

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.4

S.9

5.8

5.5

87S

18

25

23

19

16

17

14

12

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.8

6.5

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.6

19

9.0

6.6 .

326.3

11.3

647

Mar.

6.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.1

5.6

5.6

5.4

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

4.8

5.3

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.4

7.0

8.5

9.0

17T

7.3

6.6

4.8

3.5

189.8

6.12

376

Apr.

2.6

T7S

4.9

5.4

6.4

7.7

6.5

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.3

6.3

4.5

7.0

7.3

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.0

5.7

2.7

3.3

3.5

6.9

~ro 107

16

9.6

48

359.7

12.0

713

May

39

142

17

14

11

7.2

7.7

6.4

4.6

4.5

3.0

5.2

4.4

3.9

4.8

10

10

4.5

2.1

1.9

1.5

.6

.2

.1

33

~3T 378

306

236

47

18

1,414.8

45.6

2,810

June

244

280

134

-§8 465

27

13

7.8

5.4

3.9

3.3

3.4

2.7

1.8

.9

1.2

.6

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

5

0

0

0

1,294.0

43.1

2,570

July

0

0

0

1,800

3,010

292

98

26

12

9.9

8.3

5.2

3.4

2.4

4.4

3.4

1.9

1.2

.5

.3

.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5,280.1

170

10,470

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 22,900 Mln 0 Mean 191 Ao-ft 138,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,010 Mln 0 Mean 38.5 Ao-ft 27,930

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 ofs).--

Hote. No gage height record Dot. ]

 July 4 (11 p.m.) 6,870 cfs (20.14 ft). 

LI to Nov. 9, Nov. 12-29; discharge Interpolated or estimated

basla of recorded range In stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
356 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Beaver Creek near Dunoan, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°30', long 98°07', in NEij sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 9 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on county road, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Stage 

Stand Creek, 8-5- miles west of Duncan, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,001.39 ft above mean sea level, unad-

" justed (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--8 years, 51.0 cfs (36,920 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs June 3 (gage height, 16.03 ft); no 

flow at times.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 39,800 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 19.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of computations of overflow at gage 

heights 18.39 and 18.87 ft; no flow at times each year.

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

measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 5-24, June 3-5, 9-20, July 4)

1.7

1.8

1..9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

0 

.3

1.7 

3.8 

B.8 

17

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

33

53

78

143

310

666

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

00"

354

21?

286

21

6.0

4.0

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.6

.3

.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.1

.5

.3

.1

.1

.5

899.8

29.0

1,780

Nov.

0.5

.6

.3

77

.7

1.0

1.2

.7

1.0

1.0

1.9

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.3

.9

.9

.7

1.2

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.3

2.974"

2.1

42.3

1.41

84

Dec.

5.5

5.7

4.8

3.4

2.7

2.5

3.1

3.1

2.5

1.7

2.7

2.5

3.6

4.0

2.7

.5

bl79~

b3.4

b2.1

1.7

7.5

¥7?

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.4

3.1

3.6

4.0

3.1

2.7

107.0

3.45

212

Jan.

3.1

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.

2.

b2.

b2.

b2.

3.

3.4

5.5

4.8

3.1

bl.3

1.0

275

6.5

7.5

T5- 10

7.2

6.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

2.7

b2 .5

129.9

4.19

258

Feb.

5.0

bl.9

b.3

bTT

b.6

b5.4

bS.O

13-8.5

7.2

10

8.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.8

5.0

3.6

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.3

134.2

4.63

266

Mar.

2.3

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.3

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.3

1.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.4 JL-o

4.0

3.4

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.2 ?TT

2.7

81.4

2.63

161

Apr.

3.6

5.0

4.8

3.1

2.7

2.9

2.3

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

.9

.4

.2

77

.4

.4

,5

.7

.5

IB

12

2.3

.4

16

~6.7 39

137.6

4.59

273

May

6.0

7.5

5.5

4.0

2.3

1.9

1.2

.7

.4

.1

00"

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

30

12

38

16

3.4

2.5

82

237.8

7.67

472

June

3.2

3.4

641 "28

7.8

2.3

.6

.2

5.1

2.9

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

697.3

23.2

1,380

July

00"

0

88

T.6

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

95.6

3.08

190

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 12,800 Mln 0 Mean 53.5 Ac-ft 38,750

Water year 1955-56: Max 641 Mln 0 Mean 7.00 Ao-ft 5,080

Peak dlscharjj 

b Stage-dlsch 5 

(base. 2.000 cfs). June 3 (8:15 a.m.) 2,120 ofs (16.03 ft), 

ge relation affected by Ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 357

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°39'45", long 98°46'45", at intake tower near left end of dam on North 

Fork Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of 

Archer City, Archer County.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

M?ior to Oct. 8, 1947, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 115,800 acre-ft Oct. 4 (elevation, 1,046.5 ft); 

minimum observed, 67,460 acre-ft Sept. 20 (elevation, 1.038.2 ft).

1946-56: Maximum contents, 134,300 acre-ft Aug. 2, 1950 (elevation, 1,049.2 ft); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was reached in September 1946, 24,420 acreft Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam 6,800 ft long, containing a reinforced 

concrete Ogee-type uncontrolled service spillway at right end of dam, 482.7 ft long. 

Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 1946. Capacity, 106,000 acreft between elevations 1,000.92 (bottom of two 48- by 60-inch outlet conduits) and 

1,045.0 ft (top of service spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 acre-ft at elevation, 

1,060 ft with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage. Reservoir contents used as 

municipal supply for city of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation. Capacity curve, record of lake elevations and diversions for municipal use, 

furnished by city of Wichita Palls.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation, usable contents, and monthly diversions for water year October 1955

to September 1956

Date

Calendar year 1955 .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

1,042.7

1,040.5

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

91,830

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

+36,730

-2,990

'Diversions 

(acre-feet)*

12,577

945

1,513

1,580

t Elevation at 8 a.m.

* Diversions for municipal supply of Wichita Falls.

465B93 O-5B 24
358 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Wichita River near Henrietta, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°50'00", long 98 C 12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 148, 1.5 miles northwest of Henrietta, Clay County, 4 miles upstream from 

Turkey Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Dry Fork Little Wichita River.

Drainage area.--1,037 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1953 to September 1956.

;e, --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 831.57 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 26, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 17.44 ft), stage 

falling from peak of Sept. 28 1955; maximum peak discharge during year, 1,810 cfs 

Oct. 9 (gage height, 14.82 ft); no flow at times.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Oct. 26, 1953 (gage height, 17.91 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Lake Kickapoo on North Fork (see p. 357), 

City of Henrietta diverted 700 acre-ft from gage pool for municipal use.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

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

(Shifting-control method used May 3-5)

6.1

6.2

6.3 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

0

1.0

10

40

128

325

10.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

17.5

18.0

755

1,640

2,100

2,850

4,080

6,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

5.780 

3,270

2,470

,500 

,240

,420

,550

,720

,790

848

153

99

67

52

38

30

20

13

8.9

14

13

13

3.6

2.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

.7

77

2.7

4.4

20,126.5

649

39,920

Nov.

17 

14

2.7

2.7 

2.0

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

41.5

1.38

82

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

7

0

0

o

0

0

33

~3T 101

elO

e4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

185

5.97

367

Feb.

0 

0

O

0 

0

0

o

0

*o

0

.1

.1

.3

3.6

KT

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

0.26

15

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0 

120

879

«1,440 

1,240

138

23

6.4

6.4

2.7

1.5

.7

.1

1.6

68

13

elO

e8

e4

el

e.5

**.!

.3

58

514

420

155

168

90

30

16

5,415.3

175

10,740

June

22 

66

147

514 

45T

170

58

16

5.4

3.6

1.0

.7

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,455.1

48.5

2,890

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0 

0

0

0 

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

31

TO

4.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

**.4

0

66.1

2.13

131

Sept.

0 

0

0

0 

0

*0

0

0

7.0

e!4

e2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.0

0.77

46

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,060 Mln 0 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,780 Mln 0 Mean 74.6 Ao-ft 54,190

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of recession curve.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Red River near Terral, Okla.

359

Location. Lat 33°52'50", long 97°56'15", near center of stream on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

and Pacific Railroad bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, 3.2 miles 

downstream from Little Wichita River, and at mile 872.

Drainage area.--28.723 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

e. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gajm 

s 770.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 12, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 2,497 cfs (1,808,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 111,000 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 23.30 ft); minUnurn, 72 cfs Sept. 22.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 197,000 cfs June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 8, 1941. Flood of May 19, 1935, reached a stage 

of 27.2 ft; floods of 1891 and May 1, 1908, are reported to have reached about the same 

stage.

Remarks.--Records fair except for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, Tex. (see p. 353), 

Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little Wichita River in Archer County, Tex. (see p. 357), 

Lake Altus on North Fork Red River in Kiowa County, Okla. (see p. 345), Lake Lawtonka 

and Lake Thomas in Cache Creek basin in Comanche County, Okla. Principal diversions 

are from Wichita River for irrigation of about 20,000 acres in the vicinity of Wichita 

Falli, Tex., and from North Fork Red River for irrigation of about 48,000 acres In vioinity of Altus, Okla. Many small diversions for irription upstream from gage. 

Amount of divenioni or acreage irrigated not known, Curing the year, the oity of 

Wiehita Falls diverted 13,818 acre-ft of water from Lake Kickapoo on North Fork Little 

Wichita River for munioipal u§e and returned about 8,790 aore-ft of iewage effluent and 

filter plant wash water to Wichita River.

Drainage area.

Discharge, in oubio feet per seoond, water year Ootober 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

S^

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

19

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

SO

SI

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Dot.

9,800

10,800

19,900

 34,600

49,300

73,000 W06.000

 55,600

20,100

*11,000

8,760

6,310

*5,190

4,700

4,540

4,380

3,760

9,680

9,680

9,610

3,470

 3,390

9,400

9,930

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,190

2,980 

2,980

2,920

468,090

15,100

928,400

Nov.

2.860 2", 886

2,720

2,600

2,240

1,800

1,750

1,800

1,550

 1,220

1,080

1,010

954

914

890

815

766

731

689

634

 640

622

598

804

598

604

562

*532

526 

5T>8"

35,737

1,191

70,880

Deo.

610

592

628

B5Z

*580

544

550

550

532

532

478

460

435

466

 478

484

466

455

440

455

466

445

425

430

435

415

35?

 490

472 

445

420

15,302

494

30,350

Jan.

425

420

420

435

420

 415

415

410

410

410

410

405

*405

405

380

365

365

350" 360

 410

375

440

435

430

450

450

440

440

440 

425

435

12,825

414

25,440

Feb.

 440

435

415

405

420

435

435

445

 450

478

580

586

liS 35?

604

550

 538

496

466

445

430

430

410

395

385

375

360

324

___||0

13,486

465

26,750

Mar.

*315

S24

TCZ

276

268

264

255

251

238

226

211 m 211

211

234

219

211

211

219

222

247

 238

238

226

243

226

234

230

d230 

d230

d230

7,451

240

14,780

Apr.

234

 238

238

219

230

235

226

230

235

226

 230

215

234

230

d220

d210

203

2TT

215

203

211

238

238

 222

d235

(5225

d235

219

321 

...411

7,122

237

14,130

May

410

1,080

2,560

 12,000

7,010

4,540

 2,540

1,800

1,360

1,090

906

890

616

*526

532

466

430

395

346

320

294

*259

Sli Z57

356

1,080

2,360

2,530

41.400 

 Z7,SOO

* 10, 600

127,106

4,100

252,100

June

7. 630

8,o9o

4,540

 3,330

2,600

2,190

1,800

1,450

1,180

954

930

1,030

890

836

*946

978

752

647

586

520

460

420

400

338

333

 333

346

370

338

311

43,428

1,448

86,140

July

251

226

247

285

 1,980

3.050

1,460

(3690

d620

d580

d600

 d820

520

425

405

390

356

285

 219

222

215

1,CS6"

1,030

759

610

*562

556

460

390 

342

289

19,704

636

39,080

Aug.

d270

 235"

d23Q

d220

203

196

189

182

 192

186

182

173

166

d!60

dl55

(5155

 d!50

dT55

(3155

157

173

207

*203

189

173

163

151

157

173 

*192

207

5,714

184

11,330

Sept,

ill diro

dlSO

dl40

d!35

 130

d!20

dllO

105

108

122

 122

119

113

110

100

92

88

85

83

74

72

7T

78

92

 113

105

100

108 

100

3,284

109

6,510

Calendar year 1955: Max 106,000 Mln 72 Mean 9,756 Ao-ft 2,719,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 106,000 Mln 72 Mean 2,074 Ao-ft 1,506,000

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 of a). Pot. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 111,000 alt (23.30 ft); May 29 (8 p.m.) 

49,400 ofs (18.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of record for station near Qainesville, 

Tex.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings except Oct. 4-10, 

MayTT 29-31.
360 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°44', long 97°10', in Sw£ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. IE., near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, 7 miles 

north of Gainesville, and at mile 791.5.

Drainage area.--30.788 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May 1936 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 627.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 3,140 cfs (2,273,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 106,000 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 21.70 ft); minimum, 82 cfs Sept. 22.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 168,000 cfs June 9, 1941; maximum gage height, 26.53 ft 

May 21, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 48 cfs Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge 

measurement during period of ice effect).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month; more 

frequently during rises. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Kemp (see p. 353), since 

1943 by Lake Altus (see p. 345), and since 1946 by Lake Kickapoo (see p. 357). Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10,500 

12,100

9,470

14,000

43,600

54,400

75,200

99.900 

51 i 300

18,200

14,200

10,500

7,570

6,100

5,340

4,920

4,620

4,220

3,960

3,800

3,620

3,540

3,460

3,370

3,300

3,230

3,160

3,090

3,090

3,020

2.880

489,660

15,800

971,200

Nov.

2. 680 

2,816

2,740

2,740

2,680

2,480

2,230

1,930 

1,700

1,540

1,300

1,180

1,090

1,030

990

961

952

925

898

871

853

844

835

835

835

826

817

808

351

826

42,214

1,407

83,730

Dec.

871 

889

15?

826

817

790

763

736 

700

676

660

652

636

612

580

556

540

519

505

505

505

498

491

4"9Tf

491

491

491

491

526

548

519

19,244

621

38,170

Jan.

512 

505

484

477

464

458

452

446 

440

434

428

434

470

464

434

422

45?

470

505

477

458

548

S*S

533

512

484

477

477

470

464

477

14,646

472

29,050

Feb.

484 

498

505

498

477

458

446

458 

446

446

484

512

596

612

660

709

727

B32" 934

709

572

512

498

491

477

458

434

410

395

15,768

544

31,280

Mar.

35o~ 390

370

360

352

344

328

313 

306

302

292

296

306

299

292

285

282

279

273

273

273

273

273

273

273

270

263

251

248

246

246

9,211

297

18,270

Apr.

248 

246

251

248

248

248

248

248 

248

243

248

273

276

260

254

251

243

240

237

254

237

243

240

240

243

246

243

237

251

507

7,679

256

15,230

May

1,030 

1,090

1,640

1,640

9,480

8,600

5,220

3,460 

2,420

1,870

1,480

1,210

990

835

781

727

612

540

484

416

380

348

316

328

328

352" 313

926

5,120

55,200

16,106

102,216

3,297

202,700

June

11.700 

9,l26

7,870

5,020

3,880

3,800

5,500

2,290 

1,870

1,590

1,540

1,170

1,080

1,110

990

862

844

916

765

668

588

519

484

446

405

380

552

548

3T5

556

64,409

2,147

127,800

July

544 

310

282

266

299

1,290

2,880

5.230 

1,410

1,190

1,220

961

660

572

434

400

590

365

324

292

270

254

246

157

925

756

580

512

464

428

400

22,761

754

45,150

Aug.

352 

3l<5

279

263

246

226

215

200 

190

186

181

174

165

158

158

156

152

146

148

146

144

144

142

T5Z

161

158

161

156

158

152

154

5,729

185

11,560

Sept.

165 

TS8

150

142

158

156

152

125 

118

110

105

105

102

102

99

97

97

96

94

92

89

86

32

89

89

89

89

87

87

90

5,246

108

6,440

Calendar year 1955: Max 99,900 Min 93 Mean 4,098 Ac-ft 2,966,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 99,900 Min 86 Mean 2,177 Ac-ft 1,580,000

Peak discharge (base. 24,000 cfs). Oct. 8 (8 p.m.) 106,000 cfs (21.70 ft); May 50 (5 p.m.) 

36,600 cfs (15712 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 361

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla .

Location.- -La t 35°38', long 99°40', on line between Sfi£ and SW£ sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 

23 W. , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 883, half 

a mile downstream from Sergeant Major Creek, 1 mile north of Cheyenne, 5.2 miles upstream from Dead Indian Creek, and at mile 543.9.

Drainage area. 794 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1937 to September 1956. 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Monthly discharge only for some

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). May 1938 to Nov. 16, 1946, and Oct. 1, 1947, to 

Jan. 11, 1948, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 44.3 cfs (32,070 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs July 10 (gage height, 6.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; no flow at times.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 69,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1954 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating Curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of contracted -opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1934, reached a stage 1.0 ft lower than that of 1954 at site on 

upstream side of highway fill.

Remarks . - -Records poor.

Revisions.- -WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

24

72

a7.3

al.6

a. 5

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

105.5

3.40

209

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

T.o

5.0

5.5

3.8

5.0

4.4

* b4

4.7

6.1

> a6

6.5

 j

r a?

J

7.3

6.9

*7.8

8.5 

5.8

b4.4

b4.1

b3.8

155.2

5.01

308

Feb.

b4.4

1

1

1> alO

J

21

b52

*b23

b!8

b!6

b!6

14

12

12 

11 

9.9 

9.3

8.3

*8.3

7.8

7.8

6.5

4.4

5.5

4.4 

3.8

4.4 -

517.6

11.0

650

Mar.

4.1

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.5

2.0

3.5

4.4

3.8

3.5

5.0

7.3

8.5

8.8 

8.5 

7.3

6.1

*6.9

59

22

16

12

9.9

8.5

6.9 

5.4

5.4

6.9

7.3

245.5

7.92

487

Apr.

7.5

67T

5.0

5.8

5.5

2.6

2.0

2.6

5.5

2.8

3.5

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.5

as. 5 

a3.5 

a3.8 *3.8

3.8

5.3

3.5

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

2.4

1.4

1.1

.8

106.1

3.54

210

May

29

*58

140

104

60

42

55

*30

24

22

20

13

10

8.3

7.8

6.1 

5.0 

3.5 

2.0

1.3

.2

0

0

0

.1

.1

161

52

28

12

925.4

29.9

1,840

June

a4.7

aT76~

a. 4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.7

0.22

13

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»615

84

a2

a.l

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

701.1

22.6

1,590

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 924 Mln 0 Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,610

Water year 1955-56 : Max 615 Mln 0 Mean 7.00 Ac-ft 5,090

Peak discharge (base..1.100 eta). July 10 (1 p.m.) 5,890 cfs (6.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for stations near 

Foss and Clinton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
362 RED RIVER BASIN

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°33', long 99°32' , on south line of SE^SW^ sec. 34, T. 13 N., R. 22 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 4.5 miles upstream from 

Wildcat Creek, 9.1 miles southeast of Cheyenne, and 6.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 87.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,787.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (U. S. Soil Conservation Service benchmark).

Average discharge.--5 years, 4.37 cfs (3,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs July 10 (gage height, 8.15 ft); no 

flow June 27 to July 4, July 8, 9, 14-18, July 21 to Sept. 30.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Apr. 30, 1954 (gage height, 13.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow, or practically no flow, at times each year.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month; more frequently during rises. 

Plow from 65.6 sq mi regulated by 21 detention reservoirs (combined capacity, about 

25,000 acre-ft). Some small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28, June 6 to July 11)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

3.8 

4.0

14

28

51

141

186

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.0

34

~6.6 78

a3

al.S

el. 6

al.S

al.E

al.S

1.5

1.6

1.5

> 3.1 6

'1"

I 164.9

5.32

327

Nov.

1> al.S

] 1,9

> al 3

1.3

> al.l

42.3

1.41

84

Dec.

r > al.^l

1.6

1 Q r> al.9

j

2.1

> a2 . 6

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.2 

2.4

68.7

2.22

136

Calendar year 1955 : Max 134

Jan.

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

al.7

al.S

al.4

al.4

al.7

al.S

a2.1

2.6

5.0

2.8

2.6

3~t^

2!e

2.2 

al.S

69.2

2.23

137

Feb.

al.S

al.S

aTTS

a2.5

a3.0

a5.5

a3.5

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

- --I'.8.

76.2

2.63

151

Mln 0

Mar.

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

1.9

H

83.2

2.68

165

Apr.

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.6

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.8

1.8

1.9

4.5

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

3.1

70.5

2.35

140

May

6.9

5.7

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

5

^

s!o

4.0

~aT 173

3.4

2.8 

2.6

247.5

7.98

491

June

TTS" 2 2

lie

1.4

1.1

.8

.8

.7

1.1

.7

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

.2

.3

.1

.1

.3

.4

.1

o

0

0

0

17.2

0.57

34

July

0

0

0

0

.5

.4

.1

0

0

150

3.0

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

135.0

4.35

268

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Mean 5.56 Ao-ft 4,030

Water year 1955-56 : Max 173 Mln o Mean 2.66 Ao-ft 1,930

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

and 5 discharge measurements.
RED RIVER BASIN 363

Washita River near Foss, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°32', long 99°10', in SW^SW^ sec. 1, T. 12 N., R. 19 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Oak Creek, 

2| miles west of Stratford, 6 miles north of Foss, and at mile 473.5.

Drainage area.--1,551 sq mi.

Records available.--March to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,560 ft (from preliminary survey by 

Topographic Division).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,500 cfs May 27 (gage height, 9.96 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O, 1956 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 8 to May 3, July 11)

2.85

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

0

.2

1.0

2.5

4.5

10

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

165

310

500

765

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

1

? a2.5

J

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.6

1 "? M

2.4

2.4

6.9

13

8.9

6.1

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.4

1.6

98.7

3.18

196

Apr.

"79 0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.4

.4

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

12.7

0.42

25

May

0.5

1.2

40

51

175

80

46

32

a25

a21

17

13

10

a6.0

a3.5

a2.0

al.O

3..Z

a. 2

0

0

0

0

0

52

271

557

757

al80

g!22

g88

2,551.9

82.3

5,060

June

B31

g!9

g!4

gll

9.1

g5.8

g4.5

g4.5

5.6

g3.9

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

204

218

g20

g7.6

g3.7

g2.5

g2.0

gl.8

gl.6

gl.2

1.0

.8

jj5

586.6

19.6

1,160

July

0.4

a. 2

0

0

O

.5

0

0

0

16

518

g!68

g80

g!9

g7.1

3.9

2.5

1.8

142

59

18

8.3

26

5.3

3.3

2.0

1.3

.9

.7

10

17

1,111.2

35.8

2,200

Aug.

18

2.9

.8

S.2

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24.9

0.80

49

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base, 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimat' 

ords for station at Clinton.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage reading.

;ed on basis of weather records and rec-
364 RED RIVER BASIN

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location.--Lat 35°35', long 99°02', in SE&SE£ sec. 19, T. 13 N., R. 17 W., on right bank 

on downstream side of pier of county road bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of East and West Barnitz Creeks, 4-| miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--243 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.12 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Average discharge.--11 years, 12.6 cfs (9,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 15.56 ft); no 

flow at times.

1945-56: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs May 16, 1951, from rating curve extended 

above 2,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 20.8 ft Apr. 8, 1947, from floodmark; no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks.--Records poor. Flow from about 75 percent of the drainage area is regulated by 

numerous detention reservoirs. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 

are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years].--WSP 1211: 1947, drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

54

*89

*258

12

1.6

0

0

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

*o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

414.6

13.4

822

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

O

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

O

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

o

3.1

*22

*56

15

2.4

0

0

98.5

3.18

195

June

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

July

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

3.5

.6

*2 o' 4~

0

0

O

O

*0

6.6

3.2

.2

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

24.5

0.79

49

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 303 Mln O Mean 7.45 Ac-ft 5,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 258 Min 0 Mean 1.47 Ac-ft 1,070

Peak discharge (base. l.OQO ofs).--0ct. 4 (5:30 a.m.) 1,050 ofs (15.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Washita River near Clinton, Okla.

Location. Lat 35"31', long 98°57', in center of sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile north of 

Clinton, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Beaver Creek, 4.8 miles downstream 

from Barnitz Creek, and at mile 447.4.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage and Feb. 7, 1939, to Mar. 25, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Mar. 26 to May 13, 1940, staff gage at 

site 75 ft upstream at same datum. May 14, 1940, to Mar. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

railway bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4,55 ft lower.

Average discharge.--21 years, 145 cfs (105,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 23.21 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 30.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 66,800 cfs May 16, 1951 (gage height, 31.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by contracted-opening determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times during 1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 ft Apr. 3-4, 1934, from floodmarks.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3-5, 7-14, Nov. 13 to Dec. 6, 

May 4-13, 17-31, June 4 to July 14, July 17 to Aug. 7)

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1 

5.5

.6 

1.7 

3.4 

5.7 

9.0 

29

6.0

7.O

8.0

11.0

13.0

17.0

20.0

68

174

310

1,000

1,700

3,740

5,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

40^

1,650

5,440 

1,060

g210

8117

g73

g49

34

31

24

821

g20

819

817

817

17

15

g!3

812

812

812

gll

glO

glO

glO

glO

g9.4

g9.4

g9.9

9,348.9

302

18,540

Nov.

tt

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.4

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.6

290.6

9.69

576

Dec.

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3 

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.9

6.6

5.7

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.*

208.0

6.71

413

Jan.

5__-k 

5.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.7

H5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.9

160.6

5.18

319

Feb.

5.2

4.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

6.6

7.3

7.6

10

13

9.4

8.6

7.9

12

16

15

24

TT

813

g!2

gll

gll

gll

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

8.3

7.9

_ _____

293.1

10.1

581

Mar.

7.3 

6.9

6.6

6.0 

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.2

6.0

6.6

6.6

813

22.

15

10

7.9

7.3

6.3

5.4

216.5

6.98

429

Apr.

4.7 

4.7

3.8

3.2 

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

81.1

2.70

161

May

H2.4

21 

78

108

68

49

35

g27

20

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

156

197

771

857

342

136

116

3,179.8

103

6,310

June

58

36

g24

g20 

g20

g17

g!3

g9.4

g9.0

g7.9

g7.6

g5.4

g4.9

g4.7

g4.0

g3.4

g3.4

g3.0

326

glTf

g24

g6.9

g4.7

g3.8

g2.7

81.3

gl.O

g2.9

81.1

a..j9

743.0

24.8

1,470

July

aO.8 

a. 7

a. 7

a. 6 

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a-_l

239

304

gl!5

g45

g!4

g3.6

gl.4

E.7

29

171

62 gie

812

28

glO

g5.4

g3.2

g2.0

gl.4

81.1

E.9

1,071.6

34.6

2,130

Aug.

6.8

16

g4.2

g.8 

a. 2

a.l

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

28.2

0.91

56

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,440 Min 0 Mean 87.9 Ac-ft 63,650

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,440 Min 0 Mean 42.7 Ac-ft 30,980

Peak discharge (base. 5.400 cfs). Oct. 4 (3 p.m.) 7,550 cfs (23.21 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from at least once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
366 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°07', long 98°34', near center of north line of sec. 3, T. 7 N. ,R. 13 W., 

 on downstream side of right pier of bridge on State Highway 9, 1,300 ft upstream from 

Running Creek, 2.7 miles east of Carnegie, and at mile 353.9.

Drainage area.--3 ,129 sq mi, includes that of Running Creek.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956 (after September 1942, flow of Running 

Creek included).

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,249.23 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to October 1942, at site 6| miles upstream at datum 24.57 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 299 cfs (216,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 24.04 ft); no 

flow part of Sept. 28, 29.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 26.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination 

of peak flow; no flow part of Sept. 28, 29, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft May 23, 1903, at former site and datum, from 

information by local resident (flood of May 18, 1949, reached a stage of 20.9 ft, 

from floodmark, at that site and datum).

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

DTscharge measurements generally made twice a month. Prior to May 1949, occasional 

fluctuation caused by powerplant at Carnegie, 7.5 miles above station. Some diversion 

above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1087: 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 8-23, Dec. 31 to Feb. 25, 

Apr. 15-24, May 21-24, May 29 to June 24, Aug. 27 to Sept. 3)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.2

9.6

22

46

66

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

149

239

350

895

2,400

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

23.0

5,580

6,200

7,900

10,400

17,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

79

80

1,040

3,990

14.500

14,400

8,760

2,090

603

410

292

250

219

200

182

174

157

149

147

138

128

122

118

111

108

107

105

103 

103

101

101

49,067

1,580

97,320

Nov.

~99 103

94

92

91

89

87

86

85

85

84

85

85

84

83

79

78

77

75

77

78

78

75

75

72

72

69

ft

64

2,430

81.0

4,820

Dec.

68

37

67

67

67

66

63

63

62

60

59

58

58

58

58

57

59

62

62

62

63

65

66

66

66

65

64

64 

63

62 

fin DU

1,947

62.8

3,860

Jan.

60

60

59

59

58

57

55

55

M

54

54

54

55

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

59

60

60

60

60

60 

58

57

56

1,762

56.8

3,490

Feb.

56

56

55

48

53

58

65

595

299

155

95

77

68

66

63

60

59

62

62

62

65

64

62

59

56

56

54

53 

53

2,636

90.9

5,230

Mar.

53

52

51

51

51

49

47

45

45

45

45

43

15

47

47

48

49

51

52

54

54

55

56

56

51

47 

49

52

49

1,554

50.1

3,080

Apr.

48

58

53

51

50

46

43

42

40

42

40

40

40

40

38

38

35

34

33

34

35

33

33

53

73

65

48

40 

34

34

1,293

43.1

2,560

May

35

37

38

38

36

32

31

76

115

86

65

54

47

40

38

34

27

23

22

22

22

22

18

I'gff

178

153

1,470

2.880 

2 ]400

1,090

561

9,819

317

19,480

June

750

260

157

132

344

195

79

63

53

47

g42

g39

g37

g36

g34

g32

831

831

30

29

76

g!89

g96

g67

g42

g38

g34

831 

g29

825

3,048

102

6,050

July

g22

21 gzi gzi

g!8

g29

g23

817

g20

g!6

glOO

410

g240

g344

174

104

72

52

110

375

701

155

124

64

44

31

36

26 

20

19

20

3,459

112

6,860

Aug.

28

14

8.7

6.4

5.9

9.3

9.6

6.1

4.0

3.1

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.0

1.9

1.2

.9

.6

:f

2.0

1.2

.7 

.7

.8

.4

119.9

3.87

238

Sept.

1.0

.8

1.0

.7

1.0

1.2

1.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.7

3.1

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.8

2.3

1.4

.8

.5

;|

!7

42.7

1.42

85

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,500 Mln 8.2 Mean 353 Ao-ft 255,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 14,500 Mln o.l Mean 211 Ao-ft 153,100

Peak discharge (baae. 5.000 cfa). Oct. 5 (4 p.m.) 23,900 ofa (24.04 ft)j May 28 (3:15 a.m.) 

3,120 cfa (12.78 ft). 

g Computed from once-daily wire-welght-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location. La t 35°08', long 98°27', In NWySEij sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2.7 miles north of Fort Cobb, and 5.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--319 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Aug. 30, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 52.4 cfs (37,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 15.99 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 20, 24-28.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 18.72 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 16.62, 17.58, and 18.72 ft; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 20, 24-28, 1956.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--WSP 1241: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cublo feet per aeoend, water year October !§§§ to September 1956

Say

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

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Got.

i339

977

1.650

169

S3

62

52

45

41

40

36

34

32

32

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

23

4,208

136

1,850

Nov.

H24

24

25

26

25

25

24

25

26

27

TT

26

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

25

25

26

26

26

26

771

25.7

1,530

SCO.

27 

SOsi

sE

28

27

28

29

27

26

26

27

27

28

27

24

7T

26

26

26

27

29

31

31

30

28

27

27

29

28

27

860

27.7

1,710

Jan.

28 

29

29

29

29

30

29

27

26

23

28

7T

26

27

27

26

24

24

27

29

30

32

5431

34

32

34

34

30

28

875

26.2

1,740

Peb.

SO 

36

34

5S

32

34

42

190

IQg

52

44

40

38

36

36

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

32

34

33

29

30

29

28.

1,229

42.4

2,440

Har.

29

SO

30

30

30

50

29

27

26

29

29

42

27

30

31

32

32

31

29

28

34

38

33

30

29

26

25

Zo

979

31.6

1,940

Apr.

26

14nr

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

29

32

25

22

22

22

21.

776

25.9

1,540

May

21 

22

22

25

g24

g22

g20 lie

§19

17

16

14

14

14

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

TO

13

14

54

333

ZZ5

62

34

44

1,161

37.5

2,300

June

ft2S

22

22

21

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.3

8.7

8.2

7.7

8.0

7.7

6.9

6.8

6.9

7.1

6.6

464.9

15.5

922

July

S.6 

S.6

S.S

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.9

7.6

~9~.6 12

8.1

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.0

7.8

9.3

10

8.7

6.3

5.7

5.4

4.9

3.7

2.7

14275

2.3

5.7

194.6

6.28

386

Aug.

H

a2.7

al.S

a2.0

al.8

al.5

al.2

al.l

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.6

.7

.6

.5

*

.5

.5

.6

.6

.9

.5

.5

36.6

1.18

73

Sept.

O.S 

.4

,4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

2iO

T7T

1.2

1.0

.6

.7

.6

.9

.4

.si.

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.8

15.6

0.52

31

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,920 Mln 7.4 Mean 62.7 Ac-ft 45,370

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,850 Mln 0.2 Mean 31.6 Ac-ft 22,960

Peak discharge (base. 1. 

a No gage-height record)

500 ofa).- -Pot. 5 (5:30 a.m.) 3,350 ofs (15.99 ft).

_ _ _ . . discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records, 

g Computed from once-dally wire-weight-gage readings.
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla.

Location. Lat 35°09'35", long 98°14'55", in NW£NW£ sec. 22, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 1.1 miles upstream 

from Camp Creek, 2 miles southeast of Gracemont, 6 miles north of Anadarko, and 

8.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--211 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,193.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 905 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 8.2 ft, from floodmarks); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those prior to Feb. 7, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some small diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

} ao ~|

? alOO

J

* aS

968

31.2

1,920

Nov.

> a6

180

6.0

357

Dec.

> a5

155

5.0

307

Jan.

> a6

186

6.0

369

Feb.

1 ,

r ao

J

20

223

41

22

18

17

17

16

14

14

14

13

14

12

12

12

12

13

11

10

11

9.5

9.5

603.0

20.8

1,200

Mar.

9.5 

9.5

8.9

8.3

8.6

8.0

7.1

6.2

6^

7.1

7.1

6.4

9.2

9.5

8.9

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6

18

21

16

13

12

11

10

8.0

8.6

8.9

8.9

303.7

9.80

602

Apr.

9.2 

29

20

13

11

11

8.9

9.2

9.5

9.2

9.5

8.9

8.6

8.3

6.2

5.7

5.7

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.4

11

10

7.7

6.5

5.7

4.8

4.6

268.1

8.94

532

May

13 

8.9

8.0

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.1

3.8

2.8

1.9

1.3

.9

.6

2.7

7.7

3.4

1.0

.6

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

55

~8T 235

25

15

49

517.0

16.7

1,030

June

34 

TJ5

15

9

6

4.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.3

.9

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

97.7

3.26

194

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max - Mln 0 Mean 8.96 Ac-ft 6,510

Peak discharge (base, 900 efs).--0ct 4 (time unknown) 905 cfs (8.2 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 1 floodmark, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 369

Little Washita River at Ninnekah, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°57'24", long 97°55'34", at center of north line of sec. 34, T. 6 N., 

RT7WT, at center of span on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 

Railroad bridge, half a mile north of Ninnekah, 1.2 miles downstream from Rock Creek, 

and 6.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,058.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 31.3 cfs (22,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 14.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs as explained below; no flow at times.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 4,860 cfs May 19, 1955, from rating curve extended above 

1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 17.15 ft June 1, 1952; no flow 

at times each year.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

952

815

1,400

76

41

32

25

23

20

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

15

13

14

14

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

3,687

119

7,310

NOV.

12

12

11

TS

13

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

12

13

14

14

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

401

13.4

795

Dec.

18

21

IS

14

13

13

15

14

13

15

14

13

16

14

12

bll

b!5

b!5

b!2

b!2

18

16

16

15

14

13

13

15

13

13

13

447

14.4

887

Jan.

10

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2

15

14

bll

b!2

blO

b!2

b!6

20

26

28

ZT

18

18

14

18

16

15

15

464

15.0

920

Feb.

18

blO

bll

b!7

20

25

32

40

31

26

33

25

22

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

18

18

18

14

14

14

14

14

- -----

577

19.9

1,140

Mar.

15

16

15

14

15

15

13

13

13

13

12

IS

14

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

20

26

19

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

13

459

14.8

910

Apr.

13

~ST 137

12

11

11

9.9

10

9.4

10

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.2

577

11

9.9

11

11

12

11

18

21

12

11

9.9

11

12

483.9

16.1

960

May

12

8.6

12

11

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.5

7.2

7.1

5.8

5.3

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.0

372

52

26

434

424

29

20

16

381

1,542.2

49.7

3,060

June

60

30

84

tt

15

11

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.0

2.3

2.0

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.5

323.3

10.8

641

July

0.3

0

0

12

14

6.4

3.5

2.5

1.0

.4

5.4

5.4

2.5

1.1

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55.5

1.79

110

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

i

(

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,740 Mln 0 Mean 43.4 Ao-ft 31,450

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 23.1 Ac-ft 16,730

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efs). Oct. 3 (11 p.m.) 3,480 cfs (14.23 ft)j dot. 4 (7:15 a.m.) 3,260 

ofs (13.82 ft); May 26 (9 p.m.) 2,2OO efs (11.72 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°45', long 97°15', in SEt sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. lW.,on dovmstream side of 

right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 6 miles 

downstream from Owl Creek, 7 miles upstream from Washington Creek, and at mile 146.5.

Drainage area.--5,330 sq mi.

Records available.--May to December 1899 (gage heights only), October 1937 to September 

1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Published as 

''at Pauls Valley, Indian Territory" in 1899.

Gage.--rfa.ter-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. During 1899, chain gage at site about 9 miles dovmstream at different datum. 

Mar; 29, 1938, to Jan. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage and Jan. 26, 1939, to Oct. 6, 1948, 

water-stage recorder, at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 1.53 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, cfs (585,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 16.71 ft); no 

flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 30.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs May 11, 1950 (gage height, 29.88 ft); no 

flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of May 11, 1950. Stream is reported to have receded to no 

flow in 1882 (unverified) and in 1897.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant at Chickasha, 104 miles above station. Some diversion 

for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 897: 1938. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, 9-12, Mar. 13-15, May 29 to 

June 2, July 18-25, Aug. 24-29)

0

.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

5.0

7.5

10

19

4.6

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

40

83

160

258

390

600

1,200

2,940

6,550

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

436

315

489

5,640

11,400

8,430

5,580

5,190

5,190

5,990

6,700

3,410

1,760

1,160

1,060

860

750

675

605

540

500

476

442

422

372

387

375

348 

342

312

510

70,466

2,273

139,800

Nov.

315 2"9~5"

305

292

282

280

273

262

273

280

280

278

269

271

262

240

245

254

258

245

238

238

238

240

214

220

232

214 

2?S" 212

7,727

258

15,330

Dec.

222

226

228

224

224

214

214

224

206

204

212

214

214

210

228

ilfr 2TE 2~To"

208

200

202

204

212

212

208

202

202

212 

208

198

194

6,527

211

12,950

Jan.

208

212

200

178

180

194

200

194

191

192

183

123

T56

202

192

156

191

182

164

206

206

208

228 2T8~

210

214

212

212 

200

196

196

6,054

195

12,010

Feb.

204

206

202

191

187

198

206

216

251

249

265

500

565 TIT

363

320

249

247

243

238

236

224

224

222

212

206

204

191 

162

- - """'

7,392

255

14,660

Mar.

212

19?

169

176

169

142

112

174

165

147

116

144

129

98

174

171

192

208

164

122

91

155

173

178

165

180

173

149 

185

158

124

4,907

158

9,730

Apr.

167

136

176

414

33f

243

216

189

167

162

146

178

147

140

114

153

100

TTO

164

114

151

100

106

162

122

140

164

118 

276

247

5,158

172

10,230

May

387

276

187

164

171

165

160

100

96

139

122

78

72

129

96

156

173

134

77

66

117

59

52

1*5

254

520

446

1,880 

1,496

1,060

1,800

10,771

347

21,360

June

2,840

1,720

1,590

2,940 i.iiO

610

439

390

348

432

363

218

208

160

151

158

120

146

93

82

140

83

72

111

79

75

84

96 

142

77

15,127

504

30, 000

July

61

56

51

47

48

50

107

144

72

49

44

35

50

82

58

40

33

55

228

194

156

142

140

84

131

320

T8T

120 

123

112

61

3,121

101

6,190

Aug.

50w

34

38

34

26

20

14

12

12

10

8.2

8.7

8.0

5.2

7.5

5.2

4.5

3.5

5.0

6.0

3.8

2.4

1.6

1.2

.6

.4

.2 

.3

0

ff

366.3

11.8

727

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,100 Mln 46 Mean 715 Ao-ft 517,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,400 Mln 0 Mean 376 Ao-ft 273,000

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfa). 0ct. 5 (1:30 P.m.) 13,000 cfs (16.71 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 371

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°44', long 97°24', in SE^SW^ sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 74, 2f miles downstream from 

Panther Creek, 5.3 miles south of Maysville, and at mile 14.2.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1953 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Oklahoma State Highway Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 7.78 ft); no flow 

May 22, June 22 to Sept. 30.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs May 19, 1955 (gage height, 16.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; no flow at 

times each year.

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

measurements generally made twice a month; more frequently during rises.

Rating table, water year 1955-56, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3, 4, Dec. 14 to Jan. 7, Apr. 15-27, 

May 14-27, May 31 to June 21)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6 

5.2

14

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

30

55

93

193

311

708

1,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

12

742

392

902

62

20

18

16

12

12

10

9.1

8.6

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

T^

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6 . 2

2,330.4

75.2

4,620

Nov.

6.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.3

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

8.2

8.2

9.5

12

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.6

8.2

b7

b7.5

238.1

7.94

472

Dec.

8.6

14

13

9.1

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

6.9

8.2

6.9

b6.5

9.5

10

b6.5

b5

b8.5

b9.5

b7.5

b8.5

14

14

12

11

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.2

286.0

9.23

567

Jan.

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

b7.5

7.7

8.6

8.6

7.7

b6.5

8.2

7.7

b6

b7.5

8.2

12

19

19

23

20

14

12

12

12

12

11

9.1

9.5

332.5

10.7

660

Feb.

13

b!6

18

19

24

21

19

27

24

21

27

22

18

15

12

12

12

13

12

12

9.5

9.5

10

12

10

9.1

8.6

W7S

9.1

-

443.4

15.3

879

Mar.

9.1

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.2

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.7

10

11

11

11

9.5

7.7

6.9

7.3

9.5

13

IS

9.5

8.6

6.9

6.9

5.8

6^

6.9

7.3

273.0

8.81

541

Apr.

8.2

10

9.5

7.7

7.3

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

6.9

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.8

9.5

14

9.5

6.2

4(T~ 4.5

"7.7

254.4

8.48

505

May

7.7

8.6

6.6

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

6.4

3.7

1.3

.9

.5

.2

.1

0

8.5

11

50

22

218. ~49"

20

10

171

621.1

20.0

1,230

June

104

20

226

33

15

9.1

6.6

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.0

.7

.2

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

447.2

14.9

887

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 7,940 Mln 0 Mean 67.6 Ae-ft 48,920

Water year 1955-56 : Max 902 Mln 0 Mean 14.3 Ao-ft 10,360

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 ofs). No peak above base, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
372 RED RIVER BASIN 

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°14', long 96°58', In SE£ sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 18, 1.3 miles downstream from Caddo 

Creek, 4 miles north of Durwood, and at mile 63.4.

Drainage area.--7,202 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and Feb. 16, 

1939, to Dec. 14, 1950, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Dec. 15, 1950, 

to Feb. 19, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 1,527 cfs (1,106,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 17.20 ft); no 

flow Aug. 28, Sept. 14-30.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 44.37 ft 

Oct. 31, 1941; no flow Aug. 28, Sept. 14-30, 1956. 

Maximum discharge known, that of May 11, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Chickasha, 188 miles above station. 

Some diversion above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Seventeen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1281: 1935(m).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

g889

g646 

g476

2,270

10,000

12,000 

8,050

5,700

5,340

5,340

5,820

5,570

2,340

gl,460

gl,230

gl,130

g957

g845

782

702

646

610

558

524

524

492

445

460

430

TIB" 415

77,066

2,486

152,900

Nov.

358

386 

342

339

350

339 

326

318

308

310

318

300

310

292

288

285

273

266

280

290

282

285

275

268

278

275

256

258

258

256

8,969

299

17,790

Dec.

280

298 

288

275

266

261 

261

258

256

251

242

240

244

256

254

242

251

213

275

254

258

251

247

256

256

247

244

247

254

247

240

7,912

255

15,690

Jan.

231

231 

238

238

226

215 

213

220

226

224

222

222

211

170

226

233

222

174

186

203

211

270

288

273

278

266

256

263

263

254

240

7,193

232

14,270

Feb.

268

300 

245

278

270

258 

256

280

292

302

336

334

407

610

524

430

626

115

415

358

328

310

298

280

270

256

242

24T

244

9,879

341

19,590

Mar.

222

196 

258

?33

211

218 

205

168 sis 151

213

184

160

194

192

164

233

222

254

238

211

209

166

222

235

218

207

220

192

182

222

6,413

207

12,720

Apr,

192

162 

200

162

282

445 

302

256

226

200

178

174

151

184

164

153

110

159

104

99

166

120

155

111

102

159

125

201

527

255

5,827

194

11,560

May

541

g857 

823

372

233

180 

174

170

168

117

98

122

130

122

123

149

147

142

170

160

g!02

76

11T

494

234

1,810

1,490

929

2,050

1,520

gl,310

15,127

488

30,000

June

2,280

5,050 

gl,670

2,700

2,870

gl,280 

g782

g646

g476

g400

g400

g415

288

229

211

168

157

157

119

135

101

85

110

93

76

84

80

77

80

85

19,304

643

38,290

July

112

85 

64

61

64

61 

52

42

6?

146

119

99

99

67

46

52

67

52

44

42

184

172

138

123

119

82

96

174" 266

120

114

3,024

97.5

6,000

Aug.

~rf 101

53

40

34

29 

26

26

22

17

13

8.6

6.1

4.5

4.2

3.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

4.0

2.4

1.8

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.2

0

4.6

1.2

.2

490.7

15.8

973

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.4

.2

.1

.4

.5

7?

.2

.4

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0.11

6.3

Calendar year 1955: Max 23,800 Mln 66 Mean 1,091 Ac-ft 790,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,000 Mln 0 Mean 440 Ac-ft 319,800

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 ofs). Oct. 6 (3:30 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (17.20 ft), 

g Computed from twice-daily wlre-welght-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 373

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°49', long 96°34', in NEtr sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., Indian Meridian, in 

control tower of Denison Dam on Red River, l£ miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 

if miles upstream from Sand Creek, 4 miles northwest of Denison, and at mile 725.9.

Drainage area.--39,719 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1956. Month-end contents only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1944, staff or wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary staff gage in Cumberland pool at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 3,168,400 acre-ft Oct. 9 (elevation, 620.50 ft); 

minimum, 1,636,400 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 600.47 ft).

1942-56: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-ft Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07 ft), 

capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, that of 

Sept. 30, 1956.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Flow was diverted through conduits July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,530,300 acre-ft at elevation 640.0 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 2,836,300 acre-ft at elevation 617.0 ft (maximum power pool). 

Dead and sediment storage, 1,106,000 acre-ft at elevation 590.0 ft in Denison pool. 

When contents are below 2,250,100 acre-ft, the reservoir is divided into two pools by 

protective levees around the Cumberland oil field on the Washita River arm with the 

bottom of the outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland pool) at 

elevation 610 ft. At higher elevations the two pools are considered as being at a 

common level, contents being computed from the gage in the Denison pool. Reservoir is 

used principally for flood control and power development. Figures given herein represent total contents of both pools except for 22,800 acre-ft dead and sediment storage 

in Cumberland pool.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, and contents, 

In thousands of acre-feet)

600

603

606

609

1,609.6

1,783.0

1,969.6

2,175.7

612

615

618

621

2,407.0

2,658.4

2,929.0

3,217.9

Change In contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

II!

Oct.

2,717.6

2,739.1 

2,757.1 

2,764.3 

2,829.1

2,925.3 

3,005.9 

3,107.7 

3,162.5

3,125.0

3,082.7 

3,033.8 

2,988.6 

2,951.3 

2,921.6

2,888.1 

2,868.6 

2,851.8 

2,838.1 

2,825.5

2,813.8 

2,812.9 

2,812.0 

2,811.1 

2,806.6

2,802.1 

2,800.3 

2,798.5 

2,795.8 

2,792.2 

2,789.5

616.48 

+ 94.6

Calendar yea 

Water year 1

Nov.

2,788.6

2,787.7 

2.786.8 

2,783.2 

2,731.4

2,778.7 

2.771.5 

2,764.3 

2,755.3 

2,746.3

2,739.1 

2.737.3 

2,734.6 

2,730.1 

2,724.7

2,712.3 

2,699.3 

2,693.2 

2,684.5 

2,668.0

2,653.2 

2,641.0 

2,628.0 

2,613.2 

2,601.0

2,592.5 

2,586.6 

2,578.2 

2,568.9 

2,560.5

- _

613.86 

-229.0

Dec.

2,554.7

2,544.6 

2,540.4 

2,535.3 

2,527.8

2,519.4 

2,513.5 

2,505.1 

2,494.2 

2,485.8

2,479.1 

2,471.8 

2,462.1 

2,458.0 

2,447.5

2,438.6 

2,432.9 

2,428.9 

2,420.8 

2,413.5

2,407.0 

2,399.7 

2,392.4 

2,387.6 

2,383.5

2,377.0 

2,368.9 

2,362.6 

2,357.1 

2,350.1 

2,343.1

611.20 

-217.4

Jan.

2,336.9

2,330.6 

2,322.0 

2,315.0 

2,310.3

2,305.7 

2,302.5 

2,299.4 

2,294.0 

2,286.2

2,276.8 

2,266.7 

2,256.8 

2,251.6 

2,247.1

2,242.6 

2,235.1 

2,226.1 

2,214.8

2,206.6

2,204.4 

2,205.8 

2,196.8 

2,190.1 

2,181.5

2,172.1 

2,164.2 

2,162.7 

2,160.6 

2,157.0 

2^151.2

608.66 

-191.9

Feb.

2,151.9

2,146.2 

2,139.0 

2,133.9 

2,135.4

2,123.9 

2,121.0 

2,111.2 

2,107.1 

2,098.8

2,095.3 

2,094.0 

2,085.0 

2,080.2 

2,071.9

2,064.3 

2,056.0 

2,053.2 

2,049.1 

2,042.2

2,034.3 

2,027.0 

2,023.1 

2,017.8 

2,012.5

2,011.2 

2,005.9 

1,999.3 

1,992.7

_______

606.35 

-158.5

955-56...................... * -

Mar.

1,985.4

i;980.8 

1,974.9 

1,970.3 

1,965.0

1,957.1 

1,949.8 

1,942.2 

1,935.9 

1,934.0

1,932.2 

1,925.9 

1,918.9 

1,912.0 

1,910.7

1,908.8 

1,907.6 

1,906.3 

1,904.4 

1,901.9

1,900.0 

1,898.1 

1,896.2 

1,894.4 

1,891.8

1,888.7 

1,886.8 

1,884.3 

1,882.4 

1,879.9 

1,878.0

604.56 

-114.7

Apr.

1,878.0

1,878.0 

1,878.0 

1,875.5 

1,872.9

1,871.7 

1,870.4 

1,869.8 

1,869.2 

1,866.0

1,861.6 

1,859.7 

1,858.4 

1,857.8 

1,856.6

1,854.7 

1,852.2 

1,849.0 

1,844.8 

1,844.2

1,843.6 

1,841.8 

1,840.0 

1,837.0 

1,834.0

1,830.4 

1,828.0 

1,827.4 

1,826.8 

1,826.2

603.72 

-51.8

May

1,826.2 

1,826.2 

1,825.6 

,827.4 

,835.8

,855.3 

,861.6 

,861.6 

,862.9 

1,861.6

1,858.4 

1,855.3 

1,858.4 

1,858.4 

1,859.1

1,858.4 

1,857.2 

1,854.7 

1,847.8 

1,847.2

1,843.0 

1,838.2 

1,835.2 

1,832.8 

1,828.6

1,827.4 

1,825.6 

1,823.8 

1,822.0

1,874.2 

1,921.4

605.25 

+95.2

June

1,936.6

l!9S5.1 

1,969.6 

1,979.5 

1,986.1

1,993.4 

2,000.6 

2,007.2 

2,013.2 

2,016.5

2,019.1 

2,019.8 

2,021.1

2,019.8 

2,018.4

2,019.1 

2,021.1 

2,018.4 

2,013.8 

2,010.5

2,005.2 

2,000.0 

1,996.7 

1,996.0 

1,989.4

1,986.8 

1,982.1 

1,978.8 

1,972.9 

1,966.3

605.95 

+44.9

July

1,964.3

1,959.7 

1,957.1 

1,954.4 

1,951.1

1,947.3 

1,946.6 

1,950.5 

1,949.8 

1,947.9

1,945.4 

1,942.2 

1,939.7 

1,936.6 

1,934.0

1,930.9 

1,928.4 

1,924.6 

1,920.8 

1,916.4

1,913.9 

1,911.4 

1,908.8 

1,905.7 

1,905.1

1,901.9 

1,897.5 

1,894.4 

1,890.0 

1,884.3 

1,879.9

604.59 

-86.4

Aug.

1,875.5

1,870.4 

1,864.8 

1,863.5 

1,861.6

1,857.2 

1,851.5 

1,844.8 

1,840.0 

1,835.2

1,832.2 

1,829.8 

1,825.0 

1,820.8 

1,814.2

1,807.0 

1,802.2 

1,801.0 

1,798.0 

1,795.0

1,793.2 

1,791.4 

1,790.2 

1,786.6 

1,784.2

1,780.0 

1,774.6 

1,772.2 

1,767.4 

1,763.2 

1,759.0

602.60 

-120.9

Sept.

1,754.8

i;75l.8 

,751.2 

,747.6 

,744.0

,738.0 

,732.2 

,730.4 

1,728.7 

1,724.2

1,717.9 

1,712.2 

1,706.5 

1,700.8 

1,695.1

1,692.2 

1,688.3 

1,684.3 

1,678.0 

1,672.3

1,666.6 

1,663.8 

1,662.6 

1,658.6 

1,654.1

1,649.5 

1,644.4 

1,638.1 

1,637.0 

1,656.4

600.47 

-122.6

+ 494.1 

1,058.5

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

t Change in contents in thousands of acre-feet.

465893 O-58 25
374 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location.--Lat 33°49', long 96°31', in E? sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 7 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Sand Creek, 

2 miles south of Colbert, 2.9 miles downstream from Denison Dam, and at mile 723.0.

Drainage area.--39.777 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noneontributing.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1934, published as "near Denison, Tex." 

Gage-height records collected at various sites in this vicinity 1892-93, 1906-28, 

1931-49 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datun of gage is 497.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 9, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at present site at datum 9.49 ft 

higher and Oct. 1, 1931, to Sept. 24, 1934, at datum 9.71 ft higher than present datum. 

Sept. 25, 1934, to July 28, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 0.6 mile upstream at 

datum 10.00 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 5,190 cfs (3,758,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 19.56 ft); minImum daily, 70 cfs Aug. 21.

1923-56: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1935; maximum gage height, 32.0 ft 

Apr. 25, 1942, adjusted to present site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs 

Jan. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 45.5 ft May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated since Oct. 31, 1943, by Like Texoma, 2.9 miles above station (see preceding 

page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are 

given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Twenty-four discharge measurements and records of outflow from Lake Texoma 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 807: 1935(M). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1924-29, 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1S55-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 1 to June 8, June 11-16, June 18 to July 21, 

July 23 to Aug. 18, Aug. 23-25, 27-31, Sept. 3-7, Sept. 10-29)

4.9 

5.2 

5.5 

5.8

64

96

150

296

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

511

850

1,370

2,680

9.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

4,490

18,200

28,600

43,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1955

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

600

645

1,430

4,170

9,650

13 , 600

27,800

39,800

39,300

39,800

39,800

39,800

35,200

25,800

21,200

21,200 

15,600

10,700

10,500

10,500

10,200

4,260

3,190

4,440

4,520

4,460

4,520

4,220

3,430

3,280

3,910

457,525

14,759

907,500

Nov.

3,780

3,120

2,080

3,020

3,740

3,980

4,380

5,690

4,740

4,000

4,040

3,490

2,940

5,520

4,800

3,620 

4,430

4,530

6,220,

7,500

B. 060

7,640

7,700

7,220

7,760

4,120

2,820

3,960

4,080

4,220

143,200

4,773

284,000

Dec.

5,080

4,760

4,180

3,640

4,470

4,060

4,540

4,590

4,100

4,620

3,620

3,640

4,270

4,740

4,420

4,430 

3,820

3,580

3,790

3,840

3,740

3,830

3,660

3,530

5,550

5,490

5,880

4,170

5,940

5,860

5,980

125,620

4,052

249,200

Jan.

5,680

5,780

4,550

4,740

5,010

2,600

2,480

801

5,740

4,510

4,570

4,680

4,250

5,250

885

a4,920 

a4,520

a6,050

a4,740

a4,490

a2,720

a490

a4,580

a4,810

a4,750

a5,550

a4,550

a2,550

a90

a5,680

a2,910

112,426

5,627

225,000

Feb.

a5,560

4,600

4,510

1,070

569

4,760

4,820

4,980

5,500

5,020

5,580

601

5,040

5,280

5,760

5,950 

5 ,540

5,480

1,800

4,940

5,500

4,620

4,570

5,080

1,540

769

4,060

5,850

4,520

-

116,469

4,016

251,000

Mar.

4,140

3,810

2,270

2,550

4,290

4,100

3,960

3,980

4,000

1,900

1,320

5,740

5,980

3,480

2,250

1,420 

412

170

975

1,120

2,460

2,580

2,600

609

268

1,740

1,680

1,220

1,120

1,500

510

69,749

2,250

158,500

Apr.

249

1,580

1,520

1,560

2,020

1,840

406

190

570

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,150

1,040

568

856 

1,140

1,880

1,050

1,080

545

268

1,120

1,260

1,420

1,650

1,560

605

618

2.510

52,675

1,089

64 , 810

May

5,050

5,190

5,540

1,960

552

307

5,290

5,620

1,510

5,580

3,750

1,240

752

2,950

522

629 

1,720

2,010

2,190

574

2,210

2,540

2,470

2,500

2,570

1,270

517

2,260

2,690

2,520

2,540

65,765

2,057

126,500

June

2,100

596

2,450

2,350

2,180

1,880

1,860

1,290

150

90

490

484

968

350

1,580

526 

94

1,760

1,880

2,220

2,240

2,660

1,280

402

1,980

2,140

1,840

1,780

2,280

1,800

45,460

1,449

86,200

July

646

2,240

1,760

450

1,990

1,980

1,700

1,450

2,000

1,900

1,780

1,770

1,780

556

584

1,540 

2,140

1,810

1,900

1,500

565

81

1,735"

1,870

1,900

1,870

2,150

2,290

1,540

2,080

2,060

48,992

1,580

97,170

Aug.

1,740

1,780

2,170

379

308

2,050

2,100

2,260

2,150

2,020

688

145

2,090

2,120

2,350

2,890 

1,960

1,160

170

72

70

72

300

1,440

364

190

1,700

2,060

2,210

1,920

1,870

42,798

1,381

84,890

Sept.

182

192

350

1,280

2,060

1,660

1,500

150

71

2,106"

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,120

2,210

817 

2,210

2,340

2,260

1,990

1,910

518

540

1,580

1,640

1,850

2,580

1,926

195

72

42,697

1,425

84,690

Calendar year 1955: Max 41,300 Mln 63 Mean 4,320 Ac-ft 3,127,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 39,800 Mln 70 Mean 3,550 Ac-ft 2,577,000

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records of outflow from Lake Texoma.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

Blue River near Blue, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°59', long 96°15«, on south line SWi sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 10 E., near

 right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on old U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles southwest of Blue, 6.5 miles upstream from Caddo Creek, 8 miles east of Durant, and at 

mile 37.6.

Drainage area. 478 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1950, October 1953 to September 1956. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1936-50, 1954-56), 315 cfs (228,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 978 cfs Apr. 30, June 1 (gage height, 12.19 ft); 

no flow Sept. 19-30.

1936-50, 1953-56: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 31.81 

ft); estimated no flow Aug. 3, 4, 1936 (result of regulation at fish hatchery), and 

no flow Sept. 19-30, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Some regu-

 lation at low flow by Oklahoma State Fish Hatchery, 17 miles above station. Small 

diversion above station for municipal supply of city of Durant.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 28 discharge measurements, 1 estimate of flow, 1 obser-

 vation of no flow, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 1938. WSP 1241: 1936, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Feb. 7, Sept. 9-19)

Oct. 1 to May 23

20

37

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

11.0

65

102

197

772

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.3

May 24 to Sept. 3O

0 

.2

2.0

3.7

11

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

6.0

7.0

11.0

22

39

66

102

197

772

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

52

43

40

37

35

36

37

34

32

31

31

31

30

29

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

22

22

25

24

23

23 

23

910

29.4

0.062

0.07

1,800

Nov.

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

24

25

28

27

26

26

27

26

27

27

28

29

28

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

758

25.3

0.053

0.06

1,500

Dec.

28

33

31

32

30

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25 

25

817

26.4

0.055

0.06

1,620

Jan.

24

24

24

24

24

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

25

26

26

27

32

33

3T

32

30

29

28

28

27

27

811

26.2

0.055

0.06

1,610

Feb.

29

4T

36

34

33

31

31

281

160

64

51

42

40

38

36

37

42

308

T9TT

87

62

52

49

48

44

41

38

36

35

2,027

69.9

0.146

0.16

4,020

Mar.

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

31

29

29

29

30

33

33

33

33

33

32

31

31

32

37

36

37

35

33

32

31

28

W

28

996

32.1

0.067

0.08

1,980

Apr.

28

29

30

30

29

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

23

2S

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

200

628

1,546

51.5

0.108

0.12

3,070

May

296

175

155

72

49

38

34

32

29

28

27

26

26

25

29

32

38

29

25

24

24

19

18

BT

95

87

132

144

64

42

144

2,010

64.8

0.136

0.16

3,990

June

~89 505

54

40

34

33

27

25

36

45

26

23

22

22

21

17

16

13

16

14

14

14

13

5.7

18

9.2

6.3

13

12~~ 4.6

1,187.8

39.6

0.083

0.09

2,360

July

4.6

17

T.5

5.6

12

2.3

1.9

12

5.3

6.3

15

5.3

13

5.8

10

15

3.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

473

5.1

162.1

5.23

0.011

0.01

322

Aug.

1.7

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.2

72

.2

.2

1.4

T7s~ 3.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

3.2

1.7

 8

29.1

0.94

0.0020

O.OO2

58

Sept.

O.7

.6

.7

l.O

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.8

.9

1.1

1.2

T7o

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

12.5

0.42

O.OOO88

o.ool

25

Calendar year 1955 : Max 2,880 Min 12 Mean 121 Cfsm O.253 In. 3.43 Ac-ft 87,61O

Water year 1955-56: Max 628 Min 0 Mean 30.8 Cfsm O.O64 In. O.87 Ac-ft 22,360

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). No peak above base.
376 RED RIVER BASIN

North Boggy Creek near Stringtown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°31'08", long 96°03'38", in NE^NE^ sec. 32, T. IN., R. 12 E., near right 

 bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 2.2 miles upstream from unnamed 

tributary, 2.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and 3.6 miles north of Stringtown.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 553.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs June 1 (gage height, 13.42 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements, field estimates, or observations of no 

flow generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Jan. 31, Feb. 18, May 2, 3, 25-31)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 1.8

3.3

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

3.7

8.6

18

42

99

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

174

350

726

1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

g420 

gTT

g27

g!4

g9.3

g6.5

g4.B

g3.5

gl.B

gl.3

g.9

g-9

g-B

g-5

g-5

g.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

00"

0

0

0

568.1

18.3

0.132

0.15

1,130

Nov.

gO.l 

gTT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.01

X000072

0.00005

0.4

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

3 0 o

4.3

0.14

0.0010

0.001

8.5

Feb.

4.8 

35

34

10

5.5

IS 3.3

136

259

42

29

29

14

9.0

6.0

4.4

475

155" 935

50

30

19

14

12

10

7.6

6.3

5.5

4.8

2,305.2

79.5

0.572

0.62

4,570

Mar.

4.8 

4.4

3.3

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

-i£

.7

.9

6.7

~6.3 10

4.2

3.3

2.2

1.7

1.3

.8

71.3

2.30

0.017

0.02

141

Apr.

0.7 

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

118

27

11

6.0

3.7

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.9

~ss 146

358.0

11.9

0.086

0.10

710

May

42 

97

44

22

13

8.6

6.8

5.3

4.2

3.0

1.7

1.3

.7

TT

152

92

24

10

6.8

4.6

3.1

2.4

1.8

88

988

406

119

61

38

25

724

2,996.0

96.6

0.695

0.80

5,940

June

TB" 984

314

192

50

24

14

9.3

9.7

6.8

6.0

4.4

4.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.5

.4

.3

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

V

0

1,708.9

57.0

0.410

0.46

3,390

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 988 Min 0 Mean 21.9 Cfsm 0.157 In. 2.15 Ac-ft 15,890

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 18 (5 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (12.29 ft); June 1 (12:30 a.m.) 

2,160 cfs (13.42 ft).

g Computed from at least twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

Chickasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla.

Location. Lat 34°27'41", long 96°01i36", in NW^NE^ sec. 22, T. 1 S., R. 12 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on county road, 1.5 miles east of Stringtown, 2.2 miles upstream from Little Chickasaw Creek, 3.6 miles downstream from Breadtown Creek, and 4.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--32.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

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

Is 540.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs May 24 (gage height, 10.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 360 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements, field estimates, or observations of no 

flow generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.7

2TT

2.1

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

0

21.6

0.70

0.022

0.02

43

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

1.4

0.05

0.0015

0.002

2.8

Dec.

0.2

.2

.3

73

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.7

0.09

0.0028

0.003

5.4

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1 

.1

1.0

0.03

0.00092

0.001

2.0

Feb.

0.1

. l

.3

.3

.6

.5

1.1

4.0

1.7

2.4

1.5

.7

.9

1.1

.8

1.1

43

3T

16

9.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

3.3

2.7

2.7

3.3

2.3

1.9

151.9

5.24

0.161

0.17

301

Mar.

1.8

173

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

7?

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

26.8

0.86

0.026

0.03

53

Apr.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

1.7

18.1

0.60

0.018

0.02

36

May

2.0

2.0

2.3

1.2

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

ii

.1

.1

.1

475

658

54

18

8.2

4.6

3.0

184

1,418.9

45.8

1.41

1.62

2,810

June

54

TI

41

6.7

3.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

133.8

4.46

0.137

0.15

265

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 658 Min 0 Mean 4.85 Cfsm 0.149 In. 2.02 Ac-ft 3,520

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). May 24 (12 p.m.) 1,620 ofs (10.12 ft).
378 RED RIVER BASIN 

McGee Creek near Strlngtown, Okla.

Location. La t 34°26'33", long 95°52ilO", in NE£ sec . 30, T. 1 S. , R. 14 E. , on right bank 

10. 6 miles east of Stringtown, 17.5 miles upstream from Potapo Creek, and at mile 22.2.

Drainage area .--84.5 sq ml.

Records available. --Apr 11 to September 1956.

^Gage . Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 622.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during period, 1,620 cfs May 25 (gage height, 6.18 ft); no 

flow June 21 to Sept. 30.

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

Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made twice a month.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Sept, 30, 1956 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-10, May 24)

1.0

1.1

1.2

0

1.0

2.3

4.4

7.4

12

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

18

39

124

343

645

1,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

14

10

5.5

3.9

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

12

2J

106.3

3.54

O.O42

0.05

211

May

73

68

39

20

14

1O

7.8

5.5

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.2

.9

476" .8

5

4

3

2.5

2

1.5

1.0

.8

48

981

175

62

30

18

12

351

1,949.5

62.9

0.744

0.86

3,870

June

~6T 302

82

74

30

17

12

8.6

6.4

4.6

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.3

.1

O0"

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

611.8

20.4

0.241

0.27

1,210

July

0

O

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs). No peak above base.

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 1-5, May 16-20; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 379

Muddy Boggy Creek near Parris, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°16', long 95°55', in NW£ sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 13 E., on downstream side 

of right pier of main span of bridge on State Highway 3, 1.3 miles downstream from 

McGee Creek, 2f miles northwest of Farris, and at mile 57.7.

Drainage area.--1,087 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 446.58 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 910 cfs (658,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs May 25 (gage height, 19.26 ft); no flow 

July 3, July 16 to Sept. 30.

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 61,900 cfs June 17, 1945 (gage height, 44.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs; no flow at times during 1939-40, 1943, 1949, 

1952, 1954, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements, 8 observations of no flow, and 

computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

303 

1,800

1,810

416

136

87

57

42

33

28

24

21

19

16

13

11

8.6

7.0

5.8

4.6

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

4,861.5

157

0.144

0.17

9,640

Nov.

0.9 

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

74

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

'.a

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.5

T75

1.5

1.5

1.5

23.6

0.79

0.00073

0.0008

47

Dec.

2.0 

2.2

2.4

274

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

T74

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

53.9

1.74

0.0016

0.002

107

Jan.

1.8 

1.7

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.2

2.7

3.2

4.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.8

5,8

6.4

85.5

2.76

0.0025

0.003

170

Feb.

8.9 

12

19

27

45

39

32

173

456

528

344

208

131

99

70

70

680

5,550

3,420

1,300

374

228

151

105

81

62

50

45

40

12,347 . 9

426

0.392

0.42

24,490

Mar.

36 

34

31

27

24

22

21

18

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

To- 10

13

23

46

50

43

37

47

40

31

26

23

736

23.7

0.022

0.03

1,460

Apr.

19 

17

16

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.0

872

9.7

77

53

35

30

26

22

18

15

13

11

8.9

63

1,160

1.560

3,286.6

110

0.101

0.11

6,520

May

1,830 

1,240

765

458

269

161

100

70

54

40

32

27

24

20

18

223

335

135

66

42

31

24

22

770

4,940

3,670

1,570

716

292

161

930

19,035

614

0.565

0.65

37,760

June

4.200 

3,220

1,260

934

639

320

181

102

88

118

87

78

53

42

33

25

20

16

12

8.6

6.4

3.7

2.0

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.._1

11,451.5

382

0.351

0.39

22,710

July

0.1 

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

^_8

.7

.5

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.5

0.15

0.00014

0.0002

8.9

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,700 Min 0.3 Mean 457 Cfsm 0.420 In. 5.72 Ac-ft 331,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,940 Min 0 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.130 In. 1.78 Ac-ft 102,900

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). No peak above base.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 11 to Jan. 31, Feb. 22 

to Mar. 2, Mar. 7-22, Mar. 30 to Apr. 16, Apr. 23-28, May 14-16, June 17 to July 17.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location. Lat 34° 15', long 96° 12', in NW-fSE^ sec . 36, T. 3 S . , R. 10 E. , on downstream

 side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile downstream from 

Caney Creek, 1.5 miles north of Caney, and at mile 48.5.

Drainage area. T20 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1942 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 485.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 13, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. --14 years, 492 cfs (356,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 15.86 ft); no

 flow July 10 to Sept. 30.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-29, 1954, July 10 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 ft in February 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 20 discharge measurements, 8 observations of no flow, 

and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Revisions .--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 3O

6.2 

6.4 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4 

8.0 

9.0 

13.0

52

92

169

364

688

1,690

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

5.7

5.9

6.0 11

6.2 

6.4 

6.8 

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

15.0

23

40

96

166

332

460

612

744

2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

93 

1.620 

728

103

64

47

39

34

29

25

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

15

3,085

99 5

O.138

O.16

6,120

Nov.

10 

9.8 

9.2

9.5

11

11

10

9.5

9.8

11

11

10

11

11

11

1O

10

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9 5

3O3.9

10.1

0.014

0.02

603

Dec.

12 

13

T5

11

10

11

12

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

1111

11

11

1111

11

1111

10

340

11.0

O.O15

0.02

674

Jan.

9.8 

9.8 

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

S.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

578

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

10

12

12

12

17

20

TT

14

12

12

332.4

10.7

0.015

O.O2

659

Feb.

13 

T6 

16

20

35

27

23

49

89

101

78

55

47

41

35

32

304

2.500

1,190

301

155

104

81

71

6O

50

43

37

33

5,406

186

0.258

0.28

10,720

Mar.

25" 30 

28

27

26

25

25

22

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

2O

2O

22

26

29

22

22

26

26

21

19

18

17.

705

22.7

0.032

0.04

1,400

Apr.

16 

16 

15

15

14

17

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

.6

.6

.8

.5

.0

6.6

6.4

676

367

3T5

1,013.5

33.8

0.047

0.05

2,010

May

335 

301 

134

1O6

65

44

30

23

19

15

12

9.7

8.0

7.2

19

144

44

26

22

14

9.7

6.9

5.9

9713 956"

524

653

197

96

56

419

5,223.4

168

0.233

0.27

10,360

June

2,040 

736 

121

130

86

55

36

25

26

36

28

25

25

16

12

8.2

6.7

5.4

4.3

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

il

3,495.3

117

0.162

0.18

6,930

July

0.2 

.1 

,1

,1

.1

.2

73- .3

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

1.5

O.05

0.000069

O.OOO08

3.0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,860 Min 0.8 Mean 192 Cfsm O.267 In. 3.63 Ac-ft 138,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,3OO Min 0 Mean 54.4 Cfsm O.O76 In. 1.04 Ac-ft 39,480

Peak discharge (base, 7.OOP ofs). No peak above base.
RED RIVER BASIN 381

Red River at Arthur City, Texas

Location. Lat 33°53', long 95°30', in NW£ sec. 11, T.8 S., R. 17 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 271 at Arthur City, Lamar 

County, 10.6 miles downstream from Muddy Boggy River, 26.0 miles upstream from 

Kiamichi River, and at mile 633.1.

Drainage area. 44.531 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January to September 1905 {gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1905 to December 1911, monthly summaries only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311, July 1936 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. During 1905-11, staff gage at St. Louis & San Francisco Railway bridge 200 ft 

upstream at same datum, and July 1, 1936, to Mar. 24, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years {1905-11, 1936-56), 8,626 cfs {6,245,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,400 cfs Oct. 9 {gage height 17 12 ft): 

minimum, 239 cfs Aug. 26 {gage height, 4.86 ft).

1905-11, 1936-56: Maximum discharge, about 400,000 cfs May 28, 1908 (gage height, 

43.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of records for later 

years; minimum, 166 cfs Nov. 2, 1944 {gage height, 4.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, that of May 28, 1908.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made 3 times a month. Some 

regulation since Oct. 31, 1943, by Lake Texoma, 92.8 miles above station (see p. 373).

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 29 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1241: Drainage area. WSP 1311: 1906-11.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 21, Nov. 28 to 

Jan. 18, Mar. 12-30, May 26 to June 25, July 8-15, 19-23, 

July 26 to Aug. 7, Aug. 9-13, 17-21, Sept. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 19 Mar. 20 to Sept. 30

6.8

7.5

8.0

10.0

1,300

2,020

2,650

5,770

12.0

14.0

17.0

9,830

17,800

39,600

4.9 

5.5

250

456

6.0 

7.0

680

1,480

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9,330

6,860

5,430 

4,920

5.440

4,630

10,300

29,900

59,600

39,600

38,700

38,700

38,700

33,700

25,400

20,700

21,300

18,400 

11,700 

10,700

10,400

10,400

8,640

5,770

4,760

5,260

5,260

5,090 

5,090

4,760

4,120

481,560

15,530

955,200

Nov.

3,810

4,040

4,120 

3,660

2.950

3,210

4,040

4,280

4,440

5,450

5,090

4,600

4,440

4,280

5,960

5,260

5,260

4,600 

4,920 

5,090

6,490

8,020

8,220

8,020

8,020

7,820

7,620

5,260 

4,040

4,440

155,410

5,180

508,500

Dec.

4,760

4,920

5,090 

4,920

4,600

4,280

4,600

4,600

4,760

4,760

4,600

4,760

4,280

5,960

4,280

4,760

4,760

4,600 

4,280 

4,040

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,040

3,880

5,810

5^740 

4,040

4,280

4,280

136,160

4,592

270,100

Jan.

4,120

4,120

5,960 

3,960

4,280

4,600

5,510

5,070

2,860

1,840

2,720

4,280

4,440

4,600

4,440

3,740

2,200

5,660 

4,920 

5.950

5,600

5,260

4,120

2,590

5,740

5,090

5,090

5,450 

5,260

5,660

2,200

125,110

4,036

248,200

Feb.

3,000

5,260

6,150 

6,150

5,600

3,580

2,460

4,440

7,820

8,420

7,620

6,670

5,090

5,070

4,440

6,510

8,680

15,800 

20.100 

15,800

8,860

7,240

6,860

6,510

5,950

5,950

5,740

2.590 

3,816 -

197,550

6,811

591,800

Mar.

4,760

5,090

S,09<5 

4,600

5,580

2,950

4,040

4,440

4,600

4,440

4,280

5,140

2,200

5,280

4,280

4,040

5,070

1,840 

1,500

852

l.'BSO" 824

2,260

2,790

2,950

2,020

1,140

1,030 

1,900

1,840

1,580

91,796

2,961

182,100

Apr.

1,440

1,590

873 

805

1,440

1,530

1,680

2,140

1,650

796

615

1,060

1,260

1,160

1,170

1,500

1,480

976 

1,060 

1,530

1,680

1,340

1,190

817

615

1,060

1,300

1,530 

1,680

5.760

40,505

1,544

79,940

May

5,920

9,580

10.400 

9,686

6,860

4,280

2,260

1,590

1,580

5,580

2,860

2,520

5,580

2,790

1,480

1,680

2,200

1,390" 1.260 

2,020

2,200

2,020

1,260

2,260

3,560

6,670

7,620

6,130 

3,360

1,900

2,930

116,420

5,755

250,900

June

5,880

6,150

7.620 

4,926

2,790

5,000

2,860

2,260

2,080

2,260

1,440

789

573

582

652

852

620

1,150 

611 

453

1,200

1,740

1,900

2,140

2,080

1,210

728

1,790 

2,140

1,790

62,220

2,074

125,400

July

1,900

2,140

1,680 

992

1,840

1,580

875

1,740

1,790

1,680

1,580

1,900

1,900

1,680

1,680

1,580

710

526 

1,210 

1,960

1,900

1,900

1,550

698

467

1,540

1,900

1,960 

2,020

2.520

2,200

49,176

1,586

97,540

Aug.

1,960

2,200

2,080 

1,840

1,900

1,900

754

545

1,580

2,080

2,260

2,200

1,840

866

582

1,680

2,200

2,580 

2.790 

2,080

1,500

669

453

352

274

'598" 259

538 

418

1,100

1,740

45,676

1,409

86,630

Sept.

1,960

1,840

1,580 

630

411

393

317

1,630

1,630

1,300

587

396

1,340

2,020

2,140

2,140

2,020

1,960 

1,160 

1,960

2.260

2,260

1,900

1,630

734

518

1,130

1,480 

1,790

2,140

45,756

1,459

86,790

Calendar year 1955: Max 41,*00 Min 580 Mean 6,104 Ao-ft 4,419,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 39,600 Min 259 Mean 4,216 Ao-ft 3,061,000
382 RED RIVER BASIN 

Tenmile Creek near Miller, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°17'55", long 95°44'40", in uw£ sec. 16, T. 3 S.. R. 15 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of pier of county highway bridge, lir miles south of Miller, 

4.7 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and at mile 11.6.

Drainage area. 68 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of T929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 12.79 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

87

177

289

580

766

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

82i

g47

g22

g!6

gll

g6.7

g8.2

g6.9

g5.3

gZ.8

g2.3

gl.5

gl.3

al.3

al.2

al.2

al.l

al.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

il

218.3

7.04

0.103

0.12

433

Nov.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.9

0.13

0.0019

0.002

7.7

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

76

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

73

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

13.9

0.45

0.0066

0.008

28

Jan.

0.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

.6

.8

2.1

3.5

370

2.3

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

24.4

0.79

0.012

0.01

48

Feb.

25

26

24

20

28

28

22

303

214

108

104

60

35

25

19

113

402

420

130

81

48

33

26

23

19

15

13

11

8.9

------

2,383.9

82.2

1.20

1.30

4,730

Mar.

7.5

6.9

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

3.5

4.2

3.5

3.2

2.5

2.1

1.3

1.0

31

58

46

30

20

15

13

10

7.8

6.4

5.8

314.1

10.1

0.148

0.17

623

Apr.

5.8

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.8

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.9

.6

37

702

608

1,418.3

47.3

0.693

0.77

2,810

May

686

371

122

61

32

20

14

10

7.2

5.3

4.2

3.2

2.5

2.1

5.6

4.2

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.2

.9

.9

.6

6.5

672

165

47

22

12

7.2

177

2,468.7

79.6

1.17

1.34

4,900

June

"58 218

35

46

24

14

8.9

5.8

4.5

3.5

2.3

1.7

1.5

.8

.5

.3

.1

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

424.9

14.2

0.208

0.23

843

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

.2

3.1

1.7

.6

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.0

0.29

0.0042

0.005

18

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 702 Min 0 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 0.291 In. 3.96 Ac-ft 14,440

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 29 (5 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (12.79 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Kiaraichl River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location. La t 34°12', long 95°29', in SEij sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 17 E., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7, if miles northwest of Belzoni, 

6.5 miles downstream from Cedar Creek, 10 miles upstream from Possum Creek, and at 

mile 47.7.

Drainage area.--1,423 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, chain or wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--31 years, 1,728 cfs (1,251,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 20.00 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 30.

1925-56: Maximum discharge, 71,400 cfs Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 44.0 ft); no 

flow at times in 1930, 1932, 1934, 1939-40, 1943, 1952, 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 ft in October 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month, more

frequently during rises. Small diversion above station for municipal supply of city 

of Antlers.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1037: 1927-28, 1938. WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 

1926(M), 1931(ft), 1936.

Hating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Feb. 8-10, 17, 19, 20, 

Apr. 29 to May 3, May 25-27)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 20

4.3

4.5

5.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

47

88

233

671

3,140

12,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,590 

1,230

1,000

640

478

381

344

286

240

210

184

163

140

121

103

90

77

66

60

55

51

47

42

38

36

34

32

30

28

27

26

8,649

279

0.196

0.23

17,160

Nov.

26 

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

19

20

20

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

26

26

605

20.2

0.014

0.02

1,200

Dec.

26 

27

27

28

28

28

27

26

24

24

2222"

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

749

24.2

0.017

0.02

1,490

Jan.

22 

22

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

20

22

26

29

34

45

96

77

62

55

51

47

43

40

38

1,007

32.5

0.023

0.03

2,000

Feb.

352

1,230

2,130

2,130

1,470

1,350

1,380

2,420

5,840

4,710

3,140

2,390

1,710

1,230

972

1,350

6,950

11.200

10 , 100

4,750

2,720

1,950

1,470

1,230

1,030

860

724

610

520

77,918

2,687

1.89

2.04

154,500

Mar.

464

419

381

344

321

298

272

244

223

207

194

191

220

275

247

240

294

294

268

247

701

1.920

1,650

1,710

1,260

944

111

620

525

584

569

16,903

545

0.383

0.44

33,530

Apr.

478 

432

411

381

348

328

298

268

236

216

200

191

181

172

169

169

226

236

207

181

166

152

140

132

121

113

106

98

4,490

7^520

18,366

612

0.430

0.48

36,430

May

7,530 

7,900

4,180

2,580

1,530

1,090

804

605

468

385

324

268

226

203

203

296

962

520

340

258

200

169

143

140

6,260"

10.400

4,330

1,540

887

615

606

55,962

1,805

1.27

1.46

111,000

June

1,520 

1,230

887

750

579

464

373

305

247

226

178

152

129

110

96

84

70

62

56

51

47

43

37

33

28

24

22

20

18

16

7,657

255

0.179

0.20

15,190

July

14

12

11

9.8

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.8

15

Si

42

36

27

22

22

20

17

14

11

9.8

8.8

7.3

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.4 j-a

413.8

13.3

0.0093

0.01

821

Aug.

**

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

0.10

0.000070

0.00008

6.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955 : Max 24,300 Mln 3.8 Mean 1,222 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.67 Ac-ft 884,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,200 Mln 0 Mean 514 Cfsm 0.361 In. 4.93 Ac-ft 373,300

Peak discharge (base, 18.000 cfs). No peak above base.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Index, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°33'05", long 94°02'25", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71 at Index, 2£ miles south 

of Ogden, 20.6 miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 485.3.

Drainage area. 48,030 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1917 contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--2Q years, 12,570 cfs (9,100,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,800 cfs Feb. 20; maximum gage height, 15.94 

ft Oct. 14; minimum discharge, 42 cfs Aug. 30.

1936-56: Maximum discharge, 297,000 cfs Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 ft); minimum observed, 400 cfs Sept. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 241 miles above station 

(see p. 373).

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

22

25

24 

35

36 

37

38

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

33,900 

20,100

19,600

15,200 

11,700

9,380

8,300

7,160

13,600

30,200

37,400

38,800

58.800 

38,800

37,400

30,800

34,900

21,500

21,900

18,200

13,200

11,700

11,000

10,600 

9,980

7,820 

6,120

5,520

5,720 

5,720

5.520

558,540

18,020

*1,108

Nov.

5,520 

5,320

4,940

4,560 

4,560

4,560

4,100

3,470

5.580

5,920

4,570

4,750

5,520 

5,520

4,940

4,560

4,280

4,010

4,660

5,150

4,750

4,660

5,150

6,520 

7,600

7.820 

7,820

7,820

7,600 

7,160

158,550

5,285

514,500

Dec.

6.120 

5,150

4,940

5,520 

5,520

5,520

5,520

4,940

4,660

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,940 

4,940

4,750

4,560

4,280

4,280

4,660

4,940

4,750

4,560

4,280

4,100 

4,190

4,190 

4,100

4,100

4,010 

5,850

5,740

144,720

4,668

287,000

Jan.

5,940 

4,080

4,220

4,220 

4,220

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,560

4,080

5,520

5,160

2.760 

2,760

5,520

4,080

4,560

4,520

4,220

5,400

3,400

4,560

5,380

5.740 

5,740

4,840 

5,800

3,520

4,560 

4,840

5,580

129,020

4,162

255,900

Feb.

5.560 

5,920

9,100

14,800 

15,200

14,000

11,700

9,980

9,680

10,500

15,200

16,100

14,000 

11,500

9,580

7,600

7,820

18,000

55,500

40.400

56,000

24,900

16,100

12,400 

11,500

9,980 

8,560

7,820

6,950

415,350

14,250

819,900

Mar.

5,560 

4,840

5,200

5.920 

5,920

5,740

5,560

4,840

4,560

4,680

5,020

5,020

5,020 

4,840

4,560

3,660

5,800

4,560

4,520

4,080

3,280

2,950

2.760

5J280 

4,560

4,840 

5,580

5,380

5,020 

5,800

3,160

141,490

4,564

280,600

Apr.

5.160 

5,040

2,950

2,660 

2,540

2,280

2,050

2,150

2,280

2,280

2,440

2,490

2,080 

1,750

1,590

1,680

1,750

1,680

1,680

1,780

1,850

1,780

1,780

2,150 

2,180

1,980 

1,880

1,640

1.540 

1,950

62,880

2,096

124,700

May

5,090 

14,400

25,400

26.400 

21,500

16,900

12,800

9,380

7,160

5,200

4,080

5,520

5,940 

4,080

5,520

5,800

5,800

5,040

2,600

5,040

2,950

2,490

2,540

2,710 

2,710

2.580

2,440

7,950

14,000 

11,000

7,580

256,160

7,618

468,400

June

5,580 

4,220

4,840

5,560 

7,580

8.500

6,740

4,840

4,220

5,940

3,520

3,160

3,040 

2,760

2,250

1,850

1,500

1,560

1,410

1,460

1,360

1,460

1,280

1.110 

1,460

1,980 

2,180

2,540

2,380 

1,950

95,570

5,179

189,200

July

1,750 

2,080

2.180

2, 080 

2,130

2,150

1,850

1,590

1,950

1,780

1,590

1,830

1,880 

1,780

1,780

1,930

1,930

1,850

1,780

1,680

1,280

1,110

1,560

1,780 

1,950

1,880 

1,640

1,220

998 

1,280

1,680

55,628

1,750

106,400

Aug.

1,930 

1,980

2,180

2,180 

2,080

2,150

2,080

1,950

1,950

1,780

1,520

1,110

1,500 

1,950

2,080

2,150

1,880

1,410

1,150

1,540

2,050

2,280

2.550

1,980 

1,540

1,110 

861

698

610 

564

668

50,921

1,643

101,000

Sept.

840

770

1,110

1,640 

1,880

1,880

1,750

1,280

950

777

854

1,560

1,590 

1,500

1,190

868

1,070

1,680

1,980

2,050

1,980

1,850

1,590

1,850 

2,080

2,150 

1,980

1,730

1,560 

1,050

44,559

1,485

88,540

Calendar year 1955: Max 54,600 Mln 1,440 Mean 8,474 Ao-ft 6,135,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 40,400 Min 564 Mean 5,708 Ac-ft 4,144,000

* Expressed in thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

Location. Lat 34"04', long 95"03', on north edge NW£ sec. 6, T. 63., R. 22 E., on left 

bank on downstream side of highway bridge, if miles upstream from White Oak Creek and 

2 miles west of Wright City.

Drainage area. 645 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1931, October 1944 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 346.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 12, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 4.15 ft higher. Dec. 6, 1944, to July 30, 

1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1929-31, 1944-56), 1,002 cfs (725,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 32.62 

ft Feb. 18; no flow Aug. 6 to Sept. 30.

1929-31, 1944-56: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 16, 1950 (gage height, 45.77 

ft); no flow at times in 1930, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2-5, Mar. 4-7, 14-21, Apr. 5-7, May 26 to

June 11; rate of change In stage used as a factor Feb. 17, 18; backwater

from return of overbank flow Feb. 18-22)

4.16

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

0

.1

.6 

2.4

5.6

10

4.8 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

24

42

109

202

460

1,100

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

29.0

2,140

3,860

5,830

3,630

11,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ae-ft

Oct.

5.510 

2,340

1,230

834

610

475

490

386

300

256

214

182

154

127

109

93

82

72

64

58

53

49

45

42

37

33

32

31

30

CDCO

25

13,791

445

0.690

0.80

27,350

Nov.

24 

23

22

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

18

20

21

22

26

45

22

38

35

33

31

30

671

22.4

0.035

0.04

1,330

Dee.

39 

54

ST

53

52

52

51

49

46

44

44

44

44

44

43

42

41

41

40

38

37

36

35

35

35

34

33

32

31

31

30

1,284

41.4

0.064

0.07

2,550

Jan.

28 

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

22

27

30

30

40

73

73

64

63

64

65

95

127

Tiff

1,302

42.0

0.065

0.08

2,580

Feb.

493 

3,910

3,400

2,030

1,540

1,270

1,030

1,500

3,220

2,340

1,880

1,440

1,100

866

722

1,370

6,530

10,900

4,240

2,160

1,500

1,250

1,030

898

770

626

535

475

405

59,425

2,049

3.18

3.43

117,900

Mar.

358

334

308

278

251

237

226

198

180

165

159

152

252

287

280

290

300

285

258

235

385

1,850

2,060

1,440

1,030

802

642

535

475

460

400

15,062

486

0.753

0.87

29,880

Apr.

364 

339

331

347

292

263

229

198

180

167

154

147

138

132

127

113

104

98

95

93

87

83

79

75

69

66

64

59

2T5B"

5.500

6,198

273

0.425

0.47

16,260

May

5,210 

6.150

3,4,66

1,740

1,100

786

595

460

566

292

244

214

188

165

959

2,140

1,150

690

490

552

270

216

176

150

147

569

565

347

249

194

156

29,710

958

1.49

1.71

58,950

June

149 

339" 544

246

244

302

237

192

165

154

109

95

80

66

57

55

49

45

41

36

51

28

24

22

20

16

15

16

15

14

5,184

106

0.164

0.18

6,320

July

11 

Iff

8.7

6.9

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.0

2.4

1.6

1.6

5.7

5.0

5.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

TS

114.5

3.69

0.0057

0.007

227

Aug.

 ^0.3 

.1

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

3.000047

0.00005

1.6

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,800 Min 0.6 Mean 525 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.04 Ae-ft 380,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,900 Min 0 Mean 363 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.66 Ac-ft 263,300

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs). Feb. 18 (2 to 4 a.m.) 15,200 efs (52.62 ft at 5 a.m.).
386 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River below Lukfata Creek near Idabel, Okla.

Location. Lat 33°56', long 94°45', in SE^ sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, just downstream from Lukfata Creek 

5 miles northeast of Idabel.

Drainage area.--1,226 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 312.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1946, to Oct. 26, 1950, and for stages 

below 9 ft Oct. 26, 1950, to Oct. 10, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,740 cfs (1,260,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 27.98 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 21-30.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1949 (gage height, 39.22 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 15, 16, 21-30, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 39.7 ft in February 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.8 

5.2 

6.0 

7.0

72

218

456

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

1,180

2,480

4,460

6,680

9,180

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

2,870

5.990

4,350

2,130

1,260

959

1,O6O

978

812

597

486

398

337

293

251

218

188

166

146

134

124

111

104

94

88

82

76

72

67

64

62

24,567

792

0.646

0.75

48,730

Nov.

60

58

53

49

48

46

43

41

40

40

40

40

41

41

41

41

40

41

44

44

44

47

50

50

54

78

85

80

75

71

1,525

50.8

0.041

0.05

3,020

Dec .

85

100

127

127

116

113

109

106

104

99

94

88

86

86

86

86

85

82

79

76

75

73

73

72

71

71

71

68

67

66

6i

2,705

87.3

0.071

0.08

5,370

Jan.

61

60

59

58

58

58

56

54

53

53

52

52

50

50

49

49

48

54

60

65

70

78

91

134

156

154

156

156

174

622

597

3,487

112

0.091

0.11

6,920

Feb.

632

3,300

6,970

6,740

4,830

3,180

2,260

2,000

3,330

4,670

3,980

3,080

2,300

1,780

1,430

1,600

3,530

8,640

11,700

12.000

9,460

5,710

2,760

1,860

1,6OO

1,350

1,140

1,020

866

113,718

3,921

3.20

3.45

225,600

Mar.

758

686

632

580

516

471

441

398

360

337

315

304

315

426

614

614

597

580

532

471

532

1,470

5.250

5,150

2,260

1,640

1,300

1,180

959

848

794

27,290

880

0.718

0.83

54,130

Apr.

704

632

580

564

614

548

471

412

360

557

515

504

282

264

256

258

222

206

194

194

188

180

170

162

150

158

129

124

160

2.550

11,428

581

0.311

0.35

22,670

Hay

5,820

8,OOO

8.450

6,910

3,830

1,950

1,300

1,020

794

632

516

426

372

326

457

2,440

2,620

1,560

1,020

722

548

426

548

504

262

"608 247

668

456

548

293

53,653

1,731

1.41

1.65

106,400

June

258

254

580

456

560

526

372

326

275

240

210

178

154

154

118

102

92

86

78

70

65

60

55

49

44

58

36

58

58

57

4,907

164

0.134

0.15

9,730

July

36

30

28

25

23

21

20

19

22

28

50

24

21

17

15

14

15

12

10

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.1

8.7

8.7

9.2

8.7

8.7

7.6

6.1

6.1

507.6

16.4

0.015

0.02

1,010

Aug.

5.6

4.7

4.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

2.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

*8

.9

1.1

1.1

63.5

2.05

0.0017

0.002

126

Sept.

1.6

T7l

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

,±

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

17.1

0.57

0.00046

0 . 0005

54

Calendar year 1955: Max 14,500 Mln 13 Mean 1,OOO Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.08 Ac-ft 723,800

Water year 1955-56 : Max 12,000 Mln 0.4 Mean 666 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.42 Ac-ft 483,700

Peak discharge (base. 10.Ooo cfs). Feb. 20 (1 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (27.98 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.--Lat 34°03' , long 94°37', in SEij sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 E., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles west of Eagletown and 

8.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 787 sq mi.

Records available. March 1924 to December 1925 (published as "near Broken Bow"), October 

1929 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Mar. 30, 1924, to Dec. 31, 1925, chain gage at 

bridge 300 ft downstream at datum 0.70 ft higher. Oct. 9, 1929, to Aug. 2, 1940, chain 

or wire-weight gage and Aug. 3, 1940, to Jan. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at bridge 

300 ft downstream at present datum. Jan. 31 to July 22, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1924-25, 1929-56), 1,316 cfs (952,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 14.38 ft); no 

flow for part of Sept. 7, 8.

1924-25, 1929-56: Maximum discharge, 91,500 cfs Feb. 12, 1950, from rating curve 

extended above 65,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.80 ft Mar. 29, 1945; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Aug. 18-19, 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Revisio 

T536"

ions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage 

36-37(M), 1938, 1939(M), 1942(M).

area. WSP 1241: 1924-26, 1930(M),

Rating table water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

4.0

123

287

474

720

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,100

1,620

2,900

6,470

11,100

19,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.690

2,160

1,100

692

505

416

1,240

994

730

487

365

293

237

194

162

136

116

100

92

85

78

71

67

61

56

52

49

49

43

40

37.

14,397

464

0.590

0.68

28,560

Nov.

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

25

25

25

25

26

28

30

31

32

31

33

37

38

45

56

68

86.

76

67

61

53

50

1,193

39.8

0.051

0.06

2,370

Dec .

63

71

136

145

150

168

158

141

123

112

103

95

91

85

79

76

70

68

65

63

59

58

56

53

53

51

50

48

47

46

44

2,627

84.7

0.108

0.12

5,210

Jan.

41

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

30

33

39

38

38

41

49

88

130

134

134

136

1,200

5.980

1,970

8,605

278

0.353

0.41

17,070

Feb.

1,740

13,900

8,250

4,700

5,450

2,480

1,850

2,050

4,450

5,450

2,550

1,970

1,510

1,220

1,020

1,710

7,020

19.000

7,480

4,170

2,850

2,050

1,620

1,510

1,550

1,170

986

882

762

107,050

5,691

4.69

5.06

212,500

Mar.

659

594

546

496

449

408

577

547

519

295

274

258

271

457

930

914

906

732

639

569

614

1,970

2. 850

2,160

1,620

1,270

1,050

946

1,050

906

756

25,590

825

1.05

1.21

50,760

Apr.

664

599

555

681

744

614

541

478

420

577

562

547

526

500

277

255

284

300

268

245

225

211

200

186

178

168

158

150

175

4.580

14,866

496

0.650

0.70

29,490

May

7,560

8.020

4,700

2,980

1,970

1,400

1,040

794

654

523

452

569

526

287

290

555

420

369

290

237

200

170

145

123

114

102

92

97

97

85

54,285

1,106

1.41

1.62

68,000

June

91

76

95

119

116

138

119

102

89

76

65

55

50

48

45

41

38

36

52

29

27

24

22

19

17

14

1215"

12

12

1,652

54.4

0.069

0.08

3,240

July

10

8.4

7.6

6.8

7.2

8.4

9.3

12

16

22

37

25

17

12

8.4

6.5

5.2

4.6

3.6

5.8

4.6

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.6

5.8

5.6

5.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

272.5

8.79

0.011

0.01

540

Aug.

2.4

6.8

13

13

11

8.4

7.2

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.5

5.0

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

96.8

5.12

0.0040

0.005

192

Sept.

0.2

.2

ti

.1

.1

.1

.4

12

11

16

15

12

9.5

7.6

6.5

5.8

5.5

4.9

5.8

5.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

.4

129.8

4.55

0.0055

0.006

257

Calendar year 1955: Max 19,300 Mln 8.4 Mean 806 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.91 Ac-ft 583,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 19,000 Mln 0.1 Mean 576 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.96 Ac-ft 418,000

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 cfs). Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 25,800 cfs (14.58 ft).
388 RED RIVER BASIN

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34°03', long 94°25', in SW£ sec. 21, T. 8 S., R. 32 W., near center of span 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4 miles west of De Queen, 

6 miles upstream from Rock Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1956.

Average discharge.--8 years, 293 cfs (212,100 acre-ft per year).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 17.03 ft); no 

flow Sept. 21-30.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs May 11, 1953 (gage height, 21.96 ft); no 

flow at times in 1948, 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 ft Aug. 27, 1947, from floodmarks (discharge, 110,000 cfs, 

from contracted-opening computation).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods Nov. 1 to Dec. 3 and Aug. 25 to Sept. 30, 

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times each month.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 3, Feb. 2, Feb. 18 to Mar. 10, 

Mar. 13 to Apr. 12, Apr. 30 to May 10, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6 

4.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

9.5

34

65

108

165

326

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

562

1,210

2,500

4,250

5,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

390

357

190

126

90

113

693

478

250

171

122

96

75

59

49

41

35

29

26

23

20

18

15

13

11

9.5

8.9

9.9

9.9

8.0

sTo

3,544.2

114

0.630

0.73

7,030

Nov.

8.6

11

12

9.9

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

67T

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.9

7.2

6.9

7.8

9.5

9.5

24

41

35

29

25

22

361.6

12.1

0.067

0.07

717

Dec.

27

30

118

147

121

95

79

68

58

51

44

40

36

33

30

28

26

24

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

14

13.

1,274

41.1

0.227

0.26

2,530

Jan.

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.3

^0

9.9

13

14

14

15

18

30

55

63

62

59

65

826 

TFF 466

1,883.5

60.8

0.336

0.39

3,740

Feb.

619

4,370

2,370

1,180

832

575

406

500

1,240

784

562

406

306

250

204

285

1,710

5.500

1,580

932

601

454

359

306

259

218

190

165

147

27,110

935

5.17

5.57

53,770

Mar.

127

115

106

96

87

79

75

66

61

55

52

49

54

65

129

157

145

125

108

95

122

530

628

154

326

242

204

211

211

184

163

5,121

165

0.912

1.05

10,160

Apr.

145

129

117

104

98

85

74

64

60

60

59

56

51

47

45

42

39

36

33

30

£8

27

25

24

23

22

22

20

27

1.500

3,092

103

0.569

0.64

6,130

May

1,210

1.620

920

575

370

242

177

139

108

86

71

59

51

45

47

47

41

39

35

27

23

20

18

15

14

12

11

9.9

8.9

8,0

6,057.1

195

1.08

1.24

12,010

June

lil

6.6

6.9

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.5

5.2

6.4

5.7

5.2

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

ill

1.7

2.4

2.4 

2.2

128.8

4.29

0.024

0.03

255

July

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

H

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9

.8 

.6

.7

41.8

1.35

0.0075

0.009

83

Aug.

0.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

- 1

.2

.2

.2

.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.4

14.0

0.45

0.0025

0.003

28

Sept.

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

3.4

0.11

0.00061

0.0007

6.7

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,230 Mln 1.5 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18 Ac-ft 156,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,300 Mln 0 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.99 Ac-ft 96,460

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Feb. Z (7 a.m.) 6,220 cfs (15.88 ft); Feb. 18 (2 a.m.) 8,800 

cfs (17.03 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 389

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°55'10", long 94°23'15", in NEir sec. 10, T. 10 S., R. 32 W., on left bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 41, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Rolling Fork, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and 28.5 miles upstream from Cossatot 

River.

Monthly discharge only for some periDrainage area. 2,674 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1956. 

ods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 272.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Feb. 5, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 3,857 cfs (2,792,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 27.84 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-56: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 93,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 3.09 ft Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 ft sometime in August 1915.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Recordsj of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 857: 1932, 1935-36. WSP 1211: 1931, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-7, Nov. 24 to Dec. Ij rate of change 

In stage used as a factor Feb. 2-7, 17, 18, 20-23, Apr. 30 to May 7)

3.25

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

176

318

740

1,360

2,920

12.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

5,550

9,550

14,600

20,600

29,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,430

8.O80 

7,880

5,010

2,580

1,830

2,260

3,180

2,420

1,760

1,320

1,090

850

705

595

509

448

388

354

321

292

274

253

231

218

199

184

179

164

151

144

47,299

1,526

0.570

0.66

93,820

Nov.

139

134 

123

116

112

112

107

101

97

93

93

91

91

91

93

95

91

93

95

95

95

99

114

118

134

164

194

199

189

174

3,542

118

0.044

0.05

7,030

Dec.

202

234 

274

382

444

424

413

385

350

318

296

277

256

245

236

225

218

212

207

199

194

189

186

184

179

176

174

168

164

158

151

7,720

249

0.093

0.11

15,310

Jan.

149

146 

144

137

132

129

125

123

120

118

116

116

114

109

107

107

103 Tie

139

144

161

179

194

215

292

374

399

406

413

2 810 4* 200

12,139

392

0.147

0.17

24,080

Feb.

2,840

10 , 900 

22,000

19,000

13,900

9,09O

6,120

5,010

7,580

9,990

9,020

7,180

5,550

4,290

3,430

3,520

7,630

21,800

27,900

23,700

19,400

14,200

8,100

5,100

4,110

3,520

3,000

2,580

2j260

282,720

9,749

3.65

3.93

560,800

Mar.

1,940

1,760 

1,610

1,460

1,360

1,220

1,120

1,020

965

878

822

768

768

822

1,360

1,830

1,760

1,640

1,500

1,360

1,280

2,500

5,740

6,690

5,550

4,200

3,260

4,110

3,430

2,750

2,260

67,733

2,185

0.817

0.94

134,300

Apr.

1,940

1,720 

1,570

1,500

1,610

1,530

1,320

1,160

1,060

965

878

850

795

735

695

640

595

595

576

550

518

504

476

452

432

413

392

382 450'

7,100

32,373

1,079

0.404

0.45

64,210

May

16,800

20,500 

19,400

15,300

10,100

5,710

3,610

2,660

2,100

1,680

1,390

1,160

965

878

965

1,640

3,520

3,000

1,940

1,360

1,020

822

680

576

509

460

73S- 440

795

625

536

121,736

3,927

1.47

1.69

241,500

June

464

410 

371

527

625

540

522

545

488

424

378

334

318

268

245

228

202

181

166

151

134

125

112

103

91

83

75

W

87

7fl ( a

8,362

279

0.104

0.12

16,590

July

71

66 

60

51

48

46

40

39

40

40

40

49

58

51

42

38

33

29

25

24

22

21

18

17

17

17

17

16

15

TT

18

1,085

35.0

0.013

0.02

2,150

Aug.

19

20 

T9

17

16

16

18

17

16

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.5

8.4

7.5

6.6

9.0

13

12

11

8.4

7.0

6.1

4.0

3.7

470

4.0

4.4

7.5

344.6

11.1

0.0042

0.005

684

Sept.

13

I? 

9.5

9.5

9.0

7.9

6.6

5.7

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.3

7.5

12

12

11

11

9.0

7.5

7.0

6.1

5.7

4.8

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2*5

205.8

6.86

0.0026

0.003

408

Calendar year 1955: Max 36,200 Mln 44 Mean 2,371 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04 Ac-ft 1,717,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 27,900 Mln 2.5 Mean 1,599 Cfsm 0.598 In. 8.15 Ac-ft 1,161,000

Peak discharge (base, 25.000 cfs). Feb. 19 (12 m.) 28,500 cfs (27.84 ft).

465893 O-58 26
390 RED RIVER BASIN

Cossatot River near DeQueen, Ark,

Location.--Lat 34°03', long 94° 13', on south edge of SEir sec. 20, T. 83., R. 30 W., on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, just downstream from Hale 

Creek, 7 miles east of DeQueen.

Drainage area. 361 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 335.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 607 cfs (439,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs Feb. 18; maximum gage height, 16.33 

ft Feb. 2; minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 46,900 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 20.47 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month, more 

frequently during rises.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 2, 3, Feb. 27 to Apr. 4, Sept. 30)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

1.8 

3.1 

5.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

124

302

580

980

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

1,600

3,350

5,740

10,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

225

234

179

125

94

135

1,810 

980

545

348

244

186

142

106

85

71

60

53 

47

43

38

36

33

31

27

25

24

24

24

25 

33

6,032

i95

0.540

0.62

11,960

Nov.

36

31

27

26

25

24

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

22

24 

30

36

35

35

39

52

77

66

57

50

45

42

1,001

33.4

0.093

0.10

1,990

Dec.

49

102

270

254

200

164

137 

114

96

83

73

65

60

55

51

48

45

43

41

40

38

38

36

35

35

35

34

33

32

31 

50

2,367

76.4

0.212

0.24

4,690

Jan.

29

28

28

27

26

26

25 

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

26 

30

31

33

37

53

94

120

111

104

98

132

2.550

1,080

4,899

158

0.438

0.50

9,720

Feb.

1,230

9,950

5,740

2,490

1,560

1,140

840 

1,080

2,860

1,710

1,140

840

686

562

481

861

2,840

10,100 

3,400

1,780

1,110

840

722

650

580

513

437

397

336

------

56,875

1,961

5.43

5.86

112,800

Mar.

291

270

248

223

200

183

172 

155

137

120

110

104 Tie

174

291

291

270

240 

217

194

221

734

980

780

615

481

410

360

313

254 

223

9,377

302

0.837

0.97

18,600

Apr.

201

191

188

178

156

135

118 

104

98

118

163

169

152

134

123

117

104

94 

84

77

72

69

65

62

59

56

54

52

1ST

5,270

8,614

287

0.795

0.89

17,090

May

5,050

2,960

1,820

1,140

760

562

410 

315

242

196

165

154

114

106

508

244

181

124 

94

77

65

56

49

44

40

57

56

55

51

29 

25

13,447

434

1.20

1.39

26,670

June

30

27

26

30

27

24

23 

22

20

18

18

16

14

16

18

20

31

35

25

25

22

18

16

14

12

12

10

11

10

9.6

603.6

20.1

0.056

0.06

1,200

July

10

9.6

8.6

7.9

7.9

8.6

10 

9.3

9.6

10

13

31

28

22

18

13

11

9.0 

9.0

9.3

8.3

7.6

6.8

775

9.6

56

BT

38

28

23

18

508.1

16.4

0.045

0.05

1,010

Aug.

49

70

45

58

28

22

18 

14

12

9.6

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.0

5.2

5.0

776

8.6 

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.0

6.0 

6.6

449.7

14.5

0.040

0.05

892

Sept.

8.3

9.3

68

5T

35

26

20 

16

12

10

8.3

7.3

6.3

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.1 

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

270

2.2

4.6

355.3

11.2

0.031

0.03

665

Calendar year 1955: Max 13,100 Min 5.5 Mean 393 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.76 Ac-ft 284,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,100 Min 2.0 Mean 286 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.76 Ac-ft 207,300

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs) . Feb. 2 (11 a.m.) 13,600 ofs (16.33 ft)j Feb. 18 (7 a.m.) 

14,400 cfs (16720 ft).
RED RIVER BASIN 391

Saline River near Clerks, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°06 I , long 94°05 I , in w| sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 29 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 70, Zj miles upstream from Holly 

Creek and 4 miles southwest of Dierks.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 353.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. May 13, 1938, to Aug. 9, 1940, wire-weight gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Aug. 30, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 191 cfs (138,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 17.71 ft); no 

flow at times.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 31,200 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow at times in 

1943, 1946-47, 1952-54, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 ft in 1920, from Information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three' times a month. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1007: 1939-42. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 7-14, May 8-15, 

May 19 to July 5, July 9)

4.12

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

.4 

1.6 

3.8 

7.2

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

6.0

12

27

45

114

21O

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

560

1,180

2,680

4,320

6,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

150 

100 

66

50

42

88

938

33T

224

150

108

90

80

56

42

35

30

25

21

18

16

14

13

11

10

9.0

10 8.5

9.0 

10

12

2,799.5

90.3

0.728

0.84

5,550

Nov.

10 

9.5 

8.0

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

6.4

6.8

6.8

1O

12

10

12

12

35- 45

22

19

16

14

13

350.9

11.7

0.094

0.11

696

Dec.

18 

72 

87

77

60

47

42

37

32

27

24

23

21

21

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

828

26.7

0.215

0.25

1,64O

Jan.

10 

9.5 

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

B^O

8.0

13

20

2O

13

12

11

9.0

8.5

12

13

15

16

18

40

62

50

40

39

43

57

250" 274 

1,085.5

35.0

0.282

O.33

2,150

Feb.

595 

5,240 

1,640

845

560

417

318

869

878

560

417

309

252

215

184

349

999

1,820

845

535

374

397

263

242

222

178

158

135

112

17,928

618

4.98

5.38

35,560

Mar.

101 

97 

90

77

71

66

64

55

47

41

36

34

40

74

64

50

46

44

40

36

55

266

515

178

139

116

103

90

76

62

55

2,528

81.5

0.657

0.76

5,010

Apr.

51 

49 

47

46

40

34

31

29

27

42

53

42

37

33

33

31

28

24

22

19

18

17

16

16

15

13

13

12

157

5.620

6,615

220

1.77

1.98

13,120

May

1.860 

1,460 

755

457

312

224

162

119

92

74

61

50

43

43

782

397

232

148

103

74

56

43

33

27

23

19

17

14

13

11 

TT

7,715

249

2.01

2.31

15,300

June

1O 

14

If

10

8.0

6.8

6.8

8.0

6.8

5.6

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

5.3

11

9.5

11

9.5

8.0

6.4

5.3

4.1

3.0

2.4

1.6

2.2

2.0

1.4

194.7

6.49

O.O52

0.06

386

July

1.0 

.8 

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

7.8

0.25

0.0020

0.002

15

Aug.

0.1

0S

0

o

0

.1

.6

74

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

O

0

0 

0

3.4

0.11

0.00089

O.OO1

6.7

Sept.

0

O

0

0

o

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,250 Mln 1.1 Mean 154 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.90 Ac-ft 111,6OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,620 Mln 0 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.879 In. 12. O2 Ac-ft 79,43O

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Apr. 30 (8 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (17.71 ft).
392 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Fulton, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°37', long 93°49', in NE^ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., near left bank on

 downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67 at Fulton, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, 2| miles downstream from Little River, and at 

mile 463.0.

Drainage area.--52,380 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi is probably nonoontributing.

Records available.--October 1927 to September 1956. January 1932 to May 1934 monthly dis-

 charge only, published in WSP 1311. Prior to October 1949, published as "at Garland." 

Gage heights collected in the present vicinity since October 1885 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 224.94 ft above mean sea level, 

~^atum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at Garland 39 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 18,150 cfs (13,140,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during the year, 59,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height,

 19.OS ft); minimum daily, 912 cfs Sept. 11, 17.

1927-56: Maximum discharge, 338,000 cfs Feb. 24, 1938 (gage height, 36.45 ft, 

present site and datum); maximum gage height, 37.4 ft Apr. 2, 1945, present site and 

datum; minimum discharge, 400 cfs Oct. 8-19, 1931 (site then in use).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made five times a month. Some

 regulation by Lake Texoraa, 261 miles upstream (see p. 373). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 50 discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 7 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

25,200 

22,600

23,900

21,400 

17,400

13,000 

11,800

13,700

18.7OO

41,500

49,400 

43,906

42,300

41,500

4O.80O

34,800

25,900

20,900

2O,30O

19,200

14,700

12,100

11,300

1O,600

10,4OO

8,960 

6,900

5,82O

5.660 

5,820

5,820

646,280

20,850

*1,282

Nov.

5,66O 

5,500

5,220

4,800 

4,680

4,68O 

4,440

4,100

3,8OO

3,900

4,200 

4,440

4,680

4,940

4,680

4,440

4,320

4,100

4,200

4,560

4,56O

4,800

5,220

5,820

7,1OO

7.900 

7,900

7,900

7,700 

7,700

157,940

5,265

313,300

Dec.

7.100 

6,140

5,820

5,820 

5,980

6,140 

6,3OO

6,140

5,820

5,660

5,500 

5,36O

5,5OO

5,220

5,O80

5,080

4,940

4,68O

4,8OO

5,O8O

5,O8O

5,080

4,800

4,680

4,560

4,440 

4,68O

4,680

4,560 

4,440

4.320

163,480

5,274

324,300

Jan.

4,3OO 

4,410

4,410

4,410 

4,410

4,3OO 

4,300

4,300

4.3OO

4,410

4,190 

4,O8O

3,300

5.O50

3,030

3,670

4,190

4,540

4,680

4,300

3,860

4,190

4,950

5,580

5,92O

5,920 

5,580

5,250

4,950 

5,080

7,410

141,250

4,556

280,200

Feb.

11.3OO 

12,600

17 , 6OO

25,100 

31,400

35,100 

35,7OO

34,400

30 , 8OO

29,100

3O.20O 

32,600

29,700

25,100

2O.2OO

16,300

16,300

27.9OO

47.4OO

57,200

58.7OO

48,266

40,400

35,7OO

32.6OO

27,9OO 

24.6OO

16,700

12 , 6OO

863,400

29,770

*1,713

Mar.

10,000 

,880

,180

,650 

,650

,41O 

,18O

6,530

5,420

5,250

5,580 

5,750

5,750

5,920

5,580

5.250

5)750

6.33O

6,740

6,740

6,33O

5,750

6,330

10,OOO

13,000

13.300 

11,600

10,600

10,600 

10,000

7,410

236,460

7,628

469, OOO

Apr.

6.940 

5,750

5,080

4,680 

4,540

4,540 

4,300

4,08O

4,080

4,3OO

4,300 

4,080

3,480

3,120

2,780

2,710

2,630

2,630

2,550

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,390

2,320

2,390

2,320 

2,240

2,O9O

1.940 

2,390

1O2.O6O

3,402

202,400

May

8,650 

23,600

41,700

48.2OO 

47,400

43,100 

37,000

27,400

25,100

20,6OO

7,410 

4,950

4,410

4,680

4,300

4,410

6,530

7,410

6,330

5,080

5,250

3,970

3,480

3,300

3,210

3,210 

3,210

3,86O

13.3OO 

14,400

10,90O

446,350

14,400

885,300

June

6,740 

4,810

4,410

4,950 

5,920

7.650 

7,650

5,750

4,810

4,300

4,190 

3,770

3,480

3,300

2,940

2,550

2,090

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,510

1,440

1,720 

2,090

2,550

2,780 

2,550

104,270

3,476

206,800

July

2,160 

2,010

2,160

2.240 

2, £46

2,240 

2,160

2,010

1,940

2,010

1,940 

1,790

1,790

1,86O

1,790

1,790

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,650

1,510

1,370

1,440

1,720

1,860 

1,860

1,650

1,370 

1.240

1,446

56,610

1,826

112,300

Aug.

1,720 

1,860

2,010

2,O9O 

2,090

2.09O 

2,090

2,090

1,940

1,940

1,860 

1,720

1,510

1,720

2,010

2,160

2,240

2,010

1,650

1,510

1,79O

2.O9O

2.390

£,396

2,090

1,790 

1,510

1,310

1,240 

1,110

1,040

57,060

1,841

113,200

Sept.

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,370 

1,790

1,940 

1,860

1,720

1,370

1,110

912 '578

1,240

1,370

1,370

1,180

912

1,110

1,510

1,720

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,650

1,860

2,010 

2,O9O

1,940

1,720 

1,370

44,942

1,498

89,140

Calendar year 1955: Max 82,200 Mln 2..30O Mean 12,420 Ac-ft 8, 990,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 58.7OO Mln 912 Mean 8,252 Ac-ft 5,991,OOO

t Expressed In thousands.
RED RIVER BASIN 393

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°21 | , long 95°36', on left bank of cut channel at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 154, 0.6 mile downstream from Big Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 3.5 miles downstream from Doctors Creek, and 5.7 miles southeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. May 9, 1942, to Nov. 8, 1949, staff gage and Nov. 9, 1949, to May 13, 1955, 

water-stage recorder, at site 700 ft to right of present gage at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 340 cfs (246,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs May 3 (gage height, 17.02 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 23,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 23.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for Jan. 24 to Feb. 1, which are poor. 

sions for irrigation above station.

Small diverDischarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

89

477

T5J

60

26

*14

7.4

4.5

2.2

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

784.6

25.3

0.048

0.06

1,560

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1

*3.0

tt

.2

0 

0

7.1

0.23

0.00044

0.0005

14

Feb.

8

299

265

106

396

470

229

554

1,250

678

291

95

52

33

22

40

*145

1,470

1,720 

1,720

804

107

53

36

24

16

*9.4

5.9

4.1

10,902.4

376

0.714

0.77

21,620

Mar.

3.7

tt

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

16.7

0.54

0.0010

0.001

33

Apr.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0_

0

0

0

0

3.8

18

9.5

51

23 

10

5.4

2.9

1.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

80

208.3

6.94

0.013

0.01

413

May

1,070

2,460

3,220

«2,470

2,040

430

76

48

33

24

18

13

10

7.4

6.9

6.4

5.0

3.3

1.9 

.9

.9

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

»0~0

0

0

48

11,995.2

387

0.735

0.85

23,790

June

93

158

31?

^?

38

25

17

12

7.4

4.5

2.2

.9

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

740.7

24.7

0.047

0.05

1,470

July

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,980 Hln 0 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.216 In. 2.94 Ac-ft 82,500

Water year 1955-56; Max 3,220 Mln 0 Mean 67.4 Cfsm 0.128 In. 1.74 Ac-ft 48,900

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Ho recorder record Jan. 24 to Feb. 1 (once-daily wire-weight gage readings obtained Jan. 27 

to 30 )j discharge estimated on basis of 1 dischargel measurement, 1 observation of no flow, and 

weather records.
394 RED RIVER BASIN

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°28', long 95°35', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State

Highway 24, 4.9 miles upstream from Suds Creek, 7.3 miles upstream from Click Creek,

and 8.6 miles northeast of Cooper, Delta County.

Drainage area.--276 sq mi.

'Records available.--October 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 381.42 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

 datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1949-56), 187 cfs (135,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 21.8 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 25.86 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1915, 26.6 ft May 2, 1944; flood of 1932 reached 

about same stage, from information by Corps of Engineers and local residents.

Remarks . Records fair. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 33 to Feb. 16, May 3-17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

0.33 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

1.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

1.0

5.0

8.4

18

31

83

158

363

410

800

-.6

-.5

-.4

-.3

0.0

.3

1.5

3.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

164

344

370

545

1,050

3,540

4,700

7,800

12,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

31

32

23

24

25

36

27

28

39

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

AC-ft

Oct.

~5e 785

14

7.3

4.5

*3.6

30

16

5.9

2.6

1.5

1.0

.2

0

V

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

908.6

29.3

0.106

0.12

1,800

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

2.3

12

*53

35

16

12

9.7

8.8

9.7

6*8

7.0

163.3

5.27

0.019

0.03

334

Feb.

186

333

54

81

244

226

56

903

190

74

74

40

30

37

25

*3,530

* 12, 700 

1,390

181

100

61

50

40

40

30

30

*18

16

14

19,733

680

3.46

3.66

39,140

Mar.

14

14

14

12

13

13

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

10

14

12

11

9.6

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

15

13

9.2

8.0

8.0

8

7

7

6-5

314.6

10.1

0.037

0.04

634

Apr.

5

5

4

4

3

3

Z

2

*1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

153

32

5.3 

2.4

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

.8

.7

.6

155 

936

1,317.1

43.9

0.159

0.18

2,610

May

6,900

609

*118

*60

34

34

19

14

9.6

6.8

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.6

8.3

5.6

3.4 

3.3

1

1

1

1

1

0 5

0

0

*0

0

0

264

8,098.0

261

0.946

1.09

16,060

June

130

TO

7.4

7.4

6.5

4.8

4

2

13

5.3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1 

8.9

11

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

0 5

0

332.3

7.74

0.028

0.03

461

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,330 Mln 0 Mean 88.0 Cfsm 0.319 In. 4.33 Ac-ft 63,720

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,700 Mln 0 Mean 84.1 Cfsm 0.305 In. 4.14 Ac-ft 61,020

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 cfs). Feb. 17 (5:30 p.m.) 32,300 cfs (31.8 ft); May 1 (4 p.m.) 23,600 

cfs (18.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 23-26, Mar. 27 to Apr. 8, May 19-27, June 7, 8, 11-17, June 30 

to July 8; discharge estimated on basis of recession graph and weather records.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Whlteoak Creek near Talco, Tex.

395

Location.--Lat 33°19', long 95°05', near center of main channel on downstream side of pier 

or bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 2 miles upstream from Ripley Creek, 2.7 miles south of 

Talco, Titus County, and 2.8 miles downstream from Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--494 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 286.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 263 cfs (190,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs May 4 (gage height, 14.80 ft): no flow 

 Aug7~8-16, 27-31.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1950 (gage height, 18.98 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8 to Sept. 11, 1954, Aug. 8-16, 27-31, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 25.3 ft Mar. 31, 1945, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Feb. l)

2.8 

3.0

1.3 

3.0 

5.4 

8.7

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

35

75

199

390

820

1,320

1,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

168

95

28

*13

*12

120

181

78

48

27

15

8.7

4.9

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3 

73

900.5

29.0

0.059

0.07

1,790

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.5

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

2.0

2.3

2.4

5.2

2.6

1.8

1.1

.8

.7

32.4

1.08

0.0022

0.002

64

Dec.

4.4

6.0

276

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.4

174

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.8

* .4

.2

.2

.1

.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.0

45.7

1.47

0.0030

0.003

91

Jan.

0.6

.7

.9

.7

.6

.4

.2

.2

.3

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.7

5.9

3.8

2.1

4.0

11

*7.4

12

11

12

10

11

11

10

118.9

3.84

0.0078

0.009

236

Feb.

19

4TJ

885

920

784

567

379

354

653

748

660

554

365

144

123

486

*578

1,130

1.220

1,070

860

670

357

127

66

45

58

*96

61

------

14,392

496

1.00

1.08

28,550

Mar.

56" 36

20

16

15

14

12

11

10

10

9.1

10

13

14

11

8.3

7.1

6.4

679

7.1

7.8

15

11

9.8

8.9

9.1

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.0

6.7

366.2

11.8

0.024

0.03

726

Apr.

6.1

6.0

5.5

5.8

7.6

6.4

5.1

4.2

*3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.2

8.8

8.5

5.5

5.7

4.8

6.3

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.2

373

14

149.1

4.97

0.010

0.01

296

May

206

1,320

1,610

*1,660

1,560

1,380

765

179

56

37

28

22

17

13

19

18

12

12

11

12

10

8.2

6.0

4.6

3.8

3.7

2.8

*2.4

2.4

2.3 

2.0

8,985.2

290

0.587

0.68

17,820

June

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.9

3.2

7.2

14

9.8

5.7

1.1

7.2

4.0

3.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

75

.7

.6

83.3

2.78

0.0056

0.006

165

July

0.7

.8

.9

79

.5

.6

.8

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

.2

.2

10.9

0.35

0.00071

0.0008

22

Aug.

0.4

.7

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.8

2.1

T72

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

7.5

0.24

0.00049

0.0006

15

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,050 Mln 0.3 Mean 99.7 Cfsm 0.202 In. 2.74 Ac-ft 72

Sept.

0.3

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

.6

.9

.9

.8

.7

12.3

0.41

0.00083

0.0009

24

190

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,660 Mln 0 Mean 68.6 Cfsm 0.139 In. 1.89 Ac-ft 49,800

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
396 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°01'10", long 94°52'40", near center of stream at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Highway 11, 1,800 ft upstream from Louisiana and Arkansas Railway bridge and 5.2 miles east of Pittsburg, Camp County.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 1,300 ft downstream.

Average discharge.--13 years, 363 cfs (262,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 12.31 ft); no flow 

 July 19 to Sept. 30.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 58,500 ofs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 27.32 ft, from 

floodmark in gage shelter at former site), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 20 to Oct. 3, 1954, July 19 to Sept. 30, 1956. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, that of Mar. 30, 1945; flood in January 

1938 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Jan. 19)

3.9 

4.2 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

.1

.5

1.9

5.0

9.9

17

29

45

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

98

174

264

370

540

675

930

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

147

362

320

76 

*26

18

159

376

356

112

41

29

21

16

12

9.4

8.2

7.1

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

it!

2,094.7

67.6

0.185

0.21

4,150

Nov.

2.5

2.7

2.6

e

2.7

2.9

3.0

*3.6

4.0

4.2

4.6

5.1

5.7

5.9

6.3

6.7

6.9

8.1

7.6

8.7

10

10

11

14

12

11

12

12

12

202.6

6.75

0.018

0.02

402

Dec.

15

38

50

44 

44

39

32

27

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

*19

19

18

17

16

16

17

16

16

16

15

14

712

23.0

0.063

0.07

1,410

Jan.

14

13

13

12 

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

TT

13

24

39

35

38

47

*53

52

51

43

35

31

He26

717

23.1

0.063

0.07

1,420

Feb.

28

255

725

1,080 

930

710

590

500

615

750

780

645

540

391

397

590

710

*730

710

710

537

366

226

146

114

95

85

*76

68

14,069

485

1.33

1.43

27,910

Mar.

61

58

58

57 

56

54

53

49

46

44

42

40

39

40

41

41

41

40

39

36

38

61

76

79

79

74

61

52

45

41 

38

1,579

50.9

0.139

0.16

3,130

Apr.

36

34

32

31 

30

29

27

25

23

*22

22

21

21

21

31

36

41

64

61

39

27

23

20

19

18

17

16

15

14.

19

834

27.8

0.076

0.08

1,650

May

94

384

600

810

602

497

255

74

49

38

31

26

23

20

18

16

16

16

13

11

9.5

8.2

7.3

6.7

6.2

5.6

5.1

*4.8

4.2

4,346.5

140

0.382

0.44

8,620

June

3.6

3.1

2.9

3.0 

3.6

4.1

4.2

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

60.2

2.01

0.0055

0.006

119

July

0.4

.3

.3

.2 

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

*.6

.6

,4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

4.7

0.15

0.00041

0.0005

9.3

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,350 Min 0.4 Mean 91.4 Cfsm 0.250 In. 3.37 Ac-ft 66,160

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,080 Min 0 Mean 67.3 Cfsm 0.184 In. 2.49 Ac-ft 48,820

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

Boggy Creek near Dalngerfleld, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02'05", long 94°47'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 11, a quarter of a mile upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway 

bridge, 3.8 miles west of Dalngerfleld, Morris County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 72 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 258.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^^929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at site 1,700 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 95.1 cfs (68,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 350 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.13 ft); no flow 

at times.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 14.08 ft, former 

site); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 16 ft In January 1938, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.2

.8

0

0

*0

0

0

2.3

6.5

373

2.0

1.5

1.1

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.1

0.65

0.0090

0.01

40

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1 *.l

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

76

.6

.5

.5

6.4

0.21

0.0029

0.003

13

Jan.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.9

5.1

7.8

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.6

*6.2

5.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.7

81.6

2.63

0.037

0.04

162

Feb.

19~ 4.0

73

133

124

68

33

38

76

120

96

58

38

11

70

174

'240 318

252

206

124

66

44

36

32

29

25

*22

20

2,549.0

87.9

1.22

1.32

5,060

Mar.

18

19

21

20

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

14

15

17

17

15

14

13

12

13

28

34

30

23

19

16

14

12

11

9.6

527.6

17.0

0.236

0.27

1,050

Apr.

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.5

7.4

6.9

6.6

5.6

5.4

*5.3

5.9

6.0

5.8

5.3

IP.

9.3

7.4

5.6

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.1

375

166.6

5.55

0.077

0.09

330

May

18

92

~88 114

*58

18

14

10

7.9

6.5

5.3

4.0

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

0"0

454.6

14.7

0.204

0.23

902

June

0

0

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,820 Min 0 Mean 24.2 Cfsm X).336 In. 4.55 Ao-ft 17,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 318 Min 0 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 0.145 In. 1.96 Ac-ft 7,560

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge me asurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
398 RED RIVER BASIN

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°55'05", long 94°43'35", at pumphouse, 1,700 ft upstream from dam of Lone 

Star Steel Co. on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, and 7.6 miles 

south of Daingerfield, Morris County.

Drainage area. 37 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 200.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 22, 1943, staff gage at site Just upstream from dam at datum 

200 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 25,310 acre-ft May 2 (gage height, 68.40 ft); 

minimum contents, 18,310 acre-ft Sept. 28-30.

1943-56: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-ft Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 ft); 

minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, 17,830 acre-ft Oct. 20-22, 1954.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill type dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. 

Dam completed in April 1943. Capacity of reservoir, 24,700 acre-ft (gage height, 

68.0 ft, crest of 300-foot concrete service spillway). Dead storage, 196 acre-ft 

(gage height, 35.0 ft, top of conduit discharge box). At times water is diverted from 

Cypress Creek into reservoir by pumping (see table below). Capacity of pumps, 40 cfs. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used by Lone Star Steel Co.'s 

iron smelter.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by Lone Star Steel Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Month-end gage height, total contents, and monthly diversions, for water year October 1955

to September 1956

Date

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1955. .....

Water year 1955-56. .....

Gage height 

(feet)t

(a)

65.81

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

22 29O

21,450

-

-

Change In contents 

(acre -feet)

-14O

+400

-1,960

-4,870

Diversion Into 

reservoir from 

Cypress Creek 

(acre -feet)

0

482

8,320

7,810

t Gage height at 12 p.m.

a No gage-height record; contents estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 399

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°45 I , long 94°29i, on downstream side of bridge on Farm Road 726, about 

1,500 ft downstream from old Ferrell's Bridge gage, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion 

County, and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek. Prior to Dec. 9, 1955, at site 

1,500 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--850 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 2, 1933, staff gage and Nov. 2, 1933, to Dec. 8, 

1955, water-stage recorder at site 1,500 ft upstream at datum 183.7 ft above mean sea 

level.

Average discharge.--32 years, 659 cfs (477,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 

15.10 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 7.7 cfs Oct. 21.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,220 cfs May 4 (gage height, 195.50 

ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 27.

1924-56: Maximum discharge, 57,100 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well at site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

29,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1853, that of Apr. 1, 1945; flood of May 20, 1930, 

reached a stage of 25.37 ft and floods in May 1884 and July 1904 reached stages of about 

24 and 25 ft, respectively, at former site and datum, from information by local residents .

Remarks.--Records good. Plow slightly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Up to 40 cfs occasionally is diverted from Cypress Creek into Ellison Creek 

Reservoir by pumping.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record, 23 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge since Nov. 1, 1954, furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 

area.

1929-30, 1932(M), 1938, 1942. WSP 1211: Drainage

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

12

12

14

13

11

9.1 

7.9

7.9

8.1

8.4

10

11

10 

9.3

9.6

9.8

8.8

8.4

7.9

13~ 7.7

18

30

51

62

62

120

187

a!90 

al80"

1,124.9

36.3

0.043

0.05

2,230

Nov.

125

89

77

161

268

307

25? 

209

18S

167

155

137

113

89 

137

174

161

131

101

83

72

72

67

64

62

60

62

62

60

57

3,769

126

0.148

0.16

7,480

Dec.

57

57

57

57

60

60

60 

57

57

54

62

119

225

287 

307

329

351

374

m

340

259

a209

a!95

a!81

a!67

a!61

al61

a!61

a!61

167

167

5,333

172

O.202

0.23

10,580

Jan.

181

209

217

2O9

188

174

161 

149

T5B~ 143

181

195

188

202 

225

250

250

287

a329

a562

329

287

277

250

233

209

195

188

174

167

155

6,719

217

0.255

0.29

13,330

Feb.

155

149

143

T8T

530

880

1,080 

1,080

1,010

942

920

880

860

804 

724

587

422

329

287

410

602

724

788

804

788

756

677

587

18,099

646

0.760

0.79

35,900

Mar.

502

422

374

340

318

297

287 

268

*250

233

225

217

217

217 

209

202

195

188

a5T7

a530

al,500

a2,010

2,170

2,010

1,950

2,170

2,470

2,500

2^370

2,170

*1,980

29,008

936

1.10

1.27

57,540

Apr.

1,750

1,550

1,300

1,080

942

900

964

1,030

1,080

1,170

1,250

1,330

1,670

1.850 

*1,820

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,720

1,690

1,670

1,550

1,440

1,250

964

677

461

340

277

241

37,216

1,241

1.46

1.63

73,820

May

225

259

195

181

167

149

137 

119

107

95

95

89

89

83 

77

72

*72

64

ST

113

167

174

181

217

209

195

174

a!55

al43

a 12 5

a,113

4,258

137

0.161

0.19

8,450

June

*a95

83

67

6O

52

47

62 

67

67

64

52

42

37

31 

29

27

25

24

23

24

37

67

62

47

35

29

25

22

17

16

1,335

44.5

0.052

0.06

2,650

July

15

14

14

14

13

13

12 

12

14

13

11

T2

12

11 

13

17

42

70" 90

46

34

26

46

48

34

23

*18

15

14

14

17

747

24.1

0.028

0.03

1,480

Aug.

18

18

36

80

a!34

a!40

a!34 

aB5

a32

a22

80

122

146

164 

190

211

TIT

78

46

29

23

18

14

*12

12

10

T2

10

10

12

19

2,064

66.6

0.078

0.09

4,090

Sept.

29

25

16

14

32

37

40 

43

34

25

21

29

22

14 

12

12

11

10

10

9.2

9.0

9^

10

18

36

30

*22

36

 gg 68

742.2

24.7

O.O29

0.03

1,470

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,090 Min 4.5 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.353 In. 4.79 Ac-ft 217,200

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,500 Min 7.7 Mean 303 Cfsm 0.356 In. 4.82 Ac-ft 219,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
400 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

130

162

154

186 

218

253

244

170

101

94

*186

262

'So~£~ 271

115

71

48

36

30

26

26

24

22

21

20

19

17

17

18

18

17

3,178

103

0.121

0.14

6,300

Nov.

17

16

15

IB- 14

16

19

20

21

28

30

30

30

32

32

30

22

20

21

24

26

*30

30

28

28

32

34

3T

34

34

762

25.4

0.030

0.03

1,510

Dec.

46

71

108

158 

87

84

87

94

90

78

73

68

63

59

59

59

59

63

63

59

55

51

51

59

59

59

*59

55

55

55

55

2,094

67.5

0.079

0.09

4,150

Jan.

55

55

55

51 

43

39

39

39

39

38

36

32

3T

33

34

34

34

51

103

133

117

103

125

al41

*aT33"

125

133

133

125

125

110

2,345

75.6

0.089

0.10

4,650

Feb.

103

2S2

358

394

418

442

494

598

779

89O

939

992

1,010

*1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

992

974

956

939

956

992

1,050

1,090

1,110

1,090

956

779

23,543

812

0.955

1.03

46,700

Mar.

a572

alTS

a336

a281 

a251

231

211

202

202

193

175

166

157

T9T

241

221

202

202

184

*166

157

241

358

370

358

358

347

325

292

261

221

8,092

261

0.307

0.35

16,050

Apr.

a202

a!75

157

149 

149

*175

202

175

141

125

117

125

117

110

103

103

141

193

175- 211

149

149

133

a!03

a90

78

78

73

68

75

4,044

135

0.159

0.18

8,020

May

221

794

*1,150

1.190 

1,190

992

956

922

906

890

874

826

637

370

184

141

117

96

73

59

55

51

43

39

38

34

32

26

22

18

16

12,962

418

0.492

0.57

25,710

June

18

18

18

16 

15

14

12

11

12

13

16

14

12

12

11

13

14

13

14

12

11

9.0

9.0

2.8

7.4

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

348.8

11.6

0.014

0.02

692

July

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.2 

5.4

5.0

578

7.0

8.0

9.4

8.6

7.6

7.0

6.0

6.2

7.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.4

*5.6

5.8

6.4

7.2

7.0

6.4

7.4

9.8

675

207.6

6.70

0.0079

0.009

412

Aug.

6.6

BTg- 7.2

5.2 

5.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

4.2

4.2

3.2

ITT?

7.2

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.7

*5.0

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.0

6.0

107.4

5.50

0.0065

0.007

338

Sept.

5.2

T78

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

il

2^1

2.2

91.3

3.04

0.0036

0.004

181

Calendar year 1955 : Max 2,500 Min 9.0 Mean 291 Cfsm 0.342 In. 4.64 Ac-ft 210,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,190 Min 0.5 Mean 158 Cfsm 0.186 In. 2.53 Ac-ft 114,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 401

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Location. Lat 32°51'25", long 93°52'20", in SWij-NEi sec. 36, T. 22 N., R. 15 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 0.4 mile downstream 

from Willow Lake lateral, 2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 2, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Black Bayou near Gilliam 

used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 12 years, 104 cfs (75,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 11.86 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs Mar. 3, 1945; maximum gage height, 16.23 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; no flow May 23, 24, 1948, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum 

discharge unaffected by backwater, that of Sept. 24, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1391: 1945.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.8

7.8

6.4

5.3

4.8

4.2 

8.0

7.8

6.8

4.6

3.9

4.8

17

19

11

10

5.7

4.2

*3.9

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

2 8

191.9

6.19

381

Nov.

2.8

2.7

2.6

7TS

2.6

5.5

7.1

5.5

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.6

4.8

5.3

7.1

8.3

8.3

7.8

6.4

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.1

155.3

5.18

308

Dec.

18

30

35

3T

20

13 

11

*9.0

8.3

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

316.0

10.2

627

Jan.

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.6 

.4

.4

.1

.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

34'

52

4O

27

21

20

19

16

13

12

14

18

25

388.0

12.5

770

Feb.

19

6T5

5T6- 895

297

176 

106

320

*401

265

208

147

106

82

71

71

76

155

158

128

96

76

63

56

54

48

41

36

52

5,312

183

10, 540

Mar.

28

26

26

26

26

24 

*23

22

20

18

17

18

46

67

78

63

45

54

28

25

44

167

170

T55

85

65

54

48

43

38

55

1,552

49.4

3,040

Apr.

30

29

28

*29

51

55

45

45

35

35

36

35

29

24

24

37

48

3T

23

18

15

14

12

12

12

12

9.8

8.5

8.0

11

764.3

25.5

1,520

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,200 Mln 2.6 Mean 52.2

May

*104

*575 485"

440

504

158 

96

69

48

56

28

22

18

15

15

12

15

14

10

8.5

7.5

5.9

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

2,526.9

81.5

5,010

June

.2

.2

.2

4 

*3.8

3.8

6.5

3.3

3.1

5.0

5.0

2.7

2.8

5.6

2.8

2.8

5.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1?

54" 80

254.2

7.81

465

July

22TO"

5.8

2.1

1.7

fct

1.6

1.9

2.1

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.1

97.9

5.16

194

Aug.

1.5

1.7

2.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

T73

1.3

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

*2.1

2.6

5.0

g B g

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

67.5

2.18

134

Sept.

2.5 trrsr

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

52.4

1.75

104

Ac-ft 37,790

Water year 1955-56: Max 895 Mln 1.3 Mean 31.8 Ac-ft 23,09O

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Feb. 2 (11:30 p.m.) 1,2OO cfs (11.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La.

Location.--Lat 32°48'55", long 93°52'15", in SE^NWi sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 15 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 170, 0.2 mile downstream from Red 

Bayou and 2 miles southwest of Gilliam.

Drainage area. 364 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.5 miles downstream from base 

gage. Auxiliary wire-weight gage at same site and datum Jan. 26, 1945, to Oct. 25, 

1949.

Average discharge.--14 years, 354 cfs (256,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,650 cfs Feb. 3; maximum gage height,

 13.60 ft Feb. 3; minimum daily discharge, 3.8 cfs Aug. 19, 22, Sept. 25; minimum gage 

height, 2.54 ft July 24-29, Aug. 7-11, 14.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs May 4, 1944; maximum gage height, 25.73 ft 

Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 26, 1943; minimum gage height, that of 

July 24-29, Aug. 7-11, 14, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair. 

ETw'SP 1452.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor, Feb. 2, 6-8, 10, Mar. 8, 9, Mar. 15 to Apr. 4, 

Apr. 7, 8, 11, 12, May 2-17; shifting-control method used Oct. 18 

to Nov. 5, Nov. 9-19, 28-30, Jan. 18 to Feb. 1, Feb. 27 to Mar. 20, 

July 31 to Sept. 30)

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22

6.8 4.5

10 5.0

14 7.0

19 10.0

26 12.0

Mar. 23 to Sept, 30

47

80

131

435

1,220

1,970

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.5

3.6

4.8

6.5

12

32

4.0 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

70

124

312

660

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.2

8.6

8.1

7.9

8.2

8.2

14

12

10

9.4

8.9

13

24

T?

16

14

9.9

8.1

*7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.3

7.1

7.3

7.3

9.1

8.4

7.4

7.4

304.0

9.81

0.027

0.03

603

Nov.

7.6

7.4

7.1

7.3

7.6

12

16

TT

8.4

7.6

7.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

7.3

7.6

9.2

9.8

12

*12

13

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.1

9.1

281.7

9.39

0.026

0.03

559

Dec.

33

35

3635-

26

20

17

*15

14

13

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

490

15.8

0.043

0.05

972

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

*18

38

50

52

50

59

59

62

55

52

50

53

64 

^77 3U

908

29.3

0.080

0.09

1,800

Feb.

53

776

1,650

1,666

1,150

772

579

751

*1,050

903

750

600

500

400

350

350

300

400

400

400

370

350

340

330

350

330

302

272

229

16,607

573

1.57

1.70

32,940

Mar.

201

181

167

148

136

130

*132

119

101

91

82

75

16T

155

181

170

147

131

125

108

136

374

350

306

251

247

227

206

197

181

184

5,340

172

0.473

0.55

10,590

Apr.

181

176

148

*168

197

184

174

158

156

178

154

153

144

136

140

138

142

134

114

100

89

84

76

68

66

64

58

51

45

3,742

125

0.343

0.38

7,420

May

*198

798

878

915

958

912

882

737

634

524

444

359

285

251

218

173

164

142

112

85

66

50

38

29

24

19

15

12

11

9.6

8.6

9,951.2

321

0.882

1.02

19,740

June

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

*6.0

5.8

6.0

7.4

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.3

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.4

574

6.0

30" 41

247.4

8.25

0.023

0.03

491

July

~9.6 16

6.5

5.9

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

*5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

57T

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

179.2

5.78

0.016

0.02

355

Aug.

5.6

473

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

*4.0

4.0

4.6

4.1

4.0

3.8

473

4.1

3.8

5.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.3

127.1

4.10

0.011

0.01

252

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,820 Min 5.2 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.407 In. 5.53 Ac-ft 107

Sept.

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

*3.9

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.0

5.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

122.0

4.07

0.011

0.01

242

.300

water year 1955-56: Max 1,650 Min 3.8 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.288 In. 3.92 Ac-ft 75^960

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 403

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.

Location. --La t 32°38'45", long 93°52'40", in NW^NWi sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 15 W., near 

right bank on dovmstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 173, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Bayou, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, 5.5 miles dovmstream from 

Caddo Lake, and 17.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --3, 137 sq mi.

Records available .--August 1942 to September 1956.

Gage . Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 143.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 5, 1947, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 5, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 2.0 ft 

higher. Water-stage recorder for station on Red River at Shreveport used as auxiliary 

gage for this station.

Average discharge. --14 years, 2,651 cfs (1,919,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 4,580 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 15.41 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 34,900 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 35.65 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 3.2 cfs Oct. 17, 1954, affected by backwater from Red River; minimum 

unaffected by backwater, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of backwater from Red River, which are 

Revisions. --WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56, except periods of backwater from Red 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 3O

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

10

27

84

230

5.0 695

9.0 1,970

13.0 3,560

16.0 4,83O

1.06 

1.1 

1.5 

1.9

4.9 

6.5

78

3.0 270

5.0 765

11.0 2,720

14.O 3,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

35

30

44

55

75

228

128

115 

130

123

87

221

343

W

174

227

*176

114

96

96

91

84

100

59

47

42

187

106

104

44

3,620

117

O.O37

k O.O4

7,180

Nov.

31

52

49

24

20

31

64

18

28

21

22

25

23

22

21

50

24

13

17

21

18

*13

16

16

16

16

14

16

15

:u

757

25.2

O.O08O

0.009

1.5OO

Dec.

30

91

119

162

124

12O

126

*186

13~6 

78

88

96

79

61

22

38

19

15

IS- 13

IS

32

48

56

55

53

48

48

49

70

61

2,149

69.3

O.O22

0.02

4,260

Jan.

62

64

64

120

355

325

220

179

238

260

260

207

175

152

155

179

234

*161

425

325

325

355

460

412

495

470

482

532

615

665 

4TZ

9,383

303

0.097

0.11

18,61O

Feb.

508

1,660

3,560

4,240

4,060

3,680

3,140

*3,26O

4,460 

4,446

4,240

3,900

3,64O

3,440

3,320

3,240

3,160

3,040

2,92O

2,84O

2,840

2,730

2,630

2,66O

2,660

2,220

2,430

2,110

1,94O

88,988

3,069

0.978

1.O5

176,500

Mar.

1,86O

2,O80

2,000

1,8OO

1,730

1,630

*1,760

1.3OO

1,060 

970

880

752

910

1,030

97O

1,34O

1,090

1,030

880

668

668

1,180

1,5OO

1,540

1,400

1,5OO

1,370

1,340

1,28O

1,220

1,150

39,888

1,287

0.410

0.47

79,120

Apr.

1,000

940

*1,030

970

880

1,120

1,OOO

752

795 

1,150

752

625

612

585

752

558

445

482

445

432

432

458

385

350

350

385

362

330

STB" 320

19,072

636

0.203

O.23

37,830

May

*668

2,040

2,660

2,920

3,120

3,360

3.48O

3,48O

3,600 

3,600

3,560

3,480

3,240

3,OOO

2,960

2,620

2,320

1,860

1,560

1,300

1,060

880

725

545

445

375

29O

236

204

185 

168

59,941

1,934

0.616

0.71

118,900

June

~§2 140

72

61

6O

*54

52

51

48 

40

36

36

41

45

44

38

36

39

38

38

34

31

26

23

21

18

16

T8

21

39

1,308

43.6

O.014

O.O2

2,590

July

45

W

34

27

23

20

17

13

13 

13

*12

9.9

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.2

9.0

8.2

7.4

6.5

6^

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

9.0

9.0

9.9 11 9' 9

423.1

13.6

0.0043

O.O05

839

Aug.

18

21

19

17

16

12

11

9.0

8.2 

8.2

7.4

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

9.0

11

12

12

15

15

14

11

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.5

6.5

5 9 

771

330.1

10.6

0.0034

O.OO4

655

Sept.

12

IT

12

11

9.9

9.9

8.2

7.4

5.9 

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

<5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

198.0

6.60

O.OO21

0.002

393

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,4OO Mln 11 Mean 1,313 Cfsm O.419 In. 5.67 Ac-ft 950,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,480 Mln 5.1 Mean 618 Cfsm O.197 In. 2.67 Ac-ft 448,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.--Backwater from Red River Oct. 1-7, 11-21, Feb. 22, 

submergence as a factor.

23j discharge computed by using
404 RED RIVER BASIN

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La.

Location. Lat 32°31'00", long 93°58'20", in SE^ sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 16 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 169, 1 mile upstream from Cross 

Lake, 5.1 miles north of Greenwood, and 11 miles west of Shreveport.

Drainage area. 78 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 170.35 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs May 2 (gage height, 10.75 ft); no flow 

for many days.

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

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

l.o 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

0

.2

1.0

2.0

3.7

5.9

8.3

13

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5 

10.0

23

50

101

276

455

770

1,060

1,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

-i

1

f 0.2

J 

* 1

C)

}"

24.0

0.77

0.009-9

0.01

48

Nov.

-

> 0.2

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

0.00077

0.0009

3.6

Dec .

0.2

T8

18

T5 

12

7.6

5.6

*2.9

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

 8

80.8

2.61

0.033

0.04

160

Jan.

0.8

.8

.7

.7 

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*2.8

19

55

18

10

7.8

8.7

10

8.7

6.8

5.9

5.5

7.1

19

175.7

5.60

0.072

0.08

345

Feb.

16

99

931

1.020 

670

520

*66

145

888

*850

410

121

48

52

27

24

22

20

18

16

16

15

15

12

12

11

10

8.7

7.9

5,828.6

201

2.58

2.78

11,560

Mar.

7.4

15

37

24 

17

15

12

*10

8.6

7.4

6.9

T75

20

118

110

82

68

36

24

18

16

120

~g6 270

50

30

25

19

16

15

11

1,275.6

41.1

0.527

0.61

2,530

Apr.

9.9

9.1

*8.7

9.3 

24

232

T4T

55

19

16

17

14

11

8.9

7.8

6.8

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.5

3.1

3.5

3.8

4.0

5.8

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.4

*576

627.2

20.9

0.268

0.30

1,240

May

95

«1,550

1,140

546 

116

27

18

15

10

10

9

8

7

6

5

4.5

4.6

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.7

.5

75

. 8

.6

5,588.9

116

1.49

1.71

7,120

June

0.4

.5

.2

.1 

.1

*.l

00"

0

0

0

.4

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.5

.2

.1

0

2.2

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.4

0.28

0.0056

0.004

17

July

(*)

0

0

o

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,550

Mln - 

Mln 0

Mean - 

Mean 31.7

Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft - 

Cfsm 0.406 In. 5.55 Ac-ft 25,020

" x'j.BuiieLrge nieaom-eraeui. w ODBervabion 01 no now maae u« UJIJ.B uajr.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, May 8-15j discharge estimated on basis of 

Intermittent wire-weight-gage readings, 2 discharge measurements, adjacent record, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location. Lat 32°30'55", long 93°44'25", In SE^-SE^ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., on second 

pier from east bank, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, half a mile 

downstream from Cross Bayou.

Drainage area. 60.613 sq ml, of which 5,936 sq ml above Denlson Dam Is noncontrlbuting.

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1956 In reports of Geological Survey. Dally 

gage heights since May 1873 and discharge Intermittently 1872 to 1905 In reports of 

Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

20,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 131.48 ft above mean sea level, datum o 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

June 1, 1918, staff gage at same site at datum 10 ft higher. June 1, 1918, to Mar. 

1921, staff gage, Mar. 21, 1921, to Dec. 10, 1934, chain gage, and Dec. 11, 1934, to 

Sept. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 24,890 cfs (18,020,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 16.72 ft); minimum dally, 1,150 cfs Sept. 4-6, 15; minimum gage height, 3.33 ft Sept. 15.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 303,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 ft In gage well, 38.4 ft from outside gage, Apr. 7, 1945; minimum 

discharge, 750 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 3, Sept. 6-8, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft 

Nov. 9, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 45.9 ft, present datum, In August 1849.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 373). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1956 are given In WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Forty-eight discharge measurements and computation of dally discharge

furnished by Corps of Engineers; four discharge measurements made, gage-height record 

collected, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37,200 

30,800

26,100

25,100

25,600

23,100

19,800

16,400

13,900

13,900

22,100

35,200

40.200

40,200

39,400

39,400

35,800

30,300

25,100

22,600

21,700

18,500

15,000

12,500

11,800

11,500

11,200

10,200

8,560

7,100 

6.580

696,640

22,470

*1,582

Nov.

6,140 

5,900

5,740

5,580

5,260

5,100

4,940

4,620

4,620

4,460

4,300

4,180

4,300

4,620

4,940

5,260

5,580

5,420

5,260

4,940

4,780

4,780

5,100

5,100

4,940

4,940

5,580

6,620

7,340

7 .820

158,160

5,272

313,700

Dec.

8,060 

8.500

8,060

7,340

6,620

5,140

5,900

6,140

6,380

6,140

5,900

5,580

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,260

5,420

5,260

5,260

5,100

4,940

5,100

5,260

5,260

5,100

4,940

4,780

4,620

4,620

4.460

4,460

176,660

5,699

350,400

Jan.

4,400 

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,550

4,860

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,550

4,390

4,080

3,630

5.480

3,940

4,710

5,020

5,190

5,190

5,020

4,710

5,020

5,880

6,420

6,780

6,780

6,420 

5,880

152,360

4,915

302,200

Feb.

6.060 

8,180

14,800

21,800

29,500

35,000

37 , 600

39,300

41,000

39,300

36,700

36,700

39,300

38,400

35,000

30,200

25,200

22,900

25,900

44,700

57,200

61,200

59,200

52,300

45,600

41,000

36,700

31,000

25,900

1,017, 640

35,090

*2,018

Mar.

22.400 

20,300

18,300

16,500

16,100

16,100

16,100

15,600

15,200

14,400

13,200

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,500

10,900

10,000

9,560

9,070

9,070

9,560

9,560

9,070

8.610

10,300

12,500

14,400

13,600

12,500 

12,200

403,500

13,020

800,300

Apr.

11.500 

9,800

8,390

7,750

7,560

7,360

6,970

6,600

6,240

6,240

6,060

5,880

5,710

5,710

E,540

5,540

4,860

4,550

4,240

4,240

3,940

3,940

3,780

3,630

3,480

5.540

5,340

5,480

5,540

5,650

166,640

5,555

350,500

May

4.090 

6,780

17 , 000

42 , 900

56,200

57.200

52,500

45,600

59,500

32,600

25,900

21,500

17,400

14,800

13,600

13,200

11,800

11 , 200

11,500

12,500

12,200

10,900

10,000

9,070

8,180

7,560

6,970

6,420

5,710

5,540

9,560

599,280

19,350

*1,189

June

15.200 

11,300

9,560

7,750

6,780

6,600

7,170

8,180

8,820

8,180

6,780

6,060

5,540

5,020

4,710

4,400

4,090

5,650

5,200

2,780

2,650

2,400

2,400

2,280

2,150

2,150

2.050

2,150

2,400

2,550

157,410

5,247

512,200

July

2,920 

5,060

2,920

2,550

2,400

2,550

2,530

2,400

2,550

2,550

2,280

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,050

2,050

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,840

1,950

1,950

1,840

68,980

2,225

156,800

Aug.

1,740 

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,740

1,840

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,840

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,560

1,470

1,470

1,640

1,740

1,950

1,840

1,640

1,560

1,640

1,950

2,280

2.400

2,150

1,840

1,560

1.590

55,180

1,780

109,400

Sept.

1,500 

1,500

1,220

1.150

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,470

1,640

1,740

1,740

1,560

1,590

1,220

1,150

1,500

1,470

1,560

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,740

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,840

i .L. Q^D yp\j

44,800

1,495

88,860

Calendar year 1955: Max 94,400 Mln 2,600 Mean 15,330 Ac-ft 11,100,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 61,200 Mln 1,150 Mean 10,130 Ac-ft 7,333,000

* Expressed In thousands.

465893 O-58 27
406 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location. Lat 32°35'55", long 93°20'00", In NVf£ sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 9 VI., on left 

bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 28 miles 

upstream from Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 1,097 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1931, October 1936 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311.

 e. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 133.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 1, 1940, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Since July 29, 1953, low-stage water-stage recorder 4.6 miles upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1928-31, 1936-56), 1,172 cfs (,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.48 ft); no 

flow Aug. 12 to Sept. 30; minimum gage height (pool), 6.06 ft Sept. 30.

1928-31, 1936-56: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs May 21, 1930 (gage height, 

22.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; practically no flow during 

October, November, and part of December 1936, no flow Aug. 12 to Nov. 3, 1954, and 

Aug. 12 to Sept. 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relations, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in WSP1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1941.

charge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4 

3.0

5.2

7.5

7.8

7.2

7.8

8.9

9.4

8.9

8.3

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

*6.5

7.8

8.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

12

12

12

220.9

7.13

0.0065

0.007

438

Nov.

11 

9.7

8.9

7.O

6.3

8.9 

9.4

14

17

14

14

14

13

12

10

9.2

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.3

*6.3

6.1

6.5

6.3

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.4

5.0

^5

266.3

8.88

0.0081

0.009

528

Dec.

1$ 9.7

20

27

36

45 

*52

55

53

51

49

49

52

52

54

52

50

46

42

39

36

34

32

31

30

29

27 

26

26

25

25

1,172.7

37.8

0.034

0.04

2,330

Jan.

24 

24

24

24

24

24 

24

23

*23

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

39

65

65

69

82

99

101

95

96

105 

114

122

131

135

1,703

54.9

0.050

0.06

3,380

Feb.

182 

580

868

1,160

1,250

1,340 

1,520

1,80O

2,130

2,280

2,340

2,4OO

2,500

2,620

2,740

2.810

2,740

2,680

2,500

2,400

2,230

2,13O

2,040

1,940

1,840

1,700

1,520 

1,340

1,250

54,830

1,891

1.72

1.86

108,800

Mar.

,16O 

,160

,160

,090

,020

*935 

845

755

700

650

600

6OO

800

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,07O

1,050

1,050

1,2OO

1,300

1,380

1,430

1,480

1,520 

1,480

1,380

1,30O

1,200

33,555

1,082

0.986

1.14

66,560

Apr.

1,160 

*1,120

1,070

958

1,170

2.150 

2,040

1,800

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,520

1,430

1,340

1,250

1,20O

1,020

935

868

750

650

550

400

354

285

227

198 

167

144

140

29,8O6

994

0.906

1.01

59,120

Hay

200 

868

,090

,200

,300

.540 

,34O

,250

,200

,160

1,09O

1,O5O

1,020

98O

9OO

800

600

300

172

131

109

87

74

63

55

47

40 

34

30

26

23

18,579

599

0.546

0.63

36,850

June

21 

19

17

16

15

13 

12

*11

11

9.5

8.4

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.0

6.3

lF~~ 5.9

57

88

ncy*>

520.1

17.3

0.016

0.02

1,030

July

79 

60

49

43

34

*51 

26

25

33

34

19

15

11

8.7

6.6

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.5

2.8

a3

a3

a2

aZ

a.2

a2

a2 

a2

ai.

al

al

513.7

16.6

0.015

0.02

1,020

Aug.

a2 

a3

a3

4.9

4.2

a3 

a3

a2

al

al

al

0

*O

0

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

0

O 

O

0

O

O

28.1

0.91

O.O0083

O.001

56

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 5,940 Min 1.0 Mean 520 Cfsm 0.474 In. 6.43 Ac-ft 376,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,810 Min 0 Mean 386 Cfsm 0.352 In. 4.80 Ac-ft 280,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record, 1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Mar. 9-12, Apr. 20-23, and May 15-18; discharge 

estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 407

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.

Location. Lat 32°54'15", long 93°28'55", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 W. , on left bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 9.5 miles 

upstream from Caney Creek.

Drainage area. 546 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 18 years, 622 cfs (450,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 14.52 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 25-29 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 22.16 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 14-19, 1954.

Flood of May 22, 23, 1930, exceeded 25 ft, and flood in 1905 may have reached 

a stage of 27 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Water used by paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and discharged later as waste into bayou approximately 8 miles 

above station. This discharge is not continuous but is stored In a reservoir and is 

released whenever the flow of bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent from mill.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet pei' second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Jan. 3, Feb. 6-9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

0.4

1.1

2.0

3.1

6.4

13

2.6

3.0

4.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

22

39

107

516

1,120

1,710

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.4

18

36

7.0

12.0

14.6

331

1,040

1,780

Mote. Same as preceding 

table below 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

1.3

^

13

53

24

12

5.1

4.5

38

14

9.2

11

16

16

10

7.7

6.8

8.5

*10

6.6

4.0

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.5

2.8

2.3

1.7

294.0

9.48

583

Nov.

1.2 

1.0

.9

175

1.4

1.7

l.S

1.6

1.5

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.S

2.9

*2.9

2.9

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

7.2

69.6

2.32

138

Dec.

25 

24

18

17

35

*54

68

80

84

82

78

74

71

75

81

84

82

78

75

75

72

66

60

57

53

49

48

46

46

46

44

1,847

59.6

3,660

Jan.

44 

44

42

3S

3S

35

34

33

31

29

29

26

24

25

28

28

*28

42

77

92

103

115

128

143

161

166

176

199

212

227

227

2,624

84.6

5,200

Feb.

236

355

566

749

982

1,220

1,320

1,470

1,640

*1,740

,740

,740

,660

,620

,540

,480

,420

,360

,280

,200

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,000

984

934

903

888

873

34,060

1,174

67,560

Mar.

858 

844

844

829

829

815

772

700

*585

499

417

371

393

471

471

443

393

351

321

292

264

351

371

417

443

417

405

382

301

214

157

15,220

491

30,190

Apr.

m79

78

*58

73

56

48

55

70

56

52

51

55

68

74

82

92

106

88

62

53

59

71

77

70

56

40

23

22

1,996

66.5

3,960

May

51

168

*164

145

82

42

23

13

10

7.5

7.0

11

12

8.5

10

14

12

10

7.9

6.4

5.5

4.8

4^6

5.7

6.8

6.8

6.6

7.9

9.6

9.6

9.4

881.6

28.4

1,750

June

8.7 

7.9

7.4

6.6

*5.9

5.9

6.2

6.0

7.0

8.9

8.5

6.0

6.8

6.6

5.9

5.1

4.8

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.6

3.7

2.0

1.8

ITS

2.0

1.9

2.5

2.6

3.4

161.5

5.38

320

July

3.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.0

*2.9

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.5

5.9

4.8

3.7

5.1

4.2

2.0

1.3

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

_._7

67.8

2.19

134

Aug.

0.8 

1.0

1.1

1*2.

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.7

_._§

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

25.4

0.82

50

Sept.

1.8 

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

4.8

.9

6.6

9.1

9.4

8.9

9.6

53

49

36

20

9.8

3.0

1.3

1.4

4.2

2.5

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.8

2.6

3.0

2.9

248.9

8.30

494

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,280 Mln 0.2 Mean 300 Ac-ft 217,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,740 Mln 0.6 Mean 157 Ac-ft 114,000

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Bayou near Benton, La.

Location. Lat 32°42'20", long 93°41'15", in NW-fSWir sec. 23, T. 20 N. , R. 13 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 162, 2 miles upstream from 

Little Caney Bayou and 3 miles east of Benton, La.

Drainage area. 91 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Nov. 8, 1938, to Nov. 30, 1946, Jan. 29, 1948, to Oct. 31, 1952, daily gage heights 

and occasional discharge measurements in files of Corps of Engineers, New Orleans 

District.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 165.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 396 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.26 ft); no flow 

for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in WST~1452.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 17)

Nov. 13 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 3o

2.4

2.5 21

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.2

82

134

284

391 1.5 1.7

1.6

2.2 

2.5

2.4 

4.8

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

38

90

158

315

410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

> 0.5

(*)

15.5

0.50

0.0055

0.006

31

Nov.

(*)

> 2

( )

60

2

0.022

0.02

119

Dec .

(*)

> 10

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

212.2

6.85

0.075

0.09

421

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

Ts

.8

.9

.9

*.9

3.1

5.2

18

30

24

13

10

11

11

9.5

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.3

181.8

5.86

0.064

0.07

361

Feb.

18 7.5

117

226

301

301

*267

234

*310

354

391

373

293

198

123

94

82

76

70

76

68

55

44

39

37

35

32

27

25

4,273.5

147

1.62

1.75

8,480

Mar.

23

22

20

21

21

20

19

*17

16

15

13

12

W

58

107

114

92

70

50

38

31

94

211

250

234

163

100

78

64

51

40

2,085

67.3

0.740

0.85

4,140

Apr.

34

29

26

*24

26

41

73

78

W

45

64

68

48

34

27

22

18

15

12

9.0

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.1

5.0

792.8

26.4

0.290

0.32

1,570

May

26

215

*332

350 306"

174

84

57

38

26

19

13

9.0

6.4

5.9

10

14

11

6.4

4.1

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.6

. 6

r.720.7

55.5

0.610

0.70

3,410

June

0.6

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.1

.1

.1

o~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

5.2

4.8

12.6

0.42

0.0046

' 0.005

25

July

~4.4 12

1.8

.9

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.0

0.65

0.0071

0.008

40

Aug.

(*)

0

o

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

o

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56 : Max 391 Min 0 Mean 25.6 Cfsm 0.281 In. 3.82 Ac-ft 18,600

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec. 19; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge 

measurements, partial gage-height record, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 409

Loggy Bayou near Ninook, La.

Location. Lat 32°14'10", long 93°25'35", in SE£SE-£ sec. 31, T. IS N., R. 10 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Flat River, 2 miles southeast of Ninock, and 6 miles downstream from 

Lake Bistineau Dam.

Drainage area. 2.628 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 100.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Mar. 29, 1949, staff gage, Mar. 29, 1949, to June 29, 1951, water-stage recorder, and 

June 30 to Sept. 24, 1951, staff gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 6 miles downstream. Prior to Sept. 14, 1955, wire-weight or staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 2,068 cfs (1,497,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 28.67 ft); minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 9.94 ft Sept. 7.

1948-56: Maximum daily discharge, 20,000 cfs May 21, 22, 1953; maximum gage height, 

43.95 ft May 21, 1953; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions.

Remarks. Records poor. Some regulation by Lake Bistineau. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

34 '

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

> 20

(**)

620

20.0

1,230

Nov.

> 80

(*)

> 60

> 50

1,900

63.3

3,770

Dec.

> 50

(*)

> 40

* 50

1,450

46.8

2,880

Jan.

>

(*)

> 70

70

200

300

350

400

450

500

500

500

509

517

555

646 

775

7,460

241

14,800

Feb.

817

1,480

2,520

3,250

3,C60

2,700

2,580

2,960

4,230

4,290

4,190

4,080

*4,000

3,920

4,040

4,150

4,150

4.580

4,310

4,540

5,950

5,910

3,950

5,850

3,670

5,650

5,510

5,250

2,770

------

101,697

5,507

201,700

Mar.

2,680

2,770

2,840

2,820

2,670

2,550

2,440

2,440

2,290

2,150

Zj 060

*2,250

5,400

4.450

4,190

3,750

3,360

5,060

2,990

2,800

2,690

5,090

5,460

5,440

5,390

5,120

2,880

2,890

2,880

2,780

2, 600

91,140

2,940

180,800

Apr.

2,480

2,570

2,540

2,440

5,580

9,120

9.970

8,860

7,420

6,180

4,880

*5,750

5,290

2,980

2,770

2,640

2,510

2,210

2,000

1,820

1,660

1,490

1,450

1,570

1,240

1,080

950

825

705

*905

95,285

5,176

189,000

May

1,500

5,100

5.410

2,540

2,520

2,580

2,540

2,410

2,270

2,060

1,850

1,810

1,730

1,690

1,640

1,610

1,450

1,220

1,070

830

685

592

500

400

350

250

45,655

1,408

86,590

June

> 150

(*)

> 80

> 40

2,740

91.3

5,450

July

(*)

> 15

465

15.0

922

Aug.

> 9

(*)

279

9.0

555

Sept.

> 1C

C

300

10.0

595

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,590 Mln - Mean 1,482 Ac-ft 1,073,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,970 Mln - Mean 948 Ac-ft 688,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Jan. 26, May 23 to Sept. 50; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, fall In reach, stages of Red River, weather records, and 

records for upstream stations.
410 RED RIVER BASIN

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32°22'35", long 93°49'20", in NW£SE£ sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from 

Gilmer Bayou, 3 miles north of Keithville, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 145.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Jan. 19 to Apr. 7, 1954, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1939-56), 86.9 cfs (62,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,830 cfs May 2 (gage height, 17.12 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-56; Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by velocityarea studies; no flow during long periods in most years. 

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in 1933, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1211: 1939-45, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Dec. 29 to Jan. 15, Jan. 18, 19,

22-30, May 10 to July 30)

8.2 

8.6

8.8

8.9

9.1

9.5

10.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 

0

.4

.8

1.4

3.2

8.8

18

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

43

86

167

289

455

590

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.4

8.8

9.5

10.0

11.0

Feb. 1O to Sept. 30 

0

.2

.5

1.6

4.6

12

20

43

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

17.0

167

289

455

590

860

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

1.4

3.7

12

5.9

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

30.1

0.97

0.012

0.01

60

Nov.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

*. 1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

j^

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

3.3

0.11

0.0014

0.002

6.5

Dec.

0.5'.1 

1.0

4.9

4.0

3.6

2.9

2.0

*1.2

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

36.8

1.19

0.015

0.02

73

Jan.

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

_._£

.9

.9

1.8

4.3

IS

10

5.0

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.2

1.8

3.4

8.5

84.6

2.73

0.035

0.04

168

Feb.

13

23

149

254

229

78

30

*81

580

5T2

245

83

39

26

21

17

15

13

13

12

11

10

8.9

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.2

6.5

6,0

2,506.3

86.4

1.09

1.18

4,970

Mar.

5.8

5.9 

5.9

7.5

7.8

*6.7

6.1

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.8

4J8

31

377

380

162

80

40

25

18

15

164

354

167

59

33

23

18

14

12

10

2,053.4

66.2

0.838

0.97

4,070

Apr.

9.2

8.6 

*8.2

7.9

208

1.350

770

302

69

34

27

21

17

14

12

10

9.0

7.9

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

jte R O. O

2,953.8

98.5

1.25

1.39

5,860

May

88

1.870 

1,190

458

132

40

25

17

12

9.0

6.9

5.3

4.0

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

4.9

.9

.9

3,882.6

125

1.58

1.83

7,700

June

1.1

1.0 

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

7.4

57

11

2.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.5

11

1.4

.3

.3

.3

fl

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

107.8

3.59

0.045

0.05

214

July

0.3

.3 

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

0.12

0.0015

0.002

7.5

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,780 Mln 0 Mean 68.4 Cfsm 0.866 In, 11.75 Ac-ft 49,540

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,870 Mln o Mean 31.9 Cfsm 0.404 In, 5.49 Ac-ft 23,130

Peak dlseharae (base. 1,400 efsK Aor. 6 (7 o.m. ) 1.450 efs (16.44 ft): May 2 (5 D.m.) 2,830 efs

(17.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 411

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location. Lat 32°18'00", long 93°49'40", In SW£ sec. 8, T. 15 N., R. 14 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, Immediately downstream 

from Texas & Pacific Railway bridge, 2 miles south of Keithville and 6 miles upstream from mouth of Boggy Bayou.

Drainage area. 66 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1956.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 162.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Dec. 28, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 17 years (1939-56), 76.5 cfs (55,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 12.17 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies 

no flow for many days.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Aug. 3, 1955 (gage height, 13.62 ft); no 

flow during long periods.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft In 1933, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1211: 1939, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-13, 16, 18, 19, 22-26, July 3-8)

0.8

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5

8.5

34

92

182

285

390

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

630 

1,070 

1,87O 

3,550 

5,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

O

0

1.6

TTo

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

*.l

.1

.1

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.3

0.14

O.OO21

0.002

8.5

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.2

.2

.4

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

5.0

0.17

O.O026

0.003

9.9

Dec .

0.7

1.8

5.0

2.8

3.0

2.5

1.5

1.1

*.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

. 8

.8

35.1

1.13

O.O17

O.O2

70

Jan.

~7S 0.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

3.0

*2615-

6.O

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.2

3.1

3.7

7.9

101.2

3.26

O.049

0.06

201

Feb.

6.5

36

124

147

77

32

16

*61

688

177

62

40

24

16

13

12

11

83

SO

50

38

21

14

11

10

9.3

7.9

6.6

5.6

1,848.9

63.8

0.967

1.04

3,670

Mar.

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.1

4.7

*4.7

4.5

3.9

3.4

5.1

3.3

4.0

189

896

221

134

66

38

26

18

14

143

190

68

40

26

20

16

12

08.2

2,185.6

70.5

1.07

1.23

4,340

Apr.

7.4

7.2

*6.9

6.5

2,060

4,540

408

62

38

33

28

20

15

12

1O

8.5

6.8

5.9

5.3

5.1

4.5

4.4

4.7

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

.3.0

*7 .4

7,130.9

238

3.61

4. 02

14,140

May

236

2.780

715

78

38

25

15

10

7.9

6.5

5.3

4.3

5.5

5.0

5.0

3.1

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

1.7

1.7

3,950.8

127

1.92

2.23

7,840

June

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

.6

*.5

.5

.4

.4

.7

.7

1.2

.8

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

10

1.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

21

26

76.1

2.54

0.038

O.04

151

July

3.2

1.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

5.9

0.19

O.O029

0.003

12

Aug.

(*)

0

O

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

O

0

O

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,2OO Mln 0 Mean 79.9 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43 Ac-ft 57,820

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,340 Mln 0 Mean 41.9 Cfsm O.635 In. 8.65 Ac-ft 30,440

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfs). Apr. 6 (12:15 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (12.17 ft)j May 2 (9 a.m.) 

4,450 cfs (10.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location. Lat 32°15'00", long 92°58'35", in SW^SW^- sec. 27, T. 15 N., R. 6 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.7 mile downstream 

from Slxmile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky.

Drainage area. 154 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 152.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 28, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 180 cfs (130,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 efs Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.02 ft); 

minimum, 6.7 cfs Sept. 22, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 13,500 efs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.9 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of records for Black Lake Bayou 

near Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro; minimum, 2.4 efs Aug. 14, 1954 (gage 

height, 1.71 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Record of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in

Revisions.--WSP 1177: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7 to Jan. 31,

July 14-31, Aug. 7-29, 31)

5.6 5.0 147

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

.

6.0 

6.5

345

585

8.0 1,790

9.0 

9.7

2,920

4,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

18

17

16

16

16

36

51

48

29

22

23

29

29

24

20 

19

18

16

16

17

17 

17

17

17

*17

18

30 

72

69

53

826

26.6

0.173

0.20

1,640

Nov.

35

28

26

26

27

28

30 

30

29

35

39

40

38

36

38

38 

36

36

39

43

45

45 

*46

50

82

95

84

64 

52

46

1,286

42.9

0.279

0.31

2,550

Dec.

60

109

136

196

168

112

72 

56

48

42

39

37

36

36

35

34 

34

35

36

36

35

35 

*35

36

36

35

34

33 

33

33

12

1,734

55.9

0.363

0.42

3,440

Jan.

32

32

32

31

31

*31

31 

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

29 

29

45

103

109

84

84 

106

109

90

72

62

62 

64

84

95

1,674

54.0

0.351

0.40

3,320

Feb.

128

252

612

858

880

950

895 

786

807

726

682

694

607

490

*354

230 

190

168

172

321

261

198 

168

147

136

125

118

109 

103

12,167

420

2.73

2.94

24,130

Mar.

98

103

147

168

168

143

122 

109

98

90

84

87

155

337

*530

1.050 

958

720

546

394

252

216 

249

277

291

288

230

178 

159

139

128

8,514

275

1.79

2.06

16,890

Apr.

118

112

109

159

630

2,650

*4,010 

1,790

966

670

490

341

230

183

163

147 

132

125

122

109

98

98 

103

98

90

82

74

66 

62

69

14,096

470

3.05

3.40

27,960

May

116

298

*444

515

590

458

274 

168

132

106

90

76

66

59

60

76 

72

60

50

41

34

30 

27

24

23

22

21

f

23

25

4,025

130

0.844

0.97

7,980

June

27

22

18

17

16

16

15 

14

19

72

52

37

29

31

*30

28 

21

20

28

25

18

15 

13

12

12

11

10

22 

70

81

807

26.9

0.175

0.19

1,600

July

95

56

29

19

15

13

13 

12

33

59

55

34

22

19

17

16 

15

*15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

14

14

14

14 

14

13

14

724

23.4

0.152

0.17

1,440

Aug.

79

112

74

27

17

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12 

11

11

11

11

12

12 

13

16

15

627

20.2

0.131

0.15

1,240

Sept.

16

11

23

14

11

9.8

8.8 

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.3

7.0 

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.0

6.9

H7.0

7.0

6.9

*6.7

6.7 

6.9

6.9

274.7

9.16

0.059

0.07

545

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,O8O Mln 13 Mean 159 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03 Ac-ft 115,300

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,O10 Mln 6.7 Mean 128 Cfsm O.831 In. 11.28 Ac-ft 92,74O

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Mar. 16 (3:OO p.m.) 1,15O cfs (7.3O ft); Apr. 7 (5:3O a.m.) 

4,880 cfs (10.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

Location. Lat 32°15'40", long 93°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 N., R. 8 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 2.8 miles downstream from Pourmile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 miles southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area. 423 sq mi.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 135 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 19, 1946, wire-weight gage and Apr. 8 to May 13, 1952, staff gage, at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 550 cfs (398,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,380 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 11.31 ft); 

minimum, 8.2 cfs Aug. 19; minimum gage height,1.88 ft Sept. 21.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Apr. 3, 1945 (gage height, 13.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Record of chemical analyses for water year 1956 are given in ¥ST~1452.

Revisions (water years). WSP 957: 1940-41. WSP 1177: Drainage area. 

WSP 1391:1946.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12, 17-27, Oct. 30 

to Nov. 1, Nov. 7-26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 1O-15, 

May 22 to June 29, July 22-31)

1.9 

Z.O 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

8.2

9.8

28

39

55

78

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

112

157

220

335

485

690

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

10.0

11.2

1,000

1,440

2,140

3,750

6,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

19

18

17

17

26

35

46

45

35

26

23

27

30

27

24

21

20

18

18

17

17

17

17

*1£

16

16

20

28

37

38

751

24.2

0.057

0.07

1,490

Nov.

31

27

24

23

24

28

30

30

29

30

33

35

37

34

33

32

32

31

33

39

45

*45

44

45

55

78

84

72

56

51

1,190

39.7

0.094

0.10

2,360

Dec.

56

81

120

162

178

162

134

120

108

87

72

*64

60

58

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

53

53

53

53

51

2,386

77.0

0.182

0.21

4,730

Jan.

51

51

*51

51

50

50

50

48

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

46

48

55

108

178

184

TS2

162

184

178

152

134

142

162

167

184

2,967

95.7

0.226

0.26

5,880

Feb.

246

450

770

1,160

1,390

1,300

1,200

1,340

2,060

2,690

2,450

2,220

*1,900

1,770

1,650

1,440

1,250

1,080

930

800

690

618

575

538

502

450

405

378

341

32,595

1,124

2.66

2.87

64, 650

Mar.

305

305

405

450

435

45O

450

420

353

282

240

*217

394

1,120

1,560

1.570

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,300

1,120

1,040

965

895

930

965

1,040

1,040

740

25,896

835

1.97

2.28

51,360

Apr.

618

520

468

435

735

2,530

3,120

4,700

5,980

4,340

3,090

*2,220

1,610

1,300

1,080

895

740

595

502

420

365

300

265

240

212

190

178

162

*'oTE 142 p

*21b

38,168

1,272

3.01

3.36

75,710

Hay

575

1,120

1,590

1,160

1,000

930

895

860

740

575

420

276

197

157

138

147

147

124

100

94

81

70

60

55

50

46

45

42

48

60

64

11,666

376

0.889

1.03

23,140

June

55

48

42

38

35

33

22

20

21

35

*39

39

35

34

35

38

48

51

46

44

38

33

31

29

26

24

22

27

76

190

1,254

41.8

0.099

0.11

2,490

July

157

112

108

84

55

38

31

28

32

115

129

84

64

64

48

33

26

22

20

18

17

16

*16

16

15

14

13

13

12

T2

12

1,424

45.9

0.109

0.13

2,820

Aug.

27

60

62

37

23

17

16

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.0

*9.0

8.5

8.4

8.2

8.4

8.5

9.2

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.5

10

12

13

12

486.8

15.7

0.037

0.04

966

Sept.

24

M

34

25

17

14

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.8

8^1

9.3

9.8

10

*10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

390.4

13.0

0.031

0.03

774

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,900 Hln 15 Mean 403 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.91 Ac-ft 291,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,980 Mln 8.2 Mean 326 Cfsm 0. 771 In. 10.49Ac-ft 236,400

Peak discharge (base, 5.OOO cfsl.--Apr. 9 (4 a.m.) 6,380 cfs (11.31 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
414 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline Bayou near Clarence, La.

Location. Lat 31°49'05", long 92°56'55", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.8 miles downstream from 

Bayou Bourbeaux, 4.0 miles downstream from Saline Lake conservation dam, 4,6 miles 

east of Clarence, and 6.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.382 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1956.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 73 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to Nov. 2, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorde-r 5.3 miles downstream from base gage; prior to Nov. 3, 1954, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,352 cfs (978,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 22.27 ft); 

minimum discharge, not determined.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs May 19, 1953; maximum gage height, 40.46 ft 

(corrected) May 21, 1953; no flow at times, due to severe backwater conditions; minimum gage height, 2.00 ft Oct. 16, 1952.

Flood in April 1945 reached a stage of 43.6 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

wETch are poor. Some regulation by Saline Lake, 4.0 miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

> 100

242

222

230

237

253

244

217

204

453

> 30

(*)

3,172

102

6,290

Nov.

I'

56

50

46

41

36 

33

35

35

35

36

37

42

42

38

33

*29

34

66

95

106

86

71

77

1,649

55.0

3,270

Dec.

81 

133

154

211

218

226

212

246

239

212

232

246 

*226

226

239

212

206

212

219

212

206

206

194

194

206

206

206

2OO

200

2OO

194

6,374

206

12,640

Jan.

182 

182

188

182

*170

170

182

176

170

170

170

15B 

154

142

142

148

129

159

226

200

212

345

500

575

595

575

555

555

575

690

63C3

9,208

297

18,260

Feb.

650 

95?

1,590

2,500

2,650

2,690

2,700

2,910

3,540

3,840

4,040

4,120 

4,130

*4,180

4.210

4,080

3,990

3,960

3,790

3,690

3,420

3,300

3,340

3,290

3,210

3,010

2,830

2,630

2,370

_ - - - - -

91,602

3,159

181,700

Mar.

2,180 

2.0SO

1,900

1,680

1,520

1,390

1,350

1,230

1,100

1,060

1,070

1.050 

 1,250

1,330

1,470

1,770

1,770

1,850

2,020

2,120

2,280

2,540

2,620

2,680

2,620

2,540

2,440

2,390

2,290

2,140

2,010

57,710

1,862

114,500

Apr.

1,930 

1,810

1,860

1,950

2,040

2,380

2,930

3,670

4,640

5,240

5,580

5,780 

*5,830

5,660

5,460

5,200

4,920

4,600

4,290

3,910

3,500

3,200

2,910

2,660

2,360

2,080

1,820

1,620

1,480

1,430

102,740

3,425

203,800

May

*1,360 

1,410

1,430

1,350

1,360

1,620

1,840

2,000

2.040

2,020

2,000

1,990 

1,880

1,810

1,810

1,730

1,550

1,420

1,340

1,220

1,100

998

922

842

782

730

671

631

631

MO" 610

41,707

1,345

82,720

June

570 

517

471

449

453

464

387

339

321

376

346

*370 

349

313

268

251

234

243

226

205

176

154

142

132

119

110

105

T55

156

153

8,528

284

16,920

July

143 

139

138

143

*144

145

TSS

120

121

124

116

103 

98

102

98

91

85

82

79

70

70

60

60

60

56

53

51

52

51

48

45

2,885

93.1

5,720

Aug.

45 

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43 

43

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

»44

44

44

45

45

45

45

45

45

1,368

44.1

2,720

Sept.

45 

44

44

42

42

41

40

39

37

38

39

39 

39

39

37

37

38

38

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

*37

39

38

37

5i

1,174

39.1

2,330

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,340 Min Mean 1,193 Ac-ft 864,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,830 Mln Mean 896 Ac-ft 650, 9OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-3, Oct. 13 to Nov. 7; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, fall in reach, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 415

Nantaohie Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location. Lat 31°41'15", long 92°52'40", in SE^NE^- sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 5 W. , near center 

of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 34, 1.4 miles downstream from 

Kadesh Branch and 1.5 miles northeast of Montgomery.

Drainage area. 47 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1956. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery.

ige is 107.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

nark). Prior to July 25, 1945, wire-weight gage

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of g 

T929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 53.9 cfs (39,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 196 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 5.76 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 14.63 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1281: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 5)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 3O

0.97

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.05 

.07 

.3

1.4 3.7

2.0 16

3.0 54

5.4 174

0.97

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.05 

.07 

.6

1.4

2.8

1.4 4.9

2.0 22

3.0 55

4.3 117

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

3O 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

o

o

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

H.6

.4

.3

5.8

0.19

0.0040

0.005

12

Dec.

2.0

4^5

2.7

3.0 

1.8

1.0

.6

.4ti

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.8

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

26.2

0.85

0.018

O.02

52

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4 

*.4

.4

.4

.3

73 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

2.0

1.9

1.0

9.3

10

8.6

*7.6

5.8 

3.4

2.3

2.2

2.3 

2.7

65.9

2.13

0.045

0.05

131

Feb.

2.5

34

86

147 

122

60

22

61

174 

132

70

34

19

*14

13

14

12

12

12

68

60

40

23

17

14

11 

9.7

7.8

6.1

1,297.1

44.7

0.951

1.O3

2,570

Mar.

5.6

5.4

5.9

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.0

2.5 

275

2.7

3.0

*25

50

77

114

110

62

34

25

21

18

15

13

12

10 

8.9

7.6

6.6

5. 6 

4.9

668.0

21.5

O.457

0.53

1,320

Apr.

4.9

4.5

4.5

33

67

67

39

27 

26

20

17

*14

11

9.5

7.3

5.9

4.9

4.3

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.7

4.3 

4.9

4.1

3.O

3.0

407.5

13.6

0.289

0.32

808

May

3.6

*4.5

4.7

ITS

3.0

2.1

1.4

1.2 

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

.7

35.4

1.14

0.024

0.03

70

June

1.0

T8

.3

O

O

0

0

0 

0

0

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

o

0

o

4.0

0.13

0.0028

0.003

7.9

July

(*)

0

O

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

o

Sept.

(*)

O

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 288 Min 0 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 0.221 In. 2.99 Ac-ft 7,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 174 Mln 0 Mean 6.86 Cfsm 0.146 In. 1.99 Ac-ft 4,970

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfsl. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made this day.
416 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatohie, La.

Location. Lat 31°24'30", long 93°10'15", in SE^ sec. 15, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., on right bank 

 at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 117, 0.5 mile south of Kisatchie and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 21.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1956.

Average discharge.--7 years, 28.4 cfs (20,560 acre-ft per year).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 204.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 726 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 5.59 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 19, 21-22, 27.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 5,880 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.36 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 21-22, 27, 1956.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. .

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

z^L

1.4

1.4

43.5

1.40

0.065

0.08

86

Nov.

1.4

1.8

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

14

ITS

2.1

4.0

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

*2.1

54.9

1.83

0.086

0.10

109

Dec.

42

T5

8.2

5.8

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.4

6.2

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.7

1^4

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.4

174.3

5.62

0.263

0.30

346

Jan.

3.4

3.

2.

2.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.7

2.4

5.6

7.8

4.7

4.7

~34 109

16

12

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

*8 .2

291.1

9.39

0.439

0.51

577

Feb.

9.0

180

248

142

38

24

18

212

84

56

30 -

19

16

15

17

15

12

10

10

33

14

12

10

10

10

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

1,277.6

44.1

2.06

2.22

2,530

Mar.

*7.8

7.8

14

9.5

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.6

6.2

6.2

7.0

8.2

83

44

16

12

10

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.4

*7.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

367.3

11.8

0.551

0.64

729

Apr.

6.6

6.6

7.4

11

26

14

7.8

6.6

142

53

19

15

12

10

10

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.2

8.6

8.2

14

12

*7.4

6.2

5.8

frt

467.5

15.6

0.729

0.81

927

May

~9.5 12

7.8

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

4.4

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

*1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

5.0

5.8

3.1

113.8

3.67

0.171

0.20

226

June

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

T76

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.1

5.1

4.4

*3.1

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.4

9.0

5TT

2.7

76.7

2.56

0.120

0.13

152

July

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

4.2

4.7

TT

.9

.7

.8

.8

.7

*.6

.9

.8

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

42.8

1.38

0.064

0.07

85

Aug.

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.8

*1.1

.8

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

_J>

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.5

22.4

0.723

0.034

0.04

44

Sept.

0.6

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

11.6

0.387

0.018

0.02

23

Calendar year 1955: Max 

Water year 1955-56: Max

1,900

248

Min

Min

0.6 

0.2

Mean 

Mean

23.2

8.04

Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69 Ac-ft 16,770 

Cfsm 0.376 In. 5.12 Ac-ft 5,83O

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Gage-height computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 15 to Jan. 5, June ID19.
RED RIVER BASIN 417

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La.

Location. Lat 31° 17'50", long 92°44'10", in SE^-NW^ sec. 25, T. 4 N., R. 4 W. , near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 1200, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Dyer Creek and 3^ miles southwest of Hot Wells.

Drainage area. 18.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Average discharge. 8 years, 29.7 cfs (81,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 10.23 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.44 ft), caused by temporary dam upstream.

1948-56: Maximum discharge, 8,320 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 17-19, 1952, July 9, 1955; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 11, 12, 

1956.

Remarks. Records good except those above 50 cfs, which are fair. During periods of high 

flow, there is an interchange with Dyer Creek above station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3 to Jan. 22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

6.4

8.4

12

23

38

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.O

83

150

236

334

1.5 

1.7 

2.O 

2.5 

3.0

6.0 

7.3

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

83

149

236

455

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

9.8

6.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

47

To

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*6.5

G7&

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

264.3

8.53

524

Nov.

6.8

675

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.9

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.6

9.0

8.8

7.7

7.6

7.4

7.4

-------

217.9

7.26

432

Dec.

*16

46

14

23

14

9.6

8.8

8.7

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

il778

29

18

10

8.8

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.1

360.0

11.6

714

Jan.

8.1

8.1

8.2

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

872

9.0

8.5

8.3

336 ^71

31

19

15

14

14

13

13

13

707.9

22.8

1,400

Feb.

*14

44

264

326

62

23

16

255

444

57

42

22

17

17

48

45

21

16

14

33

17

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

1,889

65.1

3,750

Mar.

*10

10

236

28

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

33

14

106

"26 316

16

14

12

12

14

15

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

til

1,045.9

33.7

2,070

Apr.

9.9

9.9

9.9

*10

24

12

10

9.6

12

54

12

10

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.9

8.8

8.8

8.7

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.9

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.6

O.I a 7

324.7

10.8

644

May

9.1

17

11

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.6

776

7.6

*7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.8

260.9

8.42

517

June

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.5

8.0

7.5

11

*8.4

7.6

7.7

7.2

7.1

7.0

77o

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

8.4

7.1

225.6

7.52

447

July

7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.2

T77

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6. 5

6.5

208.8

6.74

414

Aug.

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.3

*6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.7

200.8

6.48

398

Sept.

6.7

6.6

6.7

8.2

9.9

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.1

195.7

6.52

388

Calendar year 1955: Max 981 Mln 5.6 Mean 25.4 Ac-ft 18,360

Water year 1955-56: Max 444 Mln 6.1 Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,700

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--j£

(10.23 ft); Mar. 16 [3 a.m.) 85O cfs

in. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 743 cfs (9.17 ft); Feb. 9 (l a.m.) 1,470 cfs 

(9.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
418 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location. Lat 31°18'46", long 92 0 26'34", in SE£ see. 10, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., near center 

of span of old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 miles 

downstream from Bayou Rigolette.

Drainage area. 67.500 sq mi, of which 5,936 sq mi above Denison Dam is noncontributlng.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since January 1928, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1858 and intermittently 1879 to 1927, and gage heights since 1872, in reports 

of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 44.26 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, or 44.18 ft above mean Gulf level, 

datum of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 12, 

1932, staff gage and May 12, 1932, to July 14, 1934, chain gage, at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 31,950 cfs (23,130,000 acre-ft per year).

iar, 71,300 cfs Feb. 23, 24; maximum observed 

.ily, 1,430 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height,

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during 

gage height, 20.76 ft Feb. 25; minimum 

-2.30 ft Sept. 20.

1928-56: Maximum discharge, 233,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 45.23 ft), 

result of discharge measurement; minimum, 960 cfs Sept. 3, 1934; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 20 1956.

A discharge of 210,000 cfs was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Some regulation by Lake Texoma (see p. 373). Records of chemical analyses and temperature 

for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 59 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 5 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1211: Drainage area. WSP 1241: 1929-36.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

32,900 

36, 100

55, 000

50, 100 

26,500

25, 100

25, 100

25,400

20,600

17 , 500

15,000

14,800

24,800

35,700

39,700

40.400

40,400

59,700

55, 900

29,200

25,100

22,900

21,700

19,100

16,100

15,900

12,700 

12,100

11,700

11,100 

10.200

762,100

24,580

1,512,000

Nov.

9.080 

8,180

7,680

7.2OO 

6,880

6,560

6,560

6,400

6,080

6,080

5,920

5,760

5,600

5,440

5.120

5,120

5,120

5,440

5,760

6,080

6,080

5,920

5,760

5,600

5,760

6,400

6,400 

6,240

6,080

6,400

186,700

6,225

570,500

Dec.

7,040 

8,180

8,900

9.620 

9,620

9,260

8,720

8,000

7,520

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,040

6,880

6,560

6,400

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,400

6,240

6,240

6,080

6,080

6,240

6,240 

6,240

6,240

5.920

5,920

220,060

7,116

456,500

Jan.

5,650 

5,650

5,490

5,490 

5,350

5,350

5,550

5,550

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,630

5,630

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,490

5,210

5,070

4.950

5,070

6,050

7,490

8,290

8.650

8,450

7,810 

7,490

7,810

8,130

8,450

195,050

6,227

582,900

Feb.

8.450 

8,810

11,200

18,500 

30, 40O

40,500

46,500

49,300

56,200

60,700

61,300

58,700

55,200

53,700

55,200

51,200

47,400

43,300

40, 000

40,500

53,700

64, 900

71,300

71.300

68,600

61,300

54,700 

49,300

43,700

1,575,660

47,570

2,725, 000

Mar.

57 . 800 

32,000

27,800

25,500 

23,800

22,OOO

20,900

20,700

20, 400

19, 900

19,200

18, 800

18,300

18,500

19,400

22,600

24,500

23,200

21,500

19,200

17,700

16,800

16,200

16,400

16,400

16,200

15. 600 

15, 800

17,000

18,100 i o ^rin J.O, OUU

640,500

20,660

1,270,000

Apr.

17,900 

17,400

17,300

16,600 

15,800

15,800

20,400

25,800

28.200

28,200

26,800

24,500

22,000

19,700

18,100

16,800

15, 600

14,800

13,800

12,700

11,700

10,800

10,100

9,550

8,810

8,290

7,810 

7,550

7,010

6.690

476,190

15,870

944,500

May

6. 550 

6,850

8,150

15,200 

27,5OO

45,100

55,700

56.700

54,700

50,500

44,200

57,400

50,800

25,500

21,500

19,000

17,900

16,800

16,000

15,000

14,400

14,200

14,000

15,200

12,500

11,500

10, 600 

9,710

8,990

8,630

7,970

692,310

22,530

1,373, 000

June

7,490 

7,650

10,600

11.900 

11)300

9,890

8,630

7,550

7,170

7,490

8,150

8,810

8,650

7,810

7,010

6,370

6,050

5,650

5,210

4,950

4,520

4,260

5,880

5,640

5,400

3,290

5.180 

3,180

5,180

5,290

195,850

6,462

584,500

July

5,520 

5,520

5,640

5,760 

5,760

5.680

5,760

5,520

5,520

5,400

5,290

3,290

3,180

5,180

3,070

2,850

2,740

2,630

2,650

2,630

2,740

2,630

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,630 

2,630

2,410

2,300

2.190

94,260

3,041

187,000

Aug.

2,410 

2,520

2,630

2, si6

2,410

2,190

2,190

2,500

2,500

2,410

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,190

2,080

1,970

2,080

2,190

2,410

2,410

2,190

2,080 

1.970

2,190

2,410

2,520

72,400

2,555

143,600

Sept.

2.410 

2]300

2,080

1,970 

1,860

1,750

1,670

1,590

1.510

1,590

1,670

1,750

1,970

2,190

2,190

2,190

1,750

1,590

1,430

1,590

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,750

1,590

1,590

1,750 

1,970

2,190

2,190

55,660

1,855

110,400

Calendar year 1955: Max 89,800 Mln 4,000 Mean 19,970 Ac-ft 14,460,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 71,500 Mln 1,510 Mean 15,550 Ac-ft 9,840,000
RED RIVER BASIN 419

Ouachita River near Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°36'40", long 93°41'45", In sec. 32, T. IS., R. 25 W., on right bank 

350 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 4^ miles upstream from Fiddler's 

Creek, and 65 miles northwest of Mount Ida.

Drainage area. 410 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 655.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage, Dec. 3, 1941, to Feb. 21, 1945, water-stage 

recorder, Mar. 1, 1945, to Apr. 1, 1946, staff gage, and Apr. 2, 1946, to Nov. 2, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, all at site 350 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 763 cfs (552,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 17.46 ft); 

minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 27-29 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1941-56: Maximum discharge, 54,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1949 (gage height, 30.80 ft, former 

site), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 25, 1954 

(gage height, 1.03 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1211: 1947(m).

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.7

4.0

7.6

12

27

47

83

2.2

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

116

191

363

620

920

1,520

2,780

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

4,250

6,280

8,600

11,400

14,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

42

40

36

36

*35

54

230

260

T91

127

96

80

68

59

51

48

44

*41

40

36

35

34

32

28

25

25

25

31

32

36 

34

1,951

62.9

0.153

0.18

3,870

Nov.

32

33

34

31

30

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

31

32

36

40

42

43

43

43

41

40

39

38

*36

*35

34

1,023

34.1

0.083

0.09

2,030

Dec.

42

45

57

64

71

65

62

58

55

52

50

49

47

*45

44

44

43

43

43

43

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

38 

36

1,458

47.0

0.115

0.13

2,890

Jan.

36

36

*35

*34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

38

41

43

43

46

*54

66

73

74

76

78

1,430

5.790

1, 280

7,709

249

0.607

0.70

15,290

Feb.

1,800

*10,800

4,940

2,680

2,130

1,580

1,190

1,430

2,840

1,820

1,340

1,010

*794

650

591

1,060

5,460

15.200

3,750

2,200

1,490

1,130

980

1,010

860

752

652

534

441

69,094

2,385

5.81

6.27

157,000

Mar.

589

551

519

294

*260

240

227

205

185

169

165

T63

209

579

728

579

502

417

559

516

525

728

950

788

658

*518

450

486

562

412 

351

12,856

415

1.01

1.17

25,500

Apr.

519

294

284

509

291

250

224

203

218

309

509

270

245

218

215

*206

197

180

165

150

138

129

120

120

109

102

100

96

2S§

5.60C)

9,667

322

0.785

0.88

19,170

May

5.550

2,980

2,000

1,540

950

716

*540

421

545

291

250

215

185

166

257

240

209

160

129

111

96

86

78

70

66

65

62

*57

54

51

51

15,767

509

1.24

1.43

31,270

June

58

59

58

57

56

52

49

46

46

46

40

36

58

48

47

49

47

43

*39

56

55

29

25

22

19

18

17

T9

88

105

1,525

44.2

0.108

0.12

2,650

July

65

46

36

27

22

19

18

T9

*79

485

205

109

76

58

46

36

55

48

30

27

25

.7

21

21

27

52

53

38

40

*33 

51

1,810

58.4

0.142

0.16

5,590

Aug.

55

46

38

55

28

22

19

16

14

12

15

19

12

15

12

11

9.5

8.0

^8

11

*11

10

14

15

12

11

10

10

10

11

15

507.1

16.4

0.040

0.05

1,010

Sept.

15

15

21

41

40

51

24

19

15

14

12

11

11

9.8

8.8

8.0

11

*6.7

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.0

1^1

2.7

2.7

3.0

364.3

12.1

0.030

0.03

723

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,970 Mln 11 Mean 365 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09 Ac-ft 264,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 13,200 Mln 2.7 Mean 338 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.21 Ac-ft 245,000

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
420 RED RIVER BASIN

South Fork Ouachita River at Mount Ida, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34', long 93°38 I , in NW£ sec. 24, T. 2 S., R. 25 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Mount Ida, 2f miles upstream 

from Williams Creek and 22.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 93.9 cfs (67,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 10.52 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22-30.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Nov. 25, 1952 (gage height, 13.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.--WSF 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 4-19, Sept. 17-30)

2.5

0.1 

.2 

.4

1.0

z.o

5.0

10

25

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

70

134

214

322

485

1,020

1,740

2,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

30

27

18

14

*13

149

765

165

102

64

44

32

25

19

15

14

12

*11

9.9

8.9

8.2

7.9

7.3

6.S

6.8

6.5

6.5

9.9

10

12

9 ' 5

1,629.2

52.6

0.822

0.95

3,230

Nov.

8.2

.9

.6

.6

.6

.3

*" .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.9

8.9

9.2

11

12

Ii

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.2

8.5

*8.2

*7.6

7.6

261.9

8.73

0.136

0.15

519

Dec.

10

18

27

31

24

20

17

15

14

12

11

10

10

*9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

383.9

12.4

0.194

0.22

761

Jan.

7.9

7.9

*7.6

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.S

6.8

7.6

8.9

9.2

8.9

10

*28

49

39

34

34

38

1,980

1,040

205

3,612.5

117

1.83

2.10

7,170

Feb.

993

*2.390

648

378

276

176

128

506

365

196

152

114

*92

81

206

'DO*

1,520

1,080

287

198

145

117

115

107

99

87

78

64

55

11,207

386

6.03

6.51

22,230

Mar.

49

45

40

35

*32

31

29

24

22

11

34

46

114

173

112

88

70

59

j

42

54

128

103

83

69

*59

56

84

68

55

48

1,922

62.0

0.969

1.12

3,810

Apr.

43

41

42

38

33

29

26

22

70

144

92

68

55

49

44

*38

*?

28

26

24

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

15

35

505

1,625

54.2

0.847

0.94

3,220

May

381

400

166

111

81

61

*49

38

*31

26

23

19

17

15

68

51

26

18

14

12

11

9.9

9.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.2

*7.9

7.3

6 L, 8

9.2

1,701.7

54.9

0.858

0.99

3,380

June

9.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.0

6.8

5.8

5.4

4.8

6.7

6.1

11

12

9.9

7.9

6.8

*5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.9

"O2.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

183.4

6.11

0.095

0.11

364

July

3.5

2.9

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

*8.0

8.2

6.5

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.3

*4.4

 

9 2 * 

99.6

3.21

0.050

0.06

198

Aug.

6.1

4.4

3.1

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.0

A§

.9

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.1

.9

Ii

12

*7.9

7.0

4.6

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

4.6

102.3

3.30

0.052

0.06

203

Sept.

8.2

14

7.6

4.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

55.7

1.86

0.029

0.03

110

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,040 Min 2.1 Mean 55.7 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.82 Ae-ft 40,350

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,390 Mln 0.1 Mean 62.3 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.24 Ae-ft 45,200

Peak discharge (tase. 5.000 cfs). Jan. 29 (11 p.m.) 3,780 cfe (9.23 ft); Feb. 2 (2:30 a.m.) 5,640 

cfs (10.52 ft}; Feb. 17 (7:30 p.m.) 4,160 efu (9.47 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 421 

Lake Ouachlta near Hot Springs, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'20", long 93°11'50", In NE£ sec. 12, T. 2 S., R. 21 W., at Blakely 

Mountain Dam on Ouachlta River, 3.0 miles upstream from Glazypeau Creek, 3.8 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hot Springs.

Drainage area. 1,105 sq ml.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). July 7, 1952, to June 15, 1953, staff gage and June 16 to July 6, 

1953, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 2,057,400 acre-ft May 18 (elevation, 575.62 ft); 

minimum, 1,604,900 acre-ft Jan. 17 (elevation, 562.85 ft).

1952-56: Maximum contents, that of May 18, 1956; minimum since top of conservation 

pool was first reached, 883,000 acre-ft Jan. 9, 1954 (elevation, 535.86 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed by dam of rolled-earth fill. Storage began July 7, 1952. 

Reservoir Is used for the dual purpose of flood control and power generation. The 

spillway Is a 200-foot wide uncontrolled channel located In natural saddle of ridge west 

of dam. Flood-control flow Is regulated by three 8- by 15-foot gates.

Capacity of reservoir, 2,768,000 acre-ft at elevation 592.0 ft (spillway crest) of 

which 617,000 acre-ft are available for flood-control storage, 1,286,000 acre-ft are 

for power storage and 865,000 acre-ft are permanent storage. Water below elevation 

480.0 ft cannot be released.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

8!

Oct.

1,802.1

1,800.0 

1,799.6 

1,795.8 

1,791.6

1,787.4 

1,792.3 

1,788.1 

1,785.7 

1,785.3

1,781.5 

1,778.0 

1,775.2 

1,770.7 

1,765.5

1,762.1 

1,760.7 

1,756.2 

1,751.4 

1,747.6

1,743.8 

1,740.4 

1,735.6 

1,736.3 

1,732.2

1,728.4 

1,724.3 

1,723.0 

1,721.6 

1,717.9 

1,715.5

566.10 

-89,300

Nov.

1,711.7

1,709.7 

1,707.7 

1,703.3 

1,699.6

1,697.2 

1,696.9 

1,693.2 

1,689.2 

1,685.8

1,681.8 

1,679.1 

1,676.0 

1,675.7 

1,673.0

1,674.0 

1,667.1 

1,659.1 

1,662.4 

1,660.1

1,659.8 

1,657.8 

1,656.5 

1,651.8 

1,652.5

1,648.8 

1,646.2 

1,645.8 

1,642.2 

1,638.9

563.80 

-76,800

Dec.

1,636.0

1,636.0 

1,634.0 

1,634.0 

1,633.7

1,631.7 

1,629.8 

1,630.1 

1,626.8 

1,623.9

1,622.9 

1,622.9 

1,621.9 

1,621.9 

1,619.6

1,617.6 

1,616.3 

1,616.7 

1,616.0 

1,615.0

1,613.7 

1,612.4 

1,612.7 

1,612.7 

1,613.0

1,613.0 

1,613.4 

1,613.0 

1,612.4 

1,613.4 

1,611.7

563.05 

-24,600

Jan.

1,611.4 

1,611.4 

1,611.4 

1,610.8 

1,609.5

1,609.5 

1,608.8 

1,608.5 

1,608.8 

1,608.8

1,608.8 

1,608.2 

1,607.8 

1,607.5 

1,607.8

1,607.2 

1,605.3

1,606.6 

1,608.8 

1,608.2

1,607.8 

1,609.1 

1,609.1 

1,608.8 

1,609.8

1,608.8 

1,608.8 

1,609.5 

1,624.2 

1,682.4 

li_694.5

565.57 

+86,800

Feb.

1,703.0

1,754.5 

1,799.0 

1,816.5 

1,827.1

1,836.0 

1,837.4 

1,839.9 

1,867.4 

1,877.8

1,885.8 

1,892.0 

1,894.9 

1,894.9 

1,897.4

1,907.3 

1,918.6 

1,981.1 

2,017.8 

2,030.0

2,031.2

2,027.7 

2,023.2 

2,020.1 

2,015.9

2,015.2 

2,014.0 

2,011.7 

2,008.7

574.24 

+306,300

Mar.

2,004.9

2,001.4 

1,999.9 

1,997.6 

1,996.1

1,992.7 

1,989.3 

1,984.1 

1,977.7 

1,973.2

1,973.6 

1,972.1 

1,970.2 

1,972.8 

1,970.6

1,972.8 

1,972.4 

1,973.2 

1,972.8 

1,969.4

1,967.6

1,969.8 

1,970.2 

1,972.1 

1,972.4

1,973.6 

1,972.1 

1,973.2 

1,974.7 

1,974.3 

1,972.8

573.40 

-31,700

Apr.

1,972.8 

1,973.2 

1,973.2 

1,972.4 

1,970.2

1,969.8 

1,969.1 

1,967.6 

1,965.7

1,974.0

1,974.0 

1,974.3 

1,974.3 

1,973.6 

1,974.3

1,976.6 

1,975.8 

1,974.7 

1,972.1 

1,970.6

1,968.3 

1,969.1 

1,969.1 

1,967.2 

1,967.2

1,967.6 

1,967.6 

1,967.6 

1,967.6 

1,978.4

573.85 

+16,900

May

1,995.7

2,015.5 

2,027.4 

2,034.2 

2,038.1

2,041.2 

2,044.3 

2,044.3 

2,045.4 

2,047.0

2,047.0 

2,048.1 

2,048.1 

2,048.1 

2,056.6

2,056.2 

2,056.2 

2,057.4

2,057.0 

2,057.0

2,056.2 

2,056.2 

2,055.9 

2,055.1 

2,053.9

2,053.5 

2,053.5 

2,052.8 

2,052.0 

2,051.6 

2,052.0

575.51 

+63,500

June

2,052.8

2,050.8 

2,049.7 

2,048.9 

2,049.3

2,048.5 

2,048.1 

2,047.7 

2,047.7 

2,046.6

2,045.0 

2,043.9 

2,044.3 

2,045.0 

2,044.3

2,044.6 

2,044.6 

2,044.3 

2,043.9 

2,042.7

2,041.9 

2,040.0 

2,039.6 

2,038.5 

2,037.7

2,036.2 

2,036.2 

2,035.8 

2,033.8 

2,032.3

574.96 

-21,300

July

2,031.5

2,030.4 

2,029.6 

2,028.5 

2,027.4

2,027.4 

2,026.2 

2,025.4 

2,030.4 

2,030.0

2,028.9 

2,029.2 

2,028.9 

2,027.4 

2,026.2

2,025.1 

2,022.8 

2,021.6 

2,019.0 

2,019.7

2,019.0 

2,017.4 

2,017.1 

2,015.5 

2,013.2

2,011.0 

2,009.1 

2,007.2 

2,008.3 

2,007.5 

2,005.6

574.24 

-27,400

Aug.

2,004.1

2,003.4 

2 , 003 . 0 

2,002.6 

2,001.4

2,000.3 

1,998.4 

1,995.7 

1,993.5 

1,991.2

1,989.0 

1,988.2 

1,987.5 

1,985.2 

1,983.3

1,981.1 

1,979.2 

1,977.0 

1,976.2 

1,977.3

1,977.7 

1,976.2 

1,975.1 

1,974.3 

1,973.2

1,972.1 

1,971.3 

1,968.7 

1,966.8 

1,964.6 

1,962.7

573.14 

-41,400

Sept.

1,963.1

1,961.6 

1,960.0 

1,958.6 

1,956.3

1,954.8 

1,951.9 

1,949.3 

1,947.8 

1,946.7

1,942.6 

1,938.2 

1,934.1 

1,930.8 

1,927.4

1,924.9 

1,924.5 

1,919.7 

1,915.7 

1,912.0

1,907.3 

1,902.9 

1,901.5 

1,899.3 

1,894.9

1,890.9 

1,886.1 

1,881.4 

1,877.1 

1.876.0

570.71 

-89,200

Calendar year 1955..................... * +300,40O

Water year 1955-56..................... * +71,800

t Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., of last day of month. 

* Change In contents in acre-feet.

465893 O-58 28
422 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.

Location.--Lat 34"23"10", long 92°50'20", in NW£ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 84, 2 miles northwest of 

Malvern and 5.8 miles downstream from Remmel Dam.

Drainage area. 1,562 sq mi.

Records available. March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1925 (fragmentary), 

October 1925 to April 1927, January 1928 to September 1956. Published as "at Remmel 

Dam, near Malvern" January 1925 to March 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 228.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. March 1903 to April 1905 staff gage at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. June 

1922 to September 1924 chain gage at same site and datum. January 1925 to March 1937 

water-stage recorder at Remmel Dam, 5.8 miles upstream at datum 20.11 ft higher.

Average discharge.--29 years (1925-26, 1928-56), 2,314 cfs (1,675,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 12.75 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 26, Sept. 8, 9; minimum daily, 180 cfs Jan. 16.

1903-5, 1922-24, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs May 15, 1923 (gage height, 

30.3 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 18, 1955; minimum daily observed, 40 cfs Dec. 18-20, 

1904.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Catherine since 1925 (capacity, 13,950 

acre-ft), by Lake Hamilton since 1932 (capacity, 70,560 acre-ft), and by Lake Ouachita 

since July 1952 (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 587: 1923. WSP 857: 1923(M). WSP 977- 1942. WSP 1211- 

Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1903-4.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

141

309

585

1,360

2,300

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

4,380

6,700

9,500

13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

558 

458 

1,710

2,260

2,840

f^§§

5,000

1,720 

1,950

5,000

2,870

2,900

3,000

2,310

1,310

2,580

*2,900

2,900

2,720

2,560

2,450

990

2,040

2,080

2,070

2,550

2,250

2,400

1,090

1,670

68,876

2,222

156,600

Nov.

1,910 

2,500 

1,880

545

274

270 

*1,290

1,420

1,560 

1,620

1,740

1,420

395

1,390

1,740

1,650

1,650

1,510

1,210

710

1,050

1,190

1,590

790

856

1,170

728

*1,460

1,410

1,580

37,866

1,262

75,110

Dec.

1,850 

1,280 

1,200

596

904

607 

1,190

1,020

1,700 

1,020

447

1,080

307

530

601

870

270

518

262

448

492

242

248

262

275

274

264

268

218

540

250

19,615

655

38,900

Jan.

264 

200 

*230

242

252

259 

255

256

327 

336

204

224

238

184

188

180

196

210

202

196

194

205

*215

206

208

198

208

266

526

1.220

819

8,908

287

17,670

Feb.

2.050 

11,300 

9,340

4,490

5,420

5,220 

5,110

8,610

10,400 

4,380

5,220

5,000

2,90O

*3,000

*8,820

11,100

11,400

12.600

8,720

5,620

5,620

5,010

5,860

5,980

4,690

3,420

3,520

5,520

5,320

171,220

5,904

339,600

Mar.

3,320 

2^880

1,450

2,340

*5,320 

3,220

3,220

5,220 

1,650

822

1,970

2,010

1,840

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,400

1,670

1,750

2,120

1,890

2,160

1,500

847

1,940

*1,860

2,180

2,580

2,860

1,560

66,269

2,158

151,400

Apr.

1,270 

2,120 

2,130

2,070

1,680

2,080 

988

1,510

1,730 

2,330

2,770

2,430

2,480

1,260

670

*1,800

1,970

1,890

1,820

1,930

1,120

247

289

366

364

560

550

520

750

5.440

44,514

1,477

87,900

May

4,610

m2,150

1,100

550 

*430

350

776 

560

297

502

296

369

784

360

526

508

291

506

484

524

501

308

306

502

258

*240

255

222

247

26,812

865

53,180

June

244 

241 

251

254

215

256 

247

248

245 

241

255

272

274

306

292

268

287

268

537

*258

500

270

268

294

266

280

252

295

267

252

8,101

270

16,070

July

259 

242 

254

242

278

572 

301

300

1.880 

304

287

284

279

266

285

252

274

270

275

261

259

270

698

716

907

642

796

305

276

*1,000

899

15,915

449

27,600

Aug.

276 

236 

260

227

244

478 

730

750

725 

749

298

260

756

689

698

738

796

254

258

*250

249

255

240

245

241

234

706

704

700

682

986

14,868

480

29,490

Sept.

913 

249 

594

992

851

845 

720

254

285 

1,150

1,340

1,380

1,570

1,610

1,550

967

1,540

*1,570

1.920

1,800

1,850

1,650

1,280

1,550

1,650

1,640

1,830

1,850

1,830

984

57,954

1,265

75,280

Calendar year 1955: Max 16,900 Mln 114 Mean 1,051 Ac-ft 746,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 12,600 Min 180 Mean 1,417 Ac-ft 1,029,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.

423

Location. Lat 34°08'55", long 93°42'55", in NW£ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 25 W., at Narrows 

Dam on Little Missouri River, 6.5 miles northwest of Murfreesboro and 9.7 miles upstream from Muddy Pork.

Drainage area.--237 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1956. 

"Narrows Reservoir near Murfreesboro."

Prior to October 1951, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

C~orps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 15, 1950, staff gage at site 700 ft upstream at 

same datum. Jan. 15 to July 10, 1950, wire-weight gage and July 11 to Oct. 2, 1950, 

automatic Selsyn Repeater gage, at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 275,100 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 547.35 ft); minimum, 169,900 acre-ft Jan. 17 [elevation, 529.70 ft).

1949-56: Maximum contents, 359,330 acre-ft May 21, 1953 (elevation, 557.84 ft); minimum, since top of power pool was first reached, that of Jan. 17, 1956.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a dam of concrete gravity construction comprised of two 

nonoverflow abutment sections, a flood control section containing two regulated outlets, an uncontrolled overflow spillway section and stilling basin, and a power intake 

section containing three 10-foot diameter penstocks. Storage began Nov. 30, 1949; 

power pool stage was first reached Feb. 1, 1950. Capacity, 408,000 acre-ft at elevation 563.0 ft (crest of spillway) of which 202,000 acre-ft are available for power 

storage, 128,000 acre-ft are available for flood control storage and 78,000 acre-ft 

are permanent storage for incidental recreational purposes at elevation 504.0 ft. 

Water below elevation 436.9 ft cannot .be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir 

is used for the dual purpose of flood control and electric generation. Power generation began May 27, 1950.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

(t)

(*)

Oct.

181.6 

181.6

181.6

181.3

180.6

179.7 

181.0

182.8

183.5

183. S

184.1

184.3 

184.7

184.5

184.4

184.4

184.4 

184.3

184.1

184.0

183.6

183.4

183.4

183.4

183.2

183.0

182.8

182.7

182.6 

182.4

182.0

532.04

+100

Nov.

181.6 

181. S

181.0

180.7

180.3

179.9 

179.5

179.3

178.8

178.4

178.3

177.9 

177.4

177.2

175.9

174.8

174.2 

173.9

173.9

173.8

173.6

173.4

173.4

173.3

173.4

173.2

173.1

172.8

172.4

T i. 71 * -i yQ

529.93

-10,600

Deo.

171.4 

170.6

170.5

170.7

170.9

170.9 

171.0

171.1

171.3

171.3

171.4

171.4 

171.4

171.5

171.5

171.5

171.5 

171.5

171.5

171.5

171.5

171.5

171.6

171.7

171.8

171.8

171.8

171.8

171.9 

171.9

171.9

530.10

+900

Jan.

171.9 

171.9

171.9

171.8

171.6

171.3 

171.2

171.1

171.0

170.6

170.4

170.1 

170.1

170.0

170.0

170.0

169.9 

170.2

170.5

170.5

170.5

170.6

170.9

171.1

171.1

171.3

171.5

171.7

172.0 

175.5

177.5

531.39

+6,400

Feb.

179.5 

190.8

200.0

204.3

207.0

208.9 

210.3

211.8

219.0

222.0

223. S

225.2 

226.3

227.0

227.9

230.1

232.3 

241.8

246.8

249.4

250.1

249.9

249.9

249.0

248.4

248.6

248.6

248.0

247.3

_

543.16

+68,000

Mar.

246.4 

245.5

244.3

244.4

244.5

244.3 

244.3

244.2

244.0

244.0

243.8

244.0 

243.8

243.7

243.3

243.2

242.9 

242.9

243.0

243.0

242.8

243.4

243.6

244.0

244.5

245.0

245.2

245.9

245.9 

246. 1

246.3

543.20

+300

Apr.

246.6 

246. S

247.2

247.2

247.0

247.0 

247.1

247.0

247.0

247.9

248.2

248.4 

248.5

248.5

248.7

248.9

248.9 

248.7

248.7

248.8

248.8

248.8

248.9

248.7

248.7

248.7

248.7

248.7

250.5 

260.0

545.73

+17,000

May

264.0 

"272.6

274.7

275 L1

274.5

273.8 

274.0

272.7

271.1

270.1

269.2

268.0 

268.2

268.3

271.1

271.6

271.3 

272.0

271.7

271.1

271.1

270.9

270.8

270.6

270.6

270.4

270.4

270.4

270.3 

269 9

270^2

546.70

+6,800

June

270.5 

270.4

270.4

270.3

270.3

270.2 

270.0

269.9

269.7

269.5

269.5

269.2 

269.4

269.4

269.5

269.1

269.0 

267.1

266.2

265.4

264.2

263.0

262.1

261.8

261.8

260.5

259.3

258.1

257.8 

257 1

__rrrri

544.68

-14,000

July

256.4 

256.2

255.0

253.7

253.4

252.4 

251.3

250.7

250.7

249.7

248.6

247.8 

246.5

245.2

245.1

244.5

243.2 

242.1

241.0

239.9

238.9

238.8

238.6

237.4

236.3

235.2

233.9

232.8

232.6 

232 4

23l'.2

540.64

-26,200

Aug.

250.2 

229.2

228.1

226.8

226.5

226.1 

224.3

222.0

220.2

218.4

216.8

216.7 

216.6

215.7

214.3

215.0

211.4 

209.8

209.4

208.7

208.2

207.9

207.9

206.7

205.4

205.2

205.0

205.9

202.2 

200.4

200.0

555.40

-50,700

Sept.

199.5 

199.4

199.4

199.1

197.4

195.7 

194.4

195.1

195.0

192.8

191.6

190.2 

1S8.5

186.8

185.5

184.9

184.7 

184.2

185.9

185.6

185.6

185.5

185.1

185.1

185.1

185.0

185.0

182.8

182.5 

182.4

552.18

-17,200

Calendar year 1955................... t -55,700

Water year 1955-56................... t +800

t Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m. of last day of month. 

* Change In contents In acre-feet.
424 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

 Location. Lat 34°03', long 93°43', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 8 S. , R. 26 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1.9 miles downstream from Muddy 

Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4.6 miles upstream from Prairie Creek.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available. October and November 1927 and January 1928 (fragmentary), February 

1928 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. 

July 10, 1937, to Nov. 10, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1928-31, 1937-56), 618 cfs (447,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,180 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 10.15 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 28.

1928-31, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.84 

ft), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in April 1927, from information by Arkansas State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow 

regulated by Lake Greeson since November 1949 (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1938, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. l)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

1.3 14 2.5 157 1.2 9 2.5 200 6.0 2,880

1.4 16 3.0 305 1.3 13 3.0 360 7.0 4,040

1.6 29 3.5 510 1.5 29 3.5 590 8.0 5,240

1.8 52 4.0 790 1.7 53 4.0 900

2.0 77 4.5 1,140 2.0 100 5.0 1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

122 

124 

124

390

470

479" 924

106

67

52

71

116

158

122

82

40

30

71

82

87

175

104

40

21

59

64

76

98

154

152

120

4,780

154

9,480

Nov.

191 

204 

172

170

155

172

178

154

176

155

94

162

218

542

755

324

126

110

106

108

65

130

127

77

2_7

131

90

181

217

236

5,551

185

11,010

Dec.

256" 533 

219

115

52

126

73

33

28

26

24

23

38

23

58

23

30

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

33

19

1,985

64.0

3,940

Jan.

16 

16 

24

88

98

136

90

19

107

142

123

114

36

16

16

15

15

24

34

30

36

30

65

142

93

97

104

76

103

206

134

2,245

72.4

4,450

Feb.

354 

5.620 

1,950

727

532

376

296

2,240

1,480

712

506

554

249

270

226

1,110

1,090

2,210

862

757

1,010

984

1,090

964

584

442

744

768

710

-

27,197

958

53,940

Mar.

729 

974 

345

244

157

260

297

140

180

159

176

122

364

350

426

168

132

90

152

220

217

439

262

150

158

100

92

82

74

65

60

7,522

236

14,520

Apr.

56 

54 

56

190

208

98

50

43

55

82

112

156

158

74

49

44

142

157

52

56

51

52

51

29

138

53

37

40

908

5,110

8,259

275

16,380

May

4.050 

5,450 

1,790

1,450

1,300

546

803

1,010

940

694

722

292

75

58

1,020

757

258

188

416

296

80

179

172

121

59

55

28

50

178

108

42

21,105

681

41,860

June

27 

22 

23

25

20

25

102

166

108

25

20

82

21

19

302

117

674

692

471

464

555

424

212

109

374

545

598

307

314

216

7,055

255

13,990

July

175 

402 

574

244

522

564

350

152

590

455

424

555

584

211

104

484

666

609

605

558

180

56 552"

641

601

548

561

188

106

469

601

12,909

416

25,600

Aug.

482 

549 

604

248

159

757

994

1.090

840

920

559

100

465

777

714

658

858

244

404

554

80

44

195

754

249

46

406

751

915

846

756

16,556

554

32 , 840

Sept.

245 

55 

42

690

958

780

578

200

24

385

707

808

832

850

240

208

55

174

150

165

20

74

102

16

11

11

10

46

106

15

8,515

284

16,890

Calendar year 1955: Max 9,860 Mln 18 Mean 539 Ac-ft 389,900

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,110 Mln 10 Mean 337 Ac-ft 244,900
RED RIVER BASIN 425

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°02'20", long 93°25'05", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 8 S., R. 23 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 26 at Antoine, 1.6 miles 

downstream from Brushy Creek, 1.9 miles downstream from Suck Creek, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since November 1950 (published as "Antoine Creek") are contained in reports of 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 229.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1954, at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 19.80 ft); no 

flow Aug. 4-30, Sept. 4-30.

1954-56: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 23.52 ft); no 

flow Aug. 4-30, Sept. 4-30, 1956.

Flood of Mar. 31, 1945, reached a stage of 24.6 ft from high-water mark, from information of Corps of Engineers. Flood in 1905 reached a stage of 29.7 ft from information 

by Arkansas State Highway Department.

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

Discharge measurements generally made four times a month and more frequently during 

rises.

Cooperation.---Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

District.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24-30, Feb. 1-12, 16-22; Mar. 5-9, 

13, 16-19, 21, Mar. 29 to Apr. 3; Apr. 6 to May 5; May 11-14, 17, 18)

2.46

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

133

272

430

890

1,530

2,860

4,580

6,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

117

59 

35

24

18

15

191

128

76

53

40

39

31

23

20

15

12

11

9.2

7.2

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

T78

960.4

31.0

0.171

0.20

1,900

Nov.

1.8

1.8 

1.8

275" 1.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

3.0

2.6

3.6

4.4

7.9

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

8.1

1512"

9.9

9.2

7.9

141.6

4.72

0.026

0.03

281

Dec.

12

16 

55

47

42

35

31

28

26

21

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6 

1x2

549.8

17.7

0.098

0.11

1,090

Jan.

8.6

7.9 

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.2 572-

5 E

5.2

5.2

5.2

8.6

11

11

14

17

24

83

80

69

64

73

98

242" 379 

1,279.6

41.3

0.228

0.26

2,540

Feb.

381

4.580 

2,460

1,280

786

548

404

2,320

2,390

946

640

448

355

302

264

823

1,350

3,180

1,150

751

506

404

355

347

310

27Z

235

197

162

28,146

971

5.36

5.78

55,830

Mar.

149

150 

137

118

107

102

96

82

70

63

62

59

70

164

128

103

91

80

72

63

71

250

250

207

168

149

138

123

109

91 

83

3,605

116

0.641

0.74

7,150

Apr.

77

73 

70

64

56

107

109

73

144

548

332

250

197

162

142

118

92

76

68

60

53

52

49

45

40

37

35

32

1,340

5,600

10,101

337

1.86

2.08

20,040

May

3,160

5.700 

1,280

688

439

317

242

183

151

126

108

92

78

66

217

182

106

78

60

46

36

29

24

18

16

13

12

11

11

9.2

11

11,509.2

371

2.05

2.36

22,830

June

9.2

7.2 

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.5

678

~7.9 18

4.8

151.2

5.04

0.028

0.03

300

July

4.0

373 

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.3

.8

.8

2.3

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

26.9

0.87

0.0048

0.006

53

Aug.

0.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

a.l

0.4

0.01

0.000055

0 . 00008

0.8

Sept.

~72 0.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.00011

0.0001

1.2

Calendar year 1955: Max 10,700 Min 0.1 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.76 Ac-ft 142,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 5,600 Min 0 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.60 Ac-ft 112,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). 

(16.86 ft); Feb. 18 (3:30 a.m.) 4,58C

 Feb. 2 (9 a.m.) 6,540 cfs (18.03 ft): Feb. 8 (9 p.m.) 5,580 cfs 

) cfs (15.62 ft); Apr. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 8,320 cfs (19.80 ft).

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

stage.
426 RED RIVER BASIN

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark.

Location. Lat 33 0 47', long 92°20 I , in NW£ sec. 3, T. 11 S., R. 12 W., on dovmstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 8, 1,100 ft upstream from Caney Creek, 4 miles southeast of 

Fordyce, and 12 miles upstream from White Water Creek.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 160.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 172 cfs (124,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 10.22 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-56: Maximum discharge, 5,340 cfs May 14, 1953 (gage height, 12.55 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

.4

.1

0

0

0

.1

.6

.2

0

0

0

.9

.4

.2

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

0.09

0.00042

0.0005

5.8

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

.9

77

.4

.3

.4

.6

.3

*.3

.2

4.7

0.16

0.00074

0.0008

9.3

Dec.

0.6

1.6

4^5.

2.0

1.3

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

_._2

21.7

0.70

0 . 0032

0.004

43

Jan.

0.2

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.5

.9

2.6

1.6

1.1

1.6

 1.6

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.9

7.4

12.

41.5

1.34

0.0062

0.007

82

Feb.

5.5

69

278

405

405

345

335

477

728

728

650

575

522

*465

405

315

261

535

710

728

*930

1.040

950

850

680

455

315

253

214

14,628.5

504

2.33

2.52

29,020

Mar.

176

162

159

156

165

*153

125

105

105

100

85

68

65

166

305

360

360

325

261

186

138

132

159

168

172

176

*172

150

117

90

72

5,134

166

0.769

0.88

10,180

Apr.

58

49

44

40

42

272

335

269

261

315

345

325

305

269

214

150

*102

78

56

45

36

30

26

22

20

18

16

14

14

41

3,811

127

0.588

0.66

7,560

May

68

207

335

415

485

635

762

*680

405

183

88

54

38

29

25

22

19

16

14

11

9.2

7.0

5.5

4.5

4.9

5.7

4.4

3.2

*2.4

1.7

1_.2_

4,540.7

146

0.676

0.78

9,010

June

0.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

80

48

88

159

*195

162

82

36

21

14

9.4

6.5

7.4

11

3 4

938.2

31.3

0.145

0.16

1,860

July

2.1

1.2

.8

.4

.2

.8

.9

.6

3.0

*5.7

1.8

1.3

.7

.4

.2

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

18.6

0.60

0.0028

0.003

37

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,050 Mln 0 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.41 Ac-ft 96,960

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,040 Min 0 Mean 79.6 Cfsm 0.369 In. 5.02 Ac-ft 57,810

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River at Benton, Ark.

Location. Lat 34°34'05", long 92°36'40", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 2 S., R. 15 ¥., on left bank 

three-quarters of a mile west of Benton and 3 miles downstream from confluence of 

North Fork and Alum Fork.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956. Gage-height record collected at site 

0.4 mile downstream since July 1938 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 260.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. July 6, 1938, to July 29, 1948, Feb. 14 to Mar. 24, 1950, 

wire-weight gage and July 30, 1948, to Feb. 13, 1950, Mar. 25, 1950, to June 13, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--6 years, 706 cfs (511,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 22.36 ft); minimum observed, 1.6 cfs Sept. 22.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 49,500 cfs Dec. 4, 1952 (gage height, 25.28 ft); no flow 

July 23-25, 27-30, Aug. 11-13, 1954.

Flood in April 1927 reached a stage of about 32.0 ft, former site and datum (authority, Arkansas State Highway Department) or about 30.5 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period Aug. 9 to Sept. 30, which are fair. City 

of Little Rock diverts about 30 cfs from Lake Winona, on Alum Fork, for municipal use 

and discharges effluent into Arkansas River. Town of Benton diverts water for municipal use just upstream and return effluent below station.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 8 Aug. 9 to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

131

202

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

298

580

2,150

3,700

12.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

6,410

9,920

15,500

21,400

30,800

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.3

0.9

1.8

3.5

7.9

14

18

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

1,740 

729

359

244

184

146

278

952

471

305

228

186

153

162

169

131

110

96

*79

72

65

62

58

54

47

42

42

42

42

58

128

7,434

240

0.422

0.49

14,750

Nov.

~5G 114

86

72

65

62

62

*58

54

54

51

47

47

47

51

54

54

58

62

69

69

86

106

103

96

93

89

86

*82

76

2,149

71.6

0.126

0.14

4,260

Dec.

89 

106

168

434

441

346

282

231

195

164

143

131

124

*114

106

100

96

96

89

86

82

79

76

76

72

72

69

69

65

62

58

4,321

139

0.244

0.28

8,570

Jan.

54 

54

54

*54

54

54

51

51

51

54

54

58

54

51

51

47

5T

58

65

69

72

76

100

*204

289

251

224

257

5,950

5!790

40,202

1,297

2.28

2.63

79,740

Feb.

3,360 

21,900

12,700

4,630

3,190

2,150

1,500

4,610

12,300

4,120

2,360

1,560

1,130

980

*6,330

1O.8OO

9,600

20,400

6,480

3,030

*1,940

1,390

1,160

1,260

1,130

980

821

703

614

143,128

4,935

8.67

9.35

283,900

Mar.

516 

456

412

372

334

308

*286

261

244

236

214

202

241

631

741

580

486

398

346

305

289

846

1,180

842

648

548

*486

648

741

597

516

14,910

481

0.845

0.97

29,570

Apr.

516 

532

486

426

372

782

722

532

512

2,050

1,800

1,160

842

684

631

821

684

*516

426

372

322

280

253

229

210

198

184

171

284

4,450

21,447

715

1.26

1.40

42,540

May

5.440 

4,910

2,720

1,500

1,030

741

580

456

*372

312

261

231

205

360

2,370

754

471

334

257

214

184

159

134

120

110

100

96

*82

76

72

69

24,720

797

1.40

1.62

49,030

June

69 

62

58

58

54

47

44

42

39

32

30

28

30

44

76

86

96

96

*79

65

51

39

37

32

32

28

28

93

54

47

1,576

52.5

0.092

0.10

3,130

Calendar year 1955: Max 26,400 Mln 5.1 Mean 456 Cfsm 0.801 In.

July

51 

47

39

30

28

28

26

32

229

*885

398

244

180

128

103

82

69

54

54

86

65

47

39

34

30

30

28

26

26

*26

26

3,168

102

0.179

0.21

6,280

Aug.

26 

26

28

25

26

22

19

17

14

12

11

13

18

16

14

12

10

9.3

9.3

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

9.3

lf~

451.6

14.6

0.026

0.03

896

Sept.

 n16

14

15

16

15

13

11

10

9.0

7.6

6.8

5.9

5.0

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.4

*2.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

3.3

5.9

8.2

8.5

9.3

9.6

10

10

244.4

8.15

0.014

0.02

485

10.89 Ac-ft 330,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 25,900 Mln 1.6 Mean 721 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24 Ac-ft 523,200

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (8:30 a.m.) 33,200 cfs (22.36 ft); Feb. 2 (3 p.m.) 

27,400 cfs (217*3 ft)j Feb. 9 (6:30 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (17.44 ft); Feb. 18 (10 a.m.) 24,400 cfs (20.77 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for period Aug. 9 to Sept. 30 computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage 

readings at site 0.4 mile downstream.
428 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location. Lat 33°42', long 92°02', on line between sees. 3 and 4, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 4 miles southwest 

of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area. 2,062 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 30, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 2,599 cfs (1,882,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 25.10 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.42 ft).

1937-56: Maximum discharge, 57,400 cfs Jan. 31, 1949 (gage height, 29.19 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954 (gage height, 3.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, 30.5 ft in April 1927.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSF 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Mar. 3-14, 

June 18 to Sept. 3o)

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

191

302

584

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

25.0

1,250

2,520

4,800

7,880

10,400

20,8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

212

187

160

150

523

941

890

600

404

314

300

491

663

553

404

326

272

243

*219

212

199

178

160

142

127

117

106

106

99

90

82

9,470

305

0.148

0.17

18,780

Nov.

77

76

73

74

74

96

117

*113

101

93

86

82

80

77

76

79

73

80

96

98

99

103

126

127

133

131

126

131

*144

156

2,997

99.9

0.048

0.05

5,940

Dec.

164

162

160

156

156

170

199

263

404

476

446

377

326

286

*252

230

210

199

187

172

162

156

152

146

144

139

137

133

133

131

126

6,554

211

0.102

0.12

13,000

Jan.

122

120

118

*113

110

106

104

104

1O1

98

99

99

96

94

93

93

91

94

108

104

103

108

148

*176

193

195

208

227

270

351

377

4,423

143

0.069

0.08

8,770

Feb.

398

1,150

3,740

5,000

5,500

5,880

6,320

7,430

9,520

14, 900

17,600

16,000

14,200

*12,700

11,000

10,600

11,000

12,100

12,100

11,300

10,600

10,400

13,600

20,500

20,300

17,600

15 , 300

13,000

11,300

320,838

11,060

5.36

5.79

636,400

Mar.

9,680

8,660

7,520

6,400

4,930

*3,200

1,920

1,470

1,250

1,110

1,080

975

941

1,430

1,960.

2,320

2,470

2,470

2,320

2,140

1,870

1,670

1,630

1,550

1,750

2,040

*2,320

2,420

2,420

2,220

2 ,090

86,226

2,781

1.35

1.56

171,000

Apr.

2,040

2,090

2,040

1,830

1,550

2,320

3,250

3,470

3,580

3,800

5,980

3,980

3,980

3,800

3,580

3,420

*3,300

3,140

2,770

2,140

1,630

1,290

1,040

874

759

663

584

538

476 

491

68 , 405

2,280

1.11

1.23

135,700

May

679

1,660

2,870

3,580

4,280

5,070

6,020

*6,870

7,520

7,970

7,970

7,610

6,710

4,600

1,920

1,010

792

890

1,400

1,750

1,790

1,430

941

615

491

404

364

314

*288 

268

245

88,319

2,849

1.38

1.59

175,200

June

223

208

193

183

178

170

164

154

148

137

133

126

126

140

139

214

254

377

491

446

*338

256

214

191

164

144

131

118

113 

120

5,993

200

0.097

0.11

11,890

July

124

139

245

236

178

139

118

98

142

*140

110

90

103

293

600

568

390

284

216

183

156

137

120

111

106

104

104

99

85 

76 *a*5 *O£

5,576

180

0.087

0.10

11,060

Aug.

70

63

67

72

66

58

53

47

46

48

45

45

45

41

38

38

74

W

53

*46

45

51

47

42

38

36

34

30

27

26

25

1,486

47.9

0.023

0.03

2,950

Sept.

34

40

41

34

28

25

25

27

37

39

37

37

33

29

26

24

22

21

*20

20

20

20

19

19

18

17

16

14

14 

13

769

25.6

0.012

0.01

1,530

Calendar year 1955: Max 17,200 Min 25 Mean 1,336 Cfsm 0.648 In. 8.80 Ac-ft 967,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 20,300 Min 13 Mean 1,642 Cfsm 0.796 In. 10.84 Ac-ft 1,192,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 429

Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La.

Location.--Lat 32°58'55", long 91°48'20", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 23 N., R. 6 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on parish road, l| miles downstream from ArkansasLouisiana State line and 6 miles northeast of Beekman.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 102.8 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Jan. 28, 1956, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 12.11 ft); no flow 

June 6-13.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by rice farmers above gage.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 20 to Aug. 6, Sept. 14-30; fall 

used as a factor Feb. 8 to Mar. 27, Apr. 8-15)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

0.7

.8

1.1

1.6

3.1

8.0

15

22

37

56

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9:0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

108

270

395

690

1,150

1,860

2,280

2,780

3,780

0

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.3

5.3

10

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.8

1.2 

2.2

 14 .2

.8

.8

1.1

.9

.8

.7

*T7

.7

.6

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

39.9

1.29

0 .0048

0.005

79

Nov.

^

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

*2.5

271

.9

.9

.9

.8

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.0

35.7

1.19

0.0044

0.005

71

Dec.

1.4

2.0

2.1

4.4

22

58

*88 

114

~99 128

70

44

26

17

13

10

7.4

4.2

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1*1

1.1

730.7

23.6

0.087

0.10

1,450

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

*.8

.8

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.6

.8

.6

.6

17

33

37

35

149.3

4.82

0.018

0.02

296

Feb.

36

127

392

830

1,050

1,760

*2,020 

,680

,560

,420

,240

,110

,020

881

731

586

439

289

217

241

*251

244

223

194

166

136

118

104

98

19,163

661

2.44

2.63

38,010

Mar.

94

103

101

95

90

85

93

*115

115

92

65

49

*146

542

818

1,040

1,120

1,100

980

837

672

664

742

691

648

510

374

310

232

138

83

12,744

411

1.52

1.75

25,280

Apr.

55

41

38

*70

285

1,650

5,680 

3,540

2,790

1,890

1,270

926

694

453

255

167

160

175

144

96

61

41

31

24

17

12

9.4

7.0

5.5

4.6

18,591.5

620

2.29

2.55

36,880

May

5.1

13

23

40

60

80

75 

59

41

31

24

27

29

20

12

*7.7

4.8

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.8

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

566.0

18.3

0.068

0.08

1,120

June

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

9.6

21

3.0

5.3

16

29

27

18

11

10

10

8.0

4.8

3.0

2.1

2.7

181.2

6.04

0.022

0.02

359

July

3.3

2.4

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.5 

.4

1.1

2.2

6.3

18

26

33

32

22

12

*7.0

4.6

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1*9

196.7

6.35

0.023

0.03

390

Aug.

2.3

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.4

4.0

6.0 

7.0

5.3

4.4

4.6

9.0

17

TT

*3.9

1.9

1.2

3.1

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

114.4

3.69

0.014

0.02

227

Sept.

2.0

2.3

2.7

3.9

5.8

20

26 

25

24

23

19

15

14

12

9.7

8.0

6.0

4.4

*3.7

3.3

2.4

1.9

277

6.7

6.3

5.1

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.2

267.4

8.91

0.033

0.04

530

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,680 Min 0 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.531 In. 7.25 Ac-ft 104,700

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
430 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location. Lat 32°52'20", long 91°52'04", in NW^NW^ sec. 28, T. 22 N. , R. 6 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 139, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Bayou De Glaise, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 7 miles north of Bastrop.

Drainage area. 1,645 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1956. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. Gage heights as 

follows: August 1928 to October 1931 (fragmentary) in files of Corps of Engineers, 

Vicksburg district; since August 1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 70.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~JT929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 3,

1939, chain gage and Feb. 3, 1949, to Aug. 17, 1955, wire-weight gage, at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-31, 1938-56), 1,675 cfs (1,213,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 18.14 ft); minimum, 38 cfs July 30 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1928-31, 1938-56: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height, 27.23 

ft); minimum, that of July 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Aug. 30, 1954.

A stage of 26.75 ft (from floodmark) occurred on Apr. 17, 1927 (affected by overflow 

from Mississippi River). A discharge of 12,400 cfs (gage height, 25.78 ft) was measured by Corps of Engineers Jan. 12, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSF 897: Drainage area. WSP 1057: 1939. WSP 1177: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 5-30, Feb. 11-19, June 11 

to July 26, Aug. 3-23, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 19 Feb. 20 to Sept. 3O

0.7

1.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

44

92

787

1,660

3,030

5,310

0.6

1.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

18.1

33

92

801

1,780

3,100

5,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

97 

95

95

98

106

108

110

105

102

100

97

102

106

98

97

97

»97 

95

97

100

110

113

118

122

122

a!22

123

127

128 

IFF

123

3,337

108

0.066

0.08

6,620

Nov.

122 

122

127

122

115

113

108

103

102

102

100

97

95

95

92

*89

a87 

87

87

87

87

84

84

84

94

90

89

81

78

76

2,899

96.6

0.059

0.07

5,750

Dec.

81 

92

95

103

102

102

*131

220

312

554

346

312

278

238

214

189

173 

163

155

149

144

144

146

157

159

162

159

159

154

146

a!30

5,469

176

0.107

0.12

10,850

Jan.

a!20

allO

alOO

a90

*86

78

70

68

63

58

57

52

49

47

46

44

44 

46

52

52

54

62

65

71

68

62

62

70

81

118

158

2,183

70.4

0.043

0.05

4,330

Feb.

499" 179 

1,350

2,280

a2,700

a3,000

a3 , 300

a3,800

a4,200

4,420

4,470

4,560

4,610

4,660

4,740

4,790

4,880 

4,930

4,980

5.000

*5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,960

4,920

4,880

4,840

4,800

117,748

4,060

2.47

2.66

233,500

Mar.

4,760 

4,760

4,720

4,680

4,610

4,570

4,500

»4,460

4,380

4,300

4,190

4,080

4,220

4,610

4,760

4,880

4,920 

4,880

4,800

4,680

4,540

4,570

4,720

4,610

4,460

4,420

4,000

3,770

3,540

3, 280

3^070

136,740

4,411

2.68

3.09

271,200

Apr.

2,820 

2,570

2,400

*2,240

2,330

3,500

4,230

4,800

5,030

5,000

4,760

4,500

4,220

4,040

3,840

3,660

3,470 

3,250

3,070

2,920

2,640

2,500

2,340

2,180

2,020

1,840

1,700

1,560

1,410

lj_280

92,120

3,071

1.87

2.08

182,700

May

1,180 

1,110

1,040

968

924

882

861

821

763

707

651

614

577

540

503

*466

439 

421

421

421

421

430

430

430

430

421

421

412

395

377

368

18,844

608

0.370

0.43

37,380

June

350 

333

316

290

273

*248

232

204

157

141

123

113

106

106

106

111

127 

125

115

118

127

133

125

118

118

122

122

113

100

89

4,861

162

0.098

0.11

9,640

July

74 

66

66

62

63

66

73

82

118

116

113

116

123

133

135

138

T28 

*115

97

82

66

63

65

50

54

49

42

4040"

40

41

2,516

81.2

0.049

0.06

4,990

Aug.

41 

41

41

43

46

50

50

50

52

57

57

54

54

58

»66_

63

55 

54

52

50

52

47

43

a50~ a40

55

60

66

65

62

55

1,629

52.5

0.032

0.04

3,230

Sept.

65 

62

60

60

62

63

70

84

90sir

87

86

84

78

71

65

63 

*57

63

66

68

73

86

86

79

74

73

71

70

70

2,175

72.5

0.044

0.05

4,310

Calendar year 1955 : Max 7,460 Min 76 Mean 1,190 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.81 Ac-ft 861,400

Water year 1955-56 : Max 5,030 Min 40 Mean 1,067 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.84 Ac-ft 774,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
RED RIVER BASIN 431

Bayou De Loutre near Laran, La.

Location. Lat 32°57'20", long 92°30'00", in NW^ sec. 29 T. 23 N., R. 1 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on Parish road, if miles southwest of Laran, 

1? miles downstream from Lion Creek, and 3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 550.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 112.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 31, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 10.01 ft); minimum daily, 5.1 cfs Oct. 25.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-19, Dec. 3, 5-8, 17, 26, 

Jan. 7, 9, 16, 19-28, 31, Feb. 1, May 9-26)

Oct. 6 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

3.0

3.6

5.3

7.6

15

38

117

9.0 

10.0

335

611

860

1,230

1,750

1.2 4.0

1.3 6.1

1.4 9.0

1.6 16

2.0 38

3.0 117

4.0 217

4.3 251

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a7

a7

a7

as

as

*8.3

18

1611

11

7.6

11

41

24

24

32

52

15?

*24

a20

a2o

al5

alO

alo

5.1

a5. 5

5.8

7.4 

13

18

25

523.7

16.9

O.12O

0.14

1,040

Nov.

33

47

46

40

30

a30

32

30

33

42

38

29

a25

22

17

15

*15

11

17

50

50

41

51

57

59

50

56

60 

51

41

1,118

37.3

0.265

0.29

2,220

Dec.

a50

61

86

alOO

179

200

179

*164

alio

a80

a60

39

30

30

29

26

16

a20

26

24

30

29

24

18

a!5

14

18

20 

26 

24

30

1,757

56.7

O.402

0.46

3,480

Jan.

a25

24

24

26

24

20

14

alo

7.9

20

20

*22

20

18

a!5

14

19

61

79

85

85

103

144

174

144

126

97

103 

alio 

al30

149

1,912.9

61.7

0.438

0.50

3,790

Feb.

174

249

429

719

1.580

*1,520

1,030

695

593

514

447

397

410

385

323

234

154

140

130

14O

144

149

149

126

99

83

73

65

59.

11,210

387

2.74

2.96

22,230

Mar.

55

72

106

122

135

159

179

184

140

87

62

53

126

*275

372

422

486

529

435

293

149

206

287

299

287

275

269

212 

126

81

63

6,546

211

1.50

1.73

12,980

Apr.

53

48

53

67

233

745

720

611

560

529

422

287

130

89

95

108

*130

135

86

55

39

32

29

27

25

24

22

20 

20 

42

5,436

181

1.28

1.43

10,780

May

102

234

299

293

263

239

195

111

59

42

32

27

24

22

22

23

*21

20

20

20

18

15

14

13

13

13

13

if13

12

2,217

71.5

0.507

0.58

4,400

June

12

12

12

12

10

9.3

*8.7

8.4

8.1

1*6

9.3

8.7

9.9

12

16

21

47

89

122

149

122

49

22

14

1O

9.0

7.8

9.3 

12

15

854.1

28.5

O.2O2

0.23

1,690

July

14

13

12

9.6

7.8

6.7

6.1

5.7

975

20

113

206

251

245

144

41

16

11

*9.0

9.3

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.8

8.4

7.6

7.0

7.6 

7.3 

7.6

9.0

1,235.9

39.9

.283

0.33

2,450

Aug.

22

16

19

37

44.

31

18

12

9.6

7.8

6.7

6.1

671

6.4

6.1

*6.7

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.7

7.6

7.O

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.3

7.6

8.1 

7.6 

7.6

8.4

361.4

11.7

0.083

0.10

717

Sept.

18

18

16

18

21

27

26

18

13

10

9.0

8.4

8.1

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

*7.8

7.8

8.1

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.8 

7.8 

7.6

345.6

11.5

0.082

0.09

685

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,580 Min 5.1 Mean 91.6 Cfsm 0.65O In. 8.84 Ac-ft 66,460

Peak discharge (base. 6OO efs). Feb. 5 (8 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (1O.O1 ft); Apr. 6 (4 p.m.) 83O cfs 

(7.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

adjacent record, and records for nearby stations.
432 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location. Lat 32°40'50", long 92°39'10", in SW£ NW£ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 W. , near

 left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, l£ miles south of Dubach 

and 8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne.

Drainage area.--3S5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 83.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). June 4, 1940, to May 6, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at same datum. May 7 to Dec. 3, 1952, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge."-16 years, 447 cfs (323,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no

 flow Sept. 23-30.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.83 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: 1941 (M). WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage-height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18-31, Sept. 1-21)

2.5 

9.3

5.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

20

130

767

1,510

1,980

37.0

18.0

19.0

19.5

2,420

3,230

5,200

6,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.4

31

67

38

33

19

19

15

32

30

20

22

18

14

11

9.7

8.6

6.8

6.1

*6.4

5.7

5.4

4.4

3.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

3.8

6.1

5.4

4.4

458.4

14.8

0.042

0.05

909

Nov.

1.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

7.9

9.3

7.9

6.8

6.8

19

43

29

17

12

11

8.9

7.5

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

9.3

14

24

27

31

37

31

27

437.9

14.6

0.041

0.05

869

Dec.

33

48

75

137

254

167

129

104

*90

79

69

63

60

57

54

51

50

49

49

48

48

47

46

45

46

45

45

43

41

37

2,128

68.6

0.193

0.22

4,220

Jan.

36

36

36

36

35

33

33

32

30

29

28

27

*26

26

27

27

28

36

65

110

136

140

133

137

143

140

131

131

152

170

19_6_

2,345

75.6

0.213

0.25

4,650

Feb.

219

45T

904

1,540

2,130

2,920

2,480

2,050

1,920

1,900

1,9OO

1,760

1,510

1,280

1,040

*853

699

614

598

548

499

451

403

371

355

339

309

286

256

30,585

1,055

2.97

3.20

60,660

Mar.

234

234

279

279

249

226

219

204

182

167

160

163

387

835

1,150

*1,260

1,180

1,040

835

598

467

682

1,040

1,150

1,080

939

818

665

532

451

387

18,092

584

1.65

1.90

35,880

Apr.

339

316

302

363

672

3,900

6.550

3,900

2,610

1,980

1,640

1,260

904

648

532

*451

379

324

286

256

234

212

212

204

196

173

158

144

133

137

29,415

980

2.76

3.08

58,340

May

234

565

818

835

750

682

532

347

264

219

189

163

143

124

112

116

124

113

94

78

*65

57

49

41

35

30

26

23

20

17

15

6,880

222

0.625

0.72

13,650

June

14

13

11

11

9.7

8.9

8.6

*7.9

6.8

5.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.7

8.2

8.6

8.9

11

17

IT

8.9

7.1

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

5.5

221.1

7.37

0.021

0.02

439

July

54

49

26

12

7.1

4.7

2.5

1.5

57

96

69

78

47

30

19

13

11

9.3

5.7

3.1

2.2

1.8

1.1

1.0

2.0

.7

.4

.4

7.1

3.8

4.7

620.1

20.0

0.056

0.06

1,230

Aug.

104

189

120

60

42

27

16

13

13

9.3

6.8

4.4

2.5

1.6

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

.5

*.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.!_

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

615.0

19.8

0.056

O.O6

1,220

Sept.

7.5

i!s

1.0

.6

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

19.3

O.64

o.ooie

0.002

38

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,940 Mln 2.2 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.18 Ac-ft 192,500

Water year 1955-56: Max 6,550 Mln 0 Mean 251 Cfsm O.707 In. 9.61 Ac-ft 182,100

Peak discharge (base. 5,500 efs). Apr. 7 (2 a.m.), 7,800 cfs (19.7O ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 433

Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

Location. Lat 32°45'50", long 92 0 39'30", in NE^SE^- sec. 34, T. 21 N., R. 3 W., near 

center of channel on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 4 miles south 

of Bernice and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to July 8, 1947, wireweight gage, July 8, 1947, to Jan. 22, 1951, water-stage recorder, and Jan. 23, 1951, 

to July 7, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 224 cfs (162,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum .discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 8.17 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 ft); no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year- 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Jan. 18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

0.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.0

0.1

.3

.7

3.6

8.2

12

19

4.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

118

174

217

290

401

600

1,060

0.8

.9

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.8

2.0

3.0

0.1

.3

.6

3.6

8.2

12

19

66

4.0

5.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

124

214

367

500

670

950

1,450

2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

1.0 

.9

.8

.8

.7

1.8

7.7

373

2.2

1.7

1.1

.7

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

29.0

0.94

0.0053

0.006

58

Nov.

££

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.3

1.8 

2.2

2.0

 1.8

2.0

6.7

8.2

7.2

5.8

4.4

3.4

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.0

5.2

9.4

9.8

S76

7.9

3 .4

121.8

4.06

0.023

0.03

242

Dec.

11

17

19

52

53

54

46 

*38

31

24

24

18

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

623

20.1

0.113

0.13

1,240

Jan.

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

*7.7

7.5

777

7.9

7.7

11

22

27

46

68

76

3S

62

60

62

66

64

63

76

922.9

29.8

0.167

0.19

1,830

Feb.

94

iST

430

663

795

980

1,100 

1,100

*1,020

912

820

740

715

670

670

612

515

428

356

325

299

299

276

237

203

177

163

146

131

,

15,060

519

2.92

3.15

29,870

Mar.

120 114'

lip

107

104

104

98 

90

81

76

71

68

111

325

403

*455

485

500

440

299

220

381

515

515

530

345" 545

455

335

249

198

8,678

280

1.57

1.81

17,210

/Apr.

172

154

154

203

368

1,300

1.460 

1,200

912

792

692

560

455

367

299

*237

192

177

150

124

104

95

92

84

78

71

63

56

50

55

10,716

357

2.01

2.24

21,250

May

104

335

390

402

415

390

249 

146

107

84

68

56

47

38

35

35

31

28

24

19

*16

12

10

8.8

7.5

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.5

3,086.0

99.5

0.559

0.64

6,120

June

4.0

5.9

4.2

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.6 

*1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

77

.9

1.6

1.8

3.7

TO" 14

6.0

5.9

4.3

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

89.2

2.97

0.017

0.02

177

July

0.8

1.9

2.9

3.0

275

2.9

2.5 

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

0

T5

*0

0

.3

1.1

.5

.3

.4

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

29.6

0.95

0.0053

0.006

59

Aug.

2.2

2.8

T75

l.l

.5

.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.9

0.35

0.0020

0.002

22

Sept.

1.7

3.2

T73

.7

.5

.3

.2 

.1

0

T5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

0.27

0.0015

0.002

16

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,180 Min 0.1 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.44 Ac-ft 79,940

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,460 Min 0 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.23 Ac-ft 78,090

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfa). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
434 RED RIVER BASIN

Cornle Bayou near Three Creeks, Ark.

Location.--Lat 33°02', long 92°56', In NW£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 18 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 15, 4^ miles downstream from Pldgeon Roost Creek 

and 6 miles southwest of town of Three Creeks.

Drainage area. 180 sq ml.

Records available. February to September 1956.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period February to September 1956, 804 cfs Feb. 6 

(gage height, 9.86 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

period February to September 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16-20)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

Feb. 1 to June 20

1.6

4.0

7.3

15

29

64

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5 

10.0

114

185

285

425

564

980

June 21 to Sept. 30

2.65

2.7

2.8

2.9

0 

.2

.8 

1.6

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

2.5

4.8

10

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

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

*60

177

444

714

754

804

644

589

564

564

524

492

466

391

263

161

*212

331 

444

466

466

*408

296

161

102

82

64

60

53

10,756

371

2.06

2.22

21,330

Mar.

50

68

108

154

185

161

108

64

44

34

32

4T

82

263

345

360 3T5"

285 

232

194

177

185

*285

307

307

331

307

232

133

87

68

5,574

180

1.00

1.15

11,060

Apr.

56

50

50

46

56

232

391

466

524

42T

331

263

222

169

114

82

68

60 

*50

39

30

28

24

23

20

20

17

16

15

17

3,904

130

0.722

0.81

7,740

May

30

133

274

285

307

307

242

97

42

36

28

20

17

16

15

12

12

11 

13

13

12

9.5

6.9

*6.4

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.8

 x 'b o . o

1,976.8

63.8

0.354

0.41

3,920

June

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.5

Ts

2.6

2.6

3.3

4.0

5.9

frf

6.6

*5.4

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.3

2.8

2.9

3.8

5.7

5.2

120.5

4.02

0.022

0.02

239

July

4.1

3T3

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.6

3.2

3.8

2.9

2.3

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

.9

.8 *OJ

3.7

2,6

2.3

2.1

1 8 i!s

66.7

2.15

0.012

0.01

132

Aug.

1.1

1.2

.8

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7 

.5

.4

.3

*.l

.1

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

.2

16.7

0.54

0.0030

0.003

33

Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.5

3.0

?^

2.7

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

.7

.4

.3

0

ff

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

19.6

0.65

0.0036

0.004

39

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 435

Corney Bayou near Lillie, La.

Location.--Lat 32°53'15", long 92°39'25", in NE^NE^ sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., near

 left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from 

Little Corney Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1956. Prior to October 1955, published as 

Cornie Bayou near Lillie.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 84.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 31, 1949, wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 2, 1951, to Aug. 4, 1952, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 473 cfs (342,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 13.43 ft); no

°1940-56: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20 ft); no 

flow Sept. 11-13, Sept. 24 to Nov. 3, 1954, Sept. 20-30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good above 150 cfs and fair below. Some regulation by Corney Lake

 (capacity, 8,000 acre-ft), about 6 miles above station. Storage began in 1935. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Oct. 28 to Jan. 24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.0

3.0

5.0

6.3

9.7

14

21

27

62

168

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

242

464

960

1,230

1,880

2,400

0.3

.5

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

0

.3

1.1

2.1

4.0

7.3-

13

25

3.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

59

158

227

435

960

1,230

1,880

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

15

14

13

13

13 

15

13

12 

12

12

17

18

14

11

9.5

9.3

9.0

*8.3 8TS~

8.8

8.6

8.8

9.2

9.0

9.3

9.2

9.7

10

8.4

8.4

351.1

11.3

696

Nov.

8.1

8.1

8.8

S74

7.7

7.7 

.9

.7

.7 

* .7

.6

.4

7.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.3

6.8

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.3

7.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

229.4

7.65

455

Dec.

9.0

10

11

12

10

10 

10

*10

8.8 

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.9

7.4

7.6

7.3

6.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

8.1

8.4

8.8

12

16

16

iZ

17

17

16

312.6

10.1

620

Jan.

16

16

16

14

15

15 

14

14

14 

14

13

*TS

13

13

13

13

13

16

22

20

20

22

30

44

51

56

60

69

76

86

88

899

29.0

1,780

Feb.

98

158

384

750

980

1,170 

1,740

*2,240

2,290 

2,136

1,880

1,610

1,500

1,400

1,310

1,170

1,030

890

770

660

597

597

712

850

870

830

694

581

423

30,314

1,045

60,130

Mar.

321

252

227

204

190

190

211

243

235 

219

204

190

243

388

411

*504

581

628

694

712

694

770

790" 830

730

677

660

644

612

550

475

14,279

461

28,320

Apr.

423

354

290

261

445

1,230 

1,110

980

915 

870

890

890

870

810

730

*660

550

461

366

280

227

190

170

153

137

127

116

108

101

. ..132

14,846

495

29,450

May

170

290

261

270

310

366 

400

411

3Tf 

343

300

235

183

153

127

114

98

88

81

74

*71

67

63

63

55

29

24

24

22

23

24

5,116

165

10,150

June

22

2T

21

21

14

11 

*11

10

9.8 

9.3

9.0

8.7

9.0

9.3

16

13

11

9.8

12

13

11

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.0

8.7

10 8.1

8.7

8.7

353.5

11.8

701

July

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.9 

6.9

6.9

7.9 

5.5

2.7

2.5

679

7.6

7.6

.3

.6

.6

* .3

.9

.3

.1

.9

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

11

219.9

7.09

436

Aug.

2467?

6.1

5.3

5.2

5.0 

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

*3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

107.9

3.48

214

Sept.

2.3

FTT

1.3

1.0

.9

.8 

.6

.4

.3 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.8

0.36

21

Calendar year 1955 : Max 3,450 Mln 0.4 Mean 164 Ac-ft 118,500

Water year 1955-56 : Max 2,290 Mln 0 Mean 183 Ac-ft 133,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement of observation of no flow made on this day.
436 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Cornie Bayou near Llllle, La.

Location. Lat 32°55'40", long 92°37'55", in NW£ sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 3 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1.4 miles east of Llllie and 

2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 91.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 27, 1956, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs (gage height, 8.01 ft); no flow 

Aug. 18-20, Sept. 21-30.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1O-26)

1.3 

1.5

2.5 

3.0 51

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

82

135

402

550

840

1,280

1,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

4

4

4

4

4

4 

*4.7

6.9

7.2

6.6

5.6

8.4

20

27

18

22

17

12

*8.6

7.4

5.6

5.9

5.0

4.8

5.6

4.8

5.0

5.6

5.9

7.9

13

264.5

8.53

0.041

0.05

525

Nov.

16

13

11

9.9

9.8

10 

19

32

25

*15

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

14

26

27

26

26

26

30

33

30

25

21

19

561.7

18.7

0.090

0.10

1,110

Dec.

23

73

142

171

IFf

104 

68

*48

35

28

24

22

20

19

19

19

18

T9

19

19

19

25

26

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

1,283

41.4

0.199

0.23

2,540

Jan.

18

17

17

16

16

16 

16

16

16

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

20

84

250

123

116

99

95

79

61

56

60

75

115

176

1,655

53.5

0.256

O.3O

5,280

Feb.

171

254

494

1,100

1,440

*1,750 

1,170

855

722

662

534

461

510

510

450

547

249

204

242

282

308

362

411

392

501

178

111

85

66_

14,579

503

2.42

2.61

28,920

Mar.

58

65

153

178

184

204 

204

131

75

57

49

46

171

*377

450

440

430

420

402

347

204

282

562

362

547

534

320

256

141

86

66

7,179

232

1.12

1.28

14,240

Apr.

56

51

52

58

171

770 

758

550

440

402

562

288

210

151

125

190

*184

76

51

39

31

28

28

28

24

21

19

18

T9

102

5,280

176

0.846

0.94

10,470

May

230

554

569

527

294

261 

151

55

56

28

24

20

18

17

16

18

*18

15

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.7

7,5

7,2

6,9

6.7

6.6

2,566.4

76.5

0.567

0.42

4,690

June

7.2

6.4

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.1 

*5.7

5.5

5.3

2.7

2.6

2.5

BTT

4.6

26

72

78

57

22

15

17

12

8.0

6.2

5.4

4.6

5.7

5.6

7.5

7.4

586.5

12.9

0.062

0.07

766

July

5.9

4.7

4.1

5.5

5.1

2.6 

2.2

2.0

5.7

104

~5o" 136

8.9

5.9

4.6

5.5

5.1

2.8

*2.3

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.2

5.5

5.8

5.5

2.8

2.1

1.7

1 . 6

1.9

552.5

11.4

0.055

0.06

699

Aug.

4.4

6.4

7.5

575

4.4

5.3 

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.2

.1

0

o

0

.5

.4

.5

.2

.1

.2

.5

.5

.2

.1

.2

46.3

1.49

0.0072

0.008

92

Sept.

2.2

2.7

4.4 4~4

5.8

5.5 

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.5

.8

.8

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.5

.2

*.l

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

52.1

1.07

0.0051

O.OO6

64

Calendar year 1955: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,750 Min 0 Mean 92.9 Cfsm 0.447 In. 6.07 Ac-ft 67,400

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). Feb. 6 (4 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (8.01 ft); Feb. 13 (11 p.m.) 530 cfs

(6.47 ft); Apr. 6 (11 p.m.) 861 cfs (7.O3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and adjacent

record.
RED RIVER BASIN 437

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.

Location. Lat 32°33'18", long 92°07'06" ) in lot 35, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on east side of 

intake structure of city of Monroe pumping station,100 ft east of east levee of 

Ouachita River and 1 mile north of Monroe.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1956 (elevations only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 70.84 ft Apr. 5; minimum observed, 

 577m ft Jan. 18, 21.

1939-56: Maximum elevation observed, 72.86 ft Apr. 27, 1946; minimum observed, 

63.93 ft Dec. 22, 1943 (subject to error).

Remarks. Daily elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which 

is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, is a long narrow lake formed by an old 

channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its north 

end, by a levee and from Ouachita River, at its west end, by a levee and floodgates. 

Small diversions for irrigation.

Cooperation. Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1939-45.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68.91

68.88

68.84

68.83

68.81

68.78

68.76

68.74

68.69

68.68

68.65

68.63

68.68

68.66

68.63

68.60

68.58

68.56

68.52

68.50

68.48

68.47

68.44

68.40

68.36

68.33

68.30

68.34

68.43

68 . 39

68.37

Nov.

68.36

68. 33

68.34

68.33

68.31

68.29

68.27

68.26

68.24

68.22

68.20

68.18

68.16

68.15

68.14

68.14

68.08

68.01

68.00

67.98

67.97

67.96

67.93

67.91

68.03

68.01

68.01

67.99

67.95

67.93

Dec.

67.93

68.05

68.04

68.10

68.08

68.05

68.04

68.01

67.99

67.97

67.95

67.93

67.90

67.87

67.86

67.85

67.83

67.81

67.80

67.79

67.77

67.75

67.74

67.73

67.72

67.71

67.69

67.67

67.65

67 . 63

67.61

Jan.

67.58

67.57

67.56

67.55

67.48

67.46

67.44

67.42

67. 4O

67.36

67.32

67.30

67.28

67.26

67.23

67.22

67.20

67.20

67.22

67.21

67.20

67.28

67.28

67.28

67.28

67.28

67.28

67.25

67.24

67 . 26

67.30

Feb.

67.36

67.96

68.19

68.71

68.93

69.12

69.34

69.51

69.94

70.16

70.32

70.40

70.48

70.55

70.62

70.66

70.66

70.68

70.66

70.71

70.68

70.67

70.67

70.66

70.65

70.60

70.59

70.55

70.54

 

Mar.

70.53

70.55

70.53

70.51

70.49

70.48

70.45

70.41

70.38

70.57

70.37

70.37

70.48

70.57

70.59

70.61

70.63

70.61

70.61

70.61

70.62

70.67

70.68

7O.68

70.68

70.67

70.67

70.67

70.67

70.65

70.63

Apr.

70.62

70.62

70.63

70.62

70.73

70.81

70.74

70.72

70.72

70.71

70.70

70.70

70.69

70.72

70.74

70.73

70.72

70.71

70.69

70.68

70.67

70.66

70.64

70.62

70.60

70.59

70.57

70.56

70.54

70.54

May

70.54

70.57

70.55

70.54

70.52

70.49

70.46

70.44

70.42

70.41

70.38

70.36

70.36

70.34

70.32

70.32

70.31

70.29

70.28

70.25

70.23

70.21

70.21

70.21

70.20

70.18

70.18

70.18

70.19

70.18

70.21

June

70.19

70.17

70.17

70.16

70.15

70.15

70.13

70.11

70.10

70.08

70.09

70.06

70.07

70.07

70.08

70.13

70.11

70.16

70.13

70.21

70.17

70.15

70.10

70.08

70.06

70.03

70.01

69.99

TOTOl

70.00

July

69.97

69.95

69.91

69.89

69.85

69.83

69.87

69.82

69.94

70.01

70.01

69.95

69.94

69.92

69.87

69.86

69.82

69.78

69.74

69.72

69.69

69.66

69.76

69.73

69.70

69.68

69.66

69.62

69.60

69.58

69.54

Aug.

69.50

69.49

69.48

69.48

69.44

69.42

69.40

69.36

69.32

69.30

69.27

69.24

69.20

69.16

69.12

69.10

6».06

69.02

68.99

68.96

68.94

68.90

68.89

68.84

68.81

68.77

68.75

68.79

68.77

68.74

68.71

Sept.

68.80

68.78

68.74

68.70

68.68

68.66

68.63

68.59

68.57

68.73

68.50

68.47

68.44

68.39

68.37

68.33

68.27

68.25

68.22

68.19

68.16

68.09

68.07

68.06

68.00

67.95

67.89

67.85

67.81

67.77

465893 O-58 29
438 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River at Monroe, La.

Location.--Lat 32 0 30 I 19", long 92 0 07'32", in lot 50, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream 

from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 5^ miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4.

Drainage area. 15.298 sq mi.

Records available. January 1932 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1311. 1884 to 1891 (gage 

heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights, and discharge observations), and since January 

1928 (daily discharges) in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1929-38 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights since June 1884 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 31.40 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Jan. 6, 1937, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at several sites within half a mile 

of present site at same datum. Since June 26, 1941, auxiliary staff gage 5f miles 

downstream, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--24 years (1932-56), 17,430 cfs (12,619,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs Mar. 7-8; maximum gage height. 

31.67 ft Mar. 6, 7; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 13.00 ft 

Sept. 9.

1932-56: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Feb. 2,3, 1932; maximum gage height, 

50.42 ft Apr. 15, 1945; minimum discharge not determined (pool stage); minimum gage 

observed, 12.1 ft Jan. 3, 1944.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs and poor below. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Stage-discharge relation below 10,000 cfs affected by operation 

of lock and dam No. 4. Discharge computed from hydrograph based on frequent discharge 

measurements and daily gage heights at base and auxiliary gages. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1956 are given in WSP 1452.

Cooperation. Gage-height record, 75 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 4 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions. WSP 1211: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

"total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,300

2,060

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,600

3,700

4,600

4,810

4,aoo

4,500

3,700

3,400

4,000

3,300

3,010

2,700

2,800

2,700

3,100

3,200

3,100

2,980

2,700

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,200

89,260

2,879

0.188

0.22

177,000

Nov.

2,400

2,660

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,100

1,800

1,800

1,430

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,900

2,800

2,620

2,200

1,900

2,000

2,700

5,500

3,300

2,820

2,300

1,500

1,000

1,000

1,600

1,900

1,970

61,700

2,057

0.134

0.15

122,400

Dec.

1,900

2,200

3,300

4,200

4,080

4,400

4,880

4,700

3,800

3,600

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,200

3,300

3,400

3,400

3,100

2,900

1,500

1,470

l,bOO

1,800

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,860

1,800

1,700

1,500

87>690

2,829

0.185

0.21

173,900

Jan.

1,000

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,000

1,500

2,100

2,800

5,600

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,900

3,400

51,500

1,660

0.109

0.13

102,100

Feb.

6,600

9,300

12,400

15,200

19,000

22,200

23,800

24,100

25,200

26,300

27,200

28,100

29,000

29,800

30 , 400

31 , 400

32,200

32,800

33,600

34,200

34,700

35,200

35,500

35,800

36,200

36,400

36,800

37,200

57^600

818,200

28,210

1.84

1.99

tl,623

Mar.

37,800

37,900

38,100

38,200

38,400

38,400

58.600

38,600

38,300

38,000

37,700

37,500

37,600

37,600

37,300

36,800

36,400

36,100

35,600

35,000

34,100

34,000

33,800

33,500

33,300

33,100

32,800

32,600

32,000

31 , 200

30,500

(1,110.8

35,830

2.34

2.70

*2,203

Apr.

29.500

28 , 500

27,500

27,100

27,300

27,700

28,200

28,500

28,800

29,200

29,300

29,300

29,200

29,200

29,100

29,000

28,800

28,500

28,200

27,500

25,900

25,000

23,600

22,500

20,900

19,500

18,100

15,400

11,900

10.200

763,200

25,400

1.66

1.86

tl,514

May

9,700

10,200

12,000

14,500

16,000

16,500

17,000

17,600

18,200

18,800

19,200

19,400

19,800

20,200

20,700

21,000

20,800

20,500

19,700

17,300

13,500

9,000

5,600

4,200

2,900

2,300

1,800

2,000

2,600

2,600

2,500

398,100

12,840

0.839

0.97

789,600

June

2,600

2,800

2,600

2,500

1,900

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

4,100

5,500

4,200

2,400

2', 100

2,000

1,600

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,800

57,500

1,920

0.126

0.14

114,000

July

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,600

1,700

1,500

1,300

1..100

1,500

1,900

1,900

1,800

52,000

1,680

0.110

0.13

103,100

Aug.

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,700

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,000

1,000

t865

 

 

 

__

 

 

t761

1,100

_

1.310

0,086

0.10

80,730

Sept.

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,100

 

 

 

__

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,400

1,800

2,400

2,500

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,200

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,200

_

1,540

0.101

1 0.11

91,830

Calendar year 1955: Max 38,800 Min - Mean 10,180 Cfsra 0.665 In. 9.03 Ac-ft 7,370,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 38,600 Min - Mean 9,773 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.71 Ac-ft 7,095,000

t Result of discharge measurement. 

t Expressed in thousands.

Note. Daily discharge below 1,000 cfs not sufficiently accurate for publication. Monthly discharge for August and September computed as noted under remarks.
RED RIVER BASIN 439

Boeuf River near Girard, La.

Location. Lat 32°28'50", long 91°47 I 55", on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., and 

sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., on upstream side of pier on Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge and 0.5 mile east of Girard.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available . October 1938 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Dally gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; 

September 1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district; 

since January 1932, in reports.of Corps of Engineers, Vlcksburg district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

July 11, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum. July 11, 1944, to Nov. 2, 1955, 

wire-weight gage on highway bridge 200 ft upstream. Auxiliary staff gage 8.1 miles 

downstream at different datum. Feb. 15, 1945, to Dec. 8, 1952, auxiliary staff gage 

6.4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 615 cfs (445,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs Feb. 6; maximum gage height,12.94 ft 

Feb. 7; minimum daily discharge, 49 cfs Sept. 12-16; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft 

Jan. 17.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 2,970 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 18.80 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 1939, Nov. 4, 5, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft 

Aug. 21, 23, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting 

system of bayous and drainage ditches produced an interchange of flow under varying 

conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined. 

Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected by canal upstream. Records of 

chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1956 are given in 

WSP 1452.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

72

72

72

78

78

72

72

72

72

72

72

78

83

83

83

87

88

*88

83

83

78

78

78

78

83

88

100

110

TT6- 122

110

2,601

83.9

5,160

Nov.

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

94

88

83

78

72

*72

72

72

78

78

72

72

72

67

6T

94

94

110

120

127

152

2,759

92.0

5,470

Dec.

138

149

150

160

*170

160

149

149

149

149

138

130

116

110

105

105

100

105

105

105

105

110

110

94

88

88

88

88

83

83 

83

3,662

118

7,260

Jan.

83

78

*72

72

72

72

72

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

62

62

62

62

67

67

67

83

88

94

105

110

110

105

105

110 

122

2,471

79.7

4,900

Feb.

359" 132

741

1,200

1,440

1,610

1,610

1,460

1,340

*1,240

1,140

1,010

855

*713

705

726

748

765

769

727

674

587

503

425

354

322

290

258

236

22,939

791

45,500

Mar.

226

215

204

204

204

*194

183

172

162

153

144

144

338

655

903

985 95"8

824

638

446

370

343

495

573

525

431

339

268

226

194 

172

11,888

383

23,580

Apr.

162

*153

144

153

247

572

934

1.150

1,110

891

665

491

390

301

268

236

204

194

172

162

144

136

128

121

121

114

107

107

107

107

9,791

326

19,420

May

114

114

114

114

107

107

107

114

114

107

107

107

101

*101

101

107

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

94

94

94

94

88

88 

88

3,184

103

6,320

June

88

88

82

*82

82

76

76

76

76

76

88

88

88

88

94

107

107

Hi

114

107

107

101

101

94

94

88

88

88

82

82

2,722

90.7

5,400

July

76

76

73

70

70

67

67

64

67

67

67

67

70

70

70

*70

67

67

67

64

64

64

67

67

64

61

58

57

58

58 

58

2,053

66.2

4,070

Aug.

64

73

76

76

73

73

70

70

70

70

67

70

*67

61

61

58

58

58

58

61

61

58

58

52

52

52

52

52

55

55 

52

1,933

62.4

3,830

Sept.

55

58

58

61

61

61

61

58

55

52

52

49

49

49

49

49

*55

55

61

67

67

67

67

67

67

64

64

64

61

61

1,764

58.8

3,500

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,890 Min 58 Mean 211 Ac-ft 152,700

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,610 Min 49 Mean 185 Ac-ft 134,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

465893 O-58 30
440 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou LaFourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location. Lat 32°29'55", long 91°55'05", in SW£ sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., near center

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles west of town of Crew Lake.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi (see remarks).

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 37.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1923, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Aug. 10, 1944, staff gage, Aug. 11, 1944 to June 5, 1952, water-stage recorder, and 

June 6 to Sept. 30, 195S, staff gage, all at same site and at datum 19.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,207 cfs (873,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 25.25 ft); 

minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 18, 26; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft Jan. 7.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Mar. 25, 1955 (gage height 25.28 ft); no 

flow at times during August, September, and October 1952, result of temporary storage 

due to excavation of channel upstream.

A discharge of 17,000 cfs was measured on Dec. 24, 1931, at a stage of 28.22 ft, 

present datum (from reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. Small 

diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow; hence, the drainage limits were more 

or less arbitrarily determined. Boeuf River and Bayou LaFourche basins are connected 

by canal upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.8

9.2

9.2

10

9.8

10

9.0

876" 7.5

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

11

11

11 *11

11

9.8

9.5

10

9.8

9.8

9.0

8.2

8.0

8.0

20

IS

16

9.8

321.4

10.4

637

Nov.

8.5

7.8

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.6

3.9

4.0

*3.8

3.9

1,5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.2

53

180

54

23

17

16

451.9

15.1

896

Dec.

18

71

191

537

*810

436

191

185

138

98

70

52

44

29

21

20

17

19

20

18

16

16

18

16

12

10

10

11

10

9.8

£Ut

3,123.3

101

6,190

Jan.

10

10

*9.0

8.8

9.8

9.5

7.1

6.7

775

7.8

7.5

7.3

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.5

8.2

10

10

9.0

21

209

305

330

132

83

111

loo

216

361

2,065.9

66.6

4,100

Feb.

420

4,480

12,40O

18,500

20,500

20,500

17,500

14,500

14,000

12,500

10,500

8,700

7,100

6,500

7,200

7,600

7,300

6,100

5,6OO

*9,000

5,9OO

4,400

*3, 700

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,300

*2,OOO

1,900

239,600

8,262

475,200

Mar.

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,500

*1,500

1,400

\

I

> 1,100

j

4,600

11,600

12,600

13,400

» 4,000

118,400

3,819

234,800

Apr.

900

*7OO

600

600

2,300

13.OOO

16.200

14,800

*9,700

6,300

4,400

3,500

2,900

2,400

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,100

*800

700

600

500

450

400

350

30O

250

168

116

117

89,051

2,968

176,600

May

138

153

178

156

138

153

151

137

116

99

86

78

72

*63

60

59

51

42

40

36

36

33

32

30

29

30

30

33

32

32

30

2,353

75.9

4,670

June

28

29

28

26

26

25

24

22

21

21

22

21

21

23

27

~88 150

62

48

43

36

31

27

22

16

13

11

9.5

9.2

*bl

938.3

31.3

1,860

July

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.2

7.6

15

14

13

12

11

11

*9.8

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

9.8

16

T2

9.2

7.8

6.6

^76" 6.0

6.0

274.7

8.86

545

Aug.

23

77

35

13

7.8

5.8

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

378

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.6

4.8

5.7

5 .8

269.6

8.70

535

Sept.

6.0

6.6

8.0

778

4.6

4.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

276

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

103.0

3.43

204

Calendar year 1955: Max 2O,8OO Min 3.5 Mean 1,203 Ac-ft 871,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 20,500 Min 2.6 Mean 1,249 Ac-ft 906,200

* Discharge measurement made this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation indefinite or affected by backwater Feb. 7 to Apr. 5, 9-27; discharge derived from loop curves or estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 441

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La.

Location. Lab 32°47'55", long 91°30'05", in NE^ sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 9 E., on downstream side near cenber of bridge on Stabe Highway 2, 0.1 mile downsbream from Libble 

Colewa Bayou and 8 miles soubhwest of Oak Grove.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. Ocbober 1949 to Sepbember 1956. Daily elevabions since October 1940 

in reporbs of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg disbricb.

Gage. Waber-sbage recorder. Dabum of gage is ab mean sea level, dabum of 1929, wibh 

1941 Alluvial Valley and 1944 Birmingham-Corinbh supplemenbary adjustment (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior bo Ocb. 20, 1949, sbaff gage, Oct. 20, 1949, bo July 1952, 

waber-sbage recorder, July 1952 bo Jan. 27, 1953, sbaff gage, ab same site and at dabum 

87.29 fb higher. Jan. 28, 1953, bo Jan. 20, 1954, sbaff gage ab same site and ab 

presenb dabum. Auxiliary waber-sbage recorder 5.7 miles downsbream from base gage; 

auxiliary wire-weighb gage ab same sibe and dabum Jan. 1 bo Ocb. 7, 1954.

Average discharge. 7 years, 46.0 cfs (33,300 acre-fb per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Feb. 4; maximum elevabion, 92.53 fb; 

no flow ab bimes.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum elevabion, 95.22 fb 

Jan. 4, 1951; no flow ab bimes.

Maximum elevabion known since 1940, 95.5 fb Apr._12, 1947 (presenb dabum), from 

records of Corps of Engineers. - ~~

Remarks. Records poor. Inberconnecbing sysbem of bayous and drainage dibches produce an 

inberchange of flow under varying conditions; hence, bhe drainage limibs were more or 

less arbibrarily debermined.

Cooperablon. Base elevabion record and 9 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions. WSP 1241: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 6-8, Jan. 23-29; 

fall used as a factor Feb. 2, 3, 6, 8-11, 16, 17, 19-21, 

Mar. 14-18, 23, 24)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

83.0

83.1

83.2

83.3

83.4

83.6

.1

.7

1.8

3.5

9.6

83.8

84.0

84.5

85.0

89.0

92.0

18

30

67

117

569

1,380

82.93

83.0

83.1

83.2

83.4

83.6

.5 

1.5 

2.6

83.8

84.0

84.5

85.0

88.0

91.0

18

30

67

117

442

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

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£

14

1.4

.2

.1

.1

45.8

1.53

91

Dec.

6.0

37

18

72

20

*3.0 

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

157.1

5.07

312

Jan.

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.8

.2

.2

.2

.5

.6

25 

T7

44.7

1.44

89

Feb.

24

*535

704

^e3-200

el,]DO

760 

*550

330

*509

240

153

62

34

60 

229

245

166

191

144

*282

114

35

16

11

8.3

6.5

5.5

4.0

5.4

7,721.7

266

15,320

Mar.

2.9

90

47

16

9.1

7.3 

*5.8

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.6 278"

778

1,180 ~*sir

650

331

132

34

12

7.6

379

*375

178

48

18

11

9.6

9.6

5.8

4.4

5,169.1

167

10,250

Apr.

3.6

3.2

*62

278

374

*1.050 

725

341

123

31

14

9.6

7.3

6.2 

5.0

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.4

.9

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3,027.7

101

6,010

May

4.4

*7.3

57T

4.1

4.0

3.2

2.4

1.8

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

.5

.1 *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39.2

1.26

78

June

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0 

.5

12

8.5

7.6

8.5

5i

8.0

4.3

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.1

.7

.3

.1

0

83.8

2.79

166

July

0

0

0

.2

.2

.3

.8

.5

.9

75

.6

*.3

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.6

0.15

9.1

Aug.

2.9

275

1.6

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.3

*1.1

.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.1

0.49

30

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,050 Mln o Mean 47.7 Ac-ft 34,520

Water year 1955-56 : Max 1,200 Mln o Mean 44.6 Ac-ft 32,360

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relationship indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measur 

ment and adjacent record.
442 RED RIVER BASIN

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location. Lat 32°25'55", long 91°22'00", In NW£ sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., near left 

bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available.--December 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 11, 1944, staff gage at site 

1,000 ft upstream at same datum. July 11, 1944, to Sept. 14, 1954, wire-weight or 

staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage 8.5 miles downstream; Feb. 19, 

1945, to Nov. 27, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 9.5 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1936-56), 325 cfs (235,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 cfs Feb. 5; maximum gage height, 21.77ft 

Feb. 5; minimum daily discharge, 3.0 cfs Oct. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 5.87 ft 

July 8.

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 4,610 cfs Nov. 19, 1948; maximum gage height, 24.78ft 

Nov. 20, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 2.8 efs Dec. 8, 1954, but may have been lower 

during period of indefinite stage-discharge relation in October 1954.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 ft May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 100 cfs, which are poor. Small diversions 

above station for irrigation. Interconnecting system of bayous and drainage ditches 

produce an interchange of flow; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

18

17

16

16

14

13

14 

12

11

10

8.9

8.9

8.4

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

*5.5

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

370

4.2

6.5

6.0

5.5

253.5

8.18

503

Nov.

4.5

6.5

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.9

9.4 

8.9

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.4

8.9

8.9

*7.0

6.5

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.0

470

6.5

12

11

12

12

9.9

7.0

230.6

7.69

457

Dec.

11~8.4

16

63

102

*92

59 

45

32

24

19

16

14

13

11

9.9

10

17

18

19

18

16

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

9.9

8.9

739.1

23.8

1,470

Jan.

8.4

8.4

8.4

*7.0

6.5

.0

.4 

.4

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

.4

.0

.0

.4

8.9

8.9

14

19

23

24

23

22

24

23

38

52_

418.5

13.5

830

Feb.

57

533

1,960

5,140

3,060

2,640

*2,380 

2,070

2,150

2,060

1,850

1,440

1,090

978

*941

1,000

1,050

952

828

1,200

1,340

1,090

912

823

722

608

521

456

368

38,084

1,313

75,540

Mar.

298

249

234

211

183

155

*133 

116

101

87

80

73

544

1,720

1,830

2,240

2,070

1,600

1,260

1,030

857

959

1,420

1,360

1,090

908

747

678

612

544

490

23,879

770

47,360

Apr.

429

368

*324

429

636

2,360

2,600 

2,25"b

1,840

1,380

1,010

879

758

628

544

703

649

551

453

368

282

218

183

150

128

111

96

85

77

93

20,582

686

40,820

May

156

204

226

197

155

145

127 

97

74

61

52

46

42

38

*36

33

38

45

40

37

32

28

25

23

26

26

25

25

25

28

28

2,140

69.0

4,240

June

32

34

31

28

*23

20

18 

19

21

20

20

18

19

21

23

34

45

55

56

5J7_

52

46

39

33

28

22

16

12

11

10

863

28.8

1,710

July

8.2

6.5

5.0

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

4.1

4.4

4.7

12

18

20

21

*19

15

17

24

18

11

7.7

13

18

25

50

75

92

98

~99 101

806.1

26.0

1,600

Aug.

96

as

84

77

70

64

58 

52

49

42

32

25

18

*12

8.2

5.9

4.4

3.8

3.4

376

3.9

3.9

4.7

5.9

11

13

17

13

13

19

19

917.7

29.6

1,820

Sept.

19

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

iii *11

13

15

15

17

17

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.4

402.8

13.4

799

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,720 Mln 3.0 Mean 149 Ac-ft 108,000

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,140 Mln 3.0 Mean 244 Ac-ft 177,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 443

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location. Lat 32 0 27'20", long 91°28'30", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 17 N., R. 10 E. , near right 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 150 ft upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Delhi.

Drainage area. 782 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. October 1935 to September 1956. Monthly discharge for some periods, 

published in WSP 1311. Daily gage heights as follows: 1885-99 in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau; September 1925 to December 1931 in files of Corps of Engineers, 

Vicksburg district; since January 1932, in reports of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg 

district.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 50.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

July 12, 1944, staff gage at railroad bridge 150 ft downstream at same datum. 

July 12, 1944, to Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since 

Feb. 16, 1945, auxiliary staff gage read twice daily 7.5 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 21 years, 949 cfs (687,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Mar. 16; maximum gage height, 

21.86 ft Feb. 11; minimum discharge, 40 cfs June 7 (gage height, -0.24 ft).

1935-56: Maximum discharge, 5,460 cfs Apr. 14, 1947; maximum gage height,25.88 ft 

May 20, 21, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 1, 1954, due to temporary backwater condition; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 30 cfs Aug. 17, 21, 1954, 

but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 ft May 10, 11, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi River).

Remarks.--Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Interconnecting 

system of bayous and drainage ditches produces an interchange of flow under varying 

conditions; hence, the drainage limits were more or less arbitrarily determined.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

181

181

181

181

181

181

192

181

181

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

*169

181

181

181

181

181

169

169

169

169

181

216

204

181

5,524

178

10,960

Nov.

169

158

158

158

147

147

137

137

127

127

118

118

109

109

*101

94

94

88

88

88

88

82

as

82

101

109

109

101

94

88

3,408

114

6,760

Dec.

88

101

118

263

216

*192

181

158

127

118

101

101

101

101

109

118

127

158

158

158

158

158

158

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

158

4,609

149

9,140

Jan.

158

158

*158

158

158

158

158

147

147

147

137

137

137

127

109

101

88

78

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

88

101

3,475

112

6,890

Feb.

118

648

1,850

2,700

3,160

3,290

3,280

3,230

3,290

3,310

3,300

3,240

3,200

3,090

3,140

3,390

*3,470

3,440

3,430

3,420

3,360

3,330

3,270

3,230

3,120

3,070

2,970

2,860

2,770

85,976

2,965

170,500

Mar.

2,650

2,630

2,590

2,530

2,440

*2,360

2,250

2,160

2,040

1,950

1,840

1,750

2,400

3,290

3,710

3,880

3,740

3,610

3,440

3,280

3,060

3,040

3,190

3,130

2,920

2,660

2,350

2,O8O

1,890

1,700

IjJSSO

82,120

2,649

162,900

Apr.

1,320

*l,15o

1,060

1,150

1,550

2,790

5,260

3,180

3,090

2,890

2,640

2,330

2,010

1,770

1,670

1,770

1,580

1,430

1,310

1,190

1,070

960

864

798

744

688

651

606

547

BTf

46,615

1,554

92,460

May

517

485

460

431

417

431

390

350

325

300

275

263

239

227

*216

204

192

181

169

147

137

118

101

88

88

82

82

a80

a8o

a70

a70

7,218

233

14,320

June

a6o

a60

a50

a5o

*47

42

42

42

47

64

88

*101

101

101

94

94

94

101

118

127

137

137

127

127

147

169 169"

158

158

147

2,999

1OO

5,950

July

147

147

147

137

137

137

118

101

94

88

82

82

94

109

118

109

*101

94

82

75

66

61

61

-55 55

55

55

58

69

88

94

2,916

94.1

5,780

Aug.

158

192

181

169

158

147

137

127

118

101

88

88

82

*78

78

78

78

78

78

88

101

88

88

78

72

66

66

64

66

69

72

3,132

101

6,210

Sept.

72

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

72

72

72

72

75

82

SB

101

*1I8

127

147

158

158

158

147

137

118

109

101

94

94

2,972

99.1

5,890

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,350 Mln 82 Mean 719 Ac-ft 520, 8OO

Water year 1955-56: Max 3, 880 Min 42 Mean 686 Ac-ft 497,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record.
444 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

Location. Lat 32°04'55", long 92°12'25", in SW^-NW^ sec. 30, T. 13 N., R. 3 E. , near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 126, 6 miles upstream from 

Bayou Beaucoup and 65 miles northwest of Grayson.

Drainage area. 271 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 89.89 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 15, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 268 cfs (194,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 11.58 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; no 

flow for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 957: 1941. WSP 1057: 1945. WSP 1211: 1943, 1949, 

drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Nov. 7-26, Jan. 2O to Feb. 5)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

Feb. 6 to Sept. 3O

26

43

139

268

369

547

855

1,200

1,730

2,530

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.6 

2.9 

6.9

4.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

77

187

285

417

631

1,070

1,390

1,770

2,530

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.6

174

2.7

2.2

1.5

1.2

.8 

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.2

2.6

6^1

6.2

4.6

3.4

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.4

 1.9

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

63.8

2.06

0.0076

0.009

127

Nov.

0.6

.5

.4

.6

.9

1.1

1.7

2.2

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

*1.1

1.2

1.2

1.6

3. 1

18

30

26

27

33

164.3

5.48

0.020

0.02

326

Dec.

37

40

43

38

34

45

61

73 

15

66

50

34

24

19

*15

13

12

12

13

16

16

14

14

15

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

879

28.4

0.105

0.12

1,740

Jan.

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.9 

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.1

8.9

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.6

8.9

13

15

18

*53

87

100

102

107

110

110

94

73

1,067.1

34.4

0.127

0.15

2,120

Feb.

53

61

162

554

1,950

2.250

,870

,560 

,530

,500

,420

,280

,250

,130

990

820

682

559

467

703

720

484

388

*388

523

616

546

433

332

25,227

870

3.21

3.46

50,040

Mar.

226

143

96

69

57

75

92

94 

79

57

44

37

58

254

*632

1,500

1,820

1,600

1,280

1,040

860

682

534

433

332

268

231

222

203

170

129

13,317

430

1.59

1.83

26,410

Apr.

92

65

68

149

572

1,360

2,000

2.250 

2,160

1,500

*1,130

860

648

484

374

263

176

132

103

73

50

40

32

27

23

22

22

25

24

23

14,747

492

1.82

2.02

29,250

May

32

52

61

94

140

173

191

199 

ISO

126

81

50

28

19

15

13

14

12

9.5

10

14

13

*11

8.4

6.6

5.2

4.2

3.6

2.9

376

3.9

1,575.9

50.8

0.187

0.22

3,130

June

2.9

2.5

3.9

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.2 

1.8

1.4

1

.5

.4 *4

.4

.4

.4

3.0

2.4

1.4

1.0

4.4

10

8.4

6.2

4.0

3.9

3.4

3.1

!§.

97.5

3.25

0.012

0.01

193

July

18

11

12

14

12

8.3

5.6

3.6

3.1

2.4

7.0

7.2

8.0

13

12

10

7.5

4.9

*3.2

2.2

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

1.6

2.5

1.6

1.3

.7

177.4

5.72

0.021

0.02

352

Aug.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

2.1

1.8

.7

.4 

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2

0.23

0.00085

0.001

14

Sept.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

o.oooon

0.00001

0.2

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,240 Mln 0 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.78 Ac-ft 112,400

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,250 Mln 0 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.86 Ac-ft 113,700

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Feb. 5 (4 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (11.50 ft); Apr. 8 (11 p.m.)

2,690 cfs (11.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN 445

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La.

Location. Lat 32 0 13'55", long 92°43'35", in ffi^NE^ sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 4, 0.3 mile southwest of Jonesboro 

town limits and 0.9 mile upstream from Dugdemona River.

Drainage area. 2.14 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171. £ 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 492 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.73 ft), minimum 

discharge, not determined; minimum gage height, 0.91 ft June 11 and Sept. 28.

1952-56: Maximum discharge, 1,670 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 9.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; practically no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Nov. 3-23, Aug. 16-31)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

0.97

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.5

0.02 

.05 

.2

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

0.92

.95

1.00

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0.03

.08

.2

.5

1.6

3.8

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

31

55

83

136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

I

1

^ 0.03

[

I

 \

1

{, .06

|

J

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.05

.04 

.04

.04

1.32

0.043

0.020

0.02

2.6

Nov.

0.04

04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

> .06

1.43

0.048

0.022

0.02

2.8

Dec.

 )

1

> 0.06

J

> .05

. (*)

.05

.05

.1

.08

.08

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 

.05

.05

1.71

0.055

0.026

0.03

3.4

Jan.

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

1.0

.3

,08

.05

3.3

2T8

.3

.1

.08

.05

.05

.05 

.3

. 08

9.39

0.303

0.142

0.16

19

Feb.

9.9

25

58

29

4.4

1.8

.8

50

13

14

5.1

2.1

1.0

.7

.9

*.7

.3

.2

*39

*12

2.6

1.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

273.9

9.44

4.41

4.76

543

Mar.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

~6.6 57

9.9

5.7

1.9

1.3

*.7

.5

.5

1.8

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

91.5

2.95

1.38

1.59

181

Apr.

0.2

.2

.3

.8

107

21

2.9

1.4

.9

.9

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.9

140.5

4.68

2.19

2.44

279

May

4.8

13

*1.8

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.08

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.03

703

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03 

.03

.03

21.82

0.704

0.329

0.38

43

June

0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.03

.04

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

*.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.1

.04

.2

.04 

.03

1.45

0.048

0.022

0.03

2.9

July

0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.08

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.04 

.04

.04

1.17

0.038

0.018

0.02

2.3

Aug.

0.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

*.04

.04

.04

.1

.1

.08 

.1

.1

1.64

0.053

0.025

0.03

3.3

Sept.

0.3

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.08

.06

*^03

.03

.04

1.90

0.063

0.029

0.03

3.8

Calendar year 1955: Max 260 Min - Mean 3.67 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.30 Ac-ft 2,660

Water year 1955-56: Max 107 Min - Mean 1.50 Cfsm 0.701 In. 9.51 Ac-ft 1,090

Peak discharge (base. 100 cfs).--Feb. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 160 cfs (5.86 ft); Feb. 8 (5:30 p.m.) 250 cfs 

(6.76 ft); Feb. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 240 cfs (6.88 ft); Mar. 13 (2 p.m.) 171 cfs (6.40 ft); Apr. 5 

(6:15 p.m.) 492 cfs (7.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oct. 1-12, Nov. 24 to Dec. 15, June 26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, adjacent records, and 2 discharge measurements.
446 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location.--Lat 32°12'25", long 92 0 48'05", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 4, 200 ft downstream from Brush Creek, 

1.5 miles downstream from McDonald Creek, and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 116.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 29, 1938, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 432 cfs (312,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 16.29 ft); minimum, not determined; minimum gage height, 2.89 ft May 25.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 30,600 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 ft); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Aug. 31, 1954 (discharge measurement), but may have been less in 

September 1954; minimum gage height, 2.67 ft Sept. 26, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged 

into stream about 7 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharged continually 

whenever mill is operating, but that containing waste material is stored in a reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revisions. WSP 1341: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6

6

6

6

6

6 

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6 

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6 

6 

6

6

189

6.10

375

Nov.

> 8

> 10

> 20

(*)

371

12.4

736

Dec.

1

1

> 60

100

100

100

100

50

40

40

35

*35

35

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

20

20 

20

1,385

44.7

2,750

Jan.

> 20

25

40

90

120

*150

160

170

160

110 

70 

70

100

1,645

53.1

3,260

Feb.

180

330

570

1,340

3,770

5, OOP 

3,470

2,460

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,240

1,940

1,580

1,230

*990

800 

668

600

1,220

1,890

1,540

1,070

1,300

612

470

382

312 

256

42,880

1,479

85,050

Mar.

210

186

226

366

433

398 

312

232

186

156

133

122

238

712

*1,340

1,840

2.540 

2,130

1,660

1,500

990

815

710

740

850

950

890

710 

520 

406

526

22,407

725

44,440

Apr.

277

226

196

205

453

4,050

6, 150

3,070

2,050

1,460

1,100

870

668

510

598

519 

*326

342

265

191

156

142

155

150

122

107

97 

88 

85

54,442

1,148

68,510

May

102

591

*755

970

990

970 

800

545

582

265

170

130

107

86

79

75

65 

61

65

65

55

45

20

> 8

7,247

254

14,570

June

} '

> 10

(*)

» 6

(*)

r 20

247

8.25

490

July

I

1 ^

> 10

'

(*)

> 6

(*)

> 4

509

10.0

615

Aug.

r ^

> 7

" .5

(*)

98.0

5.16

194

Sept.

> 5

(*)

90

3.0

179

Calendar year 1955: Max 6,400 Min - Mean 370 Ac-ft 267,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 10,300 Min - Mean 304 Ac-ft 220,800

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Feb. 6 (3 to 6 a.m.) 5,390 cfs (14.38 ft); Apr. 7 (1 to 2 p.m.) 

11,000 cfs (16.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge, relation due to backwater from temporary dam Oct. 1 to Feb. 3, 

May 24 to Sept. 30 (no gage-height record July 7-11, Aug. 7-23, Sept. 24); discharge estimated on 

basis of 10 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage, adjacent record, 

and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 447

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

Location. Lat 31°58'30", long 92°39'10", on line between sec. 34 and 35, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

on right bank Just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 ft upstream from 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Kyiaies 

Creek, and 3.5 miles north of Winnfield.

Drainage area. 654 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Dec. 19, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 777 cfs (562,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Apr. 9 (gage height, 19.14 ft); minimum 0.1 cfs Sept. 17 (result of temporary regulation).

1939-56: Maxmmum discharge 27,100 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 23.78 ft); no flow 

at times in 1947, 1954 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks. Records fair. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and discharged into stream about 30 miles above station. Part of effluent is discharge continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste material is stored in a 

reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1341: Drainage area. WSP 1391: 1939-41.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-6, Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.0

4.0

5.0

0

1.2

2.1

5.2

16

101

158

7.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

348

742

1,200

2,190

3,180

5,020

7,600

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

4.0

6.0

0

.6

1.7

3.1

7.1

19

116

280

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

19.0

742

1,200

1,900

2,560

3,530

5,150

10, 400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.5

2.4

6.1

8.0

8.3

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

To

10

9.3

8.6

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.4

5.5

*4.9

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.6

188.5

6.08

374

Nov.

4.3

5.2

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.6

9.3

9.3

11

11

11

10

9.0

6.8

5.8

4.3

3.0

2.4

 1.9

S75

38

-64 106

33

22

17

443.8

14.8

880

Dec.

17

31

37

46

60

76

71

78

106

138

154

141

114

87

*71

60

54

50

48

47

46

44

43

41

41

41

40

39

38

35

29

1,923

62.0

3,810

Jan.

21

16

12

10

*8.6

8^3

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.0

11

15

23

26

27

27

26

28

32

40

50

80

124

181

207

217

207

189

185

185

189

2,178.8

70.3

4,320

Feb.

185

338

724

1,260

1,550

1,730

1,910

3,200

6.540

6,280

5,360

4,550

3,910

3,420

*3,110

2,830

2,560

2,260

1,950

1,850

1,810

1,660

1,480

1,480

1,660

1,730

1,660

1,440

1,210

69,647

2,402

138,100

Mar.

945

742

580

450

363

342

363

384

406

406

374

310

75?

*558

742

1,180

1,580

1,730

1,830

2,120

2,550

2,260

2,060

1,810

1,580

1,550

1,150

970

860

840

820

31,807

1,026

63,090

Apr.

800

709

615

580

652

1,200

1,380

1,920

9,280

9.840

6,800

4,370

5,210

2,480

2,000

1,660

1,580

1,100

840

*627

472

384

342

290

250

212

186

170

155

148

54,052

1,802

107,200

May

174

*365

580

627

695

760

780

820

860

880

S40

725

580

395

226

174

165

131

108

96

86

83

74

67

57

46

32

23

17

15

15

10,490

338

20,810

June

12

12

11

9.4

7.9

7.1

7.1

7.1

9.8

52

30

*56

51

39

32

26

21

20

20

18

16

13

11

10

9.4

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.1

10

549.0

18.5

1,090

July

28

29

30

*29" 31

24

20

17

17

16

15

15

14

12

10

10

9.4

8.4

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.2

175

8.7

9.2

8.4

10

11

8.7

7.4

6.4

438.2

14.1

869

Aug.

5.8

5.3

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.4

4.9

5.3

6.4

7.1

7.9

8.4

7.9

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.1

*4.5

4.4

3.6

5.3

4.9

3.5

5.5

5.6

5.0

157.7

5.09

313

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.5

.5

.4

jJL

.2

.2

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

30.1

1.00

60

Calendar year 1955: Max 8,720 Mln 1.1 Mean 575 Ac-ft 416,200

Water year 1955-56: Max 9,840 Mln 0.2 Mean 470 Ac-ft 340,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location. Lat 31°43'00", long 92°13'20", in SE^NW^ sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., near left 

 bank on downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping Gulley Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--92 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 81.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 132 cfs (95,560 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 14.33 ft); no 

flow Aug. 18, 19, Sept. 18-30.

1939-56: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs May 17, 1953 (gage height, 23.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1943, 1952, 1954, 1956.

Remarks. Records fair above 30 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1211: 1940(M), drainage area.

Rating table , water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 13, 14)

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 

0.1

Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

1.1

8.7

16

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

14.0

83

143

350

854

1,300

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.05 

.06 

.10 

.6

3.0

5.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

14.0

181

607

1,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.8

9.1

4.2

2.2

2.0

2.5

> 3

}'

h.* . b

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

74.4

2.40

0.026

0.03

148

Nov.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

17.3

0.58

0.0063

0.007

34

Dec.

1.9

5.4

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.4

576

5.1

3.8

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

*1.1

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

.9

1.0 

. 8

72. Z

2.33

0.025

0.03

143

Jan.

0.7

.7

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.5 

.5

.4

.8

.8

.9

5.4

*8.4

9.4

8.5

6.8

5.8

4.7

4.5

4.1 

3 2

76.0

2.45

0.027

0.03

151

Feb.

3.2

^70

335

1,050

908

449

116

303

1,206

976

623

274

116

70

178

247 

140

89

64

863

535

226

86

50

33

25

20

16

13

9,047.2

312

3.39

3.66

17,940

Mar.

12

11

20

42

28

21

18

14

11

9.9

9.2

8.9

*42

*199

352

1,220 

1,000

622

165

84

55

49

87

93

68

46

33

27

23

20 

20

4,410.0

142

1.54

1.78

8,750

Apr.

22

19

16

19

55

146

346

171

53

*3Z

26

22

18

15

12

10 

8.8

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

375

1,051.3

35.0

0.380

0.42

2,090

May

3.1

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.0

2

2

2

2

1.3

1.8 

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.2

1

.5

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4 

1.1

56.6

1.83

0.020

0.02

112

June

0.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1

2

*2.5

2

2 

1

1

.5

5.8

3.8

2.9

1.8

1.3

.7

.5

.5

1.7

2.2

1.7

34.8

1.16

0.013

0.01

69

July

0.7

.5

.2

^

.1

.2

1.3

.6

5.7

7.2

3.6

2.5

1.6

.5

.1

.1 

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.9 

2.3

32.5

1.05

0.011

0.01

64

Aug.

7.1

673

1.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l 

.1

0

0

.1

2.4

1.3

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4 

.2

22.4

0.72

0.0078

0.009

44

Sept.

0.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

0.0011

0.001

6.1

Calendar year 1955: Max 3,170 Min 0.3 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.21 Ac-ft 59,990

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,260 Min 0 Mean 40.7 Cfsm 0.442 In. 6.01 Ac-ft 29,550

Peak discharge (base, 1.800 efs).--No peak above base.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 7-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 21, May 11-14, 21, 22, June 11-13, 15-18, 

and Sept. 13-26; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range lines, 

weather records, adjacent record, and records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 449

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location. La t 31°32'10", long 92°24'30", in SW^SE^ sec. 31, T. 7 N., R. IE., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 165, 0.5 mile upstream from Sugar 

Branch, 0.7 mile upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge and water-supply 

diversion dam, 0.8 mile north of Pollock, and 1.3 miles downstream from Dyson Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1956.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Feb. 25, 1942. staff gage and 

Feb. 25, 1942, to June 21, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 0.3 mile downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 65.3 cfs (47,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 712 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 23,500 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 16.90 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 23, 1943, Sept. 14, 

1954.

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

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

14

31

101

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.0 

6.4

3.0 101

4.0 206

6.0 473

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

12

14

20

15

14

20

19

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

12

13

13

12 

12

400

12.9

0.253

0.29

793

Nov.

12

12

14

13

13

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

14

18

12

11

TT

12

11

11

11

*12

11

14

24

20

16

14

13

13

406

13.5

0.265

0.30

805

Dec.

23

55

27

24

20

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

27

28

20

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

565

18.2

0.357

0.41

1,120

Jan.

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

15

77

56

*29

23

21

20

19

19

19

19

602

19.4

0.38O

0.44

1,190

Feb.

18

29

212

400

176

69

46

174

446

T35

101

62

47

44

63

162

62

50

46

146

67

45

*39

36

34

31

30

28

27

2,825

97.4

1.91

2.O6

5,600

Mar.

26

26

48

39

29

27

25

23

23

22

24

24

*28

30

105

-§2 252

48

39

33

32

42

43

34

30

28

27

26

26

24 

24

1,289

41.6

0.816

0.94

2,560

Apr.

23

23

23

27

*31

35

27

22

23

34

27

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

16

17

645

21.5

0.422

0.47

1,280

May

25

*23

24

19

17

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

14

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

17

24

17 

15

478

15.4

0.302

0.35

948

June

30

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

13

12

12

*15

15

14

20

16

16

18

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.0

8.3

876

9.8

10

10

391.5

13.0

0.255

0.29

777

July

9.0

*8.3

S

8

8

10

9

8

20

20

15

10

9

8

7

6

*5.9

5.9

5.7

577

15

13

12

10

9.3

7.8

7.1

7.1

6.6

5.7 

5.7

285.8

9.22

0.181

0.21

567

Aug.

6.6

7.4

7.8

6.2

5.9

21

TT

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

8.6

8.8

7.8

7.6

7.1

7.1

7.4

*13

11

8.1

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.8 

7.8

261.7

8.44

0.165

0.19

519

Sept.

7.4

7.1

7.1

8.3

778

7.4

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

*4.1

3.9

379

4.1

174.5

5.82

0.114

0.13

346

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,640 Min 1O Mean 36.7 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.75 Ac-ft 26,560

Water year 1955-56: Max 446 Min 3.9 Mean 22.7 Cfsm 0.445 In. 6.08 Ac-ft 16,5OO

Peak discharge (base. 65O cfs).--Feb. 9 (1:15 a.m.) 712 cfs (7.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 21, Dec. 10-13, July 3-16, and Sept. 11-26; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range In stage, 5 discharge measurements, weather records and records for nearby stations.
450 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location. lat 30°30'25", long 91°11'55", In T. 6 S., R. 12 E. , Louisiana meridian, in 

fourth pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 71 and 190, 4 miles north of 

Baton Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 233 miles upstream from Head of Passes, 

and 253 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,243,500 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: 1929 (discharge measurements only) and since 1931 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (1931-38, daily discharge computed on basis of 

data obtained at several ranges between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and published as "below Baton Rouge").

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. 1828-71, 

occasional readings, and since January 1872, daily gage heights, at gage of Corps of 

Engineers, 4.2 miles downstream from present site and prior to Sept. 17, 1956, at gage 

of Corps of Engineers 4 miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.14 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 29.8 ft Mar. 6; minimum, 2.2 ft Jan. 26, 27.

1540-56: Maximum gage height, 46.2 ft Apr. 28-30, 1945, from graph based-on readings (adjusted for slope) of staff gage of Corps of Engineers (affected by interchange 

with Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.8 ft Oct. 20, 1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 47.8 ft May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 ft Nov.14, 

1894. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 4 miles downstream on 

gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum of 0.42 ft below mean Gulf level (datum of Corps 

of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same as low stages as the gage of the 

Geological Survey, but at high stages it reads about 0.5 ft lower.

Remarks. Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. There is an interchange of flow 

with Atchafalaya River through Old River 67 miles above station.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.0

47?

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.3

6.0

7.1

8.0

8.7 ^76"

8.4

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.0

4.5

Nov.

.5

.8

.5

.3

.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

.0

.0

.2

.4

.1

.2

.1

.7

.5

.2

.2

.6

.5

.8

.3

5.8

6.1

6.5

Dec.

6.8

7.8

77?

7.4

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.5

5.7

5.1

.9

.7

.3

.1

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

3.9

Jan.

3.6

37?

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

2.7

2.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

Feb.

2.8

37o

3.6

4.8

6.6

7.2

10.6

14.2

17.4

19.3

21.0

22.2

23.3

24.2

25.0

25.8

26.2

26.4

26.6

26.8

26.8

27.0

27.4

27.6

27.9

28.2

28.4

28.6

28.7

_______

Mar.

28.8

29.0

29.4

29.6

29.7

29.8

?§77

29.6

29.4

29.3

29.4

29.3

29.0

28.9

28.7

28.8

28.5

28.1

27.8

27.4

27.2

27.2

27.3

27.3

27.3

27.2

27.2

 27.3

27.2

27.2

27.2

Apr.

27.0

26.8

26.6

26.3

25.9

25.4

24.6

23.8

22.9

22.4

21.6

21.2

21.1

2T74

22.1

22.7

23.2

23.7

24.0

24.3

24.4

24.4

24.5

24.6

24.8

24.7

24.6

24.4

24.0

23 5

May

23J,

22.6

22.2

21.6

21.2

20.4

19.9

19.4

19.0

18.5

18.2

17.7

17.3

17.0

16.8

16.6

16.5

16.5

16.5

16.3

16.0

15.6

15.2

14.8

14.4

13.9

13.7

13.5

13.3

13.1

12-A

June

12.8

12.4

12.0

11.7

11.3

10.9

10.5

10.3

10.3

10.7

11.2

12.0

12.7

13.4

13.5

13.6

1375

13.4

12.9

12.2

11.5

10.7

9.9

8.9

8.0

7.0

6.4

ea

6.1

6.4

July

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.2

971

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

576

6.6

6.8

6.8 

6.8

Aug.

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.6

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

677

7.0

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.5

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.4

6.9 

6.5

Sept.

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

£4F75

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.4

4.3

Note. Gage heights for periods Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Dec. 3-29, 

gage-relation curve for gage located 4 miles downstream.

Feb. 10-15 have been computed from
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 451

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location. Lat 29°56'45", long 90 0 10'15", in T. 13 S., R. 10 E., St. Helena meridian, In 

fifth pier from left bank of Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans, 22 miles 

downstream from Bonnet Carre' spillway, 106 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 

126 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.843 .600 sq mi.

Records available. Discharge: Since 1928 (except 1937) and Intermittently during 1851-52, 

187H-1927 in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as "at Carrollton").

Elevations: November 1934 to September 1956 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

1872, at gage of Corps of Engineers, 2? miles downstream from present site, in reports 

of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922 at gage of U. S. Weather 

Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, and since 

January 1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 

0~.15 ft below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 13.3 ft Mar. 6,7; minimum observed, 0.6 ft 

Jan. 12, 25, 26.

1934-56: Maximum elevation, 19.9 ft Feb. 10, 1950 (affected by interchange with 

Atchafalaya River and Bonnet Carre 1 spillway); minimum, -0.65 ft Jan. 25, 1940.

Maximum elevation observed, SI.3 ft Apr. 25^ 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 ft 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made at site 2^ miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.13 ft below mean Gulf level (datum 

of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same below 19.0 ft as does 

the gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 ft It reads lower, the difference 

increasing to a maximum of 0.10 ft.

Remarks.--Gage heights affected by tides. There is an Interchange of flow with the 

S^cEafala-ya River through Old River 196 miles above station.

Elevation, in feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

£5

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.6

2.8

276

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

Nov.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.5

274

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

Dec.

2.8

278

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.1

.9

.8

79

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.6

Jan.

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.8

.8

1.2

1.5

1.6 T75 1.1

.9

.9

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

Feb.

.9

1.1

1.3

1.8

2.5

3.9

5.7

7.2

8.0

8.6

9.2

9.8

10.3

10.7

11.0

11.2

11.3

11.4

11.4

11.6

11.7

12.0

12.2

12.3

12.5

1274

12.4

Mar.

12.5

12.7 

12.9

13.1

15.2

13.2

13.3

13.0

13.0

12.9

12.9

13.0

12.9

12.8

12.6

12.7

12.5

12.3

12.1

11.9

11.9

11.9

12.0

12.0

11.9

11.9

11.9

12.0

11.9

11.9

11.8

Apr.

11.8 

ITTT

11.7

11.6

11.4

11.2

10.7

10.4

10.0

9.8

9.1

8.7

8.4

875

8.8

9.2

9.4

9.7

9.9

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.4

10.3

10.1

9.9

May

9.7 575-

9.3

9.0

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.7

4.6

June

4.5

4.4 

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.8

|il

576

5.1

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.3

2.8

2,5

2,2

1.9

T79

1.9

2.2

July

2.3

2.6 

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4 57T

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

Aug.

2.8

2.8 

2.9

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.3 2a

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

37T

3.2

3.1

Sept.

2.8

2.6 

2.3

l±27T

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.9

5.2

375

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

Note. Gage height for periods Jan. 6-14, 24-27, July 31, Aug. 1, 

ord and reading of gage located 2^ miles downstream.

were computed from partial reo-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tchefuncta River near Folsom, La.

Location. Lat 30°36'55", long 90 0 14'55", on line between SE^NE^ and SW^NE^ sec. 13, 

T. 5 S., R. 9 E., St. Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 40 (renumbered), 1.2 miles upstream from Bull Branch and 

3.6 miles southwest of Polsom.

Drainage area. 95.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1311.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 62.11 ft above mean sea level, (Louisiana 

(Jeodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to June 9, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 18.68 ft); min- 

 ImumT 35 cfs Oct. 26, 27 (gage height, 4.92 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 22.26 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of

Oct. 26, 27, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Dec. 19)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

4.9

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.7

76

143

201

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

37

56

82

146

229

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

330

445

568

700

850

14.0 1,090

16.0 1,890

17.0 2,650

18.0 5,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

37

36

36

36

36

42

39

38

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

*36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

1,135

36.6

0.383

0.44

Nov.

37

37

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

38

38

40

46

*76

66

48

44

42

40

42

42

42

42

46

66

84

96

71

60

54

1,465

48.8

0.511

0.57

Dec.

52

54

60

68

68

76

66

60

56

54

52 *52

52

50

50

50

50

50

78

201

278

146

91

76

68

63

59

56

54

52

50

2,292

73.9

0.774

0.89

Jan.

50

49

49

48

48

47

46

46

45

45

-&44

44

44

44

44

44

44

47

57

54

55

*100

150

109

82

71

64

61

58

64

1,797

58.0

0.607

0.70

Feb.

76

68

132

1,910

5.760

1,390

712

457

445

748

950

760

*555

358

268

253

453

714

434

229

161

128

109

100

91

85

79

76

71

15,572

537

5.62

6.06

Mar.

68

65

88

216

319

225

*139

118

103

91

554

842

822

910

910

646

458

321

204

150

122

106

100

91

85

79

74

71

68

71

8,184

264

2.76

3.19

Apr.

66

64

64

62

62

62

64

58

57

71

103

~82 115

68

64

60

58

55

*54

52

51

51

51

52

52

52

52

51

51

50

1,854

61.8

0.647

0.72

May

50

51

53

56

56

56

60

66

55

51

50

49

48

47

*46

46

46

45

44

44

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

44

47

46

50

1,503

48.5

0.508

0.59

June

53

51

47

44

43

42

42

41

40

40

41

*42

60

142

288

248

189

180

211

158

97

76

62

56

52

50

50

53

113

96

2,707

90.2

0.944

1.05

July

61

*52

50

48

46

46

53

195

773

852

467

308

185

109

82

68

62

57

54

52

50

50

49

49

48

47

46

46

45

46

46

4,122

155

1.59

1.61

Aug.

52

53

48

49

46

50

*49

45

44

42

42

41

40

40

41

44

45

41

45

51

47

48

46

42

41

41

41

82

~7T 115 

57

1,557

49.6

0.519

0.60

Sept.

65

74

54

50

58

»91

60

57

52

47

44

45

42

41

41

40

40

59

59

59

39

59

40

51

65

58

48

44

45

44

1,483

49.4

0.517

0.58

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,120 Min 36 Mean 88.1 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.52 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 3,760 Min 36 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17. 00 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Feb. 5 (4 a.m.) 4,980 cfs (18.68 ft); Mar. 11 (10i30 p.m.) 

1,310 cfs (14.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 453

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La.

Location. Lat 30"30'23", long 90"21'42", in lot 39, T. 6 S. , R. 8 E. , St. Helena meridian, 

on right bank Just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west of Robert, 

2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Hammond.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,109 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 16.83 ft); minimum, 345 cfs Oct. 26; minimum gage height, 4.01 ft Oct. 26, Sept. 21.

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 50,500 cfs May 3, 1953; maximum gage height, 23.13 ft 

May 3, 1953; minimum, 264 cfs on several days in October 1939; minimum gage height, 

2.95 ft Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in 1921, from floodmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, 

June 19 to July 9; rate of change in stage used as a factor 

Nov. 25-27, Dec. 3-1O, 19-26, Feb. 1-24, Mar. 3-24, June 13-24, 

July 7-16)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

351

517

791

1,080

1,390

8.0 

10.0

354

584

838

1,420

2,080

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

3,030

4,810

6,240

8,450

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Cf sm

In.

Ac-tt

Oct.

373

373

384

373

373

373

414

396

396

384

373

362

362

362

362

362

351

351

*351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

362

467

443

11,506

371

0.574

0.66

Nov.

384

373

384

384

384

384

384

384

384

384

384

459

778

543

*492

443

408

419

431

419

408

408

408

443

681

754

633

530

480

443

13,793

460

0.712

0.79

Dec.

443

504

627

1,200

1,290

1,020

963

803

680

609

561

538

515

*504

492

469

469

469

1,480

2,600

1,350

927

780

684

634

596

572

550

526

515

469

23,839

769

1.19

1.37

Jan.

480

458

469

469

458

458

458

a450

a445

a44o

a440

a435

a43o

a425

a425

a425

a425

a425

a450

a520

a480

a490

a700

a880 *m

659

584

538

504

492

515

15,611

504

0.780

0.90

Feb.

TS"7 584

2,080

7,540

11.500

8,110

6,220

4,330

3,300

4,320

5,390

5,390

4,060

2,500

*2,010

2,810

3,370

3,000

2,310

1,720

1,380

1,160

1,020

946

892

838

811

759

734

89,841

3,100

4.80

5.17

Mar.

709

684

1,O7O

2,330

2,550

1,990

*1,430

1,140

990

892

2,110

5,380

6,710

7,290

7.520

5,200

3,270

2,800

2,620

1,690

1,350

1,170

1,050

973

919

892

838

784

759

734

709

68,553

2,211

3.42

3.95

Apr.

684

684

659

659

659

734

684

659

634

811

1,090

1,030

838

734

634

634

609

584

*572

561

550

550

550

550

550

538

538

550

538

526

19,593

653

1.01

1.13

Hay

550

765

892

811

784

734

634

584

550

526

515

504

492

492

480

*480

469

469

458

458

446

446

434

434

434

446

458

458

458

491

491

16,643

537

0.831

0.96

June

609

634

515

480

458

446

434

423

423

412

434

480

*700

1,370

1,800

1,410

1,360

1,630

1,530

1,380

970

751

622

550

515

480

458

480

561

561

22, BIB

763

1.18

1.32

July

469

412

*412

400

400

412

632

1,110

2,250

2,880

1,820

1,390

1,170

821

684

596

550

515

492

480

469

458

480

538

538

492

469

446

469

537

526

23,317

752

1.16

1.34

Aug.

504

480

480

469

504

609

*515

446

434

400

400

400

423

515

469

684

584

480

446

423

446

469

469

423

412

400

400

434

446

458 

469

14,491

467

0.723

0.83

Sept.

492

550

515

515

584

515

515

561

526

469

*446

434

434

423

400

388

377

377

366 366"

366

366

377

492

446

388

377

366

366

377

13,174

439

0.680

0.76

Calendar year 1955: Max 11,6OO Win 340 Mean 923 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.39 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,500 Hln 351 Mean 91o Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.18 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-

5,550 efs ^14. 55 ft); Mar. 15 (8 a.m

-Feb. 5 (6 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (16.83 ft); Feb. 12 (4 a.m.) 

) 7,610 cfs (15.70 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

stations ai nearby streams.
454 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'13", long 90°40'38", in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 5 E., St. Helena meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile 

west of Holden and 5.1 miles upstream from Big Branch.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1956.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 19.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Sept. 13, 1944, and from June 15 to 

Dec. 9, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 375 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum.discharge during year, 4,610 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1940-56: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum 

discharge, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.78 ft Sept. 5, 1954, 

Sept. 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. 

IrTWSP 1452.

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1956 are given

Revisions.--WSP 1147: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-24, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 15-19, May 21-27, June 4-12, June 25 to July 6, 

July 14 to Aug. 22, Aug. 24 to Sept. 4)

2.8 78

3.0 89

3.5 122

4.0 163

5.0 265

6.0 405

8.0 760

10.0 1,230

12.0 1,840

14.0 2,920

16.0 4,570

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

98

98

95

95

95

95

101

98

101

101

98

95

95

9292"

95

92

*92

92

92

92

92 

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

95 

134

2,969

95.8

0.396

0.46

Nov.

115

101

101

98

101

98

98

95

95

95

95

98

101

101

98

*98

95

95

98

101

101

98 

101

118

172

186

172

142

122

112

3,301

110

0.454

0.51

Dec.

108

ITS

134

248

382

368

317

284

226

186

158

146

138

*130

126

122

122

118

140

592

1,080

1,420 

706

324

253

220

195

181

172

163

154

9,028

291

1.20

1.39

Jan.

150

146

142

138

138

134

134

130

130

126

126

126

122

122

122

122

122

122

138

158

168

176 

247

375

*33T

248

205

181

168

158

158

5,063

163

0.674

0.78

Feb.

176

200

392

1,420

2,000

2,290

2,460

2,340

2,100

1,800

1,920

2,050

2,240

1,920

1,390

*1,170

1,440

1,440

874

570

436

360 

303

271

248

226

215

205

195

------

32,651

1,126

4.65

5.02

Mar.

186

181

peg

677

1,120

1,000

739

420

*324

271

497

980

1,960

4,200

4,280

3,360

2,340

1,300

720

502

390

331 

290

259

242

226

215

205

195

190

181

28,039

904

3.74

4.31

Apr.

176

172

168

168

163

287

253

195

181

284

*531

634

338

242

205

186

172

163

154

134

146

142 

142

142

142

138

138

138

134

138

6,206

207

0.855

0.95

May

138

142

150

142

200

248 186"

154

146

*138

134

130

130

126

126

126

122

122

118

118

118

118 

115

ITS

115

115

118

122

122

118

118

4,190

135

0.558

0.64

June

142

126

118

115

112

112

*112

112

108

108

115

115

142

168

215

236

181

231

176

150

150

142 

130

118

115

112

112

108

108

104

4,093

136

0.562

0.63

July

104

104

101

1Q1

*101

108

138

138

167

230

158

134

118

112

104

104

101

101

98

98

98

104 

112

104

101

98

98

98

101

108

101

3,543

114

0.471

0.54

Aug.

104

107

108

126

118

*104

98

98

95

92

92

92

92

129

108

92

95

115

104

95

104

112 

142 108"

98

95

95

95

95

*98

95

3,201

103

0.426

0.49

Sept.

98

112

108

95

95

101

112

101

95

92

89

89

86

86

86

86

83

83

83

83

83

80 

83

92

83

80

78

78

78

80

2,678

89.3

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,770 Mln 89 Mean 365 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.48 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 4,280 Mln 78 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.13 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs). Feb. 7 (3 p.m.) 2,470 cfs (13.32 ft); Mar. 14 (7 p.m.) 

4,610 cfs (16.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 455

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.

Location. Lat 30 0 30'15", long 90°32'45", in NE^NW^ sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 7 E.,

St. Helena meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 

190, 0.7 mile downstream from Still Branch and 0.7 mile west of Baptist.

Drainage area. 79.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1956.

J

ge, and 

ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 121 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 19-21, 22 (gage height, 4.38 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 9,550 cfs May 3, 1953 (gage height, 19.73 ft); minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs Oct. 22, 1952; minimum gage height, 3.76 ft Oct. 25, 1943.

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

poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1057: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10 to Aug. 27)

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

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

5.0

12

22

52

111

271

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

3.2

65

123

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

271

626

1,120

1,540

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.8

10

7.4

33

aTT

alO

a8.0

a7.0

a6.5

a6.2

a6.0

a5.9

a5. 8

a5.7

*5T7

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

241.1

7.78

0.098

0.11

Nov.

5.7

¥^

11

9.3

6.4

6.4

7.8

6.4

5.7

6.4

6.0

46

76

15

9.3

*7.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.1

34

419

156

34

19

12

10

959.4

32.0

0.402

0.45

Dec.

9.3

27

34

52

82

39

22

15

12

10

9.7

9.3

8.5

*8.5

8.1

7.8

778

7.8

68

109

47

28

22

17

15

13

12

11

10

a 'rt 8.9

740.4

23.9

0.301

0.35

Jan.

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

ll

24

18

13

224

263

TSJ

*69

45

34

28

24

23

26

1,062.1

34.3

0.431

0.50

Feb.

30

540

897

2.210

1,580

771

330

241

819

968

730

442

304

231

278

*531

398

231

144

100

74

57

48

40

32

28

26

24

22

12,126

418

5.26

5.67

Mar.

21

30

479

438

220

131

88

63

*48

40

1,090

874

716

1,030

650

364

239

156

97

68

53

43

37

32

29

26

24

22

21

21

19

7,169

231

2.91

3.35

Apr.

18

18

17

16

16

40

26

20

27

512

*247

122

60

37

28

22

19

16

15

14

14

13

T3

14

13

13

88

27

15

49

1,349

45.0

0.566

0.63

May

45

116

112

29

420

250

72

38

25

*20

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

12

11

11

10

10 

13

1,384

44.6

0.561

0.65

June

277

37

16

13

12

12

*11

10

9.9

21

50

40

470

279

298

190

128

171

66

59

30

20

15

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.4

8.8

2,309.0

77.0

0.969

1.08

July

8.6

8.3

B73

8.3

*8.6

26

47

141

138

71

46

27

20

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

16

19

17 

21

820.1

26.5

0.333

0.38

Aug.

32

18

18

18

20

*28

18

13

alO

a8.2

a8.2

a8. 2

16

19

18

a!2

a8.2

a8. 2

a8.2

a8.2

a!3

alO

a8.3

a8.3

aS. 3

a8.3

79

23

9.9

8.1 

*7.1

480.7

15.5

0.195

0.22

Sept.

23

16

9.4

10

12

12

22

12

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5,0

5.0

5.9

6.6

42

IT

6.8

5.9

5.6

5.4 

7.3

284.9

9.50

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,100 Mln 3.2 Mean 95.7 cfsm 1-20 i n . 16.33 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,210 Mln 5.0 Mean 79.0 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13.52 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 2.510 cfs (15.57 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 

1,220 cfs 111.28 ft); Mar. 11 (3:30 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (13.09 ft); Mar. 14 (4 p.m.) 1,170 cfs 

(11.14 ft); May 5 (8:30 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (11.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated by hydrographic comparison with nearby streams 

weather records, and records for the upper Intake which was operating.
456 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Amite River near Darlington, La.

Location. Lat 30°53'20", long 90°50'40", in lot 72, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 10, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Collins Creek and 3.9 miles west of Darlington.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 148.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T.929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 796 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 14.85 ft); 

minimum, 195 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.28 ft), caused by storage behind temporary 

dam upstream.

1950-56: Maximum discharge, 55,700 cfs Apr. 13, 1955 (gage height, 18.18 ft); 

minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

ubic feet pe cond, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

240

238

235

232

232

238

240

242

238

230

230

228

232

232

228

225

*225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

250

300

2TO

235

7,248

234

0.403

0.46

Nov.

235

235

245

245

240

235

240

242

235

232

232

228

228

228

225

228

*240

240

235

235

235

232

275

699

415

340

302

275

260

252

7,988

266

0.459

0.51

Dec.

262

2,370

3,080

1,500

2,620

1,970

1,000

680

530

445

400

376

358

343

332

*320

312

2,320

4.420

1,050

660

530

460

430

400

379

367

358

343

338

328

29,281

944

1.63

1.88

Jan.

322

315

315

312

305

302

302

300

295

290

290

290

288

288

288

288

285

29?

361

*370

325

454

660

530

415

367

343

335

332

367

640

10,866

350

0.603

0.70

Feb.

582

495

2,170

9,090

17,200

13,200

5,740

*1,830

3,650

5,240

6,000

4,110

2,180

1,540

1,680

2,350

3,690

4,470

2,840

1,240

980

800

680

620

565

530

495

478

445

______

94,890

3,272

5.64

6.08

Mar.

415

415

1,220

2,340

2,080

*1,160

800

660

565

512

3,650

16,400

14,800

6,290

3,280

12,800

16,000

7,090

1,930

1,200

960

820

800

880

720

620

565

530

495

478

445

100,920

3,255

5.61

6.47

Apr.

445

430

43O

415

430

582

760

565

460

*495

689

640

530

445

415

400

388

370

355

346

338

332

335

335

330

328

322

322

318

*T2

12,862

429

0.740

0.82

May

310

310

320

330

322

312

*310

312

302

298

292

290

290

288

285

288

282

275

272

272

270

265

265

265

265

262

265

285

278

268

272

8,923

288

0.496

0.57

June

300

298

298

*278

270

265

262

260

258 258"

270

315

335

523

610

920

760

470

1,090

2,120

682

445

388

358

335

325

318

312

308

300

13,931

464

0.800

0.89

July

298

292

288

282

285

280

278

292

392

422

340

358

312

300

285

275

270

268

265

*260

298

308

322

330" 512

298

333

295

262

258 

258

9,516

307

0.529

0.61

Aug.

258

290

*295

262

268

268

300

295

255

242

238

270

292

262

315

340 2~55

250

245

242

280

262

248

252

250

250

255

275

290

280 

272

8,369

270

0.466

0.54

Sept.

278

275

272

318

302

290

376

*340"

302

282

265

260

258

258

255

252

248

245

242

240

238

235

232

230

232

225

222

215

TS5

225

7,832

261

0.450

0.50

Calendar year 1955: Max 34,900 Mln 225 Mean 971 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.71 Ao-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 17,200 Mln 215 Mean 854 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.03 Ao-ft

discharge (base. 5,000 cfs) . Dec. 19 (3 a.m.) 7,110 cfs (11.90 ft); Feb. 5 (10 a.m.) 

17,100 cfs 114.38 ftlj Feb. 11 (10 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (11.40 ft); Mar. 12 (10 p.m.) 20,400 cfs 

(14.85 ft); Mar. 17 (3 a.m.) 19,900 cfs (14.79 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 457

Comite River near Olive Branch, La.

Location. La t 30°45 I 35", long 91°02'50", between lots 41 and 42, T. 3 S., R. 2 E., 

St. Helena meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 67, 500 ft downstream from Knighton Bayou and 1.8 miles northeast of Olive 

Branch .

Drainage area. 149 sq mi.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 115. 65 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark). Prior to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 25, 1944, to 

Oct. 29, 1949, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 245 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,140 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 18.68 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 3.80 ft).

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 13, 1955; maximum gage height, 20. 

Feb. 6, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of 

Sept. 28, 29, 1956; minimum gage height, 3.10 ft Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1007: Drainage area. WSP 11V7: 1948, 1949(M).

6 ft

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge,In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 17 to Apr. 18,

June 1, 2, 13-21)

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

35

46

59

87

181

651

1,180

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

1,790

2,580

3,460

4,610

6,200

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

51

50

49

48

48

49

56

59

55

49

47

47 

46

46

45

45

*44

45

45 

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

46

108

67

49

1,551

50.0

0.336

0.39

Nov.

47

46

46

46

47

47

49

52

53

49

49

49 

49

49

50

49

*51

58

52 

49

51

49

49

269

TT5

84

80

60

54

51

1,852

61.7

0.414

0.46

Dec.

53

891

1,680

1,240

1,180

737

275

163

110

85

76

72 

67

64

*62

60

59

460

4.550 

3,376

536

293

218

177

144

122

108

100

91

85

80

17,188

554

3.72

4.29

Jan.

77

75

73

72

71

68

68

66

65

63

62

61 

60

W

60

61

60

61

*66 

75

68

311

341 TTT

108

85

76

72

72

82

194

2,910

93.9

0.630

0.73

Feb.

155

130

1,560

3,890

4.780

*2,430

564

462

1,760

2,180

2,020

772 

540

516

564

752

804

444

304 

229

190

159

142

134

126

122

113

106

101

26,049

898

6.03

6.50

Mar.

95

106

888

1,050

*350

218

174

146

132

116

2,010

7.500 

3,750

1,280

908

1,420

2,080

403

245 

172

140

128

122

115

110

104

101

101

98

95

93

25,050

808

5.42

6.25

Apr.

91

88

87

86

90

91

88

84

82

*318

439

126 

98

88

84

78

75

72

70 

66

65

64

64

66

65

64

63

66

65

j32

2,945

98.2

0.659

0.74

May

61

62

65

76

W

64

62

*59

56

56

55

55

55

54

55

58

54

52

51 

51

51

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

51

50

51

1,718

55.4

0.372

0.43

June

80

82

56

50

*49

48

48

47

47

47

56

58 

86

164

97

350

191

114

124 

115

82

63

57

55

53

52

51

50

49

49

2,470

82.3

0.552

0.62

July

48

48

47

46

47

*47

45

47

54

51

47

47 

46

45

45

44

44

44

43 

45

78

7T

56

50

49

47

46

47

49

54

49

1,529

49.3

0.331

0.38

Aug.

58

79

52

49

52

52

49

46

*54

44

44

43

43

45

44

44

44

43

42 

46

164

156

49

45

43

43

43

43

43

44

46

1,633

52.7

0.354

0.41

Sept.

43

49

45

*44

43

43

46

44

42

40

39

39 

39

38

38

38

38

38

38 

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

36

35

35

37

1,190

39.7

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1955 : Max 7,080 Min 41 Mean 300 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.30 Ao-ft

Water year 1955-56 : Max 7,300 Mln 35 Mean 235 Cfsm 1-58 in. 21.50 Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Dec. 19 (6 p.m.) 7,450 ofs (18.45 ft); Feb. 5 (2 a.m.) 

5,920 ofs (17.89 ft); Mar. 12 (2 p.m.) 8,140 ofs (18.68 ft); Mar. 17 (5:30 a.m.) 2,650 ofs 

(13.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
458 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Comite River near Comite, La.

Location. Lat 30°30'45", long 91°04'25", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 6 S., R. IE., St. Helena 

meridian, near left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 946, half a 

mile downstream from Backwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.85 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Jeodetic Survey benchmark, levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior 

to Apr. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 503 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 22.45 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 4.73 ft).

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 25.64 ft); minimum, 37 ofs Sept. 5, 1954; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft July 31, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, Jan. 2-22, 

Apr. 19 to May 4, May 6-13; rate of change in stage used 

as a factor Nov. 25-27, Dec. 2-7, 19-22, Jan. 23, 

Feb. 3, 4. 7-10, 12-15, 17, 18, Mar. 3-5, 11, 12, 15-18, 

Apr. 9-12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

48

63

89

141

269

610

1,020

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

37

58

142

248

578

1,020

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

1,520

2,120

2,720

3,590

5,790

10,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ofsm

In.

Ao^ft

Oct.

59

58

57

58

55

59

288

160

104

84

69

63

59

56

54

54

*52

51

51

51

51

51

50

50

49

48

45

49

52

113

93

2,196

70.8

0.213

0.25

Nov.

62

54

53

50

W

53

57

54

56

65

57

56

58

54

52

53

53

54

69

62

55 *58

58

57

856

716

262

151

103

84

3,502

117

0.352

0.39

Dec.

75

742

2,130

2,230

1,960

1,560

658

307

213

166

138

124

110

103

*97

91

88

87

1,390

5.280

2,790

680

314

242

208

191

161

146

135

124

115

20,655

666

2.01

2.51

Jan.

110

106

102

98

95

92

88

85

*84

81

78

77

76

74

75

72

71

7Z

76

77

84

270

878

455

224

156

124

106

96

94

115

4,297

159

0.419

0.48

Feb.

191

166

1,700

5,840

7,570

7,610

5,790

1,620

*2,410

5,550

4,350

5,280

2,160

1,470

1,080

1,570

1,410

914

519

568

286

242

218

196

186

171

166

156

146

51,155

1,765

5.51

5.75

Mar.

142

142

992

2,380

1,200

500

286

*224

191

176

1,050

4,440

8,840

5,980

2,840

1,810

2,220

1,540

558

384

307

266

236

218

202

191

181

171

166

156

146

38,135

1.250

5.70

4.27

Apr.

142

158

158

155

196

151

158

128

440

2,240

*1,720

959

544

202

161

158

124

115

106

105

98

96

92

96

95

90

86

85

85

a3_

8,700

290

0.875

0.97

May

81

85

105

95

120

101

84

*84

78

75

75

72

72

71

71

71

69

68

68

68

68

68

67

67

IS

76

80

72

98

7 8

76

2,421

78.1

0.255

0.27

June

82

104

101

76

*68

64

62

61

60

65

77

72

159

266

266

156

458

25?

142

242

186

124

95

84

75

71

68

64

63 

61

3,652

122

0.567

0.41

July

62

60

58

57

60

*124

78

156

675

254

106

98

91

68

65

60

59

57

57

55

60

100

158

110

81

78

71

60

61 

159

*360

5,576

115

0.546

0.40

Aug.

155

186

181

105

88

88

78

71

176

96

65

60

54

88

252

90

62

55

52

54

106

124

101

64

56

52

57

64

*56

55

54

2,799

90.5

0.272

0.51

Sept.

54

145

84

68

268

104

88

68

60

54

50

48

47

45

45

45

44

44

45

45

45

45

45

42

41

40

40

40

39

45

1,859

62.0

0.187

0.21

Calendar year 1955 : Max 9,760 Min 47 Mean 521 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.30 Ao^ft

Water year 1955-56 : Max 8,840 Min 39 Mean 391 cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) B.560 cfs (12.11 ft); Feb. 11 (5 p.m.) 

4,410 cfs 120.16 ft); Mar. 13 14 p.m.) 9,450 cfs (22.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 459

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°27'50", long 90°59'25", in lot 2, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., St. Helena meridian, on left bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. highway 190, 1,000 ft downstream from Comite River, 3 miles southwest of town of Denham Springs, and 15 miles 

east of Baton Rouge.

Drainage area. 1,330 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3 miles downstream at different datum; 

Oct. 1, 1945, to Dec. 23, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,962 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Mar. 14; maximum gage height, 

 26.20 ft Mar. 14; minimum discharge, 297 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.07 ft).

1938-56: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs May 20, 1953: maximum gage height. 32.46 ft 

May 20, 1953'; minimum discharge, 279 cfs Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.4 ft Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

371

371

371

359

359

371

488

535

433

411

371

359

359

347

347

347

*335

335

322

322

322

322

322

322 

322

322

325

322

338

392

438

11,260

363

0.273

0.31

Nov.

371

347

747

347

350

a353

8364

a353

a353

a364

a364

8364

a398

a375

a353

a353

a353

a353

a364

a375

a364

a353

a364

a375 

al,050

2.480

1,460

a686

a559

*466

15,358

512

0.385

0.43

Dec.

438

840

2,940

5,510

5,140

5,110

3,980

1,860

1,240

1,010

859

760

693

643

609

577

550

535

1,910

7.520

6,720

4,500

1,760

1,150 

1,020

896

829

760

710

659

626

62,354

2,011

1.51

1.74

Jan.

593

577

561

550

535

535

520

505

*490

490

476

480

466

466

466

466

452

477

559

535

567

729

1,540

1.780 

1,180

901

765

667

615

599

6E1

20,163

650

0.489

0.56

Feb.

817

9C53"

3,200

7,570

13,400

19,200

*20.000

13,900

8,440

11,300

11,700

11,900

10,400

7,280

5,050

4,860

5,750

5,940

5,750

4,840

2,570

1,820

1,560

1,420 

1,290

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,040

185,330

6,391

4.81

5.18

Mar.

al,010

a982

al,490

a3,480

a5,700

a4,180

al,980

*1,550

1,330

1,210

1,670

7,450

16,000

22,700

17,660

9,780

8,410

12,500

11,700

6,690

3,210

2,010

1,640

1,500 

1,460

1,350

1,240

1,140

1,060

*1,030

960

154,212

4,975

3.74

4.31

Apr.

909

873

839

822

1,010

984

892

966

1,460

4A500

3,980

2,550

1,500

1,090

937

836

772

724

694

671

656

642

642

642 

628

614

601

601

588

515

33,198

1,107

0.832

0.93

May

*670

642

706

679

715

703

594

575

549

542

528

528

516

516

504

504

491

491

478

478

471

471

458

455 

a458

8458

a471

8471

8478

a491

8491

16,585

535

0.402

0.46

June

*516

483

495

505

510

502

455

442

442

442

446

446

599

962

974

1,150

1,480

1,330

1,100

1,150

2.000

1,340

826

708 

614

567

547

521

*509

500

22,561

752

0.565

0.63

July

488

475

463

463

463

539

509

730

5.510

1,990

1,010

676

560

544

492

465

450

458

425

415

415

466

516

521 

556

599

620

466

478

495

*747

20,758

670

0.504

0.58

Aug.

549

504

555

509

478

458

429

421

565

471

409

581

569

413

571

8488

8465

a434

a397

8381

a488

466

478

395 

375

560

3ST

396

585

*373

585

15,704

442

0.332

0.38

Sept.

573

459

577

584

492

514

458

434

446

396

360

352

341

341

329

329

329

516

316

316

316

316

316

316 

505

305

305

308

308

308

10,965

366

0.275

0.51

Calendar year 1955; Max 48,300 Mln 322 Mean 1,977 cfsm 1-49 In. 20.17 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 22,700 Mln 305 Mean 1,548 cfsm 1.16- In. 15.82 Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). Feb. 7 (l to 3 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (25.54 ft at 6 to 7 a.m.); 

Feb. 12 (8 a.m.) 13,400 cfs (22.73 ft at 8 to 11 a.m., 1 to 2 p.m.); Mar. 14 (4 to 5 p.m.) 

25,400 ofs (26.20 ft at 6 to 7 p.m.) Mar. 19 (l a.m.) 14,500 cfs (25.12 ft at 1 to 5 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorder record at the other gage and hydrographic comparison with other stations In the basin.
460 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Ward Creek at Government Street, at Baton Rouge, La.

Location. La t 30°26 I 40", long 91 0 08'35", in lot 81, T. 7 S., R. IE., St. Helena merid-

 ian, on right bank 6 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Government St. at 

Baton Rouge, and 6£ miles upstream from Dawson Creek.

Drainage area. 4.31 sq mi.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1956.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 36.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey benchmark, levels by Louisiana Department of Public 

Works) .

Extremes. --1954: Maximum discharge during period March to September, 895 cfs May 3 (gage 

height, 9.50 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs June 6 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,150 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 

7.85 ft); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft Oct. 9.

1955-56: Maximum discharge during water year, 777 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 

5.77 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 31 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

Remarks . Records good except those below 4.0 cfs, which are fair. Low-flow maintained 

by sewage effluent from Baton Rouge suburbs.

Rating tables, Mar. 27, 1954 to Sept. 30, 1956 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

July 28, 1954, to Jan. 15, 1955 Jan. 16, 1955, to Sept. 3O, 1956 Mar. 27 to

0.34

.4

.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

5.0

6.0

July 27, 1954

0.2

.5

1.4

3.4

9.0

13

19

51

86

169

365

475

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

72

211

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below 0.9 ft.

O.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

148

308

474

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below 0.9 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Obtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

5

16

12

7.2

. 8

.

_

_

_

Apr.

0.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.7

1.4

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

17

"7.4 50

1.2

*.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

1.2

.9

.4 76-

.8

.6

.6

91.3

3.O4

0.705

0.79

May

O.4

15

*399 "20"

5.5

1.6

.9

.6

2.0

.9

.6

11

1.4

.7

.6

.5

*.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

73

.3

.4

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3 

.3

467.2

15.1

3.50

4.03

June

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

1.4

1.9

.8

4.0

4.5

*.8

1.7

.4

.3

.3

5.2

~6.7

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

34.5

1.15

0.267

0.30

July

5.2

14

.8

.4

1.7

2.2

23

1.9

1.3

.6

.3

6.4

7.3

.6

.5

.4

8.9

7.2

3.7

.6

.5

*.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

3.0

6.5

*137

 9.1 

2.4

247.6

7.99

1.85

2.14

Aug.

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

5.1

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

2.7

8.1

1.6

13

4.7

1.3

1.6

1.3

.6

.6

.7

.6 

.5

52.8

1.70

0.394

0.46

Sept.

0.5

76- .4

.4

.4

.5

19

2.6

.6

il

7.2

.6

.5

.6

.7

6.1

5.0

1.4

.6 *.e

4.4

1.7

.6

.9

.8

.6

.6

1.0

1.3

1.0

82. E

2.74

0.636

0.71

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs).--May 3 (3 a.m.) 895 cfs (9.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Ward Creek at Government Street, at Baton Rouge, La. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

461

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

75

.6

~33 46

4.1

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

16

24

5.1

. 3

.5

144.7

4.67

1.08

1.25

Nov.

0.6

.5

.5

38

2.4

.9

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*8.8

9.3

1.2

14

6.1

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

.7

.6

.7

93.9

3.13

0.726

0.81

Dec .

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

37~~3.1

*1.0

.6

.5

22

2.4

.8

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

3.8

26

17

3.6

7.6

138.8

4.48

1.04

1.20

Jan.

22

6.3

3.8

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.4

1.3

 1.6

.9

.7

.6

76

96

131

7.5

84

7.2

3.6

4.7

3.4

3.8

2.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

401.6

13.0

3.02

3.47

Feb.

1.0

1.0

*.9

.7

*404

138

12

5.7

4.1

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.9

*1.4

3.4

1.3

1.0

10

32

4.4

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.4

643.5

23.0

5.34

5.55

Mar.

2.0

T7?

1.0

.9

.8

.7

* .6

.7

.8

.9

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.5

22.7

0.73

0.169

0.20

Apr.

3.2

1.4

.6

76

.8

.9

.8

.8

97

555

22

74

255

9.8

4.7

2.4

1.6

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

840

28.0

6.50

7.25

May

0.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

*.5

.9

.8

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.5

1.0

.9

.7

259

2.4

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.6

* . 7

262.7

8.47

1.97

2.27

June

0.7

1.2

1.3

.8

1.2

.9

.7

.6

1.4

20

1.3

.6

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

75

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

46

77

163.3

5.44

1.26

1.41

July

5.1

2.2

3.6

2.1

1.2

.9

.7

77

1.5

50

7

14

5.3

11

7.2

3.6

1.3

1.0

1.7

5.6

1.3

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

.8

l.S

1.3

.9

1.9

.7

138.6

4.47

1.04

1.20

Aug.

3.4

69

*5.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

8.4

2.0

27

5.2

1.6

12

28

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.7

.9

1.0

.8

1.0

5.1

11

2.2

1 2

.9

198.9

6.42

1.49

1.72

Sept.

0.8

.5

.4

.6

1.3

.8

*.6

.6

.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

~2.2

.8

1.7

1.6

.8

.3

73

20.5

0.68

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1954-55 : Max 404 Mln 0.3 Mean 8.41 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.51 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Feb. 5 (6 a.m.) 1,150 ofs (7.85 ft); Apr. 10 (7 a.m.) 1,110 cfs 

(7.60 ft;; Apr. 13 (2 a.m.) 1,070 ofs (7.41 ft); May 20 (5:30 a.m.) 1,140 ofs (7.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

56

4.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

^L

69.9

2.25

0.522

0.60

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

2.9

3.6

.4

.4

1.7

.4

.5

1.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

1.0

.7

1.0

1.7

.6

154

2.6

.9

.7

. 6

179.7

5.99

1.39

1.55

Dec.

11

81

3.1

43

6.9

3.1

1.7

1.3

*.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

.a

.7

79

1.0

1.0

.9

173.5

5.60

1.30

1.50

Jan.

0.9

.7

iTo

.9

1.0

.8

.9

.7

*.8

.9

.7

.9

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

5.5

117

1.2

3.8

-2.4 37

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

5.0

3.1

82.1

2.65

0.615

0.71

Feb.

3.6

47

89

146

 9.3

*5.2

2.8

70

21

103

7.8

12

13

6.8

8.4

6.9

4.4

3.6

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2 rrr

1.6

576.6

19.9

4.62

4.98

Mar.

1.4

16

62

3.8

2.2

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.0

3.8

102

nT

5.2

23

6.0

12

2.8

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

1.0

1.0

11

1.4

.9

283.4

9.14

2.12

2.45

Apr.

0.8

1.0

.9

2.0

5.4

1.7

.7

.5

45

28

2.2

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.3

3.5

6.0

1.0

1.3

*1.0

.7

1.0

.9

8.1

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0 

.8

2.2

125

4.17

0.968

1.08

May

1.6

15

4.9

1.3

11

1.6

1.2

*1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

2.9

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

273 

3.3

2.8

1.9

1.7

91.5

2.95

0.684

0.79

June

3.9

1.2

.8

.8

1.0

1.3

1.0

*.8

.6

.6

.7

1.0

~3.5 25

6.8

1.3

1.0

20

22

2.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6 

*.7

.5

103

3.43

0.796

0.89

July

~0.4

.6

.4

20

28

4.4

16

5.0

10

3.4

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.6

.7

.6

.8

21

26

2.4

-5.0 77

1.4

3.1

2.0

. 3 

.9

4.9

1.6

240.6

7.76

1.80

2.08

Aug.

4.7

*1.6

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

13

4.2

.9

.9

.7

12

3.1

1.4

1.2

1.3

.7

.7

*115

12

1.3

.8

.7

J5

.7

16 3 . 2

.9

i!o

203.8

6.57

1.52

1.76

Sept.

9.4

1.0

22

5.2

1.2

7.0

5.2

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.9

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6 

.7

.6

4.4

67.3

2.24

0.520

0.58

Calendar year 1955: Max 404 Min 0.2 Mean 8.53 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.90 Ac-ft

Water year 1955-56: Max 154 Min 0.2 Mean 6.00 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.97 Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Aug. 20 (6 p.m.) 777 cfs (5.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
462 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atohafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°32'48", long 91°45'04", in sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 7 E., Louisiana meridian, 

in first pier from west bank on bridge on U. S. highway 190, half a mile north of 

town of Krotz Springs, 0.6 mile upstream from New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway 

bridge, 10 miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles downstream from confluence of Red River and Old River (head of Atchafalaya River) .

Records available. October 1934 to September 1956. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railroad bridge 0.6 mile downstream are contained in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission; records prior to that date on file in office of Missouri Pacific 

Railroad Co.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of Engineers), and 0.03 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 22 years, 165,200 cfs (119,600,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 347,000 cfs Mar. 4-6 (gage height, 30.9 ft in 

gage well, 31.8 ft from outside gage); minimum, 39,300 cfs Jan. 29, 30 (gage height, 

5.2 ft).

1934-56; Maximum discharge, 624,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1950; maximum gage height recorded, 

37.80 ft in gage well Feb. 28, 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 cfs Nov. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Nov. 5, 1939.

Flood in May 1927 reached a stage of about 39 ft on the outside gage, from information by Louisiana State Department of Highways.

Remarks. Records excellent. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow 

is distributary of the Mississippi River through Old River. Flow in Old River can be 

in either direction. The gage heights tabulated below indicate elevations in the gage 

well. Due to drawdown around the pier in which the well is located, the water surface 

in the well is sometimes lower than that near the middle of the river. There is practically no difference below a gage height of 8.0 ft while at 26.0 ft it is 0.5 ft 

lower in the well and at 37.0 ft it is 1.5 ft lower.

Qage height, In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

ZZ

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.9 

7.4

7.9

8.2

8.3

8.1

8.1

8.3

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.1 

9.4

10.4

11.9

13.2

13.9

14.0

13.9

13.4

12.8

12.1

11.4

10.8

10.4

10.0

9.7

9.4

9.1 

8.7

8.4

Nov.

8.1

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.1

1^0

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

7.9

8.1 

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.7

7.6

7.5

7.7

8.2

8.6

9.2

9.9

10.3 

10.7

Dec.

10.9 

11.4

11.6

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.6

11.4

10.9

10.4

9.9

9.4 

9.5

9.7

10.0

10.1

10.1

10.2

10.2

9.9

9.5

9.1

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.1 

6.9

6.6

Jan.

,6.3 

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2 

574

5.4

Feb.

5^ 

5.8

6.6

8.8

12.0

14.6

17.6

30.0

22.5

24.2

35.5

36.4 

25.0

37.6

28.2

28.8

28.9

29.0

29.1

29.1

29.2

29.3

29.5

29.8

39.9

30.1

30.2

30.3

30.4

Mar.

30.5 

30.6

30.8

30.9

30.9

30.8

30.8

30.8

30.7

30.6

30.6

30.5 

30.3

30.2

30.1

30.2

30.0

29.8

29.5

29.2

29.1

29.0

29.0

29.0

29.0

29.0

29.0

29.0

29.0 

29.0

28.9

Apr,

21T76

28.3

28.1

27.8

37.4

26.9

26.4

25.8

25.4

24.9

IH24.8

25.2

25.6

26.0

26.2

26.4

26.5

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.6

26.7

26.7

26.6

26.4

26.1 

25.8

May

25.4 

25.1

24.7

24.3

23.9

23.6

23.4

23.2

32.9

22.6

22.4

32.0 

21.7

21.4

21.2

21.0

20.9

20.9

30.9

20.7

20.4

20.1

19.6

19.2

18.8

18.5

18.1

17.9

17.8 

17.6

17.4

June

17.2 

16.9

16.5

16.3

16.0

15.6

15.3

15.1

15.1

15.4

15.9

16.5 

17.1

17.4

17.7

17.9

1778

17.6

17.2

16.7

16.1

15.4

14.7

13.9

13.0

12.1

11.4

11.1

M

July

11.5 

12.0

12.4

12.9

13.3

13.6

13.8

1378

13.8

13.7

13.6

13.4 

13.1

13.0

12.8

12.6

12.5

12.4

12.2

12.2

13.1

11.9

11.6

11.3

11.0

10.8

10.9

11.0

11.2 

11.2

11.3

Aug.

11.2 

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.3

11.2

11.1

11.0

11.0

11.2

11.4 

11.6

11.8

11.8

11.5

11.3

11.0

10.9

10.9

11.3

11.6

12.0

12.4

12.7

12.7

12.4

12.0

11.6 

11.0

10.6

Sept.

10^ 

9.8

9.5

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.3 

8.4

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.6

TTff

7.8

7.9

8.0

8.0

7.9 

7.7
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 463

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

50.000 

53,300 

56,000 

58,100 

58,100

57,400 

57,400 

58,100 

60,900 

63,200

63, 900 

64,600 

67,700 

76,400 

89,200

98,000 

104,000

104,000 

102,000 

98,000

93,200 

86,800 

81,200 

77,200 

74,000

71,600 

68,500 

66,200 

63,900 

60, 900 

58,800

*2,242.6 

72,340 

*4,448

Nov.

57,400 

55,300 

54 , 000 

51,300 

50, 600

50, 600 

52,000 

52,600 

53,300 

54,000

56,000 

58, 100 

59,500 

59,500 

58,800

58,800 

58,100 

57 , 400 

56,700 

55,300

54,600 

54,000 

54,000 

55,300 

58,100

61,700 

66,200 

71,600 

74,800 

17.200

*1, 736.8 

57,890 

*3,445

Dec.

79,600 

82,800 

84,400 

86,000 

86,000

86,000 

84,400 

82,000 

78,000 

74,000

70,100 

67,700 

67,700 

70,100 

71,600

72,400 

73,200 

73,200 

73,200 

70,100

66,900 

63,900 

60, 900 

58,800 

57,400

56,000 

54, 600 

52 , 600 

50, 600 

48,700 

46.900

*2yl49.8 

69,350 

*4,264

Jan.

45.600

43^300 

43,300 

44,400

45,000 

45, 600 

44,400 

44,400 

43, 800

42,700 

42,100 

41,500 

41,500 

41,, 500

41,500 

41,500 

42,100 

42,100 

40,400

40,400 

41,500 

41,500 

41,500 

41,500

41,000 

40,400 

39,800 

39,300

39,800 

39, 800

*1,307 

42,160 

t2,592

Feb.

41,000 

43,300 

48,700 

66,200 

90, 800

114,000 

140,000 

165,000 

193,000 

216,000

236,000 

251,000 

264,000 

275,000 

288,000

296,000 

298,000 

300, 000 

302,000 

302,000

305,000 

307,000 

314,000 

318,000 

321,000

326,000 

328,000 

331,000 

334^000

t6,814 

235,000 

t!3,520

Mar.

336,000 

339,000 

345,000 

347,000

347,000

345,000 

345,000 

345,000 

342,000 

339,000

339,000 

336,000 

331,000 

328,000 

326,000

328,000 

323,000 

316,000 

312,000 

305,000

302,000 

300, 000 

300, 000 

300, 000 

300,000

300, 000 

298,000 

300, 000 

298,000 

298,000 

296.000

*9,966 

321,500 

*19,770

Apr.

294,000

290,000 

284,000 

282,000 

275,000

267,000 

259,000 

250,000 

238,000 

234,000

227,000 

224,000

224,000 

227,000 

232,000

238,000 

245, 000 

248,000 

252,000 

254,000

255,000 

255,000 

255,000 

255,000 

257,000

257,000 

255,000 

252,000 

247,000 

240, 000

*7,527 

252,400 

*15,020

May

234,000

229,000 

222,000 

218,000 

210,000

207,000 

205,000 

202,000 

198,000 

194,000

190,000 

186,000 

181,000 

179,000 

175,000

174,000 

174,000 

173,000 

172,000 

170,000

167,000 

162,000 

158,000 

155,000 

151,000

147,000 

144,000 

142,000 

141,000 

139,000 

137,000

*5,536 

178,600 

*10, 980

June

135,000 

132,000 

129,000 

126,000 

124,000

121,000 

117,000 

116,000 

116,000 

119,000

124,000 

130, 000 

135,000 

137,000 

141,000

142,000

141,000 

139,000 

135,000 

130,000

124,000 

118,000 

112,000 

104,000 

95,700

87,700 

82,900 

80, 50Q 

80, 500 

82,100

*3,556.4 

118,500 

*7,054

July

85,300 

89,400 

93,000 

97,500 

101,000

104,000 

105,000

105,000 

105,000 

104,000

103,000 

100, 000 

99,300 

97,500 

95,700

93, 900 

92,100 

92,100 

90,300 

90, 300

89,400 

86,900 

85,300 

82,900 

80, 500

78.900 

79,700 

80, 500 

82,100 

82, 900 

82, 900

*2,855.4 

92,110 

*5,664

Aug.

82,900 

82,100 

82,100 

82,100 

82,100

82,100 

82,100 

81,300 

80, 500 

80, 500

82,100 

83,700 

85,300 

86,900 

86,100

84,500 

82,900 

80,500 

79,700 

80, 500

82,900 

86, 100 

89,400 

93,000 

94,800

93,900 

92,100 

88, 500 

84,500 

80, 500 

77.300

t2,613 

84,290 

*5,183

Sept.

74,100 

71,100 

69,000 

66,900 

64,800

62,700 

60,600 

59,200 

58,500 

59,200

59,900 

61,300 

61,300 

60,600 

59,900

59,200 

58,500 

58,500 

57,900 

57 , 900

57,300 

56,700 

56,100 

56,100 

57,300

57,900 

58,500 

58,500 

57,900 

56,100

«., 813 . 5 

60,450 

*3,597

Calendar year 1955: Max 420,000 Min 43,300 Mean 138,200 Ac-ft 100,000,000 

Water year 1955-56: Max 347,000 Min 39,300 Mean x 131,600 Ac-ft 95,530,000

*-Expressed in thousands.
464 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location. La t 31°00'00", long 92°22'46", in NW£SW£ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., Louisiana

 meridian, on left bank Just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 167, seven-eights 

of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 1? miles 

east of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane 

Creek.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Records available. May 1922 to January 1925 (published as "near Meeker"), October 1937 

to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 40.00 ft above mean Gulf level (datum of 

"CTorps of Engineers). May 1922 to January 1925 staff gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at datum about l*r ft lower. October to December 1937 staff gage at present site at 

datum 40.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1938, to Mar. 28, 1940, staff gage at present site 

and datum. Since Jan. 23, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 21 years (1922-24, 1937-56), 426 cfs (308,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 16.40 ft); mini-

 mum, 60 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 4.71 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1922-25, 1937-56: Maximum discharge, 28,200 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 26.72 ft; 

reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused by heavy rains in basin below station; 

minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 52 cfs for several days in October 1952.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1211: 1938, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, May 9 to 

June 14, Aug. 4 to Sept. 15, Sept. 24-3O)

5.O 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1O7 

162 

316

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

510

734

974

1,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

-97 100

97

100

100

100

100

97

95

93

91

91

89

87

85

85

*83

81

81

79

79

77

77

77

75

75

75

75

77

75

75

2,668

86.1

0.359

0.41

5,290

Nov.

75

75

75

75

75

75

77

79

79

79

79

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

83

83

83

83

85

85

93

95

97

*9T

97

95

2,486

82.9

0.345

0.39

4,930

Dec.

102

124

135

188

337

420

430

420

4OO

330

361

352

334

307

289

263

239

283

450

592

609

598

576

565

543

521

500

480

460

450

410

12,118

391

1.63

1.88

24,040

Jan.

410

390

*3SO

361

343

325

3O7

280

263

239

209

188

168

156

141

132

124

122

127

127

127

181

255

370

430

430

430

410

400

*400

410

8,635

279

1.16

1.34

17,130

Feb.

430

450

6O9

914

1,070

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,130

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,040

998

974

950

926

902

878

842

*830

806

770

27,729

956

3.98

4.30

55,000

Mar.

746

722

758

770

770

758

746

722

698

675

686

722

770

782

794

818

842

854

830

806

782

782

806

818

806

794

770

746

722

698

675

23,668

763

3.18

3.67

46,940

Apr.

653

631

609

598

*664

722

734

710

698

686

686

675

653

631

620

587

565

543

521

500

490

470

450

430

420

400

380

370

352

334

16,782

559

2.33

2.60

33,290

May

*316

35T

289

271

255

239

223

202

181

168

156

147

138

132

130

130

127

124

120

117

114

112

107

104

104

100

100

102

100

102

104

4,921

159

0.662

0.76

9,760

June

*104

104

102

100

97

95

93

91

93

93

89

87

87

87

87

89

93

97

*93

93

93

91

89

87

87

83

81

83

81

li

2,728

90.9

0.379

0.42

5,410

July

79

77

77

75

73

73

75

75

73

73

71

71

69

69

67

67

65

65

64

65

71

75

79

83

*83

85

S5

. 85

83

79

2,312

74.6

0.311

0.36

4,590

Aug.

79

79

79

79

77

75

75

73

73

73

71

7T

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

75

83

83

*85

87

85

83

83

81

81

87

87

2,401

77.5

0.323

0.37

4,760

Sept.

89

89

89

93

95

95

93

91

87

85

81

79

77

75

73

71

69

*67

65

65

64

64

62

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

2,240

74.7

0.311

0.35

4,440

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,410 Mln 75 Mean 383 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.69 Ac -ft 277,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,150 Mln 60 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85 Ac-ft 215,600

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 465

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.

Location. La t 30°37'05", long 92°03 I 20", in lot 81, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 10 at Washington, a quarter of a mile upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 

l£ miles upstream from Bayou Carron, 3^ miles downstream from confluence of Bayou 

Cocodrie and Bayou Boeuf, and 6 miles north of Opelousas.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available. July 1946 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic 

Survey benchmark), prior to Aug. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3£ miles upstream. Feb. 25, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1949, 

auxiliary staff gage 3? miles upstream.

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,008 cfs (729,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Feb. 8; maximum elevation, 27.02 ft 

Feb. 11; minimum discharge, 73 cfs Aug. 15; minimum elevation, 10.74 ft Aug. 19.

1946-56: Maximum discharge, 9,490 cfs May 21, 1953; maximum elevation, 35.29 ft 

May 22, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 15, 1956; minimum elevation, that of 

Aug. 19, 1956.

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

poor. Some flow diverted from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal through Bayou 

Lamourie. Since April 1952, flood flow is diverted from 76.1 sq mi in Bayou 

Rapides basin into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River make it necessary to close 

gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides. In extreme floods, considerable flow bypasses 

station. Most flow from the Boeuf-Cocodrie-Courtableau system passes the three 

stations Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, Bayou Courtableau near Krotz Springs, and Big 

Darbonne Bayou near Krotz Springs (see p. 470, 469, 468).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1117: 1947.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

193

184

131

179

176

175

177

174

177

178

178

182

185 

188

192

186

192

193

*184

180

177

172

172

172

164

164

156

156

156

155

141

5,439

175

10,790

Nov.

134

136

137

130

124

120

112

118

122

118

122

125

135 

131

*131

137

138

133

133

135

137

136

135

139

134

187

207

215

226

20?

4,293

143

8,520

Dec.

223

317

431

497

863

928

905

781

667

653

636

*577

552 

483

440

409

375

360

952

1.260

1,200

1,000

869

790

761

714

671

671

655

649

614

20,903

674

41,460

Jan.

591

552

552

516

486

474

442

429

406

385

#366

352

332 

307

285

266

254

239

275

251

246

370

938

1,230

1.240

1,090

970

886

822

900

QCT SOI

17,403

561

34,520

Feb.

920

997

2,740

3,820

3,820

4,080

4,300

4,360

*4,380

4,340

4,360

4,380

4.390 

4,350

4,260

4,150

4,040

3,920

3,720

3,210

2,720

2,390

1,890

1,530

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,050

88,957

3,067

176,400

Mar.

957

924

942

1,630

*1,860

1,670

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,070

2,510

3,020

3,150 

3,240

3,240

3,310

3,370

3.510

3,450

3,080

2,480

2,130

2,450

2,380

2,050

1,720

1,430

1,260

1,180

1,080

98fi

64,101

2,068

127,100

Apr.

918

853

869

869

1,330

*1.970

1,890

1,560

1,300

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,070 

981

891

842

769

760

736

728

684

660

655

650

623

599

597

512

495

466

28,157

939

55,850

May

477

524

*685

526

488

482

460

420

350

400

430

390

360 

350

340

330

315

300

280

280

260

250

230

220

210

205

200

190

*185

190 

200

10,527

340

20,880

June

195

190

180

170

160

155

150

140

145

140

135

125

130 

135

140

155

175

290

310

300

255

#244

234

216

212

206

207

201

199

198

5,692

190

11,290

July

182

167

155

141

133

130

124

139

125

119

113

110

106 

101

98

99

89

83

80

80

132

125

*109

120

130

134

123

117

110

112 

113

3,699

119

7,340

Aug.

136

184

166

153

137

133

127

127

121

114

105

94

82 

82

84

83

79

78

76

88

182

218

*149

124

136

148

148

151

151

181 

25C

4,087

132

8,110

Sept.

251

206

235

189

187

181

161

150

139

127

124 

123

116

108

108

105

102

*104

97

95

95

93

91

88

89

87

57

88

4,130

138

8,190

Calendar year 1955 : Max 6,280 Mln 112 Mean 1,079 Ac-ft 781,100

Water year 1955.56 : Max 4,390 Mln 76 Mean 703 Ac-ft 510,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage Oct. 19, 20, May 7 to June 21; discharge estimated 

n basis of gage record of base gage and records for stations on nearby streams.
466 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location. Lat 31°01'59", long 91°58'57", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., near right 

 bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 1 at Moreauville, 150 ft downstream from point of diversion from Bayou des Glaises.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available. July 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 28.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public 

Works). Prior to Oct. 31, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 496 cfs (359,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 11.21 ft); 

minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 6,340 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion channel carries natural flow of Bayou des Glaises 

except when operation of floodgates, 12 miles downstream from point of diversion, 

regulates flow into or out of bayou depending on stage in Red River and Old River 

overflow area. Flow includes diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal and 

is occasionally affected by diversion into or out of Red River and Old River overflow 

area. Channel discharges into West Protection Levee borrow pit channel, 6 miles 

downstream.

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26-30, Sept. 2-30)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

4 3.0

10 3.5

30 4.0

55 4.5

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

139

247

364

466

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

2.6

6.1

12

31

58

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.5

161

395

902

1,460

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

47

32

60

80

75

94

80

65

58

55

51

41

36

32

28

24

20

18

*16

14

13

12

11

9.4

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

J7_.6

7.6

8.2

1,028.2

33.2

2,040

Nov.

11

15

16

16

17

20

22

21

27

32.

31

24

13

*14

11

9.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

12

19

14

16

30

32

30

515.8

17.2

1,020

Dec.

31

54

149

228

388

474

467

443

395

323

243

*163

113

88

65

48

41

288

567

667

745

771

745

667

617

554

492

419

335

234

152

10,966

354

21,750

Jan.

98

71

54

42

32

29

27

26

23

22

22

*19

18

18

17

15

14

15

17

18

19

174

450

579

642

630

592

542

492

480

504

5,701

184

11,310

Feb.

530

630

1,650

2.510

1,710

1,520

1,520

1,650

1,900

*1,870

1,840

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,710

1,650

1,550

1,460

1,400

1,320

1,230

1,120

1,040

929

823

745

667

592

517

38,893

1,341

77,140

Mar.

443

359

505

592

*667

667

630

580

517

455

1.000

745

667

667

782

929

902

902

875

797

719

719

771

797

797

745

693

630

567

492

407

21,018

678

41,690

Apr.

299

206

141

210

*874

667

604

554

492

504

419

347

270

190

132

94

71

62

52

48

43

42

39

39

37

37

36

33

31

*31

6,604

220

13,100

May

31

39

55

49

48

41

36

32

29

27

26

26

26

25

23

22

19

16

18

18

17

16

15

13

10

9.8

T3

13

18

27

782.6

25.2

1,550

June

32

37

31

27

54

36

24

18

17

24

21

22

24

22

22

19

22

*69

150

11?

84

55

39

31

26

20

17

16

14

14

1,106

36.9

2,190

July

12

12

11

10

12

21

48

50

39

36

74

82

63

46

36

26

19

14

10

9.2

14

19

36

*56

54

50

43

37

30

23

1 6

1,008.2

32.5

2,000

Aug.

24

19

16

16

16

13

10

9.2

8.6

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.1

31

Ifil

146

104

74

56

*44

36

30

42

92

1,012.7

32.7

2,010

Sept.

84

63

46

44

55

44

33

27

22

19

16

14

13

12

9.8

9.2

*8.1

7.6

7.6

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.7

4.9

4.9

4J

4.5

4.5

4.1

590.3

19.7

1,170

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,500 Min 7.0 Mean 339 Ac-ft 245,600

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,310 Mln 4.1 Mean 244 Ac-ft 177,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 467

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location. Lat 30°57'10", long 91 0 54'55", in SW^SE^- sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana 

meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 1181, 

50 ft downstream from Bayou Choupique and 4.1 miles east of Plaucheville.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi (see Remarks).

Records available. October 1944 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.54 ft above mean Gulf level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Water-stage recorder for station on Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at 

Moreauville, 6 miles upstream, used as an auxiliary gage for this station.

Average discharge. 12 years, 543 cfs (393,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during years, 3,210 cfs Feb. 4; maximum gage height,

16.44 ft Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 

2.18 ft Nov. 18.

1944-56: Maximum discharge, 6,130 cfs May 18, 1953; maximum gage height, 

22.90 ft May 19, 1953; minimum daily discharge, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.18 ft Sept. 14-17, 1954, Nov. 18, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair above 2,000 cfs and poor below. Flow at this site is principally 

From Bayou des Glaises diversion channel (see preceding page). Flow includes 

diversion from Bayou Boeuf into Chatlin Lake Canal and is occasionally affected by 

diversion into or out of Red River and Old River overflow area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac- ft

Oct.

53

30 

37

81

75

94

90

70

59

56

53

45

37

31

26

23

20

17

*15

14

12

12

11

11

9.1

8.0

7.6

8^6

8.0

7.6

7.6

1,028.5

33.2

2,O40

Nov.

8.6

12 

16

16

16

17

21

22

22

32

34

29

22

*15

12

11

8

776" 6.8

7.2

9.1

10

11

11

21

18

14

20

29

30

508.3

16.9

1,01O

Dec.

32

48

114

230

365

470

48O

460

403

337

248

*178

119

88

67

53

44

298

622

644

734

782

758

710

644

580

50O

432

346

248

156

11,190

361

22,200

Jan.

97

68 

52

43

35

31

28

26

24

22

21

*20

2O

18

18

16

15

16

18

18

20

123

4O6

560

622

644

600

560

500

520

540

5,701

184

11,310

Feb.

560

6l4 

1,880

2.940

2,2OO

1,780

1,630

1,740

2,310

*2,180

2,O80

1,870

1,740

1,680

1,810

1,790

1,630

1,510

1,410

1,330

1,230

1,13O

1,030

933

833

782

710

622

560

42,514

1,466

84,320

Mar.

480

384 

620

734

*782

782

758

638

600

520

1.540

1,290

1,O5O

816

1,120

1,410

1,170

998

915

8O3

741

769

899

839

803

762

734

644

580

50O

422

25,153

811

49,890

Apr.

310

208 

140

291

1.500

*83O

688

580

540

688

520

384

292

203

137

99

78

66

57

48

44

42

41

4O

4O

39

37

37

37

«56

7,852

262

15,570

May

e35

e42 

e52

e52

e55

e52

e40

e34

e31

e29

e27

e28

e28

e27

e25

623

e2O

e!7

e!7

e!8

e!8

e!7

e!6

e!4

e!2

ell

6 10

eT2

e!7

e24 *e32

835

26.9

1,660

June

e33

e36 

e37

e32

e4O

e55

e27

e!9

e!7

e!7

e23

e21

e25

627

e25

625

e29

*e47

e!45

6135

690

e68

640

e32

627

e21

e!8

e!6

e!5

e!5

1,157

38.6

2,290

July

e!4

e!3 

el 7

el 6

el 6

e!7

e4O

e55

e51

e38

645

e86

670

e52

637

e27

e20

e!5

elO

69.5

e!3

e!7

625

*e40

*e55

e53

e46

e38

631

625

el8

1,009.5

32.6

2,OOO

Aug.

e!6

625 

e20

617

e!5

el 7

e!6

e!2

elO

e8.5

e7.5

67.0

66.5

e6.0

65.7

65.4

e5.2

65.1

e5.0

e6.8

elO

elOO

e!70

e!35

6105

678

e63

*e51

643

644

e8O

1,095.7

35.3

2,170

Sept.

elOO

e85 

e65

645

e55

e58

645

e31

624

620

e!8

el 6

e!4

el 3

ell

elO

e9. 0

e8 .0

67.5

67.0

66.5

e6.0

e5.7

e5.7

e5.2

e5.0

64.8

64.6

e4.4

64.4

693.8

23.1

1,380

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,620 Mln 6.8 Mean 396 Ac-ft 286,800

Water year 1955-56: Max 2,940 Mln 4.4 Mean 27O Ac-ft 195, 8OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Bayou des 

Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville.
468 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Big Darbonne Bayou at culvert, near Krotz Springs, La.

Location. Lat 30°33'00", long 91°51'50", in NW^NE^ sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 6 E., Louisiana 

meridian, on west end of south wingwall of culvert, 250 ft east from West Protection 

Levee borrow pit channel, 0.2 mile north of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, and 6.3 miles 

west of Krotz Springs.

Records available. February 1953 to September 1956. Intermittent gage-height records 

collected in this vicinity since October 1932 are contained in reports of Corps of 

Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and gate. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(TTorps of Engineers benchmark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 280 ft east.

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and poor below. Flow completely regulated by operation of gate in accordance with prescribed schedule of Corps of Engineers. Gate operated either fully opened or completely closed. Daily discharge computed from relation 

between discharge and head. Flow represents discharge lost to the Courtableau-Teche 

basin for flood control except for flow in the east-west direction which is added for 

irrigation.

Cooperation.--Records of gate operations furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

i

t)

i)

Oct.

, 50

(**)

> 0

^ 640

_

159

1,690

Nov.

. e40

(**)

* 10

> 100

_

1,190

1,370

Dec.

195

645

719

690

675

660

612

578

540

475

450

291

*215

147 "I

1

f 70

I

J

350

520

595

612

612

595

578

520

480

435 

374 

307 

235

.

-

26,550

Jan.

192

162

1

1

f 60

1

I

S

r °

J

. e60

323

54D

645

660

645

612 

560 

540 

595

_

1,310

11,570

Feb.

612

630

774

872

1,070

800

719

660

704

690

645

595

520

488

465

475

475

480

488

 488

488

470

445

440

475

465

484

484 

492

_

-

33,510

Mar.

480

465

484

520

578

540

»500

480

445

420

608

719

645

520

500

595

540

350

el06

6299

6395

6440

e329

6245

6235

e215

6164

1 (»») 

> 30 

J 147

_

4,820

19,090

Apr.

192

215

225

215

171

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6470

6385 

e291 

6245

_

2,760

2,020

May

6215

6164

e!32

0

0

0

O

0

6169

e!47

6147

el46

6145

e!43

6142

e!71

e60

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

_

3,530

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

"1 0

> el40

J

10

(* )

> e30

133

_

1,310

502

July

146 "I

r 0

J

> e80

» e40

(*)

> 60

_

2,300

1,240

Aug.

78

126

178

126

0

6115

el!9

6109

e91

688

e94

698

e96

elOO

> 6100

* Q

f e4O

_

3,110

1,010

Sept.

> 0

> e40

(**)

30

_

476

714

Calendar year 1955: Ac-ft *18,940 Ac-ft t!24,700

Water year 1955-56: Ac-ft *20, 960 Ac-ft *99, 270

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Runoff In acre-ft from west to east.

t Runoff In acre-ft from east to west.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Flow from east to west.

Note. Flow Is from west to east unless otherwise noted. No gage-height record July 15-24, 

Aug. 15-27; discharge estimated from recorder at the other gage, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations on nearby streams.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 469

Bayou Courtableau at weirs, near Krotz Springs, La.

Location.--Lat 30°32'20", long 91°52'05", in NW^NE^- sec. 39, T. 6 S., R. 6 E. , Louisiana 

meridian, on right bank 160 ft upstream from west weir, 0.7 mile downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 0.8 mile downstream from Big Darbonne Bayou, and 7 miles 

west of Krotz Springs.

Records available.--February 1953 to September 1956. Intermittent gage-height records 

collected in this vicinity since April 1949 are contained in reports of Corps of 

Engineers.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, 

cfotum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Datum of gage is at mean sea level,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 16 (elevation, 19.905 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1953-56: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs May 25, 1953 (elevation, 24.11 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Below 18.0 ft, all flow from the Courtableau-Teche system is 

gaged at Bayou Teche at Arnaudville. Above 18.0 ft, this stream is a distributary 

of this system.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (elevation, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

18.0

18.1

18.2

18.4

120

325

890

18.7

19.0

19.5

20.0

1,960

3,300

6,800

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

58

542

1,220

1,090

613

186

2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,711.8

120

7,360

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

13

93

2,310

6,470

8,940

8,400

6,980

6,470

8,300

9,420

9,660

8,700

7,700

6,980

6,800

6,630

6,300

5,740

5,060

*4,490

3,680

2,910

2,040

1,460

al,000

a575

a425

a225

a75

137,846

4,753

273,400

Mar.

aO

aO

a70

a 600

a950

al,220

*956

656

425

234

3,520

8,400

8,940

7,340

7,700

11.100

10,900

8,940

7,340

6,140

4,920

4,110

4,630

4,430

3,740

3,100

2,450

1,610

1,430

923

543

117,317

3,784

232,700

Apr.

266

76

0

0

1,140

2.960

"2J280

1,720

1,430

1,720

1,430

1,090

809

464

234

62

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15,682.8

523

31,110

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 15,800 Mln 0 Mean 1,339 Ac-ft 969,100

Water year 1955-56: Max 11,100 Mln 0 Mean 750 Ac-ft 544,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

records for west gage on Big Darbonne at culvert.
470 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location.--Lat 30°23'50", long 91°S5'50", in lot 63, T. 7 S., R. 5 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 31 at Arnaudville, 

300 ft upstream from Bayou Fusilier.

Drainage area. 1,531 sq mi (see Remarks). 

Records available. April 1949 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic 

Survey benchmark). Prior to May 11, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.7 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 7 years, 772 cfs (558,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 cfs Feb. 10; maximum elevation, 18.07 ft 

Feb.^10; minimum discharge, 61 cfs Sept. 29; minimum elevation, 8.01 ft July 21.

1949-56: Maximum discharge, 4,630 cfs May 24, 1953; maximum elevation, 24.27 ft 

May 23, 1953; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1956; minimum elevation, 7.90 ft 

Sept. 15, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtableau at Port Barre. At high 

stages, considerable flow bypasses station via Bayou Courtableau at weirs near Krotz 

Springs (see p. 469). There is controlled diversion to or from Red River and Old 

River overflow area through Bayou des Glaises floodgates and to or from West Atchafalaya floodway through Big Darbonne Bayou culvert, and since April 1956 through 

Courtableau drainage structure. Since April 1952, flood flow is diverted from Bayou 

Rapides (drainage area, 76.1 sq mi) into Bayou Boeuf when stages of Red River make it 

necessary to close gates at mouth of Bayou Rapides.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1S55 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

IS

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

245

244

233

233

233

232

243

250

255

262

260

267

262

254

263

258

256

*24S

249

243

236

224

223

218

207

202

131

131

186

185

JL80

7,246

234

14,370

Nov.

186

173

163

158

158

158

163

143

143

154

160

164

171

176

176

*170

160

154

164

155

155

155

165

160

307

463

437

480

438

338

6,431

216

12,870

Dec.

455

958

365

1,060

1,060

1,O4O

1,020

1,040

1,040

337

941

888

*834

825

776

728

671

652

741

304

,000

,050

,050

,050

,O40

,020

,OOO

954

335

886

853

28,433

917

56,400

Jan.

823

765

708

671

643

633

581

563

554

537

*512

485

469

460

437

414

392

413

4O6

414

407

435

657

848

333

,020

,060

,040

,040

,010

,040

20,436

653

40,530

Feb.

1,060

1,070

1,120

1,340

1,620

*1,660

1,600

1,690

*1,780

1.800

1,740

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,440

1,350

1,320

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,030

1,110

40,880

1,410

81,080

Mar.

1,030

1,030

1.080

1,140

1,160

*1,180

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,210

1,430

1,600

1,560

1,630

1,800

1,870

1,770

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,380

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,270

1,230

1,200

1,150

1,130

1,120

41,130

1,327

81,580

Apr.

,110

* ,110

,080

,060

,140

,200

.210

,190

,180

,180

,180

,150

,120

,120

,120

,100

,060

,050

,030

985

356

926

885

872

874

842

777

808

837

850

31,002

1,033

61,430

May

858

857

315

304

885

865

*832

765

711

741

761

741

757

722

687

687

673

652

641

646

623

613

579

569

552

567

560

552

*528

535

543

21,527

694

42,700

June

532

515

431

474

444

420

367

333

333

327

313

293

308

314

334

377

534

626

555

562

*570

528

502

452

414

338

375

353

345

319

12,708

424

25,210

July

233

277

246

233

214

213

191

188

ISO

206

190

188

198

194

178

173

166

150

143

133

128

T38

153

153

143

143

*150

156

152

147

151

5,584

180

11,080

Aug.

173

182

216

218

206

134

188

171

164

152

136

122

122

116

106

92

36

38

S3

110

*124

118

118

138

153

172

188

134

193

198

199

4,762

154

9,450

Sept.

217

242

243

243

268

273 2S5"

238

224

207

189

182

162

156

154

138

128

121

117

*112

109

96

95

SO

83

81

74

74

65

&S

4,706

157

9,330

Calendar year 1S55: Max 2,830 Mln 149 Mean 882 Ac-ft 638,400

Water year 1355-56: Max 1,870 Mln 65 Mean 614 Ac-ft 446,100
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 471

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La.

Location. Lat 30°22'35", long 92°02 I 35", in lot 71, T. 8 S., R. 4 E., Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S, Highway 167, 1-g- miles downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2f miles southeast of Sunset, and 

4| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Geodetic Survey benchmark, levels by~Louisiana Department of Public Works)!

Datum of gage is 12.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to

Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage on 

Vermilion River 600 ft downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, 

staff gage for station on Bayou Teche at Arnaudville used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--13 years, 55.4 cfs (40,110 acre-feet per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 12.16 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-56: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 ft); no 

flow for many days in each year.

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

Rating tables, water year 1955-56 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 10-13, June 21, 22)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 1

-0.13 0.2

1.9 

2.7 

3.6 

4.6 

9.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

93

147

220

398 .6 

1.0

Dec. 2 to Sept. 30

9.0

11.0

11.6

36

56

102

221

381

612

1,140

1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.5

.5

9.6

3.1

14

34

3.6

1.1

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

72

.3

.4

*.4

.2

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3 

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.3 

.2

75.3

2.43

0.065

0.08

149

Nov.

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

17

3.3

1.1

.7

.7

1.5

3.4

1.7

*1.0

.8

.8

.8

2.7

1.4

.8

.6

1.8

555

94

11

3.0

1.8

1.2

489.7

16.3

0.439

0.49

971

Dec.

191

1,550

467

380

221

52

16

7.8

3.7

2.4

.6

.5

* .2

.2

.0

.8

.7

78

1.6

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

.9

.8

.7 

1.0

2,713.1

87.5

2.36

2.72

5,380

Jan.

.1

.0

.2

.2

.0

.1

.0

.1

.7

.7

*.6

.6

.6

1.0

.8

1.0

.8

41

34

4.6

2.2

106

37

3.6

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.8 

1.8

263.4

8.50

0.229

0.26

522

Feb.

2.1

2.3

166

508

213

30

10

172

*473

605

262

32

15

12

89

74

18

8.1

4

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.0

T7o

1.1

------

2,710.7

93.5

2.52

2.72

5,380

Mar.

0.8

.9

-71 258

9.5

*3.6

2.1

1.6

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.4

91

80

3.1

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

552

17.8

0.480

0.55

1,090

Apr.

0.4

*.3

.2

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

10

22

2.7

.9

.5

.4

.4

.4

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.2

.2

.6

1.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

49.7

1.66

0.045

0.05

99

May

0.4

101

*139

18

2.8

2.0

6.6

1.3

50

122

7.8

1.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2 53 

*153

102

128

61

953.1

30.7

0.827

0.96

1,890

June

4.0

1.0

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

72

.2

.2

6.8

2.5

15

116

79

178

61

22

*5.6

28

23

.9

.4

.3

.1

.1

.5

550.0

18.3

0.493

0.55

1,090

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

19

~5.7 45

.8

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

1.0

4.1

22

.7

1.1

*.5

.7

.3

.2

.1

106.9

3.45

0.093

0.11

212

Aug.

12

4.3

1.2

.5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 5

4.2

1.8

.7

.6

.2

.1

*3.3

1.2

.2 

0

0

0

0

.6

.7

.3 

.3

33.9

1.09

0.029

0.03

67

Sept.

0.6

0

.4

.2

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

.1

*.l

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.070

0.0019

0.002

4.2

Calendar year 1955: Max 2,960 Min 0 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.68 Ac-ft 46,860

Water year 1955-56: Max 1,350 Min 0 Mean 23.2 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.52 Ac-ft 16,850

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 2 (4 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (12.16 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Bayou Bourbeau near Shuteston.
472 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location. Lat 30°25 I 40", long 92°05'30", in lot 174, T. 7 S., R. 4 E. , Louisiana meridian, 

near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 178, three-quarters 

of a mile east of Shuteston, l£ miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from 

Bayou Sylvaln and Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 19.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.14 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey benchmark, levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Prior to 

Dec. 8, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 27.2 cfs (19,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 9.20 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-56: Maximum discharge, 2,840 cfs Jan. 13, 1947 (gage height, 10.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; no flow for 

many days in each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record during periods of 

flow, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1955-56 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11, 12, May 2-5)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

.3 

2.6 

5.0 

12

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 123

7.0 182

7.5 ' 295

8.0 455

8.9 900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

.4

1.1

2.5

5.0

1.0

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

.2

.3

.1

0

0

12.4

0.400

0.021

0.02

25

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.6

.9

*.3

.2

.1

0

0

.3

.3

.3

.2

.5

.4

59

67

15

4.2

2.5

1.5

157.1

5.24

0.276

0.31

312

Dec.

59

860

174

160

118

35

11

5.0

3.0

2.1

1.3

.9

*.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,430.6

46.1

2.43

2.80

2,840

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

q

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

2.5

1.9

1.4

30

?B

7.7

3.7

2.5

1.6

1.0

.6

.5

.4

82.2

2.65

0.139

0.16

163

Feb.

0.6

.7

41

229

104

26

8.8

39

*218

266

111

26

8.5

6.2

108

140

31

8.8

3.9

2.6

1.8

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.1

1,385.1

47.8

2.52

2.71

2,750

Mar.

0.1

.1

44

28

6.6

*3.3

2.0

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

2.2

8.0

4.8

3.1

1.9

1.0

.6

69

92

20

5.6

3.1

2.0

1.3

.7

.3

.2

303

9.77

0.514

0.59

601

Apr.

0.1

**.!

0

0

.2

.3

.2

.1

16

115

26

5.4

2.1

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

167.5

5.58

0.294

0.33

332

May

0

4.0

*12

5.3

2.4

1.4

.9

.6

24

91

26

6.6

3.4

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

68

*220 ~56

102

54

723.2

23.3

1.23

1.42

1,430

June

14

4.2

2.5

1.5

.9

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

.4

4.0

40

30

50

20

7.0

3.0

*4.6

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

1.5

1.0

1.0

203.5

6.78

0.357

0.40

404

July

0.8

.7

.8

.7

.5

3.5

54

22

8.0

3.6

2.2

1.5

.9

.5

.6

.7

.5

.2

.1

TT

1.4

2.7

2.2

1.5

.9

.7

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

112.5

3.63

0.191

0.22

223

Aug.

0,3

6.9

5.6

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

*5.3

31

19

11

6.8

4.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.4

133.7

4.31

0.227

0.26

265

Sept.

1.2

11

20

14

5.4

3.0

1.6

.9

.4

.2

.1

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57.8

1.93

0.102

0.11

115

Calendar year 1955: Max 1,610 Mln 0 Mean 28.7 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.45 Ac-ft 20,750

Water year 1955-56: Max 860 Mln 0 Mean 13.0 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.33 Ac-ft 9,460

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Dec. 2 (6:30 a.m.) 1,070 cfs (9.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-17, 19-31, Nov. 1-13, June 3-21, 23-26, Sept. 25-30; discharge 

estimated on basis of partial gage-height records, weather records, and records for Bayou Carencro.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 473

Measurements of streamflow In the lower Mississippi River basin 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. Measurements believed to have been made under base-flow conditions are identified by 

an asterisk(*) to the left of the discharge figure. These measurements when correlated 

with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available 

will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. The column headed, "Measured 

previously shows the water years in which measurements were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Determinations of peak flow at points other than regular gaging stations are given in 

a separate table on page 493.

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956

Headwater diversion channel, Mo.

Stream

Headwater 

diversion 

channel.

Tributary to

Mississippi 

River.

Location

NEi sec. 6, T. 29 N. , R. 12 E., 

at county highway bridge, -J 

mile southwest of Allenville.

drainage 

area 

[sq mi)

"

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1951-55

Date

Feb. 21 

May 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,090 

6,630

Obion River basin, Tenn.

Nash Creek. . . North Pork 

Forked Deer 

River.

Lat 35°57'28", long 89°17'07", at 

bridge on State Highway 20, lj 

miles upstream from mouth" and 2.3 

miles west of Tigrett, Dyer 

County.

7.23 Feb. 15 252

Hatchie River basin

Hinkle Creek.

Mays Creek, , ,

Tuscumbia

River.

Hatchie River

West Branch

Hatchie

River.

Muddy Creek. .

Do ........

Tuscumbia

River.

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

Hatchie River

Mississippi

River.

Hatchie River

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

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

Lat 34°46', long 88°33', online between sees. 33 and 34, onlinebetween T. 4 S. and T. 3 S., R. 7E.,

Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn County

at bridge on Highway 45, ^ mile

north of Rlenzi, Miss.

Lat 34°51', long 88°34' , on line

between sees. 3 and 4, T. 3 S.,

R. 7 E., Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn County, at bridge on Highway 45, ^ mile north of Biggersvllle, Miss.

Lat 34°56', long 88°36' , on line

between sees. 6 and 7, T. 2 S.,

R. 7 E. , Chickasaw meridian, Alcorn County, at bridge on Highway 72, 4 miles west of intersection of Highways 45 and 72 in

Corinth, Miss.

Lat 34°43', long 88°46', wi sec.

22, T. 4 S., R. 5 E., Chickasaw

meridian, Tippah County, 10^

miles east of Ripley, Miss, on

State Highway 4.

Lat 34°45', long 88°50' , sec. 12,

T. 4 S., R. 4 E., Chickasaw meridian, Tippah County, at bridge

on county road, 65 miles east

of Ripley, Miss, and lo£ miles

upstream from mouth.

Lat 34°54', long 88°54', Ej sec.

20, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., Chickasaw

meridian, Tippah County, at

bridge on county road, ^ mile

east of Tiplersvllle, Miss.

Lat 34°57', long 88°53' , on line

between sees. 33 and 34, T. 1 S.,

R. 4 E., Tippah County, at U.S.

Highway 72, 1 mile east of Walnut, Miss.

.

_

_

-

-

-

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1955

Oct. 25

Apr. 24

Oct. 25

Apr. 24

Oct. 25

Apr. 24

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

Oct. 24

Mar, 26

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

0

*2.30

0

*1.76

no. e

*107

*2.08

»26.4

»2.55

*8.45

0

*20.1

*.47

*36.9

Wolf River basin

Wolf River.. .

Grays Creek.. 

Do........

* Base flow

Mississippi 

River.

Wolf River...

Lat 34°54', long 89°05', in 85- sec. 

15, T. 2 S., R. 2 E., Benton 

County, about 12 miles southwest 

of Walnut, Miss.

sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. IE., Benton 

County, at U. S. Highway 72, ?i 

miles north of Ashland, Miss. 

Lat 34°57', long 89°16', on south 

line sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., 

Chickasaw meridian, Benton Counts 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 

3j miles northwest of Spring 

Hill, Miss.

sec. 26, T. 1 S., R. 1,, W. .Benton 

County, at State Highway 7, ij 

miles southwest of Michigan City, 

Miss.

-

1955

1953,1955 

1955

Oct. 24 

Mar. 26

Mar . 26

Oct. 24 

Mar. 27

Mar. 27

*1.05 

*15.6

*54.2

*3.23 

*5.03

*5.78

*8.90

465893 O-58 32
474 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Wolf River basin Continued

Stream

Marys Creek. .

Tributary to

Grays Creek. .

Location

Lat 35°08'00", long 89°37'40", 

0.6 mile below Fisherville 

Lake and 2.8 miles southeast 

of Fisherville, Shelby County, 

Tenn.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.71

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1954-55

Date

Apr. 12 

May 9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.10 

a. 4

White River basin

White River..

Richland

Creek.

Osage Creek..

James River. .

Logan Creek. .

Spout Spring.

John Beck

Spring.

Logan Creek. .

Do ........

Morris Spring

Logan Creek. .

McKenzle

Creek.

Pigeon Creek.

Montauk

Spring.

Current River

Sinking Creek

Current River

Round Spring.

Mississippi

River.

White River. .

Kings River. .

White River. .

Black River. .

Logan Creek. .

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

Black River. .

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

Logan Creek. .

Black River. .

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

Montauk

Spring

Branch.

Current River

Black River. .

Current River

Black River..

Current River

NWi sec. 31, T. 17 N. , R. 28 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 45,

1-J miles west of Goshen, Ark.

NEi sec. 31, T. 17 N., R. 28 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 45,

1 mile west of Goshen, Ark.

NWi sec. 21, T. 20 N. , R. 25 W. ,

at highway bridge, ij miles

northwest of Berryville, Ark.

SE^NEi sec. 30, T. 28 N., R. 21

W., ? mile below Springfield

Utilities Dam, 1 mile upstream

from Farmer Branch, 4 miles

south of Springfield, and 4j

miles northeast of Nixa, Mo.

SEjSW-J sec. 13, T. 31 N. , R. 2 W.,

2£ miles southwest of Corridon,

Mo.

SEjSWi sec. 13, T. 31 N. , R. 2 W.,

2£ miles southwest of Corridon,

Mo.

NW£SW£ sec. 36, T. 31 N. , R. 2 W.,

4j miles southwest of Corridon,

Mo.

SW£NW£ sec. 1, T. 30 N., R. 2 W.,

at concrete ford on county highway, -J mile above Sweetwater

Creek and 5^ miles southwest of

Corridon, Mo.

SWiNEi sec. 32, T. 30 N., R. 1 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 21 in

Ellington, Mo., ^ mile above

Darr Creek.

SE^NWi sec. 36, T. 30 N. , R. IE.,

4 miles east of Ellington, Mo.

NE^SEi sec. 36, T. 30 N., R. 1 E.,

at low-water bridge on county

highway, 4j miles east of

Ellington, Mo.

NE£ sec. 3, T. 28 N. , R. 3 E.,

at road crossing to Clearwater

Dam, 1^ miles southwest of

Piedmont, Mo.

SE^NEj sec. 22, T. 32 N. , R. 7 W.,

at north end of Montauk State

Park, ^ mile north of Montauk,

Mo.

SEi sec. 22, T. 32 N. , R. 7 W. ,

J mile north of Montauk, Mo.

NWi-Nwi sec. 26, T. 32 N. , R. 7 W.,

J mile southeast of Montauk

State Park, Mo.

SE^SEt sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 4 W. ,

at State Highway 19, 1 mile

north of Round Spring State

Park, about 10 miles north of

Eminence, Mo.

NW^NWi sec. 20, T. 30 N. , R. 4 W.,

200 ft below State Highway 19 at

Round Spring, 10 miles north of

Eminence, Mo.

NWi sec. 20, T. 30 N. , R. 4 W. ,

at Round Spring Park, 0.2 mile

upstream from Current River and

10 miles north of Eminence, Mo.

408

L47

40

273

10.8

-

_

26.8

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

1954

1954

1953-55

1955 ^

1948,

1952-55

1939,1942

1924,1933,

1934,1936,

1942

1939,1942

1939,

1942-43,

1945-47,

1952

1942-43,

1945-47

1923-25,

C1929-39,

1947

Aug. 20

Aug. 20

Aug. 21

Oct. 26

Dec. 7

Jan. 11

Feb. 15

Mar. 21

Apr. 26

May 18

June 6

July 11

Aug. 10

Sept. 20

July 27

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

July 27

Sept. 17

July 27

Sept. 17

July 27

July 27

Nov. 7

Dec. 12

Jan. 16

Feb. 20

Mar. 27

May 7

June 21

Aug. 9

Sept. 10

Jan. 10

Jan. 10

Jan. 10

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Aug. 1

Sept. 17

*4.44

*5.46

*6.18

*12.4

*20.1

*7.15

*53.3

*18.0

*24.8

468

*81.5

*28.3

*13.0

*2.19

*al.O

*a.4

*.021

*.39

*a3.5

*1.22

*a3.0

*1.0

*a5.0

*8.0

*6.55

*a4.5

*a.5

*40.5

*a4.0

*a!6.2

*a4 . 03

*3.53

*a3.0

*a.25

*38.2

*38.4

*12.8

*222

*17.5

*6.80

Cen

*

a

c

ter Creek. Spring River. NE£ sec. 9

at State

Junction

Base flow.

Estimated.

Period of record at former gaging

Arkansas

, T. 28 N.,

Highway 57

, Mo.

station.

River

R.

at

33

Ca

basin

W.,

rl

- 1943,1946,

1949,1952,

1954

Sept. 20 *14.0
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAW GAGING STATIONS 475

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Stream

Mammoth

Spring.

Mill Creek...

Bayou des Arc

Cypress

Bayou.

Little Beaver

Creek.

Saokett Creek

North

Catamount

Creek.

South Cascade

Creek.

Lion Creek. . .

Sheep Creek. .

Medicine Lodge

River.

Red Rock

Creek.

Eagle Chief

Creek.

Roman Nose

Springs .

Cottonwood

Creek.

Zane Cave

Spring.

Bonlta Creek.

Tributary to

Spring River

Piney Pork

Strawberry

River.

White River..

Bayou des Arc

Boenmer Creek

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

Catamount

Creek.

Cascade Creek

Ruxton Creek.

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

Salt Pork

Arkansas

River.

Arkansas

River.

Cimarron

River.

Bitter Creek.

Cimarron

River.

Brush Creek. .

Canadian

River.

Location

SEi sec. 8, T. 21 N., R. 5 W.,

at Mammoth Spring, Ark.

NEi sec. 3, T. 16 N., R. 6 W.,

at highway bridge, i mile

above mouth and ? mile southeast of Evening Shade, Ark.

SEi sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 7 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

67, 2jr miles northeast of

Qarner, Ark.

NE£NE£ aec-. 32, T. 5 N. , R.S w.,

at bridge on State Highway 31,

2j miles south of Beebe, Ark.

NW£ sec. 32, T. 14 S. , R. 68 W. ,

ZOO ft above mouth, 3^ miles

southeast of Pikes Peak, and

7 miles southwest of Manitou,

Colo.

SEjNWt sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 K,

200 ft above mouth, 3y miles

southeast of Pikes Peak, and

7 miles southwest of Manitou,

Colo.

SEi sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 69 W. ,

{ mile above confluence with

South Catamount Creek and l£

miles west of Qreen Mountain

Palls, Colo.

NW*NW£ sec. 27, T. 13 S. , R. 68 W.,

 f mile west of Cascade, Colo.

NEj sec. 15, T. 14 S. , R. 68 W. ,

500 ft above mouth, ? mile

southwest of Halfway, and 3^

miles southwest of Manitou,

Colo.

SW£ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W. ,

500 ft above mouth, £ mile west

of Halfway, and 3£ miles southwest of Manitou, Colo.

SW£ sec. 36, T. 34 S., R. 11 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 14,

Is miles northeast of Kiowa,

Kans.

SWi sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. IE.,

at bridge on State Highway 15,

i mile west of Red Rock, Okla.

NE£ sec. 11, T. 22 N., R. 12 W.,

at county highway bridge, £

mile west of Cleo Springs, Okla.

Sec. 23, T. 17 N. , R. 12 W. , in

Roman Hose State Park, 6^ miles

northwest of Watonga, Okla.

SE£ sec. 18, T. 16 N., R. 2 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 2

miles southwest of Quthrie,

Okla.

NEj sec. 31, T. 27 N. , R. 25 E,

at mouth of cave at Ozark Ranch,

4 miles southwest of West

Seneca, Okla.

Lat 35°27', long 101°47', ?

mile south of LX Ranch Hdqrts.

about 17 miles northeast of

Amarillo, Potter County, Tex.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

914

300

468

-

366

_

-

Measured 

previously 

( water 

years )

1953

1954

1954

1953

1953

1953

1953

C1937-50,

C1955

1951-55

1949-55

1949,

1952-54

1952-55

1953-55

Date

Aug. 29

Sept. 18

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

May 22

May 22

May 21

May 21

May 22

May 22

Oct. 5

Jan. 4

Feb. 13

Mar. 20

May 8

June 4

July 24

Oct. 27

Nov. 14

Dec. 20

Jan. 6

Feb. 21

Mar. 8

Apr. 13

May 9

June 5

July 3

Aug. 15

Sept. 18

Sept. 18

Oct. 27

Nov. 9

Dec. 20

Jan. 9

Feb. 14

Mar. 8

Apr. 3

May 2

June 5

July 16

Aug. 27

Sept. 17

Oct. 20

Mar. 6

June 6

Jan. 11

July 5

Discharge 

(cfs)

b2Z5

*12.8

*a.02

0

*.50

*.52

*.85

*1.68

*.68

*.31

129

*54.3

*72.1

*44.7

*58.3

*45.3

131

 1.12

*.85

*.98

*.27

*1.33

*.43

*3.95

*.26

*.69

0

*.86

*.66

*1.06

*32.3

*19.7

*16.9

*14.9

*19.9

*11.1

*10.0

*7.08

38.5

*.91

0

0

*3.80

*1.47

*8.42

*2.64

*.92

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.

b Total flow from Mammoth Spring and does not Include flow of Spring River above confluence.

c Period of record at former gaging station.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Stream

Chicken Creek

Coetas Creek.

Deer Creek. . .

Salt Creek. . ,

Do........

Palo Duro

Creek.

Clear Creek. .

Roundup Creek

Main Spring. .

Indian Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Indian Creek.

Do........

Do..... ...

Tributary to

Canadian

River.

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

....do..., ...

Little River.

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

North

Canadian

River.

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

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

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

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

....do..., ...

Indian Creek.

North

Canadian

River.

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

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

Location

Lat 35°28'30", long 101°45'30",

about lj miles northeast of LX

Ranch Hdqrts., about 18 miles

northeast of Amarillo, Potter

County, Tex.

Lat 35°29'30", long 101 ° 44 ', about

2j miles northeast of LX Ranch

Hdqrts., and about 20 miles

northeast of Amarillo, Potter

County, Tex.

Ss sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 13 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 54 at

south edge of Hydro, Okla.

NE£ see. 18, T. 7 N. , R. 4 E., at

bridge on State Highway 18, 1

mile north of Pearson, Okla.

SW-i see. 27, T. 7 N. , R. 6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 48, 2j

miles south of Dewrlght, Okla.

SW-J see. 21, T. 2 N., R. 19 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 3,

6 miles northeast of Range,

Okla.

On south line of sec. 20, T. 2

N., R. 27 E., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 270, 3 miles

west of Slapout, Okla.

SW-i sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 25 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

5-J miles west of May, Okla.

NWi see. 17, T. 23 N., R. 21 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

5 miles northwest of Woodward,

Okla.

SE-i see. 23, T. 23 N., R. 20 W. ,

at Boiling Springs State Park,

5 miles east of Woodward, Okla.

On east line of sec. 29, T. 22 N.,

R. 20 W., at bridge on State

Highway 34, 5-g miles southeast

of Woodward, Okla.

On south line of sec. 27, T. 22

N., R. 20 W., at county highway bridge, 7 miles southeast

of Woodward, Okla.

NW£ see. 25, T. 22 N., R. 20 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270,

7 miles southeast of Woodward,

Okla. 

On east line of sec. 30, T. 22 N.,

R. 19 W., at county highway

bridge, 9 miles southeast of

Woodward, Okla.

On east line of sec. 21, T. 22 N.,

R. 19 W., at county highway

bridge, 10 miles southeast of

Woodward, Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

268

83.8

214

g?45

371

109

2.32

_

47.4

1.83

62.4

66.5

72.4

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1953-55

1953-55

1951-55

1954-55

1951-55

1952-55

1945,

1949-55

1953-55

1944-45,

1949-55

Pate

Jan. 11

July 5

Jan. 11

July 5

Oct. 18

Nov. 22

Dec. 15

Jan. 5

31

Mar. 1

May 7

Aug. 7

Sept. 10

Feb. 13

Mar. 26

Apr. 17

24

May 23

June 14

July 3

13

Aug. 14

27

Oct. 26

Jan. 6

Feb. 13

Mar. 15

May 14

July 13

Aug. 14

27

Sept. 29

Dec. 12

Mar. 23

Apr. 30

Aug. 28

Oct l c

Mar. 28

June 11

Oct. 19

Mar. 21

Aug. 15

Sept. 25

Apr. 18

May 23

June 1 9

June 6

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 23

June 19

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 23

June 19

Dec. 15

Mar. 28

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 22

June 18

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 22

June 18

Discharge 

(cfs)

»4.97

»1.9l

*1.03

».93

»26.0

»18.8

»17.7

»17.1

»4.02

»16.3

*10.7

*1.04

»1.53

.70

0

0

21.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

*3.87

*5.36

*6.31

»5.22

*3.83

*3.65

0

0

0

*2.71

*3.63

*1.76

*1.84

*5.92

*8.45

*8.77

*7.02

9.34

*3.11

*3.10

0

0

0

*a.04

*2.84

»2.31

*.85

*.44

*.19

*.21

*.069

0

*.81

»2.57

*2 ,76

*.1S

0

0

*1 . 62 

0

0

0

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 477

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Stream

Sand Creek. .

North

Persimmon

Creek.

South

Persimmon

Creek.

Hackberry

Creek.

Do........

Persimmon

Creek.

Kizer Creek. .

Bent Creek...

North

Canadian

River.

Do........

Wewoka Creek.

Captain Creek

Do ........

Deep Pork. . . .

Tributary to

North

Canadian

River.

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

North

Persimmon

Creek.

Persimmon

Creek.

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

North

Canadian

River.

Bent Creek. . .

North

Canadian

River.

Canadian

River.

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

North

Canadian

River.

Deep Pork. . . .

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

North

Canadian

River.

Looat ion

SW£ sec. 4, T. 21 N. , R. 19 W. ,

at bridge on IT. S. Highway

270, 11 miles southeast of

Woodward, Okla.

On west line of sec. 27, T. 21

N. , R. 20 W., at bridge on

State Highway 34, % mile south

of Sharon, Okla.

On north line of sec. 10, T. 20

N., R. 20 W., at county highway bridge, 3 miles south of

Sharon, Okla.

NEj- sec. 24, T. 20 N., R. 20 W.,

at county highway bridge, 6

miles southeast of Sharon,

Okla.

On west line of sec. 34, T. 21

N. , R. 19 W. , at county highway bridge, 6 miles east of

Sharon, Okla.

On east line of sec. 33, T. 21

N. , R. 19 W. , at county highway bridge, 6 miles east of

Sharon, Okla.

SWi sec. 33, T. 20 N., R. 18 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 5^

miles southeast of Mutual,

Okla.

NEi sec. 22, T. 20 N., R. 17 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 3

miles east of Richmond and 10

miles southeast of Mutual,

Okla.

NEjJ- sec. 27, T. 16 N., R. 12 W. ,

at bridge on IT. S. Highway 270,

3 miles west of Watonga, Okla.

SW£ sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 3 W.,

at Pennsylvania Avenue bridge

in Oklahoma City, Okla.

On west line of sec. 3, T. 8 N.,

R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 57, 2% miles south of

Wetumka, Okla.

NEj sec. 15, T. 14 N. , R. 2 E.,

at bridge on IT. S. Highway 66,

% mile west of Wellston, Okla.

NEj sec. 15, T. 14 N. , R. 2 E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 66,

\ mile west of Wellston, Okla.

NWiNEj sec. 24, T. 14 N. , R. 8

E., at county highway bridge,

4 miles north of Welty, Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.2

66.4

25.3

10.6

24.8

1Q7

37.'B

144

12£92

13,303

402

64.0

64.0

1,381

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1944,1949

1944,1945,

1949

1944,1949

1951-55

1949)-J.951

1951-55

1954-55

1954-55

Date

June 5

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 23

June 19

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 23

June 19

Apr. 17

May 23

June 19

Apr. 17

May 23

June 18

Mar. 15

Apr. 17

May 23

June 18

Mar. 16

Apr. 17

May 22

June 19

Mar. 16

Apr. 18

Hay 22

June 18

July 6

7

8

10

12

16

24

Oct. 4

4

Oct. 26

Jan. 6

Feb. 13

Mar. 15

Apr. 24

July 3

Aug. 27

Sept. 2 9

Oct. 11

26

Nov. 7

21

Jan. 6

24

Feb. 29

Apr. 10

May 14

June 11

July 3

13

Aug. 13

27

Sept. 2 9

Oct. 11

Nov. 21

Jan. 16

Feb. 29

Apr. 10

Hay 30

July 13

Aug. 27

)ischarge 

(cfs)

f 1.51

*1.49

*1.15

*.64

*.27

*1.61

*.94

*.19

0

*.04

a. 03

a. 004

0

0

0

*1.46

*1.37

*.ll

0

*.44

*.36

0

0

*1.19

*.74

0

0

1,060

1,440

1,360

1,410

1,510

74.0

11.7

d5,110

e6,160

*1.66

*3.84

14.8

*3.13

4.68

*5.08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.16

*.33

1.42

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

774

*15.2

*14.0

*21.3

45.4

774

*54.3

0

* Base flow.

a Estimated.

d Stage on Weather Bureau gage 11.5 ft.

e Stage on Weather Bureau gage 12.2 ft.

f Stream has no base flow.
478 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Arkansas River basin Continued

Stream

Little Deep

Pork.

Monte zuma

Creek.

Ford Spring. .

Keith Lake

Spring.

Little Osage

Creek.

Big Spring. . .

Tributary to

Deep Pork. . . .

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

Little Sugar

Creek.

Osage Creek..

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

Flint Creek..

Location

SW£ sec. 12, T. 14 N. , R. 10 E. ,

at county highway bridge, £

mile south of Edna, Okla.

On south line of sec. 5, T. 12

N. , R. 13 E., at bridge on

U. S. Highway 75, 1 mile north

of Schulter, Okla.

NWiSEj sec. 7, T. 20 N. , R. 30

W., 3 miles north of Bentonville, Ark.

Near north line of sec. 12, T.

18 N. , R. 31 W. , at Cave

Springs, Ark.

NW£ sec. 15, T. 18 N. , R. 31 W.,

J mile above mouth and lj

miles south of Healing Springs,

Ark.

NE£SEi sec. 6, T. 18 N. , R. 32

W., at Springtown, Ark.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

238

57.2

_

-

40

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1951-55

1953-55

1953-55

1954-55

1954-55

Date

Oct. 11

Nov. 21

Jan. 6

21

Feb. 29

Apr. 10

May 30

July 13

Aug. 27

Mar. 15

Apr. 10

May 8

30

July 8

Aug. 14

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.78

0

0

0

*a.lO

a. 20

7.64

0

0

0

0

0

.47

0

0

*.13

*.72

*7.26

*.93

Yazoo River basin. Miss.

Hell Creek...

Floe Creek. . .

Cypress Creek

Tippah Creek.

Do........

North Tippah

Creek.

Yellow Rabbit

Creek.

Tippah Creek.

Do ........

Chewalla

Creek.

Big Spring

Creek.

* Base flow.

a Estimated.

Tallahatchle

River.

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

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

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

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

Tippah Creek.

Tippah River .

Tallahatchle

Creek.

Tallahatchle

River.

Tippah River.

Tallahatchle

River.

SWjJ- sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 2 E.,

Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles

northwest of New Albany and

4j miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 34°28', long 89°14' , NE^SWi

sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 1 E.,

Chickasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, 4 mile

west of Etta and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

SE£ sec. 27, T. 7 S., R. 1 W. ,

Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 30, 5 mile

upstream from Puskus Creek and

4 miles southwest of Etta.

Lat 34°44', long 89°00' , w£ sec.

33, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., Chlckasaw meridian, Tippah County,

at bridge on State Highway 15,

3^ miles southwest of Rlpley.

Lat 34°43', long 89°02', on line

between sec. 25, T. 4 S., R.

2 E., and sec. 30, T. 43., R.

3 E., Tippah County, 3-t miles

north of Blue Mountain.

Lat 34°44', long 89°02', Sw£

sec. 18, R. 3 E., T. 4 S.,

Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 4, 2 miles

above Tippah Drainage Canal

and 4j miles west of Rlpley.

Lat 34°45', long 89°09', N£ sec.

12, T. 4 S., R. IE., Chlckasaw meridian, Benton County,

at bridge on State Highway 4,

5- mile upstream from mouth and

115 miles west of Rlpley.

Lat 34"45', long 89°11', NE£

sec. 15, T. 4 S., R. 1 E.,

Benton County, on State Highway

5, 6 miles south of Ashland.

Lat 34°40', long 89°20', SEi

sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 1 W. , Marshall County, on U. S. Highway

78, l£ miles northwest of

Potts Camp.

Lat 34°40', long 89°20', SWi

sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 1 W. ,

Chlckasaw meridian, Marshall

County, at bridge near St.

Louis-San Francisco RR. and ij

miles northwest of Potts Camp.

Lat 34°43', long 89"24' , Sw£ sec.

22, T. 4 S., R. 2 E., Marshall

County, on U.S. Highway 78, 4j

miles southeast of Holly

Springs .

27.3

9.1

28.5

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

1943,

1952-55

1952-55

1943,

1952-55

1953,1955

1955

1952-55

1953,1955

1955

1955

1953-55

1955

Oct. 18

Mar. 27

Oct. 19

Apr. 27

Oct. 19

Mar. 30

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

Oct. 24

Mar. 26

Oct. 24

Mar. 27

Oct. 24

Mar. 27

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

0

*5.94

*.42

*1.64

*2.31

*8.81

*1.15

*10.7

*1.77

*13.7

*.12

 10.4

*4.01

*14.8

 17.0

 81.5

*61.9

*50.5

*4.88
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 479

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Yazoo River basin. Miss. Continued

Stream

Little Spring 

Creek.

Creek.

Otuckalofa 

Creek.

Coldwater 

River .

Pigeon Roost 

Creek.

Creek. 

Hickahala

Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

North Pork 

Tillatoba 

Creek.

Tillatoba 

Creek.

Tributary to

Tallahatchie 

River.

Yocona River.

Tallahatchie 

River.

Coldwater 

River.

Tillatoba 

Creek.

Location

Lat 34°35', long 89°28', E-f sec. 

11, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., Marshall 

County, 300 ft east of State 

Highway 7 at Malone, near 

Spragg ins .

sec. 28, T. 7 S., R. 3 W. , Lafayette County, on State Highway 7, 6 miles north of Oxford. 

Lat 34°08', long 89°38', E£ sec. 

8, T. 11 S., R. 4 W. , Chickasaw meridian, Yalobusha Counts 

at bridge on State Highway 7, 

0.1 mile downstream from Illinois Central RR. J mile south 

of city limits of Water Valles 

and 5£ miles upstream from 

mouth. 

Lat 34°13'40", long 89°56'25",

near center of sec. 9, T. 10 

S., R. 7 W. , Chickasaw meridian, 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 

1.0 mile south of Courtland and 

5.5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Lat 34°51', long 89°25', SE$- sec. 

5, T. 3 S., R. 2 W. , Marshall 

County, on U. S. Highway 7, 6 

miles north of Holly Springs.

27, T. 2 S., R. 3 W. , Chickasaw meridian, Marshall County, 

at bridge on county road, 7f 

miles northwest of Holly 

Springs. 

Lat 34°54', long 89°45', in SW£

sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 5 W., DeSoto County, on U. S. Highway 

78, 5 miles southeast of Olive 

Branch. 

Lat 34°44', long 89°32', sec. 

17, T. 4 S., R. 3 W. , Chickasaw meridian, Marshall County, 

at bridge on county road, 5 

miles southwest of Holly 

Springs. 

Lat 34°45', long 89°35', in NE-Jsec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 4 W. , 

Marshall County, 5j miles 

southwest of Red Banks. 

Lat 34°55', long 89°52', on line

between sees. 7 and 18, T. 2 

S., R. 6 W. , Chickasaw meridian, DeSoto County, at 

bridge on county road, 1 mile 

east of Pleasant Hill.

28, T. 5 S., R. 7 W. , Chickasaw meridian, Tate County, at 

bridge 0.9 mile east from Illinois Central RR. and ij miles 

east of Senatobia. 

Lat 34°39', long 89°58', NE£

sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 7 W. , 

Chickasaw meridian, Tate 

County, at bridge 0.1 mile 

downstream from Illinois 

Central RR. and 2j miles north 

of Senatobia on U. S. Highway 

51. 

Lat 34°50', long 90°05', on line

between sees. 7 and 18, T. 3 

S., R. 8 W. , Chickasaw meridian, DeSoto County, at bridge 

on county road 5 miles west of 

Hernando .

27, T. 53., R. 8 W., Chickasaw meridian, Tate County, at 

bridge 3j miles west of Senatobia on State Highway 4. 

NEi sec. 14, T. 25 N., R. 2 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on 

county highway between Charleston and Teasdale, 2.3 miles 

north of Charleston. 

Lat 34°00', long 90°04' , NW£

sec. 35, T. 25 N. , R. 2 E. , 

Choctaw meridian, Tallahatchie 

County, at bridge -J mile upstream from mouth and 0.1 mile 

south of city limits of Charleston on unnamed state highway.

Drainage 

area 

sq mi)

83 

65.0

-

82

43.7

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

1942-43, 

1952-55

1953-55

1955 

1953,1955

1955

1953-55 

1955

1953-55

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

1943,1952, 

1953,1955

1909,1953

1955

Date

Oct. 19

June 8

Oct. 19 

Feb. 4 

May 31

Oct. 27

May 18

Oct. 20 

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Oct. 19 

Oct. 19

Oct. 20

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 20

Oct. 19

Oct. 27 

Oct. 27

Discharge 

(cfs)

*37.7

*9.80

*9.51 

4,260 

*29.1

*3.33

*6.00

*.71 

*17.7

*39.9

*.63 

*8.10

0

*2.88

*13.8

*.02

*1.16

*3.54 

*4.16
480 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Yazoo River basin. Miss. Continued

Stream

Persimmon

Creek.

Cypress Creek

Batupan River

Tributary to

Skuna River. .

Yalobusha

River.

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

Location

tat 34°02', long 89°25', NW£

sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 2 W. ,

Chickasaw meridian, Calhoun

County, at bridge 4 miles

northwest of Bruce at Base

Gage and 4£ miles upstream

from mouth.

SWi sec. 8, T. 24 N. , R. 6 E.,

Chootaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 7, 1.8 miles

southwest of Coffeeville.

NEj sec. 17, T. 22 N. , R. 5 E. ,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 8, i mile southeast of Grenada.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

22.3

222

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1952,

1954-55

1943,

1954-55

1942-44,

1952,1954,

1955

Date

Nov. 9

May 24

Nov. 9

May 31

Nov. 9

Mar. 29

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.53

*.58

*2.12

*2.37

*20.4

*99

Coles Creek basin, Miss.

North Pork

Coles Creek

Tributary to

South Pork

Coles Creek

South Pork

Coles Creek

Coles Creek. .

South Pork

Coles Creek

Coles Creek. .

tat 31°47', long 91°03' , sec. 13,

T. 9 N. , R. 2 E., Washington

meridian, Jefferson County, at

bridge 0.1 mile downstream from

Illinois Central RR. and i mile

south of Melton on U. S. Highway 61.

Lat 31°39', long 91°10', NW£

sec. 33, T. 8 N. , R. 1 W. ,

Washington meridian, Jefferson

County, at bridge if miles upstream from mouth and 3.1

miles northeast of Cannonsburg

on U. S. Highway 61.

Lat 31°38', long 91°12', sec.

35, T. 8 N., R. 1 W. , Washington meridian, Jefferson County,

at bridge J mile downstream

from Illinois Central RR. and

li miles northeast of Cannonsburg on U. S. Highway 61.

_

-

-

1953,1955

1953,1955

1953,1955

Oct. 17

Sept. 6

Oct. 17

Sept. 6

Oct. 17

Sept. 5

*.38

*.15

*1.52

*1.17

*1.56

*1.63

St. Catherine Creek basin. Miss.

St. Catherine 

Creek.

Mississippi 

River.

NWj sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 3 W. , 

Washington meridian, at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 51, 2| miles 

south of Natchez.

63 1942, 

1945-47, 

1953,1955

Oct. 18 *3.07

Homoehltto River basin. Miss.

McCall Creek.

Porter Creek.

Middlefork

Creek.

Brushy Creek.

Dry Creek. . . .

Wells Creek. .

Second Creek.

Homochitto

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lat 31°31', long 70°39' , SW£ sec.

6, T. 6 N., R. 6 E., Washington

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 84, 0.8 miles east of

Luclen.

SWij see. 31, T. 6 N. , R. 4 E. ,

Washington meridian, 2.6 miles

south of Bude. 

On line between sees. 27 and 28,

T. 6 N., R. 3 E., Washington 

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 84, 0.6 mile west of

Meadevllle.

SWj sec. 27, T. 4 N. , R. 2 E. ,

Washington meridian, 8 miles

northeast of Gloster (350 ft

downstream from bridge on

forest road) .

SW£ sec. 34, T. 5 N. , R. IE.,

Washington meridian, at bridge

on county road, 2 miles east

of Knoxville and 13 miles

southwest of Meadville.

NEj sec. 19, T. 6 N. , R. IE.,

Washington meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 84, In Roxie.

Lat 31°23'20", long 91°23'20",

Si sec. 13, T. 5 N., R. 3 W.,

Washington meridian, at county

highway bridge, 0.7 mile east

of Slbley and 5 miles upstream

from mouth.

60

16.6

95

30.8

13.3

11

55.3

1943-46,

1953,1955

1943,1953,

1955

1943-45,

1953,1955

1943,1953,

1955

1943,1953,

1955

1945-46,

1953,1955

1943,1945,

1953,1955

Oct. 20

May 17

Sept. 5

Oct. 20

May 17

Sept. 5 

Oct. 20

May 17 

Sept. 25

Oct. 20

Sept. 2 7

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

May 17

Sept. 25

Oct. 18

*8.64

*14.3

*11.8

*3.36

*5.07

*2.81 

*24.5

*33.7 

*16.1

*9.76

*8.65

0

*1.20

*1.74

*.67

*9.34

Buffalo River basin, Miss.

Pord Creek. . . Buffalo River Lat 31°12', long 91°17' Si sec.

41, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., Washington meridian, Wllklnson

County, located 2j miles from

mouth of Buffalo River and 6

miles north of Woodvllle on

U. S. Highway 61.

_ 1952-53,

1955

Oct. 18

Sept. 6

*.47

*.60

* Base flow.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 481

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Buffalo River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Big Pine 

Creek.

Tributary to

Buffalo River

Location

Lat 31°15', long 91°20', sec. 6, 

T. 3 N. , R. 2 W. , Washington 

meridian, Wilklnson County, at 

bridge 1 mile upstream from 

mouth and 11 miles north of 

Woodvllle on U. S. Highway 61.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1952-53, 

1955

Date

Oct. 18

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.01

Bayou Plerre basin. Miss.

Bayou Plerre.

Long Creek. . .

Turkey Creek.

Bayou Plerre.

Whiteoak

Creek.

Unnamed

tributary.

Willis Creek.

Bakers Creek.

Mississippi

River.

Bayou Plerre.

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

Mississippi

River.

Bayou Plerre.

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

Little Bayou

Pierre.

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

Lat 31°50', long 90°29', NE$ sec.

22, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., Choctaw

meridian, Copiah County, at

bridge 2j miles upstream from

Whites Creek and 2-J miles

southwest of Gallatin on State

Highway 20.

Lat 31°55', long 90°30', sec. 15,

T. 11 N. , R. 3 W. , Choctaw

meridian, Copiah County, at

bridge 2 miles upstream from

mouth and 7j miles northwest of

Hazelhurst on county road.

Lat 31°57', long 90°31', SEj sec.

5, T. 11 N. , R.3W,Choctaw meridian, Copiah County, at bridge

lj miles upstream from mouth

and 10 miles northwest of

Hazelhurst on county road.

Lat 32°00 r , long 90°41', NE£

sec. 22, T. 12 N. , R. 5 E.,

Washington meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 18, 1-J- miles

upstream from Whiteoak Creek,

2 miles south of Carpenter, and

8 miles southwest of Utica

(near Carpenter).

Lat 32°03', long 90°37', NW£ sec.

32, T. 13 N. , R. 4 W. , Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, at

bridge ^ mile downstream from

Tallahala Creek and 3^ miles

south of Utica on State Highway 18.

Lat 32°00', long 90°45', SEj sec.

28, T. 12 N., R. 4 E., Washington meridian, Clairbourne

County, at bridge on State Highway 18, £ mile southwest of

Carlisle, 3/8 mile upstream

from Illinois Central RR., and

y mile upstream from Bayou

Pierre.

Lat 31°55', long 90°56', E£ sec.

28, T. 11 N., R. 3 E., Washington meridian, Claibourne

County, at bridge 5- mile upstream from mouth and 4 miles

southeast of Port Gibson on

State Highway 547.

Lat 31°52', long 91°01', SwJ sec.

64, T. 11 N., R. 2 E., Washington meridian, Clalborne

County, at bridge 0.1 mile

southeast of Russum on county

road.

_

-

_

371

-

-

-

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1944,

1953-54

1952-54

1952-54

1953-54

1952-54

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

May 18

Sept. 7

Oct. 17

Sept. 7

Oct. 17

Sept. 7

Oct. 17

Sept. 7

Oct. 17

*3.48

*2.60

*5.81

*22.1

*46.4

*27.9

*1.59

*1.80

*.23

*.24

 1.59

*1.95

0

Spring Creek.

Creek.

Creek.

Big Black 

River.

Big Black River basin, Mis

Lat 33°33', long 89°10' N| sec. 

5, T. 19 N. , R. 1 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Webster County, at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 82, $ 

mile upstream from Columbus 

and Greenville RR. and 2 miles 

west of Mathiston. 

Lat 33°32', long 89°15' , sec. 4,

T. 19 N., R. 10 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Webster County, at 

bridge 0.1 mile upstream from 

Columbus and Greenville RR. 

and 1 mile east of Eupora on 

U. S. Highway 82.

sec. 14, T. 19 N., R. 9 E. , 

Choctaw meridian, Webster 

County, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 82, J mile upstream 

from Columbus and Greenville 

RR. and 3 miles west of Eupora.

31, T. 19 N. , R. 9 E., Choctaw 

meridian, Webster County, at 

bridge 0.1 mile upstream from 

Columbus and Greenville RR. 

and 1-J miles southwest of Tomnolen on U. S. Highway 82.

s.

1952,1954 

1952,1954

1952,1954

1952,1954

Nov. 2 

Nov. 2

Sept. 12 

Nov. 2

Nov. 2

*.38 

*.18

*.04 

0

*2.44
482 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Big Black River basin. Miss. Continued

Stream

Big Bywy

Ditch.

Big Mulberry

Creek.

Big Black

River.

Hays Creek. . .

Peachahala

Creek.

Indian Creek.

Jordan Creek.

Tacketts

Creek.

Doaks Creek

Tilda Bogue . .

Panther Creek

Persimmon

Creek.

Burnt Corn

Creek.

Bogue Chitto.

Straight

Pence

Creek.

Limekiln

Creek.

Tributary to

Big Black

River,

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

Mississippi

River.

Big Black

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Bear Creek. . .

Big Black

River.

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

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

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

Bogue Chitto.

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

Location

Lat 33°26', long 89°09', NWj

sec. 9, T. 18 N., R. 11 E.,

Choctaw meridian, Choctaw

County, at bridge 6 miles

south of Mathiston on State

Highway 15.

Lat 33°26', long 89°33', NE£ sec.

10, T. 18 N. , R. 7 E., Choctaw

meridian, Montgomery County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 82, 0.2

mile upstream from Columbus and

Greenville RR. and ^ mile east

of Kilmichael.

NWjNWi sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 E.,

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 35, J mile upstream from Hays Creek and 3jmiles southeast of Valden.

Lat 33°18', long 89°42', Si sec.

30, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., Choctaw

meridian, Choctaw County, at

bridge on State Highway 35, -J

mile upstream from Big Black

River and 2£ miles southeast of

Vaiden.

Lat 33°16 r , long 89°45' , Wj sec.

12, T. 16 N., R. 5 E., Choctaw

meridian, Carroll County, at

bridge 3 r.^le uc":.ream from

mouth o" I1 . £. rig'way 51 and

5 miles south cf Vaiden.

SWi sec. 4, T. 15 N. , R. 5 E. ,

Choctaw meridian, Holmes Counts

at bridge en U. S. Highway 51,

1 mile south of West.

Lat 35°10', long 89°43', SW£ sec.

9, T. 15 N. , R. 5 E., Choctaw

meridian, Holmes County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.1

mile upstream from Illinois

Central RR. and 2 miles south

of West.

Lat 32°54', long 89"58' , Nj sec.

11, T. 12 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, Holmes County, at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.2

mile upstream from Illinois

Central RR. and 2 miles north

of Pickens.

Lat 32°44', long 90°00' , NEi sec.

9, T. 10 N. , R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 51, 35 miles upstream

from mouth and 85 miles north

of Canton.

Lat 32°39', long 90°01', W£ sec.

5, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., Choctaw

meridian, at bridge on U. S.

Highway 51, 4 miles upstream

from mouth.

Lat 32°38', long 90°09', NEi sec.

13, T. 9 N. , R. IE., Choctaw

1 meridian, Madison County, at

bridge ^ mile northwest of

Virlilia on county road and 4

miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 32°38', long 90°15', Nw£ sec.

13, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw

meridian, Madison County, at

bridge 2 miles upstream from

mouth and 6^ miles northeast

of Flora on county road.

Lat 32°36', long 90°19' , W^ sec.

29, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., Choctaw

meridian, Madison County, at

bridge lj miles upstream from

mouth and 3j miles northeast

of Flora on county road.

Lat 32°26', long 90*20', SEi

sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 1 W.,

Choctaw meridian, Hinds County,

at bridge 1 mile northeast of

Tinnin on county road.

Lat 32°25', long 90°21', sec.

25, T. 7 N. , R. 2 W., Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, at

bridge J mile west of Tinnin

on county road.

Lat 32°28', long 90°17', wi sec.

10, T. 7 N. , R. 1 W. , Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, at

bridge £ mile downstream from

Illinois Central RR. and %

mile south of Pocahontas on

U. S. Highway 49.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

809

-

_

-

_

_

161

19.2

-

_

_

_

-

__

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1952,1954

1952,1954

1944,

1952-54

1952-54

1952,1954

1953-54

1952,1954

1952,1954

1943,1950,

1952-54

1950,

1952-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

Date

Nov. 2

Sept. 12

Nov. 2

Sept. 12

Nov. 2

Nov. 2

Nov. 2

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Sept. 11

Oct. 20

Sept. 11

Oct. 20

May 22

Sept. 11

Oct. 17

Oct. 19

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

May 14

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.28

*.07

*.92

*3.34

*23.2

*.76

*.10

0

*.01

0

0

0

*10

*.08

0

0

0

0

0

*.14

0

*1.60

* Base flow.

4 65893
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGIW STATIONS 483

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956--Continued

Big Black River basin, Miss. Continued

Stream

Bogue Chitto.

Bakers Creek.

Do ........

Fleetwood

Creek.

Fourteen Mile

Creek.

Terrell Creek

Big Black

River.

Plvemile

Creek.

Tributary to

Big Black

River.

Fourteen Mile

Creek.

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

Bakers Creek.

Big Black

River.

Fourteen Mile

Creek.

Mississippi

River.

Big Black

River.

Location

Lat 32 8 33', long 90°24', NWj sec.

15, T. 8 N. , R. 2V., Chootaw

meridian, at bridge on county

road Z\ miles above mouth and

5 miles west of Flora.

Lat 32°18', long 90°23', S£ sec.

3, T. 5 N. , R. 2 W., Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, at

bridge % mile upstream from

Lindsey Creek and 3£ miles

northeast of Raymond on

county road between Raymond

and Clinton.

Lat 32°20', long 90°28', on line

between sees. 24 and 25, T. 6

N. , R. 3 W. , Choctaw meridian,

Hinds County, at bridge ^ mile

south of Bolton on county road.

Lat 32°22', long 90°29', St sec.

14, T. 6 N. , R. 3 W., Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, 1.2

miles west of Bolton on U. S.

Highway 80.

Lat 32°14', long 90°31', SW£ sec.

33, T. 5 N. , R. 3 W., Choctaw

meridian, Hinds County, at

bridge 1 mile northwest of

Oakley on county road.

Lat 32 "13', long 90°32', Si sec.

5, T. 4 N. , R. 3 W., Choctaw

meridian. Hinds County, at

bridge 2j miles upstream from

Turkey Creek and l£ miles northeast of Learned on county road.

NE£ sec. 32, T. 15 N. , R. 5 E.,

Washington meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 27, lj miles

downstream from Fourteen Mile

Creek and 11 miles northwest of

Utica.

Lat 32°10', long 90°38', on line

between sees. 29 and 30, T. 4

N., R. 4 W., Choctaw meridian,

Hinds County, at bridge % mile

upstream from Harts Creek and

4 miles north of Utica on State

Highway 27.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

89

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1944,

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953-54

1953

1953-54

Date

Oct. 17

Apr. 6

Oct. 17

May 14

Oct. 17

May 14

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

May 14

Apr. 12

Oct. 17

Discharge 

(ofs)

*1.22

7,940

*.15

*1.66

*.09

*4.26

0

0

0

*.13

21,900

0

Red River basin

Buck Creek. . .

North

Qroesbeck

Creek.

South

Oroesbeck

Creek.

Qroesbeck

Creek.

Wanderers

Creek.

Gypsum Creek.

Carroll Creek

Salt Fork Red

River.

Prairie Dog

Town Fork

Red River.

Qroesbeck

Creek.

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

Prairie Dog

Town Pork

Red River.

Red River. . . .

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

Salt Fork

Red River.

Red River. . . .

Lat 34"42', long 100°11', in

Childress County, 10^ miles

south of Wellington, Collingsworth County, Tex.

Lat 34°23', long 99°48', 3 miles

southeast of North Qroesbeck,

Hardeman County, Tex.

Lat 34"21', long 99°47', 3 miles

northeast of Acme, Hardeman

County, Tex.

Lat 34°21', long 99°42', below

West Texas Utilities Co.'s

pumping plant near Quanah,

Hardeman County, Tex.

Lat 34°21', long 99°25', £ mile

northwest of post office at

Odell, Wllbarger County, Tex.

SWj sec. 21, T. IS., R. 21 W.,

at county highway bridge 6J

miles south of Olustee, Okla.

Lat 35°04', long 100°55' , 8j

miles north of Clarendon,

Donley County, Tex.

Lat 35°00', long 100°53', on

State Highway 70, 4 miles

north of Clarendon, Donley

County, Tex.

.

_

_

-

_

107

_

_

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

1950-55

1949-55

1954-55

1948-55

1925,

1951-55

Nov. 15

Jan. 12

Mar. 13

June 15

Sept. 13

Feb. 13

Aug. 16

Feb. 13

Aug. 16

Oct. 24

Dec. 13

Feb. 13

Apr. 9

June 22

Aug. 16

Oct. 24

Dec. 13

Feb. 13

Apr. 9

June 22

Aug. 16

Jan. 5

Feb. 15

Mar. 15

Apr. 18

June 18

July 19

Sept. 6

Nov. 17

Feb. 13

May 16

Aug. 15

Nov. 17

Feb. 13

Apr. 26

May 16

June 15

Aug. 15

*4.41

*3.57

*2.65

*.96

*1.02

*5.78

*1.05

*4.72

*1.56

17.7

12.5

11.2

16.2

go

0

9.91

*3.54

7.94

*3.65

*1.51

*1.00

*5.16

 5.51

*5.09

*2.91

*4.95

1.89

*.49

*.75

 1.24

*.76

*a.05

*5.30

22.4

*2.36

*.97

*a.lO

*a.05

* Base flow, 

a Estimated, 

g West Texas Utilities Co. and irrigators pumping from creek above measurement.
484 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956--Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Leila Lake

Creek.

Salt Fork Red

River.

Dozier Creek.

North Pork

Red River.

Sweetwater

Creek.

Elm Creek. . . .

Roaring

Springs.

North Fork

Wiohita

River.

Salt Creek...

Turkey Creek.

Red River....

North Fork

Wiohita

River.

Middle Pork

Wichita

River.

Tributary to

Salt Pork Red

River.

Red River. . . .

Salt Fork Red

River.

Red River....

North Pork

Red River.

Elm Pork Red

River.

Pease River. .

Wichita River

North Pork

Wiohita

River.

Salt Pork Red

River.

Mississippi

River.

Wiohita River

North Pork

Wiohita

River.

Location

Lat 34°59', long 100°40', 8 mile

north of Hedley, Donley County

Tex.

Lat 35°00', long 100°35', 1 mile

below Whitefish Creek and 9^

miles northeast of Hedley,

Donley County, Tex. *

Lat SS'Ol'SO", long 100°20'15",

3 mile above mouth and 14 miles

northwest of Wellington,

Collingsworth County, Tex.

Lat 35°16', long 100°15', on U.S

Highway 83, 2j miles north of

Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex.

Lat 35°30'00", long 100°17'30",

at U. S. Highway 83, crossing

4 miles northwest of Wheeler,

Wheeler County, Tex.

Lat 35°07', long 100°17',

Collingsworth County, 1,500 ft

downstream from Port Worth and

Denver City (Burlington) RR.

bridge and 6 miles southwest

of Shamrock, Tex.

Lat 33°51', long 100°51', 4mlles

south of Roaring Springs, Motley County, Tex.

Lat 33°57', long 100°09', 10

miles southeast of Paduoah,

Cottle County, Tex.

Lat 33°57', long 100°09', 10

miles southeast of Paduoah,

Cottle County, Tex.

NWi sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 21 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 3

miles north of Olustee, Okla.

Sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 18 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 183,

2 miles south of Davidson,

Okla.

Lat 33°52', long 99°57', above

mouth of Middle Pork, 15 miles

southeast of Crowell, Foard

County, Tex.

Lat 33°52', long 99°57', at

mouth, 15 miles southeast of

Crowell, Foard County, Tex.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

290

QC66

.

_

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

1946-55

1937-55

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

1946

1951-55

1951-55

Date

Nov. 17

Peb. 13

May 17

Aug. 16

Mar. 28

Apr. 26

May 17

June 15

July 26

Aug. 15

Sept. 13

Nov. 15

May 17

Aug. 16

Oct. 18

Dec. 13

Peb. 14

Apr. 6

June 29

Aug. 16

Oct. 18

Dec. 13

Peb. 14

Apr. 9

June 29

Aug. 16

Oct. 18

Peb. 14

Apr. 9

June 29

Aug. 16

Oct. 24

Jan. 19

Apr. 20

July 25

Jan. 20

Feb. 22

Mar. 16

Apr. 18

June 13

July 25

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 7

Jan. 20

Peb. 22

Mar. 16

Apr. 18

June 13

July 25

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 7

Jan. 5

Peb. 15

Mar. 15

Apr. 18

June 18

July 19

Sept. 6

Sept. 5

Jan. 20

Peb. 23

Mar. 16

Apr. 17

June 13

July 24

Aug. 21

Sept. 28

Jan. 20

Peb. 23

Mar. 16

Apr. 17

June 13

July 24

Aug. 21

Sept. 28

Discharge 

(cfs)

*5.24

*5.04

*3.17

*2.08

*.76

*2.19

0

*a.05

0

0

0

*a.lO

0

0

0

0

18.4

0

0

0

*.26

*1.01

*1.00

*.90

*a.lO

*.65

*1.52

*2.08

*1.36

*a.!5

*.88

*1.44

*1.54

*1.62

*1.25

*5.83

*5.19

*5.32

*3.37

*1.88

*.48

*.60

*.56

*2.46

2.17

2.42

1.92

1.54

1.09

*.92

*.58

4.38

3.69

3.83

1.90

2.21

12.8

*.88

*.36

*16.2

*14.2

*15.0

*8.74

*6.14

*2.88

*1.55

*1.96

*6.13

*4.91

*5.96

*4.18

*3.48

*2.58

*2.47

*2.81

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 485

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

North Pork

Wichita

River.

South Pork

Wichita

River.

Do ........

Wichita River

Do ........

Turkey Creek.

Sand Creek. . .

Rush Creek. . .

Sergeant

Major Creek

Dead Indian

Creek.

Do ........

Sandstone

Creek.

Washita River

Do........

Do ........

Turkey Creek.

Little

Monument

Creek.

Washita River

Tributary to

Wichita River

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

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

Red River. . . .

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

Washita River

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

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

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

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

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

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

Red River. . . .

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

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

Washita River

Turkey Creek.

Red River. . . .

Location

Lat 33°49', long 99°47', on

State Highway 283, 4j miles

north of Truseott, Knox County,

Tex.

Lat 33°36', long 100°13', on

Bateman Ranch, 6 miles east of

Guthrie, King County, Tex.

Lat 33°38', long 99°48', on

State Highway 283, 4 miles

north of Benjamin, Knox County,

Tex.

Lat 33°4C', long 99°21', near

head of Lake Kemp, 9 miles

northwest of Seymour, Baylor

County, Tex.

On east line of sec. 23, T. 15

N. , R. 26 W., at county highway bridge, 3 miles north of

Midway, Okla.

mi sec. 6, T. 15 N. , R. 25 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 33,

11 miles west of Roll, Okla.

NWi sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 25 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 7

miles west of Roll, Okla.

SW& sec. 12, T. 14 N. , R. 25 W. ,

at railway bridge, 1 mile

northwest of Mackie, Okla.

On south line of sec. 3, T. 12

N. , R. 24 W., at county highway bridge, 6 miles southwest

of Cheyenne, Okla. Spring flow

only.

On north line of sec. 22, T. 15

N. , R. 24 W., at county highway bridge, 2 miles southwest

of Roll, Okla.

On east line of sec. 1, T. 14 N.,

R. 24 W. , at bridge on U. S.

Highway 283, 4| miles south

of Roll, Okla.

mi sec. 23, T. 13 N. , R. 22 W.,

at county highway bridge, £

mile above mouth and 9 miles

east of Cheyenne, Okla.

On east line of sec. 33, T. 14

N. , R. 21 W., at bridge on

State Highway 33, 3 miles

northwest of Haramon, Okla.

On east line of sec. 27, T. 14

N., R. 20 W., at county highway bridge at MeClure, 4j miles

east of Haramon, Okla.

3Vi sec. 16, T. 13 N. , R. 19 W.,

at county highway bridge, 4

miles southwest of Butler,

Okla.

SWi sec. 18, T. 11 N. , R. 19 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 66,

lj miles east of Canute, Okla.

SWj sec. 21, T. 11 N., R. 19 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 4

miles southwest of Poss,0kla.

NEj sec. 1, T. 9 N. , R. 16 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 41,

8 miles east of Cordell, Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

_

_

494

10.0

5.90

77.7

_

10.0

23.6

101

1£93

1,337

1,451

5.0

6.8

2,371

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1952-55

1952-55

1952-55

1952-55

1951-54

1954

1948

1955

1954-55

1952-55

Date

Jan. 20

Feb. 23

Mar. 14

Apr. 17

June 13

July 24

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 8

Jan. 19

Feb. 22

Mar. 14

Apr. 18

June 14

July 25

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 7

Jan. 20

Feb. 23

Mar. 14

Apr. 17

June 13

July 24

Aug. 21

Sept . 28

Jan. 21

Feb. 24

Mar. 14

Apr. 17

May 24

June 13

July 24

Aug. 21

Sept. 2 8

Sept. 13

Sept. 13

Sept . 13

Sept. 13

July 30

Sept. 13

Sept. 13

Mar. 20

Jan. 5

Sept. 13

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Mar. 20

Sept. 10

Mar. 20

Sept. 10

17

Aug. 14

22

30

Discharge 

(cfs)

*9.82

22.5

17.8

11.0

*7.40

*1.73

*.56

*a.50

*6.24

*5.87

*5.23

*5.31

*4.27

*3.58

*3.19

*3.72

*9.26

*8.45

*6.26

*3.53

*1.49

*1.82

0

0

39.8

36.0

25.7

15.2

146

*5.54

*7.18

0

0

0

hO

*.16

0

*.41

*.35

*.ll

*.94

3.48

0

0

*a.08

*.49

0

*.81

0

*.06

*1.97

*3.95

*2.03

Base flow 

a Estimated. 

to Stream reported rarely dry.
486 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Cont inued

Stream

Washita River

Do........

Do........

Cedar Creek. .

Washita River

Do........

Do........

Leaper Creek.

Washita River

Do........

Do........

White Bread

Creek.

Washita River

Do...... . .

Do........

Do........

Finn Creek. . .

Washita River

Do........

Tributary to

Red River. . . .

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

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

Waahita River

Red River. . . .

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

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

Washita River

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

Red River. . . .

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

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

Sugar Creek. .

Red River. . . .

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

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

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

Washita River

Red River. . . .

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

Location

On south line of see. 16, T. 9

N. , R. 15 W., at county highway bridge, 3 miles east of

Cloud Chief, Okla.

SEi sec. 14, T. 8 N., R. 15 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 4

miles north of Mountain View,

Okla.

NWi see. 1, T. 7 N., R. 15 W. ,

at county highway bridge, %

mile north of Mountain View,

Okla.

SEiSEj sec. 30, T. 8 N. , R. 13

W., at bridge on State Highway 58, 2jJ- miles north of

Carnegie, Okla.

NWJ sec. 14, T. 7 N., R. 12 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 9,

J mile south of Fort Cobb,

Okla.

In center of sec. 13, T. 7 N. ,

R. 12 W., 1 mile below Pond

Creek and l£ miles southeast

of Fort Cobb, Okla.

NEi sec. 9, T. 7 N. , R. 11 W. ,

above powerplant, J mile

southwest of Waahita, Okla.

SWi sec. 35, T. 8 N. , R. 11 W. ,

at small bridge, li miles

northeast of Washita, Okla.

On west line of sec. 1, T. 7 N.,

R. 11 W. , at county highway

bridge, ij miles northeast of

Washita, Okla.

NW£ sec. 24, T. 7 N. , R. 11 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 2j

miles southeast of Washita,

Okla.

NWi sec. 29, T. 7 N. , R. 10 W. ,

above powerplant, 3 miles

southwest of Anadarko, Okla.

NWi sec. 15, T. 7 N., R. 10 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

281, % mile north of Anadarko,

Okla.

NWi sec. 24, T. 10 N. , R. 10 W.,

at head of Salyer Lake, 7

miles east of Blnger, Okla.

NWj sec. 15, T. 7 N. , R. 9 W. ,

at county highway bridge site,

3 miles west of Verden, Okla.

SEi sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 9 W. ,

at county highway bridge at

Verden, Okla.

NWi sec. 3, T. 7 N. , R. 8 W. ,

at county highway bridge, 4

miles northeast of Verden,

Okla.

NEi sec. 17, T. 7 N. , R. 7 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 81,

2 miles north of Chickasha,

Okla.

NEi sec. 5, T. 4 N. , R. 2 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 74,

2 miles east of Story, Okla.

Wi sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 1 E. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 77,

1 mile west of Wynnewood,

Okla.

NWi sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 2 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 7,

5 mile west of Davls, Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

2,532

2,591

2,639

25.2

3,218

3,553

3,592

5.5

3.3

3,612

3,642

3,656

.35

4,005

4,092

4,106

4,315

67.2

5,778

6,554

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1952,

1954-55

1952-53

1955

r!903-8,

rl936-38,

1952,1954

1952-55

1951-55

1953-54

Date

Aug. 14

30

Aug. 14

22

30

Aug. 14

30

Aug. 30

Aug. 14

30

Aug. 8

14

22

30

Aug. 1

8

14

22

30

Sept. 7

Aug. 1

30

Aug. 30

Aug. 8

14

22

30

Aug. 14

22

30

Aug. 14

22

30

Sept. 19

Aug. 14

30

Aug. 14

22

30

Aug. 14

22

30

Aug. 9

14

22

30

Nov. 1

Jan. 4

Feb. 15

Mar. 30

May 23

July 19

Aug. 22

Aug. 27

Aug. 27

Discharge 

(of.)

*3.21

*2.58

*.56

*.20

*.71

*1.02

*1.24

*.80

*1.83

*.80

 11.2

*1.55

*3.25

*.70

*28.7

*6.56

*5.49

*4.29

*3.32

*2.82

*.62

*.28

*.067

 11.9

*2.70

*2.26

*1.60

*1.33

*1.55

*2.08

*.97

*.62

*2.37

*a.02

*3.60

*5.36

*5.67

*4.44

*5.54

*3.61

*5.07

*6.95

*4.26

*3.89

*2.35

*4.66

*.84

*1.22

*1.63

*.82

*.63

*.13

0

0

0

* Base flow. 

a Estimated, 

r Records of dally discharge.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 487

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Wildhorse

Creek.

Honey Creek. .

Buffalo

Springs .

Antelope

Springs.

Vendome

Spring.

Lawrence

Springs.

Oil Creek....

Blue Creek. . .

Curamings'

Spring.

Blue Creek. . .

Do ........

Do.. ......

Blue River. . .

Do ........

Do..... ...

Do ........

McGee Creek. .

Clear Boggy

Creek.

Byrds' Mill

Spring.

Buck Creek. . .

Tributary to

Washita River

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

Travertine

Creek.

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

Rock Creek. . .

Little

Buckhorn

Creek.

Washita River

Blue River. . .

Blue Creek. . .

Blue River. . .

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

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

Red River. . . .

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

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

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

Muddy Boggy

Creek.

Muddy Boggy

River.

Big Spring

Creek.

Kiamichi

River.

Location

Hi sec. 19, T. 1 N. , R. 1 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 19,

lj miles north of Hoover,

Okla.

NEi sec. 36, T. 1 S. , R. IE.,

at ford below Turner Palls,

5 miles south of Davis, Okla.

SEjNWjNEi sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 3

E., in Platt National Park, 2

miles east of Sulphur, Okla.

NWjNWjNEi sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 3

E., in Platt National Park, 2

miles east of Sulphur, Okla.

SEiNEjNEj sec. 3, T. 1 S., R. 3

E., in Platt National Park, £

mile south of Sulphur, Okla.

Ni sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 3 E., 4

miles southeast of Sulphur,

Okla.

SEj sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 4 E.,

above small dam, 5 miles

southeast of Nebo, Okla.

SWi sec. 24, T. 1 S., R.6 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 99,

J mile north of Connerville,

Okla.

NE^SWi sec. 24, T. 1 S. , R. 6 E.,

150 ft below spring, ? mile

northeast of Connerville,

Okla.

On east line of SW-J sec. 24, T.

1 S., R. 6 E., 75 ft below

Curamings' Spring inflow, J

mile northeast of Connerville,

Okla.

On south line of sec. 6, T. 2

S., R. 7 E., at ford 3 miles

southeast of Connerville,

Okla.

SW£ sec. 35, T. 3 S., R. 7 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

48A, -i mile north of Millburn,

Okla.

fffij sec. 22, T. 4 S., R. 8 E.,

at county highway bridge, lj

miles northwest of Polsom and

7 miles southeast of Millburn,

Okla.

On north line of sec. 7, T. 5

S., R. 9 E., at county highway bridge, 2% miles west of

Kenefic, Okla.

NW£ sec. 3, T. 6 S., R. 9 E.,

just below dam at fish hatchery, 1 mile northwest of Armstrong, Okla.

On south line of sec. 18, T. 6

S., R. 10 E., at county highway bridge, 5 miles northeast

of Durant, Okla.

NWi sec. 7, T. 3 S. , R. 14 E.,

at site 3j miles north of

Parris, Okla.

SWj sec. 16, T. 2 N. . R. 7 E.,

at road crossing, f mile

south of Frisco, Okla.

SWj sec. 34, T. 2 N. , R. 6 E. ,

2 miles southwest of Pittstown and 12 miles south of

Ada, Okla.

NEj sec. 32, T. 2 S., R. 16 E. ,

at county highway bridge, 1

mile northeast of Moyers,

Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

603

16.4

_

_

_

-

38.9

122

_

123

151

201

283

326

374

415

170

75.9

-

93.0

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1944,

1951-55

1950,

1953-55

1949,

1952-55

1951-55

1955

1940,1948,

1953-55

Date

Oct. 31

Jan. 4

Feb. 15

Mar. 30

May 23

July 19

Aug. 22

Nov. 1

May 23

Aug. 22

Nov. 15

Nov. 15

Nov. 15

May 22

Sept. 6

Nov. 15

Oct. 31

Jan. 4

Feb. 14

Mar. 29

May 21

July 18

Aug. 21

28

Sept. 24

June 19

June 19

Sept. 24

Aug. 28

Sept. 2 4

Aug. 28

Sept. 2 4

Aug. 29

Sept. 24

Aug. 28

Sept. 24

Aug. 29

Mar. 1

June 19

Nov. 29

Apr. 10

Nov. 4

Dec. 1

Jan. 5

Feb. 14

Apr. 11

May 22

July 18

Aug. 21

Discharge 

(cfs)

*6.74

*6.91

18.6

*8.56

*2.90

*.91

0

 4.30

 1.40

*.53

0

0

 1.70

*.22

 1.40

*J1.57

*20.2

*15.3

*18.0

*15.4

*14.2

 14.2

 14.7

*13.2

 11. t

*2.83

 20.1

15.1

*13.6

*14.9

*12.7

*10.2

 8.46

 8.79

 4.56

 3.15

 1.63

*11.7

 a. 01

*10.3

 7.76

*.46

*1.39

*.69

83.0

 10.3

 2.99

».23

2.70

Base flow, 

a Estimated, 

j Outflow, 0.36 cfs.
488 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Black Bayou. .

Do........

Plat Lick

Bayou.

Brushy Creek.

Do........

Clarke Bayou.

Caney Creek. .

Black Bayou. .

Rambln Bayou.

Buffalo Bayou

Bayou Terre

Blano .

Saline Bayou.

Black Lake

Bayou.

Bear Creek. . .

Black Lake

Creek.

Leather-mans

Creek.

Kepler Creek.

Mill Creek

Tributary to

Twelve Mile

Bayou.

Bayou

Doroheat .

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

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

Lake

Brlstlneau.

Bayou

Dorcheat .

Bayou Bodoau.

Cypress Bayou

Bayou Pierre.

Bayou Pierre

Lake.

Bayou Dupont.

Black Lake

Bayou.

Saline Bayou.

Black Lake

Bayou.

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

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

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

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

Location

NWi sec. 21, T. 23 N., R. 16 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 168,

5 mile upstream from State

line Creek and 2 miles west

of Rodessa, La.

SWi sec. 36, T. 22 N. , R. 9 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

159, 0.5 mile south of Leton,

La. and 1 mile downstream

from Sand Creek.

NW£ sec. 35, T. 21 N. , R. 9 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

159, 65 miles south of Leton,

La.

NEiSE£ see. 27, T. 20 N. , R. 10

W., at bridge on State Highway 7, 2.4 miles south of

Hortman, La.

NW-j sec. 9, T. 17 N. , R. 9 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 7,

4 miles south of Sibley, La.

NE£ sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 11 W.,

at upstream bridge on U. S.

Highway 79 and 80, 2£ miles

northeast of Haughton, La.

Sj sec. 10, T. 21 N. , R. 11 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

160, 5 miles west of Cotton

Valley, La.

NE£ sec. 29, T. 20 N. , R. 13 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

162, $ mile east of Benton,

La.

Hi sec. 9, T. 14 N., R. 13 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

175, 15 miles south of Frierson, La.

NEi sec. 33, T. 13 N. , R. 12 W.,

at bridge on parish road, 1

mile downstream from Clifton

Bayou, 2g miles north of Naborton, La.

Sec. 16, T. 9 N., R. 9 W. , at

bridge on parish road, 1.9

miles upstream from Little

River and 4 miles south of

Alien, La.

NEj- sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 5 W.,

on line between Natchitoehes

and Winn Parishes, at bridge

on State Highway 156, i mile

upstream from Mill Creek and

1.5 miles southeast of Goldonna, La.

N£ sec. 3, T. 18 N. , R. 8 W. ,

on line between Blenvllle and

Webster Parishes, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 80, 7 miles

southeast of Mlnden, La.

NEj- sec. 14, T. 18 N. , R. 8 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 80,

1 mile northwest of Ada, La.

and 3 miles upstream from Cows

Creek, Bienvllle Parish.

SEi sec. 16, T. 18 N. , R. 7 W. ,

at Illinois RR. bridge just

upstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 80, 2.0 miles west of

Glbsland, La.

SEj sec. 17, T. 18 N. , R. 7 W. ,

at Illinois Central RR.

bridge just upstream from

bridge on U. S. Highway 80,

3.2 miles west of Glbsland,

La.

SWi sec. 16, T. 16 N., R. 7 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 507,

0.8 miles west of Sparta, La.

at bridge on parish road, 4£

miles southwest of Castor, La,.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

113

49.8

66.9

16.1

_

35.1

63.9

17.2

59.6

-

26.6

-

38.6

-

46.1

57.0

21.1

21.5

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1954

1955

1955

1955

1954-55

1955

Date

Nov. 18

June 7

Aug. 14

Oct. 24

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept . 25

Oct. 24

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Oct. 20

Dec. 6

Apr. 26

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept. 17

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept. 25

Oct. 20

Nov. 1

18

Dec. 7

Mar. 8

Aug. 13

Sept. 19

Nov. 8

Apr. 4

Aug. 15

Sept. 26

Oct. 7

Oct. 24

Aug. 13

Sept. 28

Sept . 28

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept. 17

Sept. 19

June 19

Aug. 13

Sept. 17

Sept. 17

Jan. 10

Dec. 23

June 15

Sept. 25

Apr. 3

Sept. 25

Discharge 

(ofs)

*0.26

*.32

0

0

*7.68

0

0

*.09

*10.7

0

0

*.28

*.48

0

*1.39

*1.07

0

*.50

*.20

0

0

0

0

0

*a.OCE

*.04

0

0

*a.02

6.66

0

0

*.40

0

0

0

*12.3

11.0

0

0

0

*.59

0

0

0

24.0

6.62

5.97

3.06

8.09

1.38

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 489

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Castor Creek.

Brushy Creek.

Grand Bayou. .

Youngs Bayou.

Klsatohle

Bayou.

Bayou

Santabarb.

Middle Creek

Bayou Plerre.

Bayou

DuGrappe .

latt Creek. . .

Black Creek. .

Smaokover

Creek.

Ouaohlta

River.

Bayou de

Loutre .

Bayou

D' Arbonne.

Big Creek. . . .

Cypress Creek

Middle Pork

Bayou

D 1 Arbonne.

Stowe Creek. .

Tributary to

Black Lake

Bayou.

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

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

Old River....

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

Klsatchle

Bayou.

Bayou

Santabarb.

Cane River. . .

Red River. . . .

Bayou

Rlgolette.

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

Ouachlta

River.

Red River. . . .

Ouachlta

River.

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

Bayou

D ' Arbonne .

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

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

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

Location

SE£ sec. 35, T. 15 N., R.8 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

153, 0.8 miles southeast of

Castor, La.

NWj sec. 9, T. 12 N., R. 8 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

507, 2j miles south of Liberty

Miss, and 3 miles upstream

from Black Lake Bayou, Red

River Parish.

SWj sec. 4, T. 12 N. , R. 9 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

155, 3.3 miles northeast of

Coushatta, La.

Lot 137, T. 9 N. , R. 7 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 6, 0.4

miles west of Natchltoches,

La. city limits.

SE£ sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 8 W. ,

at bridge on Latus-Gorum

Forest Service road, % mile

upstream from Clear Branch and

5 miles southwest of Bellwood,

La.

Lat 31°32'10", long 93°12'25",

sec. 5, T. 6 N., R. 8 W. ,

Louisiana meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 117, 0.6 mile

north of Bellwood, La.

Lat 31°30'25", long 93°11'50",

sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., at

bridge on State Highway 117,

1.6 miles south of Bellwood,

La.

Lat 31°26'00", long 92°56'30",

sec. 39, T. 5 N., R. 6 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 119

at Gorum, La.

NWj sec. 25, T. 7 N. , R. 4 W. ,

at bridge on parish road, 0.2

mile west of Intersection with

U. S. Highway 71 and 3 miles

north of Coif ax, La.

SW£ sec. 23, T. 8 N. , R. 3 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

122, 4j miles northwest of

Palrcloth, La.

NWi sec. 36, T. 8 N. , R. 3 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

122, 3 miles northwest of

Palrcloth, La.

Sec. 32, T. 15 S. , R. 16 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 7 near

Smackover, Ark.

Sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 10 W. , at

U.S.E.D. Lock and Dam No. 6

near Pelsenthal, Ark.

NW£ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 2 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 33,

0.6 mile north of De Loutre,

La.

SE£ sec. 14, T. 21 N. , R. 7 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 79,

0.2 mile north of town limits

of Homer, La.

SWj sec. 18, T. 19 N. , R. 3 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

146, 5.3 miles northwest of

Vienna, La.

On line between sees. 4 and 5,

T. 19 N. , R. 2 W. , at bridge

on State Highway 822, 3.2

miles east of Unionvllle, La.

NE£ sec. 4, T. 22 N. , R. 6 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

520, 2.0 miles southwest of

Culquitt, La.

SE£ sec. 33, T. 20 N. , R. 1 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway

151, 8 miles southwest of

Parmerville, La.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

27.9

_

93.9

40.1

140

51.1

-

-

-

114

26.4

377

10787

302

30.0

68.9

63.3

43.9

29.0

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

1955

1948-54

1955

1955

1955

1948-55

1955

1955

1955

1947-55

1955

Date

Sept. 25

Sept. 26

Dec. 12

June 11

20

Oct. 7

Aug. 13

Sept. 19

Oct. 24

Sept. 27

(k)

Sept. 27

Sept. 28

Sept. 28

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

July 2

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

May 28

July 17

Sept. 27

June 4

June 5

Oct. 19

May 24

July 18

Sept. 15

Oct. 24

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept. 25

Oct. 20

Dec. 7

Feb. 9

Apr. 6

May 24

Oct. 19

May 21

July 20

Sept. 20

Aug. 29

Apr. 27

Aug. 13

Sept. 2 5

Apr. 6

May 24

July 18

Sept. 19

Discharge 

(ofs)

*2.40

0

 1.81

39.2

*1.93

0

0

0

*9.18

*4.18

*.04

0

0

0

0

 7.31

0

0

*5.67

*5.86

*3.99

*4.55

9.86

1,020

40.8

*16.1

66.0

*6.32

*.13

8.08

0

0

*a.20

*23.1

598

2,390

*8.96

*1.02

10.2

*a.02

0

*.06

*8.57

0

0

1,320

*2.17

0

0

Base flow 

a Estimated. 

k Made Sept. 29, 1954

465893 O-58 33
490 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging sta 

basin during the water year 1956-

.tions in the lower Mississippi River 

-Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Townsend Pond

Spillway.

Bayou

Choudrant .

North

Chenlere

Creek.

Cypress Creek

Bayou Gallon.

Big Creek. . . .

Do ........

Little Creek.

Turkey Creek.

Potato

Research

Farm Pond

Spillway.

Deer Creek. . .

Brushley

Creek.

Bayou Castor.

Bills Creek. .

Black Creek. .

Bayou

Beaucoup.

Beech Creek. .

Big Chickasaw

Bayou Castor.

Tributary to

Choudrant

Creek.

Bayou

D ' Arbonne .

Ouachita

River.

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

Bayou

Laf ourche .

Boeuf River. .

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

Big Creek. . . .

Boeuf River. .

Turkey Creek.

Boeuf River. .

Brushley

Creek.

Head of

Little

River.

Bayou Castor.

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

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

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

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

Little River.

Location

Si sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 2 W.,

5 miles southeast of Ruston,

La.

NEi sec. 27, T. 18 N. , R.I W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 80,

0.3 mile northeast of Tremont,

La.

SWi sec. 4, T. 17 N. , R. 2 E. , at bridge on State Highway

546, 1 mile southwest of

Cheniere, La.

NEi sec. 15, T. 15 N., R. 2 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway

557, 2.2 miles southeast of

Luna, La., 0.3 miles upstream

from Ouachita River, and 4

miles north of Vixen, La.

SWi sec. 28, T. 21 N. , R. 7 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 2,

2 miles east of Her Rouge, La.

SEi sec. 11, T. 17 N. , R. 8 E. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 80,

0.5 mile east of Holly Ridge,

La.

SWi sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 7 E. , at bridge on State Highway 15

between Richland and Franklin

Parishes, ij miles southeast

of Mangham, La.

Sec. 11, T. 15 N. , R. 6 E. , at

bridge on parish road, 3 miles

west of Mangham, La.

SWi sec. 25, T. 14 N. , R. 7 E.,

at bridge on old State Highway 4 and 17 at Winnsboro, La.

city limits.

NWi seo. 24, T. 13 N. , R. 7 E. ,

on L.S.U. Research Farm, i

mile west of Chase, La.

NEi sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 8 E.,

at bridge on State Highway 15,

2 miles south of Wisner, La.

Lot 54, T. 9 N., R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 8,

0.5 mile east of Manifest, La.

NEi sec. 2, T. 15 N. , R. 1 W. ,

at bridge on State Highway 34,

0.5 mile northeast of Chatham,

La.

SWi sec. 19, T. 14 N. , R. 3 E. ,

at bridge on State Highway 4,

2 miles upstream from Bayou

Castor and 3 miles north of

Mount Pleasent, La.

SWi sec. 19, T. 12 N. , R. 3 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

547, 4 miles southwest of

Clarks, La.

Sec. 13, T. 13 N., R. IE., at

bridge on State Highway 126,

3.3 miles west of Cotton

Plant, La.

SWi sec. 20, T. 11 N. , R. IE.,

at bridge on State Highway

124, 9 miles west of Olla, La.

At bridge on State Highway 127,

Just downstream from Bear

Branch, 3 miles upstream from

Tarver's Branch and 2 miles

southeast of Olla, La.

SWi sec. 23, T. 10 N. , R. IE.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84,

0.9 miles west of Tullos, La.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

.

-

38.0

16.0

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

.

60.0

-

49.0

127

58.0

86.0

923

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1954

1955

1954-55

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1948-55

1955

1948-55

1955

1955

Date

Feb. 9

Oct. 19

Dec. 7

May 14

July 18

Sept. 19

May 14

July 16

Sept. 19

Apr. 6

Oct. 18

July 17

Sept. 18

Oct. 18

May 15

July 17

Sept. 17

Oct. 24

Sept. 17

Aug. 22

May 23

July 16

Sept. 26

Feb. 22

Oct. 24

May 23

July 16

Sept. 26

Oct. 24

May 23

July 16

Sept. 26

June 18

Sept. 17

Sept. 26

Oct. 24

Dec. 14

July 19

Sept. 2 7

Oct. 24

May 23

July 19

Oct. 24

Dec. 14

Mar. 14

May 23

July 16

Sept. 2 7

Dec. 14

Mar. 14

May 23

July 16

Sept. 2 7

June 20

Sept. 2 7

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.67

*4.34

20.9

14.7

*2.71

*2.23

*7.89

*1.16

*.48

645

0

0

0

0

*.56

0

0

*15.3

0

*1.66

*.50

*.30

*.27

.20

0

0

0

0

*3.34

*3.90

*1.64

*.73

10.0

0

0

0

*.18

0

0

*.57

*2.65

.85

*.02

*.51

109

*.01

0

0

*.26

266

*.13

*.06

0

24.9

*4.1
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 491

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Red River basin Continued

Stream

Cypress Creek

Dukedall

Creek.

Port de Luce

Creek.

Bear Creek . . .

Pish Creek. . .

Flagon Creek.

Hemphill

Creek.

Tributary to

Dugdemona

River.

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

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

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

Little River.

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

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

Catahoula

Lake.

Location

NW£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 3 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

 £ mile southeast of Quitman,

La.

SWjNWi sec. 29, T. 15 N. , R. 4

W. , at bridge on parish road.

0.4 mile upstream from North

Louisiana Gulf RR. and 3.2

miles northeast of Danville,

La. SE£NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 w. , R. 3

W. , at bridge on State Highway

126, 2 miles northwest of Dodson. La.

NEi sec. 15, T. 11 N. , R. 3 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

0.9 mile north of Winnfield,

La. and 3.2 miles upstream

from Dugdemona, La.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 167,

0.2 mile downstream from Caskey Branch, 0.3 mile upstream

from Rock Island RR., and 0.9

mile south of Packton, La.

SEj sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 1 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 165,

7? miles north of Pollock, La.

NW£ sec. 20, T. 5 N., R. IE.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 165,

l£ miles northeast of Tioga,

La.

Sec. 39, T. 7 N. , R. 3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 460,

0.6 mile east of Nebo, La.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

46.0

_

81.0

31.0

11.0

30.0

32.0

_

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1948-55

1948-55

1954-55

1954

1955

Date

Oct. 20

Jan. 18

May 24

July 23

Sept. 20

Sept. 2 7

Oct. 25

Dec. 15

May 2

Sept . 26

Mar. 14

Sept . 26

Sept. 21

Oct. 25

May 28

July 17

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

May 28

July 17

Sept. 21

Sept. 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.23

*4.79

*3.67

0

0

0

0

*1.28

234

0

212

0

0

*3.09

*4.02

*3.43

*2.29

*1.Z7

*1.54

*.79

*.16

*12.2

Mississippi River Main Stem

Little Bayou

Sara.

Bayou Sara . . .

Thompson

Creek.

Alexandria

Creek.

Bayou Baton

Rouge.

Mississippi

River.

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

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

Thompson

Creek.

Mississippi

River.

Lat 30°58'15", long 91°28'50",

between lots 73 and 76, T. 1

S., R. 4 W. , St. Helena meridian. West Feliciana Parish at

bridge on State Highway 66,

1.2 miles northwest of Turnbull, La.

Lat 30°50'40", long 91°24'25",

on line between sees. -40 and

51, T. 1 S., R. 3 W. , St.

Helena meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 66, about 5

miles northeast of St. Francisville. La.

Lat 30°50'25", long 91°13'35",

lot 75, T. 2 S., R. 1 W. , St.

Helena meridian, at bridges

across Thompson Creek and West

Pork Thompson Creek on State

Highway 10, 0.5 mile west of

Jackson, La.

Lat 30°42'55", long 91°22'05",

between lots 51 and 67, T. 3

S., R. 2 W., ,at bridge on

State Highway 10.

Lat 30°37'20", long 91 "12 '35",

T. 5 S., R. 1 W., St. Helena

meridian, at bridge on pariah

road, 3.2 miles northwest of

Baker, La. and 9.7 miles north

of confluence with Mississippi

River.

22.3

_

99 3

23.9

14.2

1955

1955

1954-55

Oct. 25

Aug. 7

Sept. 27

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

Aug. 7

Sept. 2 7

(m)

Oct. 25

Aug. 10

Aug. 7

Oct. 29

*.35

*.43

*.14

12.1

*20.2

*22.0

*15.8

al.05

0

0

*.24

0

Tehefuncta River basin

Tehefuncta

River.

Bogue Palaya

River.

* Base flow.

Lake Pontchartrain.

Tchefuneta

River.

Lat 30°44'36", long 90°15'52",

SE£ sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 9 E.,

St. Helena meridian, at bridge

on State Highway 16, 9 miles

southwest of Pranklinton, La.

on parish line between Washington and Tangipahoa Parishes.

Lat 30°31'28", long 90°06'47",

SEi sec. 17, T. 6 S., R. 11 E.,

at St. Benedict bridge, 3

miles northeast of Covington,

La.

53.1

-

1950-55

1955

Oct. 27

Aug. 7

Oct. 26

Aug. 8

Sept . 28

*19.7

*34.0

*18.7

*30.2

35.2

a Estimated.

m Made Apr. 19, 1955.
492 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Tchefuncta River basin Continued

Stream

Little Bogue 

Palaya.

Tributary to

Bogue Palaya 

River.

Location

Lat 30°32'00", long 90°03'25", 

on line between sees. 12 and 

13, T. 6 S., R. 11 E., St. 

Helena meridian, at bridge on 

parish road cross connecting 

routes of State Highways 1081 

and 1082, about 4 miles north 

of Covington, La.

SE-J sec. 31, T. 63., R. 12 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 435, 

i mile east of Abita Springs, 

La.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

( water 

years )

1955

Date

Sept. 28 

Oct. 26

Aug. 8 

Sept. 2 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

*3.73 

*.76

3.94 

1.68

Tansipahoa River basin .

Little

Tangipahoa

River.

Do ........

Minnehaha

Creek.

Tangipahoa

River.

Beaver Creek.

Chappepeela

Creek.

Washley Creek

Tangipahoa

River.

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

Little

Tangipahoa

River.

Lake Pontchartrain.

Tangipahoa

River.

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

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

Lat 31°11', long 90°27', on line

between sees. 30 and 31, T. 3

N., R. 8 E., Washington meridian, 4 mile northeast of

Pernwood, Miss.

Lat 31°09', long 90°27', Ni sec.

13, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., .'-shington meridian, at bridge on

State Highway 48, 3 miles upstream from mouth in Magnolia,

Miss.

Lat 31°09', long 90°28', NWj sec.

13, T. 2 N., R. 7 E., Washington meridian, Pike County, at

bridge £ mile upstream from

Illinois Central RR. and £ mile

south of Magnolia, Miss, on

Highway 51.

Lat 30°56'15", long 90°29'25",

between lots 43 and 45, T. 1 S.,

R. 7 E., St. Helena meridian,

at bridge on State Highway 38,

0.9 mile upstream from Terrys

Creek and 1.1 miles east of

Kentwood, La.

Lat 30°52'57", long 90°30'43",

lot 60, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 0.5

mile north of Tangipahoa, La.

Lat 30°40'55", long 90°19'00", in

eastern half of lot 20, T. 4 S.,

R. 9 E., at bridge on parish

road, ij miles upstream from

Black Branch and 6 miles northeast of Loranger, La.

Lat 30°30'20", long 90°18'30", on

line between sees. 21 and 28, T.

6 S., R. 9 E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 2 miles east of Robert,

La.

21.8

39.7

7.3

1237

-

-

25.3

1942,

1954-55

1942-43,

1952-53,

1955

1942,1953,

1955

1952-55

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

(p)

Oct. 17

Oct. 27

Aug. 8

Oct. 27

Aug. 8

Oct. 26

Aug. 8

Sept. 18

*2.35

*8.02

*2.77

9,840

*108

*6.53

*2.85

*7.81

*11.9

*.03

*.30

*.12

Tickfaw River basin

Josephs

Branch.

Twelve Mile

Creek.

West Pork

Amite River

Tanyard Creek

Wagner Creek.

East Pork

Amite River

Tickfaw River

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

Amite River. .

West Pork

Amite River

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

Amite River. .

Lat 30°50'01", long 90°39'58", in

sec. 59, T. 2 S., R. 5 E., at

bridge on State Highway 43, 0.3

mile north of Greensburg, La.

Lat 30°41'50", long 90°38'54", in

sec. 40, T. 4 S., R. 6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 43, l.l

miles north of Montpelier, La.

Lat 31°10', long 90°51', SW£ sec.

6, T. 2 N. , R. 4 E., Washington

meridian, Amite County, 1-J miles

upstream from Speculation Creek

and 2 miles west of Liberty,

Miss, on State Highway 24. 

Lat 31°10', long 90*49', NWi sec.

9, T. 2 N. , R. 4 E., Washington

meridian, at bridge on State

Highway 24, at Liberty, Miss.

Lat 31°07', long 90°51', on line

between sees. 26 and 27, T. 2 N.,

R. 3 E., Washington meridian,

Amite County, at bridge 5- mile

upstream from mouth and 3j miles

southwest of Liberty, Miss, on

State Highway 48.

Lat 31°11', long 90°42', Sw£ sec.

27, T. 3 N. , R. 5 E., Washington

meridian, Amite County, at bridge

7 miles northeast of Liberty,

Miss, on State Highway 24.

_

_

-

8.7

_

-

1955

1955

1952-53,

1955

1949-50,

1952-53,

1955

1952-53,

1955

1952-53,

1955

Oct. 27

Aug. 23

Oct. 27

Aug. 8

Oct.- 20

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Sept. 26

Oct. 18

Sept. 2 6

*.58

*.60

*11.4

*12.2

*26.8

*24.5

*1.88

*1.99

*7.84

*6.76

*44.2

*35.0

* Base flow.

n 296 sq mi including Terrys Creek.

p Made Apr. 13, 1955.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 493

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the lower Mississippi River 

basin during the water year 1956 Continued

Tlekfaw River basin Continued

Stream

Love Creek. . .

Tributary to

East Pork 

Amlte River

Location

Lat 31°10', long 90°46', w£ sec. 

1, T. 2 N. , R. 4 E., Washington 

meridian, Amlte County, at 

bridge 3 miles northeast of 

Liberty, Miss, on State Highway 

24.

drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1952-53, 

1955

Date

Oct. 18

Discharge 

(ofs)

0

Amlte River basin

Beaver Creek. Amlte River. .

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

Lat 30°57'4S", long 90°51'48", at 

corner of lots 57, 58, 92 and 

93, T. IS., R. 3 E., on parish 

road, 1.^ miles northeast of Pellxvllle, La.

sec. 51, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on 

parish road, £ mile northeast 

of Bluff Creek, La.

tween sees. 39 and 41, T. 5 S., 

R. 2 E., at Camp Istrouma on 

State Highway 37, 1.5 miles 

north of Qreenwell Springs, La.

between lots 86 and 87, T. 2 S., 

R. 2 E., St. Helena meridian at 

bridge on State Highway 10, 1.3 

miles west of Clinton, La.

1955

1955

Oct. 28 

Aug. 8

Aug. 10

Aug. 8

Aug. 10

*31.4 

*30.8

*.32

*8.53

*23.0

Mississippi River Delta

Joe Howell

Pond.

Redwood Creek

Jones Creek. .

Colyell Creek

Middle Colyell Creek.

West Colyell

Creek.

Bayou Carron.

Little Redwood Creek.

Comlte River.

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

Amlte River. .

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

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

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

Bayou

Courtableau

Lat 30°53'40", long 91 "07 '00",

sec. 70, T. 2 S. , R. 1 E., 1.7

miles south of Wilson, La.

Lat 30°43'44", long 91°06'54",

SEi sec. 4, T. 4 S., R. IE.,

at bridge on State Highway 412,

2 miles northeast of Slaughter,

La.

Lat 30°37'08", long 91°08'04",

lot 39, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., at

bridge on parish gravel road

near Zaohary, La.

Lat 30°24'50", long 91°00'50",

sec. 52, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at

bridge on parish road, 1.6

miles north of Woodlawn High

School, East Baton Rouge Parish,

La.

Lat 30°30'10", long 90°46'10", on

line between sees. 24 and 25, T.

6 S. , R. 4 E., St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1.0 mile west of LlvIngston, La.

Lat 30°29'45", long 90°50'30",

NEt sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 4 E.,

St. Helena meridian, at bridge

on U. S. Highway 190, 0.2 mile

downstream from Illinois Central

RR. bridge and 1.3 miles east of

Walker, La.

Lat 30°29'05", long 90°53"35", NE£

sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., St.

Helena meridian, at bridge on

U. S. Highway 190, 0.6 mile

downstream from Illinois Central

RR. bridge and 0.2 mile west of

Walker, La.

Lot 22, T. 5 S., R. 4 E., at

bridge on State Highway 10, at

southwestern edge of Washington,

La. and 0.7 mile downstream

from Bayou Bellevue, La.

_

-

_

-

20.7

22.4

29.5

-

1954-55

1955

1951-55

1951-55

1951-55

Mar. 5

Oct. 25

Aug. 23

Oct. 28

Aug. 10

Aug. 10

Oct. 26

Aug. 10

Aug. 10

Aug. 10

Oct. 24

Aug. 17

Sept. 25

*.71

*5.10

*4.21

0

*1.30

*1.24

0

0

*.08

*.08

0

*3.64

*3.17

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage by 

Indirect methods or by current meter or computed from rating curve at points other than 

regular gaging stations.

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1956

Stream

Unnamed 

tributary.

Tributary to

Spring Creek.

Location

WjNEi sec. 23, T. 34 N. , R. 6 W. , 

at State Highway 32 and 72, J 

mile west of Salem, Mo.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.89

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

Date

Apr. 28

Discharge 

(cfs)

144
494 DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1956 Continued

Stream

Unnamed

tributary.

Do........

Flat Creek. . .

Unnamed

tributary.

Do........

Do........

Do........

Do........

Do........

Do ........

Butler Creek.

Tlmpas Creek.

Rule Creek. . .

Caddoa Creek.

Mud Creek. . . .

Clay Creek. . .

Carrlzozo

Creek.

Raton Creek. .

Dog Creek. . ..

Unnamed

arroyo .

Revuelto

River.

Tributary to

Plattln Creek

Delaware

Creek.

James River..

Beaver Creek.

White River. .

Turkey Creek.

Sinking Creek

Howell Creek.

Stahl Creek. .

Carver Branch

White River..

Arkansas

River.

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

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

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

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

Clmarron

River.

Chloorloa

Creek.

Mora River. .

Plaza Larga

Creek.

Canadian

River.

Location

NW portion of Missouri Survey No.

1995, T. 40 N., R. 6 E. , at U.S

Highway 61, 0.8 inlle north of

Plattln Creek crossing, 1.0

mile south of Junction of U. S.

Highway 61 and 67, and 2 miles

southwest of Crystal City, Mo.

NW^NEj- sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 10 E.

at culvert on State Highway 25,

1.8 miles southwest of Bloomfield, Mo.

NEj-SEj sec. 29, T. 23 N. , R. 27 W,,

at bridge on State Highway 44,

0.1 mile southeast of Cassvllle,

Mo.

NE-J-SWj- sec. 10, T. 24 N. , R. 18

W. , at culvert on State Highway

76, 0.8 mile southwest of Bradleyvllle. Mo.

SWi sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 20 W.,

at culvert on County Highway K,

2.8 miles southeast of Klrbyvllle and 7^ miles southeast of

Branson, Mo.

NE^SWj sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 16 W.,

at U. S. Highway 160, 0.1 mile

west of Junction of Highways 95

and 160 and 1.7 miles west of

Lutle, Mo.

SEjNWj sec. 29, T. 31 N., R. 1 E 0

at culvert on State Highway 21,

6 miles south of Centervllle,

Mo.

SEjNWj sec. 1, T. 23 N., R. 8 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 63,

4 miles southeast of West

Plains, Mo.

NE^NEj sec. 35, T. 29 N. , R. 27W.,

at culvert on State Highway 39,

2 miles south of Miller, Mo.

SEjSWj sec. 4, T. 26 N. , R. 31 W.,

on County Road V, 0.8 mile west

of Diamond and 9 miles northeast

of Neosho, Mo.

SEj sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 27 W.,

at highway bridge, 2f mllesabove

mouth and 2j miles west of

Beaver, Ark.

SWj sec. 18, T. 24 S. , R. 56 W.,

at CatUn ditch crossing, 7

miles south of Rocky Fork, Cola,

and 9 miles above mouth. At

site of regular gaging station

operated 1941-50.

SEi sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 51 W.,

5 miles above mouth and 9 miles

southwest of Caddoa, Colo. At

site of regular gaging station

operated 1941-46.

Sec. 9, T. 23 S., R. 49 W. , 0.3

mile east of Caddoa, Colo., 1

mile east of John Martin Dam,

and 2 miles above mouth. At site

of regular gaging station operated 1942-46.

NW£ sec. 7, T. 23 S., R. 48 W.,at

railroad bridge £ mile above

mouth and 4£ miles east of Caddoa, Colo. (6 miles below former

gaging station).

Ws sec. 1, T. 23 S., R. 46 W. , 1

mile upstream from mouth and 4

miles east of Lamar, Colo.

NEj sec. 31, T. 31 N. , R. 37 E.,

600 ft below bridge on State

Highway 18, 4 miles southwest

of Kenton, Okla.

Lat 36°54', long 104°26', 60 ft

above bridge on State Highway

72, at Raton, N. Mex.

Lat 35°49'32", long 104°53'28",

£ mile above mouth and 1.8

miles northwest of Shoemaker,

N. Mex.

NEj- sec. 15, T. 7 N. , R. 30 E. ,

300 ft above culvert on State

Highway 18, 1.2 miles northwest of Ragland, N. Mex.

NWj sec. 24, T. 13 N., R. 33 E. ,

500 ft above State Highway 39,

2 miles southeast of Logan,

N. Mex.

Drainage 

area 

(aq ml)

0.45

.42

32.6

.83

.42

.27

1.00

2.27

.94

1.29

23.3

451

435

131

tZQQ

-

Ill

14.4

11.2

.5

786

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1955

1945

1944-45

1951

1955

1955

Date

May 6

Aug. 31

May 14

Aug. 29

May 13

May 14

May 14

May 14

June 7

June 24

May 30

May 15

July 23

July 19

July 19

Aug. 19

Aug. 19

July 19

(a)

Aug. 18

Aug. 19

July 23

July 19

(b)

Discharge 

(cfs)

320

455

8,970

643

168

246

134

249

380

180

91.6

4,440

15,500

2,300

2,090

11,800

33,800

3,860

9,160

6,230

1,850

702

270

26,100

t About.

a Occurred In June or August 1953.

b Date of occurrence unknown.
DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 495 

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1955 to September 1956 Continued

Stream

Unnamed

tributary.

Sandy Arroyo.

Dry Creek. . . .

Tributary to

Sandy Arroyo.

Carrlzo Creek

Washlta River

Location

NWi see. 21, T. 25 N. , R. 34 E. ,

at culvert on State Highway 58,

7.9 miles southwest of Clayton,

N. Hex.

Ei sec. 3, T. 24 N. , R. 35 E. ,

400 ft above bridge on State

Highway 18, 7.5 miles south

of Clayton, N. Hex.

NW£ sec. 31, T. 12 N., R. 17 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 66,

5 miles southwest of Clinton,

Okla.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

-

42

10.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1953

Date

July 16

July 17

Oct. 4

Discharge 

(cfs)

388

392

8,170

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.........................

Acre-foot, definition of..............

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12-13

Agua Fria Creek near Holman, N. Mex.. 

Alamo, Tenn., Middle Fork Forked Deer

River near.....................

Alexandria , La., Red River at........

Alfalfa, Colo"., Purgatoire River near. 135 

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near 

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near... 

Amite River, near Darlington, La......

near Denham Springs, La.............14,

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near...... 85

Antoine River at Antoine, Ark......... 425

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo....

Aqullla, Mo., Castor River at......... 59

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near.... 364

Archer City, Tex., Lake Klckapoo near. 

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir

near............................

Coldwater River near................ 326

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

Miss... ......................... 325

Arkansas iRiver, at Arkansas City,

Kans..........................

at Canon City, Colo...............

at Dardanelle, Ark................

at Dodge City, Kans...............

at Garden City, Kans..............

at Granite , Colo..................

at Great Bend, Kans...............

at La Junta, Colo.................

at Las Animas, Colo................. 131

at Little Rock, Ark................. 5, 315

at Ralston, Okla.................... 160

at Sallda , Colo...................... 118

at Syracuse, Kans................... 142

at Tulsa, Okla...................... 174

at Van Buren, Ark................... 291

at Wichita, Kans.................... 149

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo... 139 

near Coolidge, Kans................. 141

near Kinsley, Kans.................. 145

near Muskogee, Okla................. 220

near Nepesta, Colo.................. 128

near Pueblo, Colo................... 122

near Sallisaw, Okla................. 284

Salt Fork, at Tonkawa, Okla......... 157

near Jet, Okla.................... 156

Arkansas River basin, Ark.-Colo.-

Kans.-Mo.-N. Mex.-Okla.-Tex. ,

diversions to, from Colorado

River........................... 119

gaging-station records in..........111-316

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at...... 470

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at. ...... 381

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, .

La.............................462-463

Avant, Okla. , Bird Creek at........... 196

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at...... 455

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near. 100

Barnes Creek near Frederlcktown, Mo... 52

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla...... 364

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla............ 225

Bartlesville, Okla., Caney River at... 192

Batesville, Ark., White River at...... 84

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near............................ 450

Ward Creek at......................460-461

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.... 430

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta , La......... 407

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La....... 472

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La........ 471

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La......... 444

Bayou Cocodrie near Clear-water, La.... 464

Bayou Gout-tableau, at Washington, La.. 465

at weirs, near Krotz Springs, la.... 469

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Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near 

8 Bernice , La....................... 433

3 near Dubach, La....................... 432

Bayou de Loutre near Laran, La.......... 431

-- Bayou du Chien near Clinton, Ky......... 36

239 Bayou des Glaises diversion channel

at Moreauville, La................ 466

45 Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La............. 437

418 Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.......... 406

135 Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La........ 448

179 Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La..... 440

257 Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.............. 443

456 Bayou Meto near Lonoke, Ark............. 316

459 Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.......... 470

Beaver, Ark., White River at............ 70

Beaver, Okla., North Canadian River at.. 268 

129 Beaver Creek near Waurika, Okla......... 355

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near.... 430

Chemin a Haut Bayou near.............. 429

357 Beggs, Okla., Deep Fork near............ 281

Behmke Branch near Rolla-, Mo............ 18

325 Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex............................ 253

Belzoni, Okla., Klamichi River near..... 383

Benton, Ark., Saline River at........... 427

Benton, La., Cypress Bayou near......... 408

Bernice , La., Middle Fork Bayou

D'Arbonne near.................... 433

Berryville, Ark. , Kings River near...... 71

Big Black River, at Pickens, Miss....... 336

near BoVina, Miss ..................... 337

Big Black River basin, Miss. , gagingstation records in.............. 336-337

130 Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.... 216

Big Colewa Bayou near Oak Grove, La..... 441

Big Creek (Red River basin) at Pollock,

La................................ 449

Big Creek (White River basin) near

Yukon, Mo......................... 90

Big Darboraae Bayou at culvert, near

Krotz1 Springs , La................. 468

Big River, at Byrnesville, Mo........... 26

near De Soto, Mo...................... 25

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo........... 94

Bird Creek, at Avant, Okla.............. 196

near Sperry, Okla..................... 198

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La............ 402

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla........ 161

Black Lake, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

below............................. 246

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La........ 413

Black River, at Black Rock, Ark......... 102

at Leeper, Mo......................... 87

at Pocahontas, Ark.................... 96

at Poplar Bluff, Mo................... 88

near Annapolis, Mo.................... 85

near Corning, Ark..................... 89

Black Rock, Ark., Black River at........ 102

Blackwell, Okla., Chikaskia River

near.............................. 159

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland,

Ark............................... 306

Blue River near Blue, Okla.............. 375

Bluff Creek above Lake Hefner, near

Oklahoma City, Okla............... 169

Boeuf River near Girard, La 439 

Bayou near Keithville, La......... 410

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex...... 397

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatchie River at........ 46

Bonne Terre, Mo., Dry Branch near....... 24

Booneville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

near.............................. 305

23

21

22

337

Bourbeuse River, at Union, Mo.

near St. James, Mo....................

near Spring Bluff, Mo.................

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River near. 

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Fork 

Obion River near. 38 

Branch, Ark., Hurricane Creek near...... 299

Six Mile Creek near................... 296

497
498 INDEX

Branson, Mo., White River near.......

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at., 

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at.........

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh,

Mo.............................

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near...........................

Buffalo River, near Rush, Ark.........

near St. Joe, Ark.

74

259

329

116 

78 

77 

near Woodville, Miss................ 340

Bull Shoals Reservoir near Flippin,

Ark.

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by, 

from Colorado River basin.... 

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at.....

75

119

26

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla........ 351

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir

at.. ............................ 138

Cadron Creek, North Fork, near Guy,

Ark............................. 310

Calico Rock, Ark., White River at..... 83

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at...... 263

Canadian River, at Bridgeport, Okla... 259 

at Calvin, Okla..................... 263

at Logan, N. Mex.................... 256

below Conchas Dam, N. Mex........... 254

near Amarillo, Tex.................. 257

near Canadian, Tex. ................. 258

near Hebron, N. Mex................. 228

near Roy, N. Mex.................... 237

near Sanchez, N. Mex................ 251

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex......... 236

near Whitefield, Okla............... 282

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss...... 317

Caney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near.. 380 

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.......... 191

Caney River, at Bartlesville, Okla.... 192

near Elgin, Kans.................... 188

near Hulah, Okla.................... 190

near Ochelata, Okla ................ ,\ 193

near Ramona, Okla................... 194

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at.. 121

Canton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near.. 274

North Canadian River at............. 275

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.... 274

Carnegie, Okla. , Washita River at. .... 366

Carter, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................ 344

Castor, La., Black Lake Bayou near.... 413

Castor River (tributary to Little 

River ditch 251} at Aquilla, 

Mo.............................. 59

Castor River (tributary to Mississippi

River) at Zalma, Mo............. 30

Caulksville, Ark., Hurricane Creek

near............................ 300

Six Mile Creek at.................. 297-298

Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at....... 285

Cebolla River near Golondrinas,

N. Mex.......................... 242

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.... 202

Cedar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near.. 202 

Cfs-day, definition of................ 3

Chalk Creek near Nathrop, Colo........ 117

Chefuncte River. See Tchefuncta

River.

Chemin a Haut Bayou near Beekman, La.. 429 

Cheney, Kans., North Fork Ninnescah

River near...................... 150

Chester, 111., Mississippi River at... 28-29 

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Fork

Forked Deer River at............ 43

Cheyenne, Okla., Sandstone Creek

near............................ 362

Washita River near.................. 361

Chickasaw Creek near Stringtown, Okla. 377 

Chikaskia River, near Blackwell,

Okla............................ 159

near Corbin, Kans................... 158

Chismville, Ark., Six Mile Creek at... 295 

Cimarron, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek

near............................ 232

Ponil Creek near.................... 233

Rayado Creek near................... 234

Cimarron Creek (tributary to Canadian

River), at Springer, N. Mex..... 235

below Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex........ 231

near Cimarron, N. Mex............... 232

Page 

Cimarron River (tributary to Arkansas

River), at Perkins, Okla......... 172

near Guthrie, Okla................... 170

near Guy, N. Mex..................... 162

near Kenton, Okla.................... 163

near Mocane, Okla.................... 164

near Waynoka, Okla................... 166

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River

near............................. 5,195

Clarence, La., Saline Bayou near....... 414

Clarksville, Ark., Spadra Creek at..... 301

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla..... 380

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), above Clear Creek Reservoir , Colo....................... 115

Clear Creek (tributary to Yazoo

River) near Oxford, Miss......... 319

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above...................... 115

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near... 464 

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont,

Mo............................... 86

Cleveland, N. Mex., Rio de la Casa near 240 

Climax, Kans., Otter Creek at.......... 181

Clinton, Ark., South Fork Little Red

River near....................... 108

Clinton', Ky., Bayou du Chien near...... 36

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near..... 365

Colbert, Okla., Red River near......... 374

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.... 266

Coldwater River, at Arkabutla Dam,

near Arkabutla, Miss............. 326

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to Arkansas

River basin...................... 119

Colorado Springs, Colo. , Templeton

Gap Floodway at.................. 123

Columbine ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 119

Comite River, near Comite, La.......... 458

near Olive Branch, La................ 457

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near..... 207

Computations, accuracy of results of ... 8 

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch

Canal near....................... 253

Canadian River below ................. 254

Conchas Reservoir near............... 253

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 253

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex..... 252

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of ................. 3

Coolidge, Kans., Arkansas River near... 141 

Frontier ditch near.................. 140

Cooper, Tex., North Sulphur River

near............................. 394

South Sulphur River near............. 393

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Copan, Okla., Caney Creek near......... 191

Corbin, Kans., Chikaskia River near.... 158

Cornie Bayou, near Lillie, La.......... 435

near Three Creeks, Ark............... 434

Corning, Ark., Black River near........ 89

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark...... 390

Cottonwood Creek below hot springs,

near Buena Vista, Colo........... 116

Cottonwood River, at Cottonwood Falls,

Kans............................. 203

near Marion, Kans................... 201

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.... 173

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at.. 200 

Cove Creek near Lee Creek, Ark......... 289

Coyote Creek, above Guadalupita,

N. Mex........................... 247

below Black Lake, N. Mex............. 246

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............. 248

Coyville, Kans., Verdigris River near.. 178 

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Fourche near.. 440 

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans........... 1.65

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 3 

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near

La Veta, Colo.................... 126

Current River, at Doniphan, Mo......... 95

at Van Buren, Mo..................... 93

near Eminence, Mo.................... 92

Cypress Bayou, near Benton, La......... 408

near Kelthville, La.................. 411
INDEX 499

Page

Cypress Creek, near Jefferson, Tex...399-400 

near Pittsburg, Tex................. 396

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek near., 

Ellison Creek Reservoir near........

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at...

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at...

Darlington, La., Amite River near.....

Data, accuracy of.....................

explanation of......................

Dawson, N. Hex., Vermejo River near...

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near... 

Rolling Pork near...................

De Soto, Mo., Big River near..........

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at.,

397

398 

309 

304 

456 

8

4-8 

229 

390 

388 

25 

110

Deep Pork near Beggs , Okla ............ 281

Deep Red Run near Randlett , Okla ...... 352

Delhi , La . , Bayou Macon near. ......... 443

Denham Springs , La . , Amite River

near ............................ 14, 459

Denison, Tex., Lake Texoma near....... 373

Dierks, Ark. , Saline River near. ...... 391

Discharge measurements:

Amite River basin ................... 493

Arkansas River basin. ............. .474-478

Bayou Pierre basin. ................. 481

Big Black River basin. ............ .481-483

Buffalo River basin. .............. .480-481

Coles Creek basin. .................. 480

Hatchie River basin. ................ 473

Headwater diversion channel ......... 473

Homochitto River basin. ............. 480

Mississippi River Delta. ............ 493

Mississippi River main stem. ........ 491

Obion River basin. .................. 473

Peak discharges. .................. .493-495

Red River basin. .................. .483-491

St . Catherine Creek basin ........... 480

Tangipahoa River basin .............. 492

Tchefuncta River basin. ........... .491-492

Tickfaw River basin. .............. .492-493

White River basin. .................. 474

Wolf River basin. ................... 473

Yazoo River basin. ................ .478-480

Note . Streams for which only discharge measurements are available are 

not entered by name in this index. 

Dixie , La . , Twelvemile Bayou near ..... 403

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 144 

Doniphan , Mo . , Current River at ....... 95

Dover, Ark. , Piney Creek near. ........ 302

Dover, Okla. , Preacher Creek near. .... 167

Drainage area , definition of .......... 3

Drummond , Okla . , Turkey Creek near .... 168

Dry Branch near Bonne Terre , Mo ....... 24

Dubach, La. , Bayou D'Arbonne near. .... 432

Dugdemona River, near Jonesboro, La... 446 

near Winnf ield , La .................. 447

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver Creek

near ............................ 356

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near. .. .14, 372

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark. ......... 308

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Eagle Nest

Reservoir near. ................. 230

Eagle Nest Dam, N. Mex., Cimarron

Creek below ..................... 231

Eagle Nest Reservoir near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex.......................... 230

Eagletown , Okla . , Mountain Pork River

near ............................ 387

East Cache Creek near Elgin, Okla..... 350

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River

at .............................. 338

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near. ........................... 276

Eldon, Okla. , Barren Pork at. ......... 225

Eleven Point River, near Bardley, Mo.. 100 

near Ravenden Springs , Ark .......... 101

near Thomasville , Mo ................ 98

Elgin, Kans. , Caney River near. ....... 188

Elgin, Okla., East Cache Creek near... 350 

Elk City Kans. , Elk River near. ....... 185

Elk Creek near Hobart , Okla ........... 346

Elk River (tributary to Neosho River) ,

near Tiff City, Mo. ............. 213

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans ...... 185

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex. ..................... 398

Elm Springs, Ark., Osage Creek near.... 

Eminence, Mo., Current River near.

Jacks Pork at........................

Enid, Miss., Enid Reservoir near.......

Yocona River near....................

Enid Reservoir near Enid, Miss.........

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at.....

Eureka, Kans., Pall River near.........

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near........

Evening Shade, Ark., Piney Pork

Strawberry River at..............

Strawberry River near................

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from Colorado River basin.................

Pall River, Kans., Pall River near. 

Pall River Reservoir near............

Pall River, at Predonia, Kans..........

near Eureka, Kans....................

near Pall River, Kans................

Pall River Reservoir near Pall River, 

Kans.............................

Fargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near..........

Parris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek near.. 

Pisherville, Term., Mary's Creek near.. 

Flint Creek near Kansas, Okla..........

Plippin, Ark., Bull Shoals Reservoir

near.............................

White River near.....................

Floods, special reports on.............

Folsom, La., Tchefuncta River near. 

Pordyce, Ark., Moro Creek near.........

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork, near

Alamo, Term......................

North Fork, at Trenton, Term.........

South Fork, at Chestnut Bluff, Term., 

at Jackson, Term...................

Port Cobb, Okla., Pond Creek near. 

Fort Gibson, Okla., Port Gibson

Reservoir near...................

Neosho River near....................

Fort Gibson Reservoir near Port

Gibson, Okla.....................

Port Supply, Okla., Port Supply

Reservoir near...................

Wolf Creek near......................

Port Supply Reservoir near Port

Supply, Okla.....................

Foss, Okla., Washita River near........

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.........

Fourche La Pave River, near Gravelly, 

Ark..............................

near Nimrod, Ark.....................

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla......

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near. 

Predonia, Kans., Fall River at.........

Fredericktown, Mo., Barnes Creek near..

Premont Pass ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin.............

Prog Bayou, at Rudy, Ark...............

near Mountainburg, Ark...............

Frontier ditch near Coolidge, Kans. 

Fulton, Ark., Red River at.............

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla..........

Gainesville, Tex., Red River near. 

Galena, Mo., James River at............

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River

at...............................

Garrett Creek at Jonesboro, La.........

Gilliam, La. , Black Bayou near.........

Girard, La., Boeuf River near..........

Golondrinas, N. Mex., Cebolla River

near.............................

Coyote Creek near....................

Mora River near......................

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near.......

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near.......

Gracemont, Okla., Sugar Creek near.....

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at......

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo. 

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near.............................

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near........

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at... 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla.............................

Green Acre Ranch near Rolla, Mo........

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork Obion

River near.......................

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221

92

91

323

324

323

318

180

27

104

103

119

183

182

184

180

183

182

269

379

49

223

74

76

12

452

426

45

44

43

42

367

218

219

218

270

271

270

363

124

311

313

286

129

184

52

119

293

292

140

392

264

360

73

143

445

402

439

242

248

243

227

226

368

114

120

311

444

147

155

17

37
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Greenland, Ark., West Fork White

River at......................... 67

Greenwood, La., Paw Paw Bayou near..... 404

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at....... 332

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.............. 99

Grenada, Miss., Grenada Reservoir

near............................. 330

Yalobusha River near................. 331

Grenada Reservoir near Grenada, Miss... 330 

Guadalupita, N. Mex., Coyote Creek

above............................ 247

Guthrie,. Okla., Cimarron River near.... 170

Guy, Ark., North Fork Cadron Creek

near............................. 310

Guy, N. Mex., Cimarron River near...... 162

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 265

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo........ 112

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near.. 266 

Hatchie River, at Bolivar, Tenn........ 46

near Stanton, Tenn................... 47

Hatchie River basin, Tenn., gagingstation records in...............46-47

Headrick, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................. 347

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................. 109

Hebron, N. Mex., Canadian River near... 228 

Hemphill Creek near Hot Wells, La...... 417

Henrietta, Tex., Little Wichita River

near............................. 358

Heyburn, Okla., Heyburn Reservoir

near............................. 175

Polecat Creek at..................... 176

Heyburn Reservoir near Heyburn, Okla... 175 

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near... 136 

Hindsville, Ark., War Eagle Creek

near............................. 68

Hobart, Okla., Elk Creek near.......... 346

Hoehne,. Colo., Purgatoire River near... 133 

Holden, La., Tickfaw River at.......... 454

Hollis, Ark., South Fourche La Fave

River near....................... 314

Holman, N. Mex., Agua Fria Creek near. 239 

Rio Agua Negra near.................. 238

Vigil Canyon near.................... 239

Hominy Creek near Skiatook, Okla....... 197

Homochitto River, at Eddiceton, Miss... 338 

at Rosetta, Miss ..................... 339

Homochitto River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in.............338-339

Hoosier Pass tunnel, diversion by,

from Colorado River basin........ 119

Horatio, Ark., Little River near....... 389

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 401

Hot Springs, Ark., Lake Ouachita near.. 421 

Hot Wells, La., Hemphill Creek near.... 417

Huerfano River, at Manzanares

Crossing, near Redwing, Colo..... 125

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near

Undercliffe, Colo................ 127

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near......... 190

Hulah Reservoir near................. 189

Hurricane Creek, near Branch, Ark...... 299

near Caulksville, Ark................ 300

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

diagram of........................... 14

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 386

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville,

Ark.............................. 303

Illinois River, near Gore, Okla........ 227

near Tahlequah, Okla................. 224

near Watts, Okla..................... 222

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 97

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River

at.. ............................. 186

Index., Ark., Red River at............. 384

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near..... 199

lola, Kans., Neosho River near......... 205

91

42 

73 

72

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near..399-400

Jet, Okla. , Great Salt Plains

Reservoir near................... 155

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo........

Jackson, Term., South Fork Forked 

Deer River at...............

James River, at Galena, Mo........

near Springfield, Mo.

Jet, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River near....................... 156

John Martin Reservoir, Colo. ,

Arkansas River below............. 139

at Caddoa, Colo...................... 138

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near... 446 

Garrett Creek at..................... 445

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above......... 210

Kansas, Okla., Flint Creek near........ 223

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near...... 410

Cypress Bayou near................... 411

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La........... 401

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 1,

66, 66A, 81, 251, 259,

near.................56,57,61,62,63, 64

Kenton, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 163

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla...... 383

Kings River near Berryville, Ark....... 71

Kinsley, Kans., Arkansas River near.... 145

Kisatchie, La., Little Sandy Creek

at............................... 416

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near........ 264

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at..............................462-463

Bayou Courtableau at weirs near...... 469

Krotz Springs, La., Big Darbonne Bayou

at culvert near.................. 468

La Cueva, N. Mex.. La Cueva Canal at... 240 

Mora River at ........................ 241

La Cueva Canal at La Cueva, N. Mex..... 240

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 130

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near.... 126

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............. 345

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo............................. 113

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............................. Ill

Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro, Ark.... 423

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 277

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex............ 353

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.... 357

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley,

Okla............................. 214

Lake Ouachita near Hot Springs, Ark.... 421

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 278

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.......... 373

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River

near............................. 327

Lanes Fork, near Rolla. Mo............. 22

Langley, Okla., Lake 0' The Cherokees

at. .............................. 214

Neosho River near.................... 215

Laran, La., Bayou de Loutre near....... 431

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to

Arkansas River................... 119

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near....... 146

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at... 131 

Purgatoire River near................ 137

Lee Creek, Ark., Cove Creek near....... 289

Lee Creek near Van Buren, Ark.......... 290

Leeper, Mo., Black River at............ 87

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near... 187 

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch 251

near............................. 58

Lillie , La., Cornie Bayou near......... 435

Little Cornie Bayou near............. 436

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans............................. 148

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.. 356 

Little Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La.... 436

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark........................ 424

Little Red River, Middle Fork, at

Shirley, Ark..................... 107

near Heber Springs , Ark.............. 109

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark........ 108

Little River (tributary to Canadian

River) below Hog Creek near

Norman, Okla..................... 260

near Sasakwa, Okla................... 262

near Tecumseh, Okla.................. 261

Little River (tributary to Red River),

below Lukfata Creek, near

Idabel, Okla..................... 386

near Horatio, Ark.................... 389

near Wright City, Okla............... 385
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Little River ditch 1 (tributary to

Little River ditch 251), Mo.,

near Morehouse, Mo............... 60

Little River ditch 1 (tributary to

Right Hand Chute of Little

River) near Kennett, Mo.......... 57

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 62

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett,

Mo............................... 63

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, j

Mo............................... 561

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,

Mo............................... 61

near Lilbourn, Mo .................... 58

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,

Mo. .............................. 64

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River

at.. .............................5, 315

Little Sandy Creek at Kisatchie, La.... 416

Little Washita River at Ninnekah,

Okla............................. 369

Little Wichita River near Henrietta,

Tex.............................. 358

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at...... 256

TJte Creek near....................... 255

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La............ 409

Lonoke, Ark., Bayou Meto near.......... 316

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo............... 212

Lovelaceville, Ky. , Mayfield Creek at.. 34 

Lovell, Okla. , Skelton Creek near...... 171

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near.......... 412

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at........... 345

North Pork Red River near............ 346

Me Gee Creek near Stringtown, Okla..... 378

Mabelle, Tex., Lake Kemp near.......... 353

Madison, Kans., Verdigris River near... 177 

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near...... 112

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near..... 422

Mangum, Okla., Salt Pork Red River

at............................... 343

Manuelitos Creek near Rociada, N. Mex.. 249 

Map of the United States............... 9

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near... 201 

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River

at............................... 66

St. Francis River floodway near...... 65

Marys Creek at Pisgah Road, near

Fisherville, Term................ 49

Mayfield, Ky., Perry Creek near........ 33

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceyille, Ky.... 34

Mayfield Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.......................33-34

Maysville, Okla., Rush Creek near...... 371

Memphis, Tenn., Mississippi River at...50-51 

Meramec River, near Eureka, Mo......... 27

near Steelville , Mo.................. 19

near Sullivan, Mo.................... 20

Meramec River basin, Mo., gagingstation records in...............17-27

Miller , Mo. , Stahl Creek near.......... 208

Miller , Okla., Tenmile Creek near...... 382

Minden, La. , Bayou Dorcheat near....... 406

Mississippi River, at Chester, 111.....28-29

at Memphis, Tenn..................... 50-51

at St. Louis, Mo..................... 15-16

at Thebes, 111.......................31-32

near Baton Rouge, La................. 450

near New Orleans, La ................. 451

near Vicksburg, Miss...............334-335

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in......452-472

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 164

Monroe, La. , Bayou Desiard at.......... 437

Ouachita River at.................... 438

Montgomery, La., Nantachie Creek near.. 415 

Mora River, at La Cueva, N. Mex........ 241

near Golondrinas, N. Mex............. 243

near Shoemaker, N. Mex............... 250

seepage investigation on...........244-245

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glaises

diversion channel at............. 466

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1

near............................. 60

Moro Creek near Fordyce, Ark........... 426

Mount Ida, Ark., Ouachita River near... 419 

South Fork Ouachita River at. ........ 420

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla............................. 387

Mountain Park, Okla. , Otter Creek

near............................. 348

yiountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near. ... 292

Yluddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.... 379

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark...... 294

Murdock, Kans., South Fork Ninnescah

River near....................... 151

Murfreesboro, Ark., Lake Greeson near.. 423 

Little Missouri River near........... 424

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near... 220

Mantachie Creek near Montgomery, La.... 

Matalbany River at Baptist, La.

415 

455 

Nathrop,"Colo., Chalk Creek near....... 117

Neosho River, at Council Grove, Kans... 200 

at Strawn, Kans...................... 204

below Fort Gibson Reservoir, near

Fort Gibson, Okla................ 219

near Commerce, Okla.................. 207

near lola , Kans...................... 205

near Langley, Okla................... 215

near Parsons, Kans................... 14, 206

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near.... 128

New Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near..... 317

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near............................. 451

Newport, Ark., White River at.......... 106

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................. 313

Nimrod Reservoir near................ 312

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark...... 312

Ninnekah, Okla., Little Washita River

at............................... 369

Ninnescah River, near Peck, Kans....... 152

North Fork, near Cheney, Kans........ 150

South Fork, near Murdock, Kans....... 151

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near.......... 409

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near.. 81 

North Fork River near................ 82

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.... 81

Norman, Okla., Little River near....... 260

North Boggy Creek near Stringtown,

Okla............................. 376

North Canadian River, at Beaver, Okla.. 268 

at Canton, Okla...................... 276

at Woodward, Okla.................... 272

below Lake Overholser, near

Oklahoma City, Okla.............. 279

near El Reno, Okla................... 276

near Guymon, Okla.................... 265

near Selling, Okla................... 273

near Wetumka, Okla................... 280

North Fork River, at Norfork Dam, near

Norfork, Ark..................... 82

near Tecumseh, Mo.................... 79

North Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 394 

North Tule Draw at reservoir, near

Tulia, Tex....................... 341

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near......... 165

Oak Grove, La., Big Colewa Bayou near.. 441 

Obion Creek at Pryorsburg, Ky.......... 35

Obion River, at Obion, Tenn............ 40

North Fork, near Union City, Term.... 39

Rutherford Fork, near Bradford,

Tenn............................. 38

South Fork, near Greenfield, Tenn.... 37

Obion River basin, Tenn., gagingstation records in............... 37-45

Ochelata, Okla., Caney River near...... 193

Oklahoma City, Okla., Bluff Creek

near............................. 169

Lake Hefner Canal near............... 277

Lake Overholser near................. 278

North Canadian River near............ 279

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near... 457 

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 3-4

Osage Creek near Elm Springs, Ark...... 221

Otter Creek (Arkansas River basin) at

Climax Kans..................... 181

Otter Creek (Red River basin) at

Snyder Lake, near Mountain Park,

Okla............................. 348

Ouachita River, at Monroe, La.......... 438

near Malvern, Ark.................... 422

near Mount Ida, Ark.................. 419

South Fork, at Mount Ida, Ark........ 420

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near........ 319

Yocona River near.................... 322
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Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex..... 267

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near.....14, 206

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River

near............................. 53

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River

near............................. 370

Paw Paw Bayou near Greenwood, La....... 404

Pawnee, Okla. , Black Bear Creek at..... 161

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans......... 146

Peck, Kans., Ninnescah River near...... 152

Perkins, Okla., Cimarron River at...... 172

Perry Creek near Mayfield, Ky.......... 33

Petit Jean Creek, at Danville, Ark..... 309

near Booneville, Ark................. 305

near Waveland, Ark................... 307

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at..... 336

Piedmont, Mo., Clearwater Reservoir

near............................. 86

Piney Creek near Dover, Ark............ 302

Pittsburg, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 396

Plaucheville, La., West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near.... 467

Pocahontas, Ark. , Black River at....... 96

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla......... 176

Pollock, La., Big Creek at............. 449

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla........ 367

Ponil Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex...... 233

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black River at...... '88

Poteau River, at Cauthron, Ark......... 285

near Wister, Okla.................... 288

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near............................. 105

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Fork". 

Preacher Creek near Dover, Okla........ 167

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla........... 217

Pryorsburg, Ky., Obion Creek at........ 35

Publications on streamflow by

Geological Survey................ 8-12

by State agencies.................... 11

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near..... 122

Fountain Creek at.................... 124

Purgatoire River, at Ninemile Dam,

near Higbee, Colo................ 136

at Trinidad, Colo.................... 132

near Alfalfa, Colo................... 135

near Hoehne, Colo.................... 133

near Las Animas, Colo................ 137

Quapaw , Okla., Spring River near....... 211

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex...... 349

Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at...... 160

Ramona, Okla., Caney River near........ 194

Randlett, Okla., Deep Red Run near..... 352

Ravenden Springs, Ark., Eleven Point

River near....................... 101

Rayado Creek at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................. 234

Red Oak, Okla., Fourche Maline near.... 286

Red River, at Alexandria, La........... 418

at Arthur City, Tex.................. 381

at Fulton, Ark....................... 392

at Index, Ark........................ 384

at Shreveport, La.................... 405

near Colbert, Okla................... 374

near Gainesville, Tex................ 360

near Terral, Okla.................... 359

North Fork, below Altus Dam, near

Lugert, Okla..................... 346

near Carter, Okla.................. 344

near Headrick, Okla................ 347

Salt Fork, at Mangum, Okla........... 343

near Wellington, Tex............... 342

Red River basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

gaging-station records in......341-449

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near.... 125

Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, Term...... 41

Rio Agua Negra near Holman, N. Mex..... 238

Rio de la Casa near Cleveland, N. Mex.. 240 

Robert, La . , Tangipahoa River at....... 453

Rociada, N. Mex., Manuelitos Creek

near............................. 249

Rogers, Ark., White River near......... 69

Rolla, Mo. , Behmke Branch near......... 18

Green Acre Branch near............... 17

Lanes Fork near...................... 22

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark........ 388

Rosetta, Miss., Homochitto River at.... 339

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Rossville , Tenn., Wolf River at........ 48

Roy, N. Mex., Canadian River near...... 237

Rudy, Ark., Frog Bayou at.............. 293

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Rush, Ark. , Buffalo River near......... 78

Rush Creek near Maysville, Okla........ 371

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork". 

Rye, Ark. , Saline River near........... 428

St. Francis River, at Marked Tree,

Ark.............................. 66

at Wappapello, Mo.................... 55

near Patterson, Mo................... 53

St. Francis River basin, Ark., Mo.,

gaging-station records in........ 52-66

St. Francis River floodway near

Marked Tree , Ark................. 65

St. James, Mo., Bourbeuse River near... 21 

St. Joe, Ark., Buffalo River near...... 77

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at... 15-16 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 118

Saline Bayou, near Clarence, La........ 414

near Lucky, La ....................... 412

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark.......... 391

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River), at Benton, Ark........... 427

near Rye, Ark........................ 428

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River near... 284 

Sallisaw Creek near.................. 283

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla..... 283

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork ancTRed River, Salt Fork. 

Samburg, Tenn., Reelfoot Creek near.... 41

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near.. 251 

Sandstone Creek near Cheyenne, Okla.... 362

Sapello, N. Mex., Sapello Canal at..... 250

Sapello River at..................... 249

Sapello Canal at Sapello, N. Mex....... 250

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex....... 249

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near... 320 

Tallahatchie River near.............. 321

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss..... 320

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near........ 407

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near...... 262

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou

near............................. 303

Seepage investigation on Mora River...244-245 

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 273

Seneca, Mo., Lost Creek at............. 212

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at......................... 107

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo........... 210

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near.... 250

Shreveport, La., Red River at.......... 405

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at...... 472

Six Mile Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River), at Caulksville, Ark.....297-298

at Chismville, Ark................... 295

near Branch, Ark..................... 296

Skeleton Creek near Lovell, Okla....... 171

Skiatook, Okla., Hominy Creek near..... 197

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss............. 329

South Fourche La Fave River near

Hollis, Ark...................... 314

South Sulphur River near Cooper, Tex... 393 

Spadra Creek at Clarksville, Ark....... 301

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near... 267 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 198

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River

near............................. 22

Springfield, Mo., James River near..... 72

Spring River (Arkansas River basin),

near Quapaw, Okla................ 211

near Waco, Mo........................ 209

Spring River (White River basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 97

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron Creek at... 235 

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 3

Stahl Creek near Miller, Mo............ 208

Stanton, Tenn., Hatchie River near..... 47

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near.... 19

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near.. 173 

Strawberry River, near Evening Shade,

Ark.............................. 103

near Poughkeepsie, Ark............... 105
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Strawberry River, Piney Fork, at

Evening Shade, Ark............... 104

Strawn, Kans., Neosho River at......... 204

Stringtown, Okla., Chickasaw Creek near 377 

Me Gee Creek near.................... 378

North Boggy Creek near............... 376

Sugar Creek near Gracemont, Okla....... 368

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake Fork

above............................ Ill

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near...... 20

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss..... 333

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near....... 471

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at..... 142

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River

at. .............................. 328

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 224 

Talco, Tex., Whiteoak Creek near....... 395

Tallahatchie River, at Etta, Miss...... 318

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss..... 321

at Swan Lake, Miss................... 328

near Lambert, Miss, (old channel).... 327

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La......... 453

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian

River near....................... 236

Tchefuncta River near Folsom, La....... 452

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near....... 80

North Fork River near................ 79

Tecumseh, Okla., Little River near..... 261

Templeton Gap Floodway at Colorado

Springs, Colo.................... 123

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 442

Tenkiller Ferry Reservoir near Gore,

Okla............................. 226

Tenmile Creek near Miller, Okla........ 382

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 442

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.................. ............. 3

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 359

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at.....31-32

Thomasville, Mo., Eleven Point River

near............................. 98

Three Creeks, Cornie Bayou near........ 434

Tickfaw River at Holden, La. ............ 454

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near......... 213

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River at......................... 157

Trenton, Tenn. , North Fork Forked

Deer River at.................... 44

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at... 132 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 448

Tulia, Tex. , North Tule Draw near...... 341

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 174

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla....... 168

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 403

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., Lake

Creek above...................... 113

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 119

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River

near............................. 127

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at......... 23

Union City, Tenn., North Fork Obion

River near....................... 39

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex........... 255

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at......................... 148

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 291 

Lee Creek near....................... 290

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........

Current River at..................... 93

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River

at...... ......................... 252

Verdigris River, at Independence,

Kans............................. 186

near Altoona, Kans................... 179

near Claremore, Okla.................5,195

near Coyville, Kans.................. 178

near Inola, Okla..................... 199

near Lenapah, Okla................... 187

near Madison, Kans................... 177

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Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 229

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River

near............................334-335

Vigil Canyon near Holman, N. Mex....... 239

WSP, definition of..................... 3

tfaco, Mo. , Spring River near........... 209

Walnut River, at Winfield, Kans........ 154

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 351

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at......... 308

fappapello. Mo., St. Francis River

at............................... 55

Wappapello Reservoir at.............. 54

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello,

Mo............................... 54

tfar Eagle Creek near Hindsville, Ark... 68 

tfard Creek at Government Street, at

Baton Rouge , La .................460-461

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at.. 465 

Washita River, at Carnegie , Okla....... 366

near Cheyenne, Okla.................. 361

near Clinton, Okla................... 365

near Durwood, Okla...................14,372

near Foss, Okla. 363 

near Pauls Valley, Okla.............. 370

Watts, Okla., Illinois River near...... 222

(faurika, Okla., Beaver Creek near...... 355

rfaveland, Ark., Blue Mountain

Reservoir near................... 306

Petit Jean Creek near................ 307

rfaynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 166

Wellington, Tex., Salt Fork Red River

near............................. 342

West Protection Levee borrow pit

channel near Plaucheville, La.... 467

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near.... 120

Wetumka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 280

White River, at Batesville, Ark........ 84

at Beaver, Ark....................... 70

at Calico Rock, Ark.................. 83

at De Vails Bluff, Ark............... 110

at Newport, Ark...................... 106

near Branson, Mo..................... 74

near Flippin, Ark.................... 76

near Rogers, Ark..................... 69

West Fork, at Greenland, Ark......... 67

White River basin, Ark.-Mo., gagingstation records in...............67-110

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River near. 282 

Whiteoak Creek near Talco, Tex......... 395

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at. ..... 149

Wichita River, at Wichita Falls, Tex... 354 

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at....... 154

Winnfield, La. , Dugdemona River near... 447 

Wister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 288

Wister Reservoir near................ 287

Wister Reservoir near Wister, Okla..... 287

Wolf Creek, near Fargo, Okla........... 269

near Fort Supply, Okla............... 271

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.......... 48

Wolf River basin, Tenn., gagingstation records in............... 48-49

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo River near... 340 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at. .............................. 272

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

Wright City, Okla., Little River near.. 385 

Wurtz ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River basin............. 119

Yalobusha River at Grenada Dam, near

Grenada, Miss.................... 331

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss......... 332

Yazoo River basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............317-333

Yocona River, at Enid Dam, near Enid,

Miss............................. 324

Yocona River near Oxford, Miss......... 322

Yukon, Mo., Big Creek near ............. 90

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at. 30