Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1955

Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, 

James River to Savannah River

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1383

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies
Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1955

Part 2-A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, 

James River to Savannah River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1383

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1957
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 $1.25 cents (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

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

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

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

Reports Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of district 

engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. E. Johnson___________________:______Columbia, S. C. 

E. B. Rice______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

M. T. Thomson____________________________Atlanta, Ga. 

D. S. Wallace________________________Charlottesville, Va.

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CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

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

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

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

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

James River basin

Jackson River (head of James River) 

Bolar Run:

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va...................................................... 14

Muddy Run:

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va......................................... 14

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 15

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.................................................. 17

Potts Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 18

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................ 19

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 20

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va................................................ 21

James River at Lick Run, Va........................................................ 21

Craig Creek:

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va................................................... 22

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 23

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va................................................... 24

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 25

Purgatory Creek:

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va................................................ 27

Calfpasture River (head of Maury River) above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.......... 27

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.... *......................................... 28

Kerrs Creek:

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va................................................ 28

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va. ................................................ 29

Maury River near Lexington, Va................................................... 30

South River near Riverside, Va................................................. 31

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va................................................. 32

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va............................................... 33

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va................................................... 34

James River at Bent Creek, Va...................................................... 35

Buffalo River:

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 36

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va................................................... 38

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va............................................... 39

James River at Scottsville , Va..................................................... 40

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va............................ 41

Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 42

Mechum River (head of Rivanna River):

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va................................... 43

South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.................................... 44

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 45

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va............................................... 46

James River at Cartersville, Va.................................................... 47

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va............................................... 48

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.................................... 49

James River near Richmond, Va...................................................... 50

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va............................................. 51

Appomattox River:

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.......................................... 52

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 53

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 54

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va................................................... 55

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 56

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va..................................... 57

Dismal Swamp basin

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.................................................. 58

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.............................................. 59

Chpwan River basin

Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville, Va.......................... 60

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 62

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va................................................ 63

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie , Va................................................... 64

Hunting Quarter Creek:

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.................................................. 65

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 66

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 67

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 68

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 69
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Chowan River basin Continued Page 

Chowan River:

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va.......................................... 70

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.......................................... 72

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 73

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.................................................... 74

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va.................................................. 75

Wiccacon Creek:

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C................................................. 76

Roanoke River basin 

South Fork Roanoke River:

Big Springs at Elliston, Va...................................................... 76

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va..................................................... 77

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va....................................................... 78

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va....................................................... 79

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 80

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va...................................................... 81

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 82

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.................................................. 83

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va..................................................... 84

Otter River near Bedford, Va..................................................... 85

Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 86

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va..................................................... 87

Falling River:

East Fork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.................................... 88

East Fork Falling River at Spring Mills, Va.................................... 89

Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 90

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.......................................................... 91

Roanoke River at Randolph, Va...................................................... 92

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va........................................................ 93

Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 94

Mayo River:

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va............................................ 95

Mayo River near Price, N. C.................................................... 96

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C. .................................................. 97

Smith River near Philpott, Va.................................................. 98

Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 99

Smith River at Martinsville, Va................................................ 100

Smith River at Spray, N. C. .................................................... 101

Sandy River near Danville, Va.................................................. 102

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 103

Dan River at Paces, Va........................................................... 104

Banister River:

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va................................................ 105

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................. 106

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.................................................. 107

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.................................................. 108

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.............................................. 109

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C............................................. 110

Pamllco River basin

Tar River (head of Pamlico River) near Tar River, N. C............................. Ill

Tar River near Nashville, N. C. .................................................... 112

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C................................................ 113

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C. ................................................ 114

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C. ........................................................ 115

Palmico River: 

Runyan Creek:

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.............................................. 116

Neuse River basin

Eno River (head of Neuse River) at Hillsboro, N. C. ................................ 117

Flat River at Bahama, N. C....................................................... 118

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C ................................................... 119

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C............................................. 120

Neuse River near Northside, N. C................................................... 121

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C..................................................... 122

Swift Creek:

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C................................................ 123

Little River near Princeton, N. C. ............................................. 124

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C................................................... 125

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C....................................................... 126

Contentnea Creek:

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C ................................................. 127

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C. ............................................. 128

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C................................................. 129

Trent River near Trenton, N. C................................................... 130

New River basin

Mew River near Gum Branch, N. C.................................................... 131

Cape Fear River basin

Haw River (head of Cape Fear River) near Benaja, N. C. ............................. 132

Reedy Fork:

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.......................................... 133

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C ................................................ 134

South Buffalo Creek (head of Buffalo Creek) near Greensboro, N. C.............. 136

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C .................................... 137

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C................................................ 138

Haw River at Haw River, N. C....................................................... 139

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C ..................................................... 141
CONTENTS VII

; 'i».iag-station re cords--Continued 

.'ape Fear River basin Continued

Hai« River--Continued Page 

New Aor,e River near P3 ttsboro, N. C.............................................. 143

West FcrK Deep River near High Point, N. C....................................... 144

S-ist Jork Deep River near High Point, N. C..................................... 146

Dee; Hiver near Randleman, N. C.................................................. 147

Desp River at Ramseur, N. C...................................................... 148

hear Creek at Robbins, N. C.................................................... 150

Peep River at Moncure, N. C...................................................... 152

^a;;e Fear River at Lillington, N. C. ............................................... 153

Little River at Linden, N. C ..................................................... 157

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C...................................... 159

Black River: 

Coharie Creek:

Little Coharie Creek near Rosetoro, N. C ..................................... 160

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.................................................. 161

South River near Parkersburg, N. C ............................................. 162

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C ................................................... 163

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.................................. 164

Waccamaw River basin

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C................................................... 165

Waccamaw River near Longs, 3. C .................................................... 166

Pee Dee River basin

Yadkin River (head of Pee Dee River) at Patterson, N. C............................ 167

Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.......................................... 168

Yadkin River at "Wilkesboro, N , C ................................................... 169

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C ................................................. 170

Pcrbash Creek near Yadkinville, N. C. ............................................ 171

Yadkin Hiver at Yadkin College , N. C ............................................... 172

SL_ith Yadkin River:

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C............................................... 173

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C ......................................... 174

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C............................................... 175

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ 176

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C................................................. 177

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C................................................. 178

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C .................................................... 179

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C ............................................... 180

Rocky River: 

Long Creek:

Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C.......................................... 181

Rocky River near Norwood, N . C ................................................... 182

Brown Creek near Polkton, N . C ................................................... 183

Little River near Star, N. C..................................................... 184

Pee Dee River near Rockinghatn, N. C................................................ 185

Thompson Creek:

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C................................................ 186

Pee Dee River at Feedee, S. C...................................................... 187

Lynches River near Bishopviile, S. C............................................. 188

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C................................................. 189

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C........................................... 190

Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N. C....................... 191

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................. 192

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.................................... 193

Black River near Gable , S . C ..................................................... 194

Black River at Kingstree, S. C................................................... 195

Santee River basin

Catawba River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N. C............................. 196

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 197

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C................................ 198

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C ..................................................... 199

Henry Fork (head of South Fork Catawba River) near Henry River, N. C............ 200

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C ............................................. 201

South Fork Catawba River:

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C ............................................ 202

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C......................................... 203

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C................................................. 204

Sugar Creek:

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C....................................... 205

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C ................................................. 206

Wateree River (continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S. C. ................... 207

Broad River (head of Congaree River) near Chimney Rock, N. C..................... 208

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.......................................... 209

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C........................................... 210

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.......................................... 211

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C ................................................... 212
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Santee River basin Continued 

Broad River Continued

Tyger River--Continued Page 

Pairforest Creek near Union, S. C............................................ 224

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C................................................. 225

Broad River at Rlchtex, S. C..................................................... 226

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C ............................................. 227

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C ................................................. 229

Saluda River near Ware Shoals , S . C ............................................ 230

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C............................................ 231

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C........................................... 232

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C............................................ 233

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C................................................ 234

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C........................................... 235

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C................................................ 236

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C............................................... 237

Santee River:

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C. ...................... 238

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C................................................... 239

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.................................................. 240

Cooper River basin 

Cooper River:

West Branch Cooper River:

Lake Moultrie near Plnopolls, S. C............................................. 241

Edisto River basin

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorencl, S. C..................................... 242

South Pork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C......................................... 243

North Pork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C...................................... 244

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C................................................ 245

Edisto River near Glvhans, S. C.................................................... 246

Combahee River basin

Salkehatchie River (head of Combahee River) near Miley, S. C. ...................... 247

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C................................................. 248

Broad River basin

Coosawhatchie River (head of Broad River) near Hampton, S. C....................... 249

Savannah River basin

Chattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga.......................... 250

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.................................................... 252

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga. ................. 253

Keowee River (head of Seneca River) near Newry, S. C............................. 254

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 255

Savannah River near Iva, S. C...................................................... 256

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C............................................. 257

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 258

Savannah River near Calhoun Palls, S. C............................................ 259

Broad River:

North Pork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga......................................... 260

North Pork Broad River near Lavonla, Ga........................................ 261

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga................................................... 262

North Pork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.................................... 263

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 264

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 265

Little River near Washington, Ga................................................. 266

Clark Hill Reservoir near darks Hill, S. C........................................ 267

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 268

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 269

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga...................................................... 270

Savannah River at Burtons Perry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 271

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 272

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga....................................................... 273

Revision of records for discontinued stations:

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C................................................ 274

Broad River at Alston, S. C........................................................ 275

Saluda River near Waterloo, S. C................................................... 277

Discharge at points other than gaging stations....................................... 278

Index................................................................................ 311

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, James River at Scottsvllle, Va.; B, Roanoke

"River at Niagara, Va.................................................... 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1955 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... i3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, JAMES RIVER 

TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1955

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, 19S5. 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 13,250 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others 

in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1955, the Geological Survey 

and cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,860 gaging stations, including those in 

Alaska and Hawaii. Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 

1955 water year, most of which are published at the end of each report. 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:

Georgia: State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, Garland Peyton, director, 

and State Highway Department, W. A. Blasingame, director.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, B. E. Douglas, 

director; city of Burlington, J. D. Mackintosh, Jr., city manager.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMillan, chief highway commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manager; State 

Development Board, L. W. Bishop, director; State Water Pollution Control Authority, 

W. T. Linton, executive director; city of Spartanburg, Defoix Kirby, chairman of 

commissioners of public works.

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

State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, director; city of Norfolk, R. W. 

Fitzgerald, superintendent, Division of Water Supply; Newport News Waterworks Commission, W. B. Harman, general manager.

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 133 gaging stations, 

of which 6 were in Georgia, 49 in North Carolina, 28 in South Carolina, and 50 in Virginia. 

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States 

Department of Agriculture, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Weather Bureau of the United 

States Department of Commerce, and the Department of the Navy. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Georgia: City of Augusta.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission, State Stream Sanita.- 

tion Committee, cities of'Durham and Gastonia, Carolina Power & Light Co., and Duke 

Power Co. -1-
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South Carolina: Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., and South Carolina Public Service Authority.

Virginia: Appalachian Electric Power Co., Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 

Camp Manufacturing Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

below.

State District Address

Georgia a/............... Atlanta................... 644 Peachtree-Seventh Building.

North Carolina........... Raleigh................... Federal Building.

South Carolina by........ Columbia.................. 210 Creason Building.

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

sj Except Augusta Canal near Augusta and Savannah River at Augusta, at Burtons Perry Bridge, near 

Mlllhaven, and near Clyo.

b/ Including Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga., and Savannah River at Augusta, Ga., at Burtons Perry 

Bridge, near Mlllhaven, Ga., and near Clyo, Ga.

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

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

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

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

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

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

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

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

irrigation.

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

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

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

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

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

Control 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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

The drainage area of a stream at a specific 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.

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations are shown In figure 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

JAMES RIVER AT SCOTTSVILLE, VA.

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ROANOKE RIVER AT NIAGARA, VA.

FIGURE l. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA =

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 

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 1955 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. If is not given for 

stations having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in 

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

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

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

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

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

series of reports.

Skeleton rating tables are 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.
ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

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

day of its occurrence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

usually less than 20 inches.

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

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

more than IS 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs 

or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. Even 

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

when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in comparison with the observed discharge.

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

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

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

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

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin., in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

listed herein, in many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated have 

been included for some streams.
PUBLICATIONS

412733 O - 57 - 2
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

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

(A =Annual Report; B =Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A, pt. 2 

13th A, pt. 3 

14th A, pt. 2 

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140. .......

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15

WSP 16....... 

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt. 4 

WSP 35 to 39. 

21st A, pt. 4 

WSP 47 to 52. 

22d A, pt. 4. 

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

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

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

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east cf 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams nest of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1698.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River, were included with those for the South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In the South 

Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River, 1899-1955

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

a35, 36

48

65, 75

a82, 83

a97, 98

b!26, 127

b!67, 168

b203, 204

242

262

282

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

562

532

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

742

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

WSP

757

782

802

822

852

872

892

922

952

972

1002

Year

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

WSP

1032

1052

1082

1112

1142

1172

1203

1233

1273

1333

1383

a James River only.

b Susquehanna River to Yadkin River.

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

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

each year and are published at the end of each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed in the same order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of 

the report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in WaterSupply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

872 for the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River), contains, for 

the area included in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at 

which 10 or more complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

Reports also have been published that are compilations of records for various areas 

usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published (some of which may have been revised), as well as some records not contained in 

the annual series of water-supply papers. The only such report for any part of the area 

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 197, "Water resources of Georgia, 1895-1905,"
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are not

contained In the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do. ........ 

North Carolina

Do. ........

South Carolina

Virginia. ..... 

Do.. .......

Do.. .......

Do.. .......

Period

1907-19 

1889-1923

1884-1946 

1895-1927

1942-50

Report

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia. ......... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams.

Una streams. 1

basin.

basin.

River basins. 

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

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

(James River basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River basins).

(James River basin). 

Bull. 14, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Chowan and Roanoke River basins).

Issued by

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Virginia Geological Survey.

Do.

1 Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

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. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports:

Report

WSP 96: Destructive floods in the United States in 1903. 

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

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

WSP 846: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938. 

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in southeastern States. 

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

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

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The city of Lynchburg, Va., has collected records of daily discharge of Pedlar River at 

Pedlar Dam, Va., since August 1921 and the Agricultural Research Service of the United 

States Department of Agriculture has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 

20 acres each near Chatham, Va., 1938-48; peaks only since 1948.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

HYDRCLOGIC CONDITIONS

The drought conditions which prevailed over most of the area covered by this report 

for the six-month period prior to the beginning of this report were relieved only gradually during the period October to March. An exception occurred in central North 

Carolind where rains associated with Hurricane Hazel, Oct. 15, caused severe flooding. 

In April the runoff was near or slightly above median in South Carolina and slightly 

above median in the Piedmont area of North Carolina and Virginia. Runoff was below 

median to deficient over most of the area during May, June, and July. The key gaging 

station Neuse River near Clayton, N. C. was record-low for June since the beginning of 

record in 19S7. During August and September record-high floods occurred in the coastal 

areas following the passage of hurricane storms, Connie and Diane, in August and lone 

in September. These floods are described in Water-Supply Paper 1420 (now in preparation). 

In spite of the hurricane storms, the runoff for the water year 1955 ranged from near 

median to deficient. For three key gaging stations in the area covered by this report 

a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 1955 water year with the 

median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following 

page.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1955, PART 2-A

Slate River near Arvonia, Va. 

Drainage area, 235 sq mi.

ra

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

year

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C. 

Drainage area, 1,140 sq mi.

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

year

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C. 

Drainage area, 1,030 sq. mi.

w.-

TO

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

year 

Explanation

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

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1955.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1955 water year with 

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

JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'05", long 79°40'40", in Highland County, 1,000 ft north of Bolar, 

which is on county line between Bath and Highland Counties.

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1955 (discharge measurements 

only).

Extremes.--1947, 1949-55: Maximum discharge measured, 17.6 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; minimum 

measured, that of Oct. 6, 1954.

Remarks. Discharge measurement generally made once a month 75 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1954 to September 1955

Oct. 6.......... 3.97

Nov. 4.......... 5.34

Jan. 10.......... 6.37

Feb. 7.......... 16.3

Mar. 31.......... 11.1

Apr. 18.......... 9.33

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va.

Location. Lat 38 a 06'S5", long 79°45'05", 2.7 miles upstream from Jackson River and 3.9 

miles northeast of intersection of U. S. Highway 220 and State Highway 39 at Warm 

Springs, Bath County.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1955 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes. 1946-55: Maximum discharge measured, IS.3 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; minimum measured, 

2.21 cfs Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month 50 ft downstream from spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1954 to September 1955

3.31

5.30

6.74

9.33

7.79
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va.

15

Location. Lat 38°04'10", long 79°53'50", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Cummings 

Run, 0.9 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 39, and 2.1 miles south of 

Mountain Grove, Bath County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,707 ft above mean sea level (by 

oarometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,750 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of three slope-area determinations of 

peak flow; minimum, 5.4 cfs Aug. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1954; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Nov. 7, 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sapt. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

5.5

114 

175 

39O

4.O 

5.0 

6.O 

7.O 

8.0

690 

1,480 

2,48O 

3,710 

5,510

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.6 

3.0

3.1

7.0

18

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

26

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

17

27

28

22

*17

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

12

*2,750

1,980

506

265

169

109

94

75

64

56

50

46

51

66

S7

153

137

6,887

222

1.69

1.95

Nov.

112

102

*92

33

61

77

77

HI

92

96

92

85

79

73

69

64

62

63

179

1,000

1.040

662

428

317

244

189

156

149

294

277

6,415

214

1.63

1.82

Dec .

227

204

179

156

140

126

92

89

123

182

169

146

156

159

204

197

172

396

548

385

273

227

2OO

186

156

137

149

215

2,360

3.110

1,010

12,073

390

2.98

3.44

Jan.

634

445

331

277

240

215

136

159

149

*140

134

114

114

102

96

87

83

77

79

69

69

73

71

63

69

66

60

44

56

58

60

4,420

143

1.O9

1.26

Feb.

64

89

123

117

134

978

*2.520

1,010

662

428

467

542

53O

472

256

204

317

308

265

227

207

227

879

644

530

375

746

980

-

14,301

511

3.90

4.06

Mar.

830

781

578

536

5,960

2,590

1,700

837

548

401

345

317

281

244

248

418

554

554

546

450

428

2.77O

1,62O

732

489

401

299

244

211

182

159

24,255

782

5.97

6.88

Apr.

140

131

126

114

99

92

92

83

75

.§8.

69

79

75

267

560

450

326

*260

223

193

169

153

134

126

137

126

120

114

1O9

102

4,812

160

1.22

1.36

May

94

87

79

77

73

68

63

60

57

53

53

52

73

443

56O

36O

260

197

*156

128

106

92

83

73

66

58

52

50

48

44

4_1

3,706

120

0.916

1.06

June

38

35

31

28

27

25

31

42

47

41

57

85

71

58

*52

46

4O

36

32

00

27

24

24

35

35

32

27

24

2O

i§

1,118

37.3

0.285

0.32

July

17

16

14

13

12

12

13

17

20

22

29

23

18

15

13

13

12

11

11

*11

11

9.5

10

10

10

8.5

7.0

T^O

8.0

7.5

7.O

407.5

13.1

0.100

O.12

Aug.

7.0

9.0

6.6

5.4

6.2

6.2

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

8.0

19

23

19

15

15

83

99

54

39

39

*36

32

26

22

17

15

14

12

11

680.9

22.0

0.168

0.19

Sept.

9.5

9.5

16

42

35

27

22

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.0

*8.5

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.2

5.8

578

5.8

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

365.6

12.2

O.093

0.10

Calendar year 1954 : Max 4,29O Mln 8.9 Mean 2O5 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21. 2O

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,960 Mln 5.4 Mean 218 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.56

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) S.75O cfs (9.35 ft); Dec. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 

4,170 cfs (7.30 ft); Feb. 6 (11:3O p.m.) 3,500 cfs (6.83 ft); Mar. 5 (9 a.m.) 7,310 cfs (8.77 ft); 

Mar. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 5,510 cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.

Location. Lat 37°52'36", long 79°58'39", on right bank 20 ft upstream from Smith 

Bridge, 0.8 mile south of town of Falling Spring, Allegheny County, 1.6 miles 

downstream from Falling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.

Drainage area. 409 sq mi.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1955. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"at Barber."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.49 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 11.86 ft); 

minimum, 74 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 2.94 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in 

James River basin; minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 58 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1926(M), 1927, 1928(M), 1929-30, 1932-40.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

151

204

345

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

765

1,370

3,060

5,000

4.0

5.0

170

368

810

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

2,140

3,180

5,000

10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

96

96

105

103

*92

84

82

82

82

80

80

78

76

3,200

6,900

1,430

782

545

414

341

284

241

210

187

173

173

204

244

334

334

17,210

555

1.36

1.57

Nov.

288

264

*254

228

222

216

213

207

207

213

210

204

195

187

178

173

165

170

355

1,820

2,260

1,570

1,040

782

628

521

441

410

675

675

14,971

499

1.22

1.36

Dec.

545

505

457

410

376

364

302

254

376

565

493

429

422

465

*605

585

513

883

1,260

950

700

585

517

493

433

379

360

387

2,510

7,080

3,000

27,203

878

2.15

2.48

Jan.

1,740

1,300

980

810

700

628

565

509

469

449

*426

391

364

345

320

312

392

278

267

257

£22

241

244

228

207

204

219

168

178

190

165

13,768

444

1.09

1.26

Feb.

187

228

414

316

320

1,300

6,040

*2,580

1,600

1,200

1,100

1,130

920

755

675

605

675

700

628

565

525

521

1,320

1,820

1,230

950

1,440

2,180

-

_ _._ .

31,924

1,140

2.79

2.90

Mar.

2,060

2,030

1,500

1,400

7,590

7,500

5,810

2,580

1,820

1,360

1,160

1,100

950

838

810

1,230

1,430

1,500

1,500

1,260

1,160

4,470

4,510

2,140

1,540

1,330

1,070

892

782

700

605

64,627

2,085

5.10

5.88

Apr.

565

525

505

465

422

402

381

368

338

316

309

357

341

762

1,560

1,200

920

*782

675

605

545

517

473

445

445

441

406

379

360

338

15,957

532

1.30

1.45

May

320

306

292

281

274

260

250

241

231

222

216

213

244

620

1,010

728

565

481

402

353

316

292

281

*260

241

219

201

190

184

176

165

10,034

324

0.792

0.91

June

158

150

142

138

130

128

130

150

165

162

192

264

238

201

*181

170

155

145

138

135

130

122

116

128

158

152

138

122

116

109

4,563

152

0.372

0.42

July

105

100

98

96

93

94

102

109

142

145

165

176

130

111

107

102

98

96

96

*96

94

93

89

102

100

94

93

96

130

120

107

3,379

109

0.267

0.31

 

Aug.

102

100

100

94

94

94

98

118

102

98

102

102

116

138

130

116

118

414

485

295

216

184

*178

162

148

132

122

116

111

109

113

4,607

149

0.364

0.42

 

Sept.

102

98

116

155

178

145

128

116

109

105

105

107

98

94

*93

93

91

91

89

87

85

85

87

91

94

93

89

94

91

89

3,098

103

0.252

0.28

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,500 Mln 70 Mean 486 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,590 Mln 76 Mean 579 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.24

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Oct. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (11.86 ft); Dec. 30 (1 p.m.) 

8,080 cfs (10.24 ft); Feb! 7 (6:30 a.m.) 8,380 cfs (10.34 ft); Mar. 5 (4 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (11.79 

ft); Mar. 22 (10 p.m.) 9,940 cfs (10.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°48'10", long 80°02'50", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60, 2.2 miles downstream from Ogle Creek, and 3.0 miles west of Covington, 

Alleghany County.

Drainage area.--166 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,294.21 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 8, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1929-55), 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 10.14 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum observed, 8 cfs 

Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1932, Sept. 11, 

1955.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by dam above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by 3.ce Jan. 31)

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

12

18

50

98

184

321

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

550

1,130

1,840

3,720

4,830

7,620

cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

25

23

21

20

19

*18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

1.770

1,190

242

143

100

78

66

56

50

45

42

38

40

48

72

94

85

4,430

143

0.861

0.99

Nov.

75

70

*67

63

66

70

74

72

69

66

61

58

56

51

49

46

46

45

63

138

260

214

163

134

11B

98

89

85

182

184

2,832 

94.4

0.569

0.63

Dec.

156

136

118

102

93

98

84

77

116

301

239

186

177

418

*710

418

277

369

465

318

239

194

168

152

128

110

102

100

703

1 17,40

9,264 

299

1.80

2.08

Jan.

432

301

234

199

182

175

163

152

147

140

*138

122

116

108

100

100

98

96

98

94

84

94

94

89

84

82

80

75

77

69 

70

4,093 

132

0.795

0.92

Feb.

67

100

271

216

184

1,140

3,740

*1,010

540

356

304

252

212

192

184

168

159

145

138

134

126

128

374

495

337

260

1,410

1,460

-

13,102 

468

2.82

2.94

Mar.

2,650

1,650

740

540

' 2,890

4.940

2,260

860

530

369

329

414

410

337

348

1,460

1,130

1,290

1,100

628

450

*702

655

446

333

329

288

268

244

214 

189

28,993 

935

5.63

6.49

Apr.

170

159

152

138

124

118

116

110

100

94

96

106

98

222

511

277

234

204

*179

163

150

147

132

128

124

118

106

98

93

87

4,354

145

0.873

0.97

May

82

78

75

72

69

66

64

61

58

56

53

51

60

69

70

63

58

56

51

48

45

46

48

*50

94

87

67

57

50

45 

42

1,891 

61.0

0.367

0.42

June

38

35

33

32

29

28

30

33

34

33

51

80

6T

51

*48

43

39

36

34

33

31

29

27

26

27

30

27

25

23

.22

1,068 

35.6

0.214

0.24

July

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

~60 110

54

63

84

48

36

30

27

24

22

*20

22

20

17

17

26

24

21

18

21

24

22

21

967 

31.2

0.188

0.22

Aug.

22

28

24

20

ii

19

28

33

27

31

40

57

44

37

34

31

35

244

172

98

67

53

45

*39

35

32

29

27

26

24 

23

1,443 

46.5

0.280

0.32

Sept.

23

22

'28 29

26

24

22

21

20

19

17

18

17

17

*17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

570 

19.0

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,590 Min 12 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.21

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,940 Mln 16 Mean 200 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) 4.830 cfs (8.00 ft); Dec. 30 (8 a.m.) 2,110

cfs (5.29 ft); Feb. 7 (1 a.m.) 4,250 cfs (7.48 ft); Mar. 1 (7 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (7.48 ft); Mar. 6

(8 p.m.) 7,770 cfs (10.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Potts Creek near Covin^ton, Va.

Location. Lat 37°44'10", long 80°01'55", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Hays Creek and 3.2 miles southwest cf Covington, 

Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1955.

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

is 1,259.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Prior to July 1, 1954, chain gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1929-55), 175 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 9.67 ft); minimum, 

observed, 24 cfs Oct. I, 12-14; minimum gage height, 1.13 ft Oct. 1, Sept. 20-24.

1928-55: Maximum discharge observed, 9,710 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.10 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Nov. 29, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.03 ft Sept. 6, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 727: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

17

28

53

122

224

1.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0

90

193

4.0 

6.0

500

1,260

2,890

5,760

Discharge,.in cubic feet per ar October 195-i to September 1955

r>ay

1

 i

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ost. i Nov.

7.n\ 6T\

?24

 45

35

20

28

*27

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

1.480

*1,340

295

181

129

101

82

74

64

62

58

52

52

66

80

80

74

4,858

157

0.994

1.15

61

*61

60

61

62

60

58

61

61

56

50

50

47

47

46

48

52

86

295

370

225

175

152

131

110

103

92

103

94

2,944

98.1

0.621

0.69

Dec. Jan. Feb.

86 1 r,00 1 78 1

86

86

£6

86

94

80

90

295

295

260

126

225

432

*525

370

295

330

370

312

242

193

181

175

136

117

117

122

496

*1.610

1,120

9,038

292

1.85

2.13

432 1 126

370

278

242

242

215

187

175

169

*158

141

136

124

117

112

108

112

101

78

60

W

86

76

67

70

90

61

61

64

78

4,790

155

0.981

1.13

225

122

97

1,050

2.890

*1,260

660

478

410

350

295

225

260

219

199

181

169

152

141

169

370

370

330

500

1,260

1,400

-

13,986

500

3.16

3.29

Mar.

2,620

1,920

980

810

1,920

*5.160

3,520

1,260

780

550

478

500

455

410

432

1,610

1,520

1,400

1,050

720

910

810

690

550

455

455

370

312

295

260

 225

33,427

1,078

6.82

7.86

Apr.

212

203

184

169

152

141

131

129

126

119

122

141

169

690

660

410

350

295

*260

225

212

199

178

169

166

152

136

124

122

122

6,468

216

1.37

1.53

May

110

103

97

94

90

90

86

78

72

72

72

82

86

97

90

90

82

80

72

72

70

74

74

*70

70

64

62

61

58

60

56

2,434

78.5

0.497

0.57

June

55

51

48

48

45

45

47

55

61

58

82

-78 103

*70

66

60

55

52

50

56

58

50

47

47

51

54

45

42

40

38.

1,657

55.2

0.349

0.39

July

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

60

50

41

48

48

46

39

35

33

32

31

*29

3T

29

29

29

33

35

35

30

29

31

29

29

1,099

35.5

0.225

0'. 26

Aug.

31

30

29

28

27

28

29

39

41

40

35

35

40

38

34

33

42

'295 780

158

108

82

67

*62

54

47

43

40

36

36

39

2,426

78.3

0.496

0.57

Sept.

38

38

54

54

43

40

35

33

31

31

31

31

29

29

*29

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

27

29

27

27

28

27

27

948

31.6

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,550 Min 19 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.20

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,160 Min 24 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.79

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 efs). Oct. 15 (time unknown) 5,960 cfs (9.18 ft); Feb. 7 (time 

unknown) 3,790 cfs (6.97 ft); Mar. 1 (5:30 p.m.) 3,250 cfs (6.35 ft); Mar. 6 (about 8 p.m.) 6,460 

cfs (9.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°51'10", long 79°50'50", on left abutment of bridge on city of Clifton 

Forge highway, 0.2 mile upstream from old water-supply dam, 0.8 mile upstream from new 

water-supply dam, 3.1 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, and 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.4 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1955.

Gage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

1,406 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 19.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 425 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1947-55: Maximum discharge observed, 1,200 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.30 ft); 

minimum, 1.4 cfs July 31, 1952, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 1953, and Sept. 16-18, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period 

Revisions.--WSP 1333: Drainage area.

of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6 

2.2 

3.1 

4.4 

6.3 

9.1

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

13

35

85

135

185

263

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

779

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

*1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

82

60

14

7.4

5.4

4.3

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.8

5.4

5.5 

5.2

243.7

7.86

0.634

0.73

Nov.

4.8

*4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.9

T7T

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.4

28

43

82

61

38

27

21

15

12

11

16 

14

445.0

14.8

1.19

1.33

Dec.

14

14

13

10

8.8

8.8

8.3

979

18

28

25

21

19

21

*21

19

16

22

23

19

21

18

14

11

9.5

8.8

8.3

9.1

65

~95 160 

758.5

24.5

1.98

2.28

Jan.

63

49

36

30

26

21

18

14

13

12

11

10

*9.9

9.1

8.5

8.0

7.4

7.4

6.9

6.9

b7

7.1

6.9

6.3

b6

5.9

579

b6

b6

b6 

b6

436.2

14.1

1.14

1.31

Feb.

b7

8.5

10

31

53

79

145

*90

55

45

39

39

b35

b30

23

19

16

13

11

11

9.5

11

32

41

37

33

50

55

-

1,028.0

36.7

2.96

3.08

Mar.

70

75

63

54

105

204

155

85

63

50

42

33

29

25

27

41

43

60

57

51

47

75

*75

57

46

46

39

34

32 

26

23

1,832

59.1

4.77

5.50

Apr.

20

18

16

13

11

10

9.9

9.1

8.5

8.0

9.9

11

11

~95 105

80

63

43

33

29

*24

20

16

16

13

12

11

9.5

8.8

8.3

742.0

24.7

1.99

2.22

May

8.3

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

5.4

5.5

5.7

8.3

~9.5 10

9.1

8.8

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.9

7.4

7.4

6.6

*6.9

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.2

. *?

215.6

6.95

0.560

0.65

June

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

4.0

4.1

4.1

3.8

8.3

10

9.1

7.7

*6.3

5.4

4.6

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.1

4.6

4.0

3.1

2.9

2 « 8 

135.6

4.52

0.365

0.41

July

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.8

7.4

8.8

178

4.4

5.9

4.6

3.9

3.5

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

270 

2.1

2.1

99.7

3.22

0.260

0.30

Aug.

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

275

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.8

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.4

3.2

21

13

7.1

5.0

4.1

3.6

3.0

2.7

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2. 4

2.6

115.8

3.74

0.302

0.35

Sept.

2.4

2.3

4.8

5,1

4.1

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.3 

2.2

79.6

2.65

0.214

0.24

Calendar year 1954: Max 160 Min 1.4 Mean 14.0 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.31

Water year 1954-55: Max 204 Min 1.7 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs ). Oct. 15 (time unknown) 263 cfs (3.95 ft); Dec. 30 (time unknown)

263 cfs (4.05 ft); Mar. 6 (about 5 p.m.) 425 cfs (4.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'30" > long 79°45 I 35", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Jackson River, and 4.0 miles southeast 

of Clifton Forge, Allegheny County.

Drainage area.--456 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,006.93 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). May 1907 to August 1908 staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

different datum. March 1925 to October 1934 chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1925-55), 524 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Oct.l, 8-15 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1907-8, 1925-55: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

in James River basin; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 2, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

45,000 cfs), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of records for other 

stations in James River basin.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1925(M), 1926-40, 1941(M). WSP 972: 1913(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge

60

129

295

525

4.0 1,200

5.0 2,050

6.0 3,100

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

138

315

548

4.0 1,270

6.0 3,100

8.0 5,800

10.0 9,240

cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

3

4

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

69 

90

97

88

*85

80

73

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

2,890

8,020

1,470

659

430

328

265

228

204

184

168

156

155

162

194

246

242

17,064

550

1.21

1.40

Nov.

210

194

184

181

174

168

162

159

153

147

144

138

135

133

135

155

155

135

208

1,180

2,770

2,030

1,070

740

590

472

405

559

472

672

15,782

459

1.01

1.13

Dec.

537 

462

412

372

341

341

311

261

377

726

590

462

430

*495

686

686

566

653

1,310

992

672

506

490

472

412

346

306

298

1,490

7.100

3,830

26,952

869

1.91

2.20

Jan.

1.810 

1,510

955

747

653

578

516

a500

a450

a 400

381

*359

353

324

294

294

281

265

261

250

224

224

252

255

214

204

210

187

194

200

204

13,289

429

0.941

1.08

Feb.

200 

210

281

268

228

1,240

5.800

1,680

1,720

*1,230

1,110

1,270

932

761

692

614

543

511

439

408

385

377

811

1,510

1,150

880

1,110

2,030

---- --

28,390

1,014

2.22

2.51

I 

Mar.

1,940 

1,980

1,430

1,590

4,750

8.520

6,290

2,670

1,810

1,350

1,110

1,110

955

810

726

1,070

1,230

1,390

1,510

1,190

1,070

3,870

5,200

2,260

1,550

1,350

1,190

948

810

699

608

62,586

2,019

4.45

5.11

Apr.

548 

511

476

448

408

581

572

355

328

306

302

346

565

1,250

1.940

1,470

1,070

992

*796

672

584

537

490

453

a430

a380

a350

a350

a520

aSOO

17,488

585

1.28

1.45

May

a290 

a280

a270

a260

a250

a240

a240

a 250

a250

a220

a220

a 240

aSOO

a450

a400

a570

a550

a520

aSOO

281

261

250

559

524

*350

272

228

204

190

194

178

8,551

276

0.605

0.70

June

162 

155

147

158

155

135

155

174

224

221

281

1.190

*699

454

519

261

221

190

174

162

156

150

141

158

162

178

155

155

125

122

---- -

7,051

254

0.515

0.57

July

120 

115

110

107

102

102

120

125

181

221

232

221

171

141

128

117

115

107

*105

105

107

100

95

105

112

110

102

98

105

117

110

3,906

126

0.276

0.32

Aug.

102 

95

95

105

95

90

90

110

115

102

102

98

207

214

181

138

185

1,450

1.590

627

363

246

a200

a!80

*a!60

a!40

3120

112

107

102

102

7,603

245

0.537

0.62

Sept.

100 

93

110

194

259

184

156

158

130

120

115

112

*107

105

102

100

98

93

93

88

86

84

88

88

93

95

93

90

90

88

3,572

112

0.246

0.27

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,020 Min 65 Mean 493 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,520 Min 69 Mean 575 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 16 (4:50 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (10.76 ft); Dec. 50 (9 p.m.)

8,680 cfs (9.68 ft); Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 7,100 cfs (8.84 ft); Mar. 6 (12:50 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (11.15 ft);

Mar. 23 (6 a.m.) 7,780 cfs (9.15 ft).

* * Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this day. day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 dlschsrge measurement, recorded rsnge 

in stage, and records for Jackson River at Palling Spring and James River at Lick Run.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 21

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va.

Location.--Lat 38°29'15", long 79°26'05", on west side of State Highway 614, 5 miles east

of McDowell, Highland County. 

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1955 (discharge measurements

only). 

Extremes.--1947, 1949-55: Maximum discharge measured, 33.0 cfs Mar. 24, 1953; minimum

measured, 1.18 cfs Aug. 28, 1947. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements generally made once a month 300 to 400 ft below source of

spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1954 to September 1955

Oct. 4...... 1.95

Nov. 15...... 2.24

Peb. 8 ...... 12.1

Apr. 12...... 3.78

June 30...... 2.74

Sept.19...... 1.97

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°46'25", long 79°47'05", on right bank 10 ft downstream from old highway 

bridge at Lick Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 0.9 mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers, 1.8 miles 

south of Iron Gate, and at mile 338.9.

Drainage area. 1,369 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by

 (Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,587 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 19.50 ft); minimum, 184 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 66,600 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 153 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 ft (discharge, about 120,000 cfs). 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 98,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1936-37. WSP 972: 1927, 

I930(M), 1932(M), 1935-36 .

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

252

412

518

276

*261

246

232

222

208 215-

21.1

222

217

222

7,960

25,000

5,500

2,460

1,640

1,260

1,020

860

711

606

547

477

471

508

677

875

950

54,816

1,768

1.29

1.49

Nov.

*830

711

677

625

612

592

586

566

547

540

528

514

495

485

465

455

441

471

823

3,850

7.590

5,880

5,590

2,400

1,940

1,640

1,580

1,260

1,590

2,080

45,759

1,458

1.07

1.19

Dec.

1,760

1,550

1,420

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,110

890

1,180

2,400

2,240

1,800

1,640

2,050

3,320

2,840

2,180

3,000

4,350

3,320

2,400

1,850

1,760

1,680

1,510

1,260

1,140

1,140

2,270

19,400

12,000

87,060

2,808

2.05

2.36

Jan.

6,570

4,550

,250

,580

,290

,080

,900

,680

,550

,460

,420

,540

,260

,180

,100

,060

,020

972

958

955

802

809

860

825

760

711

752

632

560

632

495

46,571

1,502

1.10

1.27

Feb.

638

TSS

1,300

1,540

1,180

5,580

20,800

11,000

6,040

4,200

5,600

5,750

2,700

2,400

2,240

1,980

1,850

1,900

1,680

1,550

1,460

1,420

2,640

5,250

5,900

2,970

4,550

8,950

_

- _ __ .

--- -

105,594

5,764

2.75

2.86

Mar.

10,000

10,800

6,200

5,250

15,200

50,500

25,300

10,400

6,540

4,800

3,900

3,900

5,460

2,970

2,700

5,100

6,200

6,200

6,710

4,950

4,200

8,850

15,200

7,590

5,100

4,550

3,750

3,110

2,700

2,320

2,050

250,060

7,421

5.42

6.25

Apr.

1,860

1,710

1,610

1,460

1,340

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,000

925

890

1,000

1,080

3,210

5,560

4,500

3,590

2,900

*2,380

2,080

1,810

1,710

1,560

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,250

1,120

1,040

1,000

54,015

1,800

1.31

1.46

May

925

890

825

795

768

740

696

685

663

614

608

592

652

825

1,760

1,660

1,340

1,120

962

825

768

734

*825

795

795

724

619

564

536

515

478

25,298

816

0.596

0.69

June

452

432

412

397

587

382

422

472

531

551

685

1,900

1,580

925

718

*597

531

478

447

432

432

407

382

577

422

485

427

587

562

547

16,557

551

0.402

0.45

July

337

317

303

293

288

293

517

547

551

509

548

597

499

402

352

322

307

293

*283

288

288

269

264

279

505

295

274

260

274

517

505

10,550

540

0.248

0.29

Aug.

279

269

285

274

260

250

255

552

527

307

312

372

447

447

427

567

582

2,840

5,600

1,710

1,040

718

580

515

457

*417

582

552

537

322

517

19,177

619

0.452

0.52

Sept.

507

293

582

488

520

467

577

347

317

298

288

283

*279

264

255

246

241

236

236

231

222

217

222

227

241

241

256

256

256

251

8,664

289

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1954: Max 25,000 Min 180 Mean 1,607 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.93

Water year 1954-55: Max 30,500 Min 208 Mean 1,923 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.07

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). --Oct. 16 (5 a.m.) 51,400 cfs (18.14 ft); Dec. 30 (8 p.m.) 25,500

cfs (15.12 ft); Feb. 7 (2 p.mj 25,100 cfs (15.84 ft); Mar. 2 (2:50 p.m.) 14,100 cfs (11.25 ft); Mar.

6 (1 a.m.) 55,500 cfs (19.50 ft); Mar. 25 (6 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (14.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'20", long 80°06'25", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--l06 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1926 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,254.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 9.16 ft); maximum 

gage height, 10.25 ft Mar. 6; minimum discharge, 6.8 cfs Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 

2.43 ft Sept. 21.

1926-55: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 6 cfs Dec. 5, 1946 (gage height, 2.72 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

7 cfs Aug. 11, Sept. 3, 6, 7, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1935-36(M), 1940(M). WSP 1203: 1928, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-8; shifting-control 

method used Apr. 15-20)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.8

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

7

18

31

58

110

175

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

270

581

1,140

1,980

3,460

6.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

581

1,120

2,580

3,420

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.3 

10

11

10

*9.6

8.8

8.4 

'ST? 8.2

8.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.9

*365

296

74

44

33

27

24 

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

21

26 

24

1,193.2

38.5

0.363

0.42

Nov.

22 

*21

21

20

21

21

21 

20

11

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

24

32

56

84 

73

57

52

48

42

38

36

40

40

962

32.1

0.303

0.34

Dec.

38 

38

37

36

37

40

45 

50

152

361

147

110

110

296

354

*202

147

194

222

163

129 

109

112

90

76

64

63

68

361

*1.100

515

5,466

176

1.66

1.91

Jan.

334 

246

184

154

143

151

135 

120

114

103

103

*91

86

75

69

69

63

60

64

64

66 

6?

59

56

I!

54

54

60

56

55 

58

3,059

98.7

0.931

1.07

Feb.

55 

M

150

109

120

620

2.140 

846

*458

331

308

260

204

184

166

144

133

112

101

94

87 

92

269

312

246

200

845

1,280

-

V.I II"..

9,950

355

3.35

3.49

Mar.

2.760 

1,750

622

497

1,200

*2,740

2,020

756

472

356

295

331

272

254

366

838

905

935

790

519

422

818

574

422

334

331

268

240

212

180 

« 159

22,638

730

6.89

7.94

Apr.

144 

132

123

112

102

98

95 

85

76

69

73

96

84

463 438-

318

252

210

181

*160

143 

143

127

118

112

103

95

88

80

74

4,394

146

1.38

1.54

May

a61

59

56

52

49 

47

44

41

39

39

44

52

56

49

42

39

36

33

30 

33

33

30

*28

26

24 40

35

27

24

1,299

41.9

0.395

0.46

June

22 

21

19

18

17

17

20 

28

30

25

36

58

76

*42

38

33

28

25

26

46

38 

27

23

22

21

21

19

17

16

T6

815

27.2

0.257

0.29

July

15 

14

13

13

12

12

11 

13

16

15

16

17

17

15

13

12

11

*10

9.3

9.0

8.8 

15~8.4

18

15

13

11

11

18

15

13

409.5

13.2

0.125

0.14

Aug.

13 

13

11

10

9.5

9.3

12 

16

16

14

14

22

18

14

14

13

29

-52 147

42

26 

21

20

*17

15

14

13

12

11

11

13

691.6

22.3

0.210

0.24

Sept.

13 

9.0

18

16

14

13

11 

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.8

8.2

*8.0

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.8

7.4

fci 7.6

8.0

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

282.6

9.42

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,180 Mln 7.8 Mean 91.5 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.71

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,760 Mln 7.2 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.33 In. 17.94

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 efs). Peb. 7 (4 a.m.) 3,010 cfs (8.73 ft); Mar. 1 (12 p.m.) 3,760 cfs 

(9.16 ft); Mar. 6 (12 m.J 3,600 cfs (10.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°39 I 55", long 79°54'40", on right bank 12 ft upstream from Chesapeake and 

Ohio Railway bridge, 700 ft downstream from Stony Run, 0.2 mile northeast of Horton, 

0.4 mile northwest of Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--331 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 992.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 380 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 12.40 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 8-11 (gage height, 3.38 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum, 26 

cfs Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 ft), result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1935-36. WSP 1203: 1935(M): 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

28

48

128

265

510

1,130

4.5 

5.0

138

285

530

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

1,130

2,900

5,660

7,460

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

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71 

65

54

53

*46

41

37 

35

35

35

36

37

38

38

690

»2,610

629

325

259

175

145

123

109

100

92

87

84

80

88

92

96

6,405

207

0.625

0.72

Nov.

92 

*88

85

82

82

80

80 

79

77

74

74

72

72

72

7i

71

72

79

133

778

690

524

366

293

248

210

183

170

172

172

5,341

178

0.538

0.60

Dec.

167 

167

162

155

152

216

274 

222

263

1,060

722

502

431

933

1,540

*990

695

612

750

651

530

415

361

338

289

248

226

216

618

2,900

1,800

18,605

600

1.81

2.09

Jan.

1,100 

805

640

530

458

436

400 

352

325

309

301

*285

255

245

222

219

213

202

205

208

185

183

199

194

185

172

175

167

162

175

136

9,643

311

0.940

1.08

Feb.

167 TBB"

301

356

301

650

4,280 

2,900

*1,580

1,060

860

832

640

618

558

475

420

370

325

293

274

266

470

920

778

640

1,090

2,600

-

24,209

865

2.61

2.72

Mar.

3,880 

4,480

2,060

1,580

2,290

5,660

*7,280 

"2,500

1,580

1,160

920

920

890

778

778

1,660

2,350

1,980

2,300

1,620

1,270

1,980

2,400

1,500

1,130

1,020

890

805

722

640

558

59,581

1,922

5.81

6.70

Apr.

486 

442

410

370

334

305

291 

278

255

235

232

270

285

1,300

1,750

1,060

805

684

585

*508

436

415

380

352

334

309

285

259

242

226

14,123

471

1.42

1.58

May

213 2C2"

194

185

178

170

160 

152

145

138

132

128

140

157

162

155

138

128

119

111

108

109

115

121

*121

115

104

154

183

128

106

4,471

144

0.435

0.50

June

92 

85

80

76

72

69

80 

88

95

95

117

180

178

*143

125

113

104

92

87

88

109

102

87

79

77

80

77

69

63

60

2,862

95.4

0.288

0.32

July

58 

58

53

52

48

52

53 

53

59

76

125

175

TTT

85

76

66

60

56

*51

50

48

464~6

56

102

72

59

55

77

63

69

2,110

68.1

0.206

0.24

Aug.

60 

55

52

48

45

45

45 

45

59

69

72

140

100

80

76

71

90

751

JU

352

222

162

128

*108

95

84

76

68

65

62

60

4,129

133

0.402

0.46

Sept.

60 

63

74

9898"

84

72 

65

59

58

58

56

53

*52

50

48

47

46

45

42

41

40

39

42

44

44

44

45

44

44

1,655

55.2

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,240 Mln 32 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.61

Water ater year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 7,280____Hln 7,280 Mln 35_____Mean 35 Mean 420____Cfsm 420 Cfsm 1.27 1.27 In. In. 17.20 17.20_______

Peak discharge (base, 4.200 cfs). Oct. 16 (5 a.m.) 4,440 cfs (9.32 ft);Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 4,940 of 

1.63 ft); Mar 7 2 (3 a.m.) 5,660 cfs (9.95 ft); Mar. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (12.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

Location. Lat 37°28'05", long 80°00'20", on right bank 80 ft above highway bridge, 1.0 

mile downstream from Little Catawba Creek, 1.9 miles west of Haymakertown, and 8.2 

miles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County.

Drainage area.--34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,299.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 1, 1953, staff gage at site 80 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 38.4 cfs (adjusted for pumpage since October 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 4.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 1 

(gage height, 1.33 ft).

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 5,670 cfs Mar. 1, 1954 (gage height, 6.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 7- 

11, 1944 (gage height, 0.54 ft), site and datum then in use.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 ft, from information by observer.

Remarks.--Records good. Lone Star Cement Co. pumps about 0.4 cfs below gage and returns 

it above the gage pool.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

61

144

275

518

695

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 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

Z3

Z4

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4.8

8.2

6.6

*5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

*458

100

35

22

16

13

11

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.2

8.2

8.8

7.5

787.4

25.4

-0.4

Nov.

7.0

*7.5

7.2

7.0

7.5

7.2

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.3

?73

6.3

6.5

7.2

7.8

70

69

79

38

27

22

18

15

13

13

19

16

523.1

17.4

-0.4

Dec.

14

13

12

11

13

36

24

20

73

62

42

34

35

128

93

*61

45

52

47

40

34

29

26

23

21

19

18

17

176

179

9?

1,489

48.0

-0.4

Jan.

R6

52

43

39

38

32

27

24

23

21

22

*20

20

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

13

14

16

16

16

14

16

14

14

13

TO

-±i

698

22.5

-0.4

Feb.

14

18

22

19

19

224

302

142

*90

69

66

54

48

42

39

37

34

30

27

26

23

24

57

53

45

41

126

Z18

_

1,909

68.2

-0.4

Mar.

380

201

124

106

228

538

272

150

110

87

77

70

61

61

80

148

140

163

148

122

106

486

*217

140

111

103

85

74

68

61

54

4,771

154

-0.4

Apr.

50

47

45

41

38

37

34

32

30

28

32

41

50

321

150

100

80

69

60

*52

46

45

41

39

38

35

32

30

28

26

1,697

56.6

-0.4

May

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

19

18

16

14

14

13

12

*12

12

14

15

16

16

12

13

14

13

13

11

491

15.8

-0.4

June

11

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

11

13

11

11

24

23

16

*12

11

11

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.8

9.Z

8.5

8.5

9.2

9.0

9.2

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.5

326.9

10.9

-0.4

July

8.0

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

6.6

8.5

8.2

7.8

9.8

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

*7.0

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.1

TX

7.5

7.0

~8.8 37

7.5

7.5

7.C

6.8

265.7

8.57

-0.4

Aug.

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.4

574

5.4

6.8

9.0

8.5

8.2

7.2

8.0

7.5

6.5

7.0

6.5

51

110

^4

19

14

11

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.6

9.2

421.6

13.6

-0.4

Sept.

8.2

7.5

14

T4

11

9.8

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.8

*6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.2

4.9

570

5.2

5.6

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.4

5.4

213.5

7.12

-0.4

Adjusted for pumpage

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

25.0 

0.735 

0.85

17. 

0.50 

0.5

Calendar year 1954 : 

water year 1954-55 :

3 47.6 

D 1.40 

5 1.61

22.1 

0.650 

0.75

67.8 

1.99 

2.07

154 

4.53 

5.22

56.2 

1.65 

1.84

15.4 

0.453 

0.52

Observed

Max 1,390 Min 3.6 Mean 24.4 

Max 538 Min 4.4 Mean 37.2

10.5 

0.309 

0.34

8.17 

0.24C 

0.28

13.2

0.388 

0.45

6.72 

0.198 

0.22

Adjusted

Mean 24.0 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.57 

Mean 36.8 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Oct. 15 (4 p.m.) 1,420 cfs (4.72 ft); Mar. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 894 cfs 

(4.21 ft); Mar7 22 (7 a.m.) 790 cfs (4.10 ft); Apr. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 628 cfs (3.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Pumpage, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by Lone Star Cement Co.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°31'50", long 79°40'45 

station at Buchanan, Botet

long 79°40'45", on left bank at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

o^ u ^ ~ u ^^«~>, ^otetourt County, 300 ft upstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 11, 

1,000 ft upstream from Purgatory Creek, l| miles downstream from Looney Creek, and at 

mile 301.2.

Drainage area.--2,084 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Feb- 

 ruary 1898 to September 1916, some of which has been revised,in Virginia Geological 

Survey Bulletin 31.

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

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 21, 1903, wire-weight 

gage at same site; datum lowered 2 ft on Apr. 3, 1897. Nov. 21, 1903 to July 1, 1927, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--56 years (1898-1912, 1913-55), 2,506 cfs.

Extremes. 1926-27: Maximum discharge during water year, 38,000 cfs Dec. 26 (gage

height, 16.0 ft, from graph based on gage reading); minimum, 400 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage 

height, 1.9 ft). ,

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 48,800 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 

19.36 ft); minimum, 305 cfs Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1895-1955: Maximum discharge, about 105,000 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 31 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

and records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 255 cfs on several days 

in September 1932 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of 34.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

125,000 cfs).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1927 uas been revised to 

38,000 cfs Dec. 26, 13£b (gage height, 16.0 ft, from graph based on ease readings), 

superseding figure published in WSP 642.

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

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in

Revisions (water years). WSP 602: 1917-24. WSP 757: Drainage area. WSP 952: 1913(M). 

WSP 972: 1935-36. See also Records available. Revised figures of discharge for the 

water year 1927, superseding those published in WSP 642, are given herewith:

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1926 to September 1927

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

400 

400 

45O

1,190

1,090

1,000

1,000

915

830

750

680

615

680

750

680

615

615

615

615

555

555

555

555

830

1,300

d5,000

d3,500

d2,500

dl,800

dl,500

dl,300

33,840

1,090

0.523

0.60

Nov.

dl,200 

dl.100 

dl,000

d950

d900

d900

d900

dl,000

dl,100

1,300

1,420

1,300

1,190

1,090

1,090

7,000

51,400

12 300

7*810

7,570

6,650

5,580

4,380

2,900

2,560

2,560

3,080

2,730

2,400

2,090

117,450

3,920

1.88

2.10

Dec.

2,090 

2,090 

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,810

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,950

d2,300

d3,000

d4,000

d5,000

d4,500

d3, 500

d3,000

d3,000

d3, 500

d2,000

1,680

16,200

dlO,000

d8,000

d7,000

28,700

50,700

cQ5 000

dlo|ooO

d9 , 000

d7,000

195,770

6,320

3.03

3.49

Jan.

d6,000 

d4,500 

d3, 500

d3,OoO

d2,700

d2 , 500

d2,200

d2,000

dl,700

dl,600

dl,600

dl,500

dl,500

dl,500

dl,500

dl , 600

dl , 600

dl , 600

dl,700

dl,700

dl,700

dl,700

dl,700

dl,800

d2,000

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,730

3,080

3,080

70,490

2,270

1.09

1.26

Feb.

3,080 

3,080 

3,080

2,900

2*900

4,190

4,190

4,000

4,000

3,810

3,810

3,620

3,620

5,790

5,580

4,780

4,580

5,790

20,900

50,700

d!5,000

dlO,000

17,700

29,400

17,700

9,310

7,550

6,000

-

_ _ _ _ _ -

256,840

8,460

4.06

4.23

Mar.

d4,500 

d3, 500

d5,000

d2,700

d2,600

d2,500

d2,500

d2,500

d2,500

d2,500

d2,400

d2,300

d2,200

d2,200

d2,200

d2,200

d2,200

2,240

2,090

1,950

1,810

,680

,680

,550

,550

,550

,450

,430

,320

,520

,210

67,310

2,170

1.04

1.20

Apr.

dS-pOO 

dlO,000 

d9,000

d6,OOO

d5,400

d5,400

d5,000

d4, 500

d5,000

17,400

14,600

dlO,000

d!7,000

d6,000

6,450

4,980

4,000

5,260

5,620

4,580

9,050

15,600

20,900

16,800

10^600

8,500

6,000

4,190

5,260

3,260

243,130

7,770

3.73

4.16

May

d6,500 

d8, OOP 

d6,500

d4,500

d3, 500

d5,000

2,400

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,810

1,680

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,520

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,110

1,110

74,010

2,590

1.15

1.55

June

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,450

1,320

1,210

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,450

1,550

1,210

1,110

1,110

1,010

1,010

1,010

920

920

840

840

760

760

690

690

690

51,610

1,050

0.504

0.56

July

690 

73? 

1,450

1,600

1,010

808

792

760

718

752

752

732

768

776

753

808

852

1,510

1,530

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,060

1,640

1,120

904

816

739

739

725

904

29,360

947

0.454

0.52

Aug.

992 

1,010 

856

1,550"

1,550

1,430

1,290

1,880

2,090

2,090

1,810

1,360

1,120

992

947

974

938

1,580

1,390

5,900

4,190

a6,290

37,820

4,280

2,820

2,090

1,670

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,450

64,009

2,060

0.988

1.14

Sept.

1,240 

1,090 

1,080

1,000

912

956

856

800

776

792

776

792

808

840

792

759

690

648

620

596

590

578

566

560

554

548

542

542

530

524

22,337

745

0.357

0.40

Calendar year 1926: Max 31,400 Mln 4OO Mean 21,490 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22

Water year 1926-27: Max 31,400 Mln 400 Mean 3,220 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.99

Calendar year J.927: Max 30,700 Mln 500 Mean 2,920 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04

a No gage-height record; estimated from records for station at Lick Run.

d Doubtful gage-height record; dlcharge estimated on basis of records for James River at Lick 

Run, James River at Holcombs Rock and Maury River near Lexlngton.

412733 0-57-3
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Buchanan, Va.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Dec. 30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. e

296

440

790

1,230

2,280

6.0

10.0

15.0

19.0

5,700

15,800

32,000

47,200

Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

296

630

1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1355

Day

I

Oct.

322

2 446

3 , 605

4

b

6

7

8

M

n

ii

12

14

15

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2S

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

*452

405

380

345 

a320

a320

a320

a320

322

Nov.

* 1,120

1,020

950

902

878

854

838 

822

806

782

766

750

327 726

o!8| 710

10, 90W 696

a30,OOOJ 675

alO,000! 668

a4,000

a2,500

a2,000

al.500

al,300

al,100

a900

a800

a700

a700

a800

830

al,100

1,180

75,512

2,436

1.17

1.35

710

1,130

4,160

10,600

9,000

5,090

3,530

2,860

2,340

2,060

1,840

1,840

2,460

61,583

2,053

0.985

1.10

Dec.

2,400

2,120

1,950

1,780

1,680

2,000

1,950 

1,680

1,730

3,530

3,800

2,860

2,520

*3,180

6,140

5,290

3,890

3,360

5,090

5,090

3,800

2,860

2,520

2,400

2,220

2,000

1,780

1,680

3,280

21,000

21,100

126,680

4,086

1.96

2.26

Jan.

9,750

6,360

4,710

3,710

3,180

2,860

2,580 

2,340

2,170

2,060

2,000

1,900

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,380

1,290

1,190

1,250

1,260

1,210

1,130

1,100

1,090

959

968

918

68,175

2,199

1.06

1.22

Feb.

910

1,090

1,330

1,950

1,680

2,600

25,600 

21,000

10,500

6,590

5,290

5,290

4,160

3,440

3,270

2,860

2,580

2,520

2,280

2,170

2,000

1,950

2,720

6,330

5,700

4,340

5,020

13,300

146,470

5,231

2.51

2.61

Mar.

16,100

20,400

11,200

8,750

14,400

42,800

43 , 600 

19,400

11,200

8,000

6,140

5,700

5,290

4,620

4,250

6,590

10,800

9,500

11,800

9,000

6,820

9,500

21,000

12,200

8,000

6,590

5,700

4,800

4,160

3,710

3,180

355,200

11,460

5.50

6.34

Apr.

2,860

2,620

2,400

2,260

2,080

1,900

1,840 

1,730

1,680

1,520

1,520

1,730

1,780

5,100

9,750

7,280

5,290

4,430

3,800

3,180

*2,780

2,540

2,400

2,200

2,080

1,960

1,900

1,730

1,620

1,520

85,480

2,849

1.37

1.53

May

1,470

1,370

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,140

1,100 

1,060

1,040

996

959

938

966

1,230

2,020

2,020

1,730

1,470

1,320

1,140

1,060

1,100

*1,230

1,180

1,180

1,100

988

917

938

903

811

37,207

1,200

0.576

0.66

June

749

700

665

630

610

591

598 

728

756

819

1,230

2,250

*2,l40

1,520

1,180

1,020

840

854

756

700

672

672

630

598

552

637

658

630

565

520

25,470

849

0.407

0.45

July

500

476

464

452

440

425

440 

452

532

735

819

966 959"

700

513

513

470

*458

435

425

425

415

405

435

552

584

506

435

430

458

488

16,307

526

0.252

0.29

Aug.

476

430

410

415

410

385

380 

494

513

526

482

591

714

728

672

630

665

3,880

5,920

3,180

1,840

*1,420

1,060

882

770

714

637

684

558

546

572

31,484

1,016

0.488

0.56

Sept.

494

476

52C

714

784

714

665 

572

488

488

470

440

*430

415

400

390

385

375

365

355

340

340

336

340

350

365

365

360

360

355

13,457

449

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1954 : Max 34,500 Min 279 Mean 2,168 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.11

Water year 1954-55 : Max 43,600 Min 318 Mean 2,858 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 efs) . Oct. 16 (time unknown) 37,800 cfs (16.6 ft); Dec. 31 (l a.m.) 

27,800 cfs (13.75 ft); Feb. 7 (10 p.m.) 32,000 cfs (15.05 ft); Mar. 2 (8 a.m.) 22,900 cfs (12.27 ft); 

Mar. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 48,800 cfs (19.36 ft); Mar. 23 (1 p.m.) 25,400 cfs (13.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of high-water mark and records for station at 

Lick Run.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27 

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°35'55", long 79°40'50", 4,7 miles north of Buchanan, Botetourt County. 

Records available.--July 1928, August 1947, October 1949 to September 1955 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes.--1928. 1947, 1949-55: Maximum discharge measured, 21.4 cfs July 7, 1953; minimum

measured, that of Oct. 4, 1954. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements generally made once a month near mouth of Spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1954 to September 1955

May 23.......... 4.48

June 13.......... 4.57

July 18.......... 2.24

Aug. 22.......... 5.51

Sept.13.......... 2.15

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°59'15", long 79°29'40", on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Goshen, Rockbridge County, and 400 ft upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,384.84 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--16 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 8.58 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 12.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 9, 

1941 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 30 cfs, which are fair. Discharge given herein 

includes diversion 50 ft above control by Stillwater Worsted Mill.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-21, June 25 to Aug. 18)

1.3 3.0

1.5 5.1

1.8 10

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

3.0 150

3.4 310

4.0 640

5.0 1,270

6.0 2,280

7.0 3,770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

10

7.4

6.5

5.8

5.1

*4.4

47T

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.1

1,050

 2,250 3SO"

182

123

94

75

62

52

44

42

33

30

30

37

46 

42

4,633.4

149

1.01

1.16

Nov.

38

36

36

*34

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

?J

163

1,240

2,440

820

426

270

196

150

123

114

171

185

6,803

227

1.54

1.72

Dec.

168

148

132

116

104

102

86

7250"

178

185

154

145

138

150

157

150

270

530

370

265

228

196

145

125

107

94

88

450

*3,290 

1,000

9,433

304

2.07

2.39

Jan.

530 34"F

240

188

160

140

123

107

96

*88

84

77

72

64

61

58

52

48

46

43

37

38

38

36

30

26

32

23

24

27

2£

2,956

95.4

0.649

0.75

Feb.

29

31

34

24

2S

334

1,960 79~0"

497

*354

338

300

250

210

180

145

154

140

125

114

107

102

224

404

338

260

338

502

-

8,309

297

2.02

2.10

Mar.

492

475

392

376

2,710

2,500

1,920

808

546

398

326

290

248

216

206

236

240

285

326

316

*348

2,170

1,270

640

431

354

270

228

202

174

154

19,547

631

4.29

4.95

Apr.

138

128

118

109

98

90

84

79

72

65

65

79

77

254

602

475

332

260

213

185

160

*148

132

123

114

111

104

96

90

84

4,685

156

1.06

1.18

May

79

74

68

65

62

58

54

51

47

43

40

37

44

96

206

192

154

130

109

94

84

80

88

75

65

*58

49

43

38

34

30_

2,347

75.7

0.515

0.59

June

27

25

23

22

21

19

2T

96

104

68

140

546 59~S~

178

128

*98

75

59

50

43

37

32

28

28

27

27

23

22

21

19

2,302

76.7

0.522

0.58

July

18

16

15

14

14

13

14

21

25

24

58

41

26

22

19

16

14

13

13

13

*12

9.8

97S

12

12

12

12

10

14

12 

12

536.6

17.3

0.118

0.14

Aug.

11

24" 10

38

31

27

26

26

22

21

20

42

64

61

44

33

31

 2,910 STo"

360

188

128

102

79

61

50

43

41

31

28 

27

5,489

177

1.20

1.38

Sept.

25

23

33

51

57

4839-

33

29

26

24

*22

21

19

18

17

17

16

13

13

12

12

12

13

14

13

12

12

12

:u

667

22.2

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,260 Mln 4.3 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,290 Min 4.4 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.11

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 cfs).--Oct. 16 (2 a.m.) 6,480 cfs (8.58 ft); Nov. 21 (10 a.m.) 4,250 

cfs (7.28 ft); Dec. 30 [11:30 a.m.) 4,570 cfs (7.51 ft); Feb. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 2,920 cfs (6.43 ft); 

Mar. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 5,080 cfs (7.76 ft); Mar. 22 (3:30 p.m.) 3,610 cfs (6.88 ft); Aug. 18 (l p.m.) 

5,080 cfs (7.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va .

Location. Lat 37°54'26", long 79°25'20", on right bank at Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge

County, 700 ft upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from Hays Creek. 

Drainage area. --329 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1928 to September 1955. Prior to October 1945, published as

North River at Rockbridge Baths . 

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,100.33 ft above mean sea level (levels

oy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years (1929-55), 364 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 7, 8. i

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 ft), from

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Nov. 28,

1930 (gage height, 0.76 ft). 

Remarks . Records good. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 972: 1929-40, 1941(M). WSP 1002: 1930(m) .

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 7-22)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Discharge, in

17 1.6

22 2.0

38 3.0

69 4.0

ubic feet per second,

116

250

770

1,480

sater year Octobe

5.0 2,370 

6.0 3,650 

7.0 5,500 

8.0 8,000

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

24

39

26

23

22

22

19

*20

20

20

21

21

20

21

2,260

*4,070

728

375

242

175

138

116

96

84

76

69

69

73

116

144 

130

9,279

299

0.909

1.05

Nov.

119

114

114

*101

96

91

87

80

76

71

67

69

69

65

65

65

65

71

508

2,430

4,880

1,800

970

688

523

395

312

282

474

454

15,201

507

1.54

1.72

Dec .

390

350

299

262

238

258

200

"250 175

540

474

385

370

375

506

501

446

811

1,220

830

616

484

415

375

308

254

227

219

1,220

5,850 

2,320

21,188

683

2.08

2.40

Jan.

1,520

935

704

584

501

455

570

512

282

262

250

227

215

*189

182

186

166

155

153

158

122

155

150

119

111

104

114

91

94

94

98

8,774

285

0.860

0.99

Feb.

98

124

158

108

108

1,020

4,620

1,880

1,180

*865

800

746

589

550

518

450

390

522

278

258

254

242

712

900

746

616

870

1,180

-

20,522

755

2.25

2.52

Mar.

1,220

1,220

970

970

4,590

6,070

4,900

2,000

1,560

1,000

900

830

682

594

567

728

699

800

865

800

*865

4,020

2,910

1,480

1,040

970

752

655

584

506 

440

45,787

1,477

4.49

5.18

Apr .

595

555

526

290

258

242

254

207

195

179

179

274

266

1,040

1,680

1,220

955

865

682

584

501

*468

400

565

555

517

282

258

250

211

15,771

459

1.40

1.56

May

197

182

172

165

155

158

155

124

116

108

104

101

111

189

560

540

274

227

189

165

144

147

215

182

153

*130

108

98

91

84 

16

4,972

160

0.486

0.56

June

69

64

58

55

53

50

55

254

294

182

455

1,140

677

415

282

207

*160

127

108

98

89

76

65

65

60

65

56

48

46

li

5,395

180

0.547

0.61

July

41

58

57

56

55

54

55

82

71

76

87

147

89

64

56

48

44

41

56

58

*55

55

52

54

57

58

58

32

42

41 

58

1,555

49.5

0.150

0.17

Aug.

52

34

35

65

51

47

51

78

51

47

42

87

250

215

150

106

101

4,510

1,840

754

415

278

211

160

124

106

91

82

75

67 

62

10,195

529

1.00

1.15

Sept.

58

56

89

155

116

98

87

71

65

60

56

*51

48

46

44

45

45

58

57

55

54

54

54

55

57

57

55

55

55

15

1,623

54.1

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1954: Max 9,400 Min 19 Mean 408 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.82

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,070 Min 19 Mean 434 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Oct. 16 (2 a.m.) 9,200 cfs (8.40 ft); Nov. 21 (11 a.m.) 7,400

cfs (7.78 ft); Dec. 50 (12:50 p.m.) 7,150 cfs (7.71 ft); Feb. 7 (4 a.m.) 6,410 cfs (7.40 ft); Mar.

" p.m.) 8,900 cfs (8.27 ft); Mar. 22 (4:30 p.m.) 6,290 cfs (7.25 ft); Aug. 18 (2 p.m.) 8,000 cfs

(7.93 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°50'50", long 79°28'30", 1.3 miles east of town of Kerrs Creek, Rockbridge County.

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1955 (discharge measurements 

only) .

Extremes.--1947, 1949-55: Maximum discharge measured, 9.41 cfs Apr. 9, 1951; minimum 

measured, 3.60 cfs Jan. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Discharge measurements generally made once a month at bridge on State Highway

Discharge meas nts, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29 

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°49'35", long 79°26'35", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from mouth and 

2.9 miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area.--34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1955 (fragmentary prior to August 1930).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 980.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1,000 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 33.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 7.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 570 cfs on basis of records for former site 1,000 ft downstream and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.4 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13, 14; minimum gage 

height, 2.40 ft Oct. 8, 12, 13, 14.

1927-55: Max imum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of 1 slope-area determination of gage 

height 9.3ft, and 1 contracted-opening and 1 slope-area determination at gage height 

13.8 ft; minimum, 4 cfs on many days in August and September 1932, Sept. 12, 1934, 

July 17, Nov. 21, 1938. Extremes in this paragraph refer to site and datum then in use.

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1203: 1927-29, 1930-34{M), 1935-40, 1941(M), 1942 , 1943-48(M), 

1949.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.8 

3.0

3.3 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

250

590

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.8

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.6

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

480

77

31

21

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

8.5

10

10

17

14

12

845.9

27.3

0.803

0.93

Nov.

11

11

11

11

*11

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

10

107

132

277

80

49

41

32

27

24

23

26

22

1,010.0

33.7

0.991

1.11

Dec.

20

19

18

17

16

20

16

14

24

28

23

21

23

*35

59

42

35

68

59

45

35

31

29

27

24

21

20

20

253

301

122

1,485

47.9

1.41

1.63

Jan.

78

59

48

42

37

2B

31

29

28

26

27

24

23

*20

22

22

20

19

20

18

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

13

794

25.6

0.753

0.87

Feb.

15

20

19

16

15

415

304

135

88

63

*65

49

56

39

38

36

33

30

28

26

25

28

80

57

49

44

101

93

_

---

1,967

70.2

2.06

2.14

Mar.

205

138

101

110

334

966 286"

162

114

90

88

73

60

55

56

80

66

110

91

75

84

936

155

110

90

90

68

60

56

49

4J5

5,003

161

4.74

5.46

Apr.

43

39

37

35

33

32

31

28

27

2_6.

31

41

33

218

130

90

84

78

63

55

50

*47

41

38

36

33

32

29

27

26

1,513

50.4

1.48

1.65

May

25

2T

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

17

17

16

20

20

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

16

17

15

15

14

*13

13

13

13

\Z

529

17.1

0.503

0.58

June

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

16

13

12

43

30

21

17

15

*14

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

11

12

10

9.8

9.5

975

414.8

13.8

0.406

0.45

July

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

9.8

20

38

2T

17

18

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.6

8.6

*8.3

7.8

7.8

10

12

8.6

7.8

9.8

11

8.9

8.9

366.7

11.8

0.347

0.40

Aug.

B.9

B.O

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.6

9.2

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.8

12

37

15

13

12

19

88

34

22

16

14

13

11

10

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.5

466.6

15.1

0.444

0.51

Sept.

8.6

8.3

15

T3

10

9.5

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

.8

.6

J . 6

.8

.6

253.9

8.46

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,220 Mln 5 Mean 30.3 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.11

Water year 1954-55: Max 966 Min 5.4 Mean 40.1 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.01
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River near Lexington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°48'49", long 79°26'42", on right bank 900 ft upstream from lime kiln

 highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Lexington, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area. 487 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1925 to September 1955. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Lexington.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 27 years (1928-55), 513 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 11.80 ft); min-

 IHumT 4a cfs Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on 

basis of records for other stations in James River basin; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 6, 1930, 

Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 952: 1936(M). WSP972: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

113

188

365

4.0 835

5.0 1,470

7.0 3,360

10.0 7,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

76

72

58

54

*52

51

48

48

51

51

51 

51

51

2,200

5,870 

1,130

544

365

285

233

201

174

158

145

138

153

140

185

230

210

15,106

425

0.869

1.00

Nov.

182

171

177

160

160

152

145

135

135

133

*120

120 

120

117

113

113

113

120

515

5,240

5,560

2,600

1,330

920

700

544

450

413

562

575

19,893

663

1.36

1.52

Dec .

505

463

413

373

338

369

*300

569" 260

710

595

509 

484

501

615

680 

605

920

1,510

1,100

808

630

566

515

442

581

546

331

1,460

6,680

3,130

26,906

868

1.78

2.05

Jan.

1,780

1,260

950

808

685

610

530

465

426

597

393

357 

342

316

300

304 

282

264

257

*246

220

233

230

214

201

191

204

166

174

171

150

15,124

425

0.869

1.00

Feb.

180

217

225

177

174

1,790

5,700

2,700

1,620

1,160

1,070

1,010 

780

752

710

610 

562

488

438

405

377

377

882

1,160

1,010

808

1,010

1,510

_

27,900

996

2.05

2.14

Mar.

1,620

1,660

1,300

1,500

4,600

7,400

6,260

2,800

1,860

1,400

1,200

1,100 

920

780

752

920 

890

1,010

1,100

1,010

980

4,610

3,720

2,080

1,470

1,350

1,070

920

835

725

650

58,272

1,880

3.86

4.45

Apr.

585

539

509

467

426

405

595

357

338

525

531

484 

438

1,200

2,000

1,660 

1,260

1,220

980

835

720

675

590

544

509

484

450

413

377

554

19,866

662

1.36

1.52

May

335

519

500

289

278

260

246

236

227

214

210

204 

214

278

401

413

3BT

316

278

250

230

255

504

285

246

217

*194

177

168

168

152

7,999

258

0.550

0.61

June

142

133

131

122

120

115

124

416

397

555

515

1.560 

920

575

426

*335

267

230

204

188

177

160

145

142

135

148

133

122

113

111

8,659

289

0.593

0.66

July

107

105

99

97

97

95

105

189

165

177

194

*246 

T7T

155

122

111 

105

97

95

90

90

86

83

84

93

95

90

86

91

97

95

,3,578

115

0.236

0.27

Aug.

91

*83

86

99

109

97

142

204

128

107

101

115 

335

331

245

180 

177

4,290

2,520

950

557

597

519

260

210

185

163

150

142

133

138

15.042

421

0.864

1.00

Sept.

124

117

152

IBs" 207

166

148

128

120

115

113

109 

99

95

93

91 

90

88

84

79

*78

78" 76

79

84

83

79

81

81

76

5,198

107

0.220

0.25

Calendar year 1954: Max 9,920 Mln 48 Mean 519 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.47

Water Water year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 7,400 7,400 Min Mln 48 48 Mean Mean 591 591_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.21 1.21 In. In. 16.47 16.47________

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 10,300 cfs (11.80ft); Nov. 21 (2 p.m.) 

7,700 cfs (10.25 ft); Dec. 30 (2 p.m.) 7.700 cfs (10.25 ft); Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 7,250 cfs (9.89 ft)j 

Mar. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (11.76 ft); Mar. 22(6 p.m.) 6,680 cfs (9.54 ft); Aug. 18 (5:50 p.m. 

8.000 8,000 cfs (10.36 (10.56 it\. ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

South River near Riverside, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'00", long 79°21'35", on right bank 20 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Riverside, Rockbrldge County, 1.9 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles east of Lexlngton.

Drainage area. 111 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 910 ft {from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 9.44 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.04 ft).

1949-55: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1954; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 16-18, 

1954 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

Flood In March 1936 reached a stage of about 13.7 ft, from Information by local 

residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

2.0

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

280

452

679

1,260

2,040

Oct. 16 to Mar. 5 

30

Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.2 

4.8 

5.6 

7.0

87

200

400

900

2,040

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.7

31

59

145

4.3 285

5.0 550

5.6 900

7.0 2,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

15

16

15

15

*14

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

1,480

1,050

249

146

109

87

75

67

61

56

51

48

47

49

84

80

4,028

130

1.17

1.35

Nov.

70

74

78

73

73

72

68

66

62

60

*57

55

52

51

50

48

48

57

291

1,360

1.650

825

460

307

228

177

151

138

149

124

6,974

232

2.09

2.33

Dec.

115

111

104

97

94

101

*82

80

115

136

130

121

127

167

214

194

170

225

304

258

198

172

163

144

126

114

108

105

601

1.480 

922

7,078

228

2.05

2.36

Jan.

584

405

291

243

203

185

163

148

136

126

124

112

107

98

82

78

84

80

80

*75

69

74

70

67

64

61

61

49

55

55

AZ

4,076

131

1.18

1.36

Feb.

56

73

63

51

56

450

640

400

279

217

206

172

149

146

144

133

128

114

107

100

94

98

177

*206

190

172

214

273

-

5,108

182

1.64

1.71

Mar.

384

490

400

384

652

1.860

1,560

*886

635

484

424

360

303

264

252

252

228

267

267

250

255

502

555

444

364

346

276

245

222

198

185

14,192

458

4.13

4.76

Apr.

169

159

150

139

132

128

124

115

110

105

126

285

276

830

*830

580

436

350

288

245

220

248

212

201

192

175

161

147

136

128

7,397

247

2.23

.2.49

May

121

114

109

104

101

96

92

90

85

82

89

95

100

98

91

84

83

79

73

69

67

85

111

92

85

76

68

63

68

73

2,704

87.2

0.786

0.91

June

55

51

48

47

45

43

July

41

38

37

35

38

36

76 34

519] 34

175: 34

121

213

343

238

167

134

*114

101

91

85

84

73

67

62

61

55

61

57

50

47

44

3,327

111

1.00

1.12

34

36

*35

34

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

26

26

34

32

28

26

28

44

30 

30

1,009

32.5

0.293

0.34

Aug.

29

*26

26

24

24

26

28

28

a28

a28

a30

a50

a!20

alOO

a 90

a80

a300

al,200

a700

a450

a300

235

196

152

127

113

102

94

93

84 

101

4,984

161

1.45

1.67

Sept.

84

78

110

109

99

89

62

73

67

64

61

59

54

52

50

48

47

43

45

*44

41

41

41

42

45

39

39

43

39

11

1,765

58.8

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,310 Min 12 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.10" In. 14.92

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,860 Min 14 Mean 172 Cfsm 1.55 In. 20.99

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). --Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) 4.890 cfs (9.44 ft): Nov. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 2.080

cfs (7.04 ft); Dec. 30 (10 a.m.) 1,650 cfs (6.57 ft); Feb. 6 (6 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (6.09 ft); Mar. 6

(4 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (8.00 ft); Apr. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 1.050 cfs (5.78 ft); June 7 (12 p.m.) 1,400 cfs 

(6.24 ft); Aug. 18 (time unknown) 4,590 cfs (9.20 ft). 

* * Discharee Discharge measurement measurement made made on on this this dav. day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Maury River near Lexington and near Buena Vista.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

aury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°45'45", long 79°23'30", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from South 

River and 2.8 miles northwest of Buena Vista, Rockbridge County.

Drainage area.--649 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1955. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Buena Vista.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 683 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 12.35 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 16.2 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 ft), occurred during filling of a small 

reservoir 2 miles upstream.

Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

164

289

472

4.0 1,050

6.0 3,800

8.0 5,010

10.0 7,950

11.0 9,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

o

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

85

107

88

91

*75

74

70

72

72

74

74

74

74

3,920

6,320

1,520

750

516

402

337

292

256

234

215

199

190

202

269 

340

316

17,372

560

0.863

0.99

Nov.

272

266

272

350

246

240

224

215

208

196

*184

178

176

170

167

164

164

181

733

4,100

6.470

3,440

1,850

1,320

1,050

798

660

580

698 

756

26,228

874

1.35

1.51

Dec.

665

610

551

503

464

494

*432

380

464

834

780

676

648

744

945

945

834

1,120

1,980

1,520

1,120

875

792

730

616

538

490

468

1,570 

7.270

4,210

34,258

1,105

1.70

1.96

Jan.

2 . 500

1,800

1,400

1,160

980

875

774

676

610

570

556

516

490

456

432

432

413

390

3BO

*369

340

344

340

326

309

296

303

266

259 

266

254

19,062

615

0.948

1.09

Feb.

269

309

334

282

266

1,520

6.160

3,330

2,080

1,560

1,360

1,360

1,020

980

910

804

732

648

575

538

503

498

1,050

*1,520

1,360

1,080

1,280

1,980

-

......

34,308

1,235

1.89

1.97

Mar.

2,160

2,300

1,850

1,850

4,790

8 . 840

7,610

*3,880

2,700

2,080

1,760

1,640

1,400

1,200

1,080

1,280

1,280

1,440

1,520

1,400

1,400

4,650

4,540

2,700

2,030

1,850

1,520

1,320

1,160 

1,050

910

75,190

2,425

3.74

4.31

Apr.

840

774

726

670

610

580

565

525

490

468

472

798

786

2,150

*5,220

2,400

1,850

1,720

1,400

1,200

1,050

1,020

889

816

768

720

670

610

565 

551

29,903

997

1.54

1.72

May

498

472

452

436

417

394

376

365

351

337

326

340

344

394

481

534

475

428

383

351

326

340

424

417

362

323

289

266

266 

272

*240

11,676

377

0.581

0.67

June

224

208

202

193

184

178

193

868

626

464

665

1.800

1,360

834

616

*490

409

354

320

306

279

256

234

221

215

237

312

196

176 

.. 167

12,687

423

0.652

0.73

July

164

154

148

148

146

143

146

205

237

227

230

*330

240

193

167

156

146

' 138

131

129

126

117

117

129

136

136

126

126

156 

138

138

5,023

162

0.250

0.29

Aug.

133

*124

124

124

148

146

193

269

212

170

154

164

679

638

464

362

750

6,890

3,770

1,680

980

692

575

460

383

337

296

276

263 

243

272

21,971

709

1.09

1.26

Sept.

237

218

282

351

320

289

256

227

208

199

187

184

170

161

156

154

148

146

138

*133

129

124

126

129

133

129

124

131

129

122

5,440

181

0.279

0.31

Calendar year 1954 : Max 10,300 Min 68 Mean 642 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.41

Water year 1954-55 : Max 8,840 Min 70 Mean 803 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.81

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). Oct. 15 (10 p.m.) 12,500 cfs (12.35 ft); Nov. 21 (3 p.m.) 8,300

cfs (10.24 ft); Dec. 30 (3 p.m.) 8,300 cfs (10.24 ft); Feb. 7 (8 a.m.) 7,440 cfs (9.72 ft); Mar. 7

(12:30 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (11.90 ft); Mar. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 6,950 cfs (9.37 ft); Aug. 18 (6 p.m.) 9,020 

cfs (10.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.

Location.-Lat 37°32'35", long 79=15'10", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway 

H i i:?-, mp les, S0ut ? S f Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, 1.5 miles downstream from 

Horsley Mill Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth

Drainage area.--91 sq mi, approximately

Records available. July 1942 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 656 ft (by barometer)

Average discharge. 13 years, 121 cfs (adjusted).

imurn3 '3'oaefsUOct iS 7ha8g? ciurl[lg . year ' 6 ' 890 = fs AuS' 18 (gaSe height, 11.38 ft); min1942-55: Maximum'discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug! 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 ft from 

lloodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 1.83 ft) i^nmic 

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

Diversion above station for municipal supply of Lynchburg.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 27; shifting-control 

method used July 12, 13)

Oct.

1.8

2^0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

1-14, Aug. 18 to Sept.

2.0 

4.0

38

108

3.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

290

973

1,480

2,900

3,900

Oct. 15 to Aug. 17

2.0 9.0

2.1 15

2.3 35

Mote.--Same a 

preceding table 

above 3.7 ft.

Discharge, in cubic fept per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

$

^

s

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

O^t.

3.8

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.0

*3.6 z'.?

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

1,200

183

59

34

24

19

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

14

49 

27

24

1,778.2

57.4

+26.5

Nov.

27

33

47

38

36

35

33

27

24

21

*22

20

20

19

20

19

20

33

418

832

1,520

377

221

165

133

106

88

83

119 

92

4,648

155

+12.9

Dec.

79

74

65

59

61

113

*76

64

a70

a!30

a 90

a70

alOO

a!50

a230

a!60

a!30

a!80

a!90

a!60

a!40

a!20

allO

alOO

a80

a70

a70

a70

a200 

a400

a300

3,931

127

+14.4

Jan. 1 Feb.

a250l 38

a200

a!70

a!40

a!20

allO

a 100

a90

380

a75

a75

a70

a65

a65

a60

a60

a60

a55

a55

*a50

44

52

51

47

43

40

37

 35 33

34

33

2,399

77.4

+14.6 

______

56

54

35

3_3_

837

785

316

221

177

177

143

117

115

117

104

98

87

79

76

72

77

206

*186

153

131

167

194

-

4,851

173

+14.5

Mar.

352

330

245

252

429

996

785

429

299

245

224

201

172

160

155

184

177

216

214

189

181

493

349

260

*216

211

174

157

145 

136

129

8,705

281

+15.5

Apr.

121

117

106

98

94

92

90

May

104

98

94

92

88

83

77

83 ! 74

79

!§_

92

462

237

950 *¥oe

448

316

288

247

216

198

214

181

181

172

155

141

133

124 

113

6,634

221

+15.4

69

69

67

67

81

85

70

62

61

58

54

49

48

76

115

74

62

54

*49

47

47 

61

51

2,186

70.6

+15.5

June

43

42

39

38

38

34

38

331

177

94

686

448

224

162

131

*104

88

79

July

32

30

26

24

28

27

27

27

26

44

86

*49

38

30

22

20

17

16

76 i 16

79

64

58

55

58

58

81

51

43

39 

34

3,492

116

+15.9

16

14

13

16

18

17

18

14

13

13 

14

19

770

24.8

+16.2

Aug.

19

*15

15

12

12

13

21

23

348

98

51

52

165

126

153

119

1,050

3,100

597

283

189

152

134

102

81

68

60

52

52 

48

89

7,299

235

+14.9

Sept.

57

54

287

224

134

98

76

60

52

49

46

46

39

36

34

32

30

29

28

*26

25

23

24

28

34

29

25

25

28 

24

1,702

56.7

+15.0

Adjusted for diversion and change in contents in Lynchburg Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

83.9 

0.922 

1.06

168 

1.85 

2.06

141 £ 

1.55 ] 

1.79 :

2.0 188 

.01 2.07 

.16 2.16

296 

3.25 

3.75

236 

2.59 

2.89

86.1 

0.946 

1.09

Observed

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

Pe

Max 1,520 

Max 3,100

Min 2.8 

Min 3.0

ak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). --Oct. IE

cfs (8.68 ft); Feb. 6 (6 p.m.) 2,570 cfs (7. 

(8 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (5.84 ft); Aug. 9 (10 a.n

Mean 75.5 

Mean 133

132 41.0 250 

1.45 0.451 2.75 

1.62 | 0.52 j 3.17

71.7 

0.788 

0.88

Adjusted

Mean 

Mean

88.6 Cfsm 0.974 In. 

149 Cfsm 1.64 In.

13.22 

22.15

(6 p.m.) 5,100 cfs (10.00 ft); Nov. 21 (2 a.m.) 3,580 

59 ft); Mar. 6 (3:30 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.52 ft); Apr. 14 

. 1,360 cfs (5.77 ft); Aug. 18 (4 a.m.) 6,890 ofs

(11.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Lynchburg Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second; furnished by city of Lynchburg.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Buffalo River near Norwood 

and Tye River near Lovingston.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

Location. Lat 37°30'04", long 79°15'46", on right bank at Holcombs Rock, Bedford County, 

0.9 mile downstream from Pedlar River and at mile 263.2.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), December 1926 to 

September 1955. Published as "at Salt Creek" December 1926 to June 1931.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. January 1900 to September 1915 float gage in powerhouse of Virginia Electrolytic 

Co. 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. December 1926 to June 1931 water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-30, 1931-5C), 3,730 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,900 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 23.33 ft); minimum, 334 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 3.68 ft); minimum daily, 390 cfs Oct. 9.

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gape height, 30.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57,00: cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 3.OS ft); minimum daily, 223 

cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 118,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

in James River basin).

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

He vis Ions (water years). WSP 972: 1913(M), 1932-33, 1935(M) , 1936. WSi- 1203: 19SS(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, ir, feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7

4.4

6.0

10.0

345

933

3.370

11,800

15.0

21.0

24.0

£7 ,100 

53,000 

69,900

Discharge, in cubic feet pe iter year October 1954 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6-7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

?0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota}

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

431

488

536

792

620

417

*528

459

390 ntr

528

410 

438

459

15,200

41,700

20 100

6^830

4,260

3,120

2,460

2,060

1,790

1,600

1,400

1,260

1,210

1,090

1,400

1,610

1,680

115,676

3,731

1.15

1.3o

Nov.

,730

,740

,660

,480

,490

,400

,360

,360

,320

,240

,210

* ,130 

,100

,050

,100

,080

,090

,130

,620

10,600

22,800

16,100

9,450

6,410

5,200

3,990

3,540

3,030

3,120

3,46O

114,990

3,633

1,18

1.32

Dec.

3,720

3,370

a3 , 000

a2,700

a2,500

a3,OOO

d3,100

a3,000

2,620

3,990

5,600

4,440 

3,900

4,540

7,040

7,690

5,800

5,200

6,830

7,910

6,000

4,720

3,990

3,720

3,540

3,120

2,780

2,540

4,770

25,100

50,200

180,430

5,820

1.79

2.06

Jan.

14,800

Feb.

1.460

10.100 1,720

7,690j 1.860

6,200

5,200

4,320

4,260

3,720

3,540

3,370

3,280

3,120 

2,940

2,540

2,300

2,460

2,380

2,380

2,220

2,140

2,140

*1,980

1,910

1,980

1,910

1,880

1,730

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,540

109,450

3,531

1.09

1.26

2,380

2,460

Mar.

17,400

23,900

15,900

12,200

15,600

Apr.

4,720

4,350

4,080

3,810

3,370

5,02o| 50,200 3,370

26,3001 58,600

I'd, 600 30,000

^ ^ 000

10 \ 100

8,130

7,470 

6,620

5,600

5,010

4,720

16,100

12,000

9,670

6,790 

8,350

7,250

6,410

7,690

4,260j 12,200

3,810' 11,600

3,720

3,460

3,200

3,120

3,810

7,040

8,570

6,620

6,200

13,500

199,760

7,134

2.20

2.29

13,500

11,800

9,670

12,700

25,300

*17,600

12,000

9,900

8,790

7,470

6,620

5,800

5,200

470,610

15,180

4.67

5.36

3,200

2,940

2,780

2,460

2.7 H 0

4 ,' 540 

3,900

9,010

14,600

12,200

9,450

7,910

6,830

5,800

5,200

4,820

4,440

4,080

3,810

3,540

3,460

3,280

3,120

2,940

150,990

5,033

1.55

1.73

May

2,540

2,620

2,540

2,460

2,300

2,220

2,140

1,960

1,980

1,900

1,800

1,860 

1,860

2,060

2,220

3,120

3 120

2,540

2,300

2,140

1,960

1,960

2,220

2.300

2,140

1,980

*1,850

1,540

1,560

1,760

1,540

66,570

2,147

0.661

0.76

June

1,360

1,260

1,120

1,140

1,060

1,090

1,090

2 , 300

2,220

1,820

3,530

4 , 620 

4.820

3,370

2,540

2,140

1,850

1,550

1,420

1,280

1,290

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,000

1,220

1,180

1,150

933

9_12

53,015

1,767

0.544

0.61

July

671

820

802

744

773

754

754

754

861

1,010

1,540

1,670 

*1,520

al,200

al,000

a820

a790

a740

a710

a690

a690

a670

a630

a640

a720

a860

a960

a880

a680

a680

a720

26,953

869

0.267

0.31

Aug.

a740

a 700

*a660

677

663

663

672

690

1,640

1,150

933

892 

1,740

2,140

1,780

1,460

2,900

17,000

13, 200

7,470

4,260

3,460

2,620

2,140

1,820

1,520

1,290

1,290

1,150

1,050

1,250

79,615

2,568

0.790

0.91

Sept.

1,250

992

1,760

2,220

1,910

1,760

1,550

1,330

1,120

1,010

992

956 

902

830

840

782

764

744

717

*717

699

690

577

708

754

754

708

690

681

681

30,088

1,003

0.309

0.34

Calendar year 1954: Max 51,500 Min 390 Mean 3,277 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Water year 1954-55: Max 58,800 Min 390 Mean 4,378 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30

Peak discharge (base, 25,500 cfs).--Oct. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 54,900 cfs (21.38 ft); Nov. 21 (5 a.m.) 

26,400 cfs (14780 ft); Dec. 31 (12:30 a.m.) 36,500 cfs (17.38 ft); Feb. 8 (2:30 a.m.) 36,800 cfs 

(17.45 ft): Mar. 2 (3 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (14.58 ft); Mar. 6 (7 p.m.) 65,900 cfs (23.33 ft); Mar. 23 

(6:30 p.m.) 29,700 cfs (15.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Buchanan and Be 

Creek.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location.--Lat 37 032', long 78°50 T , on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at 

town of Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 150 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gladstone, and at mile 222.9.

Drainage area. 3,671 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 381.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1930, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 4,176 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65,100 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 17.28 ft); minimum, 478 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 12 (gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum daily, 478 cfs Oct. 11.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 74,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and records for 

other stations in James River basin; minimum, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 

2.21 ft); minimum daily, 222 cfs Oct. 13, 1930.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years K--WSP 74S: 1931(m). WSP757: Drainage area. WSP972: 1935-36. 

WSP 1066:1940.WSP 1203: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

445

1,080

1,960

3,020

5,420

8.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

14,900

27,600

49,500

63,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

579

567

555 

567

675

675

*663

544

522

489

478

489 

500

500

3,080

42,400

28 300

9*570

5,920

3,730

3,090

2,620

2,080

2,000

1,890

1,560

1,520

1,460

1,500

1,760

1,940

122,223

3,943

1.07

1.23

Nov.

1,870

2,240

2,180 

1,900

1,440

1,600

1,720

1,670

1,430

1,470

1,500

1,400 

1,480

1,300

1,340

1,310

1,260

1,340

1,820

6,980

20,200

19,600

12,100

8,330

6,930

4,980

4,210

3,740

3,720

3,870

124,930

4,164

1.13

1.26

Dec .

4,160

4,280

3,800 

2,980

2.860

3,550

3,560

3,400

3,000

4,150

5,780

5,860 

4,780

5,660

6,640

8,950

7,640

6,480

7,220

8,330

7,850

6,190

5,310

4,420

4,060

3,780

3,410

2,900

3,770

16,300

55,100

194,170

6,264

1.71

1.97

Jan.

IB , BOO

12,100

9,260 

7,680

6,630

5,880

5,140

4,590

3,800

4,090

3,760

5,620 

3,600

3.220

3,120

a3,100

a2,900

a2,800

a2,700

a2,600

a2,500

2,510

2,440

2,360

2,470

2,230

2,280

1,980

1,980

1,860

1,800

133,800

4,316

1.18

1.36

Feb.

1,810

1,780

2,420 

2,250

2,880

4,060

20 , 100

32,600

19,200

12,500

9,880

8,640 

8,030

6,980

6,150

5,770

5,620

4,900

4,070

4,300

4,120

3,880

4,970

4,580

9,570

8,350

7,750

11,100

-

-----

219,220

7,829

2.15

2.22

Mar.

17,200

23,900

19,600 

13,800

14,200

39,100

62,500

39,600

20,000

14,200

11,500

10,200 

9,570

8,950

8,030

8,050

11,500

12,800

13,500

13,100

10,800

11,500

22,500

22,100

13,800

11,500

9,880

8,640

7,730

7,450

6,560

503,320

16,240

4.42

5.10

Apr.

5,920

5,280

4,940 

4,690

4,360

3,940

4,100

3,710

3,360

3,340

2.880

5,800 

4,580

7,460

15,600

14,200

11,200

9,260

8,030

7,430

6,460

5,860

5,440

5,000

5,020

4,540

4,000

4,120

3,900

5,780

178,200

5,940

1.62

1.81

May

3,440

2,860

*3,140 

2,580

2,680

2,670

2,700

2,260

2,450

2,180

2,260

2,170 

2,300

2,440

2,660

2,710

3,540

5,080

2,700

2,630

2,240

2,130

2,440

2,760

2,490

2,340

2,180

1,800

1,920

5,720

2,480

79,950

2,579

0.703

0.81

June

1,700

1,620

1,230 

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,360

2,320

2,820

2,200

4,910

5,970 

5,860

4,640

3,560

2,760

2,100

2,190

1,720

1,860

1,660

1,640

1,530

1,570

1,560

1,660

1,470

1,380

1,560

1,300

68,070

2,269

0.618

0.69

July

1,100

1,170

,020 

,030

,130

,180

,240

1,210

1,280

1,270

1,310

2,460 

2, 350

1,600

1,570

1,260

1,130

1,240

1,140

700

700

a780

aeoo

a900

a930

al.OOO

a940

a920

al.OOO

1,060

1,090

36,490

1,177

0.321

0.37

Aug.

1,140

1,250

1,060 

*865

850

805

9^0

840

1,710

2,160

1,290

1,240 

1,980

1,960

3,300

2,000

4,160

22,100

15,600

9,880

6,560

4,310

3,550

2,890

2,620

2,210

1,900

1,820

1,980

1,510

1,720

106,220

3,426

0.933

1.08

Sept.

1,670

1,760

5,110 

2,43°

2,520

2,240

2,410

1,950

1,740

1,500

1,450

1,020 

1,280

1,270

1,390

1,220

1,320

1,290

840

1,180

1,130

880

900

940

748

895

1,060

958

895

942

42,938

1,431

0.390

0.44

Calendar year 1954: Max 52,100 Mln 467 Mean 3,689 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.62

Water year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max 62,3005 Mlni 47878____Mean Mean4,958 Cfsm 1.335 In.18.34

Peak: discharge (base. 26,500 efs).--0et. 16 (4 a.m.) 50,200 cfs (15.10 ft); Nov. 

cfs til.15 ft); Dec. 31 (9:30 a.m.) 35,500 cfs (12.55 ft); Feb. 8 (11 a.m.) 35,700 

Mar. 7 (4 a.m.) 65,100 cfs (17.28 ft); Mar. 24 (l a.m.) 28,900 cfs (11.26 ft); Aug.

21 (1 p.m.) 28,400 

cfs (12.58 ft); 

18 (10 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Holcombs Rock: and 

at Scottsville.
36 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye Rivpr near Lovingston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°43', long 78°58', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River, and 6 miles southwest of Lovingston, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--17 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 9,670 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 13, 1954 (gage height, 0.56 ft); minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 4,

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Jan. 29-31; shifting-control 

method used July 8-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Aug. 17 Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

4.0 

8.0

.9 

1.2

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

129

235

555

940

1.0 

1.4 

1.9

2.4 

3.0 

5.0

364

576

1,540

0.8 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

42

269

576

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,540 

2,970 

4 Q 00

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.4

8.0

10

7.2

*6.4

6.4

5.6

6.0

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

487

250

83

55

41

33

29

26

23

22

21

20

20

26

72

54

46

1,406.8

45.4

0.493

0.57

Nov.

39

46

53

45

45

45

44

41

39

38

*35

35

34

33

33

32

38

78

366

895

1,210

345

264

205

166

142

134

163

125

5,290

176

1.91

2.13

Dec.

115

109

101

99

97

111

*85

83

150

154

132

121

140

293

258

210

183

309

323

272

222

194

173

156

138

125

117

119

637

1,160

654

7,040

227

2.47

2.85

Jan.

468

364

299

258

222

199

176

156

145

136

136

121

117

107

105

101

95

90

90

*86

79

88

81

78

73

71

71

55

60

60

65

4,252

137

1.49

1.72

Feb.

73

99

79

'GB 58

598

825

486

364

299

293

236

205

191

183

168

161

145

136

127

121

125

224

*173

168

158

191

202

-

_____

--- -

6,156

220

2.39

2.49

Mar.

258

269

269

287

345

736

758

522

432

354

323

284

247

222

219

224

191

2l_T

205

194

219

773

576

450

*378

351

293

261

236

216

202

10,521

339

3.68

4.24

Apr.

186

173

161

149

142

140

132

121

117

115

136

351

247

*910

915

595

468

398

338

296

272

290

244

238

227

210

194

178

166

154

......

8,261

275

2.99

3.34

May

145

138

132

127

121

113

109

107

101

97

97

145

121

132

113

107

103

101

97

92

90

115

T66" 205

145

125

*113

107

113

125

101

3,703

119

1.29

1.49

June

92

86

81

78

73

70

73

415

222

173

680

614

398

305

252

*210

180

158

152

142

127

117

113

107

99

103

88

83

65

68

_ --..

5,424

181

1.97

2.20

July

65

58

52

50

47

58

65

73

58

68

61 *58

46

41

37

37

33

33

30

31

27

23

23

31

33

26

21

20

57

37

11

1,378

44.5

0.484

0.56

 

Aug.

59

41

*55

38

50

38

48

44

59

58

44

67

646

278

317

238

1,020

4,150

1,010

540

372

294

255

207

176

154

138

124

121

111

138

10,848

350

3.80

4.38

Sept.

108

97

196

T76

142

123

110

101

95

89

86

81

73

70

64

60

59

58

*57

57

50

52

54

58

59

53

49

52

50

*§.

2,427

80.9

0.879

0.98

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,210 Min 3.2 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.94

Water Water year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 4,130 4,150 Min Min 5.6 5.6 Mean Mean 183 183 Cfsm Cfsm 1.99 1.99 In. In. 26.95 26.95 __ __

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) 2,320 cfs (6.20 ft); Nov. 21 (2 a.m.) 1,960 cfs 

(5.75 ft); DecT 30 (7 a.m.. 1,470 cfs (4.89 ft); Feb. 6 (9 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (5.19 ft); Mar. 6 (5 p.m.) 

1,260 cfs (4.49 ft); Apr. 14 (12 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (4.83 ft); Aug. 18 (5:30 a.m.) 7,300 cfs (11.50 ft).

* Discharee measurement made on this dav.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 37 

Piney River at Plney River, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42'10", long 79°01'40", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 151, 0.2 mile southwest of Plney River Post Office, Nelson County, 1.7 

miles downstream from Indian Creek, and 2.5 miles southeast of Lowesville.

Drainage area.--48 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 6 years, 91.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 2.2 cfs Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1949-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Oct. 13, 14, 1954.

Flood In June 1949 reached a stage of 9.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record or periods of 

backwater from temporary dam, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of backwater 

from temporary dam (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29, 30- 

shifting-control method used Apr. 14-18)

2.0

1.1

1.3 

1.5

145

281

460

925

1,660

2,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

c3

c4

a3.5

a3

*a3

c3

3.0

3.2

2.8 37o"

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.8

149

85

44

25 

23

19

17

17

16

16

14

13

13

15

35

27

599.7

19.3

0.402

0.46

Nov.

26

33

32

29

30

27

26

25

24

23

*22

24

22

22

21

19

7T

45 

320

757

898

TT&

316

243

184

149

129

117

119

105

4,287

143

2.98

3.32

Dec.

103

96

85

80

82

80

*69

64

90

85

83

109

194

188

174

156

205 

191

178

160

143

129

115

105

93

86

82

243

T§2~

4,698

152

3.17

3.66

Jan.

357 ginr

228

188

162

143

125

111

102

93

91

82

75

a70

a68

a68

a64

a60

a55

*a52

a52

a54

a54

a52

a50

a46

a45

33

32

3Q

29

2,952

95.2

1.98

2.28

Feb.

37

45

37

48

54

270

424

3T3T

237

194

178

141

131

a!20

allO

alOO

a96

a90 

84

a80

a74

a76

a!50

*a!30

115

115

157

157

_

5,695

152

2.75

2.86

Mar.

176

202

219

219

265

476

540

42TT

555

271

254

191

164

151

145

143

129

147 

131

129

157

554

567

507

*259

225

186

168

151

137

1^7

7,111

229

4.77

5.50

Apr.

115

102

98

91

85

85

78

74

68

Si

88

208

166

*682

720

520

400

330 

278

236

208

199

166

160

149

139

131

125

111

102

5,976

199

4.15

4.63

May

96

W

85

80

77

71

65

64

59

58

59

80

a76

a80

a70

a60

a58

a56 

a.52

a50

49

62

77

69

66

61

*55

52

54

55

49

2,035

65.6

1.57

1.58

June

44

45

58

32

31

29

51?

131

69

62

358

597 '2"6"5"

197

160

*157

117

102 

95

85

77

69

65

58

52

54

46

44

41

59

2,989

99.6

2.08

2.52

July

34

30

29

29

29

27

39

45

55

62

55

*46

40

57

52

29

28

26

24

24

22

19

18

19

19

17

16

IT

25

18

51

917

29.6

0.617

0.71

Aug.

26

20

*18

17

25

54

52

28

45

41

55

48

95

95

127

119

612

2,600 

795

480

530

249

199

162

141

115

93

86

80

74

86

6,905

225

4.65

5.56

Sept.

69

65

125

151

12T

111

98

86

82

74

68

62

58

55

53

49

44

59 

58

37

55

32

54

38

39

33

52

35

52

30

1,805

60.1

1.25

1.40

Calendar year 1954 : Max 898 Mln 1.9 Mean 65.4 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.52

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,600 Mln 2.8 Mean 120 Cfsm 2.50 In. 34.08

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--0c

(4.84 ft); Dec. 30 [11 a.m.) 711 cfs 

666 cfs (3.48 ft); Apr. 14 (10 p.m.)

t. 15 (6 p.m.) 695 cfs (3.54 ft); Nov. 20 (12 p.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(3.58 ft); Feb. 6 (8 p.m.) 549 cfs (5.22 ft); Mar. 6 (1 p.m.) 

1,120 cfs (4.21 ft); June 11 (7 a.m.) 652 cfs (5.45 ft); Aug. 18

.. , . . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Tye River near Lovingston.

c Backwater from temporary dam.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

t 37°38', long 78°53' on right bank 1 mile downstream from Tye River, 3 miles 

rom Rucker Run, and 4| miles upstream from mouth and Norwood, Nelson County.

Location.--La 

upstream froi

Drainage area. 360 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 497 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 12.06 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 33,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 

18.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 9, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29, 3O)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

113

320

2.7 

3.4 

4.5 

6.0 

9.0

390

1,020

2,480

4,880

10,600

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

ie

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

 

Oct.

a30

a35

a45

a35

a30

a28

*27 

26

26

27

33 

39

34

34

679

1,510

390

247

192

158

137

125

113

104

95

92

89

89

208

236

182

4,895

158

0.439

0.51

Nov.

163

178

258

208

192

168

163 

158

153

149

141 

*125

121

117

117

113

T2T

163

716

2,260

5,550

1,830

1,150

890

756

622

545

505

666

537

16,615

554

1.54

1.72

Dec.

489

465

435

398

376

537

428 

*334 ?89~

622

473 

428

458

1,540

1,130

830

693

943

976

820

702

622

596

537

489

435

405

398

1,590

2,480

I7S30"

22,948

740

2.06

2.38

Jan.

1,550

1,090

890

783

693

630

562 

554

513

442

442 

420

390

362

355

362

334

320

320

308

*277

289

289

277

264

252

' 252

202

200

190

182

13,774

444

1.23

1.42

Feb.

283

298

277

208

22T

1,020

2,400 

1,530

1,110

910

850 

747

604

613

604

545

521

473

442

420

398

398

830

702

*630

579

675

729

19,011

679

1.89

1.97

Mar.

1,160

1,100

954

1,050

1,300

2,480

2,480 

1,760

1,370

1,140

1,020 

921

810

747

711

756

693

810

765

720

738

1,880

1,700

*1,310

1,090

1,030

860

792

729

a700

a650

34,226

1,104

3.07

3.54

Apr.

a600

a550

a520

a480

a460

a450

a420 

a400

a380

a560

a450 

al,100

a800

2,080

2,640

1,760

1,330

1,130

965

840

774

900

738

711

747

657

596

554

521

497

24,410

814

2.26

2.52

May

465

442

428

*412

362

341

320 

308

295

283

277 

341

334

376

320

289

277

264

258

247

236 '2TO

420

334

327

277

252

241

375

684

289

10,344

334

0.928

1.07

June

247

230

208

197

187

182

178 

7ST

497

383

1,760 

1,700

1,090

830

702

613

*513

435

405

390

334

313

295

295

270

308

252

241

213

202

14,240

475

1.32

1.47

July

192

178

168

158

158

158

247 

258

202

341

376 

313

*247

219

192

178

163

149

141

141

133

141

129

121

141

125

117

104

141

145 

187

5,663

183

0.508

0,59

Aug.

241

145

125

*113

153

129

192 

158

314

308

202 

313

857

596

693

554

1,480

10,600

3,010

1,700

1,210

921

801

666

562

505

442

390

369

341 

405

28,395

916

2.54

2.93

Sept.

355

320

613

'5T3 657

442

390 

355

327

313

295 

285

258

247

236

230

213

208

197

187

178

*168

168

187

230

182

168

173

173

165

8,429

281

0.781

0.87

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,330 Mln 26 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.25

Water 'ater year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 10,600 10,600 Mln Mln 26 26_____Mean Mean 556 556_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.54 1.54 In. In. 20.99 20.99_________

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Nov. 21 (9 a.m.) 4,080 cfs (5.52 ft); Mar. 6 (10 p.m.) 3,790 cfs 

5.34 ft); AprT 15 (1 a.m.J 3,350 cfs (5.06 ft); June 11 (2 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (5.19 ft); Aug. 18 

7:30 a.m.) 17,600 cfs (l2.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Piney River at Piney River 

and Tye River near Lovingston.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°52'10", long 78°49'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 634, 2.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, and 

4.1 miles south of Greenfield, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--96 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 21, 1943, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 16.45 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Oct. 1, 2.

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 17.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 17.2 and 23.4 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 1, 2, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.25 

ft Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946, Sept. 16, 17, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 23.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 30,000 cfs).

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29-31)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

1.0 2.0

3.0 2.5

7.0 3.0

13 4.0

21 5.0

44 6.0

Feb. 7 to Aug. 17 Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

78 

Ib6 

255 

455

750

1,150

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

226

432

1,100

1,600

1.9 

2.1 

2.7 

3.5

61

150

297

5.0 750

8.0 2,100

11.0 4,060

13.0 6,420

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

19

19

20

?1

72

Oct.

1.6

2 .4

2.6

*2,4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

370

18?

52

Nov.

30

41

48

40

37

34

? 1

30

28

27

*25

Dec .

88

84

76

70

68

78

*63

58

124

124

103

Jan.

a550

a400

a300

a250

a200

alSO

a!60

a 140

a!20

allO

a 110

25 I 91 alOO

25 ! 99

24

23

£2

366

322

d25

24 182

M 161 306

?.<-. .592 I 282

27, 790 230

20

18 ;3 17

34

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

16

15

15

15

15

63

41

34

999.8

32.3

0.336

0.39

585 a200

311 a!70

2201 a: 50

176

141

116

100

93

134

97

3,830 128-

1.33

1.48

a 130

al20

a 110

a 100

a90

aoOO

nl; ''00

^300

6,209

200

2,08

£.40

a 100

a90

a85

a80

a80

a75

74

*68

67

68S"'

65

61

58

56

50

50

50

50

3,914

126

1.31

1.51

Feb,

Ti- 52

es

52

52

474

795

396

298

244

253

218

190

169

162

148

140

Mar.

144

140

135

150

163

552

530

373

308

262

235

212

186

168

160

156

138

124 I 150

114 138

10?

100

:oo

144

*125

119

113

130

128

-

------

5,084

182

1.90

1.98

130

148

1,120

650

444

*351

318

262

226

203

184

169

8,505

274

2.85

3.29

Apr.

154

144

137

132

118

114

112

102

97

93_

106

298

206

*715

842

545

396

329

280

253

223

262

209

198

192

176

163

150

138

130

7,014

234

2.44

2.72

May

119

T13

107

100

93

88

82

78

74

70

68

72

84

99

82

70

64

63

58

56

53

70

104

82

80

64

*60

58

60

68 

56

2,395

77.3

0.805

0.93

June

49

47

45

44

41

38

41

116

84

74

348

298

193

148

122

*104

86

76

78

72

61

56

55

52

47

74

49

44

40

37

2,619

87.3

0.909

1.01

July

35

33

31

29

27

33

37

34

38

53

45

*42

37

34

30

28

26

25

60

29

25

24

22

26

31

23

21

19

63

34

68

1,062

34.3

0.357

0.41

Aug.

47

33

*28

24

38

27

26

34

107

74

55

158

710

351

710

408

1,460

6 , 160

1,280

662

460

345

308

229

193

164

142

125

113

102 

125

14,698

474

4.94

5.70

Sept.

100

94

237

207

169

142

125

108

98

94

90

100

78

72

67

63

60

60

*56

54

48

47

51

57

60

53

51

47

44

44

2, '576

85.9

0.895

1.00

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,000 Min 1.6 Mean 87.7 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.39

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,160 Min 1.6 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 cfs). Oct. 15 (9 p.m.) 1.330 cfs (6.39 ft); Dec. 30 (time unknown) 

1,360 cfa (6.47 ft); Feb. 6 (9 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (7.31 ft); Mar. 22 (l2:30 p.m.) 2,080 cfs (7.96 ft); 

^pr. I' U a.m.) 1,450 cfs (6.70 ft); Aug. 18 (5 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (16.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

- y-- River near Lovingston.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'50", long 78°29'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

 bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 6.8 miles upstream from Hardware River, and 

at mile 184.6.

Drainage area, 4,571 sq mi.

Records available . --February 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. --Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 253.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 28, 1928, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 5,189 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 70,100 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 19.94 ft); minimum, 498 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum, daily, 504 cfs Oct. 12.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 133,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26.0 ft); minimum, 302 cfs Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 307 cfs Oct. 15, 1930.

Data for some outstanding floods prior to establishment of this station are given in 

the following table:

Date

October 1870. ... .....

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

121,000

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

Remarks

Gage height from information

by local resident. 

Do.

From f loodmarks .

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station. Records of water 

temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years).--MSP 727: 1931(m). MSP 757: Drainage area. MSP 972: 

1913(M), 1936(M), 1940(M).

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

582

575

575

562

562

759

*642

605

542

542

516

504

510

516

920

31,600

*59,600

13,400

7,280

5,010

3,720

2,860

2,530

2,290

2,140

1,840

1,760

1,690

1,760

2,060

2,290

130,742

4,217

0.923

1.06

Nov.

2,210

2,290

2,860

2,780

2,370

1,760

2,140

1,910

2,140

*1,690

1,760

1,840

'1,760

1,760

1,400

1,760

1,480

1,840

2,860

8,690

24,300

27,200

16,700

10,400

8,170

6,430

5,210

4,720

4,440

4,630

159,500

5,317

1.16

1.29

Dec.

4,260

4,630

4,440

3,900

3,540

5,280

3,810

4,080

3,900

4,540

5,810

6,640

5,610

8,890

9,350

9,110

9,110

8,40O

7,940

8,400

9,110

7,720

6,220

5,410

5,010

4,540

4,170

3,900

4,820

12,800

35,500

218,840

7,059

1.54

1.78

Jan.

27,60O

15,300

11,200

9,110

7,940

7,500

7,060

6,640

5,010

4,630

4,630

4,440

4,080

3,990

3,540

3,460

3,370

3,030

*3,370

3,280

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,780

2,780

2,690

2,780

2,450

2,210

2,610

lj98Q

168,120

5,423

1.19

1.37

Feb.

2,060

2,450

2,530

2,610

2,690

3,900

19,300

36,4OO

26,400

15,700

11,200

9,600

8,630

7,940

7,200

6,800

6,220

5,610

4,720

5,010

4,440

4,350

5,210

6,640

8,630

9,550

8,400

8,870

_

-- -

242,860

8,674

1.90

1.98

Mar.

17,800

23,900

25,500

17,400

15,700

31,400

65,600

57,000

27,600

18,500

14,000

12,100

10,900

10,100

9,110

8,630

9,600

14,300

14,000

15,700

13,300

13,600

 21,900

29,300

18,100

14,000

11,800

10,400

8,870

8,400

7j940

576,450

18,600

4.07

4.69

Apr.

6,640

6,640

5,810

5,610

5,210

4,540

4,540

4,440

4,080

3,810

5,540

5,810

7,280

7,760

17,800

20,000 15" 300

12)100

10,400

8,870

8,170

7,400

6,900

6,430

6,220

6,220

5,010

5,210

4,820

4,540

221,100

7,370

1.61

1.80

May

4,260

3,990

3,630

3,720

3,460

3,460

3,370

3,030

2,860

2,780

2,780

2,620

2,780

5,200

3,200

3,200

3,370

3,810

3,370

3,030

2,480

2,780

3,030

3,120

3,200

3,120

2,700

2,550

2,250

4,540

*3,'200

98,890

3,190

0.698

0.80

June

2,700

2,100

1,670

1,660

1,810

1,490

1,640

1,950

3,370

3,030

4,090

11,200

6 850

6J640

4,820

3,720

3,120

2,550

2,620

2,320

2,320

2,020

2,020

1,950

1,950

2,020

2,100

1,710

1,710

*1,670

. _

88,820

2,961

0.648

0.72

July

1,440

1,360

1,570

1,180

1,230

1,250

1,440

1,620

1,630

1,810

2,480

2,480

2,700

2,620

1,740

1,750

1,550

1,300

1,510

1,160

840

830

1,000

1,020

1,180

1,230

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,280

45,290

1,461

0.320

0.37

Aug.

1,400

1,400

*1,270

1,110

992

1,090

1,030

1,180

1,100

2,610

2,180

1,950

3,810

4,17O

6,010

4,170

6,080

51,800

28,800

16,400

9,850

7,060

5,210

4,350

3,540

3,200

2,780

2,320

2,320

2,250

1,740

183,172

5,909

1.29

1.49

Sept.

2,400

1,950

2,550

4,550

5,200

3,050

2,620

2,780

2,400

1,880

2,100

 1,670

1,450

1,600

1,670

1,550

1,490

1,580

1,400

1,180

1,340

1,280

1,190

1,270

1,330

1,150

1,230

1,440

1,310

1,240

55,610

1,854

0.406

0.45

Calendar year 1954: Max 44,800 Min 474 Mean 4,234 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.56

Water year 1954-55: Max 65,600 Min 504 Mean 5,998 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80

Peak discharge (base, 27,000 cfs).--Oct. 16 (2 p.m.) 47,900 cfs (16.48 ft): Nov. 21 (9:30 p.m.) 

34,000 cfs (13789 t^) ; Dec. 31 (5 p.m.) 39,400 cfs (14.96 ft): Feb. 8 (5 p.m.) 40,000 cfs (15.08 ft); 

Mar. 7 (4 p.m.) 70,100 cfs (19.94 ft); Mar. 24 (9 a.m.) 32,500 cfs (13.54 ft); Aug. 18 (5 p.m.) 

64,000 cfs (19.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°48'45", long 73°27'20", on left bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

0.8 mile downstream from Briery Run, 2.4 miles northeast of Scottsville, Albemarle 

County, and 10.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 294.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 16 years (1939-55), 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 15.73 ft); minimum observed, 6.6 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark in gage nouse), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 1.34 ft); 

minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941.

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

Prior to November Id47, occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by dam 

and gristmill 2.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 952: 

1944.

1941(M). WSP 1002: 1940, 1943. WSP 1032: 1940,

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 29, 3O, Feb. 14)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to 

7.0

Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

170

460

830

1,045

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

116

190

5.0 532

7.0 940

10.0 1,990

13.0 3,510

15.0 5,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*aY

19

9.4

8.5

a8

a8

a8

as

a8

a8

a8

a8

as

a9

148

*298 ~BT

32 

26

22

20

19

17

16

16

16

17

17

*40

46

33

958.9

30.9

0.266

0.31

Nov.

25

34

66

41

37

32

30

28

25

23

22

21

71

21

21

21

23

47 

152

545

152

101

80

69

68

57

52

52

*115

78

1,855

61.8

0.533

0.59

Dec.

62

56

48

46

ii

56

43

46

72

101

62

51

60 *91B

582

198

140

170 

171

127

104

89

95

81

74

67

67

66

358

717

242

5,011

162

1.40

1.61

Jan.

169 138"

*112

100

94

87

80

75

73

72

73

72

69

65

65

72

67

63 

63

61

56

60

60

58

56

54

55

47

45

1F

*47

2,253

72.7

0.627

0.72

Feb.

57

70

62

5155-

271

767

750

168

133

132

132

103

100

99

91

89

81 

77

75

72

73

190

134

112

98

133

142

_

------

"--- -

3,817

136

1.17

1.22

Mar.

*166

152

122

163

265

*602 535"

258

198

163

145

134

120

108

106

111

99

106 

102

9±

119

496

307

198

160

157

133

120

112

106

100

5,772

186

1.60

1.84

Apr.

96

93

91

85

82

82

82

76

72

77

85

442

172

451

568

289

212

180 

162

*145

133

265

169

158

228

272

184

156

134

123

5,359

179

1.54

1.72

May

113

106

99

95

91

84

78

77

73

71

71

72

96

130 ~9"T

78

73

69 

66

63

62

102

98

69

64

57

54

53

FT

66

*53

2,431

78.4

0.676

0.78

June

49

48

47

46

44

44

46

57

56

51

272

220

93

70

62

56

52

50 

51

54

47

44

42

42

40

47

41

38

35

*33

1,877

62.6

0.540

0.60

July

33

32

31

29

27

26

32

33

61

70

108 ~5¥

72

38

33

30

27

26

41

32

2G

24

2T

34

46

29

24

24

*33

31

38

1,183

38.2

0.329

0.38

Aug.

35

26

36

22

11

47

34

33

32

42

42

306

692

302

569

190

811

4,840 

1,110

307

205

158

151

119

102

95

86

80

73

70

69

10,695

345

2.97

3.42

Sept.

66

69

91

87

73

66

60

55

53

53

52

*55

48

46

45

46

45

43 

42

49

42

39

IT

48

51

43

40

40

40

40

1,568

52.3

0.451

0.50

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,260 Mln 6.2 Mean 65.5 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.67

Water year 1954.55: Max 4,840 Mln 7 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

feak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 14 

6,800 cfs (15.73 f t) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate 

Rivanna River at Palmyra.

n.) 1,700 cfs (10.33 ft); Aug. 18 (9:30

d on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for

41E733 O - 57 - 4
JAPES RIVER BASIN

Slate River near Arvonia, Va .

Location. --Lat 37°42'10", long 78°22'40", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Bumpers 

Bridge , 1.8 miles northwest of Arvonia, Buckingham County, 2.9 miles upstream from 

Hunts Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --235 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1926 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 238.78 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 18, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Sept. 18, 1935, to Feb. 14, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --23 years (1926-35, 1936-55), S28 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 8,490 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 16.75 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

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

Prior to October 1947, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 

5.4 miles above station.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1935.

year j.3o*-u*j vfeage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relstlon affected by ice Jsn. 30, 31)

Rating table, water year 1954-55 ,

cond)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, 

June 11 to July 10

Apr. 15 to June 10, 

July 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

116

298

602

1,500

2,080

2,680

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

108

286

6.0

10.0

16.0

600

988

5,280

7,850

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

?C

21

22

?5

2-1

Z^

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*12

11

13

17

15

13

10

8.8 9~7T

10

13

14

15

15

505

951

126

70

58

52

48

46

43

45

42

42

41

43

*59

92

85

2,521.9

74.9

0.519

0.37

Nov.

68

63

88

81

73

78

73

65

60

58

55

54

55

54

53_

53

57

97

346

659

366

190

124

lOb

109

103

92

86

*1 7?

182

3,700

123

0.523

0.58

Dec.

119

104

95

88

85

134

132

93

176

414

216

147

154

2,060

i , 34-0

375

254

216

300

20C

153

j.19

174

138

132

122

!lf

112

Jan. Feb.

128

124

*119

111

109

106

103

98

96

96

101

105

j-00

97

97

116

108

111

117

98

116

437

2,200

707

514

234

216

276

Mar.

*726

709

318

427

602

1,960

1,430

497

a350

a250

a230

a240

164 a250

152

ie9

147

119 140

-LQ8 | 132

108 | 121

108

9C

112

144

136

119

103

104

97

124 100

134

150

100

*109

117

115

115

365

-393

273

220

260

388

_

--

8,7871 3,375J 8,210

285 109 293

1.20 0.464 1.25

1.38 0.531 1.30

a210

a200

a210

a2 10

a!90

a200

a!90

&1&0

3350

3450

a500

a220

Apr.

138

135

134

128

122

124

126

120

115

114

124

654

308

632

1 . 100

584

263

222

201

183

May

142

130

124

118

114

107

98

96

92

89

89

90

114

237

166

125

105

96

31a-J

167 82

284 164

230 i 575

183. Tl2 j^| TO:

 

June

97

84

78

74

69

67

67

80

83

74

554

532

190

120

100

32

P4

76-'6

- 

b9

^8

75

31

3200 1 310 ^OC 51

al80

a!70

al60

3150

*3l4C

11.909

384

1.63

1.88

254

1S8 *17-

155

7,613

254

1.08

1.20

91

35

d4

6.3

o ^^

July

56

54

51

50

50

52

52

65

74

222

824 402"

156

96

77

fi6

18

53

^9

48

47

44

41

37

46

44

40

6 03 *T4~

CS4 *58| 43

*151

4,063

131

0.557

O.C4

--

3,203

107

0.455

0.51

50

3,060

98.7

0.420

0.48

Aug.

59

49

40

35

32

53

59

57

49

51

53

462

2,250

503

2,130

455

2,320

7.290

5,P50

443

C33

3200

a iLJO

a. -fcO

i!50

-.150

 - 1 2 0

^ ] .10

Sept.

3100

3200

3380

3350

3220

3220

3250

3160

a!20

390

380

a75

70

68

68

08

-:e

^5

fS

70

?0

64

05

~ f>

7 ^

7 i

o 4

54

3100: --;!

slCOi *S1

alOO

24,799

800

5.40

3.9?

3,455

115

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,400 

Wster yesr 1954-55: Msx 7,290

Mln 8.8

Mln 8.8

Mesn 169 

Mesn 231

Cfsn 0.719 In. 9.76 

Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.34

Peak dlschsrse (b3se. 2,100 efs).--Dec. 14 (5 p.m.) 5,130 efs (9.76 ft); Feb. 7 (7:30 a.m.) 

2,390 cfs (8.53 ft); Mar. 6 (5:30 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (8,76 ft); Au£. 13 (5 a.m.) 3,050 efs (9.62 ft); 

Au^;. 15 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (8.44 ft); Autr. 19 (2 to 3 a.m.) 8,490 efs (16.75 ft).

* Dlsehsrge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement snd records for 

Appomattox River at FarmvilJe and Wilila Rive: at Flana&an Mills.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 43 

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

Location. Lat 38°08'S5", long 78°45'05", on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from confluence 

with South Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from city of Charlottesville dam, and 5.1 miles 

west of Whitehall, Albemarle County.

Drainage area. 11.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since November 1952. Altitude of gage is 

 ^99 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 7.94 ft); no 

flow"Oct. 1-14.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; no flow Oct. 1-14, 1954. 

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 11.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

7,620 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (cage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29, 31; 

shifting-control method used Sept. 14-3O)

0.19 

.2

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Aug. 17

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

140

333

620

3.3 

5.9 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

117

232

575

1,050

1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aC

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

*aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

91

49

10

5.5

3.7

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.6

3.7

4.6

4.2

188.0

6.06

0.532

0.61

Nov.

3.2

3.7

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.0

62

143

159

105

60

39

27

20

15

12

11

*13

9.5

736.2

24.5

2.15

2.40

Dec.

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.1

6.2

5.7

7.5

7.5

6.6

6.2

6.8

42

65

45

32

38

45

40

28

21

17

14

11

9.5

8.9

8.6

24

"56 lj-0

740.8

23.9

2.10

2.42

Jan.

57

40

28

22

18

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.5

8.3

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

*4.4

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

345.0

11.1

0.974

1.12

Feb.

4.0

6.2

4.8

3.5

3.7

6.6

16

14

12

11

11

9.2

8.6

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.5

*6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

7.3

16

18

18

16

20

22

-

- -- -

283.9

10.1

0.886

0.92

Mar.

25

a25

a25

a25

a35

a!70

*a!30

93

59

a40

a25

a20

a!8

16

16

16

13

13

12

11

13

36

50

45

33

28

21

18

16

13

11

1,071

34.5

3.03

3.49

Apr.

11

10

9.8

8.3

7.3

7.5

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.5

6.8

31

38

72

94

71

49

36

28

22

*19

19

16

15

14

14

12

11

10

9.8

666.6

22.2

1.95

2.18

May

8.9

8.3

8.0

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.7

5.1

5.1

4.9

778

11

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.6

7.5

7.5

7.1

8.3

30

25

18

13

10

8.0

7.3

8.6

6.2

292.0

9.42

0.826

0.95

June

5.1

4.6

*4.6

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.8

12

13

10

45-73

46"

28

19

14

10

8.6

8.6

7.5

6.2

5.5

*5.1

4.4

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.4

- - --- -

363.5

12.1

1.06

1.18

July

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

3.5

*2.4

7.2

39.

a5

a4

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

a2

al

aT

al

al

al

a2

a3

a2

a4

78.8

2.54

0.223

0.26

Aug.

*a2

a2

a2

a2

a3

a2

a3

a4

as

a6

a6

a40

allO

alOO

*a90

73

436

*lj,30

22T

96

60

42

*29

21

18

14

13

11

9.9

9.0

10

2.56S.9

82.9

7.27

8.38

Sept.

8.1

7.2

22

20

16

13

10

8.7

8.1

7.2

6.8

5.8

*5.2

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

2.8

2.4

?7o

4.2

4.2

3.2

2.8

3.0

2.4

2.4

196.0

6.53

0.573

0.64

Calendar year 1954: Max 333 Min o Mean 11.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.62

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,130 Min o Mean 2O.6 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.55

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs). Oct. 15 (5 p.m.) 464 cfs (4.5O ft); Nov. 20 (10 a.m.) 176 cfs 

(3.22 ft); MarT 6 (time unknown) 243 cfs (3.57 ft); Aug. 13 (time unknown) 388 cfs (4.22 ft); 

Au& . 18 (2:30 a.m.) 2,4OO cfs (7.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no rlow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for 

South Pork Rivanna River near Earlysville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

South Fork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°07'30", long 78°31'05", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from Fishing Creek, 

3.0 miles southwest of Earlysville, Albemarle County, and 8.7 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1955.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 26.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,550 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Sept. 18, 

1954 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Flood, probably in October 1942, reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by 

local resident.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, by city of Charlottesville reservoir 

on Moormans River. Records do not include diversions for Charlottesville municipal 

water supply which averages about 6 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

1.2 

1.5

Oct. 

2.0

1-15, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3

2.4 

3.0

198

329

7.0 

9.0

17

630

1,010

2,060

3,480

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

"370 3.0

3.6

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.0

*3.2

3.4

4.0

4.8

5.2

5.6

5.2

581

818

TsT

97

72

56

46

38

33

33

30

28

*30

30

105

89 

72

2,371.6

76.5

0.354

0.41

Nov.

58

72

110

81

75

67

61

58

55

50

47

46

45

43

41

40

47

205

896

1,260

715

421

299

237

208

155

133

126

*160

128

5,939

198

0.917

1.02

Dec.

112

107

100

92

88

97

80

93

92

112

92

83

96

971

836

465

329

354

367

306

254

243

231

182

153

133

123

120

459

1,500

8,992

290

1.34

1.54

Jan.

496

38C

302

258

227

204

182

160

149

140

144

135

126

121

112

115

105

102

99

92

36

91

88

83

81

*83

81

65

60

8C 

8 8

4,535

146

0.676

0.78

Feb.

94

115

110

84

89

202

3"42 715

258

231

227

217

175

176

176

155

149

*133

123

116

110

113

200

200

196

185

206

229

-

5,326

190

0.880

0.92

Mar.

233

237

215

252

915

2,280

*1,600

766

528

421

367

326

271

237

223

229

200

209

194

182

204

1,110

698

496

407

367

309

258

237

217 

202

14,390

464

2.15

2.48

Apr.

191

182

a!70

a!70

a!60

al40

a!40

a!40

a!30

a!20

a200

a350

a450

al,200

al.OOO

a500

a400

a 340

a300

a270

a 300

*276

231

215

219

229

198

182

167

155

8,725

291

1.35

1.51

May

146

137

131

124

120

112

105

102

96

91

92

94

123

198

T53

126

115

108

102

96

99

104

171

144

123

102

88

80

86

112 

81

3,561

115

0.532

0.61

June

68

61

*55

50

46

44

55

152

226

126

401

512

2f99"

213

166

133

107

89

89

96

74

64

*56

51

46

54

46

40

36

li

3,489

116

0.537

0.60

July

31

29

26

24

22

21

98

*90

105

117

116

59

44

38

34

29

27

44

39

33

25

22

19

20

25

21

18

~&Z 16

32 

43

1,329

42.9

0.199

0.23

Aug.

*43

38

37

27

55

26

29

74

92

104

120

802

1,720

1,130

*985

512

2,820

*17,400

2,270

962

664

528

494

343

283

257

226

199

185

167

32,779

1,057

4.89

5.64

Sept.

169

149

'2~9~9 301

222

204

156

133

116

114

106

102

*91

85

81

78

75

76

76

75

68

67

72

84

84

74

67

69

65

(54

3,422

114

0.528

0.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55: Max

3,840

17,400

135

260

Cfsra 0.625 

Cfsm 1.20

Teak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 16 (2:50 a.m.) 2,400 cfs (7.55 ft); 

,040 cfs (6.96 ft); Mar. 6 (7 p.m.) 4,070 cfs (9.73 ft); Aug. 14 (7 p.m.) 2,

up-. 13 (7 fl.Tn.l ^D ?00 nfs /7£.l -f+-^

8.45

16.33

2,400 cfs (7.53 ft); Dec. 30 (7:30 a.m.)

Aug. 13 (7 a.m.) 30,200 cfs (ze'Tft)." 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on

near Whitehall and Rivanna River at Palmyra.

760 cfs .05 ft);

sis of records for North Fork Moormans River
JAMES RIVE^ BASIN

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°51'28", long 78°15'58", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, 0.5 mile upstream from Cunningham Creek, and 

15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 210.39 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, waterstage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 24, 1942, to Dec. 18, 

1947, wire-weight gage on upstream side of highway bridge 10 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 737 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,800 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 29.00 ft); minimumT 13 cfs Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 78,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 ft at site 

then in use, 37.4 ft at present site); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft); minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Oct. 9, 1941, site then in use.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP852: 1937. WSP892; 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 30; 

shifting-control method used Mar. 10-21)

12

18

39

95

185

320

550

4.5

5.0

9.0

13.0

17.0

19.0

26.0

900

1,450

4,400

6,950

10,600

12,800

26,800

year October 1954 to September 1955

r I I I 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

14

14

14

*13

13

15

15

16

18

19

18

17

18

19

516

5,920

659

336

255

174

144

126

112

100

95

93

91

100

141

370

342

7,767

251

0.372

0.43

Nov.

230

205

358

331

261

234

201

*178

174

160

150

147

144

138

135

132

132

147

508

2,260

1,720

936

687

550

484

419

342

310

454

466

12,593

420

0.622

0.69

Dec.

*364

326

295

270

256

261

243

197

261

402

342

285

285

2,840

5,540

1,650

909

813

900

750

624

478

484

502

408

348

320

315

1,060

4,480

2,540

28,748

927

1.37

1.58

Jan.

1,270

936

764

652

580

526

484

436

408

397

392

397

370

548

326

336

336

305

295

295

266

256

266

256

248

250

230

205

171

180

185

12,346

598

0.590

0.68

Feb.

238

300

315

225

209

450

2,960

1,380

860

694

638

722

490

*490

502

490

454

430

586

370

553

348

660

785

659

586

610

745

17,347

620

0.918

0.96

Mar.

715

729

624

715

2,090

4 760

6^800

2 960

I'eeo

1,210

1,000

936

806

701

652

659

631

598

631

574

*610

2,100

2,840

1,160

927

836

778

680

610

568

532

41,092

1,326

1.96

2.26

Apr.

508

478

460

436

408

397

402

375

348

556

556

877

1,120

1,440

j,660

2,100

1,170

936

820

750

666

860

756

666

876

1,050

792

680

604

556

24,823

827

1.25

1.37

May

514

472

448

456

414

392

364

348

336

315

510

310

331

556

532

456

380

355

580

310

300

348

532

460

380

336

295

270

261

343

*342

11,809

381

0.564

0.65

June

252

225

213

205

193

182

182

275

556

392

1,320

2,560

918

624

490

414

353

310

285

310

285

243

213

201

189

185

185

*171

154

147

- --- -

12,032

401

0.594

0.66

July

138

129

120

112

108

100

100

193

225

478

526

533

205

168

147

135

118

108

213

129

115

93

84

91

110

125

91

76

95

118

112

4,896

158

0.234

0.27

Aug.

110

115

141

105

IS.

150

193

221

189

*189

238

1,070

4,920

1,800

2,980

1,320

2,430

24,400

26,000

5,970

1,680

1,040

896

726

566

518

466

419

o80

370

353

78,033

2,517

3.73

4.30

Sept.

380

348

575

651

496

478

414

348

500

285

275

266

*252

243

238

234

234

217

213

221

221

193

193

225

261

243

209

201

201

189

8,584

286

0.424

0.47

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,620 Mln 12 Mean 384 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.72

Water year 1954-55= Max 26,000 Mln 13 Mean 713 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.32

^._.. ^^.....^ V n^e, 6,000 efs). Dec. 15 (1:30 a.m.) 7,750 cfs (14.00 ft); Mar. 7 (6 a.m.) 

8,810 cfs (15.18 ft); Aug. 13 (12 m.) 6,020 cfs (11.67 ft); Aug. 19 (2 a.m.) 34,800 cfs (29.00 ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (base
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Willls River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°40', long 78°11', on left bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Flanagan Mills, Cumberland County, half a mile 

downstream from Trices Lake, and 4 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek.

Drainage area.--247 sq mi.

Records available . April 1926 to January 1935, September 1936 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.98 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 3, 1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a 

mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1926-34, 1936-55), 243 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1926-35, 1936-55: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 23.86 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocityarea studies, with backwater correction; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

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

Complete regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis River, slightly 

affects flow at gage.

Revisions (wateryears). WSP 872: 1936-37. WSP 892: 1928-29, 1932-34(M). WSP 972: 

1937, 1940.WSP 1203: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to May 23. May 24 to Aug. 19 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

154

292

651

Note. Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft.

3.0 

3.4 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

21

40

97

180

296

651

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19.0

845

1,720

2,720

4,400

6,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

13

12

*12

18

16

12

15

13

13

12

12

12

15

96

358

432

272

80

59

49

47

44

39

36

38

38

40

46

71 

77

2,008

64.8

0.262

0.30

Nov.

68

65

75

69

67

76

69

*66

58

54

53

51

50

48

48

48

48

51

63

109

220

308

160

112

100

95

87

78

144

262

2,802

93.4

0.378

0.42

Dec.

*247

143

112

104

52

104

124

120

124

308

348

228

166

632

900

1,000

1,290

442

300

277

198

143

128

124

124

108

100

104

]12

,.53 

13 8

6,4/1

273

1.11

1.28

Jan.

124

112

108

104

98

96

94

91

86

86

89

98

loo

100

96

98

100

98

*94

94

90

93

116

133

124

112

a 110

allO

alOO

alOO 

a 100

3,154

102

0.413

0.18

Feb.

a 1OO

a 100

a 100

96

a!30

a260

a400

a 600

a800

a450

a250

a240

a230

*a220

191

191

172

160

143

124

120

116

178

277

300

262

262

406

-

-- -

6,878

246

0.996

1.04

Mar.

499

537

398

414

600

1,060

1,540

1.920

1,240

380

284

262

232

204

178

184

191

178

178

178

*172

308

556

461

262

211

191

166

143

133 

*124

13,384

432

1.75

2.02

Apr.

120

116

116

112

108

104

104

104

100

91

88

133

178

277

651

784

499

244

204

178

154

166

iso

154

277

380

332

218

166

143

6,461

215

0.870

0.97

May

133

124

112

104

94

86

81

74

69

66

64

63

69

204

316

198

116

94

79

71

68

65

*112

326

218

117

88

76

67

93

3,555

115

0.466

0.54

June

93

68

57

58

59

49

45

55

69

68

76

142

*218

129

75

60

53

51

46

45

46

44

41

42

51

51

53

54

44

. . __ 

1,980

66.0

0.267

0.50

July

36

37

30

30

*21

29

34

33

36

50

366

518

334

164

87

66

50

42

36

32

34

30

41

48

39

35

31

35

37

36 

42

2,445

78.9

0.319

0.57

Aug.

*45

38

33

28

26

27

21

26

26

44

45

242

970

980

a900

a 900

al,500

a3,000

a6,000

a2,500

a350

a250

a20O

a!60

a 140

a!20

allO

a loo

a90

a90

19,051

615

2.49

2.87

Sept.

a95

allO

a!50

a230

a350

a280

a220

a220

alSO

allO

a80

*a70

68

65

60

59

59

54

57

66

72

63

59

62

61

63

63

60

61

3,206

107

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,200 Mln 10 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10. 3O

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,000 Mln 11 Mean 201 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.07

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 efs).--Mar. 8 (7:30 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (13.73 ft); Aug. 19 (time unknown) 

8,100 cfs (21.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of ? high-water marks, 2 discharge measurements, and records for Appomattox River at Farmvllle and Slate River near Arvonla.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 47 

James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°40', long 78°05', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge 

between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream from Willis 

River, and at mile 152.4.

Drainage area.--6 ,24^i sq mi.

Records available. January 1899 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1927, wire-weight or chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--55 years (1899-1904, 1905-55), 7,157 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 24.48 ft); 

minimum, 555 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.35 ft); minimum daily, 564 cfs Oct. 13.

1899-1955: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage Height, 29.6 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 cfs Sept. 22, 1932; minimum daily, 348 cfs 

Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Oct. 2, 1S41.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 582: Drainage area. WSP 972: 1936(K). WSP 1203: 

1901-2 (M), 1924-25 (M), 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

2.0 

5.0 

10.0

510

5,080

9,000

24,100

J4.0 

18.0 

24.0

40,200

59,200

99,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year' October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

660

650

650

650

630

630

833

*724

680

620

600

582

564

573

924

21,100

44,500

24,200

9,000

6,000

4,020

3,680

2,740

2,320

2,400

2,130

1,820

1,840

1,900

2,230

2,660

142,510

4,597

0.736

0.85

Nov.

2,660

2,480

2,910

3,250

3,000

2,740

2,320

2,400

2,030

2,320

2,000

2,000

2,080

2,040

1,920

1.690

2,000

l)760

2,660

6,400

17,800

50,200

22,000

13,900

10,000

8,520

6,400

5,600

5,400

5,800

176,280

5,876

0.941

1.05

Dec .

5,400

5,200

Jan.

a40,000

a25,000

5,200|al6,000

4,720

4.100

4,180

a4,500

a5, 200

a5, 000

a5,600

a6,300

a7,600

a7,800

a9,000

all, 000

all, 000

alO.SOO

alO,000

a9,600

a 10, 000

alO.500

all, 000

alO.OOO

a8, 000

a7,000

a6,400

a6,000

aS, 400

. a5, 200

a!5,000

a45.000

271,400

8,755

1.40

1.61

al3,000

all, 000

a 10, 000

a9,000

a8, 000

a6,500

a6,000

aS, 800

as, 500

a5, 200

a4,700

a4,500

a4,500

a4,300

4,100

3,840

3,930

3,840

3,500

3,760

3,760

3,420

3,590

3,250

5,500

2,910

2,820

3,250

228,470

7,370

1.18

1.36

Feb.

2.660

2,910

3,500

3,250

3,080

4,100

19,000

56,700

35,500

21,000

14,700

12,700

10,800

9,750

8,760

8,060

7,410

7,000

6,200

5,400

5,400

5,200

*6,000

9,000

9,000

12,200

10,500

11,300

-------

291,080

10,400

1.67

1.74

Mar.

17,900

26,300

29,400

22,400

20,300

33,000

64,700

75,200

43,700

23,800

17,800

14,700

13,300

12,200

10,800

10,000

10,500

14,700

15,600

16,800

15,600

15,900

22,700

33,000

24,100

17,400

14,400

12,400

11,100

9,750

9,250

676,700

21,830

3.50

4.04

Apr.

8,060

7,410

6,800

6,400

6,000

5,800

5,400

5,200

4,820

4,630

4,450

6,600

10,800

9,000

23,000

25,500

20,000

15,300

12,700

*11,100

10,000

10,800

9,750

8,290

8,760

9,750

8,060

6,800

6,60O

6,000

283,780

9,459

1.52

1.70

May

5.600

5,20O

4,540

4,630

4,360

4,180

4,020

4,020

3,680

3,420

3,340

3,340

3,340

4,270

4,720

4,180

4,020

4,450

4,360

3,840

3,590

3,420

4,180

4,450

4,020

3,680

3,500

3,080

2.910

3,340

5,600

125,280

4,041

0.647

0.75

June

3,420

2,740

2,400

1,900

2,060

2,140

1,840

1,960

3,250

4,450

4,020

14.200

10,000

8,060

*6,000

5,010

4,100

3,420

3,160

2,740

2,820

2,570

2,400

2,400

2,320

2,230

2,480

*2,320

1,930

1,960

- --

110,300

3,677

0.589

0.66

July

1,920

1,640

1,610

1,580

1,370

1,690

1,630

1,760

1,930

2,570

4,390

5,200

4,450

3,160

2,660

2,230

2,080

1,640

1,760

1,800

1,370

1,210

1,240

1,340

1,480

1,550

1,480

1,600

1,500

1,520

1,690

63,130

2,036

0.326

0.38

Aug.

1,690

1,690

*1,740

1,530

3,360

1,320

1,500

1,480

1,630

1,660

3,230

3,160

15,500

10,000

13,800

10,800

11,200

68,200

95,400

47,600

19,100

11,100

7,430

6,270

4,980

4,160

3,720

3,190

a3,150

a3,000

a2,700

363,290

11,720

1.88

2.17

Sept.

2,230

2,910

2,660

4,450

4.650

3,930

3,590

3,160

3,000

2,910

2,160

*2,480

1,960

1,920

1,930

1,980

1,820

1,820

1,930

1,640

1,720

1,690

1,580

1,560

1,800

1,030

1,580

1,740

1,770

1,680

69,910

2,330

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1954: Max 58,700 Min 537 Mean 5,142 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.19

Water year 1954-55: Max 95,400 Min 564 Mean 7,677 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.73

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs) . Oct. 16 (12 p.m.) 47,900 cfs (15.73 ft); Dec. 31 (time unknown) 

4b,700 cfs (15790 ft); Feb. 9 (4:30 a.m.) 41,400 cfs (14.29 ft); Mar. 8 (5 a.m.) 75,200 cfs 

(L'G.83 ft); Aug. 19 (7 a.m.) 104,000 cfs (24.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recoids for stations at Bent Creek and 

Scottsville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°35'52", long 77°49'12", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Fine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, and 6.7

miles northeast of Powhatan. 

Urainage area.--23 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1955. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 160 ft (from topographic map). Prior to

Oct. 28, 1953, chain gage or inclined staff gage and crest-stage indicator at site 75

ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge.--11 years, 20.2 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 6.98 ft); minimum,

0.5 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1944-55: Maximum discharge that of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 11, 1954

(gage height, 1.56 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1954 has been revised to 266 cfs

June 15, 1954 (gage height, 3.16 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1333. 

Remarks. --Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1948. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for high-water period in the water year 1954, superseding figures published in

WSP 1333, are given herewith:

Month

June 1954....... .........

Water year 1953-54.....

Cfs-days Maximum

140

Minimum

.6

Mean

12.3

12.0

Per square 

mile

0.535

.522

Runoff In 

inches

0.60

7.07

Rating tables, n

Oct. 1-15, Feb.

1.5 0.1

1.6 .6

1.7 1.5

1.8 3.6

1.9 7.8

1934-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

cubic feet per second)

to May 30 

15

Oct. 16 to Feb. 5, May 31 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.6

1.5

3.2

6.8

14

2.3 

3.0 

3.8 

5.0 

6.0 1,4

220

482

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.50

.87

1.8

*.87

.60

.78

.96

.87

.87

.87

.87

.78

.69

.78

6.0

15

5.4

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.8

8.5

7.4

80.71

2.60

0.113

0.13

Nov.

4.7

6.4

12

6.4

8.5

7.4

5.4

*4.7

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.7

6.4

7.4

6.8

5.8

7.7

6.8

5.8

4.7

5.4

19

11

187.0

6.23

0.271

0.30

Dec.

*7.4

6.8

5.8

S*A

5.8

11

8.5

6.4

11

20

12

9.2

12

*48

46

21

13

12

12

9.2

7.7

6.8

6.8

7.4

6.8

5.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.8

356.4

11.5

0.500

0.58

Jan.

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.4

8.5

*7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

5.8

8.5

11

8.5

7.7

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

Ail

197.9

6.38

0.277

0.32

Feb.

6.4

9.9

8.5

6.4

5.8

15

54

27

18

14

17

26

15

*15

15

15

14

12

11

11

10

10

15

15

18

14

23

29

-

, _ _ _

---- -

450.0

16.1

0.700

0.73

Mar.

29

27

20

26

36

*85

94

39

26

22

19

19

17

15

15

16

14

15

14

12

*14

29

23

16

14

14

12

12

11

11

10

726

23.4

1.02

1.18

Apr.

10

10

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

9.5

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.8

15

12

62

43

23

17

*15

14

12

12

20

14

26

56

29

20

16

14

14

534.8

17.8

0.774

0.86

May

12

12

10

9.5

8.8

8.3

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

10

25

15

10

8.3

7.2

6.8

5.5

4.7

9.5

*17

8.8

7.2

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.7

17

6.4

279.9

9.03

0.393

0.45

June

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.8

14

5.8

5.0

15

12

*5.8

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.7

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.7

3.8

4.3

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

- -

146.0

4.87

0.212

0.24

July

2.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

*1.5

1-i

1.9

5.4

7.4

5.4

46

77

40

11

6.4

4.3

3.5

3.2

5.4

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.5

3.8

2.6

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.4

3.0

259.8

8.38

0.364

0.42

Aug.

*2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

4.3

4.3

3.2

5.2

55

*270

136

69

40

*192

1,550

275

62

22

16

13

12

11

11

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.4

6.8

2,581.6

83.3

3.62

4.17

Sept.

12

27

19

18

12

9.9

8.5

7.4

6.8

6.4

7.7

*7.7

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

9.9

33

12

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.8

296.3

9.88

0.430

0.48

Calendar year 1954: Max 140 Min 0.50 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.23

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,330 Min 0.50 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Aug. 13 (4 p.m.) 364 cfs (3.47 ft); Aug. 18 (9 a.m.) 2,010 cfs 

(6.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 49 

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'52", long 77°34'28", on left bank 75 ft downstream from canal bridge 

40(JTt downstream from headgates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Bosher Dam on James 

River, l.b miles (corrected) upstream from Huguenot Memorial Bridge, and 2 0 miles 

(corrected) west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico County.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.06 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 884 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 13 54 ft)- no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

1936-55: Maximum gage height, 19.7 ft Sept. 20, 1944 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

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

Canal diverts from James River 1,200 ft above Bosher Dam and discharges into river at' 

several points below gaging station near Richmond. Figures given show flow in canal 

only; for record of flow of James River near Richmond see following page.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9 1.0

1.0 10

2.0 111

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

14.0

361

1,280

2,460

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

680

680

680

662

*662

626

626

483

0

18ff

626

626

575

558

558

626

890

990

990

1,010

970

910

690

870

850

850

830

830

830

850

850

22,266

718

-

-

Nov.

870

870

870

890

910

890

890

870

870

*870

870

850

850

870

870

870

850

870

870

930

990

,050

,070

,050

,050

,050

,030

990

990

1,030

27,800

927

-

-

Dec.

1,030

*1,010

1,010

1,010

990

970

9W

990

990

1,030

,030

,050

,030

,030

,110

,070

,070

,050

,050

,070

,070

,070

,070

,050

,030

,030

,030

,010

990

,050

,090

32,070

1,035

-

-

Jan.

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

962

300

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,010

990

990

970

970

950

950

950

950

889

0 285"

970

950

950

950

950

930

910

930

28,300

913

-

-

Feb.

930

9~3TT

930

930

930

930

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,070

*1,070

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,110

_

.-___.

-----

29,100

1,039

-

-

Mar.

1,090

1,090

1,130

1,130

1,110

1,130

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,030

1,030

950

700

0

240

1,070

1,030

*1,070

1,050

890

790

990

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,030

30,320

978

-

-

Apr.

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

,010

1,010

990

990

990

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

*1,010

1,010

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,010

30,480

1,016

-

-

May

1,010

1,010

1,010

990

990

990

970

970

950

950

950

950

950

970

1,010

990

970

970

990

970

950

950

970

990

990

970

950

930 530"

930

990

30,110

971

-

-

June

970

930

910

910

670

890

890

890

890

970

990

1,030

1,030

*1,030

1,050

1,010

970

950

930

930

910

910

890

890

890

890

890

890

870

870

27,940

931

_

-

July

870

870

850

850

850

830

*8SO

850

890

890

970

1,030

1,030

950

890

870

870

850

830

830

830

790

790

830

810

830

830

830

830

760

248

26,098

842

-

-

Aug.

*850

850

850

850

830

830

810 130"

830

850

890

1,030

990

1,070

1,070

1,030

990

990

al,600

al,700

al.OOO

al.OOO

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a850

a850

a850

a850

29,640

956

-

-

Sept.

aSOO

aSOO

ao

a4OO~

a800

a800

aSOO

aSOO

a800

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

*a850

a850

a800

a800

a800

aSOO

a800

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

a800

a800

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

22,700

757

_

-

Calendar year 1954 : 

Water year 1954-55 :

Max 

Max

* Discharge raeasuremer

1,130 

1,700

it made

Min 

Min

on this di

0

0

*y.

Mean 

Mean

886 

923

Cfsm 

Cfsm

In. :
JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Richmond, Va.

ng 77 0 32'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from Huguenot 

Memorial Bridge, 0.5 mile (corrected) west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico County, 

1.7 miles downstream from Bosher Dam, 3.3 miles upstream from Powhite Creek, and at 

mile 111.7.

Drainage area.--6,757 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Control consists of two dams at Williams Island. Datum of 

gage is 98.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--20 years (1935-55), 7,635 cfs (includes flow in James River and 

Kanawha Canal).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 98,700 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 18.36 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 175,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Sept. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 1-4, 7, 1941, Sept. 8, 9, 12, 1944, Aug. 31 

to Sept. 6, Oct. 7-10, 18-21, 1953, Sept. 8-24, Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Remarks, Records good. City of Richmond diverts an average of 46 cfs from gage pool. 

Flow regulated by powerplants above station. James River & Kanawha Canal diverts 

around station. For canal records, see preceding page. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-17, June 13 to Sept. 30 Oct. 18 to June 12

2.000

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

4,600

11,500

26,600

54,700

94,000

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

530

1,480

4,150

11,100

10.0 26,600

14.0 54,700

16.0 71,100

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

(t)

Oct.

112

70

62

54

50

*46

T6

50

650

712

275

119

62

50

54

3,290

40,600

34,500

12,700

7,290

5,220

3,440

2,770

2,040

1,680

1,570

1,440

1,230

1,150

1,380

1,940

124,652

4,021

718

Nov.

2,140

2,160

2,240

2,270

2,530

2,500

2,140

1,630

1,420

1,010

1,090

844

862 

918

844

808

666 sTg754

1,580

10,900

27,000

24 200

15^000

9,870

7,8iO

6,470

5,370

4,900

4,900

145,672

4,856

927

Dec.

4,900

4,600

*4,300

3,970

3,440

3,020

3,160

3,420

3,420

3,880

4,900

5,680

S,470 

6,790

21,400

16,900

12,300

11,100

9,680

9,300

9,110

9,110

7,830

6,630

5,840

5,220

4,750

4,300

3,940

4,700

21,100

225, 160

7,263

1,035

Jan.

37,700

24,800

15,500

11,500

8,920

7,830

6,950

6,950

5,680

5,370

4,900

4,750

4,600 

4,300

4,300

4,150

3,820

3,390

2,640

2,720

2,670

3,270

3,020

2,420

2,370

2,140

2,190

1,990

1,920

1,520

1,520

195,800

6,316

913

Feb.

1,660

1,520

1,820

2,020

2,020

1,990

7,110

30,300

39,100

25,400

16,000

13,200

11,100 

9,490

8,370

7,290

6,950

6,310

5,680

4,750

4,600

4,300

4,450

5,990

7,830

9,870

10,300

10,100

 

259,520

9,269

1,039

Mar.

11,900

23,600

27,800

25,400

19,600

26,000

50, 100

68,600

62,700

28,400

18,500

14,600

12,800 

11,500

10,300

9,300

9,110

11,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

*14,100

19,600

27,800

29,100

18,500

14,600

12,300

10,700

9,300

8,370

652,580

21,050

978

Apr.

7,830

6,790

6,310

5,680

5,520

5,060

4,600

4,450

4,300

3,880

3,590

3,790

8,190 

9,110

15,100

26,000

21,900

16,000

12,800

11,100

9,490

9,110

9,870

8,190

8,010

9,110

8,730

6,630

5,990

5,370

262,500

8,750

1,016

Hay

4,900

4,600

4,090

3,500

3,680

3,240

3,050

2,910

2,670

2,400

2,270

2,140

2,240 

2,610

3,590

3,530

3,050

2,880

3,360

2,940

2,500

2,420

2,580

3,240

*3,210

2,860

2,480

2,190

1,870

2,090

3,710

92,800

2,994

971

June

3,440

2,140

1,500

1,250

808

956

1,090

1,130

1,090

2,720

3,190

7,260

12,800 

7,880

6,680

5, 160

3,930

3,180

2,630

2,530

2,100

2,180

1,850

1,730

1,700

1,820

1,640

1,850

1,520

1,240

88,994

2,966

931

July

1,260

1,240

943

922

859

670

*880

817

1,430

1,430

2,800

7,460

7,700 

4,330

2,790

1,820

1,540

1,320

1,030

1,150

1,110

650

450

5375

691

712

796

754

880

880

1,340

51,284

1,654

842

Aug.

964

922

943

943

733

570

490 775-

712

838

1,330

4,870

19,400 

17,900

12,800

14, 600

13,200

51,700

86,400

86,400

30,000

14,200

9,140

7,190

5,740

4,880

4,880

4,460

3,150

2,660

2,630

405,420

13,080

956

Sept.

2,480

2,350

3,130

2,600

4,740

3,800

3,540

3,020

2,810

2,480

2,320

1,750

1,900 

1,430

*1,340

1,410

1,480

1,340

1,520

2,350

1,520

1,450

1,430

1,340

1,300

1,390

1,240

1,110

1,240

1,260

61,070

2,036

757

Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanawha Canal

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

4,739

0.701 

0.81

5,782 

0.856 

0.96

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

8,298 

1.23 

1.42

7,229 

1.07 

1.23

10,310 

1.53 

1.59

22,030 

3.26

3.76

9,766 

1.45 

1.62

3,965 

0.587 

0.68

Observed

Max 53,200 Min 46 Mean 4,515 

Max 86,400 Min 46 Mean 7,029

3,897 

0.577 

 0.64

2,496 

0.369 

0.43

14,040 

2.08 

2.40

2,793 

0.413 

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 5,401 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.85 

Mean 7,952 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.00

eak discharge (base. 50,000 efs).--Mar. 8 (11 p.m.) 72,000 efs (16.10 ft); Aug. 20 (1:50 98,700 cfs (18736 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Mean monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, of James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 51

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location. Lat 37°27'40", long 77°28'00", on left bank 300 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 600 ft downstream from Chesterfield County Reservoir, 2.4 miles northeast of 

town of Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield County, 2.7 miles downstream from Pocoshock Creek, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1942 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 60 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 1, 1952, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 13 years, 53.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 10.12 ft); minimum, 0.19 cfs July 5 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 7,270 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 0.12 cfs Aug. 13, 1953, and Sept. 6, 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Chesterfield County diverts up to 1.5 cfs for water supply from 

reservoir 600 ft upstream from gage.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1032: 1943-44(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3

5.7 

9.2

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

130

265

480

860

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

8.0 

10.2

1,260

2,350

3,020

3,750

4,740

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.69

19

4.8

1.9

*1.3

5.1

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.0

.69

.69

.64 19 

18

5.3

3.5 

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.2

3.8

11

10

136.31

4.40

-

-

Nov.

5.5

6.8

8.5

7.8

8.8

11 ~7.8

6.0

*5.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

5.2

5.3

4.4

T74- 4.1

4.8 

5.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.4

7.8

9.7

7.1

5.5

5.5

8.8

8.8

192.6

6.42

_

-

Dec.

6.4

*6.4

6.0

5.5

577

12

11

8.5

12

26

20

16

18

534^"

32

24

29

34

25

19

16

16

16

14

13

12

12

13

13

14

554.5

17.9

-

-

Jan.

15

12

10

9.7

9.2

10

9.7

3.5 575-

8.5

12

13

13

12

12

16

17

*16 

16

14

13

16

24

2T

19

16

16

14

13

13

11

418.1

13.5

-

-

Feb.

11

TT

21

15

13

22

89

IT

44

36

41

74

47

37

*37

37

36

33 

29

26

26

24

29

34

50

41

48

69

-

1,050

37.5

-

-

Mar.

63

62

52

67

90

272

2W

118

88

72

63

62

56

48

43

46

43

42 

44

38

36

*67

78

60

47

44

38

34

31

31

30

2,065

66.6

-

-

Apr.

28

28

26

25

22

24

26

22

20

12.

20

36

36

88

170

100

68

54 

*47

40

36

48

47

48

90

77

72

56

44

38

1,455

48.5

-

-

May

3459"

26

23

20

18

15

13

12

11

11

11

12

24

30

21

14

13 

12

11

8.8

10

14

*13

11

7.4

5.7

372- 4.8

32

16

487.9

15.7

-

-

June

11

6.8

6.4

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.9

5.5

5.2

5.3

30

49

50

*10

7.8

6.0

4.6

3.5 

5.2

5.2

4.3

3.3

2.4

2.8

8.9

16

6.8

3.6

2.5

2.0

247.8

8.26

-

-

July

1.5

1.0

.59

.31

*733

.38

3.4

28

28

16

16

~J± 155

31

16

10

6.8

6.4 

12

5.3

4.3

2.9

2.1

57

61

15

8.2

8.2

34 

25

23

652.71

21.1

-

-

Aug.

12

*7.4

5.7

4.3

3.9

3.8

2.6

2.4 375"

3.9

5.3

811

*2,190

306

130

173

1,320

3,130 

 5T5

160

93

68

54

42

37

36

32

27

24 

22

20

9,244.5

298

-

-

Sept.

26

22

28

36

28

23

19

14

12

12

12

11

10

11 '*10

9.2

8.5

8.2 

476 

*562

164

90

70

234

73

48

37

35

30 

36

L.154.9

71.8

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 612 Min 0.12 Mean 31.9 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,130 Min 0.31 Mean 51.1 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Aug. 15 (5 a.m.) 5,850 cfs (8.22 ft); Aug. 18 (7 a.m.) 4,700 cfs 

(10.12 ft); Sept. 20 (5:30 a.m.) 860 cfs (5.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15', long 78°29', on left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 626, 0.8 mile upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hampden Sydney, 

Prince Edward County, and 6 miles southwest of Farmville.

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 340 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 19, 

1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 69.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 9.00 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 

(gage height, 1.38 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

3.5 

4.0

1-15 

5.5

110

160

Oct. 16 to Aug. 18 Aug. 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

4.8

14

45

78

150

£80

5.4 

5.6 

6.2 

6.8 

9.0

432

650

1,060

2,040

6,440

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

23

69

140

312

5.5 470

6.0 820

6.5 1,060

7.0 2,440

Discharge, in cubic st per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

9.9

26

*15

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

10

11

10

9.5

10

10

111

195

63

34

29

29

25

23

22

21

21

20

23

23

39

40

30

904.0

29.2

0.417

0.48

Nov.

25

27

31

27

31

32

27

*24

23

23

23

23

24

22

22

23

24

30

38

100

106

70

46

46

42

35

32

32

76

56

1,140

38.0

0.543

0.61

Dec.

*42

38

34

32

32

43

41

40

48

80

52

42

61

406

581

124

81

76

73

58

52

56

52

48

43

43

40

39

41

40

38

2,476

79.9

1.14

1.31

Jan.

35

34

32

32

33

33

32

30

32

30

36

37

34

34

32

36

*33

32

32

34

36

38

11

40

38

36

34

33

38

34

31

1,068

34.4

0.491

0.57

Feb.

33

36

32

30

31

110

380

182

89

69

67

70

59

56

51

47

*46

43

40

38

36

36

56

58

66

54

98

125

-

2,038

72.8

1.04

1.08

Mar.

102

82

68

193

184

392

246

104

79

66

60

98

83

69

66

75

64

69

74

67

*61

151

116

76

64

61

52

48

46

44

12.

3,002

96.8

1.38

1.59

Apr.

41

40

40

38

36

37

37

34

13

33

36

54

46

313

691

190

100

*79

69

61

56

58

54

52

78

70

57

52

48

44

2,577

85.9

1.23

1.37

May

42

40

38

37

36

34

32

32

29

28

29

34

68

124

71

54

42

36

33

30

28

56

*128

65

57

44

34

30

29

29

ZT_

1,396

45.0

0.643

0.74

June

25

24

24

22

22

21

24

36

36

28

50

44

*29

24

23

22

22

20

21

20

18

17

17

Si

55

40

29

22

20

19

835

27.8

0.397

0.44

July

18

17

16

16

*15

li

32

60

66

226

266

95

58

42

34

29

26

23

21

22

21

19

20

32

25

21

19

18

18

21

23

1,333

43.0

0.614

0.71

Aug.

*20

18

16

15

15

15

!i

17

19

20

28

65

212

140

532

153

240

4.940

953

133

73

58

69

55

43

38

36

34

33

32

30

8,066

260

3.71

4.28

Sept.

280

272

228

138

79

58

47

40

35

34

33

30

28

*28

28

27

26

25

32

44

31

28

28

31

32

30

28

27

27

46

1,820

60.7

0.867

0.97

Calendar year 1954: Max 938 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,940

Min 

Min

Mean 52.0 

Mean 73.0

Cfsm 0.743 

Cfsm 1.04

In. 

In.

10.07

14.15

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs).--Dee. 15 (2 a.m.) 1,050 cfs (6.19 ft)j Mar. 6 (5:30 p.m.) 515 cfs 

(5.59 ft); Apr. 15 (1 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (6.30 ft)j Aug. 15 (1:30 p.m.) 856 cfs (6.03 ft); Aug. 18 

(ll a.m.) 6,440 cfs (9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 53

Appomattox River at Farmvllle, Va.

Location. Lat 37 C 18', long 78°23', on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

1,000 ft north of town limits of Farmvllle, Prince Edward County, and It miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.--306 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1926 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 281.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 295 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11.000 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 19.76 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 3.24 ft).

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 23.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.8 cfs 

Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 972: 1927-37, 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Dec. 13,

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

3.3 

4.0 

4.8 

6.0 

8.0

26

80

172

344

685

11.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

1,350

2,200

3,800

9,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

54

63

*47

37

126

34

30

32

36

36

36

36

35

244

912

396

158

107

91

81

70

66

65

63

61

63

66

97

124

103

3,403

110

0.-359

0.41

Nov.

84

82

93

88

91

97

91

*82

78

76

75

76

76

75

14

74

76

96

119

344

352

336

186

155

141

121

109

106

277

277

4,007

134

0.438

0.49

Dec.

*175

140

121

110

107

140

135

118

185

359

256

176

211

1,170

1.910

785

382

314

336

263

200

152

186

193

157

135

142

136

142

169

161

9,166

296

0.967

1.11

Jan.

137

135

132

126

122

120

118

111

111

109

118

133

120

114

114

122

*126

118

122

124

103

145

182

173

153

141

136

120

110

122

102

3,919

126

0.412

0.48

Feb.

136

138

133

101

104

321

1.570

1,350

536

344

299

366

242

214

228

*207

200

185

164

154

148

148

235

359

322

277

314

536

-

9,331

333

1.09

1.14

Mar.

468

484

359

725

934

2.500

2,020

725

436

352

299

314

329

277

256

277

270

242

263

249

*242

515

590

366

292

277

249

214

193

185

IJJ5

14,875

480

1.57

1.81

Apr.

168

161

158

150

141

140

144

135

126

125

131

214

235

732

1,760

1,000

468

*329

277

249

214

214

207

200

468

420

284

228

200

176

9,454

315

1.03

1.15

May

161

149

137

131

126

117

107

104

101

2!

94

104

201

554

35d

214

169

130

116

106

99

161

*890

468

249

186

136

113

105

107

107

5,895

190

0.621

0.72

June

89

84

81

78

76

73

80

113

124

103

148

124

*169

109

93

87

82

78

78

80

75

71

108

200

142

207

144

87

76

Ii

3,330

111

0.363

0.40

July

67

64

61

58

*59

56

93

100

105

322

665

665

284

171

120

99

86

78

74

71

70

66

76

101

101

79

66

69

70

76

92

4,164

134

0.438

0.50

Aug.

*83

69

63

58

54

57

56

78

83

74

73

270

919

750

1,570

953

992

6,840

8.180

1,410

421

278

277

235

186

165

150

140

132

126

120

24,862

802

2.62

3.02

Sept.

117

329

500

452

284

284

329

214

142

122

120

116

108

*106

104

102

103

102

106

122

107

95

95

99

103

99

11

94

103

117

4,865

162

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55: Max

2,660

8,180

Mean 208 

Mean 266

Cfsm 0.680 In. 

Cfsm 0.869 In.

9.21

11.82

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs).--Aug. 19 (4 a.m.) 11,000 cfs (19.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
54 JAMES RIVER BASIN

omattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location. Lat 37°25'17", long 77°51'33", on right bank 75 ft upstream from Southern Railway bridge at Mattoax, Amelia County, 0.3 mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek, and 

3.7 miles upstream from Flat Creek.

Drainage area. 729 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 174.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to December 1905 chain gage at 

same site at different datura. March 1926 to October 1936 chain gage at present site 

and datura.

Average discharge.--34 years, 725 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.100 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 26.54 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 4.78 ft).

1900-1905, 1926-55: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 35.3 

ft, from floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis 

of records for stations at Farmville and near Petersburg; minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 1930 

(gage height, 3.52 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1938. WSP 972: 1928, 1932, 

1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Feb. 10,

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

4.8 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

47

65

171

319

835

13.0

19.0

22.0

27.0

2,000

4,150

6,120

12,800

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

51

50

68

*137

112

81

63

54

52

11

48

52

51

50

79

708

1.740

887

354

225

195

171

148

137

134

128

126

126

148

224

6,635

214

0.294

0.34

Nov.

219

189

195

213

213

207

207

*195

183

171

159

159

154

154

154

154

148

154

165

207

380

592

541

379

297

259

238

219

259

580

7,344

245

0.336

0.37

Dec.

*605

379

287

244

225

231

259

252

277

460

783

592

418

883

2,130

2,390

2.520

1,170

809

757

655

514

379

446

460

392

354

354

354

342 

354

20,275

654

0.897

1.03

Jan.

354

319

297

297

287

277

268

268

252

252

259

268

297

287

268

277

*277

287

277

268

259

277

342

460

446

379

354

319

287

268 

225

9,252

298

0.409

0.47

Feb.

268

319

330

297

258

287

1,440

2,320

2.650

1,880

861

965

992

680

580

*580

528

488

446

392

566

542

566

501

705

751

680

992

-

21,204

757

1.04

1.08

Mar.

1,520

1,180

1,020

1,130

1,940

5,260

5,410

5,570

5.450

2,420

992

835

861

835

751

705

751

680

680

751

*680

785

1,580

1,550

887

751

655

592

514

460 

452

58,745

1,250

1.71

1.97

Apr.

405

592

566

554

342

519

519

519

297

277

268

508

418

751

1,940

2,520

2,900

2.940

965

785

650

580

541

541

757

992

913

680

554

474

25,825

794

1.09

1.22

May

418

366

542

508

287

277

252

251

219

213

207

201

219

680

1,270

785

501

566

287

252

225

268

*1,020

1.500

861

554

405

297

244

244 

219

15,316

450

0.590

0.68

June

219

195

177

171

159

154

159

225

287

211

297

354

*541

366

225

185

165

154

148

159

159

142

142

276

460

258

308

259

185

148

6,950

251

0.517

0.35

July

128

117

111

104

96

11

92

165

432

225

514

1.100

959

528

297

215

177

148

155

122

115

106

102

94

108

177

148

115

98

154 

148

7,095

229

 0.514

0.56

Aug.

*142

148

118

104

87

80

11

115

148

120

157

746

3,600

2,970

2,870

2,970

3,600

7,060

7,420

9,640

11.600

11,500

7,060

1,780

751

580

488

592

542

350 

550

77,085

2,487

5.41

3.93

Sept.

319

350

554

861

855

605

460

528

452

508

268

244

251

215

201

*195

185

HI

225

567

405

277

219

207

207

207

201

189

183

556

10,167

339

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1954 : Max 4,030 Min 36 Mean 508 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.47

Water year 1954-55 : Max 11,600 Min 47 Mean 663 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.32

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--Aug. 21 (10 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (26.54 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

Location. Lat 37°16'59", long 77°52'22", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on

State Highway 38, 0.9 mile upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.4 miles northwest of Mannboro, Amelia County, and 7.5 miles southeast of Amelia.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 177.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 2, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 10.35 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs July 24; minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Oct. 1.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 7,140 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 13.1 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1954, July 24, 1955; minimum gage height, 

0.65 ft Sept ; 17, 18, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 14.8 ft (discharge, 10,000-cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 3,800 cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1203: 1948 (calendar year figures only).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Dec. 15, Apr. 16 to 

May 14, July 12 to Aug 11; stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice Jan. 30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 11 Aug. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

148

260

402

615

900

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

73

156

271

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

436

715

1,700

3,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3^3

70

94

*69

32

19

13

10

8.8

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.4

7.6

12

99

130

89

40

26

21

17

15

13

13

12

12

14

22

51

70

1,019.1

32.9

0.211

0.24

Nov.

54

41

48

53

49

54

49

*41

36

32

30

li

H8

H8

H8

29

30

33

38

46

52

57

47

47

54

49

42

38

42

59

1,272

42.4

0.272

0.30

Dec .

*54

46

41

37

35

43

52

63

56

96

117

87

75

178

37.7

370

173

117

113

97

77

65

73

64

65

58

58

56

56

56

52

2,907

93.8

0.601

0.69

Jan.

48

47

46

45

45

45

45

42

11

42

46

53

62

57

56

64

*68

62

61

56

61

71

94

97

90

83

78

68

60

60

57

1,850

59.7

0.383

0.44

Feb.

58

66

70

54

58

78

322

555

343

158

144

325

378

182

148

*126

113

105

91

84

80

77

84

94

121

121

126

248

-

_ - .-_ -

4,419

158

1.01

1.05

Mar.

242

189

144

230

355

540

745

533

236

158

134

153

266

178

148

153

148

134

189

178

*148

163

230

178

139

126

113

101

91

84

61

6,507

210

1.35

1.66

Apr.

78

77

75

72

68

67

71

68

61

J59

59

34

37

218

708

785

340

*184

148

126

105

113

117

97

130

139

109

92

81

73

4,501

150

0.962

1.07

May

68

61

56

53

51

46

42

39

38

35

34

32

39

107

115

79

60

51

45

41

38

42

*79

70

58

48

40

34

32

38

40

1,609

51.9

0.333

0.38

June

33

28

26

26

24

23

29

85

101

63

57

163

*105

56

40

34

30

27

30

42

38

32

26

24

22

32

42

31

24

M

1,311

43.7

0.280

0.31

July

16

16

14

14

*12

11

11

12

23

36

89

78

101

52

28

18

13

10

7.6

5.7

5.1

4.8

3.3

2.6

9.6

7.2

4.8

3.3

10

11

40

669.0

21.6

0.138

0.16

Aug.

*29

18

11

7.6

6.0

4.5

3.6

3,0

7.6

6.0

7.6

99

436

748

256

89

290

2,240

2.540

746

171

90

72

65

56

51

46

42

40

38

36

8,254.9

266

1.71

1.97

Sept.

35

37

50

60

57

49

42

43

46

38

36

51

45

*37

34

32

29

28

41

242

285

124

70

65

102

92

63

52

49

92

2,026

67.5

0.433

0.48

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,100 Min 2.6 Mean 99.5 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.66

Water year 1954-55 : Max 2,540 Min 2.6 Mean 99.6 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.65

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs).--Aug. 19 (l a.m.) 3,720 cfs (10.35 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13'33", long 77°32'20", 2.2 miles upstream from dam of Virginia Electric 

& Power Co., 4.2 miles downstream from Whipponock Creek, and 5.9 miles west of corporate limits of city of Petersburg.

Drainage area.--1.335 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1927 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 118 ft (by barometer). Prior to

Sept. 22, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1927-30, 1931-55), 1,207 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 21-27, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years) . --WSP 757: 1932-33, drainage area. WSP 802: 1936(M). WSP 972: 

1932, 1934-35.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

104

190

385

3.5

4.0

B.O

10.0

12.0

6B5

1,100

5,500

8,250

12,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

7B

94

154

*206

178

120

90

76

64

6B

63

64

66

B4

90

1,200

1,730

760

410

284

235

206

184

169

163

160

163

169

212

335

7,945

256

0.192

0.22

Nov.

390

339

288

313

344

330

326

305

292

268

246

228

221

221

215

215

215

221

221

246

326

526

643

602

468

415

385

348

326

420

9,903

330

0.247

0.28

Dec .

722

643

479

400

357

353

357

357

420

*496

784

959

708

752

1,880

2,870

5,090

2,430

1,070

900

816

629

514

484

520

a600

a540

a500

a 500

a500

a490

26,120

843

0.631

0.73

Jan.

a450

a420

a400

a400

a400

a3BO

362

344

335

526

348

353

576

395

595

395

410

425

425

405

557

400

479

582

645

596

552

496

440

400

326

12,995

419

0.514

0.56

Feb.

350

452

479

440

557

425

1,290

1,550

5,510

3,090

1,530

1,630

1,780

1,380

*976

891

852

752

700

629

582

556

556

656

900

1,080

1,060

1,430

______

29,405

1,050

0.787

0,82

Calendar year 1954 : Max 7,500 Min 49

Mar.

1,880

1,880

1,580

1,680

2,430

4,080

5,020

5.140

4,540

4,080

1,990

1,280

1,280

1,380

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,150

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,650

1,990

1,550

1,140

976

882

784

715

_671

57,588

1,851

1.39

1.60

Apr.

636

615

596

582

556

538

538

538

520

490

474

558

657

1,060

3,510

4,500

4,190

3,860

*2,760

1,240

1,010

950

942

866

1,100

1,580

1,480

1,150

916

784

38,576

1,286

0.965

1.07

May

700

629

576

538

514

490

452

450

390

380

567

353

562

563

1,530

1,430

908

657

532

462

420

400

740

1,680

1,450

959

678

520

415

410

410

20,125

649

0.486

0.56

June

367

339

296

272

256

235

232

a300

526

520

583

1,060

976

*BOB

514

362

300

268

252

256

280

272

249

249

538

550

415

457

385

286

12,405

414

0.310

0.35

July

232

206

195

178

166

*154

142

148

232

496

367

963

1,580

1,010

582

385

284

235

206

181

160

145

136

145

165

175

228

206

371

206

246

9,921

320

0.240

0.28

Aug.

249

242

221

175

148

125

107

100

130

206

169

771

6,280

5,630

4,300

5,420

a4 , 500

a6,000

aB,000

a9,000

a9,500

alO.OOO

a9,600

a6,000

a2,500

al,500

aBOO

a600

a550

a500

a 500

91,825

2,962

2.22

2.56

Sept.

aSOO

a500

a 600

aSOO

al,500

al,200

a 900

aB50

aBOO

a700

aSOO

a400

. a350

a330

*a520

309

296

292

479

2,870

2,210

1,330

730

a450

a350

a300

a300

a300

a250

a300

21,016

701

0.525

0.59

Mean 836 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.51

Water year 1954-55 : Max 10,000 Min 63 Mean 925 Cfsm 0.693 In. 9.42

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfsl.--Mar. 8 (4 a.m.) 5,180 cfs (7.73 ft); Aug. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 6,720 

cfs (8\94 ft); Aug. 22 (time unknown) 10,300 cfs (11.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 high-water mark and records for stations 

at Farmville and Mattoax.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 57

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'10", long 77°03'40", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1.1 miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 miles downstream 

from Schiminoe Creek.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height. 11.67 ft)- minimum, 6.2 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1;67 ft).

1942-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 15, 1955; minimum, 3.4 cfs Aug. 1, 1954- 

minimum gage height, 1.56 ft Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19, Apr. 6 to May 14, July 4-9, 24-27)

Oct. 1-19

1.6 4.5

1.8 10

2.0 19

2.5 48

3.0 86

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 20 to Aug. 13 

5.5

Aug. 14 to Sept. 30

176

395

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

568

955

1,700

3,770

3.2 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

67

140

393

568

955

9.0 1,700

10.0 3,200

11.0 5,700

11.5 7,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

6.5

10

*20

20

17

13

16

20

18

13

10

9.4

8.2

7.6

6.8

9.7

14

18

17

14

11

9.5

8.7

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

9.5 

15

366.3

11.8

0.047

0.05

Nov.

23

29

31

32

37

40

42 *40

40

37

33

26

22

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

18

21

23

26

27

29

31

31

31

33

819

27.3

0.110

0.12

Dec.

*36

37

37

35

55

34

36

40

43

50

56

62

67

85

100

106

111

122

131

131

136

131

131

118

105

96

84

75

68

63

58

2,417

78.0

0.313

0.36

Jan.

56

54

50

49

47

45

43

42

42

40

42

46

50

54

58

64

*67

72

73

72

68

67

70

73

28

78

75

70

65

60

50

1,820

58.7

0.236

0.27

Feb.

52

56

64

64

74

72

106

122

136

144

158

180

190

*198

212

203

190

185

176

167

154

136

126

122

131

131

144

167

-

------

3,860

138

0.554

0.58

Mar.

176

194

203

216

226

275

344

382

425

425

425

455

488

488

440

382

308

253

226

203

*185

180

180

176

176

176

180

194

216

221

208

8,626

278

1.12

1.29

Apr.

176

154

131

113

100

91

88

82

78

73

69

79

84

99

140

154

167

*185

198

212

258

297

297

258

242

264

275

275

275

270

5,184

173

0.695

0.78

May

286

332

344

308

242

190

144

112

90

72

62

54

48

47

52

56

57

55

54

50

43

38

*38

38

38

38

37

35

31

34 

49

3,074

99.2

0.398

0.46

June

72

85

70

62

66

76

83

68

47

44

55

100

*98

106

86

75

72

66

48

±2_

46

63

90

94

58

89

122

TTT

65

46

2,205

73,5

0.295

0.33

July

34

22

16

16

14

*131'2

T2

16

18

45

154

203

190

180

198

221

320

568

592

488

332

165

55

67

90

112

*146

208

180

172

4,859

157

0.630

0.73

Aug.

131

96

90

91

66

34

24

20

20

25

27

314

2,480

*3,380

6.680

*5,560

3,560

3,160

3,080

*2,610

3,300

2,880

2,020

1,420

1,060

792

580

440

336

273

234

44,783

1,445

5.80

6.69

Sept.

242

293

439

393

306

267

224

195

173

151

135

118

99

*88

82

78

73

69

101

*356

568

725

905

955

955

767

592

488

363

267

10,467

349

1.40

1.56

Calendar year 1954: Max 767 Mln 4.1 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.486 In. 6.60

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,680 Mln 6.5 Mean 242 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Aue. 15 (2 D.m.) 7.710 cfs (11.67 ft): Aue. 21 (5 p.m.) 3,560

cfs (10.18 ft); Sept. 25 (3 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (8.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

412733 O - 57 - 5
58 DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

Lake Drummond In Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'40", long 76°26'20", on left bank In outlet canal, in Norfolk County, 

200 ft upstream from dam and gates, 0.5 mile downstream from Lake Drummond, 2.5 miles 

east of Nansemond County line, 3.1 miles north of North Carolina State line, and 20 

miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1955.

Gage. Staff gage read twice dally. Altitude of gage Is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.80 ft Sept. 6; minimum, 1.20 ft Nov. 28,

1926-55: Maximum gage height, 6.09 ft Oct. 7, 1929; minimum, -0.67 ft Nov. 3, 

1952.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1032: 1934-43.

Gage height, In feet, 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

31

23

23

34

25

26

37

38

39

30

31

Oct.

2.38

2.35

2.30

2.24

2.18

2.14

2.11

2.05

2.00

1.98

1.95

1.93

1.88

1.86

1.91

1.96

1.94

1.91

1.92

1.95

1.90

1.96

1.95

1.93

1.90

1.78

i. 74

1.73

1.78

1.74

1.68

Nov.

1.66

1.68

1.75

1.62

1.65

1.64

1.60

1.55

1.52

1.51

1.49

1.46

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.39

1.33

1.30

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.22

1.20

1.22

1.26

Dec.

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.30

1.32

1.34

1.37

1.31

1.26

1.23

1.50

1.76

1.60

1.55

1.52

1.58

1.68

1.73

1.70

1.73

1.72

1.73

1.74

1.75

1.75

1.80

1.83

1.82

Jan.

1.83

1.84

1.84

1.83

1.79

1.79

1.80

1.77

1.74

1.72

1.86

1.91

1.92

1.94

1.96

1.97

1.99

2.02

2.04

2.07

2.08

2.13

2.14

2.20

2.23

2.25

2.28

2.32

2.34

2.35

2.38

Feb.

2.42

2.46

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.51

2.64

2.67

2.72

2.72

2.75

2.80

2.86

2.90

2.93

2.94

2.98

3.06

3.08

3.11

3.14

3.16

3.21

3.23

3.35

3.38

3.42

3.52

_

Mar.

3.59

3.65

3.70

3.78

3.86

4.01

4.09

4.18

4.26

4.34

4.40

4.49

4.61

4.72

4.78

4.89

4.98

5.04

5.00

4.99

5.00

5.01

5.01

5.02

5.02

5.01

5.02

4.99

5.01

5.00

5.01

Apr.

5.01

4.99

5.00

4.98

4.98

5,01

5.04

5.02

5.04

5.05

5.06

5.05

5.06

5.08

5.06

5.05

5.00

4.99

5.04

5.01

5.00

4.99

5.01

5.00

5.03

5.02

5.02

5.02

5.02

5.06

May

5.05

5.07

5.06

5.03

5.00

5.01

4.99

4.98

5.00

4.98

4.96

4.99

4.98

4.99

4.96

4.90

4.87

4.86

4.83

4.80

4.78

4.81

4.90

4.84

4.92

4.83

4.89

4.91

4.86

4.83

4.80

June

.80

.76

.77

.73

.72

.69

.66

.77

.85

.79

.78

.75

.70

.68

.71

.69

.62

.59

.62

.62

.58

.58

.57

.58

.52

.57

.56

.47

.47

.43

July

4.37

4.31

4.23

4.18

4.12

4.13

4.13

4.10

4.12

4.18

4.19

4.26

4.33

4.33

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.27

4.25

4.20

4.19

4.18

4.13

4.09

4.08

4.06

4.05

3.98

3.96

3.93

3.92

Aug.

3.87

3.87

3.84

3.78

3.77

3.75

3.72

3.65

3.63

3.61

3.58

3.84

3.96

3.98

4.04

4.08

4.11

4.17

4.40

4.43

4.45

4.50

4.67

4.80

4.94

5.01

5.15

5.28

5.35

5.43

5.48

Sept.

5.57

5.45

5.44

5.62

5.70

5.67

5.71

5.59

5/51

5.49

5.41

5.31

5.11

5.05

5.00

5.01

5.04

5.04

4.97

5.18

5.14

5.27

5.30

5.53

5.58

5.55

5.55

5.38

5.23

5.16
DISMAL SWAMP BASIN

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'30" , long 76°36'10", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 32, 0.5 mile downstream from Dragon Swamp, 0.8 mile northwest of Cypress 

Chapel, Nansemond County, and 6.5 miles south of Suffolk.

Drainage area.--83 sq mi, approximately

Records available. October 1953 to September 1955.

^.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 30 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 6.65 ft); no 

flow at times.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1955; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.7 

3.0

0 

.2 

.5 

1.6 

2.6 

4.0 

24

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

60

130

350

500

720

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*5.4

27

33

24

22

26

28

21

13

8.6

7.9

' 6.6

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.3

244.4

7.88

0.343

0.40

Jan.

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

4.0

16

22

20

18

14

12

*9.2

7.9

7.9

6.6

10

20

25

_26

25

21

16

14

12

8.6

340.2

11.0

0.478

0.55

Feb.

7.9

9.2

8.6

6.6

4.6

9.2

38

50

39

29

24

31

36

29

*24

21

20

22

24

20

18

16

15

18

49

59

19

53

-

730.1

26.1

1.13

1.18

Mar.

54

46

35

34

42

75

148

125

70

49

39

35

35

32

28

27

30

35

58

99

89

*62

*48

37

29

25

21

18

14

12

12

1,461

47.1

2.05

2.36

Apr.

9.2

7.9

7.2

6.0

4.0

3.9

4.6

5.3

4.0

3.4

3.2

6.0

14

40

11

43

28

18

14

10

7.9

6.0

4.0

3.9

10

*29

25

16

11

7.9

401.4

13.4

0.583

0.65

May

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

71

*56

15

3.6

1.9

1.0

.4

.2

1.5

170.1

5.49

0.239

0.28

June

3.0

1.1

.4

.4

0

0

.6

63

99

31

7.2

3.3

3.2

2.3

1.1

.4

.1

0

.1

.6

 1.5

2.4

6.6

1.5

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

229.6

7.65

0.333

0.37

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

9.8

2.6

15

35

12

1.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92.4

2.98

0.130

0.15

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

*65

74

38

12

15

88

199

89

40

18

*92

251

114

60

39

22

9.4

3.2

1.8

1,232.2

39.7

1.73

1.99

Sept.

60

594

371

388

246

131

72

47

32

18

16

16

13

7.9

3.7

2.7

1.9

1^6

66

*950

*520

226

114

67

50

38

28

20

15

11

4,126.8

138

6.00

6.69

Calendar year 1954: Max 199 Min 0 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.43

Water year 1954-55: Max 950 Min 0 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.62

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--Aug. 19 (6 a.m.) 237 cfe (4.46 ft); Aug. 24 (6 a.m.) 298 cfs 

(4.80 ft); Sept. 2 (8 a.m.) 672 cfs (5.92 ft)j Sept. 20 (12 m.) 1,170 cfs (6.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Burkevllle, Va.

ng 78°12', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria, and 7-j

Location. La t 37°05', lo 

Highway 723, 2-f miles 

miles south of Bu-rkeville, Nottoway County.

Drainage area. --38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --September 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 354.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge . --9 years, 34.8 cfs.

Extremes. --1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,810 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 

14.50 ft); no flow Aug. 29 to Sept. 30.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,320 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 19.06 

ft); no flow Oct. 1-14.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; no flow Aug. 29 to Oct. 14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft August 1940, from Corps of Engineers floodmark.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1949 has been revised to 1,510 

cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 1142.

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

Revisions .--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

 1946-49, superseding those published in WSP 1082, 1112, and 1142, are given herewith.

Date

1946

Sept. 24

25

Nov. 18

1947

Jan. 13

14

20

July 20

21

Sept. 24

25

Nov. 3

4

Discharge

97

68

164

173

354

542

69

286

393

1,880

405

228

Date

1947-Con.

Nov. 11

12

22

23

1948

Feb. 14

Mar. 7

17

May 25

26

Oct. 4

5

Nov. 28

Discharge

77

545

61

227

1,200

336

250

74

189

53

312

143

Date

1948 -Con.

Nov. 29

Dec. 4

30

1949

Jan. 6

May 3

11

16

July 17

Aug. 29

Sept. 1

Discharge

1,070

593

680

348

270

484

518

188

258

88

Month Cfs -days

559 2

509 2

14,767.1

2 239

16,138.7

Maximum

542

1,880

1,880

1,200

Minimum

9 1

18

.3

.3

24

22

8.3

1.1

4.0

6.4

20

1.1

21

9.6

2.7

2.4

7.4

2.4

2.4

Mean

83.4

81.9

32.6

85.3

40.5

106

40.7

76.5

44.1

52.9

21.8

Per square 

mile

2.19

2.16

.858

2.24

1.07

2.79

1.07

.571

2.01

2.18

1.16

1.39

.574

1.11

1.04

Runoff In 

Inches

2.52

2.41

11.63

2.50

14.45

3.01

14.56

.66

2.24

2.51

15.77

1.60

.63

.66

14.14
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1954

61

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

175

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

*1.8

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

5.2

48

26

7.4

155.4

4.57

0.115

0.15

Nov.

5.1

4.5

4.1

3.9

5.8

5.9

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.2

*4.1

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.9 

6.5

6.7

tri

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

142.1

4.74

0.135

0.14

Dec.

4.3

fcf

4.8

10

9.6

*24

13

8.8

9.2

9.6

14

45

570

56

25

18

14

12

12

12 

15

12

10

9.2

9.4

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

8.6

777.5

25.1

0.661

0.76

Jan.

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.0

8.2

7.6

7.0

776

8.0

*17

14

11

9.6

54

524

80

56

29

26

187 

370

149

63

85

212

152

56

56

29 

24

2,240.6

72.3

1.90

2.19

Feb.

21

21

20

18

17

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

l?

*12

12

14

15

12

11

225

Ho

41

50

25

22

19

18

_

----- -

780

27.9

0.754

0.76

Mar.

847

184

122

98

52

41

56

52

29

27

25

25

23

122

60

37

31

28

27

46

33

*26

24

23

22

23

21

20

20

M

2,143

69.1

1.82

2.10

Apr.

34

24

22

19

21

21

20

19

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

606

705

145

60

59

50 

25

21

19

18

42

*95

50

20

18

2,156

71.9

1.89

2.11

May

16

14

12

22

14

12

11

12

11

12

10

9.6

9.2

19

167

224

58

89

110

524

405 

75

59

*27

21

17

14

13

12

13 

10

1,799.8

58.1

1.55

1.76

June

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.1

5.7

4.9

4.9

15

T.2

5.5

4.9

5.9

*5.7 

5.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.4

159.5

4.65

0.122

0.14

July

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

2.2

2.5

1.6

1.2

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

*1.3

5.2

1.7 

1.8

2.0

1.5

.8

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3 

.3

37.1

1.20

0.032

0.04

Aug.

0.7

1.9

6.3

2. 9

1.3

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

1.4

.8

.5

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.5

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0 

0

22.5

0.73

0.019

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1953j Max 772 Min 0.7 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.90 

Water year 1953-54; Max 847 Min 0 Mean 28.4 Cfsm 0.747 In. 10.15

Peak discharge (base. 600 ofs). Dec. 14 (l p.m.) 727 cfs (9.94 ft); Jan. 16 (l p.m.) 900 cfs 

(10.80 ft); Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 738 ofs [10.00 ft); Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 627 ofs (9.40 ft); Mar. 1 (6 p.m.) 

1,810 ofs (14.50 ft); Apr. 16 (4 p.m.) 1,170 ofs (12.00 ft); May 21 (1.30 a.m.) 723 ofs (9.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

21

4.8

2.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

3.5

6*5

5.1

111.0

3.58

0.094

0.11

Nov.

3.4

2.8

5.1

4.8

4.1

5.2

4.8

5.8

5.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.6

2.7

2.9

3.3

4.1

ii

11

6.5

5.2

6.2

7.2

5.8

4.8

4.6

11 

11

153.8

5.13

0.135

0.15

Dec.

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.6

6.8

8.6

6.7

9.5

65

20

12

*15

164

72

27

18

16

16

13

10

11

10

10

8.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.0 

9.0

7.8

599.5

19.5

0.508

0.59

Jan.

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.6

6.8

678

7.0

9.4

10

9.8

9.2

9.6

14

*15

11

11

10

12

15

56

20

19

17

15

15

12 

11

11

559.4

11.6

0.505

0.55

Feb.

11

12

11

8.6

11

101

365

72

37

27

50

104

34

*31

23

20

19

17

15

14

13

13

19

21

52

24

79

85

-

1,366.6

45.2

1.19

1.24

Mar.

70

42

29

107

115

594

125

52

37

29

26

41

32

51

54

50

55

50

57

45

*55

88

54

35

26

24

21

19

18

17

1,746

56.3

1.48

1.71

Apr.

15

15

15

13

12

13

14

12

11

11

11

27

21

658

577

89

47

56

51

26

22

57

29

25

*76

40

27

23

20

17

1,968

65.6

1.73

1.93

May

15

14

12

12

11

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.5

6.3

7.6

17

49

24

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

*16

12

20

11

8.0

6.7

6.0

11

415.7

15.4

0.355

0.41

June

6.5

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.1

5.9

9.5

51

18

11

26

42

I?

7.8

5.8

5.1

4.5

3.7

4.3

*5.1

5.8

5.0

2.5

2.5

2.2

10

5.1

2.8

2.1

1.8

249.8

8.55

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1954 : Max 847 Min 0 Mean 27.9 Cfsm 0.734

July

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

1.1

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.6

32

35

14

21

9.4

6.2

5.1

4.2

5.6

2.9

2.5

5.4

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

*1.6

1.4

4.2

11

4.2 

4.0

184.4

5.95

0.157

0.18

Aug.

2.8

1.5

.9

.5

.5

.5

.2

T§~

.4

.8

15

153

47

222

24

309

*2,300 ~152

36

22

18

24

18

15

11

11

10

8.8

8* 2 

7.4

3,597.4

110

2.89

5.53

In. 9.97

Sept.

a20

a40

a50

a25

a20

a!5

a!5

a 11

alO

a9

alO

a9

a8.5

a8

a7.5

a7

a6.5

a20

a500 'aTO

a35

a 25

a20

a!5

alO

a9

a8

*a7.5

257

1,038.0

34.6

0.911

1.02

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,300 Min 0 Mean 31.5 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.26

(4:30 a.m.) 689 cfs (9.74 ft); Mar. 6 (6:30 a.m.) £ 

(15.25 ft); Aug. 18 (3 a.m.) 3,320 ofs (19.06 ft);

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Feb. 

(9.62 ft); Apr. 14 (lOisO p.m.) 2,020 cfs 

Sept. 19 (time unknown) 821 ofs (10.42 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station near Rawlings and Stony Creelc near Dinwiddie.
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59'00", long 77 <> 48 I 00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 612, at Harpers Bridge, 2.6 miles northwest of Rawlings, Brunswick 

County.

Drainage area. 323 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 174 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--5 years, 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 12.61 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14,15; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Oct. 15.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 19, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 14,15, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to July 10)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.2 2.7

.5 3.0

1.0 3.5

7.0 4.0

13 6.0 

31

Discharge, in cubic fe

74

156

344

574

1,690

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

20

28

52

84

132

3.4 276

4.0 574

8.0 2,940

12.2 6,100

per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

4.3

4.3

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

2.8

1.9

1.6

1.0

1.0 

*.8

.4

.6

10

140 ^78

39

23

18

14

12

11

11

11

12

14

20

47 

69

568.9

18.4

0.057

0.07

Nov.

60

49

50

54

54

62

62

56

50

47

44

43 

43

43

11

41 

*44

44

47

87

140

124

101

93

89

82

72

69

78

91

1,960

65.3

0.202

0.23

Dec.

91

89

80

72

J57

89

110

87

87

143

208

187 

150

268

*559

412 

245

190

180

156

127

93

87

98

98

84

80

87

87

91 

84

4,466

144

0.446

0.51

Jan.

80

78

78

74

74

74

74

69

67

67

89

124 

121

110

98

95 

95

95

95

101

89

95

134

166

175

156

143

130

118

112 

93

3,167

102

0.316

0.36

Feb.

89

107

112

95

T8_

110

486

1,010

490

304

268

519 

529

316

260

*234 

208

194

170

156

146

137

140

153

204

215

226

399

7,355

263

0.814

0.85

Mar.

495

412

320

288

426

925

1,510

898

444

340

292

280 

344

304

288

304 

316

292

344

378

324

304

369

352

272

245

222

194

180

173 

166

12,001

387

1.20

1.38

Apr.

163

156

156

150

140

137

140

134

124

118

118

180 

197

316

1,370

2,290 

898

391

310

260

220

286

305

248

310

420

324

*248

212

186

10,507

350

1.08

1.21

May

169

153

144

135

129

122

111

104

109

109

99

97 

106

248

276

189 

141

119

104

95

86

86

153

156

138

127

111

86

75

73 

75

3,925

127

0.393

0.45

June

75

66

58

53

51

48

47

114

182

129

122

736 

425

150

93

71 

60

53

70

86

70

58

*47

42

40

106

102

68

51

41

3,314

110

0.341

0.38

July

34

28

27

24

26

25

26

33

171

68

569

817 

644

290

144

97 

75

62

52

46

41

38

33

28

50

50

33

25

59

281 

244

4,140

134

0.415

0.48

Aug.

127

75

56

44

35

33

27

33

33

27

38

212 

1,630

1,060

353

410 

709

*3 , 500

6,100

3,200

470

281

310

396

224

172

141

124

114

109 

99

20,142

650

2.01

2.32

Sept.

127

172

590

382

256

189

153

141

122

102

102

127 

116

99

88

84 

80

77

130

1,140

736

305

208

182

182

193

*162

147

141

138

6,671

222

0.687

0.77

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,050 Min 0.4 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.579 in. 7.87

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,100 Min 0.4 Mean 214 Cfsm 0,663 In. 9.01

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs).--Apr. 16 (2:30 p.m.) 2,550 cfs (7.37 ft); Aug. 19 (l p.m.) 6,420 

cfs (12.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

Location. Lat 36 0 54'00", long 77°24'00", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, 1.8 miles upstream from Island Swamp, 3.3 miles south of town of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County, and 4.4 miles upstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area. 586 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 534 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of records for 

stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 2, 5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1935(M). WSP 972: 1931(M), 1932, 1934-35, 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2 to Mar. 6)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

2.5

Oct. 1 to June 12

5.0 3.0

6.2 3.5

7.5 4.0

17 7.0

41 12.0

62

June 13 to Sept. 30

129

217

330

1,170

2,930

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

38

80

153

350

870

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

2,190

2,930

4,000

7,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

.11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

6.5

6.8

8.8

7.2

6.7

6.6

6.1

5.8

678

8.0

7.0 *6.5

5.8

7.2

9.3

8.4

9.3 

~82 103

59 

38

30

25

26

20

15

16

22

20

28

613.1

19.8

0.034

0.04

Nov.

26

52

52

42

41

49

44

45

47

46

42

41

36

36

30

30

37

37 

35

38

43

80

103 -91

78

72

67

62

60

58

1,520

50.7

0.087

0.10

Dec.

68

73

72

69

61

67

72

90

96

88

108

176

194

*175

355

724

493

292 

217

202

171 

132

88

108

101

91

91

77

82

86

88

4,809

155

0.265

0.31

Jan.

88

77

72

73

68

68

69

69

63

it

78

94

152

143

128

111

107

103 

107

107

103 

107

111

173

204

213

T91

171

152

135

116

3,514

113

0.193

0.22

Feb.

113

107

120

128

113

106

380

1,170

1.250

600

418

1,080

1,080

696

*443

355

306

276 

251

211

193 

178

171

180

230

342

330

628

-

11,435

408

0.696

0.72

Mar.

900

870

641

495

641

1,650

2,650

2,400

1,270

1,020

560

521

547

560

482

482

521

495 

521

641

614 

521

521

560

469

380

350

290

253

253

228

22,251

718

1.23

1.42

Apr.

217

209

208

206

196

182

184

187

175

159

154

171

260

501

810

1,990

2.400

870 

521

450

568 

542

554

469

482

696

682

*495

568

299

14,565

486

0.829

0.92

May

253

221

198

180

166

152

154

117

104

100

104

95

91

123

542

530

215

154 

124

108

97 

88

104

180

193

157

135

117

91

84

85

4,640

150

0.256

0.50

June

78

69

63

54

50

IB- 45

47

73

175

166

202

990

495

219

143

109

93 

88

89

157 

*116

88

80

75

78

119

155

107

79

4,525

144

0.246

0.27

July

69

64

58

59

50

40

64

81

98

516

195

1.540

1,440

930

410

214

145

115 

95

90

80

65

62

57

49

46

59

58

49

42

586

7,020

226

0.586

0.44

Aug.

505

167

104

75

60

55

45

50

42

li

48

185

2,750

5,050

1,650

600

970

4,270 

6,110

6,360

6.550 

2,080

1,350

*1,270

754

446

338

274

225

199

183

40,604

1,310

2.24

2.58

Sept.

176

219

345

810

520

586

294

247

214

190

158

155

181

166

140

126

116

1,650

m

2.220 

1,080

520

598

538

516

*505

249

225

210

12,299

410

0.700

0.78

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,440 Mln 5.8 Mean 316 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.33

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,550 Mln 5.8 Mean 350 Cfsm 0.597 In. 8.10

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs).~Aug. 21 (8 a.m.) 6,850 cfs (16.75 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
64 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Dinwiddie, Va.

Location. Lat 37°04'00", long 77°36'10", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1, 1.2 miles southwest of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, 1.7 miles downstream from Chamberlains Bed Creek, and 5.7 miles downstream from confluence of White 

Oak and Butterwood Creeks.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1955. Published as "at Dinwiddie" September 1946 to September 1947 and October 1949 to September 1950.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Altitude of gage 

is 131 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 95.1 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.52 ft); no 

flow for part of Oct. 13; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-14, 16-28, Nov. 1. 

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; no flow for part of Oct. 13, 

1954; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 14 to Oct. 14, Oct. 16-28, Nov. 1, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to May 8)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

0.1 

.4

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.4

1.4

4.2

12

25

42

2.2 

3.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

92

222

842

1,100

1,470

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

~0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

72

3.6

0.12

0.0011

0.001

Nov.

°4

.2

1.3

2.0

2.5

2.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.2

2.5

2.8

2.8

*2.8

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.2

3.9

5.6

8.2

7.8

9.1

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.1

119.0

3.97

0.036

0.04

Dec.

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.1

9.5

11

10

12

12

14

15

16

22

*31

38

34

29

27

28

22

24

14

15

10

18

12

13

12

12

12

511.2

16.5

0.149

0.17

Jan.

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.1

9TT

12

19

20

21

17

18

21

20

*21

21

19

18

25

31

3T

30

25

22

21

17

17

546.2

17.6

0.159

0.18

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

17

188

155

82

58

43

285

139

84

63

*50

44

40

33

31

30

27

28

28

61

65

58

222

-

1,911

68.2

0.614

0.64

Mar.

171

123

79

123

238

632

619

399

196

115

85

205

171

147

131

123

102

84

131

123

100

91

101

*91

81

72

60

58

53

49

48

4,801

155

1.40

1.61

Apr.

48

45

45

44

40

38

38

39

38

36

35

46

63

107

415

385

205

123

88

75

64

86

123

88

86

123

100

*81

69

61

2,832

94.4

0.850

0.95

May

50

46

42

38

37

34

31

27

22

22

22

22

22

41

61

53

40

33

24

24

22

23

27

30

*39

37

31

24

22

19

18

983

31.7

0.286

0.33

June

17

15

13

12

10

10

111

32

34

38

34

163

238

139

48

30

22

17

14

16

21

21

*17

13

16

14

25

21

19

14

1,092.1

36.4

0.328

0.37

July

12

11

9.5

7.4

6.0

5.3

14

11

22

20

65

171

315

188

66

34

22

19

13

11

9.5

8.2

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.3

4.6

*3.9

3.6

4.6

27

1,108.4

35.8

0.323

0.37

Aug.

24

22

15

11

9.5

7.8

6.4

5.3

4.2

5.9

4.9

222

1,430

915

385

155

472

2.590

1,390

525

205

131

214

*100

65

53

41

34

29

27

25

8,922.0

288

2.59

2.99

Sept.

40

40

65

78

65

53

43

70

45

33

30

28

27

25

24

22

19

19

78

659

*708

315

139

100

89

85

82

73

60

51

3,165

106

0.955

1.07

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,160 Min 0,1 Mean 54.8 Cfsm 0.494 In. 6.69

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,390 Min 0.1 Mean 71.2 Cfsm 0.641 In. 8.72

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). Aug. 13 (time unknown) 1,680 cfs (9.46 ft); Aug. 18 (time 

unknown) 3,000 cfs (11.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 65

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.

Location. Lat 36°55'10", long 77°15'45", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40, 1.0 mile east of Sussex, Sussex County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 5.4 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 96 ft (by barometer)..

Average discharge. 7 years, 3.60 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 188 cfs Aug. 23 (gage, height, 5.78 ft); no flow 

at times.

1948-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 23, 1955; no flow for prolonged periods.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating fable, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0

.1

.3

.5

1.0

1.6

2.4

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

5.0

11

17

32

96

214

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.8

.4

.3

.3

.4

1.0

.4

.3

*.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.8

.4

1.4

2.4

-

11.7

0.42

0.078

0.08

Mar.

4.0

4.1

3.6

5.9

10

27

32

19

12

8.4

6.8

20

21

15

12

10

8.8

7.8

8.4

8.8

7.8

7.2

*5.7

4.4

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8 

1.6

1.5

285.6

9.21

1.71

1.97

Apr.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

JL!

.4

1.8

1.9

2.5

5.2.

4.0

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

2.1

1.7

1.1

5.0

5.0

*3.7

2.4

1.7 

1.2

55.6

1.85

0.343

0.38

May

0.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0 

1.0

1.4

5.2

0.17

0.031

0.04

0.2

.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

0.3

0.01

0.0019

0.002

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.6

"75 2.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

5.1

0.16

0.030

0.03

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

22

8.6

7.6

1.5

12

34

15

5.0

1.6

.8

*111

*25

11

6.4

3.4

1.6

.9 

.5

. 8

269.1

8.68

1.61

1.86

Sept.

5.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

3.7

2.0

1.5

2.9

1.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

18

67

22

10

6.8

5.4

4.6

3.3

*2.2

1.6

1.3

a '

173.-9

5.80

1.07

1.19

Calendar year 1954: Max 77 Mln 0 Mean 3.45 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.70

Water year 1954-55: Max 111 Mln 0 Mean 2.21 Cfsm 0.409 In. 5.55

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Aug. 23 (6 a.m.) 188 cfs (5.78 ft); Sept. 20 (9 to 10 a.m.) 77 cfs 

(4.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'13", long 77°09'59", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1 mile downstream from Three Creek, 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, 

and 5.5 miles upstream from Assamoosick Swamp.

Drainage area. 1.451 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 5.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 1,167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 19.00 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 13-15 (gage height, 3.10 ft).

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 48,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1333: 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second) '

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

14

20

57

126

6.0 604

9.0 1,530

12.0 2,700

14.0 3,790

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

60

155

354

604

9.0 1,530

13.0 3,150

16.0 5,580

19.0 10,700

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

*15

15

14 

20

27

23

21

19

18

16

83

74 

62

49

41

36

36

38

34

28

850

27.4

0.019

0.02

Nov.

29

32

38

47

78

74

69

69

70

70

71

73

70

67 

67

*62

61

56

56

67

66

65

69 

97

133

124

115

112

112

109

2,228

74.3

0.051

0.06

Dec.

103

99

103

110

110

120

118

112

116

133

142

137

160

248 

272

270

526

604

462

354

306

282

239 

215

186

184

171

160

158

150

150

6,500

210

0.145

0.17

Jan.

152

158

156

146

140

142

139

133

133

131

139

148

166

198 

251

251

217

*217

215

217

217

215

227 

246

272

330

366

354

330

301

272

6,579

212

0.146

0.17

Feb.

246

232

229

222

255

244

306

402

936

1,420

1,150

848

1,150

1.530 

1,390

996

792

708

643

604

565

500

462 

450

474

526

682

820

_

18,756

670

0.462

0.48

Mar.

1,060

1,420

1,530

1,390

1,290

1,560

2,130

2,570

2,960

3,380

5,650

3,260

2,490

2,050 

1,850

1,600

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,320

1,420

*1,390

1,290 

1,190

1,150

1,060

936

820

764

682

617

50,999

1,645

1.13

1.30

Apr.

591

552

539

513

500

474

474

450

450

438

414

414

438

539 

708

996

1,740

2,170

2.550

1,530

906

764

708 

848

966

1,030

1,190

1,250

1,090

876

25,888

863

0.595

0.66

May

764 "682

604

513

450

402

366

332

290

270

248

236

228

224 

228

332

450

390

321

270

236

220

212 

*204

260

310

290

260

236

222

214

10,264

331

0.228

0.26

June

220

206

182

162

146

130

123

119

111

108

178

290

414

764 

792

539

332

232

184

157

145

*152

173 

157

138

135

130

128

191

184

6,922

231

0.159

0.18

July

157

135

118

102

92

89

84

76

115

191

290

539

1,360

1.810 

1,630

966

565

414

343

270

.197

160

128 

107

99

95

*84

76

89

94

80

10,555

340

0.234

0.27

Aug.

162

354

280

193

143

113

94

84

76

76

67

139

785

2,050 

2,610

3,050

3,930

4,680

4,500

4,500

5,690

8,200

10.300 

10,300

*8,400

6,040

4,410

2,870

1,740

1,120

820

87,776

2,831

1.95

2.25

Sept.

996

1,190

1,220

1,320

1,670

1,630

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,120

906

736

591

526 

487

438

390

343

402

1,250

2,410

2,870

3,260 

5.650

3,440

2,530

1,740

*1,250

936

764

42,265

1,409

0.971

1.08

Calendar year 1954: Max 9,000 Mln 14 Mean 808 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.56

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,300 Mln 14 Mean 739 Cfsm 0.509 In. 6.90

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

67

Location. Lat 37°01'30", long 76 0 52'30", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Walls Bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Cypress Swamp, and 3.5 miles southwast of Dendron, Surry 

County.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 266 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 6.41 ft); no 

flow at times.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.90 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 13.1 ft, from Corps of Engineers floodmarks 

(discharge, 10,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 8 to Apr. 6)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.1

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

51

71

107

£73

500

1,150

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

14

21

24 

26

?6

26

25

25

24

25 

25

263.7

8.51

0.030

0.03

Jan.

25

24

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

23

26

27

28

30

34

38

39

41

43

44

48

51 

54

57

59

60

60

61

59 

57

1,154

37.2

0.131

0.15

Feb.

55

57

57

55

5_3

60

93

129

168

179

176

176

168

168

173

195

215

218

224

256

233

212

192 

181

187

176

187

209

-

4,432

158

0.554

0.58

Mar.

221

230

242

287

316

424

584

668

62^

614

632

632

602

548

489

429

375

336

316

284

267

254

*239 

224

212

204

198

184

173

165 

154

11,123

359

1.26

1.45

Apr.

149

139

129

121

109

101

103

109

103

95

84

93

93

93

101

103

103

101

99

101

107

141

165 

170

198

206

T90

179

165

152

3,802

127

0.446

0.50

May

139

126

117

114

112

103

91

73

57

46

37

30

27

27

25

22

20

18

15

12

9.3

10~ 9.1

9.5

*12

19

20

17

13

16 

14

1,359.9

43.9

0.154

0.18

June

12

18

24

22

16

9.8

7.7

14

10

8.6

9.5

13

15

36

162

215

198

179

179

157

136

*157

109 

81'82

162

154

121

141

129

2,577.6

85.9

0.301

0.34

July

93

65

50

43

34

28

30

28

44

69

93

107

107

117

157

179

170

160

149

141

129

105

85 

82

81

56

41

*33

29

31 

27

2,563

82.7

0.290

0.33

Aug.

21

16

12

9.5

7.5

8.2

13

16

22

16

12

82

434

975

1,120

1,040

1,190

1,880

2,220

2,220

2,000

1,960

*1,830 

1,540

1,220

908

668

489

362

273 

221

22,785.0

735

2.58

2.97

Sept.

206

195

192

227

258

245

218

245

273

294

332

324

284

224

162

121

93

73

126

298

584

875

1,080 

1,010

975

1,040

940

790

644

536

12,864

429

1.51

1.68

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,660 Mln 0 Mean 175 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.30

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,220 Mln o Mean 172 Cfsm 0.604 In. 8.21

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Aug. 19 (11 p.m.) 2,310 cfa (6.41 ft); Sept. 23 (8 to 11 p.m.)

1,080 cfa "(4,92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location. Lat 36°52'05", long 76°50'07", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 460 at Zuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp 

and 4.2 miles upstream from Antiooh Swamp.

Drainage area. 448 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 8.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years, 396 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,620 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 11.40 

ft); no flow Oct. 1-31.

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 15.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10-18, 1944, Sept. 28 to Oct. 31, 1954. 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6 to June 5, July 15 to Aug. 12)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

12.0

81

137

210

300

430

820

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

5.7

0.19

0 . 00042

0.0005

Dec .

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.7

1.0

1.4

2.0

3.4

4.0

5.0

*6.4

9.0

10

13

12

11

13

13

12

12

9.8

9.0 

9.0

9.8

10

11

14

204.6

6.60

0.015

0.02

Jan.

21

2?

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

25

34

34

36

36

36

41

*43

51

54

61

66

71

76

76

81 

86

86

86

86

81

1,489

48.0

0.107

0.12

Feb.

81

81

81

81

81

76

96

119

125

125

131

143

161

155

167

*167

167

173

167

173

180

180

188

188

198

198 

198

210

-

4,090

146

0.326

0.34

Mar.

225

22^

225

240

280

430

560

685

820

920

920

870

620

820

775

775

685

640

600

560

490

*460

400

375

325

325 

280

260

240

225

225

15,680

506

1.13

1.30

Apr.

210

198

188

180

173

167

161

155

149

143

137

143

149

155

161

155

149

143

137

131

125

131

137

143

180

225 

*240

240

240

225

5,070

169

0.377

0.42

May

210

198

180

161

149

137

119

113

101

91

81

71

61

58

56

56

47

41

32

28

26

23

23

*22

21

18

16

16

15

14

17

2,201

71.0

0.158

0.18

June

14

12

11

9.8

9.0

6.9

8.0

12

13

12

9.4

9.0

8.6

7.0

6.2

5.4

575

19

76

125

*137

188

210

188

173

161 

149

155

167

155

2,062.1

68.7

0.153

0.17

July

119

107

86

81

61

43

38

61

161

173

240

460

400

325

188

155

137

137

131

137

143

131

119

107

96

86 

*71

71

58

45

30

4,197

135

0.301

0.35

Aug.

25

24

23

21

19

18

13

12

33

39

66

125

560

115

1,020

1,270

1,370

1,720

1,870

2,200

2,320

*2,500

2,500

2.620

2,380

2,140 

1,770

1,370

1,120

820

640

31,383

1,012

2.26

2.61

Sept.

490

430

490

460

460

430

490

490

430

375

325

300

300

300

240

198

180

173

T88

350

*685

775

1,020

1,020

1,070

1.270 

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,070

17,519

584

1.30

1.45

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,320 Min 0 Mean 282 Cfsm O.S'29 in. 8.54

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,620 Min 0 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.96

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location. Lat 36°45'45", long 76°53'55", on right bank 0.4 mile south of town of Burdette, 0.5 mile upstream from Black Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowaugh 

Swamp, and 6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area. 613 sq mi.

Records' available . August 1944 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 552 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 11.50 ft); min- 

 imum daily, 0.7 cfs Oct. 12-14, 19, 20.

1944-55: Maximum discharge, 5,360 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, 0.36

ft).

Remarks. Records poor. Diversion above station by city of Norfolk for municipal supply 

some years.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

0.4

.5

.7

.9

1.0

2.0

0

1.0

4.2

8.5

11

60

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

140

240

375

565

835

1,200

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

4.2

8.5

14

95

230

450

7.0 700

8.0 1,160

9.0 1,760

11.0 3,260

12.0 4,100

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

(t)

Oct.

a2.2

al.9

al.7

al.5

al.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

*a.7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

a. 9

al.l

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

al.O

al.l

al.2

32.2

1.04

0

Nov.

al.3

al.4

al.5

al.7

al.9

a2.1

a2.2

a2.4

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

a2.0

al.9

al.8

*1.8

1.6

1.8

2.4

4.6

7.1

670

4.2

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.7

7.1

4.4

88.7

2.96

0

Dec.

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

5.6

4.8

a4.7

a4.5

a4.4

a4.2

a4.0

a3.9

3.7

3.4

2.7

2.2

3.4

12

26

30

2?

28

26

23

20

18

16

16

18

20

353.2

11.4

0

Jan.

26

30

32

33

34

36

36

35

35

36

40

43

50

54

56

60

61

*61

63

63

63

67

83

101

116

126

130

130

126

121

110

2,057

66.4

0

Feb.

106

106

106

101

11

102

155

205

220

225

230

235

240

246

252

252

252

252

246

220

220

220

230

240

264

288

307

351

-

5,968

213

12.0

Mar.

391

407

391

391

431

604

865

1,030

1,160

1.200

1,190

1,160

1,110

1,060

985

935

885

820

760

720

685

*640

595

520

465

432

402

372

342

320

300

21,568

696

34.4

Apr.

285

270

255

240

221

208

198

185

172

162

154 162"

185

216

226

226

212

190

176

190

176

176

198

198

270

384

426

420

402

378

7,161

239

31.8

May

348

3l5

275

230

190

180

144

a!20

alOO

85

70

71

46

47

47

41

35

25

20

17

14

14

22

*17

17

13

7.6

23

38

36

2,622.6

84.6

29.4

June

9.4

7.4

6.2

6.2

13

12

12

47

23

11

20

42

35

20

6.0

6.7

9.8

13

46

87

*102

180

226

235

198

172

144

136

140

144

2,109.7

70.3

19.1

July

126

96

74

59

49

36

28

24

13T

250

216

250

354

390

360

275

176

122

100

96

95

87

79

73

65

52

40

34

30

25

28

3,820

123

32.3

Aug.

24

12

7.4

4.2

7.6

13

19

19

16

31

41

178

578

929

1,150

1,380

1,560

1,870

2,150

2,350

2,560

2,720

*5,220

5.590

3,510

3,140

2,690

2,160

1,730

1,360

1,020

40,039.2

1,292

10.7

Sept.

820

860

960

1,160

1,190

1,080

935

840

760

655

565

490

438

414

402

396

378

348

37B

1,120

1|700

1J640

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,460

*1,400

1,340

1,280

29,089

970

0

Adjusted for pumpage by city of Norfolk

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1.04 

0.0017 

0.002

2.96 

0.0048 

0.005

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

11.4 

0.019 

0.02

66.4 

0.108 

0.12

225

0.367 

0.38

730 

1.19 

1.37

271 

0.442 

0.49

114 

0.186 

0.21

Observed

Max 2,940 Mln 0.7 Mean 399 

Max 3,590 Mln 0.7 Mean 315

89.4 

0.146 

0.16

155 

0.253 

0.29

1,303 

2.13 

2.46

970 

1.58 

1.76

Adjusted

Mean 401 Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.87 

Mean 329 Cfsm 0.537 In. 7.27

Discharge measurement made on this day

measurements and records for
70 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va.

Location. Lat 37 003', long 78°25', on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

3 miles northeast of Keysville, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 4, 1953. Altitude of gage is 

475 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 9.67 cfs.

Extremes. 1953-54: Maximum discharge during water year, 660 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 6.06 

ft), from rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 910 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 7.28 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 220 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs 

Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1948-55: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1955; minimum, that of Sept. 8, Oct. 4, 

1954; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft July 17-22, Aug. 31, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1953, to Sept. 30, 1955 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May 7, 1954, Apr. 25, 1955)

Oct. 1, 1953, to Jan. 27, 1954 Jan. 28, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955

0.5 0.3

.6 1.5

.7 3.9

.8 7.6

0.9 

1.5 

2.0

14 0.4 

.5 

.6 .9

2.8 

7.0

0.9 14

1.5 74

2.0 106

3.0 174

4.0 300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

T75

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

7.2 

574

2.2

51.4

1.66

0.180

0.21

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.5

T75

1.5

2.0

2.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.7

3.7

4.6

375

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

81.6

2.72

0.296

0.33

Dec.

2.9

279

2.9

3.4

5.4

5.0

*7.6

5.0

3.9

5.8

4.3

13

7.6

*74~8.9

6.1

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

216.7

6.99

0.760

0.88

Jan.

3.2

37?

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*7.6

4.6

3.9

3.9

33

~T2 104

6.9

6.5

6.5

48

101

26

13

33

58

31

11

7.7

6.3

5.0

562.5

18.1

1.97

2.27

Feb.

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0 373

*3.3

3.3

5.0

3.6

3.3

3.3

67

Tf

7.7

6.3

5.0

4.2

3.9

4.2

188.7

6.74

0.733

0.76

Mar.

~31 154

42

24

14

11

9.8

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.3

7.0

7.0

44

14

9.1

7.0

6.3

6.3

21

9.8

*6.3

5.6

5.0

5.0

6.3

4.5

4.2

772

4.2

6*3

498.3

16.1

1.75

2.02

Apr.

9.8

5.0

4.2

3.6

9.1

6.3

5.0

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

370

3.0

142

104

31

16

10

7.7

6.3

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

*5.0

3.9

3.3

3.3

421.8

14.1

1.53

1.71

May

3.3

3.6

3.6

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.3

8.9

55

35

9.8

10

29

6>3_

46

12

7.0

*4.2

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8 2 6

346.1

11.2

1.22

1.41

June

2.6

274

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

*1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

.8

.8

_.J7

52.7

1.76

0.191

0.21

July

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

~76 1.3

.7

1.3

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

*.7

.7

1.5

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

73

.3 

.3

20.3

0.65

0.071

0.08

Aug.

0.3

.3

.7

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

24 ~2.2

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

*.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.4 

.3

.3

37.9

1.22

0.133

0.15

Sept.

0.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

_._6

*.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2 

.2

8.3

0.28

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1953: Max 191 Min 0.6 Mean 8.09 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.96

Water year 1953-54: Max 154 Min 0.2 Mean 6.81 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.06

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --Jan. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 307 cfs (4.03 ft); Mar. 1 (8 a.m.) 660 cfs

(6.06 ft); Apr. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 344 cfs (4.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va. 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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~T? 0.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

*45

4.2

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

4.2

2.2

1.5

68.3

2.20

0.239

0.28

Nov.

0.9

T75

2.8

1.8

3.0

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

*1.6

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.8

9.1

8.4

3.0

2.8

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

~3.6 12

90.1

3.00

0.326

0.36

Dec.

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2TC

3.3

2.8

2.4

12

8.4

3.3

2.8

*18

84

21

8.4

4.5

5.0

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

Z.6

2.8

2.3

2*6

224.9

7.25

0.788

0.91

Jan.

2.6

2.6

2.4

274

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.9

*3.3

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

7.7

8.4

575

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

108.6

. 3.50

0.380

0.44

Feb.

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

68

61

14

6.3

4.2

14

9.8

3.9

*3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

6.3

7.0

9.1

5.0

35

21

_

307.3

11.0

1.20

1.25

Mar.

18

8.4

5.0

14

60

92

27

10

7.0

4.5

4.5

6.3

4.2

6.3

8.4

11

6.3

31

15

10

*8.4

48

11

6.3

4.5

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.0

2 8

2~!~fl

 0

447.1

14.4

1.57

1.81

Apr.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.4

5.6

10

"Ta 241

22

12

9.8

7.0

5.0

4.5

18

6.3

7.0

*33

11

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.3

516.0

17.2

1.87

2.09

May

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

775

2.0

2.0

2.4

28

T3

5.6

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

3.3

*5.0

3.3

4.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

2'. 2

3.9

2.4

124.7

4.02

0.437

0.50

June

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5 r.3

1.3

35

18

7.0

3.0

~5.1 42

3.3

2.4

2.2

2 0

1.6

1.6

2.2

*2.0

dl.9

dl.8

dl.7

dl.6

dl.7

d2.5

d2.2

d2.0

dl.8

dl.6

159.6

5.32

0.578

0.64

July

dl.5

dl.4

dl.3

dl.2

dl.3

d2.0

d2.5

d6.0

dll

dlO

d25

41

17

6.0

1.5

1.1

dl.O

d.9

d.8

.7

d.7

d.6

d.6

d.7

dl.5

*.8

.57B~

.7

2.0

1.5

143.4

4.63

0.503

0.58

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

76

.6

1.1

16

28

41

27

4.2

170

*223 "IT

6.3

3.9

3.0

7.0

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.6

2 .4

2.2

574.1

18.5

2.01

2.32

Sept.

16

42

38

14

7.0

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

»1T5~

4.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

3.0

2.4

22

212.3

7.08

0.770

0.86

Calendar year 1954: Max 154 Min 0.2 Mean 6.90 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.19

Water year 1954-55: Max 241 Min 0.2 Mean 8.15 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.26

Peak discharge (base, 300 cf s) . Ot

(4.61 ft); Apr. 14 (1 p.m.) 910 cfs

t. 15 (6 p.m.) 352 cfs (4.37 ft); Mar. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 392 cfs 

7.28 ft); Aug. 14 (7:30 p.m.) 300 cfs (3.98 ft); Aug. 18

(3 a.m.) 700 cfs (6.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Lunenburg.
72 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location. Lat 36°59', long 78°21', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 40, 0.5 mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek, 4 miles upstream from Juniper 

Creek, and 5 miles northwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area.--60 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 333.7 ft above mean sea level, levels by 

Corps of Engineers. Prior to July 5, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 48.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 19.70 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 8-14. 

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 14, 1955; no flow Sept. 5-21, Oct. 8-14,

F-lood in August 1940 reached a stage of ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

1.5

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

25

51

129

271

624

1,160

2,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.5

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

242

43

4.6

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.2

12

7.8

4.8

338.3

10.9

0.182

0.21

Nov.

3.2

3.2

6.7

4.6

5.9

7.8

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.5

3.7

4.3

6.1

2£

22

11

8.3

11

10

7.8

6.7

6.1

25

15

231.9

7.73

0.129

0.14

Dec.

9.4

8.0

6.9

6.7

6.4

10

12

8.3

37

74

20

15

*32

382

91

32

19

18

17

14

11

10

9.8

10

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.6

9.1

8.8

8 . 0

920.0

29.7

0.495

0.57

Jan.

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

772

7.2

11

11

9.8

11

9.1

14

13

12

11

11

11

15

47

21

20

18

15

14

16

15

13

393.7

12.7

0.212

0.24

Feb.

11

12

11

11

10

344

357

82

43

30

78

88

36

*31

24

21

20

18

16

15

14

14

22

23

42

28

162

98

_

1,661

59.3

0.988

1.03

Mar.

106

55

35

79

244

642

150

71

50

36

33

67

43

46

53

77

50

100

86

67

50

147

72

44

34

31

25

22

22

20

ii

2,576

83.1

1.38

1.59

Apr.

19

18

18

17

16

17

18

15

14

14

15

41

28

1,610

417

106

63

48

40

33

29

72

40

34

225

69

45

36

29

24

3,170

106

1.77

1.98

May

22

20

18

17

16

14

12

12

11

11

11

13

61

68

28

18

16

14

12

11

10

11

*22

15

25

15

10

8.8

8.6

39

15

584.4

18.9

0.315

0.36

June

9.8

8.3

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.9

47

104

33

16

-62 106

20

14

11

10

9.1

7.8

10

*10

8.0

6.7

6.1

6.4

5.9

8.8

7.5

5.6

4.6

4.5

568.3

18.9

0.315

0.35

July

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

9.5

10

71

64

142

~54 326

18

12

9.1

7.2

5.9

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.4

5.4

3.4

2.8

2.7

870

19

11

824.8

26.6

0.443

0.51

Aug.

5.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

271

3.1

3.1

51

195

399

222

27

1,080

1,820

106

43

26

20

127

27

18

*16

14

12

13

12

10

4,271.9

138

2.30

2.65

Sept.

170

631

144

85

44

31

23

18

16

15

17

15

12

11

11

11

9.8

35~9.4

54

16

13

13

13

15

12

11

12

*12

72

1,546.2

51.5

0.858

0.96

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,110 Min 0 Mean 34.1 Cfsm 0.568 In. 7.70

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,820 Min 0 Mean 46.8 Cfsm 0.780 In. 10.59

Peak discharge (base. 850 efs). Oct. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (8.48 ft); Feb. 6 (9:30 p.m.) 

,250 cfs (9.48 ft); Mar. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (10.81 ft); Apr. 14 (4:30 p.m.) 3,800 cfs (19.70 

t); July 12 (1:30 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (9.41 ft)j Aug. 14 (8:30 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (11.18 ft); Aug. 18 

(4:303O a.m.}.) 3.7OO,700 cfs C19.3K (195ft).\.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 73

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.---Lat 36°43'00", long 77 0 49<55", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Gholson 

Bridge, 0.6 mile upstream from Alien Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, 

Brunswick County.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 136.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 17, 1931, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1929-55), 492 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 25.30 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 8, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 972: 1932(M) , 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-16)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

4.0

5.0

6.5

9.0

13

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

3.0 

5.0

225

669

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

24

53

147

322

669

7.0

13.0

20.0

24.0

1,200

3,320

6,000

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.4

*5.3

5.6

6.2

6.0

7.5

533" 645

111

60

43

34

29

28

27

27

26

26

26

28

34

43

1,800.3

58.1

0.105

0.12

Nov.

48

60

56

47

60

61

59

53

39

53

57

51

47

47

*42

34

48

47

49

70

91

135

114

96

78

75

80

69

69

84

1,919

64.0

0.116

0.13

Dec.

89

111

85

69

68

82

101

111

125

133

364

207

157

498

1,650

669

312

212

189

174

151

103

117

139

116

97

112

111

104

103

102

6,661

215

0.389

0.45

Jan.

92

92

90

91

89

94

83

86

85

82

111

153

178

153

134

128

*117

116

116

109

97

131

155

282

244

214

194

172

154

140

114

4,096

132

0.239

0.28

Feb.

126

143

134

116

11

137

2,030

2,110

669

409

444

1,610

873

409

354

312

272

254

224

200

186

176

174

186

263

364

343

1,140

-

13,755

491

0.888

0.92

Mar.

1,610

1,140

620

490

548

1,770

2,710

1,090

620

466

386

354

409

364

312

343

466

409

478

669

*572

444

669

512

364

312

282

254

226

214

200

19,303

623

1.13

1.30

Apr.

194

186

184

178

170

166

168

164

155

148

147.

172

223

557

3,620

4,420

979

572

455

386

332

343

694

444

984

1,820

719

478

375

312

19,745

658

1.19

1.33

Hay

272

235

212

195

181

166

151

139

131

129

192

195

226

644

596

292

202

166

146

131

121

124

*254

254

364

512

244

161

135

116

112

6,998

226

0.409

0.47

June

135

117

100

97

95

72

82

150

432

209

144

1,250

596

235

150

124

108

98

121

*115

109

105

90

88

86

158

282

153

98

88

5,643

188

0.540

0.58

July

77

66

59

48

44

50

84

66

205

669

744

1,460

2,480

745

282

181

157

108

96

85

77

72

66

56

45

*76

57

51

48

52

116

8,398

271

0.490

0.56

Aug.

131

91

69

61

56

51

48

51

46

58

42

85

597

850

2,500

1,590

804

4,290

7,240

9,110

2,610

424

771

1,580

480

*319

268

223

195

189

178

54,587

1,109

2.01

2.52

Sept.

182

352

1,220

847

596

343

263

226

189

158

151

164

187

142

129

122

116

111

191

*1,030

644

292

223

197

235

552

195

166

158

147

9,508

510

0.561

0.65

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,040 Win 4.2 Mean 281 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.89

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,110 Hln 4.2 Mean 362 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.89

Peak discharge (base, 4,5OO cfs). Apr. 16 (1 p.m.) 4,780 cfs (16.85 ft); AUK. 20 (3 a.m.)

10,600 cfs (25.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

41Z733 O - 57 - 6
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°41'20", long 77°32'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301, in Emporia, Greensville County.

Drainage area.--749 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 68 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 22.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5 cfs Nov. 11 (gage 

height, 1.00 ft).

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 21, 1955; minimum, that of Nov. 11, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 30.0 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 0.8 mile above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 30)

28

66

103

200

4.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

400

2,180

3,080

4,360

8,600

11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

10

11

11

16

10

10

10

10

14

*16

16 

17

22

22 

418

548

T6

14

11

10

10

9

9

9

9

11

15

11 

10

1,327

42.8

0.057

0.07

Nov.

11

13

11

10

11

10

9

8

8

8

105

92

21 

18

90

94 

17

17

98

101

19

96

289

171

18

113

18

96

132

95

1,799

60.0

0.080

0.09

Dec.

90

94

137

26

25

294

224

25

26

108

291

400

282 

308

1,080

1,260 

602

344

183

226

285

20

137

239

19

17

215

128

110

132 

158

7,505

242

0.323

'0.37

Jan.

170

17

110

108

108

110

134

23

23

180

244

284

19 

323

162

18 

*138

*134

135

163

248

245

20

184

346

312

226

368

270 

21

111

4,954

160

0.214

0.25

Feb.

96

135

253

282

li

23

805

2 860

l)240 *686

598

1,220

1,550 

804

424

438 

488

475

159

117

305

366

257

280

471

162

482

784

-

15,779

564

0.753

0.78

Mar.

1,520

1,680

1,020

772

705

1,170

5,020

1,990

996

743

732

530

85 

685

520

580 

480

690

754

752

662

470

*480

745

725

308

231

570

570 

264

284

24,109

778

1.04

1.20

Apr.

417

20

234

252

266

264

222

352

25

29

270

239

334 

484

1,880

5,000 

3,410

958

674

450

451

587

510

638

776

1,820

1,240

750

659 

460

23,471

782

1.04

1.16

May

460

319

142

106

248

426

169

16

109

142

163

163

367 

350

566

617 

290

213

220

380

29

29

*132

348

461

484

578

246

27 

26

202

8,030

259

0.346

0.40

June

145

109

148

29

29

220

34

218

264

475

32

437

1,250 

549

30

254 

231

30

29

136

136

157

*158

251

31

35

414

225

124 

128

6,248

208

0.278

0.31

July

226

36

38

36

36

37

140

221

34

287

887

970

1,990 

1,870

655

30 

103

363

31

118

29

192

31

50

29

30

128

90

129

30

30

8,856

286

0.382

0.44

Aug.

110

146

120

32

132

32

32

37

202

34

33

515

908 

1,280

1,240

2,420 

1,220

4,850

7,400

11,000

10,QOO

1,560

549

1,410

*866

565

290

72

190 

164

200

47,605

1,556

2.05

2.56

Sept.

384

654

842

776

864

626

260

324

382

55

34

204

158 

212

203

205 

35

34

609

1,220

1,260

952

510

34

57

542

280

*225

215 

290

12,422

414

0.553

0.62

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,840 Min 8 Mean 407 cfsm 0.543 In. 7.38

Water year 1954-55: Max 11,000 Min 8 Mean 444 Cfsm 0.593 In. 8.05

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs).--Aug. 21 (l a.m.) 12,600 cfs (22.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va.

75

Location.--Lat 36°36'55", long 77°42'00", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 603, 0.3 mile downstream from Quarrel Creek, 2.7 miles west of Brink, 

Greensville County, and 10 miles southwest of Emporia.

Drainage area.--68.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1955.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 13.71 ft); no 

flow at times.

1953-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

0

.05

.6 

1.7 

4.5 

8.5

3.2 

3.5 

4.O

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

116

217

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3

4.0

1.4 

4.2

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

104

181

396

700

1,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

2.0

?T2

2.1

2.1

2.2

3.0

3.6

4.4

3.9

4.2

5.5

5.1

*5.1

7.3

12_

12

10

8.8 

8.1

7.7

6.9

6.-1

5.5

5.5

5.3

4.7

.5

.5

.7

.9

.9

168.8

5.45

0.079

 0.09

Jan.

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4T

5.3

9.2

12

11

9.8

8.5

*7.5

6.5 

6.7

6.9

6.5

7.3

11

15

11

17

15

13

12

10

9.2

261.3

8.43

0.123

0.14

Feb.

9.0

9.0

9.2

8.8

8.1

10

72

68

51

38

41

~92 138

*86

54

41

35

32

29

26

24

23

21

22

35

37

46

92

-

______

1,157.1

41.3

0.602

0.63

Mar.

132

118

80

70

80

213

218

136

95

64

52

46

45

40

39

43

63

61 

89

111

*86

70

56

*46

45

39

35

31

29

28

11

2,287

73.8

1.08

1.24

Apr.

26

25

25

24

23

22

25

23

21

li

19

22

25

78

136

83

56

41 

35

31

27

30

30

27

*757

218

108

65

45

37

2,103

70.1

1.02

1.14

May

31

26

23

20

17

15

13

12

12

12

11

11

16

50

45

34

23

17 

14

12

10

10

*18

17

25

23

21

13

9.5

9^

21

591.3

19.1

0.278

0.32

June

18

12

8.5

7.1

6.0

5.2

^74

19

40

43

19

19

16

11

9.0

7.6

6.4

5.4 

7.6

45

65

*26

14

25

37

66

85

56

25

15

724.2

24.1

0.351

0.39

July

11

8.0

7.4

10

6.7

5.4

19

15

19

262

202

223

169

70

43

27

19

14

11

9.0

7.4

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.4

*3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

3T9

5.0

1,200.3

38.7

0.564

0.65

Aug.

6.2

6.2

5.2

3.6

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.7

33

302

*269

114

41

248

1,560 

685

224

77

41

34

46

46

31

24

19

16

15

14

3,673.3

118

1.72

1.98

Sept.

35

43

54

58

43

34

29

24

19

16

17

19

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.0 

62

*488

324

147

70

62

50

41

34

30

29

26

1,825.8

60.9

0.888

0.99

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,210 Min 0 Mean 49.6 Cfsm 0.723 In. 9.80

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,360 Min 0 Mean 38.3 Cfsm 0.558 In. 7.57

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs).--Aug. 18 (9:30 a.m.) 1,620 cfs (13.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
76 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Ahoskle Creek at Ahoskle, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°17', long 77°00', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 350, half a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and threequarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskle, Hertford County.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1955.

Average discharge. 5 years, 48.7 cfs.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 22 ft (by barometer). Prior to May 24, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 8.77 ft); no 

flow for many days during several months.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1955; no flow at times during each 

year.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 11.1 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 20 cfs and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_.5_

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.00031

0 . 0004

Nov.

0

*0

0

0

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.4

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.5

1.5

12.0

0.400

0.0062

0.007

Dec.

*1

1

.9

.8

.8

3

3.5

2.5

2

3

2

1.5

1.5

17

16

5.5

3.5

5.5

8

8

8

7.5

7

7

7

6.5

5.5

5.5

5

5

4

155.0

5.00

0.078

0.09

Jan.

4

4

3.5

3,5

3.5

3.5

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

*7.5

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

9

9

9

8.5

9

8.5

12

18

19

23

25

28

30

30

30

25

368.5

11.9

0.185

0.21

Feb.

*23

20

17

13

£

15

31

31

34

39

44

49

46

43

41

*37

35

33

30

26

23

19

18

22

52

48

67

89

-

------

954

34.1

0.530

0.55

Mar.

98

103

*98

95

95

126

131

149

164

16?

141

115

92

75

59

51

44

38

42

51

55

65

66

66

65

59

49

41

*35

30

28

2,490

80.3

1.25

1.44

Apr.

25

23

21

19

17

16

15

13

11

9

*7.5

7

6.5

7.5

10

9.5

10

10

11

14

15

15

13

10

10

*10

11

10

10

10

376.0

12.5

0.194

0.22

May

10

9.5

8

7

6.5

5.5

4.5

4

*3.5

2.5

1.5

1

1

1.5

.9

.6

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

.1

**.2

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

68.8

2.22

0.035

0.04

June

C>

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3.2

1

.3

.2

.4

.6

2.8

4.5

4

2.5

2

1.5

5.8

5.5

3

1.5

2

2.2

17

9.5

20

35

ii

165.5

5.52

0.086

0.10

July

37

27

16

7

3.5

1.5

.6

.3

.4

.2

2.1

24

14

6.5

2.5

1

.4

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

144.3

4.65

0.072

0.08

Aug.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68

78

108

140

163

274

351

380

332

341

293

214

169

*149

139

131

131

121

107

92

3,781

122

1.90

2.19

Sept.

*75

104

379

a700

31,000

a800

a 550

a400

a300

245

188

137

390

a70

350

340

332

332

215

*668

1,190

1,530

922

555

3370

a230

a!60

a!20

390

370

11,112

370

5.75

6.43

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,060 Mln 0 Mean 52.5 Cfsro 0.816 In. 11.08

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,330 Mln 0 Mean 53.8 Cfsra 0.837 In. 11.36

- Discharge messurement or observation of no flow made on this dsy.

** Field estimate made on this dsy.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of occsslonsl stsffmentsry gsge-helght record.

gsge readings and frsgROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Big Springs at Elliston, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°13', long 80°14', a quarter of a mile upstream from South Fork Roanoke

River and 0.3 mile south of Elliston, Montgomery County. 

Records available.--June 1928, August 1947, December 1949 to September 1955 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes.--1928, 1947, 1949-55: Maximum discharge measured, 6.51 cfs May 3, 1950; minimum

measured, "3.08 cfs Oct. 22, 1952. 

Remarks.--Discharge measurements made at bridge where U. S. Highway 11 crosses spring.

Dlschsrge messurements, In cubic feet per second, wster year 

October 1954 to September 1955

Apr. 1. ......... 4.82

May 4.......... 4.30

June 2.......... 3.85

28.......... 3.69

Aug. 30.......... 3.90
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 77

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location. Lat 37"14'10", long 80"12'30", on right bank at Lafayette, Montgomery County, 

0.4 mile downstream from confluence of North and South Forks and 1.1 miles upstream 

from Cove Hollow.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 30, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 256 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,090 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 7.91 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Oct. 6-14.

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 16-19, 1954.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.2 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 19,000 cfs from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1944-47(M), 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

430

980

2,340

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

Cf sm

Oct.

64

65

42

37

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,950

780

262

169

3140

al30

alOO

a90

a80

a70

a65

a60

a60

a60

*a65

a70

a80

4,770

154

0.599

0.69

Nov.

370

370

375

375

380

385

385

380

375

370

370

370

365

65

365

360

360

58

20~9l

3500

3250

3200

3170

3150

3130

3120

3110

alOO

94

100

3,211

107

0.416

0.46

Dec.

*112

112

106

100 100"

280

192

3170

3200

a250

3210

3180

3220

3260

3320

3280

3250

3230

3200

3180

3160

*a!40

3130

a!20

3110

3100

3100

a200

440

805

T55

6,752

218

0.848

0.98

J3n.

375 TOO"

240

201

3190

3180

3170

3160

3150

3150

3150

3140

3130

3120

3120

3120

3120

al20

3120

3110

3110

3120

3130

3130

a!20

3120

3120

3110

allO

3100 3lO~0"

4,636

150

0.584

0.67

Feb.

3110

3T40"

*3l70

3150

132

1,040

 1,690 532"

552

430

380

290

240

240

235

214

205

177

162

150

140

143

470

450

370

320

770

1,190

_

11,392

407

1.58

1.64

Mar.

1,900

1,280

*832

750

1,250

2,180

1,690

950

656

510

450

440

375

530" 370

1,380

1,310

,480

,310

,100

890

,380

,070

778

673

722

602

525

480

425

380

28,668

925

3.60

4.15

Apr.

*350

320

305

276

258

253

244

222

209

201

222

370

400

1,430

1,010

678

525

455

395

355

335

455

380

395

450

395

345

300

266

235

12,034

401

1.56

1.74

May

209

192

181

*209

205

192

184

181

173

165

162

162

184

205

181

158

147

140

132

125

115

140

154

203

271

158

129

109

91

T lob Tc"

397

5,090

164

0.638

0.74

June

a78 *a83

103

100

97

94

106

173

129

118

304

400 262"

169

147

125

3120

3110

3110

3100

a90

a90

3150

3250

3200

3140

3110

*3100

85

80

4,223

141

0.549

0.61

July

78

75

85

85

78

83

96

132

132

125

240

480

248

154

118

3110

390

380

375

370

3^5" 365

72

85

91

83

72

67

80

72

75

3,461

112

0.436

0.50

Aug.

80

70

103

65

62

58

60

85

60

62

60

53

49

39¥2"

42

318

 2,270 525"

310

201

3170

3150

3130

3110

3100

390

a80

a75

*a70

140

5,724

185

0.720

0.83

Sept.

106

88

115

129

lS9

97

88

80

75

75

75

75

72

70

67

65

62

62

62

60

58

58" 55

62

78

72

62

62

62

60

2,261

75.4

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,950 Mln 24 Mean 140 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.42

Water year' 1954-55: Max 2,270 Mln 33. Mean 253 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.34

Pegk dlBchsrge (bsse, 4,500 cfs). Oct. 15 (6 p.m.) 6,090 cfs (7.91 ft). 

* Discharge messurement m3de on this day.

3 Doubtful or no gsge-height record; discharge estimsted on bssis of 2 dlschsrge messurements, 

recorded range Jn stage, 3nd records for ststions 3t Rosnoke 3nd Niagara.
78 ROANQKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location. Lat 37°15'30", long 79°56'20", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Walnut Street 

Bridge in Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3.2 miles upstream from Tinker Creek, and at mile 

360.6.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1896 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.84 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to June 7, 1937, wire or chain gage on downstream side of 

highway bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--57 years (1896-1905, 1907-55), 392 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs jQct. 15 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum, 

39 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.41 ft); minimum dajly, 40 cfs Oct. 8.

1896-1955: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area 

determination, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; practically no 

flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage height, 0.0 ft); minimum 

daily, 27 cfs Feb. 20, 1934.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

92

147

323

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

585

1,300

2,150

3,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 loll

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.

49

147

67

51

46

*43

42 

40

4T

42

42

42

41

41

2.560

1,900

555

341

255

197

169

147

130

118

110

102

97

95

*118

118 

124

7,870

254

0.655

0.76

Nov.

110

108

113

113

118

127

127 

121

113

110

105

105

102

100

102

92

1T58~

118

244

460

423

302

255

227

207

188

169

166

*197

204

5,034

168

0.433

0.48

Dec.

181

172

166

156

T72

346

337 

259

364

449

351

285

a350

a500

a620

a500

a450

a400

a350

a320

*a300

259

244

244

213

194

178

175

812

 1.540 Q 1? 1?

O£c

11,709

378

0.974

1.12

Jan.

639

T58

403

341

306

294

266 

244

227

220

227

213

204

194

181

188

178

175

181

178

162

178

191

191

181

178

178

172

162

166 

144

6,260

234

0.603

0.70

Feb.

*153

17?

200

204

191

810

2.660 

1,460

910

697

627

525

408

408

398

369

351

315

294

262

230

230

470

652

573

486

794

1,540

_

16,389

585

1.51

1.57

Mar.

2,690

2,150

*1,260

1,110

1,620

2,780

S,e6o

1,500

1,040

801

671

658

633

603

697

1,790

1,970

1,880

2,020

1,540

1,300

2,020

1,740

1,190

1,000

1,040

895

766

697

633 

561

41,855

1,350

3.48

4.01

Apr.

508

470

444

413

374

360

355

323

306

294

351

537

615

2.280

1,700

1,080

801

690

645

597

525

627

567

561

639

591

525

470

423

389

18,460

615

1.59

1.77

May

364

337

323

306

*302

281

266 

259

244

237

227

224

251

274

248

224

207

197

188

172

166

254

227

227

589

251

210

188

178

210 

*191

7,592

245

0.631

0.73

June

172

156

147

138

132

130

156 

213

181

162

353

537

364

274

230

204

178

162

159

162

150

135

216

270

184

153

138

*127

118

110

5,811

194

0.500

0.56

July

105

97

97

127

105

115

102 

150

162

178

326

516

557

241

194

169

144

132

121

110

105

97

92

121

124

108

102

88

85

95

92

4,637

150

0.387

0.45

Aug.

113

124

130

115

92

102

97 

110

141

105

100

95

90

83

88

88

190

2,550

801

449

502

262

241

191

169

172

155

150

124

108 

*159

7,456

240

0.619

0.71

Sept.

178

152

191

188

166

147

150 

115

105

102

105

108

97

90

88

85

81

81

79

77

70

68

75

74

83

95

83

81

77

70

5,114

104

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,77O Min 37 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.83

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,780 Min 4O Mean 376 Cfsm O.969 In. 13.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs).--Oct. 15 (10 p.m.) 5,960 cfs (7.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

in stage, and records for stations at Lafayette and Niagara.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 79

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°15'18", long 79"52'18", on right bank 200 ft downstream from powerplant 

of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, 2 miles downstream from 

Tinker Creek, 2.1 miles southeast of Vinton, and at mile 355.3.

Drainage area.--511 sq mi.

Records available. July 1926 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers ).

Average discharge. 29 years, 526 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 9.

1926-55: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area study,by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing 

studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; 

minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 4, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 9, 1954.

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

Plow regulated at dam and powerplant 200 ft above- station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1938(M). 

 WSP 972: 1957 : 28, l929(M), 1930, 1933-38, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

91

139

221

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

360

530

920

1,470

3,120

5,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

160

226

130

146

115

102

84

114

8

44

118

96

92

75

5,060

2,530

727

332

347

284

268

226

130

164

232

172

195

*a!70

al70

al70

a!70

12,857

415

0.812

0.94

Nov.

al70

al70

al7o

al70

al70

al70

al70

al70

al50

also

al40

aT475

al40

al40

al40

al40

also

a!70

a350

aTOO

a500

a400

a350

a300

a270

a250

a230

a250

a290

252

6,962

232

0.454

0.51

Dec.

319

259

245

186

2W

503

473

368

480

595

494

405

414

897

832

662

530

539

530

474

410

400

365

354

256

271

323

290

1,280

2,070

1,160

16,644

537

1.05

1.21

Jan.

a900 aTO~0~

a600

a500

a450

a400

a350

a320

a300

a300

a300

a300

a280

a260

a250

281

218

304

266

301

266

236

284

304

258

310

182 204"

262

a290

a250

10,426

336

0.658

0.76

Feb.

a220

a250~

a300

276

238

1,430

3,620

1,870

1,190

894

808

689

493

515

484

452

424

371

330

367

304

328

556

858

759

616

1,160

a2,500

_

22,302

796

1.56

1.62

Mar.

a3,700

*a2,500

1,720

1,500

2,230

3,820

3,520

1,990

1,440

1,140

1,010

940

900

840

920

2,150

2,580

2,310

2,580

1,990

1,640

2,660

2,310

1,580

1,340

1,400

1,190

1,060

940

a900

aSOO

55,600

1,794

3.51

4.05

Apr.

a700

a600

a580

a540

aSOO

a480

a460

a440

a400 a4"5o"

a560

a700

a780

5,210

2,400

1,470

1,110

900

840

780

675

780

735

700

770

735

560

640

500

445

24,440

815

1.59

1.77

May

375

375" 520

385

*376

360

398

354

346

314

301

296

347

317

388

278

298

282

270

252

245

36?

386

334

497

358

304

290

276

287

273

10,444

337

0.659

0.76

June

244

204

226

190

198

alSO

a220

a300

a250

a220

a450

aSOO

aSUO"

a450

a350

a300

a250

a220

a220

a220

a200

alSO

a300

a400

a300

a210

al90

*al70

a!60

al50 

8,352

278

0.544

0.61

July

al40

al40

al40

al40

alSO

a200

a250

a200

a250

a300

a450

a700

a50o~

a400

a300

a250

a200

alSO

al70

alSO

al40

al30

al30

also

alSO

alSO

al40

al30

al20

aT3o~

alSO

6,770

218

0.427

0.49

Aug.

a!70

alSO

alSO

al70

alSO

alSO

alSO

a230

a300

a250

a200

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

a230

a350

a3, 500

al,000

a600

a400

a350

a300

a250

a230

a230

a200

alSO

a!70

alSO

a220

11,240

363

0.710

0.82

Sept.

a340

249

334

287

541

266

a230

a20D

a250

a200

a220

a240

a200

alSO

alSO

al70

a!70

a!70

a!70

al70

a!6o

aTBo"

al60

a!70

alSO

a200

al90

al80

a!70

aieo

6,277

209

0.409

0.46

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,200 Min 8 Mean 317 Cfsm 0.620 In. 8.44

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,060 Min 8 Mean 527 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efs).--0et. 15 (6:50 p.m.) 15,000 efs (15.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Toshes and at 

Roanoke.
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Blaokwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location. La t 37°02'35", long 79°41'07", on left bank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek, and 3 miles north of Union Hall, 

Franklin County.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. --March 1925 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.13 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Nov. 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --30 years, 231 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6.660 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations 

in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 892: 1930(M), 1933(M), 1938-39(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 31, Feb. l)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5

128

317

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

560

1,710

3,130

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

160

386

3.0 655

5.0 1/760

8.0 3,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

47

66

49

36

36

31

29

3T

33

35

36

38

36

2,510

1,200

229

146

120

98

84

78

75

67

67

67

*67

67

107

117

87

5,722

185

0.889

1.02

Nov.

78

89

123

110

104

104

95

89

87

81

78

78

78

75

75

75

87

107

352

545

892 275-

206

172

153

136

126

123

153 

*143

4,892

163

0.784

0.87

Dec.

123

114

110

107

104

160

176

146

150

160

143

126

150

422 335-

221

184

208

225

180

164

164

176

160

129

126

120

*117

150 

287

264

5,416

175

0.841

0.97

Jan.

213 192"

168

160

153

143

136

126

126

126

140

143

136

133

126

126

126

123

T2S

129

126

136

126

126

123

126

126

123

123 

129

140

4,255

137

0.659

0.76

Feb.

140

126

120

114

TIT

372

864

59T

278

229

217

208

153

200

200

168

157

150

140

136

133

136

192

213

192

180

192

287

-

6,002

214

1.03

1.07

Mar.

*502

417

316

350

355

699 559"

412

340

297

278

274

251

229

229

282

325

321

412

412

376

386

412

345

316

306

278

251

242 

229

*217

10, 648

343

1.65

1.90

Apr.

208

200

200

188

180

180

180

172

168

164

180

391

264

1,870

1,200

578

428

366

321

287

264

256

234

229

264

229

213

200

192 

184

9,990

333

1.60

1.78

May

180

*168

164

164

160

153

146

146

143

140

140

143

180

208

184

160

146

143

136

129

126

140

404

278

616

292

221

188

168

*204

6,052

195

0.937

1.08

June

164

150

140

136

129

126

T2S

264

176

150

1,100

633

321

246

217

196

180

164

164

176

*160

153

153

238

229

184

146

136

129 

129

6,615

220

1.06

1.18

July

143

133

120

117

T2U

123

150

140

217

208

385

1,690

638

325

246

204

180

184

168

146

140

133

121

133

157

136

129

179

146 

123

129

7,163

231

1.11

1.28

Aug.

146

126

107

101

92_

92

117

136

297

287

153

153

143

129

146

133

774

3,420

677

386

287

238

208

200

200

172

160

150

*146 

146

150

9,672

312

1.50

1.73

Sept.

150

150

200

229

19T

168

157

146

140

140

140

140

136

129

126

126

126

123

120

117

110

Tio- 107

126

164

146

129

123

120 

114

4,204

140

0.673

0.75

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,51O Mln 26 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.88

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,420 Mln 29 Mean 221 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Oct. 15 (5:30 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (11.10 ft); Apr. 14 (12 m.) 2,810

v-10 \ U . 00 iuy, UU11C -L-L \<± p. III. ^ £., COU Ula \C

(9:30 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (11.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

81

Location. Lat 37 0 02'03", long 79°31'18", on right bank if miles downstream from Witchers 

Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, 5 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania 

County, and at mile 313.1.

Drainage area . 1,020 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,014 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 19.76 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis 

of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for 

other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 55 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944{M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

55

78

190

399

685

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

2,330

4,360

8,400

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

121

177

231

204

227

156

137 

110

156

94

*69

14T

129

129

10,800

12,200

1,880

1,170

722

812

535

387

393

306

317

393

334

322

328

393

369

33,745

1,089

1.07

1.23

Nov.

363

399

432

452

439

439

381 

375

*339

328

300

295

295

204 279"

357

312

351

1,150

1,970

4,310

1,530

932

805

632

625

558

439

610

730

20,631

688

0.675

0.75

Dec.

558

595

521

479

399

535

828 

662

752

835

918

858

738

1 930

2 100

1 570

1 170

1 020

1 100

970

835

685

715

700

625

465

542

618

595

2,330

2,200

28,848

931

0.913

1.05

Jan.

1,530

1,250

978

*932

782

745

715 

670

602

580

625

662

610

514

565

580

542

479

580

535

521

535

550

507

542

479

558

419 4"Z5-

472

486

19,970

644

0.631

0.73

Feb.

387

550

486

486

465

1,190

5,360 

3,400

2,200

1,610

1,330

1,250

895

880

925

820

790

760

685

640

588

610

850

1,330

1,250

1,100

1,140

2,330

-

 _._

34,257

1,223

1.20

1.25

Mar.

4,360

4,600

2,800

2,600

2,800

5,230

5,490 

3,300

2,420

1,920

1,610

1,570

1,450

1,250

1,250

1,920

3,200

2,700

3,400

3,000

2,510

2,600

3,500

2,510

2,060

2,020

1,880

1,610

1,490

1,370

1,210

79,630

2,569

2.52

2.90

Apr.

1,140

1,060

1,020

895

910

858

850 

828

760

745

760

,490

,410

,980

,160

,000

,150

,790

,530

,370

,250

,210

,290

,170

,410

,250

,140

,020

,060

888

46,394

1,546

1.52

1.70

May

730

745

850

618

715

685

662 

798

738

715

*521

565

685

842

730

618

565

550

528

500

472

52F

1,020

1,060

1,570

1,020

760

640

580

835

730

22,575

728

0.714

0.82

June

595

521

479

458

439

425

393 

812

715

2,740

2,600

2,150

1,250

955

775

678

610

565

521

542

528

472

458

1,020

805

722

493

432

399

387

23,939

798

0.782

0.87

July

399

387

351

363

554

581

640 

425

602

940

1,900

4,020

1,920

985

775

610

528

*514

452

452

581

351

351

593

459

419

419

565

514

559

554

21,241

685

0.672

0.77

Aug.

351

551

306

295

284

255

353 

381

700

850

412

412

445

459

459

395

2,040

11,400

5,200

1,550

962

842

768

655

588

565

465

465

412

412

419

51,599

1,015

0.995

1.14

Sept.

507

500

550

812 572"

572

486 

459

595

381

551

419

375

545

*551

545

554

522

512

512

506

284 2"9~5~

559

599

581

351

328

517

506

11,984

399

0.591

0.44

Calendar yeari!954: Max 12,200 Min 62 Mean 652 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.65

Water year 1954-55: Max 12,200 Min 69 Mean 1,026 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.65

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 efs).--0et. 15 (11 p.m.) 28,200 ofs (19.76 ft); Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 9,450 

cfs 19.68 ft); July 11 (11 p.m.) 8,850 cfs (9.30 ft); Aug. 18 (ll a.m.) 15,400 cfs (15.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 36°S9'Ol", long 79°30'52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Fryingpan 

Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 25 years, 400 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17.500 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 23.66 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 2.75 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis 

of slope-area determination at gage height 25.8 ft, and records for other stations in 

Roanoke River basin; minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 31, 1932 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 972: 1931-32(M), 1933, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938-40.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 31)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.8 53

2.9 65

3.5 170

5.0 582

7.0 1,450

11.0 3,760

15.0 6,900

18.0 10,100

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

127

190

329

1,010

9.0 2,520

11.0 3,760

15.0 6,900

17.0 9,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

77

139

106

76

65

63

5759"

63

 71

70 

71

70

6,130

9,070

562

344

304

256

222

204

194

181

177

172

166

168

246

259

201

19,906

642

1.63

1.88

Nov.

188

215

267

262

239

239

215

204

*194

181

181

177 

170

162

T5T

183

183

234

330

948

1,600 6~0~8"

400

338

293

262

248

231

403

341

9,658

322

0.817

0.91

Dec.

270

259

242

226

220

284

323

245

259

290

256

234 

353

1,130

555

489

365

455

506

387

323

276

282

279

248

228

226

228

262

416

378

10,827

349

0.886

1.02

Jan.

299 279"

256

*239

239

228

220

210

205

208

226

245 

231

215

205

212

202

200

215

218

192

2T5

228

223

210

202

202

205

192

195

200

6,819

220

0.558

0.64

Feb.

210

208

202

186

172

871

 2,520 752"

506

396

365

378 

276

308

308

273

270

256

237

228

223

231

329

362

350

320

344

523

_

11,634

416

1.06

1.10

Mar.

1,350

800

523

489

852

2,460

975

608

489

412

390

416 

374

344

362

409

403

400

438

472

*455

591

557

438

378

384

344

320

308

299

290

17,330

559

1.42

1.64

Apr.

279

273

276

264

256

270

276

264

242

2~57J

270

455 

472

2,500

2,520

905

591

489

472

384

353

350

335

341

506

387

341

329

320

284

15,254

508

1.29

1.44

May

273

264

264

267

256

237

234

237

239

223

*220

223 

296

384

299

262

239

228

218

218

195

725

344

422

625

365

250

234

212

264

231

8,451

273

0.693

0.80

June

226

188

179

177

T77

179

241

748

320

237

2,000

1,020 

409

311

*267

248

228

210

212

223

212

200

208

302

308

305

223

190

183

179

10,110

337

0.855

0.95

July

172

172

164

158

164

158

344

195

212

466

1,410

1,550 

551

344

259

223

195

*183

172

164

158

151 T5B"

183

190

164

151

164

212

170

166

9,173

296

0.751

0.87

Aug.

192

168

143

135

129

139

208

574

506

390

231

234 

223

554

416

242

2,650

8,250

1,610

557

409

332

323

282

253

242

231

218

215

210

202

19,868

641

1.63

1.88

Sept.

200

215

311

323 2-6T

234

220

205

192

190

190

186 

183

177

*177

170

164

162

166

162

153

147

155

172

192

208

181

172

160

158

5,792

193

0.490

0.55

Calendar year 1954: Max 9,070 Mln 51 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.797 In. 10.82

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,070 Mln 57 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Oct. 15 (11 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (23.66 ft); Apr. 14 (5 p.m.) 4,110

cfs 111-51 ft); Aug. 18 (2 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (18.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 83

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°10', long 70°32', on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Haden 

Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rookoastle Creek, and 4 miles upstream from 

Huddleston, Bedford County.

Drainage.area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights only), September 1930 to 

September 1955.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Mar. 15, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1930-55), 183 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 16.000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 23.14 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Oct 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 24.1 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1933, 1935(M), 1939. WSP 972: 1931-32(M), 1934(M), 

1935-38, 1940, 1941(M). WSP 1082: 1940(P). WSP 1142: 1938-40(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting control method used Oct. 16-29)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, 

Apr'. 15 to Sept. 30 22 to A3r. 14

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

13 3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

500

1,180

3,050

5,300

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

72

124

264

700

1,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

28

30

28

25

24

21

22

25

29

30

28

25

27 

5,120

1,820

344

210 

166

133

123

113

98

86

75

68

68

68

139

123 

96

9,218

297

1.59

1.83

Nov.

77

103

133

98

103

98

84

79

77

70

66

62

60

60 

60

58

BE

168 

620

1,020

2,550

858

469

356

293

244

218

195

*206

168

8,719

291

1.56

1.74

Dec.

151

145

136

130

130

221

174

154

171

214

181

161

168

722 

430

264

210

229

218

188

*161

148

154

145

133

127

124

124

264

678 

344

6,799

219

1.17

1.35

Jan.

244

210

178

164

154

148

139

130

127

124

136

133

124

118 

116

124

116

113 

116

116

110

124

124

118

113

110

113

99

102

116 

82

4,043

130

0.695

0.80

Feb.

*121

113

104

89

91

632

970

3W

241

199

185

164

130

154

154

142

139

133 

124

121

118

121

298

237

203

174

260

487

6,269

224

1.20

1.25

Mar.

*902

588

323

482

678

1.140

745

356

268

233

218

218

199

188 

195

268

248

248 

248

244

229

260

268

237

218

225

203

188

181

*174 

168

10,340

334

1.79

2.06

Apr.

164

157

154

151

145

142

142

136 T3~6~

136

142

416

252

1,650 

863

411

280

238 

216

196

182

182

168

188

216

174

160

155

144

142

7,838

261

1.40

1.56

May

139

131

12S

128

126

*120

116

113

110

108

108

108

139

150 

123

110

108

106 

101

96

93

126

188

131

144

118

103

96

101

199 *HCT

3,777

122

0.652

0.75

June

<6

<1

£6

£4

C4

£1E"5

129

123

£8

5(4

T4l

lf.8

136

138

1C '8

HI

£3 

£6

1C '3

Jl

*£6

131 in

1C '6

123

1C 3

&1

84

81

3,776

126

0.674

0.75

July

79

77

73

71

75

73

73

79

113

238

289 ?27~

136

110 

96

86

79

75 

73

70

68

64

M

70

131

96

79

68

86

70 

66

3,054

98.5

0.527

0.61

Aug.

79

60

54

52

50

79

108

116

204

139

103

120

158

120 

139

91

790

1,480 

315

182

142

123

144

118

103

96

91

89

*89 

86

96

5,616

181

0.968

1.12

Sept.

91

91

142

152

118

103

91

89

81

81

81

84

77

77 

77

75

73

70 

68

70

64

54

66

77

89

79

70

70

70

68

2,508

83.6

0.447

0.50

Calendar year 1954 : Max 5,120 Mln 21 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.42

Water teryear 1954-55 1954-55 : Max 5,120 Mln 211_____Mean Mean197 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.32.32_________

Peak discharge /base, 3.000 cfs) . Oct. 15 (6 p.m.) 16,000 cfs (23.14 ft); Nov. 21 (4 a.m.) 4,940 

's (12.44 ft); Apr. 14 (9 a.m.) 3,020 cfs (8.80 ft); Aug. 17 (12 p.m.) 3,150 cfs (9.16 ft). 

* Dlscharce Discharge measurement measurement made on this rtav. day
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°06'16" (revised), long 79°17 I 44" (revised), on right bank 12 ft upstream 

from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Altavista, Campbell County, half a 

mile downstream from Sycamore Creek, S,\ miles upstream from Otter River, and at mile 

286.5.

Drainage area.--1.802 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 503.10 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, at site on 

left bank 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,948 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,000 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 31.23 ft); minimum, 191 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 94 cfs Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 

1.66 ft).

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara, 69 

miles above station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892: 1938(M). WSP 972: 1931-33.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 19 Aug. 2O to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

9.0

170

3OO

530

1,090

5,400

13.0

17.0

23.0

29.0

9,600

15,500

27,900

44,000

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

445

1,740

4,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

236

239

356

500 

376

336

264

239

221

268

*215

194 

?88

Z60

9,270

*41,500

5,Z20

2,430

1,560

1,440

1,090 

1,000

880

778

725

880

710

720

820

1,090 

820

74,725

2,410

1.34

1.54

Nov.

778

910

1,030

1,030 

940

940

820

790

910

*784

730

715 

710

650

610

760

736

880

1,400

5,130

11,900

2!790

2,000

1,720

1,340

1,400

1,060

1,400

1,720

51,533

1,718

0.953

1.06

Dec .

1,230

1,260

1,160

1,060 

820

1,200

1,840

1,560

1,340

1,560

1,720

1,400 

1,400

4,050

4,860

3,150

2,340

Z,160

2,430

2,080

1,840 

1,440

1,370

1,400

1,300

1,000

1,090

1,200

1,200

3,330

4,050

57,840

1,866

1.04

1.20

Jan.

2,880

2,340

*1,960

1,680 

1,480

1,440

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,160

1,260 

1,200

1,090

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

1,O30

1,060

1,000 

1,000

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,000

1,000

940

910

910

850

38,440

1,240

0.688

0.79

Feb.

850

W5

970

940 

910

1,730

10,50O

6,900

4,300

3,240

2,700

2,520 

1,920

1,400

1,800

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,370

1,260

1,200 

1,260

1,680

2,430

2,520

Z,250

2,160

3,510

-

65,830

2,351

1.30

1.35

Mar.

7,000

7,840

5,220

4,680 

4,860

10,800

9,160

6,300

4,590

3,780

3,240

3,150 

2,880

2,610

2,520

3,060

4,770

4,590

4,950

5,040

*4,410 

4,230

5,600

4,500

3,780

3,420

3,420

2.970

2,700

2 520 

2^250

140,840

4,543

2.52

2.90

Apr.

a2,OOO

al,900

al,800

al,700 

al,600

al,600

al,600

al,500

al.400

al,400

al,500

a2,000 

3,150

8,410

14,100

7,840

a4,500

a3,500

a3,000

a2,500

a2,200 

a2,100

a2,000

a2,100

2,880

2,700

a2,300

2,080

1,960

1,840

89,160

2,972

1.65

1.84

May

1,720

1,600

1,520

1,480 

1,370

1,370

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,160

1,160

1,160 

1,34O

1,880

1,640

1,400

1,260

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,050 

1,090

1,760

2,160

5,510

2,610

1,720

1,370

1,230

1,340

1,680

46,830

1,511

0.839

0.97

June

1,440

1,120

1,000

970 

940

910

910

,920

,920

,340

,800

,100 

3,150

2,160

*al,700

al,600

al,400

al,300

al,200

al,200

1,160 

1,090

1,030

1,600

1,760

1,720

1,260

1,050

940

880_

50,550

1,685

0.955

1.04

July

8 80

880

850

85~0 778 

778

1,300

1,090

970

1,990

2,790

9.160 

4,68O

2,340

1,720

1,400

1,250

1,090

1,030

970

880 

850

778

910

1,000

1,000

910

820

1,090

910

790

46,714

1,507

0.836

0.96

Aug.

850

850

754

685 

675

630

790

1,370

1,560

2,250

1,340

1,120 

1,200

1,260

2,080

1,200

3,520

27,900

10,400

3,510

2,460 

*1,980

1,700

1,670

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,080

970

970

79,884

2,577

1.43

1.65

Sept.

1,040

1,110

1,360

1.670 

1,500

1,220

1,110

1,000

900

830

830

850 

830

756

*712

694

670

640

628

610

580 

B^S" 555

592

712

795

700

640

616

586

25,261

842

0.467

0.52

Calendar year!954 : Max 41,300 Min 170 Mean 1,458 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.98

Water year!954-55 : Max 41,300 Min 194 Mean 2,103 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.82

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). --Oct. 16 (8 a.m.) 52.0OO cfs (31.23 ft); Aug. 18 (6:30 p.m.)

30,800 cfs (24.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for stations near Toshes and at Brookneal.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 85

Otter River near Bedford, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°22', long 79°25', on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 1 mile downstream from Roaring Run, 5 miles upstream from Elk Creek, 6-J miles 

northeast of Bedford, Bedford County, and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter River.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 11.96 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Oct. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs Mar. 23, 1949 (gage height, 17.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft; minimum, 5.6 Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from mud lines on bridge piers. 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 8,080 cfs), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained above.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1142: 1940(M), 1944(M), 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to May 3O,

Sept. 29, 30)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

4.8

7.5

11

87

2.3 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

150

375

1,590

3,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

18

17

17

16

15

10

8.6

8.6

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

2,620

356

112

81

65

57

57

54

52

49

47

46

*46

45

79

60

53

4,041.1

130

1.12

1.29

Nov.

51

64

69

59

63

58

54

52

45

42

40

39

39

39

38_

38

42

90 

720

732

1,840

431

265

211

165

136

121

120

*158

122

5,943

198

1.71

1.91

Dec.

116

112

108

105

105

160

121

112

196

184

145

128

142

391

235

181

155

196 

172

150

134

130

126

121

115

111

111

109

449

540

363

5,524

178

1.53

1.76

Jan.

296

247

214

190

172

162

146

138

134

130

136

127

126

120

120

121

116

114 

115

111

105

105

107

102

98

91

90

80

97

86

4,090

132

1.14

1.31

Feb.

*84

87

81

72

76

509

556

300

235

199

202

165

181

148

138

130

127

120 

120

126

122

128

357

241

202

181

358

371

-

5,616

201

1.73

1.80

Mar.

554

403

328

375

668

820

615

447

363

318

296

314

279

259

268

318

293

307 

304

290

279

367

335

310

293

307

265

244

229

*202

181

10 ,'831

349

3.01

3.47

Apr.

172

168

162

150

148

148

144

136

T3o~ 130

146

553

296

1,510

850

520

443

371 

328

279

276

256

235

290

268

232

214

199

181

168

8,903

297

2.56

2.86

May

158

*146

144

132

132

1J2

120

118

112

111

107

107

134

130

120

108

105

101 

98

94

87

165

127

124

107

98

91

273

214

*105

3,929

127

1.09

1.26

June

93

84

77

76

74

72

115

238

218

111

1,100

253

146

120

105

98

87

79

77

80

73

*66

65

80

64

108

68

61

58

56.

4,002

133

1.15

1.28

July

56

52

48

45

46

43

42

46

53

52

73

87

6T

53

47

43

40

35 

33

32

31

29

27

30

33

34

29

46

46

34

35

1,361

43.9

0.378

0.44

Aug.

54

35

29

25

24

25

29

37

65

49

35

39

61

49

66

49

232

1,140 

321

272

134

114

114

91

77

76

65

60

*54

52

59

3,532

114

0.983

1.13

Sept.

54

57

~8T 116

73

66

57

49

48

49

47

47

45

43

43

42

37

36 

35

32

29

34

37

41

45

42

39

39

37

44

1,450

48.3

0.416

0.46

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,620 Min 6.7 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.96

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,620 Min 6.7 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.4O In. 18.97

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (11.96 ft)j Nov. 21 (3 a.m.) 4,150

. . .. , c 

(3 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (6.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
86 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°13', long 79°18', on right bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Flat Creek, and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County.

Drainage area. 325 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years (1937-55), 365 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13.400 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 19.42 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1936-55: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs Oct. 19, 1937, Aug. 19, 1939 (gage height, 

23.1 ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of 

unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other 

stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 13,-17, 18, Oct. 8, 1954.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 852: 1937. WSP 892: 1938-39(M). WSP 972: 1937-39. 

WSP 1032: rS4CT

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

60

164

247

360

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

920

1,640

3,420

6,090

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

2B

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

47

47

47

45

44

40

35

39

42

*40

39

39

40

4,140

4,570 

472

278

220

188

174

167

161

160

158

156

160

158

238

229

186

12,406

400

1.23

1.42

Nov.

169

202

278

220

220

212

196

185

177

*164

156

156

155

154

T54

154 

161

226

1,140

2,020

5,510

1,180

724

570

500

388

335

311

486

374

16,877

563

1.73

1.93

Dec.

323

311

278

267

257

458

348

301

402

584

416

360

374

1,040

724

528 

430

514

514

416

348

301

311

301

278

257

257

257

612

1,110 

752

13,629

440

1.35

1.56

Jan.

598

514

*430

388

360

335

311

289

278

267

289

289

267

247

247

267 

257

247

257

257

229

247

267

247

234

229

220

196

193

212

164

8,836

285

0.877

1.01

Feb.

220

220

212

190

182

930

2,050

808

598

486

444

402

278

323

335

301 

289

267

247

257

257

257

BOB

668

528

444

771

948

-------

13,700

489

1.50

1.56

Mar.

1,430

1,010

724

1,110

1,260

2,110

1,480

920

752

626

570

598

570

500

500

668 

626

612

626

584

*556

668

640

556

542

584

486

444

416

388 

374

22,930

740

2.28

2.63

Apr.

360

348

335

323

311

311

311

289

278

278

289

1,040

626

2,560

1,760

1,010 

752

668

584

528

458

486

416

430

556

444

388

360

335

311

17,145

572

1.76

1.96

May

301

278

267

267

257

238

229

229

220

212

212

220

289

335

257

229 

220

212

202

194

186

220

360

289

247

220

196

186

180 1.520" 

348

8,320

268

0.825

0.95

June

247

a220

a210

a200

a!90

a!80

a300

a700

a600

a350

a5, 500

a 700

a450

a350

*301

247 

220

204

193

202

183

170

169

257

180

247

190

164

154

146

11,424

381

1.17

1'.30

July

142

132

126

120

119

118

140

156

149

444

639

446

212

178

156

138 

126

118

 107

101

96

95

90

34

107

100

98

190

258

130 

113

5,238

169

0.520

0,60

Aug.

130

113

92

82

80

80

174

13(6

698

257

162

170

229

260

374

207 

1,540

5.920

836

542

525

*257

267

220

188

174

161

154

149

144 

152

12,271

596

1.22

1.41

Sept.

152

156

388

278

210

188

169

149

136

156

156

154

 128

125

*125

124 

119

119

119

116

156" 106

112

125

142

128

119

122

119

120

4,406

147

0.452

0.50

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,510 Min 34 Mean 287 Cfsm 0.883 In. 12.01

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,510 Min 35 Mean 403 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 eta). Oct. 15 (11 p.m.) 15,400 cfs (19.42 ft): Nov. 21 (9 a.m.) 7,940 

cfs (16.78 ft); June 11 (time unknown) 4,470 cfs (12.88 ft)j Aug. 18 (5 a.m.J 6,O9O cfs (15.04 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Bedford and Qoose 

Creek near Huddleston.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 87

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'28", long 78°57'02", on left bank 1,600 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Brookneal, Campbell County, 3 miles upstream from Falling River and at mile 

255.9.

Drainage area.--2.420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Telemark. Datum of gage is 351.96 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, chain gage at 

site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. Aug. 30, 1929, to Aug. 15, 1940, water-stage 

recorder at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum (destroyed by flood). Aug. 16 to 

Oct. 1, 1940, staff gage at site 1,800 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 2, 1940 to 

Sept. 30, 1941, chain gage at site 1,600 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 2,486 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,100 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 32.35 ft); min-

 itnumT 280 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 5.50 ft).

1923-55: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 ft, at present site from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs 

by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination by .Geological Survey, unit 

hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 191 cfs Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Revisions (water years). WSP 622: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1928(M). WSP 972: 1928-34.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used below 10 ft Apr. 19 to Sept. 30)

5.5

5.6 

6.0 

7.0

280

320

530

1,330

12.0

18.0

25.0

29.0

6,750

14,800

28,000

38,500

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

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

580 

540

565

458

560

458

595

544

328

312

552

512 

288

*352

2,550

*56,100

20,500

3,180

2,080

1,670

1,470

1,280

1,200

1,060

880

954

1,040

880

988

1,280

1,280

85,616

2,697

1.11

1.28

Nov.

970 

1,020

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,240

1,240

1,010

1,050

1,150

970

925 

916

898

792

824

1,010

988

1,520

5,570

10.500

10^500

4,150

2,860

2,390

2,080

1,920

1,820

1,920

2,290

66,593

2,213

0.914

1.02

Dec.

2,020 

1,720

1,720

1,570

1,470

1,520

2,180

2,150

1,870

2,150

2,540

2,020 

1,920

3,950

6,060

4,260

'5,030

2,660

2,970

2,760

2,390

1,970

1,770

1,820

1,770

1,620

1.420

1,470

1,570

2,860

5,030

74,020

2,388

0.987

1.14

Jan.

5.710 

2,970

*2,550

2,180

2,080

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,670 

1,670

1,570

1,470

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,420

1.280

1,280

1,550

55,290

1,719

0.710

0.82

Feb.

1.240 

1,280

1,420

1,550

1,280

1,770

8,520

9,590

5,600

4,150

5,390

3,080 

2,660

2,180

2,240

2,290

2,150

2,080

1,970

1,820

1,770

1,720

2,180

5,590

5,280

2,970

2,970

4,260

_

-------

-------

82,560

2,941

1.22

1.27

Mar.

6,870 

9,460

7,110

5,940

6,290

12,500

12,900

6,820

*5,'720

4,480

5,820

3,710 

3,600

5,180

2,970

3,390

4,700

5,370

5,140

5,600

5,030

4,810

5,600

5,480

4,260

3,820

5,820

5,590

3,080

2,860

2,760

166,480

5,370

2.22

2.56

Apr.

2,500 

2,590

2,290

2,240

2,080

2,080

2,020

1,970

1,870

1,770

1,820

2,440 

4,040

6,780

18,800

9,590

5,850

4,590

3,820

3,280

2,970

2,760

2,660

2,760

3,50O

5,590

2,760

2,550

2,290

2,180 " -" --"- "

110,020

5,667

1.52

1.70

May

2,080 

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,670

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,420

*1,420

1,470 

1,620

2,540

2,150

1,720

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,580

1,550

1,580

1,870

2,760

5,600

5,080

2,020

1,570

1,420

1,820

2,080

56,330

1,817

0.751

0.87

June

1,520 

1,350

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,200

2,440

2,660

1,970

3,510

10,900 

4,150

2,660

2,020

1,720

1,520

1,380

1,330

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,240

1,280

1,970

1,870

1,720

1,280

1,150

1,100

- ' ----- -

60,560

2,012

0.851

0.95

July

1,060 

970

898

864

89TT

907

916

1,470

1,100

1,240

2,440

8,080 

6,290

5,280

2,080

1,670

1,420

1,380

1,280

*1,240

1,200

1,110

1,050

1,020

1,100

1,100

1,060

988

1,040

1,330

1,050

51,511

1,662

0.687

0.79

Aug.

979 

1,020

1,020

824

678

678

678

1,550

1,520

2,290

2,130

1,520 

1,420

1,720

2,860

2,080

5,060

29.000

22,100

5,720

5,710

2,600

2,290

2,240

2,020

dl,800

dl,700

dl , 500

dl , 400

dl.500

1,200

104,587

5,567

1.59

1.60

Sept.

1,200 

1,470

dl,800

d2.20O

d2,000

dl,800

dl,600

dl , 400

1,240

dl,200

dl.100

dl,100 

dl,100

1,060

961.

*1,010

dl,000

d950

d900

864

848

864

880

970

1,080

1,200

970

898

d860

dSOO

35,325

1,178

0.487

0.54

Calendar year 1954: Max 36,100 Mln 248 Mean 1,809 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.15

Water year 1954-55: Max 36,100 Mln 288 Mean 2,587 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs).--0ct. 16 (10 p.m.) 49,100 cfs (32.35 ft); Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.)

35,8OO cfs (28.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Altavista 

and id Randolph.
88 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Falling River near Appomattox, Va.

Location. Lat 37°19'40", long 78°51'20", on right bank 130 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 644 and 2.0 miles southwest of Appomattox, Appomattox County.

Drainage area. 5.1 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 740 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1954: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 26 cfs June 14 (gage 

height, 2.01 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 338 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 5.24 

ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 8.0 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

Mean 

Cubic 

Runol

June

al.7 

al.8 

*1.9 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

July

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

*1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

Aug.

1.0 

JU1 

1.3 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

*.9 

.9

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

June

1.8 

1.7 

1.9 

*2.4 

3.3 

1.9 

2.0 

2.2

1.8

July

1.3 

*1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

2*2

Aug.

1.0 

1.0 

^1 

.9 

1.0 

*1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.1

Sept.

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

1*9

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

feet per second per square 

"f in inches.. ...............

June

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1*1 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.80 

0.353 

0.39

July

.6 

.5

.2

.1

_*2

.0 

.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.23 

0.241 

0.28

Aug.

1.0 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.06 

0.208 

0.24

Sept.

1.0 

*1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

0.99 

0.194 

0.22

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfsl. No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Falling River near Naruna.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

1*2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

*18

2.6

1.7

1.6

al.5

al.4

al.2

al.5

al.4

al.l

al.l

al.l

al.4

al.4

aZ.l

al.9

al.B

58.4

1.88

0.369

0.43

Nov.

al.7

a2.0

8.2. 2

al.9

a2.0

al.9

al.7

al.8

al.9

al.7

*al.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

2.8

40

14

30

5.3

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.9

5.8

3.8

153.5

5.12

1.00

1.12

Dec .

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.9

3.4

3.3

6.1

4.8

3.8

3.6

*5.5

9^5

5.0

3.9

3.7

5.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.3

3.6 

3 2

120.2

3.88

0.761

0.88

Jan.

3.0

3.2

*2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2-6

86.8

2.80

0.549

0.63

Feb.

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6

24

17

8.1

4.9

4.2

5.6

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

4.2

8.7

5.3

4.8

3.9

8.4

7.1

-

151.0

5.39

1.06

1.10

Mar.

11

6.4

8.8

8.3

48

*42

11

7.7

6.7

5.8

6.2

6.4

5.6

5.6

6.7

6.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.6

8.3

5.6

4.9

5.3

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.2

271.8

8.77

1.72

1.98

Apr.

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.5

4.5

4.2

!i*7.1

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

3.3

5.8

2.9

2.6

2.6

.2*1

2.4

119.0

3.97

0.778

0.87

May

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

1*0

11

3.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2 

2.0

86.5

2.79

0.547

0.63

June

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

3.7

2.4

2.2

13

3.0

2.3

2.2

2.1

*2.0

2.0

2.p

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

74.0

2.47

0.484

0.54

July

1.8

1.

1.

1.

1*_

1.

2.

1.8

1.8

5.8

7.8

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.2

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.7

'

75.2

2.43

0.476

0.55

Aug.

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

4.2

3.9

5.1

4.1

3.2

96

*63

3.7

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1*6

1.6

1.7 

1.6

236.6

7.63

1.50

1.73

Sept.

1*6

2.1

2^3

1.8

1.7

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

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

49.5

1.65

0.324

0.36

Calendar year 1954: Max - 

Water year 1954-55: Max 96

Min -

Min 1.0

Cfsm - In. 

4.06 Cfsm 0.796 In. 10.82

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfsl.--Oct. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 150 cfs (3.54 ft); Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 304 c£s 

(4.87 ft); Nov. 21 (4:30 a.m.)- 234 cfs (4.37 ft); Mar. 5 (7 p.m.) 304 cfs (4.71 ft); May 22 (4 p.m.) 

175 cfs (3.65 ft); Aug. 17 (7:30 p.m.) 338 cfs (5.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Spring Mills and 

Falling River near Naruna.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

East Pork Palling River at Spring Mills, Va.

 Tat 37°14'40" long 78°55'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

'Highwa? 646-a? Spr?n| Mills, Appomattol County 0.6 mile upstream from Burger 

Branch, and 5 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. 

Drainage area . 52.2 sq mi.

A^ffofgagfis 470 ft (from topographic mapK

MFemes.-1954: Maximum discharge during period June to September 298 cfs June 15 (gage 

 HelgHt, 2.68 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs July 27, 28 (gage height 0 52 ft .

1954-55- Maximum discharge during water year, 1,530 cfs Aug. 18 (gage neignt, i .M

ft> Plood1ori944b1 reachedt a S^o^'fJf f^'SfSiition by local resident 

Remarks!--Regord3 goof except ?hole ?or period 'of doubtful gage-height record, which are

Rating table, June 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1955 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per 'second;

1.0

1.4

3.5

9.5

17

47

1.6 

2.0 

5.0

73 

152 

S30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

Tot 

Hea 

Cub 

Run

June

a21 

a22 

*a23 

25 

ZZ 

21 

21 

32 

29 

24

July

14 

14 

13 

11 

17 

*17 

13 

18 

13 

16

Aug.

8.3 

9.5 

19 

12 

13 

17 

15 

12 

12 

8.6

Sept.

10 

7.1 

9.2 

6.5 

7.4 

9,2 

8.6 

5.9 

*6.5 

6.5

Day

11

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

June

23 

21 

22 

*26 

15 

26 

25 

25 

23 

21

July

12 

*13 

15 

13 

14 

16 

12 

13 

15 

15

Aug.

7.7 

6.2 

9.8 

9.2 

10 

*5.3 

9.5 

12 

11 

11

Sept.

8.6 

3.5 

10 

5.9 

6.8 

4.7 

8.0 

5.6 

3.8 

21

Day

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

le feet per second per square 

of f In Inches ................

June

20

19 

19 

21 

17 

15

tt 

16 

14

700 

23.3 

O.446 

0.50

July

17 

17 

13 

15 

12 

13 

8.9 

8.6

iP 

12

419.2 

13.5 

0.259 

O.30

Aug.

14 

13 

14

12 

12 

14 

12 

13 

12 

13 

6.8

353.9 

11.4 

0.218 

0.25

Sept.

12 

*12 

8.3 

10 

9.8 

6.8 

12 

8.9 

12 

9.5

256.1 

8.54 

0.164 

O.18

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Palling River near Naruna.

Discharge, In "cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

9.5

8.9

10

8.9

10

6.2

771

9.8 10'

11

9.5

10

8.9

*130

42

17

15

16

15

13

16

16

11

12

12

15

14

24 

20

19

534.2

17.2

0.330

0.38

Nov.

18

21

24

20

22

21

18

19

22

17

*18

16

16

18

18

17

18

23

120

182

278

51

33

33

27

25

23

24

64 

32

1,238

' 41.3

0.791

0.88

Dec.

28

26

25

23

24

35

27

28

46

51

33

28

*4O

182

82

45

36

58

47

36

30

35

32

28

26

25

25

25

39

40

31

1,236

39.9

0.764

0.88

Jan.

29

29

*28

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

29

27

26

25

25

29

27

25

27

25

24

3O

'28 34

29

28

27

25

25

24

ZZ_

830

26.8

0.513

0.59

Feb.

25

28

25

24

11

246

272

100

55

45

52

43

35

37

33

*33

35

33

31

30

29

34

108

65

58

47

107

102

-

1,753

62.6

1.20

1.25

Mar.

152

94

82

152

353

*374

Teo

d!30

dlOO

d80

d70

d62

d60

d56

d60

d70

d64

d62

d60

d60

d55

d90

d70

d60

d52

d58

d50

d45

d44

d41

d.39

2,905

93.7

1.80

2.08

Apr.

d38

d37

d36

d35

d34

d35

d35

34

d31

d31

d34

42

38

110 *104

57

46

49

44

40

37

40

36

56

108

59

47

42

38

35

1,408

46.9

0.898

1.00

May

34

32

31

31

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

28

51

49

35

30

28

27

26

25

24

135

86

46

38

31

27

27

27 

30

25

1,110

35.8

0.686

0.79

June

24

23

22

22

22

21

26

4O

33

25

274

84

38

32

28

*27

25

24

27

27

24

23

23

27

31

42

25

24

23

19

1,105

36.8

0.705

0.79

July

18

21

19

19

19

19

21

21

27

42

46

29

26

23

21

19

19

18

17

*19

23

14

16

16

17

15

16

15

15 

17

17

644

20.8

0.398

0.46

Aug.

17

15

!i

15

16

15

15

20

15

19

17

24

48

79

47

25

302 *7108~T

44

35

32

38

29

27

27

25

25

24 

24

24

1,848

59.6

1.14

1.31

Sept.

24

30

51

33

28

26

25

23

23

24

23

23

*21

21

24

19

21

22

22

22

20

21

22

24

24

22

22

22

22 

19

723

24.1

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 710 Mln 6.2 Mean 42.0 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.93

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Feb. 6 (9:30 p.m.) 782 efs (4.84 ft); Mar. 5 (12 p.m.) 1,210 cfs 

(6.58 ft); June 11 (4 p.m.) 782 efs (4.84 ft); Aug. 18 (6 a.m.) 1,530 efs (7.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Appomattox 

and Falling River near Naruna.

412733 O - 57 - 7
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Palling River near Naruna, Va.

Location. Lat 37°07', long 78°58 I ; on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Little Falling River and 2-| miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell 

County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1929-34, 1941-55), 149 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 14.81 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1929-35, 1941-55: Maximum discharge, 15,800 cfs Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage height, 

23.9 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slopearea determinations at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 ft; minimum, 3 cfs Oct. 9, 1932 

(gage height, 2.18 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1930, 1931-34(M), 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, 

Apr. 26 to Sept. 30 Dec. 33 to Apr. 25

2.4 

3.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

80

183

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

323

1,040

2,700

3,610

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

64

100

216

362

1,430

1,840

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

32

23

24

25

26

37

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

21

23

20

18

17

17

12

IT

22

23

21

20

*21

475

228

49

38 

36

35

32

33

35

31

30

31

31

34

57

51

42

1,540

49.7

0.289

0.33

Nov.

37

43

70

48

50

51

43

42

40

40

37

38

38

37

37

35

3ff

42 

151

308

488

14T

89

77

70

60

54

56

156

91

2,511

83.7

0.487

0.54

Dec.

72

66

58

56

54_

94

72

67

80

140

87

72

116

596 *77e"

151

113

160 

153

109

93

94

122

98

90

89

85

83

114

151

108

3,721

120

0.698

0.80

Jan.

98

100

*94

92

85

83

79

74

76

76

90

90

81

81

79

90

87

81 

83

79

79

96

ISO" 116

94

89

89

78

76

74

li

2,660

85.8

0.499

0.58

Feb.

90

83

78

67

TT

490

1,040

305

2OO

163

175

168

129

*133

120

112

114

104 

96

94

90

98

308

216

211

165

305

335

_

_--__-

5,563

199

1.16

1.21

Mar.

442

308

216

490

1,020

1,760

490

290

*227

190

178

190

175

160

170

216

190

193 

190

185

175

267

200

168

165

178

147

140

133

127

120

9,100

294

1.71

1.97

Apr.

120

116

114

110

106

110

110

102

100

To7>

104

147

122

418

*1TO~

227

178

168 

156

142

133

151

133

156

378

181

142

128

113

106

4,781

159

0.924

1.03

May

98

94

91

89

87

84

80

78

77

75_

*77

89

207

219

136

106

96

91 

85

80

78

165

'2T>3" 388

186

123

102

93

91

106

87

3,721

120

0.698

0.80

June

80

78

74

74

72

70

136

232

109

87

872 54"6~

167

121

106

*94

87

82 

84

85

77

74

75

104

96

178

91

74

72

63

4,160

139

0.808

0.90

July

61

61

58

58

63

74

78

66

64

96

130

136 -ZS

70

63

57

54

50 

48

*48

44

42

50

43

44

43

46

39 39"

45

51

1,910

61.6

0.358

0.41

Aug.

53

42

36

34

31

36

254

263

60

56

83

72

188

1,210

466

125

1,310

5,610 

340

165

121

102

128

98

80

77

70

67

66

66

64

9,376

302

1.76

2.03

Sept.

66

117

156" 392

115

94

84

75

70

72

69

69

64

63

64

*61

60

60 

61

64

58

57

W

64

67

64

58

58

58

57

2,477

82.6

0.480

0.54

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,260 Min 10 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.605 In. 8.21

Water ater year year 1954-55: 1954-55: Max Max 3,610 5,610____Min Min 12 12_____Mean Mean 141 141_____Cfsm Cfsm 0.820 0.820 In. In. 11.14 11.14_________ 

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs).--Feb. 7 (12:50 a.m.) 2,260 efs (8.97 ft); Mar. 5 (11:50 p.m.) 

,810 cfs 112.43 ft); June 11 (8:30 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (9.28 ft),- Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 3,910 cfs (12.65 ft); 

AugV lug"."18 (7 to 8'a.m.) 8'a.m.) 5.250, cfs (14.81 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 91

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05' , long 78°46' , on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 40, 0.9 mile west of Phenix, Charlotte County, 2 miles downstream from Rough 

Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Louse Creek.

Drainage area.--102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 14, 1950, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 12.68 ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 2,720 cfs Dec. 4, 1948 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.86 ft). 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 17,5 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1947(M) , 1948, 1949(M) .

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-25)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

7.5

12

96

3.0 

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

222

696

914

1,750

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

13

14

14

11

10

8.4

S74

11

15

15

14

13

*13

60

~BT 201

34 

31

30

27

25

23

23

23

23

23

25

42

55

40

921.8

29.7

0.291

0.34

Nov.

32

32

37

35

37

41

35

33

31

30

30

29

35

30

*29

30

30

37 

100

180

215

1ST

81

76

67

57

52

51

107

95

1,831

61.0

0.598

0.67

Dec.

66

58

52

49

47_

64

62

61

62

110

79

62

68

208

510

162

89

88 

105

79

64

61

70

63

56

51

52

52

55

65

56

2,526

81.5

0.799

0.92

Jan.

52

52

*49

46

46

45

44

42

42

42

48

53

48

45

46

51

48

46 

46

46

40

52

69

W

55

51

50

45

41

39

£E

1,475

47.6

0.467

0.54

Feb.

37

46

47

37

55

91

555

517

TJS

102

92

111

81

84

81

*74

75

70 

62

62

60

61

107

116

110

95

119

208

-

5,077

110

1.08

1.12

Mar.

162

157

110

186

510

886

BITS"

272

*156

112

100

125

118

99

95

111

105

100 

107

102

95

146

174

109

96

99

89

81

77

74

71

5,568

175

1.70

1.96

Apr.

70

67

66

65

62

62

62

58

57

5T

61

102

90

241

568

540

149

124 

112

*100

91

99

91

84

186

164

105

91

81

75

5,578

119

1.17

1.50

May

71

66

62

61

58

54

51

50

48

ii

*46

52

92

229

T57

79

67

60 

56

52

48

70

156

89

165

85

62

54

52

55

48

2,281

75.6

0.722

0.85

June

45

40

59

57

57

55

59

77

92

57

79

~SS 151

52

45

*45

40

57 

38

59

56

53

55

73

45

60

50

57

35

51

1,499

50.0

0.490

0.55

July

50

29

28

27

27

25

44

69

40

45

70

W

59

42

36

53

29

27 

25

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

22

47

51 

50

1,062

34.5

0.356

0.59

Aug.

28

24

22

20

2E

24

22

42

55

50

52

51

122

119

250

180

176

1,650 

1,210

258

95

74

92

73

*59

54

52

48

46

45 

44

5,001

161

1.58

1.82

Sept.

42

50

83

89

5?

54

50

44

41

41

41

41

57

57

56

*35

54

55 "55

40

57

54

56

40

43

40

57

57

57

57

1,323

44.1

0.432

0.48

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,310 Mln 7.2 Mean 77.2 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.31

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,650 Mln 8.4 Mean 82.0 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.92

Peak discharge (base. 1,OOO efs).--Mar. 6 (8 p.m.) 1,780 cfs (1O.12 ft): Aug. 18 (7 p.m.) 2,620 cfs 

(1Z.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Randolph, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°54'54", long 78°44'28", on right bank 14 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 26, 2.8 miles northwest of Randolph, Charlotte County, 3.6 miles upstream 

from Roanoke Creek, and at mile 227.3.

Drainage area.--3,OOP sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1900 to August 1906, October 1927 to March 1930, and October 

1950 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Prior to January 1905, published as Staunton River at Randolph. Records prior to August 1906, republished in 

Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31, with some revisions and corrections.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 307.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 27, 1900, to Oct. 13, 1902, wire-weight 

gage at site 3.2 miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 14, 1902, to Aug. 11, 1906, 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Mar. 31, 1930, wire-weight or chain gage at site of original gage 

at datum 3.87 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1902-5, 1927-29, 1950-55), 3,248 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,700 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 27.08 ft); minimum, 310 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-55: Maximum discharge, about 80,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1901 

gage height, 34.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 256 cfs Sept. 16, 1954 

gage height, 3.88 ft).

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 41.6 ft (discharge, 150,000 cfs), from 

information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1203: 1927-30. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods when rate of change In 

stage was used as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

4.0

5.0

7.0

18.0

280

750

2,180

12,200

23.0

24.0

27.0

22,800

25,600

39,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

435

430

390

420 

540

595

505

415 

370

360

355

400

338

*318 £25"

k!7 , 600

*k35,700

*12,600

3,700

2,440

2,180

1,900

1,700

1,500

1,440

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,400

1,660

95,246

3,072

1.02

1.18

Nov.

1,400

1,190

1,330

1,620 

1,580

1,500

1,470

1,360 

1,190

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,080

*1,080

990

l,U5o~

1,190

1,470

4,340

100,500

k!4,800

k5,740

4,280

3,400

2,900

2,350

2,260

2,260

2,900

79,990

2,666

0.889

0.99

Dec.

2,800

2,260

2,100

1,900 

1,740

1,700

2^020

2,620 

2,350

2,440

2,800

2,710

2,350

4,420

7,200

6,080

4,460

3,600

3,700

3,800

3,200

2,710

2,180

2,180

2,180

1,980

1,780

1,740

1,820

2,180

5,240

90,240

2,911

0.970

1.12

Jan.

4,910

3,900

3,200

2,710 

2,440

*2,260

2,100

2,020 

1,900

1,820

,820

,900

,980

,900

,780

,700

,740

,740

,700

,660

,700

,660

,740

,860

,860

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,580

1,440

1,440

63,600

2,052

0.684

0.79

Feb.

1,440

1,470

1,500

1,540 

1,440

1,860

k9,900

102,100 

7,366

5,320

4,460

4,190

3,500

2,710

2,530

2,620

2,530

2,350

2,180

2,100

1,980

1,900

2,260

4,000

4,280

4,000

3,600

5,160

_

_ _ _ -_ .

------

100,280

3,581

1.19

1.24

Mar.

6,640

9,430

8,160

6,570 

6,920

M.5,400

kl6,600

*WO,100 

7,130

5,800

5,000

4,640

4,550

4,370

4,100

4,190

5,000

6,080

5,940

6,220

5,940

5,800

6,010

6,430

5,400

4,730

4,550

4,280

3,800

3,500

5,500

196,580

6,341

2.11

2.43

Apr.

3,000

2,900

2,710

2,620 

2,440

2,550

2,350

2,260 

2,180

2,020

2,020

2,260

4,280

k8,140

k21 , 100

105,500

k6,980

5,640

4,820

4,370

5,900

3,700

3,500

3,400

5,240

5,000

4,000

3,400

3,000

2,800

137,880

4,596

1.53

1.71

May

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,180 

2,100

1,940

1,900

1,820 

1,780

1,780

1,660

*1,780

1,940

3,400

3,200

2,440

2,020

1,820

1,700

1,620

1.540

1,546

2,620

4,370

5,870

4,730

3,300

2,260

1,940

1,820

2,800

75,190

2,425

0.808

0.93

June

2,180

1,740

1,540

1,440 

1,360

1,330

1,400

2,800 

3,700

2,900

2,350

101,300

k6,030

3,900

2,710

2,260

1,980

1,820

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,440

1,470

1,980

2,440

2,260

1,780

1,400

1,500

-----

73,170

2,439

0.813

0.91

July

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300 

1,220

1,190

1,330

1,500 

1,620

1,360

2,620

k6 , 900

k7,640

4,820

2,710

2,020

1,700

1,470

1,330

*1,300

1,160

1,120

1,050

990 l,0"5o~

1,120

1,190

1,080

1,020

1,440

1,260

58,410

1,884

0.628

0.72

Aug.

1,080

1,020

1,050

960 

900

810 sTo"

1,720 

1,740

2,320

2,710

1,980

1,940

2,980

6,920

4,100

3,900

k25,100

Ic56,700

109,200

6,500

3,800

3,700

2,900

2,900

2,530

2,440

2,020

1,820

1,820

1,820

150,190

4,845'

i.si

1.86

Sept.

1,820

1,860

2,980

4,000 

2,900

2,440

2,020

1,860 

1,700

1,580

1,500

1,500

*1,360

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,160

48,180

1,606

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1954: Max 35,700 Mln 256 Mean 2,275 Cfsm O.758 In. 1O.30

Water year 1954-55: Max 36,700 Mln 318 Mean 3,203 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.48

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Oct. 17 (4:30 p.m.) 39.700 cfs (27.08 ft)j Apr. 16 (12:30 a.m.) 

22,800 cfs (22795 ftJjAugl 19 (7 p.m.) 38,500 cfs (26.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

k Computed by ualng rate of change In stage as a factor.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

93

Location.--Lat 36°55'49", long 78°39'56", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft northwest of Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 123 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 13.58 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1946-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; no flow for part of Sept. 18, 

1954, from information by local observer.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), 

from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1333: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14-17, Dec. 27 to Feb. 6, 

July 15 to Aug. 12, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3)

Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

1.0 2.8

1.3 9.5

1.5 15

2.0 32

2.5 52

3.0 81

4.0 141

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

202

281

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

400

680

1,110

2,470

4,170

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.2

5.0

3.4

3.6

*3.6

3.6

42

105

430

-57 457 

36

28

23

18

16

15

14

14

14

26

37

46

1,432.4

46.2

0.285

0.33

Nov.

40

35

33

32

39

40

39

36

32

29

27

26

26

25

*g_4

25

26

28 

40 

96

174 TB"6~

132

84

72

60

52

47

66

99

1,620

54.0

0.333

0.37

Dec.

93

69

58

50

45

52

61

63

58

87

114

99

102

257

*425

450

7BT

142 

108 

96

75

69

62

53

52

51

51

50

50

52

50

3,309

107

0.660

0.76

Jan.

46

44

42

42

40

*40

39

38

37

37

45

52

56

52

49

48

48

47 

47 

49

50

50

66

81

78

66

60

54

48

46

47

1,544

49.8

0.307

0.35

Feb.

4046-

48

46

40

108

450

~&5 645

217

132

139

120

100

90

*80

75

69 

63 

56

52

50

59

81

105

108

135

233

_

.._-_..

3,812

136

0.840

0.87

Mar.

325

273

188

139

202

555

870 5^B"

265

150

111

111

111

105

108

136

146

146 

178 

188

156

181

*217

225

139

102

87

75

66

61

58

6,199

200

1.23

1.42

Apr.

54

52

51

48

46

44

44

43

40

38_

39

50

69

772

2.550

1,060

450

233

150 

*118

99

142

125

114

344

336

241

136

99

81

7,668

256

1.58

1.76

May

72

64

58

54

51

47

43

40

37

34

33 *?r

64

136

174

118

72

55 

46

40

36

50

146

225

297

202

84

57

46

44

39

2,505

80.8

0.499

0.58

June

34

29

26

23

22

20

57

249

2oT

122

136

188

*170

84

52

39

32

29 

27 

26

25

23

21

21

21

24

22

20

17

15

.... -

1,776

59.2

0.365

0.41

July

13

11

11

11

9.4

8.8

17

21

25

119

257

680 IHc7

202

90

57

41

34 

28 

*23

20

18

17

15

24

19

18

16

15

16

17

2,303.2

74.3

0.459

0.53

Aug.

18

17

15

13

12

10

IS

14

17

19

25

42

150

366

1,110

960

851

3,720 

3,190 

1,310

325

136

311

*75

58

48

40

35

32

30

26

12,985

419

2.59

2.99

Sept.

25

44

98

217

16T

99

64

52

45

39

38

34

*32

30

28

27

26

26 

21 

24

28

39

36

36

35

35

35

35

33

34

1,479

49.3

0.304

0.34

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,290 Mln 0.8 Mean 89.2 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.47

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,720 Mln 3.0 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (11.63 ft); Aug. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 

4,710 cfs (13.58 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
94 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°30'54", long 80°18'12", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 704, an eighth of a mile downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of 

Francisco, Stokes County, and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

Drainage area. 124 sq ml.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 186 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.560 cfs June 11 (gage height, 7.82 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 48 cfs Oct. 4, 11.

1924-55: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 

0.43 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Sept. 18, 20, 1932.

Flood in 1916 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Oct. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation by Pinnacles 

powerplant and two reservoirs 28 miles above station with a combined capacity of 

416,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions. WSP 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

30

52

80

118

250

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

462

750

1,490

2,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

65

71

48

ET

58

*56

52

61

58

48

56

58

61

1,070

238

147

112

98

87

85

82

82

77

65

77

74

77

110

87

84

3,470

112

0.903

1.04

Nov.

65 ~SS

93

84

91

84

87

76

77

80

78

77

80

78

70

*78

508 T3B~

174

177

140

114

114

112

100

89

98

108

133

114

3,473

116

0.935

1.04

Dec.

102

98

98

91

98

169

125

120

127

118

106

110

133

199

147

127

120

147

133

118

108

118

125

100

98

89

89

104

*235

TIB" 322 

4,093

132

1.06

1.23

Jan.

154

T33

120

129

125

129

118

110

110

94

127

120

120

118

108

102

91

104

110

106

110

108

104

96

106

100

98

100

98

91

120

3,459

112

0.903

1.04

Feb.

129

102

104

53" 89

674 5~BT

250

182

157

*172

140

164

182

147

129

129

122

114

110

89

120

177

159

164

140

133

154

------

4,886

174

1.40

1.47

Mar.

216

204

190

180

216

244

219

199

182

172

172

193

164

150

157

213

257

270

303

295

267

396

3IF

*277

270

257

241

219

234

225

219

7,119

230

1.85

2.14

Apr.

213

207

199

182

202

210

202

199

196

180

219

322

550

2,160

892

452

335

299

299

284

284

307

264

267

288

270

260

257

241

231

10,471

349

2.81

3.14

May

213

202

225

213

219

213

204

190

*182

177

202

210

231

222

199

177

199

185

193

185

185

219

587

SIT

219

193

190

187

159

164 

150

6,605

213

1.72

1.98

June

138

133

140

122

112

112

200

174

145

145

1,650

343

204

180

147

147

147

152

147

157

145

*147

133

133

133

127

104

TIT

114

114

5,959

199

1.60

1.79

July

127

125

112

102

100

122

145

133

154

246

193

322

167

140

145

138

120

118

114

108

102

102

131

351 3"IB"

162

152

154

125

122 

164

4,814

155

1.25

1.44

Aug.

129

133

133

*140

136

138

220

164

131

131

142

133

131

127

131

140

230

241

rn

167

140

142

140

140

100

91

89

93

76

10? 

94

4,278

138

1.11

1.28

Sept.

94

91

98

102

77

94

91

84

84

82

93

78

78

*78

76

72

71

89

60

75

82

74

84

89

112

76

87

84

82

84

2,518

83.9

0.677

0.76

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,150 Min 48 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,160 Min 48 Mean 168 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (2 p.m.) 3,690 cfs (6.20 ft); Apr. 14 (4 a.m.) 4,360 cfs 

(6.75 ft); June 11 (6 a.m.) 5,560 cfs (7.82 ft); July 24 (11 p.m.) 2,010 cfs (4.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 95

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

Location. Lat 36°34'05", long 79°59'15", on left bank 800 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Spencer, Henry County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.94 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 23, 1936, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream at 

datum 1.50 ft higher. July 25 to Sept. 27, 1936, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1929-35, 1936-55), 121 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.420 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Oct. 9, 1947 (gage height, 15.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area 

study; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to July 12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7

18

21

28

38

84

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

156

297

478

975

1,570

1.3

1.5

1.6 

1.9

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

28 2.5 292

48 3.0 478

61 3.5 710

120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

26

27

24

22

22

20

19

23

24

24

23

22

22

1,080

661

111

79

71

63

56

53

51

48

46

45

*44

45

68

60 

52

2,954

95.3

0.882

1.02

Nov.

49

55

71

59

59

58

53

51

49

48

48

46

46

45

45

45

51

60

121

170

208

108

86

82

75

68

65

65

138

*93

2,217

73.9

0.684

0.7S

Dec .

80

75

70

65

65

125

97

86

95

113

88

80

129

445

219

140

113

161

148

116

102

95

97

84

80

75

75

*75

158

228 

138

3,717

120

1.11

1.28

Jan.

108

99

91

82

80

77

73

71

71

70

68

71

68

63

62

62

60

59

62

63

65

66

66

65

62

60

62

59

59

59 

70

2,153

69.5

0.644

0.74

Feb.

70

62

60

53

55

577

1.020

242

164

133

133

116

97

102

93

88

86

82

77

75

73

75

104

97

99

91

88

93

-

------

4,105

147

1.36

1.42

Mar.

138

*123

102

102

246

539

217

153

130

118

113

116

104

97

99

120

116

113

140

172

140

309

208

151

133

125

111

104

102

95

Si

4,627

149

1.38

1.59

Apr.

84

84

84

79

77

79

80

75

75

75

80

219

153

1.120

569

248

184

157

141

128

118

125

111

123

260

138

118

108

102

95

5,089

170

1.57

1.75

May

93

87

*87

87

85

83

79

77

75

74

74

79

99

108

91

81

79

81

74

71

69

85

120

376

149

99

85

81

75

102 

77

2,982

96.2

0.891

1.03

June

71

67

64

64

64

61

122

326

113

91

5SO

198

108

85

75

71

64

60

61

66

57

54

49

67

57

54

*51

48

47

46

2,921

97.4

0.902

1.01

July

46

45

42

44

41

45

40

99

108

66

69

217

244

106

83

69

64

60

56

61

53

51

48

52

64

49

47

51

71

58 

85

2,234

72.1

0.668

0.77

Aug.

75

54

49

46

44

48

49

97

58

58

53

58

51

53

72

54

284

490

123

75

72

63

60

56

53

52

51

49

48

*48 

48

2,491

80.4

0.744

0.86

Sept.

48

53

72

69

57

54

52

47

46

47

46

46

45

44

44

42

41

40

39

37

36

37

49

48

51

48

42

42

40

39

1,401

46.7

0.432

0.48

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,130 Min 19 Mean 88.3 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.08

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,120 Min 19 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.71

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs).--Oct. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,420 cfs (6.15 ft); Feb. 7 (4 a.m.) 1,780 cfs 

(5.34 ft); Apr. 14(5 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
96 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°32'00", long 79°59'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Anglins 

Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, threequarters of a mile downstream from Virginia-North Carolina State line, and 4 miles west 

of Price, Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 321 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Slight infrequent diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

small mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

68

103

165

260

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

445

1,060

1,900

3,030

4,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

73

70

58

52

48

40

35

46

57

54

54

50

50

2,950

*1,540

276

192 

170

156

138

129

123

116

114

112

*112

112

156

129

7,399

239

0.919

1.06

Nov.

123

134

176

147

149

149

136

132

127

125

121

121

119

117

117

116

138

195

276

410

493

256

211

202

189

173

163

160

304 

224

5,503

183

0.704

0.79

Dec.

195

181

.165

151

T58

296

235

195

221

276

218

198

291

920

*500

322

268

327 

332

264

231

211

211

192

184

176

176

173

322 

567

360

8,516

275

1.06

1.22

Jan.

280

256

231

211

208

202

184

181

178

176

181

192

178

163

160

158

156

151 

168

160

147

170

173

165

163

*151

158

156

151 

151

 } *o i:>^

5,491

177

0.681

0.79

Feb.

160

158

158

134

142

1,470

2,240

636

425

336

336

296

228

260

238

231

231

218 

205

202

195

195

,264

260

264

238

235

246

-

10,201

364

1.40

1.46

Mar.

322

300

264

260

540

1.120

545

400

*336

300

288

318

300

264

260

332

360

318 

385

475

390

718

556

425

370

350

300

284

272 

256

249

11,857

382

1.47'

1.70

Apr.

238

238

235

228

214

224

235

211

205

205

218

549

*658

*5,740

1,990

815

578

495 

440

400

365

385

340

391

808

400

340

318

296 

276

16,035

534

2.05

2.29

May

264

253

246

246

238

231

221

221

214

211

211

221

272

304

256

228

228

218 

205

195

~290 189

458

*1,650

465

314

264

242

235 

280

224

9,294

300

1.15

1.33

June

205

195

189

178

184

178

284

796

280

242

1.560

655

390

309

272

253

231

218 

218

231

208

202

198

*251

202

187

173

168

165 

160

8,982

299

1.15

1.28

July

158

158

151

151

149

142

136

221

249

246

276

775

472

268

218

192

178

160 

149

156

142

138

132

136

249

151

136

144

173 

163

242

6,411

207

0.796

0.92

Aug.

218

156

142

134

127

132

165

306

165

160

149

165

140

149

187

154

789

1.250 

340

228

214

202

170

165

*154

154

149

144

142 

144

147

7,019

226

0.869

1.00

Sept.

142

154

198

192

170

158

151

142

154

136

156

156

152

127

127

125

114

112 

112

107

12

103

123

134

136

136

121

116

108 

105

3,984

135

0.512

0.57

Calendar year 1954 : Max 3,140 Min 35 Mean 226 Cfsiti 0.869 In. 11.79

Water year 1954-55 : Max 3,740 Min 35 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs).--Oct. 15 (8:50 p.m.) 6,960 cfs (7.44 ft); Feb. 6 (11 p.m.) 4,150 

cfs (5.75 ft); Apr. 14 (12 m.) 6,000 cfs (6.92 ft); May 24 ' - - -- - - -

Discharge measurement made on this day.

(5 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (5.50 ft).
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

97

Location. Lat 36 G 25', long 79°50', on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge, 

3^ miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 7-| miles downstream from Mayo 

River.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 518 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 3, 

1948, at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 1,161 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 22.79 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Oct. 2.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

at gage height 26.9 ft and runoff comparisons; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954; minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 2, 1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage about 7 ft higher than that of Sept. 18, 1945, and 

flood in 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by 

powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5

3.0 

4.0

103

160

278

456

663

1,120

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

2,350

4,650

7,500

11,800

17,800

23,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

152

107

192

179

164

112

121

114

112

125

152

148

138

130

7,410

22,800

2,510

952

728

600

492

480

433

402

387

357

*354

350

383

425

41,567

1,341

1.28

1.47

Nov.

383

350

500

484

460

492

440

425

398

375

375

368

365

368

383

*365

500

1,750

998

1,630

3.710

1,570

975

908

795

728

621

621

1,220

1,170

23,727

791

0.753

0.84

Dec.

818

728

663

600

575

al,200

al,000

aSOO

a900

al,100

a 900

aSOO

1,200

5.540

2,910

*1,570

1,120

1,220

1,510

1,140

930

818

750

840

750

684

684

663

706

1,500

1,300

35,719

1,152

1.10

1.27

Jan.

998

930

840

772

728

728

706

621

642

642

642

728

663

600

579

600

562

529

575

621

533

600

706

663

621

*579

600

600

558

566 

496

20,228

653

0.622

0.72

Feb.

500

642

621

545

480

2,790

13,580

3, 540

1,870

1,360

1,330

1,570

998

998

1,070

952

952

952

840

818

772

728

840

998

952

908

862

908

-

43,176

1,542

1.47

1.53

Mar.

1,020

1,140

1,020

975

1,020

3,330

2,000

1,390

1,140

*1,020

975

1,170

1,120

975

908

1,370

2,560

al,900

al,700

a3,40Q

a2,000

a2,400

a2,000

al,700

al,400

al,300

al,100

al,000

al,000

a950 

a 900

45,883

1,480

1.41

1.63

Apr.

a 900

a 900

a850

908

840

862

908

908

795

818

818

1,370

1,800

*10,600

*17,800

5,880

2,420

1,870

1,630

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,170

3,900

2,080

1,450

1,240

1,140

1,040

70,217

2,341

2.23

2.49

May

975

930

885

885

862

840

795

795

750

706

706

795

1,130

1,510

998

885

750

795

728

684

663

706

1,750

*5,140

1,690

1,120

908

952

772 

772

795

30,672

989

0.942

1.09

June

684

600

600

579

529

566

529

1,650

918

728

2,930

5.540

1,280

908

772

706

642

621

600

663

600

579

740

840

642

541

541

476

456 

456

25,916

864

0.825

0.92

July

421

417

421

453

621

504

448

579

930

750

1,510

4.510

2,870

1,120

840

706

621

575

504

571

504

456

425

398

2,080

885

621

537

621 

600

600

26,878

867

0.826

0.95

Aug.

818

642

529

500

464

480

464

2,400

1,040

663

554

728

579

772

840

706

2,320

7.020

1,620

952

750

706

621

621

*537

496

444

406

425

421

29,905

965

0.919

1.06

Sept.

394

417

621

750

579

496

452

417

398

336

365

417

436

350

340

343

309

306

326

312

264

264

272

309

440

452

350

312

312

386

11,725

391

0.372

0.42

Calendar year 1954: Max 22,800 Mln 107 Mean 919 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.88

Water year 1954-55: Max 22,800 Mln 107 Mean 1,111 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 efs). Oct. 16 (6 a.m.) 26,500 cfs (22.79 ft); Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 

15,200 cfs (18.50 ft); Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 19,200 cfs (20.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby streams.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Phllpott, Va.

Location.--Lat 36"47', long 80°02', on left bank 900 ft downstream from Philpott Dam, 3.1 

miles west of Philpott, Henry County, and 10.9 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 804.27 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1952, at site 1.9 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 299 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs June 28 (gage height, 5.60 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Oct. 24.

1946-55: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 29, 1949 (gage height, 20.3 ft, datum 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 9,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 18.2 and 20.3 ft; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 12, 1953 (gage height, 

1.50 ft).

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usuable capacity, 145,200 

acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

31

63

125

2.9 

4.0

215

700

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

(t)

Oct.

268

59

59

186

*178

*180

176

186

57

57

180

174

178

18Q

204

59

59

180

220

213

216

204

55

53

177

182

187

193

202

64

61

4,647

150

+27

Nov.

206

270

266

270

280

61

61

266

280

284

272

276

61

61

276

277

283

274

270

59

59

303

310

260

274

274

59

59

313 

*318

6,582

219

-71

Dec.

272

275

270

59

59

284

272

276

274

280

59

59

278

258

274

270

278

59

58

284

280

272

260

113

59

59

267

278

254 

294

296

6,630

214

-20

Jan.

61

59

270

268

272

293

281

62

62

275

284

278

276

282

63

63

291

276 28'4

274

274

63

70

282

274

276

394

392

63 

63

285

6,710

216

-73

Feb.

284

*279

292

279

62

64

276

282

269

276

278

a62

a64

a290

a280

278

280

302

63

63

278

274

387

390

400

11

61

a300

-

6,474

231

4-96

Mar.

a300

279

a300

a300

a.62

a 64

a300

a290

8290

a280

a270

a62

a64

a280

a280

a280

a280

a280

a62

a 64

a300

a290

a290

a290

a280

a62

a 64

a200

a!90 

a!90

a!90

6,733

217

+158

Apr.

a!90

a62

a 64

a250

a290

a280

a280

a280

a62

a64

a300

a300

a300

a300

a300

a62

a64

a290

a290

a290

a290

a290

a 62

a64

a320

a320

a310

a300

a300 

a62

6,636

221

+246

May

a 64

a270

a270

268

268

255

55

55

250

264

256

265

257

55

55

260

269

264

264

256

55

55

303

250

262

261

267

56

56 

256

257

6,298

203

+17

June

*257

291

274

57

57

272

263

265

268

264

59

57

280

283

272

277

264

57

57

273

270

271

280

308

57

57

263

276

265

274

6,468

216

+36

July

262

57

57

272

272

271

270

192

63

57

277

374

360

364

338

56

56

272

272

266

269

274

56

56

279

266

271

268

266

56

60

6,529

211

-60

Aug.

272

273

278

274

285

62

63

286

270

270

282

274

59

59

270

266

262

266

269

56

55

272

258

240

225

218

56

56

218

a250 

'a250

6,494

209

-4

Sept.

a250

a250

a56

a56

a250

a 250

a250

a250

a250

a56

a56

a250

a250

a250

a250

a250

a56

a56

a250

a250

a250

a250

a250

a56

a56

a250

a250

a250

a250

a250

5,948

198

-68

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

177 

0.835 

0.96

148 

0.698 

0.78

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

194 

0.915 

1.05

143 

0.675 

0.78

327 

1.54 

1.60

375 

1.77 

2.04

467 

2.20

2.46

220 

1.04 

1.20

Observed

Max 344 Hin 53 Mean 208 

Max 40O Hin 53 Mean 2O9

252 

1.19 

1.33

151 

0.712 

0.82

205 

0.967 

1.11

130 

0.613 

0.68

Adjusted

Mean 184 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.78 

Mean 232 Cfsrri 1.09 In. 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

As for station at Bassett.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 99

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

Location. Lat 36°46'15", long 80°00, I 00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway

bridge at north edge of North Bassett, 1.0 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, 

3.0 miles downstream from Town Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area.--253 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--16 years, 349 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 4.81 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 18, 26, 1953 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 22.9 ft Oct. 19, 1937, from information by local residents (discharge, 38,200 cfs, from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of 

backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

Oct. 1 to Dec. 14

95

206

2.5 

3.0

580

920

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

Dec. 15 to Sept. 30

57

106

305

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

580

920

1,380

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

(t)

Oct.

280

65

63

186

178

*175

170

176

61

61

176

174

166

172

1,200

104

82

180

220

212

214

208

63

61

151

165

186

*196

224

77

77

5,723

185

+27

Nov.

210

300

313

300

301

87

82

299

294

294

286

282

74

72

282

281

282

280

330

116

104

344

344

294

298

288

77

77

343

332

7,266

242

-71

Dec.

289

278

287

77

77

307

295

288

291

291

77

74

294

681

346

314

311

125

109

304

308

292

298

135

87

84

300

298

*326

328

307

7,878

254

-20

Jan.

98

92

300

288

288

294

287

87

82

280

298

284

296

286

84

79

282

280

300

295

290

84

87

285

295

302

434

414

82

79

293

7,225

233

-73

Feb.

297

322

314

322

90

573

498

362

346

332

347

124

152

330

334

322

328

333

101

95

313

328

464

464

468

109

116

711

8,895

318

+96

Mar.

*472

352

327

332

118

145

346

330

322

314

318

95

87

301

318

313

318

324

98

106

321

356

329

332

183

87

222" 79

216

213

150

7,824

252

+ 158

Apr.

219

75

70

205

342

298

304

293

79

79

322

404

352

1,240

544

142

122

333

324

322

311

327

95

101

376

376

338

320

434

95

8,842

295

+246

May

90

306

*305

296

316

302

82

82

307

302

304

294

328

92

87

300

307

296

306

294

79

90

366

310

318

297

307

79

79

290

307

7,518

243

+ 17

June

290

296

298

72

72

293

323

328

297

296

288

106

308

321

299

313

296

75

77

300

298

290

317

377

87

87

*296

310

297

301

7,608

254

+36

July

298

72

72

298

289

290

310

214

87

75

312

416

402

409

372

72

70

302

298

298

300

290

68

70

296

304

286

306

294

70

75

7,315

236

-60

Aug.

294

304

292

298

289

72

112

339

316

298

304

315

75

77

312

292

1,060

474

324

84

79

292

305

266

242

247

70

68

246

292

295

8,333

269

-4

Sept.

294

281

92

82

295

282

298

292

296

77

79

302

294

298

299

293

68

68

266

293

284

296

296

72

75

298

336

300

291

290

7,107

237

-68

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

212 

0.838 

0.97

171 

0.676 

0.75

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

234 

0.925 

1.07

160 

0.632 

0.73

414 

1.64 

1.71

410 

1.62 

1.87

541 

2.14 

2.39

260 

1.03 

1.19

Observed

Max 1,200 Mln 56 Mean 238 

Max 1,240 Mln 61 Mean 251

290 

1.15 

1.28

176 

0.696 

0.80

265 

1.05 

1.21

169 

0.668 

0.75

Adjusted

Mean 214 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.46 

Mean 274 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir.
100 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River at Martinsville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'45", long 79°52 1 55", on right bank 800 ft downstream from bridge 

on U. S. Highways 58 and 220, at south edge of Martinsville, Henry County, and 5.0 

miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--26 years, 457 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 8.98 ft); minImurnT 3.8 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 47 cfs Oct. 3, July 17.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow over 

dam at gage heights 16.76 and 21.50 ft; minimum, that of Mar. 19, 1955; minimum daily, 

19 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). Some additional regulation by powerplant 1,000 ft above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 1940-41(P).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

152

380

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

730

1,720

4,280

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

(t)

Oct.

296

164

47

178

222

203

180

206

155

52

178

214

184

205

5,980

653

136

258

270

279

260

268

128

62

224

212

252

*242

280

184

86

10,258

331

+27

Nov.

249

290

351

354

348

216

81

288

313

337

314

334

207

86

264

338

340

344

474

553

516

398

440

378

354

364

188

122

442

424

9,707

324

-71

Dec.

376

368

366

200

114

392

384

360

392

388

240

116

406

1,520

630

464

408

354

276

330

384

359

375

242

210

72

322

*364

507

569

423

11,711

378

-20

Jan.

252

168

302

363

358

378

355

225

108

300

387

348

370

356

224

99

304

340

352

370

351

261

83

296

355

362

456

489

230

96

276

9,214

297

-73

Feb.

358

358

354

348

196

1,500

1,180

592

428

388

412

268

120

308

363

359

355

358

250

94

296

360

488

513

520

324

148

549

11,787

421

+96

Mar.

876

545

422

426

596

893

447

452

407

390

392-

302

108

3l2

428

406

390

394

270

208

414

640

470

432

298

184

138

274

286

250

*244

12,294

397

+ 158

Apr.

234

152

96

230

382

350

336

324

152

94

348

576

456

1,950

896

390

210

378

390

388

358

376

190

152

504

432

415

365

386

264

11,774

392

+246

May

137

284

398

342

345

328

147

104

327

324

330

321

406

230

109

323

341

323

346

331

158

140

440

339

455

341

342

172

98

406

9,055

292

+17

June

*316

346

328

179

86

317

503

658

392

397

930

300

391

380

368

368

348

179

96

372

352

359

361

485

130

172

330

356

335

341

10,475

349

+36

July

355

179

80

330

329

438

354

330

166

84

376

553

498

455

444

197

47

335

324

320

334

319

116

118

338

333

322

374

406

156

140

9,150

295

-60

Aug.

340

316

345

309

327

181

62

554

346

348

370

309

212

136

308

342

974

1.500

507

214

207

343

381

311

272

284

193

114

206

*381

375

11,067

357

-4

Sept.

339

367

224

178

335

378

320

369

322

202

118

277

329

354

318

326

182

97

268

314

322

337

392

158

84

308

358

323

293

330

8,522

284

-68

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

358 

0.957 

1.10

253 

0.676 

0.75

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

358 

0.957 

1.10

224 

0.599 

0.69

517 

1.38 

1.44

555 

1.48 

1.71

638 

1.71 

1.91

309 

0.826 

0.95

Observed

Max 3,980 Min 35 Mean 345 

Max 3,980 Min 47 Mean 343

385 

1.03 

1.15

235 

0.628 

0.72

353 

0.944 

1.09

216 

0.578

0.64

Adjusted

Mean 321 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.61 

Mean 366 Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.25

Peak discharge (base. 6,500 cfs). Oct. 15 (7 p.m.) 9,000 cfs (8.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 101

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°31'45.", long 79°46'10", on right bank 0.9 mile south of VirginiaNorth Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of 

Spray, Rockingham County.

Drainage area. 538 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years, 618 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 10.78 ft); 

minimum, 65 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum daily, 85 cfs Oct. 11.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 45,600 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam l-| miles downstream; minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 12, 1953; minimum daily, 66 cfs Sept. 10, 

1944.

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable capacity, 145,200 acreft). Some additional regulation by powerplant at Martinsville , Va.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height; in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to June 25)

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

155

308

540

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,690

2,680

3,840

5,200

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

(t)

Oct.

309

318

128

90

203

214

206

234

226

118

85

202

216

211

4,900

4,150

320

298

334

342

312

322

288

160

181

243

*264

282

328

356 

157

15,997

516

+27

Nov.

196

286

412

384

396

399

156

210

343

356

361

346

316

164

188

338

346

378

471

892

1,400

504

578

510

436

412

374

184

470

544

12,350

412

-71

Dec.

460

a450

a4OO

a300

a200

a300

a430

a430

a430

a430

a350

a200

a400

a2,500

al,000

*a600

573

642

497

390

510

470

456

427

266

a!80

a300

a400

a550

aSOO 

a 600

15,941

514

-20

Jan.

a400

a300

a250

a350

a400

a440

a440

a250

a200

a300

a450

a420

415

404

352

188

228

378

420

420

395

406

200

249

404

*390

426

555

492

174 

204

10,900

352

-73

Feb.

366

397

391

382

338

1,340

5,560

1,040

668

564

576

594

227

320

484

466

466

449

424

207

273

420

520

602

644

592

238

394

16,942

605

+96

Mar.

1,300

833

588

556

766

2,410

892

699

605

*547

548-

562

280

366

524

621

619

618

560

550

526

1,070

825

606

650

369

320

320

388

390 

375

20,283

654

+ 158

Apr.

311

386

195

280

366

495

425

431

384

202

316

711

597

5,440

2,170

930

414

382

504

482

448

471

425

261

1,320

600

562

500

451

572

19,031

634

+246

May

218

230

428

414

408

408

384

182

226

401

401

419

522

557

358

177

419

415

401

404

382

227

528

474

*607

470

430

418

171

335 

438

11,852

382

+ 17

June

432

413

422

389

180

231

469

1,400

572

487

1.550

912

381

479

428

423

414

411

167

ZS9

404

413

442

*498

444

238

234

400

403

398

14,303

477

+36

July

397

363

182

213

374

391

507

430

332

295

369

942

8TT

580

536

501

181

217

402

396

380

367

340

171

305

387

380

355

529

377 

245

12,255

395

-60

Aug.

270

403

380

377

348

372

153

566

463

417

410

410

407

250

276

393

1,550

4,220

794

524

313

235

428

418

345

321

343

183

164

300 

397

16,430

530

-4

Sept.

405

396

458

276

216

408

398

389

376

382

187

187

386

368

368

372

386

1B3

166

353

356

379

444

241

176

222

*346

386

357

- ._!

9,935

331

-68

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean

Cfsra

543 

1.01 

1.16

341 

0.634 

0.71

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

494 

0.918 

1.06

279 

0.519 

0.60

701 

1.30 

1.35

812

1.51 

1.74

880 

1.64 

1.83

399 

0.742 

0.86

Observed

Max 4,900 Min 84 Mean 483 

Max 4,900 Min 85 Mean 483

513 

0.953 

1.06

335 

0.623 

0.72

526 

0.978 

1.13

263 

0.489 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 459 Cfsra 0.853 In. 11.56 

Mean 506 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

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

station at Martinsville, Va.
102 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'10", long 79°30'10", on right bank 200 ft downstream from Hickory

 Forest Creek, 400 ft upstream from bridge on road between Callahans Store and Mount 

Cross, 5.5 miles northwest of western corporate limits of Danville, Pittsylvania 

County, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1955.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 460.38 ft above mean sea level, unad-

 ^fusted. Prior to June 26, 1942, at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 5.57 ft lower.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 102 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,830 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 8.65 ft); min-

 Imum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.01 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Oct. 7, 8.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, 0.40 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1932.

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

 Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1930-41.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-15)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

18

80

203

350

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

595

1,190

2,050

3,330

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

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

20

14

16

14

13

12

12

14

14

16

*13

14

14

2.600

1,670

152

94 

85

71

60

54

48

48

44

42

40

44

54

54

46

5,407

174

1.54

1.78

Nov.

42

46

54

*44

58

54

48

42

40

38

36

34

34

34

52

32

36

38 

42

88

~5T 211

80

78

69

60

56

58

121

80

1,782

59.4

0.526

0.59

Dec.

69

65

58

56

55

109

94

104

104

150

104

90

156

*683

231

154

123

152 

135

111

97

104

104

80

76

71

69

69

76

76

67

3,695

119

1.05

1.21

Jan.

67

67

62

*60

58

56

54

52

54

54

65

65

58

54

54

54

52

52 

60

54

62

65

67

58

56

56

58

54

54

52

J71

1,805

58.2

0.515

0.59

Feb.

60

56

54

50

54

616

952

237

157

128

152

150

128

126

*alOO

a90

a90

a90 

a80

a80

a80

a80

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a90

a!20

4,230

151

1.34

1.40

Mar.

a 150

a!30

allO

alSO

a250

a 600

a260

a 150

a!30

a!20

a!20

a!20

a 110

a 110

allO

a!30

a!20

a!20 

alSO

alSO

alSO

a300

180

138

126

118

106

99

94

90

87

4,748

153

1.35

1.56

Apr.

85

82

80

78

73

80

80

73

71

7T

80

109

*99

508

544

208

150

128

116

104

99

94

87

94

780

211

142

116

102

92

4,636

155

1.37

1.53

May

90

90

92

73

69

67

62

62

58

56

58

*67

156

T26

85

69

65

60 

56

52

1°-

i3F

150

87

147

78

62

58

56

58

50

2,444

78.8

0.697

0.80

June

46

44

42

40

58

38

80

404

114

76

598

205

99

*78

71

62

58

54 

54

56

50

48

56

80

56

52

44

46

42

40

2,569

85.6

0.758

0.85

July

40

56

56

36

36

56

60

44

48

126

424

537

195

106

82

69

62

54 

*48

44

44

42

38

42

62

42

38

95

54 

52

65

2,691

86.8

0.768

0.89

Aug.

52

42

44

44

38

58

42

158

71

58

54

67

52

611

266

97

1,310

1.690

~TTTT

130

102

94

*80

71

65

62

60

56

58 

54

54

5,811

187

1.65

1.90

Sept.

54

76

172

TIT

82

71

65

56

54

54

54

54

48

*50

48

46

46

44 

42

42

Id- 36

48

48

48

46

40

40

56 

52

1,706

56.9

0.504

0.56

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,600 

Water year 1954-55= Max 2,600

Mln 

Mln

Mean 94.1 

Mean 114

Cfsm 0.835 

Cfsm 1.01

in. 

In.

11.31

15.66

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). Pot. 15 (5 p.m.) 7,830 ofs (8.65 ft); Feb. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 1,800 

ofs (4.75 ft); Apr. 25 (5 a.m.) 1,570 ofs (4.52 ft); July 11 (9:30 p.m.) 2,580 ofs (5.46 ft); 

Aug. 14 (4 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (4.70 ft); Aug. 18 (6 a.m.) 3,560 ofs (6.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Mayo River near Spencer.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 103

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°35'15", long 79"22'55", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Southern

Railway bridge in Danville, Pittsylvania County, 1,000 ft upstream from Pall Creek, and 

at mile 62.7.

Drainage area. 2,050 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1934 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,349 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39.200 cfs Oct. 16 {gage-height, 15.20 ft); minimum, 171 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum daily. 255 cfs Oct. 9.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.96 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 245 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills above station. Plow regulated since August 

1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years1.--WSF 972: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-20, Dee. 14 to 

Feb. 6, Mar. 7-23, Apr. 26 to May 24)

Oct. 1 to July 11 July 12 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

235

300

650

1,150

4.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

3,200 

17,400 

27,200 

38,40Q

2.2

2.3 

3.0

530

640

1,620

4.0 3,700

6.0 8,800

10.0 20,600

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

(t)

Oct.

455

480

445

355

305

435

365

370

255

370

345

*260

310

355

10,500

56,000

20,600

2,780

1,380

al,200

al,100

al,000

a900

aSOO

a700

aSOO

a 800

a900

a900

a900

a900

87,265

2,815

+27

Nov.

a700

a 800

a900

al.OOO

al.OOO

al.OOO

a900

aSOO

a900

a 800

aSOO

a 800

aSOO

a700

a600

*a800

931

2,110

2,250

2,810

8,520

6,840

3,340

3,170

2,340

1,880

1,920

1,860

1,710

4,040

57,021

1,901

-71

Dec.

3,060

2,810

2,600

2,370

2,140

2,290

4,600

3,540

3,100

4,700

3,920

3,030

3,420

11 . 500

9,640

4,720

3,510

2,700

3,140

3,020

2,060

1,940

1,640

1,620

1,630

1,560

1,240

1,340

1,440

2,210

2 500

98,590

5,180

-20

Jan.

2,120

1,640

1,530

*1,350

1,380

1,580

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,020

1,280

,450

,420

,540

,260

,100

,010

,120

1,220

1,500

1,280

1,250

1,500

1,140

1,340

1,520

1,280

1,440

1,400

1,140

IjOOO

40,670

1,312

-73

Feb.

1,040

1,160

1,360

1,240

1,190

5,280

17 . 800

13,000

4,500

2,660

2,220

3,000

1,860

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,420

1,450

1,310

1,100

1.000

1,120

1,180

1,510

1,660

1,560

1,240

1,300

-

74,630

2,665

+96

Mar.

2,260

2,540

1,950

1,640

2,340

8.520

6,560

5,010

2,050

1,650

1,460

1,510

1,700

1,380

1,260

1,960

4,280

5,580

2,900

4,750

3,770

*5,600

5,080

3,720

2,660

2,180

1,660

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,360

85,870

2,770

+158

Apr.

1,370

1,220

1,090

1,140

1,170

1,250

1,280

1,280

1,160

990

940

1,370

*2,650

11,300

25.500

19,100

5,580

3,790

2,900

2,750

2,340

2,210

2,240

1,620

7,120

7,120

3,820

2,780

2,420

2 , 260

119,740

5,991

+246

May

1,660

1,640

1,600

1,780

1,620

1,580

1,600

1,220

1,240

1,580

1,340

*1,390

2,640

5,820

2,040

1,510

1,520

1,460

1,440

1,540

1,340

1,430

3,030

4,740

5.500

2,560

1,660

1,390

1,300

1.010

1,380

58,960

1,902

+17

June

1,190

1,060

1,040

970

890

715

1,053

2,960

3,350

1,360

2,520

9,080

3,200

*1,900

1,480

1,320

1,250

1,100

940

925

1,140

1,070

1,180

3,090

1,440

895

890

900

905 

905

50,505

1,684

+36

July

910

835

770

540

1,555

685

1,420

655

1,160

1,780

2,230

8,240

8.520

3,250

1,950

1,560

1,140

870

*1,000

975

1,060

950

870

745

1,070

2,830

1,190

1,060

1,180

1, 28C

975

52,960

1,708

-60

Aug.

1,020

1,240

1,010

895

885

795

830

1,710

3,110

1,420

1,140

1,120

1,230

3,070

4,000

1,570

4,570

19,, OOP

7,680

2,640

1,590

1,160

*1,360

1,260

1,140

1,020

960

890

695 ^4 d

715

70,645

2,279

-4

Sept.

965

1,120

1,920

2.050

1,366

1,180

1,100

960

990

850

750

665

805

*890

890

800

835

765

540 E3o"

755

720

735

845

760

730

805

855

830 

885

27,985

933

-68

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,842 

1.59 

1.60

l,85t 

0.89 

1.0

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

3 5,160 

5 1.54 

D 1.78

1,259 

0.604 

0.70

2,761 

1.55 

1.41

2,928 

1.45 

1.65

4,237 

2.07 

2.31

1,919 

0.936 

1.08

Observed

Max 36,000 Min 245 Mean 1,950 

Max 56,000 Mln 255 Mean 2,260

1,720 

0.839 

0.94

1,648 

0.804 

0.93

2,275 

1.11 

1.28

865 

0.422 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 1,926 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.76 

Mean 2,283 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.15

P&alc discharge (base. 22,000 cfs). Oct. 16 (11 a.m.) 39,200 cfs (15.20 ft); Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 

25,200 cfs (11.37 ft); Aug. 18 112:30 p.m.) 22,500 cfs (10.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Paces.
104 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Dan River at Paces, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'32", long 79°05'23", on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Paces, Halifax County, 0.5 mile upstream from Big Toby 

Creek, 2.7 miles upstream from Birch Creek, and at mile 36.0.

Drainage area.--2,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 317.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 25.40 ft); minimum, 250 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 17, 1954; minimum, 241 cfs Sept. 22, 1954 

(gage height, 1.87 ft).

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from levels to floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills at Danville. Plow

regulated by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 

1400.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods when rate of change 

in j-nstage a oagewas waused UBCUas a factor lu(gage v g height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.5

5.0

12.0

250

500

1,790

7,400

17.0

22.0

25.0

14,300

24,500

32,500

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

(t)

Oct.

465

525

515

400

320

308

400

320

332

284

340

*312

280

3TT

3,090

k21,900

*52,200

»ML1,700

2,180 

1,550

1,450

1,350

1,200

1,100

975

850

975

925

1,100

1,150

1,200

90,008

2,903

+27

Nov.

1,080

900

1,000

1,100

1,350

1,250

1,250

1,020

925

1,080

1,000

1,050

1,020

975

850

750

950

1,050

2,390 

2,660

5,720

6.740

3,320

2,600

2,460

1,730

1,730

1,610

2,110

3 000

54,670

1,822

-71

Dec.

2,680

2,040

1,790

1,610

1,500

1,790

3,240

3,160

2,460

3,640

3,480

2,530

2,320

*3,960

11 , 700

5,960

3,560

2,760

2,840 

3,080

2,250

2,040

1,850

1,670

1,730

1,550

1,450

1,180

1,500

1,550

2,320

85,190

2,748

-20

Jan.

2,180

1,910

1,670

1,450

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,250

1,250

1,550

1,610

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,250

1,120

1,300 

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,610

1,550

1,550

1,610

1,550

1,250

46,110

1,487

-73

Feb.

1,120

1,300

1,450

1,500

1,400

1,910

k!3,600

19,600

k7,980

4,120

3,080

3,560

3,240

2,320

*2,110

2,250

2,180

2,040

1,970 

1,790

1,610

1,500

1,730

1,850

2,180

2,180

2,110

1,970

93,650

3,345

+96

Mar.

2,390

3,480

2,840

2,460

2,840

8,390

8.860

4,680

3,400

2,760

2,460.

2,460

2,840

2,840

2,180

2,680

5,000

5,000

4,360 

5,160

5,320

4,280

5,080

4,680

3,400

3,080

2,530

2,320

2,040

2,040

1,970

113,820

3,672

+158

Apr.

1,850

1,850

1,670

1,670

1,550

1,610

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,500

1.400

1,550

2,680

k!3 , 100

k22,400

26,500

k!3,100

*4,600

3,560 

3,080

2,840

2,680

2,530

2,320

4,280

6,830

4,040

3,000

2,600

2,320

142,300

4,743

+246

May

2,180

1,850

1,730

1,790

1,790

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,350

1,250

1,450

1,500

1,790

3,720

2,760

1,970

1,550

1,610

1,550 

1,500

1,450

1,300

2,390

3,400

5,480

3,320

2,320

1,910

1,730 

1 550

l|250

62,270

2,009

+17

June

1,550

1,350

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,080

925

2,370"

3,400

1,970

2,520

6,590

4,760

*2,110

1,790

1,610

1,450

1,400

1,300 

1,250

1,200

1,250

1,200

1,990

2,460

1,730

1,180

1,050

1,020

1,020

54,875

1,829

+36

July

1,020

1,020

1,000

800

1,55S

1,000

1,500

1,080

1,020

1,180

1,500

4,760

9,220

5,320

2,390

1,850

1,610

1,120

1,050 

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,050

950

1,220

2,000

1,730

1,200

1,220

1,300

1,450

55,480

1,790

-60

Aug.

1,150

1,250

1,250

1,050

1,000

975

1,020

1,610

2,840

2,040

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,920

5,880

2,530

5,220

k!9,800

20,400 

5,970

2,390

1,790

 1,450

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,180

1,150

1,020 

900

1 060

95,185

3,070

-4

Sept.

1,080

1,300

2,180

3,640

2,600

1,610

1,450

1,300

1,200

1,150

1,000

900

850

1,050

1,000

950

950

875

850 

675

800

825

825

900

975

850

800

975

950

1,100

35,610

1,187

-68

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

2,930 

1.15 

1.33

1,751 

0.687 

0.77

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

2,728 

1.07 

1.23

1,414 

0.555 

0.64

3,441 

1.35 

1.41

3,830 

1.50 

1.73

4,989 

1.96 

2.19

2,026 

0.795 

0.92

Observed

Max 32,200 Min 265 Mean 2,118 

Max 32,200 Min 280 Mean 2,546

1,865 

0.731 

0.82

1,730 

0.678 

0.78

3,066 

1.20 

1.38

1,119 

0.439 

0.49

Adjusted

Mean 2,094 Cfsm 0.821 In. 11.15 

Mean 2,569 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base. 22,000 cfs).--Oct. 17 (3:30 p.m.) 34,000 cfs (25.40 ft); Apr. 16 (4 p.m.) 

27,200 cfs (23.08 ft); Aug. 19 (9:30 a.m.) 22,200 cfs (20.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir, 

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 105

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'10", long 79°18'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40, 2.8 miles southeast of Gretna, Plttsylvanla County, and 5.8 miles upstream from Whitethorn Creek.

Drainage area. 9.2 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . September 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 629.54 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 8.99 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 932 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 4.93 and 6.22 ft; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 4-7; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft 

July 6.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1954; minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 18, 

1954; minimum gage height, that of July 6, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-19, June 9-21, June 29 to 

July 10, July 14-24, Aug. 18-28, Sept. 16-30)

1.9

2.0 

£.2 

2.6

1.0

2.5

9.1

38

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

74

180

270

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

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

179

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

*2.5

2.5

2.5

*208

19

10

7.1

6.5

5.1

4.8

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.8

6.5

5.5

5.5

336.0

10.8

1.17

1.35

Nov.

5.1

5.1

6.1

5.5

5.1

5.8

5.5

5.1

*4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

6.8

8.8

18

~9.8 39

8.1

7.4

6.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

9.8

6.8

221.0

7.37

0.801

0.89

Dec.

6.5

6.1

5.8

578

5.8

7.1

5.8

5.8

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

9.1

22

T2

8.8

7.8

9.8

8.4

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

6.5 

6.1

232.2

7.49

0.814

0.94

Jan.

5.8

6.1

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a6.0

a5.5

a5. 5

a5.5

a5. 5

a6.0 

a6.0

182.9

5.90

0.641

0.74

Feb.

as. 5

a5. 4

a5.2

as. 2

a9.0

a!5

a 30

a!7

a!2

alo

alO

a9.0

a8.0

*a7.0

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.8

8.8

7.4

7.8

7.1

8.8

10

_

-----

247.8

8.85

0.962

1.00

Mar.

15

11

8.8

8.8

a 30

alOO

aTO

aSO

a35

a25

a20

a!7

a!5

als

a!5

a£0

a25

a25

a25

a 30

a20

*a!6

12

10

9.1

8.8

.8

.8

.4

.4 

.4

674.3

21.8

2.37

2.73

Apr.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

675

6.8

7.4

8.8

9.1

26

50

14

10

9.1

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.4

14

14

8.8

8.1

7.8

7.4

7.1

312.1

10.4

1.13

1.26

May

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.8

7.1

~8.4 12

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

8.8

8.4

7.8

8.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.8

5.5

207.2

6.68

0.726

0.84

June

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

8.1

16

15

10

~55 82

7.6

*6.8

6.1

5.8

5.1

4.8

5.5

5.5

*4.0

4.5

5.1

5.1

6.1

5.8

4.5

3.5

2.8

3.2

272. J

9.08

0.987

1.1C

July

3.5

3.8

3.5

13

5.8

5.1

11

20

26

48

alO

84

20

12

7.4

5.1

5.5

*5.1

4.8

4.8

4.2

3.2

372

5.1

6.1

4.2

4.5

4.5

a5.1

a3.2 

a3 .2

344.9

11.1

1.21

1.40

Aug.

a4.2

a4.5

a4.0

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a4.0

a7.0

a9.0

a!5

alO

a7.0

a6.0

7.8

20

148 3.2

1TO

26

15

8.4

9.1

*8.1

6.1

5.5

4.8

4.5

3.8

a4.0

a4.5

1

475.0

15.3

1.66

1.91

Sept.

a6.0

a9.0

a!5

a25

a2U

a!5

a!3

a 11

alO

a9.0

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a6.5

*a6.0

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

3.8

4.2

5.1

6.1

6.5

5.5

4.8

4.5

3.5

375

240.2

8.01

0.871

0.97

Calendar year 1954: Max 208 Min 1.4 Mean 7.57 Cfsm 0.834 In. 11.28

Water year 1954-55: Max 208 Min 1.9 Mean 10.3 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.13

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs). Oct. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 932 cfs (6.23 ft); Mar. 6 (time unknown) 380 

cfs (4-54 ft); Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 203 cfs (3.63 ft); June 11 (11:30 a.m.) 350 cfs (3.82 ft); July 12 

(12 m.) 330 cfs (4-28 ft); Aug. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 157 cfs (3.37 ft); Aug. 17 (8 p.m.) 650 cfs (5.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Roanoke River at 

Altavista and Sandy River near Danville.

412733 O - 57 -
106 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

LocaUon.--Lat 36 "46'35", long 78°54'58", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 360, 1,700 ft downstream from Terrible Creek, 1 mile northeast of Halifax, 

Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 552 sq ml.

Records available. September 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1955. Published as "near Houston" 1904-5.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.54 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"(Jorps of Engineers). Sept. 28, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1928, to Sept. 20, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1929-55), 533 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 23.28 ft); t mini- 

 mum, 28 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, -0.31 ft); minimum daily. 60 cfs Oct. 10, 13.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow and velocity-area study; minimum, 6 cfs on many days in August 

and September 1932; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1929-30, 1932-35. WSP 972: 1938(M), 1940. WSP 1112: 

1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

73

126

280

670

9.0

15.0

19.0

22.0

2,080

4,300

6,400

8,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

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.

Oct.

alOO

allO

allO

a 100

a80

a70

a80

a70 

a70 

a60

a70

a70

*360 

370

654

2,700

6,160

3,760

853

201

174

298

194

197

194

182

172

160

350

322

224

17,915

578

1.05

1.21

Nov.

228

200

235

228

250

272

248

214 

238" 142 

162

204

192 

158

172

172

186

219

438

922

1.490

1,380

97C

327

447

340

280

302

580

725

11,921

397

0.719

0.80

Dec.

303

389

280

281

250

379

341

262

444 

690

570

350

594 

1,210

*1,890

1,050

752

465

630

513

351

351

319

340

306

294

266

278

279

288

256

14,971

483

0.875

1.01

Jan.

271

234

253

236

252

214

241

211 

218 

220

244

295

280 

268

269

169

234

202

318

242

136

523

HI293"

284

217

254

250

247

234

210

7,633

246

0.446

0.51

Feb.

207

239

258

214

200

655

2,180

2.730 

1,290 

864

602

670

562 

339

442

486

358

364

342

352

378

333

376

607

513

458

454

966

17,339

619

1.12

1.17

War.

1,820

2,080

1,020

920

721

2,490

*3.580

*1,760 

*857 

792

721

486

542 

378

494

628

591

584

672

918

688

691

997

916

644

570

356

437

334

452

304

28,443

918

1.66

1.91

Apr.

352

342

354

281

323

296

325

299

271 

288

288

392

462 

2,650

4,100

3,080

1,260

943

582

532

459

504

429

356

1,430

2,280

1,240

868

442

418

25,846

862

1.56

1.74

Way

363

378

338

302

312

294

272

248 

262 

218

335

390

590 

952

435

405

300

298

266

252

214

294

559

618

603

480

240

252

440

222

279

11,406

368

0.667

0.77

June

236

193

200

198

142

179

768

1.150 

340 

348

625

971

*197 

278

274

196

191

196

152

170

190

210

252

240

248

256

142

178

92 154"

8,966

299

0.542

0.60

July

136

136

132

133

137

240

638

596 

576 

336

446

1,520

3,310 

2,350

689

210

247

206

212

188

184

114

186

135

225

219

166

^So" 105

145

128

14,325

462

0.837

0.96

Aug.

123

172

170

114

94

110

242

362 

300 

312

432

412

438 

338

1,890

1,130

1,630

8,170

*8,710

*4,090

1,010

470

951

245

306

354

292

232;

273

250

226

33,848

1,092

1.98

2.28

Sept.

310

469

825

Tso" 928

344

332

320 

328 

141

230

266

*201 

201

232

212

200

184

376

182

194

150

126

260

109

226

183

194

190

8,981

299

0.542

0.60

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,160 Min 27 Mean 406 Cfsm 0.736 In. 10.00

Water year 1954-5B Max 8,710 Min 60 Mean 552 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.56

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 17 (2 p.m.) 6,750 cfs (19.53 ft); Aug. 19 (2 a.m.) 10,100 

cfs (23.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Dan River at Paces.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 107

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35'16", long 78°53'56", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge onU. S. 

Highway 501, 0.8 mile upstream from Mayo Creek, 2 miles east of Denniston, Halifax County, 

and 8 miles south of South Boston.

Drainage area. 289 sq mi (revised).

Records available.-' July 1929 to March 1934, October 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.24 ft above mean sea level. July 10, 

1929, to Mar. 14, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1929-33, 1950-55), 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 20.57 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Oct. 1, 11, 12.

1929-34, 1950-55: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs (revised) Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 

21.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,000 

cfs; minimum, 0.004 cfs Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 3.58 ft), from discharge measurement.

Floods in August 1928 and September 1945 reached stages of 26.4 and 25.6 ft, respectively, from levels to floodmarks.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 5,000 

cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 21.88 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in WSP 697.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a high-water

period in the water year 1930, superseding those published in WSP 697, are given herewith:

1929 

Oct. 2......................... 3,150

3.... ..................... 4,900

4.. ....................... 4,200

5......................... 2,980

Month

Water year 1929-30.....

Cfs-days Maximum

4,900

Minimum

.8

Mean

219

Per square 

mile

.758

Runoff in 

inches

2.39

10.27

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2^

2.7

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.9

3.3

278

1.300

1,200

774

120

69

53

45

40

35

30

31

26

27

29

46 

47

4,191.7

135

0.467

0.54

Nov.

40

ii

34

36

39

55

65

59

48

44

40

38

36

34

35

35

38

36

39

317

1,050

1.180

881

311

276

210

152

125

229

434

5,950

198

0.685

0.76

Dec.

276

179

140

115

100

309

680

468

355

760

660

348

465

*720

1,520

1.870

1,280

348

283

222

174

135

119

135

112

92

88

89

89

90 

82

12,303

397

1.37

1.58

Jan.

73

72

72

68

*66

65

62

58

56

55

73

168

190

135

104

93

84

75

74

84

80

94

242

311

311

297

236

210

179

152 

113

3,952

127

0.439

0.51

Feb.

107

112

106

BB

70

334

1,500

1,640

1.790

863

400

700

588

318

*269

236

203

179

146

130

118

110

108

107

146

262

282

502

-

_---_.

11,414

408

1.41

1.47

Mar.

553

46B

332

269

3B1

1,410

1.640

*1,640

785

370

289

2B9

318

519

318

496

1,050

965

1,030

1,200

986

624

553

434

318

276

242

196

179

162 

146

18,438

595

2.06

2.3B

Apr.

135

130

125

117

105

100

105

100

88

82

80

10B

146

1,300

1,970

2.050

1,840

650

*340

262

210

283

318

210

714

1,110

622

325

242

196

14,043

468

1.62

1.81

May

162

135

115

101

94

84

74

67

63

57

53

*60

139

400

203

115

82

67

58

52

48

46

99

196

216

269

113

70

56

a50 

345

3,389

109

0.377

0.43

June

a40

a40

a40

340

a45

a50

a70

alOO

380

360

a80

3150

360

34

27

25

24

22

23

22

22

21

20

19

17

21

18

16

15

13

1,214

40.5

0.140

0.16

July

10

8.2

6.9

5.5

4.B

L&.

5.7

24

25

21

123

624

1,070

1,200

1.300

764

105

*72

54

44

40

32

30

30

182

55

30

26

27

27 

89

6,039.7

195

0.675

0.7B

Aug.

146

57

34

25

21

19

22

98

64

30

24

122

283

456

1,410

880

942

3.090

3,030

2,620

1,300

203

140

115

86

73

65

59

53

52

48

15,567

502

1.74

2.01

Sept.

42

50

86

297

248

125

90

72

59

51

48

45

43

*42

38

36

33

li

28

40

44

38

35

34

34

35

34

33

42

49

1,875

62.5

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,290 Min 0.3 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.747 In. 10.16

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,090 Min 2.6 Mean 270 Cfsm 0.934 In. 12.67

rcdK uj-gmiai'ne ipaae, c,o\J\J maj. HUK. io ^ j. p.m.j 3,ouu CIS ^u.o/ IL^. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Dan River at Paces and 

Roanoke Creek at Saxe.
108 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°36'06", long 78°17'56", on left bank 1,200 ft downstream from John H. 

Kerr Dam, 2.4 miles upstream from Aliens Creek, 5.3 miles upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at mile 178.4.

Drainage area. 7,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to 

September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 196.72 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). November 1921 to August 1923 at site 0.3 mile upstream at 

different datum. April 1947 to Sept. 30, 1952, at site 2,800 ft downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--8 years, 8,023 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,300 cfs Apr. 19, Aug. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 

(gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 136 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 185 cfs Mar. 13.

1947-55: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 99 cfs July 3, Oct. 24, 1953 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum daily, that of 

Mar. 13, 1955.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 

145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft). 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

160

210

280

370

970

1,820 1O.O

2,870

4,350

8,250

18,400

23,900

35,900

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

(t)

Oct.

4,000

1.150

1,630

5,710

5,670

4,740

2,050

1,750

1,420

1,550

3,260

3,510

5,930

5,460 

3,860

8,850

3,950

8,410

8,230

7,980

8,250

7,260

3,450

1,330

8,300

9.840

8,900

a9,000

a9,000

a4,000

al,300

159,740

5,153

+1,545

Nov.

a6,000

all. OOP

39,500

39,500

39,000

a3,000

al,300

37,500

37,000

36,000

a4,500

34,000

31,500

3900 

33,000

a4,500

3,490

3,930

3,540

2,500

1,020

9,580

9,100

10,700

2,970

9,950

5,270

1,330

10,100

10,400

_______

172,080

5,736

-555

Dec.

10,100

10,600

10,200

3,220

224

10,200

9,930

310,000

39,000

a8,000

32,000

a250

32 , 000

311.000 

311,000

10.300

10,300

3,560

2,640

10,100

10,200

10,800

10,400

2,320

280

280

9,800

9,930

10,800

9,740

5,420

224,594

7,245

-192

Jan.

1,120

252

9,940

9,530

9,630

10,200

10.300

1,890

280

8,990

8,760

8,830

8,700

8,690 

1,920

1,810

6,670

4,870

5,380

5,220

5,120

1,350

1,520

4,840

5,330

5,370

5,310

5,270

1,710

820

5,290

164,912

5,320

-1,334

Feb.

4,980

5,110

4,360

4,380

430

343

4,980

4,820

4,690

4,720

4,820

715

625

5,070 

4,360

4,380

3,800

3,810

224

217

5,030

4,400

5,120

5,400

3,820

492

217

4,520

_

_______

_______

95,833

3,423

+6,350

Mar.

6,390

7,250

8,440

10,700

4,970

13,900

21.200

20,100

13,500

14,900

14,900-

3,500

185

13,800 

13,800

14,000

14,100

14,300

5,010

3,690

5,990

11,700

10,800

11,000

11,800

6,900

5,970

13,100

11,900

9,330

6,070

323,195

10,430

+2,884

Apr.

5,790

5,520

5,660

6,610

5,620

7,700

5,690

5,820

5,590

5,560

5,630

6,210

6,640

7,740 

22,000

29,300

29.400

29,300

28,300

21,000

11,700

12,000

5,540

5.480

12,000

12,000

14,000

15,300

14,500

8,300

_______

355,900

11,860

+1,119

May

9,660

10,200

8,360

7,250

8,480

7,180

*7,240

7,180

9,040

7,840

7,570

7,740

8,260

7,200 

7,060

9,360

8,580

7,840

8,450

7,040

2,980

2,260

7,900

11,100

8,920

11,000

11.200

2,290

2,260

3,340

5,500

230,280

7,428

-1,728

June

6,960

6,860

6,670

1,510

2,160

3,700

3,460

5,960

7,520

5,410

2,900

8,770

10,800

11.200 

9,450

9,310

9,550

1.460

2,140

3,260

5,620

4,650

4,500

2,220

2,220

6,140

6,280

4,310

8,600

7,320

_______

170,910

5,697

-880

July

7,210

1,510

416

396

3,870

4,360

2,880

2,470

765

210

4,230

7,320

9,360

12,500 

15,500

9,740

4,140

9,240

7,950

8,230

8,710

8,300

4,510

3,430

6,880

7,700

4,520

6,860

5,880

1,010

217

170,314

5,494

-823

Aug.

6,680

6,800

5,710

6,000

5,980

997

210

5,220

5,700

4,030

4,950

4,120

205

210 

5,800

11,900

12,000

15,700

31,700

35.200

32 , 700

32,500

30,500

32,200

20,700

11,800

4,650

5,050

12 , 800

11,600

11,700

373,312

12,040

+ 790

Sept.

11,700

11,700

1,790

224 2, '550"

11,400

11,600

12 . OOP

12,000

2,190

224

5,000

4,280

4,180 

5,860

7,420

1,840

224

4,720

9,760

7,300

9,870

10,100

4,330

224

6,930

10,700

11,500

5,840

7,100

 

194,686

6,490

-3,721

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mesn 

Cfsm 

In.

6,698 

0.861 

0.99

5,181 

0.666 

0.74

Calendar year 1954 : 

Wster year 1954-55:

7,053 

0.907 

1.05

3,986 

0.512 

0.59

9,773 

1.26 

1.31

13,310 

1.71 

1.97

12,980 

1.67 

1.86

5,700 

0.733 

0.85

Observed

Max 14,800 Mln 224 Mean 5,462 

Max 33,200 Mln 185 Mean 7,221

4,817 

0.619 

0.69

4,671 

0.600 

0.69

12,830 

1.65 

1.90

2,769 

0.356 

0.40

Adjusted

Mean 5,566 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.70 

Mean 7,473 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.04

Peak discharge (base. 50,OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Roanoke Rapids, 

N. C.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

109

Location. Lat 36°28', long 77°38', on right bank l£ miles downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 48 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 2-| miles upstream from Chooyott 

Creek, and at mile 133.6.

Drainage area.--8,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1911 to December 1932 (published as "at Old Gaston"), Pebruary 1930 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary 

gage since November 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since February 1930. Datum of gage 

is 43.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Dec. 7, 1911, to Nov. 21, 1921, and Apr. 7 to Dec. 31, 1932, chain gage and Nov. 21, 

1921, to Apr. 7, 1932, water-stage recorder, both at site 9 miles upstream at different 

datum. Since Aug. 6, 1941, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.6 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Average discharge. 44 years, 8,364 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs Aug. 19; maximum gage height, 12.83 

ft Aug. 19; minimum discharge, 501 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 

610 cfs Dec. 27.

1911-55: Maximum discharge, 261,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 458 cfs Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 

472 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Flood in November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood 

in August 1940, which was 21.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith 

River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft) and since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (usable capacity, 79,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 712: 1930. WSP822: 1936. WSP1032: 1912, 1923(M), 

1930(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall between gages used as a factor Aug. 19-25)

3.0 

4.0

550

625

785

1,050

1,630

2,320

4,100

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

6,500

9,500

17,000

27,000

39,000

45,000

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

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5,620

4,310

1,430

1,490

5,550

5,610

5,000

2,190

1,870

1,410

1,450

3,050 

3,880

5,800 

5,870

4,690

7,720

4,360

8,510

8,440

8,350

8,590

7,810

3,820

1,760

8,080

9.970

9,380

9,240

9,490

4,310

169,250

5,460

+1,545

Nov.

1,460

8,430

10,500

9,030

9,370

8,910

2,700

1,420

7,500

7,340

6,890

4,130 

4,220

1,370 

1,050

4,000

4,520

3,960

4,310

4,100

2,930

1,790

10,400

9,770

11,400

3,870

9,960

6,200

2,390

10,400

174,320

5,811

-555

Calendar year 1954 : I

Water year 1954-55 : I

Dec.

10,700

10,500

11,300

10,600

3,980

1,560

9,920

10,600

10,600

9,140

8,020

2,340 

1,460

10,000 

11,700

11,100

11,100

10,700

4,370

3,120

10,300

10,600

10,300

10,900

3,000

1,260

610

9,200

10,800

10,800

10,400

250,980

8,096

-192

Jan.

5,940

1,760

1. 150

9,4OO

10,300

10,400

10,800

10.900

2,420

1,270

8,600

9,840 

9,680

9,520 

9,590

2,560

2,090

6,100

5,880

5,810

5,930

5,780

2,000

2,000

5,460

5,940

5,970

5,930

5,860

2,110

1,340

182,310

5,881

-1,334

Feb.

5,490

5,530

5,660

4,760

5,040

1,520

1,180

6,150

6,060

5,690

5,650

7.080 

2,810

1,700 

5,760

*4,390

4,340

4,350

4,410

1,540

769

4,380

4,980

5,610

6,460

4,500

1,610

1,280

_

118,699

4,239

+6,350

Mar.

5,480

8,370

8,540

9,580

10,800

8,440

22,200

25,100

17,000

14,600

16,400-

14,000 

4,370

1,690 

15,400

14,700

15,200

16,000

12,900

6,670

5,280

8,170

12,500

12,000

12,000

12 , 000

7,500

8,380

12,300

13,200

9,750

358,520

11,570

+2,884

Apr.

6,950

6,380

6,250

6,380

6,500

6,710

8,000

6,250

6,250

6^.000

6,000

6,250 

6,950

8,000 

12,400

29,4OO

31,200

*31,200

51.800

28,20O

13,500

12,500

12,400

6,250

7,240

13,600

12,300

16,800

15,600

11,800

 -._____

378,860

12,630

+1,119

May

9,850

10,600

9,640

8,360

8,370

8,680

7,660

7,700

7,700

9,220

8,300

7,980 

8,560

9,720 

8,000

8,300

9,390

9,140

7,670

8,120

7,490

3,150

2,880

9,140

12 . 900

10,600

11,700

10,800

2,720

2.560

3,460

250,350

8,076

-1,728

June

6,070

7,180

7,300

7,290

1.700

2,040

4,030

4,090

7,900

6,880

5,730

3,880 

10,500

11,700 

10,300

9,920

9,830

9,070

1,900

2,320

3,780

4,870

5,120

5,280

2,040

1,900

1,970

2,400

2,720

2,720

-------

162,430

5,414

-137

July

2,860

1,610

1,500

1,880

2,400

2,400

2,640

2,960

2,420

1,560

2,250

2,400 

4,400

14.200 

13,300

12,000

10,900

4,960

8,050

7,260

9,040

9,500

6,940

4,580

3,680

6,830

7,090

5,280

7,980

7,380

4,670

174,720

5,636

-457

Aug.

4,560

7,080

5,000

4,880

4,750

4,750

4,750

4,620

4,500

4,200

4,300

5,250 

5,000

5,000 

5,000

5,250

6,950

23,600

40,100

36,700

35,800

34,700

34,100

34,400

28,900

13,900

11,500

8,90O

8,130

9,500

9,500

415,570

13,410

+959

Sept.

15 , 100

12,000

9,320

3,790

4,040

8,010

8,490

9,400

11,700

10,600

2.250

4,880 

4,710

4,180 

5,580

6,160

4,680

3,080

6,260

7,080

9,500

7,750

10,200

9,800

7,460

7,890

7,060

9,500

9,500

9,500

227,470

7,582

-3,883

Observed Adjusted

lax 16,000 Mln 610 Mean 5,910 Mean 6,O14 Cfsm 0.715 In. 9.71

lax 40,100 Mln 610 Mean 7,845 Mean 8,190 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs 

(furnished by Corps of Engineers) and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (furnished by Virginia Electric and 

Power Co.).
110 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°12' , long 77°23' , on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 258, 1 mile downstream from tributary on right, 3 miles downstream from 

Bridgers Creek, 5ij miles north of Scotland Neck, Halifax County, and at mile 102.5.

Drainage area. 8,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1896 to May 1903 (published as "at Neal"), August 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to May 1903 chain gage at site 8.9 

miles downstream at different datum. Aug. 15 to Oct. 18, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 8.9 miles downstream; Aug. 15, 

1940, to Jan. 13, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at same site.

Average discharge.--21 years (1896-1902, 1940-55), 8,862 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs Aug. 23; maximum gage height, 30.39 

 ft Aug. 25; minimum discharge, 900 cfs Feb. 22; minimum daily, 1,310 cfs July 4.

1896-1903, 1940-55- Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs Aug. 19, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 41.98 ft Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, 750 cfs Nov. 10, 1952.

Maximum stage, observed during period June 1930 to July 1940, 35.1 ft Jan. 24, 1936 

(from unpublished U. S. Weather Bureau records adjusted to present datum). The following data on major floods (adjusted to present datum) were furnished by North Carolina 

Highway and Public Works Commission: 1877, about 37.8 ft; March 1912, 36.8 ft; 1919, 

34.9 ft; 1924, 32.9 ft.

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 

145,200 acre-ft), by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft), and 

since June 1955 by Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (usable capacity, 79,600 acre-ft).

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

(t)

Oct.

5,500

4,950

3,690

1,640 

2,540

5,400

5,330

3,910 

2,420

1,910

1,460 

1,400 

2,960

4,670

5,990

5,510 

6,070

6,120

7,070

8,630

8,550

8,840 

8,380

5,690

3,850

4,450

9,370

10,000

9,560

9,910

6,630

172,400

5,561

+1,545

Nov.

4,090

4,580

9,990

9,910 

9,850

9,540

5,830

3,230 

3,920

7,360

7,080 

5,300 

4,330

3,510

1,750

1,470 

a4, 106

a4,300

a4,300

a4,300

a3,800

a3,600 

a5,900

alO,200

a9,500

a6,800

a9,000

a7 , 800

a4,600

a7,400

-----

177,340

5,911

-555

Calendar, year 1954 :

Water year 1954-55:

Dec.

alO,800

11,400

11,500

11,400 

6,540

3,980

6,470

10,800 

11,100

10,400

8,390 

5,150 

2,930

6,220

11,700

11,700 

11,500

11,600

6,560

4,170

8,500

10, 800 

10,900

11,100

5,250

3,370

1,750

5,000

10,900

11,100

10,800

263,760

8,508

-192

Jan.

6,830

4,020

2,510

5,600 

10,200

10,300

10,800

11,100 

b,150

2,990

5,400 

9,660 

9,850

9,750

9,770

5,350 

3,240

4,190

5,780

5,690

5,750

5,790 

4,200

2,590

3,510

5,580

5,970

5,870

5,820

3,920

2,570

189,510

6,113

-1,334

Feb.

3,050

5,510

5,700

5,180 

5,120

5,940

2,110

5,290 

6,220

5,970

5,720 

6,550 

5,250

5,160

3,380

4,870 

4,520

4,410

4,380

5,710

1,790

1,640 

4,720

5,450

6,480

5,240

5,990

2,240

------

125,370

4,406

+6,350

Mar.

3,050

a'7, 600

*a9,500

a9,500 

a9,500

8,810

15,300

20,800 

20,400

17,400

17,000- 

17,000 

10,500

5,540

9,640

14,800 

15,100

15,700

16,000

10,400

7,220

6,980 

11,600

12,700

12,500

12,700

9,520

7,580

11,900

12,400

11,900

370,520

11,950

+2,884

Apr.

8,160

6,950

6,290

6,510 

6,670

6,520

7,920

6,900 

6,400

6,080

6,020 

6,190 

6,660

7,650

9,340

19,300 

23,800

25,200

*26,300

27,500

25,500

20, 100 

17,300

11,100

9,040

13,300

13,000

15,000

16,300

15,600

-------

382,160

12,740

+1,119

May

11,200

10,800

11,200

9,660 

8,570

9,090

8,510

7,640 

7,760

9,550

8,820 

8,580 

8,630

9,760

9,070

8,290 

9,900

9,690

9,330

8,550

8,500

4,840 

5,590

6,950

12,200

12,000

12,100

12,700

5,440

5,320

2,9J10

268,930

8,675

-1,728

June

5,160

7,110

7,540

7,490 

4,110

2,260

2,980

4,630 

5,480

8,780

6,450 

4,220 

7,120

11,800

12,100

10,700 

10,400

10,200

5,010

2,590

2,930

4,260 

4,980

5,170

3,700

2,290

2,100

2, ISO

2,540

2,680

-------

168,940

5,631

-137

July

2,900

2,570

1,590

1,310 

1,960

2,320

2,450

2,790 

3,160

2,280

1,830 

2,730 

2,680

9,580

14,400

14,500 

12,800

7,470

7,950

*8,250

8,900

9,560 

8,380

5,370

4,450

5,780

7,570

5,630

6,580

8,440

5,900

182,060

5,873

-457

Aug.

4,610

6,360

5,560

4,990 

4,940

4,820

4,810

4,850 

4,610

4,550

4,070 

5,610 

7,680

6,910

6,300

6,020 

6,400

17,100

23,800

27,400

29,200

30,600 

31,200

31,200

51,300

28,900

23,000

17,700

13,500

12,000

11,200

421,170

13,590

+959

Sept.

13,000

15,500

13, 100

7,760 

5,190

7,610

9,280

9,770 

12,100

12,800

6,250 

5,610 

5,350

4,610

4,570

5,860 

6,280

4,660

4,850

8,670

11,200

10,400 

11,200

11,400

8,870

8,600

7,580

9,590

10,000

10, 100

 

257,560'

8,585

-3,883

Observed Adjusted

Max 18,000 Min 1,400 Mean 6,315 Mean 6,419 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.03

Max 31,300 Min 1,310 Mean 8,158 Mean 8,503 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott and John H. Kerr Reservoirs 

(furnished by Corps of Engineers) and Roanoke Rapids Reservoir (furnished by Virginia Electric and 

Power Co.}.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Roanoke Rapids.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

Ill

Location. Lat 36°12', long 78°34', on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 96, l£ miles upstream from Pishing Creek, 2-| miles east of town of Tar River, 

Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area. 161 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 287.04 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Oct. 14.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 18, 1955; minimum.,that of Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Town of Oxford diverts about 0.5 cfs for municipal water supply.

visions (water years 

WSP 1273:1941(M).

Revisions years).--WSP 972: 1940-41. WSP 1112: 1941 (calendar year figures). 

--- --- -- 4i ( 

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30

1.18 0.10 1.7 14

1.2 .18 2.0 28

1.3 1.0 2.4 48

1.4 2.8 2.6 72

1.5 5.6 2.8 120

Note.--Same as following 

table above 2.8 ft.

Jan. 11 to Aug. 19

31

58

76

120

210

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

545

895

1,830

3,070

5,640

8,820

11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet, per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

.5

.3

.3

.2

.18

.18

.18

.14

.14

.14

.14

.10

46

540

*85

30

16

11

6.8

5.0

3.9

3.4

5.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.8 

5.1

768.00

24.8

0.154

0.18

Nov.

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

5.0

12

10

6.4

5.0

4.5

5.9

5.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

5.1

*5.1

3.1

4.4

35

29

25

19

16

15

15

13

12

58

*48

568.4

12.5

0.076

0.09

Dec.

52

28

22

17

14

129

160

*81

62

111

105

64

52

686

370

152

86

68

63

51

40

54

50

28

25

22

21

20

*20

20

18

2,631

84.9

0.527

0.61

Jan.

17

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

11

23

68

81

62

46

58

51

27

26

27

26

53

82

112

140

114

89

76

69

62

50

1,446

46.6

0.289

0.35

Feb.

45

45

42

37

32.

179

1,790

638

230

*136

828

1,580

518

165

156

112

100

89

79

75

68

64

62

143

612

254

218

522

_

8,597

3O7

1.91

1.99

Mar.

336

278

170

572

454

2. OOP

1,000

339

205

148

120

192

210

140

120

290

554

374

582

699

359

254

*250

152

117

103

89

81

75

71

68

10,142

527

2.03

2.34

Apr.

64

61

60

57

51

50

52

*50

44

42

41

48

57

787

*1.580

424

210

128

106

87

76

*215

210

100

524

546

195

114

89

76

6,144

205

1.27

1.42

May

68

60

*52

45

42

38

54

30

27

25

23

22

24

162

99

66

48

36

28

25

22

21

277

199

582

165

78

55

39

35

29

2,254

72. 7

0.452

0.52

June

23

19

16

15

14

13

13

~76 103

44

29

77

68

37

*23

17

13

12

11

11

12

11

12

10

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.4

723.8

24.1

0.150

0.17

July

6.0

5.6

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.4

472

5.0

5.0

4.8

6.4

400

1,050

594

86

52

36

19

18

13

10

8.8

7.6

6.8

6.0

5.0

5.0

11

71

80

167

2,479.5

80.0

0.497

0.57J

Aug.

71

40

25

15

10

8.8

7.6

6.4

4.8

4.5

4.8

11

62

205

460

102

1,400

10,500

3,080

99

70

129

55

41

57

55

30

27

26

25

16,808.9

542

3.37

3.88

Sept.

48

116

768

290

120

79

60

46

57

32

30

30

26

22

21

20

18

17

16

55

50

52

26

25

32

28

22

20

18

17

2,119

70.5

0.458

0.49

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,540 Mln 0.10 Mean 155 Cfsm 0.839 In - 11.42

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,500 Mln 0.10 Mean 149 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.59

Peak discharge (base. 2.OOP eta).--Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 2,050 cfs (7.45 ft); Feb. 12 (3 a.m.) 2,340 cfs 

(7.86 ft); Mar. 6 (11 a.m.) 2.34O cfs (7.87 ft); Apr. 15 (6 a.m.) 2,10O cfs (7.50 ft); Aug. 18 

(2 p.m.) 13,100 cfs (18.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
112 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°51'00", long 77 0 55'50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from Cookrell 

Bridge on State Highway 58, 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek, 10 miles south of 

Nashville, Nash County, and at mile 93.8.

Drainage area. 701 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 18, 1928, to Oct. 10, 1929, and Mar. 26,

1930. to Oct. 12, 1934, chain gage at bridge at same datum. Oct. 11, 1929, to Mar. 25, 

1930, staff gage at site 45 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 13, 1934, to Feb. 27, 

1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 747 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 16.64 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum daily, 15 ofs Oct. 10.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Sept. 20, 

1932.

Remarks.--Records fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low 

flow caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1273 : 1930.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18-30)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

53

113

192

325

525

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

17.0

745

1,200

2,200

3,400

5,600

9,700

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 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.

Oct.

40

26

44

18

34

40

36

24

20

15

*19

*18

19

32

25

29

655

895

341

175

141

111

99

86

67

82

80

80

63

72

68

3,454

111

0.158

0.10

Nov.

82

113

104

86

99

133

225

232

175

143

128

120

104

106

104

95

108

104

111

451

1,160

770

457

333

274

257

228

210

216

*261

6,989

233

0.332

0.37

Dec.

445

345

257

232

207

251

505

835

615

497

525

590

465

425

875

1,520

905

565

473

433

385

333

281

257

278

251

228

225

222

222

219

13,866

447

0.638

0.74

Jan.

216

210

213

219

210

207

204

195

184

178

210

281

353

369

333

281

261

238

238

235

254

254

357

445

565

615

615

557

497

441

397

9,832

317

0.452

0.52

Feb.

345

337

345

325

295

288

991

2,200

2,990

2,520

975

1,020

2,310

5,400

*2,510

815

680

635

565

513

473

433

421

417

717

1,600

1,470

998

______

30,588

1,092

1.56

1.62

Mar.

1,290

1,200

975

815

950

1,660

2,870

3,750

4,100

1,750

925

770

860

1,020

860

745

815

,250

,290

,470

,770

,470

,020

860

725

615

557

513

481

457

437

38,270

1,235

1.76

2.03

Apr.

421

413

397

397

381

373

397

405

389

357

345

345

377

590

1,540

2,530

2,950

1,330

770

635

555

505

465

615

590

922

1,670

1,040

655

517

22,834

761

1.09

1.21

May

445

415

581

553

321

514

278

254

254

238

232

207

228

248

285

453

341

281

261

232

215

222

258

287

759

680

655

589

274

274

565

10,575

535

0.478

0.55

June

337

251

204

186

159

148

158

581

537

555

357

264

264

278

251

201

184

159

156

175

164

146

136

195

350

497

271

181

146

125

7,412

247

0.352

0.59

July

108

109

86

67

80

90

86

138

493

525

451

1,180

2,420

2,420

2,020

674

325

*222

175

151

123

104

97

88

164

113

95

78

62

106

517

13,547

451

0.615

0.71

Aug.

655

549

271

207

164

128

104

90

78

84

212

1,180

940

905

829

1,250

2,750

4,780

5,300

6,240

8,450

10,500

8,040

1,400

856

561

421

555

306

274

268

57,903

1,868

2.66

5.07

Sept.

520

1,070

2,610

5.250

2,400

1,570

905

705

553

449

389

597

445

585

525

295

274

251

1,150

1,990

1,050

751

568

459

515

1,160

854

625

490

*422

26,627

888

1.27

1.41

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,500 Min 15 Mean 701 Cfsm i.oO In. 13.56

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,300 Min 15 Mean 662 Cfsm 0.994 In. 12.80

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Mar. 9 (1 p.m.) 4,170 cfs (10.09 ft); Aug. 22 (2 p.m.) 10,400 

3fa (16.64 ft); Sept. 3 (9 p.m.) 4,660 cfs (10.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 113

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C.

side of 

ille, Nash

Location. Lat 35°53'05", long 77°54'45", near center of span on downstream s: 

highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 6i miles southeast of Nashv: 

County.

Drainage area.--64.8 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 100 ft, revised (from topographic map). Prior to July 14, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 57.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 13.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 2,200 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 14.34 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.02 cfs on several days in September 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 2-15, Apr. 4-18, May 24 to 

June 25, July 18 to Aug. 11, Aug. 31, Sept. 1)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

0.03

.4

1.4

3.2

8.0

16

25

42

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

62

115

190

300

580

980

1,500

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

*.03

.03

.03

.04

.17

.06

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

1.54

0.050

0.00077

0.0009

Nov.

0.04

.06

.06

.04

.10

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.08

.10

.06

.5

J-l

3.2

2.1

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

1.3

*1.3

19.28

0.643

0.0099

0.01

Dec .

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

5.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.0

5.0

8.5

11

10

8.8

8.2

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

173.0

5.58

0.086

0.10

Jan.

5.0

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

*7.2

10

11

10

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

11

16

20

25

28

30

30

30

28

25

388.2

12.5

0.193

0.22

Feb.

*22

20

18

17

16

17

*46

58

62

77

72

54

40

36

*32

28

26

26

25

24

24

22

20

20

35

40

50

62

-

989

35.3

0.545

0.57

Mar.

54

46

*42

38

35

48

67

92

129

122

92

58

42

40

38

40

42

46

54

62

67

72

62

48

38

30

25

*24

20

19

iS

1,610

51.9

0.801

0.92

Apr.

18

18

18

18

17

17

20

24

24

24

*20

19

18

30

50

87

129

129

82

40

25

19

16

13

19

34

50

44

28

18

1,068

35.6

0.549

0.61

May

20

16

13

11

9.2

7.5

6.8

6.0

*4.8

3.9

3*1

3.7

4.6

5.0

6.2

5.5

5.0

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.1

5.0

24

25

18

14

15

12

9.0

8.2

7.2

288.3

9.30

0.144

0.17

June

6.5

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.9

4.1

*25

42

67

40

16

12

9.8

8.5

7.0

5.8

4.8

8.8

14

30

32

18

18

25

88

143

174

103

32

957.5

31.9

0.492

0.55

July

9.5

6.5

4.6

4.4

3.7

3.2

3.2

6.5

12

24

16

20

*225

288

230

129

44

*19

13

9.5

8.0

6.5

5.8

5.5

4.1

6.5

6.0

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.3

1,132.4

36.5

0.563

0.65

Aug.

9.8

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.2

4.6

3.7

2.8

1.7

4.8

15

256

274

388

322

181

327

664

*i390

690

594

598

429

248

464

460

281

131

64

38

*35

8,103.7

261

4.03

4.65

Sept.

38

46

200

*1.520

1,480

607

322

167

122

82

67

62

*58

54

46

36

34

32

260

608

1,150

*666

308

170

115

109

115

143

122

*82

8,841

295

4.55

5.07

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,800 Min 0.02 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 0.998 In. 13.55

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,520 Min 0.03 Mean 64.6 Cfsm 0.997 In. 13.52

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Pishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long 77°42', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 301, 2,000 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, 4f miles downstream from Rocky Creek, and at mile 27.7.

Drainage area.--521 sq mi.

Records avaiTable.--October 1923 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. Figures of discharge below 250 cfs Oct. 1, 1923, to July 3, 1924, below 350 cfs May 30,

1925. to May 31, 1926, below 150 cfs June 1 to Nov. 16, 1926, and below 100 cfs Nov. 17,

1926. to Sept. 30, 1928, published in WSP 622, 642, and 662 have been found subject to 

considerable error and should not be used. Gage-height records collected at site 2,000 

ft upstream at different datum July 1, 1910, to Apr. 30, 1914, and at present site and 

datum since May 1, 1914, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 76.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 28, 1932, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1923-55), 496 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 cfs Aug. 20,21 (gage height, 13.95 ft); 

minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1923-55: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 17.72 ft Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 19, 1933, Sept. 21, 1954.

The flood of Apr. 19, 1910, reached a stage of 20.1 ft, present datum (from floodmarks of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co.) at site 2,000 ft upstream. Flood of July 24, 

1919, reached a stage of 19.6 ft (discharge, 20,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused 

by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 872: 1935(M). WSP 1172: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1928(M), 

1932-33, 1935. Figures of discharge for periods listed above in Records available as 

unreliable are subject to considerable error because of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation and doubtful gage-height record.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 22 to Feb. 24; rate of change 

in stage used as a factor Feb. 7, 25, Mar. 6, 10, 11, Apr. 14, 

15, June 8, 24-28, July 11-15, Aug. 12, 13, 17, 18, 22, 23, 

Sept. 2, 3, 5, 6, 19, 20, 22-24)

Oct. 1-15

0.1 

.Z

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

10

49

95

187

426

7.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

910 

1,53O 

2,140 

2,710 

3,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

21

25

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

20

li

15

15

18

39

49

54

54

51

47

44

41

40

39

33

33

908

29.3

0.056

0.06

Nov.

33

40

42

46

48

42

41

50

72

72

67

60

55

53

54

57

54

49

53

69

72

156

216

216

171

128

113

109

113

*102

2,453

81.8

0.157

0.18

Dec.

110

137

128

112

99

113

128

183

207

192

187

202

192

187

237

330.

310

252

212

192

182

164

146

132

128

132

128

123

118

123

118

5,204

168

0.322

0.37

Jan.

118

118

*118

112

112

110

108

107

103

104

112

132

178

192

178

156

142

132

128

132

128

132

164

231

262

280

262

236

212

192

182

4,873

157

0.301

0.35

Feb.

169

160

160

160

160

156

576

928

946

761

534

398

477

685

*634

528

343

298

280

252

231

*216

207

212

594

874

787

728

-

---~--

12,454

445

0.854

0.89

Mar.

874

787

602

*527

625

1,830

2.240

2,060

1,740

1,150

720

512

454

426

384

370

412

497

668

892

910

770

587

468

398

343

317

*292

268

257

252

22,632

730

1.40

1.62

Apr.

246

241

236

236

226

221

220

226

221

212

*207

207

212

460

1,040

1.120

832

573

*398

324

286

262

246

226

274

426

572

468

356

280

11,054

368

0.706

0.79

May

236

236

226

221

197

174

160

146

*137

128

123

118

118

151

174

207

192

160

142

123

114

114

128

*146

174

216

221

164

123

114

no

4,993

161

0.309

0.36

June

187

178

123

99

83

84

91

297

710

470

235

160

142

160

137

111

93

80

80

99

118

128

109

190

522

1.460

1,140

452

209

137

8,084

269

0.516

0.58

July

108

87

81

76

74

66

64

74

216

324

429

1.560

1,180

*796

436

226

178

146

*110

64

62

62

58

54

50

44

37

37

37

36

38

6,810

220

0.422

0.49

Aug.

55

72

81

76

71

59

50

47

40

37

35

109

707

888

880

626

1,040

2,620

3,49O

3.740

3,600

2,160

739

452

382

264

212

182

164

146

*142

23,166

747

1.43

1.65

Sept.

155

439

791

1,170

1,150

1,050

703

516

451

322

246

231

236

231

207

132

164

156

564

2,610

3.460

2,870

1,230

660

462

416

398

345

292

*257

21,964

732

1.40

1.57

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,340 Min 10 Mean 468 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.18

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,740 Min 14 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.91

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 115

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°53'40", long 77°32 I 00", near right bank on downstream end of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, 6-J miles downstream from 

Fishing Creek, and at mile 46.2.

Drainage area.--2.140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1955. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bur eau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to December 1900 chain gage at 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 600 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1 to 

Dec. 8, 1931, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 2,233 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,6(JO cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 23.54 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

1896-1900, 1931-55: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 31.77 

ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft July 27, 1919 (present datum), from floodmarks 20 ft 

downstream (discharge, 52,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, which are 

poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Town of 

Henderson diverted an average of 2.3 cfs during the water year out of basin above station. 

Town of Tarboro diverts about 1 cfs for municipal supply.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1172: Drainage area. WSP 1273: 1899, 1900, 1932-33.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 19, Nov. 22, Feb. 8, 

9, 11, 12, 14, 17, Apr. 15, 16, 19, 20, 29, June 8, Aug. 12, 15, 

17-20, 26-29, Sept. 2-5, 8-11, 19-21, 26-28)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

52

63

90

188

314

636

1,030

19.0

24.0

1,910

2,920

4,080

5,980

8,050

10,800

17,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

122

90

60

53

122

87

64

60

86

80

*59

50

49

68

87

86

73

611

582

311

188

201

161

182

175

175

161

178

161 

126

4,593

148

0.069

0.08

Nov.

140

130

163

113

210

206

186

171

286

292

281

252

239

234

234

199

239

192

206

215

264

840

950

750

600

530

512

440

400

*436

9,890

330

0.154

0.17

Dec.

380

495

600

530

478

478

548

565

870

950

830

790

850

930

850

970

1.590

1,510

1,200

950

870

830

770

692

618

636

565

548

512

462 

462

23,329

753

0.352

0.41

Jan.

478

478

478

459

459

462

449

456

418

430

462

530

512

636

673

692

618

600

582

582

548

565

673

770

910

1,070

1,160

1.200

1,160

1,120 

1,010

20,640

666

0.311

0.36

Feb.

910

890

810

790

790

750

890

1,510

2,820

3,780

3,970

2,560

2,090

2,960

3,840

4.080

2,300

1,770

1,550

gl,420

81,330

81,290

81,120

gl,030

81,250

81,590

g2,090

g2,860

-

------

53,040

1,894

0.885

0.92

Mar.

g2,590

g2,700

g2,810

g2,590

g2,280

g2,760

g3,960

g5,190

g6,250

g6,990

K7.190

g5,980

g4,860

g3,420

g2,860

g2,590

g2,280

g2,180

g2,180

g2,330

g3,140

g3,780

g3,720

g3,080

g2,590

g2,230

81,820

81,680

81,590

1,420

1,290

100,330

3,236

1.51

1.74

Apr.

1,250

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,010

990

970

1,010

970

950

870

870

870

990

1,360

2,660

3,720

4.260

3,040

1,990

1,770

1,510

1,420

1,200

1,200

1,290

1,590

2,380

2,030

1,550

47,070

1,569

0.733

0.82

May

1.290

1,120

1,120

1,030

950

850

750

673

600

600

495

462

459

440

478

436

565

636

565

495

452

446

462

530

673

1,010

1,160

1,160

910

692 

582

22,091

713

0.333

0.38

June

548

565

565

495

403

354

314

756

1,290

1,590

1,730

1,550

1,070

790

711

636

548

406

412

400

371

478

495

600

654

81,910

g3,480

g5 . 600

g2,700

81,680

31,101

1,037

0.485

0.54

July

81,070

g790

g600

g478

g430

g430

g342

g264

g386

g530

g2 , 000

g2,810

g3,200

g4,860

g6,450

K6.920

g5,060

g2,920

*gl,950

1,380

970

673

512

433

354

348

462

308

278

582 

548

48,338

1,559

0.729

0.84

Aug.

430

692

790

565

400

386

342

314

278

256

256

1,210

5,120

6,330

6,100

5,360

5,260

7,060

9,060

10,400

12,000

13,400

14,500

15,800

16 i 400

15,700

8,870

5,150

2,880

2,050 

*1,600

166,899

5,384

2.52

2.90

Sept.

1,380

1,910

5,650

10,100

12,800

14.000

13,60O

10,500

7,460

5,520

3,79O

2,92O

2,280

2,000

1,820

1,550

1,550

1.200

2,940

7,740

10,100

11,000

11,000

10,200

9,300

7,360

5,880

4,500

5,250

2,590

185,250

6,175

2.89

5.22

Calendar year 1954: Max 

Water year 1954-55: Max

25,300

16,400

Min 

Min

Mean 2,145 

Mean 1,952

Cfsm 

Cfsm

1.00

0.912

In. 

In.

13.58

12.38

* Discharge meausrment made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.
116 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location. --I/at 35°34'03", long 77°01'09", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

county road, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 264, l£ miles upstream from 

mouth, and 2tj- miles northeast of Washington, Beaufort County.

Drainage area.--About 15 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2 ft (from topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.49 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 14.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 330 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.7 cfs on several days in November, December, and May.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 19, 1955; minimum, 0.7 cfs at times in 

several years.

Flood in 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records fair. Natural runoff affected by ditches and canals above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

Oct. 1 to Aug. 10

0.5 5.7

.9 6.0

2.1 7.0

5.0 8.0

Aug. 11 to Sept. 30

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

66

101

11.0

13.0

14.0

208

359

455

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~7s 0.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

s

28.1

0.91

-

-

Nov.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

_ _§

.9

.&

.&

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

22.6

0.75

-

-

Dec.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

'.8

.8

.8

.8 

.9

.9

28.3

0.91

-

-

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.2

3.4

178

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

35.6

1.15

-

-

Feb.

1.0

1.0

*.975"

.9

1.0

2.0

rrs

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

31.6

1.13

-

-

Mar.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

2.7

3.1

?72

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

ITT

1.1

1.2

 1.1

1.1

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

43.5

1.40

-

-

Apr.

.0

.O

.O

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

1.3

l.O

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

78

.8

29.3

0.98

-

-

May

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

78

1.5

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.7

1.5

1.9

T78

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.4

32.5

1.05

-

-

June

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

872

4.7

*2.4

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

5.2

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.5

7.5

 .6 34

3.9

2.6 

2.0

107.3

3.58

-

-

July

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

35~1.0

55

35

29

26

27

42

39

35

31

28

24

19

10

6.8

5.4

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.9

2.9 

3.0

17

493.0

15.9

-

-

Aug.

6.4

5.0

3.9

8.7

5.2

4.3

3.1

2.3

1.8

575

26

*258

*12T

104

68

60

164

104

84

65

46

39

34

44

46

42

34

29

25 

23

*20

1,483.2

47.8

-

-

Sept.

21

38

93

*125

119

92

65

*51

42

38

50

42

34

29

*26

22

18

19

391

216

*106

82

98

91

89

73

60

54

45 

40

2,269

75.6

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max so Mln 0.7 Mean 6.14 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 391 Mln O.7 Mean 12.6 Cfsm - In.

base. 120 cfs).--July 7 (9:30 a.m.) 186 cfs (9.97 ft)j Aug. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 302 cfs

(6 a.m.) 142 cfs (9.88 ft); Aug. 17 (12 m.) 271 cfs (11.92 ft)j Sept. 3 (9 p.m.) 

j Sept. 5 (12 m.) 154 cfs (10.11 ft); Sept. 19 (6 p.m.) 548 cfs (14.77 ft). 

UTpmenh martp nn fchls* rtav.

Peak discharge (ba 

(12.31 ft); Aug 14 

19O cfs (10.69 ft), ,..,. ~ v -~ ,. , -« 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04', long 79°06', on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 86, at Hillsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmile Creek.

Drainage area. 66.5 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1927 to September 1955 (fragmentary prior to April 1930).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 487.44 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 29, 1937, staff 

gage at same site and datum with natural control.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 63.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 15.60 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 6-14.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 20.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5, 

1953, Oct. 6-14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are poor. Diversion of about 0.25 

cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station as sewage.

Revisions (water years) WSP 1032: 1939(M), 1944(M). WSP 1203: 1930(M). WSP 1333: 

1988, 1932, 1933-341M), 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-5

0

1.3

0.9 

1.0

0.95

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

Oct. 6 to Sept. 30 

0.1

1.7 

3.1

7.3

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

33

63

111

254

637

1,030

1,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

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

2S

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.8

.5

.2

*.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

596

238

*21 

9.5

5.6

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

*1.7

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.9 

1.9

699.9

22.6

0.340

0.39

Nov.

2.3

7^

4.2

3.5

11

16

10

6.5

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.5

5.6

*4.4

3.5

3.5 

*3.3

4.2

551

156

44

26

24

25

20

15

15

88

48

894.1

29.8

0.448

0.50

Dec.

27

21

17

15

15

174

73

*42

36

82

45

53

141

459

106

59

45 

57

36

29

24

21

*20

19

17

15

15

*15

16

16 

15

1,683

54.5

0.817

0.94

Jan.

14

16

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

15

54

36" 61

25

22

20

18 

17

IS

18

16

20

57

49

57

46

40

56

51

26 

25

854

26.9

0.405

0.47

Feb.

22

22

22

20

11

332

752

*TT9

*71

57

194

189

71

55

49

44

40

36

52

30

27

26

26

70

238

82

65

77

-

2,785

99.5

1.50

1.56

Mar.

65

60

46

49

49

52

72

46

39

34

38

91

74

60

57

72

105 

75

105

125

77

72

62

*47

44

41

56

53

51

30

27_

1,810

58.4

0.878

1.01

Apr.

27

26

26

25

24

24

27

24

22

.21

22

25

32

709

*5J2

106

69 

55

47

41

58

42

56

55

114

67

44

37

32

27

2,154

71.8

1.08

1.20

May

24

22

21

20

20

*18

17

17

16

15

15

14

19

27

21

17

15 

14

14

15

12

83

450

78

78

40

25

21

18

18 

16

1,198

38.6

0.580

0.67

June

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

14

15

T5

13

14

12

*10

9.2

8.6

8.1 

7.8

8.1

9.2

9.2

7.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

8.9

9.7

7.3

6.5

5.6

500.6

10.0

0.150

0.17

July

5.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

5.6

45 5.5

15

18

18

28

24

508

48

21

15

12 

9.5

8.4

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.4

4.S

26

35 

28

735.1

23.7

0.356

0.41

Aug.

22

12

8.9

6.5

11

7.8

5.6

4.8

4.4

572

6.0

12

14

22

51

21

1,280 

1,050

88

47

52

28

24

19

16

16

14

15

15 

12

11

2,S77.2

92.8

1.40

1.61

Sept.

223

818

254

129

67

49

38

50

26

24

24

21

18

17

17

16

15 

14

14

17

16

14

14

14

29

19

16

14

14

15_

1,994

66.5

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1954: Max 763 Min 0.1 Mean 39.2 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.98

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,280 Min 0.1 Mean 49.2 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.05

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 7 (l a.m.) 1,710 cfs (11.24 ft) 

(10.36 ft) ; Aug. 17 (9:50 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (15.60 ft)j Sept. 2 (5:30 p.m. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Apr. 14 (4 p.m.) 1,520 cfs 

1,960 cfs (12.12 ft).
118 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Flat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°11'00", long 78°52'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake 

Michie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge, l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, 

and li miles upstream from Dial Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 356 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 22, 1925, staff gage at same site and at datum 0.58 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 143 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 9-12 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

1925-55: Maximum discharge, about 20,000 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height not determined), computed from records at nearby stations; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1932 

(gage height, 0.23 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flow 

caused by small mill 5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--VJSP 1333: 1926, 1928(M), 1938, 1946.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

90

145

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

341

580

87O

1,220

2,100

3,300

4,750

6,500

8,500

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

*.6

.6 

.6

.5

7?

.5

.5

.6 

.9

323

~45 570

22 

13

11

8.1

7.8

6.7

6.0

5.3

4.6

3.7

3.0

3.2

3.0 

2.5

1,047.4

33.8

0.225

0.26

Nov.

2.3

2T5

2.8

2.3

4.0

3.5

4.0 

7.1

8.1

9.0

6.5

6.3

6.0 

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

*4.9 

4.9

93

~eo 359

39

27

25

25

23

17

44

77

907.4

30.2

0.201

0.22

Dec.

38

26

21

18

16.

131

134

51

46

131

75

46

135 

958

250

110

68

54 

54

48

39

33

29

30

28

25

23

*22

24

24 

22

2,709

87.4

0.583

0.67

Jan.

21

20

21

21

19

19

18 

18

16

IT

39

136

65 

47

36

33

30

27 

28

29

27

30

122

95

115

88

68

60

51

46 

38

1,400

45.2

0.301

0.35

Feb.

36

36

37

33

261

388

1,420 

286

*142

100

397

597

165 

105

92

83

72

65 

56

51

48

46

46

100

423

165

154

314

5,485

196

1.31

1.36

Mar.

208

189

115

223

623

1,860

594 

238

158

118

102

124

313 

152

130

392

553

296 

464

495

246

234

219

133

108

98

83

75

68

65 

60

8,736

282

1.88

2.17

Apr.

58

54

54

53

48

47

50 

48

42

41

41

46

54 

"845 2,060

305

168

133 

110

90

81

309

145

92

368

256

124

90

75

63

5,950

198

1.32

1.48

May

56

50

46

44

41

*39

36 

35

34

32

29

29

46 

164

68

47

38

35 

33

29

SO" 27

489

164

406

102

58

43

38

36 

33

2,357

76.0

0.507

0.58

June

29

24

23

23

18

20

20 

36

53

5F

31

51

39 

23

20

20

17

16

16

15

15

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

659

22.0

0.147

0.16

July

9.4

8.1

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.3

16 

16

9.0

90

451

582

4,460 

350

124

81

56

44 

38

34

31

27

24

30

27

24

22

22

37

30 

181

6,851.0

221

1.47

1.70

Aug.

63

39

30

25

24

18

17 

16

TT

16

16

18

24 

275

719

98

3,340

*6,970 

374

168

112

88

139

77

60

54

50

46

47

44 

43

13,027

420

2.80

3.23

Sept.

53

132

136

~53 155

65

56 

48

44

38

37

39

36 

33

33

31

29

28 

29

36

48

38

33

32

31

32

33

34

30

30

1,482

49.4

0.329

O.37

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,970 Mln 0'.5 Mean 91.9 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.31

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,970 Mln 0.5 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.55

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). July 13 (3 p.m.) 7,900 cfs (8.67 ft); Aug. 18 (3 a.m.) 15,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 119

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°10'35", long 78°51'20", on right bank three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from mouth and Lake Michie and 1? miles northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area. 4.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1955. Prior to October 1929, published as 

"at Bahama."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 356 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 30 years, 4.31 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.48 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow

and computation of peak flow over dam at gage height 4.83 ft; no flow for several days

in October.

1925-55: Maximum gage height, 7.60 ft May 24, 1940 (discharge not determined); no

flow at times in many years.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 1233: 1926-40, 1941-42(M), 1946-47(M), 1948-50(P). 

WSP 1333: 1931.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3

0

.01

.07

.17

.30

.73

1.38

2.42

4.75

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

50

95

125

160

230

324

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.

2.36

.44

.25

.18

.17

.16

.15

.13

.12

.12

.11

.11

.09

.17

. 26

18

18.00

0.581

0.119

0.14

Nov.

0.14 -718

.44

.35

1.22

.75

.46

.39

.37

.30

.29

.29

.30

.30

.30

.30

.32

.32

.53

.66

1.37

.70

.58

.75

.73

.58

.48

.58

2.30

T755

17.33

0.578

0.118

0.13

Dec.

0.78

.70

.60

.53

757

4.50

1.70

1.11

1.18

2.12

1.26

1.02

3.51

9.4

3723

1.85

1.38

1.30

1.22

1.02

.90

.84

.81

.84

.73

.68

.73

.73

.75

.75

. 68

47.42

1.53

0.312

0.36

Jan.

0.68

.81

.75

.73

.73

.73

.68

.63

753

.66

2.37

1.85

1.34

1.05

.99

.96

.87

.84

.96

.93

.87

1.18

2.12

1.70

2.06

1.65

1.46

1.34

1.26

1.22

1.05

35.10

1.13

0.231

0.27

Feb.

1.05

1.18

1.08

.90

.87

22

25 ~6".5

3.79

2.80

20

11

4.75

3.55

3.15

2.60

2.42

2.06

1.85

1.75

1.65

1.65

1.65

9.8

9.6

4.93

6.1

5.6

-

159.28

5.69

1.16

1.21

Mar.

4.84

3.79

3.15

7.2

21

60

12

6.6

4.84

3.87

3.47

3.56

8.6

4.84

4.83

9.6

8.5

9.7

12

9.5

6.8

5.8

4.03

3.55

3.23

3.01

2.60

2.48

2.42

2 . 24

2 1 ±oQ 

240.23

7.75

1.58

1.82

Apr.

2.12

2.12

2.12

1.90

1.90

2.12

2.18

2.06

1.75

T7T5

1.90

2.36

3.31

47

17

8.1

5.3

4.39

3.71

3.01

2.73

4.84

2.94

2.94

17

7.6

4.75

3.63

2.94

2.48

167.95

5.60

1.14

1.27

May

2.18

2.00

1.80

1.70

1.55

1.34

1.22

1.18

1.05

1.02

.96

.99

2.96

3.13

1.70

1.30

1.22

1.05

.99

.90

.84

3723

13

~3.48

2.66

1.70

1.22

1.08

1.05

1.22

. 93

60.65

1.96

0.400

0.46

June

0.78

.73

.68

.66

.60

.56

1.22

2.46

1.50

.93

3.26

3.34

1.05

.81

.68

.66

.56

.53

.70

.73

.50

.41

.34

.41

.34

.35

.30

.25

.21

.20

25.75

0.858

0.175

0.20

July

0.17

.15

.13

.10

713

.11

11

2.66

1.08

11

21

9.7

~6.1 52

2.73

1.75

1.22

*1.02

.81

.73

.68

.60

.50

.53

.53

.44

.39

.34

.67

2 73

1 87

132.87

4.29

0.876

1.01

Aug.

1.24

.60

.53

.53

.39

.35

.29

758" .26

.34

1.22

2.77

1.36

.90

1.21

1.00

*150

a60

a8

a4

a2

al.5

a2

al.3

al.l

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.05

1.02

. 87

249.41

8.05

1.64

1.89

Sept.

3.00

6.1

3747

2.30

1.75

1.50

1.30

1.11

.96

.90

.90

.87

.78

.78

.73

.70

.63

.60

1.14

2.30

.84

.78

.87

.90

1.15

1.02

.78

.78

.73

1.09

40.76

1.36

0.278

0.31

Calendar year 1954: Max 110 Mln 0 Mean 3.14 cfsm 0.641 In. 8.71

Water year 1954-55: Max 150 Mln 0 Mean 3.27 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.07

Peak: discharge (base, 160 cfs). Mar. 6(1 a.m.) 225 cfs (3.68 ft); Aug. 17 (about 8 p.m.) 540 cfs (4.48 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Flat River at Bahama.
120 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08'55", long 78°49'43", on right bank 900 ft downstream from Durham 

municipal dam, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham County, and 5 miles upstream from 

confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 19, 1927, at datum 1.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 2.9 cfs Oct. 5, 6.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Durham 

municipal dam at gage heights 13.60, 14.60 16.70 and 19.50 ft; no flow Sept. 3-14, 

1938 (result of construction work upstream).

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

Considerable regulation since 1926 by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610 acre-ft) 

above station. An average of 13.0 cfs was diverted above station for Durham municipal 

water supply. About 6.6 cfs was returned as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles upstream 

from Northside gage.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1333: 1928-30, 1932(M), 1934, 1935-39(M) , 1944.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.9

4.0

7.5

12

19

36

58

102

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

160

398

720

1,560

2,550

3,900

5,800

8,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

10

8.2

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3 

3.3

27

62

*87

108

155

106

85

77

77

74

83

79

73

85

70

13

13

1,296.4

41.8

-

-

Nov.

121

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

358

11.9

-

-

Dec.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12 

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

68

168

166

161

50

36

64

84

*83

63

59

1,230

39.7

-

-

Jan.

52

30

71

78

78

82

72

12

12

12

12

12

13 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

45

84

79

81

77

57

70

83

' 1,232

39.7

-

-

Feb.

71

58

68

68

62

92

847

446

255

*243

311

611

369 

367

299

233

200

188

63

52

68

50

64

101

140

122

63

108

_

5,619

201

-

-

Mar.

215

283

278

278

299

1,960

799

411

336

306

235

190

184 

182

185

230

399

381

431

584

398

340

370

253

188

186

182

132

64

il 

64

10,390

335

-

-

Apr.

60

26

12

12

12

29

48

48

47

34

12

22

56 

1,250

1,480

482

384

346

227

190

197

198

192

 182

209

302

257

211

125

61

6,711

224

-

-

May

75

43

11

12

20

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12 

12

12

38

52

52

52

94

85

86

261

261

305

313

166

115

83

65

52

2,361

76.2

-

-

June

26

17

7.5

875

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

32

54

52

8.4 

8.4

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

401.2

13.4

-

-

July

JU1 9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

310

4,740 

al,200

a220

a220

a90

*89

89

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

7,212.0

233

-

-

Aug.

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

155

90 

13

513

321

2,460

8,480

663

312

231

134

171

95

a50

a 50

a50

a50

50

10 

9.8

14,044.8

453

-

-

Sept.

9.8

11

82

152

158

73

45

59

86

10

10

10

11 

10

10

10

1011

18

50

50

11

10

10

28

50

51

50

11

9.8

1,116.6

37.2

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,400 Min 2.9 Mean 89.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,480 Min 2.9 Mean 142 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement mafle on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of tailrace readings at Durham municipal dan 

900 ft upstream.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'07", long 78°44'59", on right bank 25 ft upstream from Fish Dam 

Bridge (bridge relocated), \\ miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 2-| miles downstream 

from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, and 2-| miles south of Northside, Granville 

County.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. July 1927 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by

"CTorps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at site 10 ft upstream at same 

datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 

15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage at 

same site.

Average discharge. 28 years, 530 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 24.08 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 11, 12.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 

ft Sept. 18, 1945, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.87 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

those for period of doubtful gage-height record, and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above 

station. Flow regulated by Durham municipal dam. For diversion see records for Flat 

River at dam near Bahama.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937(M),

 1938-39, 1944(M) . WSP 1333: 1928-31, 1933, 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 20, Feb. 10-11, 

Apr. 20-24, June 18 to July 11, July 18, 19; fall used as a 

factor Oct. 16, 17, Dec. 15, Feb. 8-10, 12-14, 26, Mar. 7, 

8, Apr. 16, 17, May 24, July 15, Aug. 19)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

164

235

390

770

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

23.0

1,290

1,880

2,860

4,060

6,010

9,300

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e!3

e!5

e!5

e!2

e!2

e!2

ell

ell

ell

ell

elO

elO

e!5

e!5

ellO

*1,680

629

255

192

168

146

120

99

97

91

*94

95

88

102

42

4,241

137

0.260

0.30

Nov.

55

55

45

46

100

136

69

55

50

44

41

56

55

52

31

51

*55

54

40

55

498

458

185

152

111

106

105

95

207 

*534

5,206

107

0.205

0.25

Dec.

210

155

111

99

.§1

589

740

*346

206

258

518

199

161

1,010

1,250

460

265

192

185

164

144

245

*255

242

206

151

118

157

*165 

140

152

8,660

279

0.550

0.61

Jan.

127

120

125

146

147

144

142

126

90

8J5

104

206

255

161

155

118

109

105

105

109

115

120

206

295

598

574

502

265

220 

206

192

5,326

172

0.327

0.58

Feb.

185

164

170

164

165

296

2,850

5,700

1,750

*702

1,520

5,660

2,520

1,110

707

565

475

416

326

235

215

220

206

284

1,730

1,140

565

645

-

26,461

945

1.80

1.87

Mar.

665

686

585

605

625

1,680

2,500

1,180

665

529

495

452

605

529

495

565

920

920

1,070

1,580

1,150

795

686

605

424

590

550

526

228 

192

192

22,645

750

1.59

1.60

Apr.

192

178

153

142

159

155

158

164

155

145

*124

127

150

759

5,290

5,540

1,570

686

529

407

*574

407

441

574

578

1,090

627

452

550 

220

17,212

574

1.09

1.22

May

185

192

*155

124

119

118

106

105

98

97

96

94

94

128

147

118

128

126

120

118

149

127

825

975

585

565

554

220

150 

144

119

6,657

214

0.407

0.47

June

110

82

71

62

60

57

58

65

77

72

87

111

110

66

*58

55

51

48

46

48

54

49

46

46

45

44

41

IT

42 

41

1,845

61.4

0.117

0.15

July

58

55

51

27

27

*27

26

64

87

66

165

519

1,570

2.950

1,560

588

177

*151

157

550

3540

3220

d!60

d240

dlOO

57

55

54

52 

54

525

9,630

511

0.591

0.68

Aug.

161

102

*78

67

65

57

55

54

56

56

55

75

275

91

746

611

1,060

6,680

* 10, OOP

a4,200

a2,200

al,200

465

265

178

170

160

152

*122 

113

90

29,655

956

1.82

2.10

Sept.

84

560

1,640

1,090

542

542

192

171

168

144

100

97

95

86

82

78

75

75

71

99

128

110

79

74

188

*272

156

125

110 

82

6,909

230

0.437

0.49

Calendar year 1954 : Max 6,580 Min 10 Mean 562 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.55

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,000 Min 10 Mean 590 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.08

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs).--Aug. 19 (5 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (24.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record at 

base gage and backwater rating curves.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded graph and records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations 

and Durham sewage outfall.

4U733 O - 57 - 9
122 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°39' , long 78°25' , on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and 3 miles east of Clayton, Johnston 

County.

Drainage area. 1,140 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1927 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.12 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, at site 1,100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 14.59 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.12 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 ft, site then in use).

Flood of July 23, 1919, reached a stage of 21.15 ft, from floodmark at former site 

(discharge, 21,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 822 : Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1930, 1935(M). WSP 1333: 

1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8

0.9 51

1.5 226

2.0 468

2.5 770

Jt£at£. --Same as 

following table 

above 2.5 ft.

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

93

119

246

486

770

1,080

5.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

2,430

5,770

7,650

10,800

12,000

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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

*98

86

78

70

70

73

75

56

56

54

51

54

56

*62

260

1,720

1.750

1,340

522

348

301

258

238

209

199

202

199

189

202

238

219

9,333

301

0.264

0.30

Nov.

206

*186

159

151

186

301

329

310

250

2O6

186

183

174

162

154

168

165

171

235

421

480

516

806

552

383

319

288

266

373 

399

8,685

290

0.254

0.28

Dec.

*600

552

409

334

288

638

1,380

1,420

960

818

830

758

642

691

1,420

2,010

1,220

782

654

558

498

444

415

510

498

468

388

357

329

357

367

21,595

697

0.611

0.70

Jan.

338

338

357

338

334

348

352

338

319

297

348

480

504

564

480

404

362

334

338

367

362

378

558

788

990

1.150

1,120

1,050

925 

770

642

16,273

525

0.461

0.53

 

Feb.

*588

588

582

528

486

582

3,530

5.510

4,510

4,420

2,520

2,700

4,080

4,590

3,920

1,680

1,220

1,080

925

800

666

606

588

570

1,400

2,720

2,440

1,520

-

55,149

1,970

1.73

1.80

Mar.

1,380

1,380

1,280

1,150

1,080

1,180

1,940

2,940

2,540

1,420

1,020

925

925

1,120

1,180

1,080

1,150

1,530

1,820

2,010

2,290

2,050

1,550

1,280

1,120

860

752

680

640 

578

518

41,368

1,334

1.17

1.35

Apr.

*481

481

470

438

397

387

408

423

423

408

387

387

382

783

2,120

3,240

5.820

3,510

1,530

1,050

812

710

663

680

698

925

1,460

1,150

812 

645

30,080

1,003

0.880

0.98

May

518

438

402

392

323

292

279

262

239

242

235

224

232

287

283

300

305

271

266

258

246

305

387

642

1,580

812

776

578

413 

572

470

12,629

407

0.557

0.41

June

*318

254

221

190

168

141

150

203

210

177

184

194

224

246

*221

177

147

150

133

222

254

180

153

203

187

197

162

141

127 

111

5,625

188

0.165

0.18

July

*106

111

103

109

119

106

109

197

197

255

379

488

*535

1,210

2,530

2,660

906

413

266

246

332

235

168

127

122

155

155

114

114 

190

251

12,944

418

0.567

0.42

Aug.

*217

408

279

549

224

180

150

127

133

130

142

508

664

513

535

573

3,690

8,880

11,200

9,110

7,740

8,180

7,860

4,310

1,010

617

470

408

562 

323

554

69,846

2,253

1.98

2.28

Sept.

4,440

5,620

6,800

10.700

7,410

2,450

1,460

960

716

640

645

529

458

587

362

357

510

292

458

601

454

597

597

572

453

990

830

584

475 

413

50,860

1,695

1.49

1.66

Calendar year 1954: Max 13,100 Mln 51 Mean 991 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.78

Water year 1954-55: Max 11,200 Mln 51 Mean 916 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.89

Peak discharge (base. 7.loo cfs).--Aug. 19 (1 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (14.59 ft); Sept. 4 (2 p.m.) 11,500 

cfs (14.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 123

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35 0 34'10", long 78°35'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3-J- miles downstream 

from county line, and 9£ miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.

Drainage area. 80.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 177 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 16 years, 87.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 13.14 ft); no 

flow Oct. 11-13.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 4, 1955; no flow Oct. 11-13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952; 1940(M), 1941. WSP 1233: 1943(M) , 1945, 1949.

Rating tables, water year'1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control n.ethod used Oct. 1-6, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 3 Sept. 4-30

0.12

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

0

.2

.4

1.0

1.7

2.8

6.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.6

3.2

4.0

11

17

33

55

98

147

220

0.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

3.0

5.5

8.8

14

33

56

130

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

320

435

603

860

1,270

1,900

3,800

2.0 46

3.0 123

4.0 220

Note. --Same

as preceding

table above 

4.0 * . V ft. 1 I/.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

11

137

165

76

20

13

11

9.2

8.0

7.1

6.4

*6.0

5.8

5.3

5.7

6,2

5.7

499.5

16.1

0.200

0.23

Nov.

5.5

*578

5.7

6.9

12

16

21

15

12

10

9.9

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

11

13

14

*17

34

45

50

36

27

25

23

19

19

31

47

568.6

19.0

0.235

0.26

Dec.

*36

29

25

22

2?

94

170

133

72

66

64

53

45

64

83

70

52

47

48

46

41

38

36

36

35

33

33

33

34

35

34

1,629

52.5

0.651

0.75

Jan.

32

32

*34

33

32

31

31

29

28

28

44

68

59

45

39

37

35

33

36

46

51

58

94

118

122

126

126

138

134

110

89

1,918

61.9

0.767

0.88

Feb.

*77

89

106

89

68

86

296

340

340

180

126

138

138

102

92

86

82

86

84

76

68

64

 62 62

81

98

81

75

_

3,272

117

1.45

1.51

Mar.

*72

66

57

55

57

57

82

84

66

55

50

56

64

72

82

86

220

215

188

201

170

130

110

83

70

66

60

52

49

48

4j>

2,769

89.3

1.11

1.28

Apr.

*45

44

45

44

41

41

48

45

39

36

36

37

57

274

550

350

204

102

80

68

53

46

41

37

37

40

35

33

31

26

2,367

78.9

0.978

1.09

May

26 *24

22

20

20

18

14

11

10

9.9

9.0

8.6

9.2

12

15

15

11

9.9

8.8

7.9

7.4

13

26

23

16

12

9.2

7.5

20^7.0

42

464.4

15.0

0.186

0.21

June

*31

17

11

8.6

7.O

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.8

3.7

4.5

9.5

7.7

6.2

5.5

6.4

15

39

37

23

14

9.7

323.0

10.8

0.134

0.15

July

*6.8

5.4

4^8

5.0

7.6

17

8.6

6.4

6.0

31

37

59

*202

126

39

26

20

14

11

11

*15

15

12

7.9

8.8

8.3

7.4

8.1

7.7

13

74

820.8

26.5

0.328

0.38

Aug.

*121

44

27

20

18

12

8.6

6.6

5.5

4.8

5.1

31

108

65

50

27

283

n.240

947

394

133

82

70

85

58

47

40

36

33

31

74

4,106.6

132

1.64

1.89

Sept.

*1,160

1,270

2,740

*5,740

944

449

286

190

150

132

170

141

109

92

79

71

63

56

108

195

160

100

79

73

76

132

112

82

67

59

13,085

436

5.40

6.03

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,520 Min 0 Mean 87.2 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,740 Min 0 Mean 87.2 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). Aug. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,76O cfs (9.81 ft); Sept. 1 (5 p.m.) 1,380 cfs 

(9.23 ft); Sept. 4 (2 a.m.) 5,400 cfs (l3.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'20", long 78°09'30", on left bank 400 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 3 miles north of 

Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 108 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Nov. 17, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 11, 12.

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 4,770 cfs Jan. 24, 1954 (gage height, 12.79 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs several times in September and October 1932 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Flood in July 1919 reached a stage of 14.57 ft; September 1924, 14.90 ft; September 

1928, 13.3 ft; October 1929, 13.47 ft; from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally some regulation for 

short periods caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1233: 1935(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18-26, Aug. 29)

Oct. 15 to Aug. 20 Aug. 20 to Sept. 30

0.55 

.5 

.7

2.0 

2.6 

3.9

1.6 

2.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

120

170

220

339

670

1,250

1,800

2,950

1.8

2.3

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.3

109

187

294

444

774

1,160

1,730

2,950

3,250

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.4

3.6

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.2

J^9 

2.0

2.7

*2.8

3.6

3.9

3.0

2.5

2.9

4.8

12

16

14

14

14

*14

13

14

17

16 

14

221.0

7.13

0.031

0.04

Nov.

12

9.2

8.0

13~~ 7.3

12

12

10

*10

10

10 

14

16

16

19

26

23

29

53

49

34

43

44

102

140

129

108

84

61

69

1,172.5

39.1

0.171

0.19

Dec.

*53

76

57

65

49

65

79

91

119

107

117 

110

91

117

114

115

101

108

120

*101

106

101

90

69

65

61

58

68

48

56

49

2,626

84.7

0.370

0.43

Jan.

60

64

48

53

65

72

53

49

49

42

50 

50

83

81

82

98

74

*79

70

81

91

82

103

127

165

180

185

185

185

195

175

2,976

96.0

0.419

0.48

Feb.

*180

175

165

145

140

155

*261

363

395

395

435 

403

310

256

240

215

205

185

170

165

155

155

145

140

140

160

165

180

------

6,198

221

0.965

1.01

Mar.

200

200

175

*165

155

145

145

155

160

145

140 

150

135

126

*140

145

205

225

220

240

250

250

225

195

165

145

128

110

108

106

100

5,153

166

0.725

0.84

Apr.

97

92

88

74

81

78

*83

81

77

76

70 

72

74

102

182

274

306

294

263

202

155

128

104

84

77

*72

65

61

*88

105

3,605

120

0.524

0.59

May

85

63

58

49

43

45

39

34

31

28

*33 

29

27

26

30

27

32

36

29

24

23

40

70

38

50

45

35

35

35

32

1,199

38.7

0.169

0.19

June

35

51

*45

39

34

*27

26

32

36

31

27 

64

72

57

39

35

32

29

30

34

29

29

30

30

29

30

66

135

102

67

1,322

44.1

0.193

0.21

July

51

40

34

33

29

25

22

27

27

38

*43 

42

154

*435

483

300

160

97

*64

43

34

28

28

27

26

23

*21

23

25

30

26

2,438

78.6

0.343

0.40

Aug.

25

27

32

34

33

31

28

27

27

25

28 

194

525

525

527

396

837

*1,740

2,180

2,780

2,610

2,020

*1,170

1,470

1,430

1,000

550

311

198

*a!30

allO

21,020

678

2.96

3.41

Sept.

*608

1,370

2,170

*2,750

3.220

2,870

*2,060

1,180

670

474

376 

309

264

226

171

155

125

113

594

1,720

*1,520

932

584

444

339

369

399

399

399

346

27,156

905

3.95

4.41

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,470 Mln 1.9 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.11

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,220 Mln 1.9 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Aug. 20 (12 m.) 2,950 cfs (11.97 ft); Aug. 24 (4 p.m.) 1,560 cfs 

(9.52 ft); Sept. 5 (2 p.m.) 3,350 cfs (12.39 ft); Sept. 20 (7 p.m.) 1,880 cfs (l0.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 gage readings and recorded range in 

stage.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 125

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20', long 78°00, on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge,

0.2 mile upstream from Stony Creek, 1.5 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 3 miles south of Goldsboro, Wayne County, 4.3 miles downstream from Little 

River, and at mile 135.

Drainage area. 2,390 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1930 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 24, 1931, chain gage at railroad

bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 24, 1931, to Aug. 31, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 2.3 miles upstream at datum 1.71 ft higher than present 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,415 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 24.36 ft); minimum, 93 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs Sept. 23, 1945; maximum gage height, 26.72 ft 

Sept. 23, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum unregulated discharge, 85 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 1.03 ft, site and datum then In use); minimum, 80 cfs 

Dec. 3, i95i (result of temporary closure of river channel upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 cfs Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 27.3 ft, at railroad 

bridge and present datum).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 24, Sept. 19-26; rate 

of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 17, IB, Dec. 17, Feb. 8, 

19, 20, 27, Apr. 16,22, May 26, July 13, 19, Aug. 13, 17-21, 29-31, 

Sept. 1-7, 11-15, 19, 24-26)

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in

Oct. 1 to Aug. 23 Aug. 24 to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

93

202

342

509

870

1,750

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

23.0

2,830

4,020

6,700

10,200

16,700

19,000

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

1,640

2,660

3,800

6,000

18.0

23.0

24.0

24.2

9,520

19,000

22,000

22,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

113

117

115

117

115

113 

103

97 

97

101

101

97

95

95

131

115

119

1,060 

1.580

1,400

860

577

458

397

354

315

283

277

277

275

272

10,226

330

0.138

0.16

Nov.

283

298

286

275

280

261 

258

309 

*373

404

376

339

309

286

280

263

242

233

24T

275

333

458

543

611

790

770

662

577

526

4:92

11,636

388

0.162

0.18

Dec.

509

560

680

732

662

680 

662

950 

1,550

1,700

1,460

1,240

1,240

1,330

1,370

1,370

1,970

2,280 

1,850

*1,550

1,370

1,240

1,150

1,070

1,020

1,020

990

950

890

850

810

35,705

1,152

0.482

0.56

Jan.

810

810

810

790

770

770 

770

770 

770

752

750

770

830

970

1,030

1,070

1,030

970 

950

930

950

1,020

1,110

1,330

1,600

1,950

2,220

g,590

2,390

2,330

2,170

36,562

1,179

0.493

0.57

Feb.

*1,950

1,750

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,460 

1,650

2,610 

3,520

4,150

4,540

4,930

5,320

5,580

5,580

5,390

5,260

5,190 

4,230

2,760

2,170

1,850

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,650

2,580

3,160

86,830

3,101

1.30

1.35

Mar.

3,340

2,830

2,440

2,280

2,170

2,000 

2,000

2,170 

2,720

3,220

3,280

2,550

2,000

2,000

2,220

2,440

2,550

2,610 

2,830

3,160

3,460

3,640

3,700

3,640

3,100

2,500

2,110

1,800

1,600

1,460

1,370

79,190

2,554

1.07

1.23

Apr.

1,240

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,030 

990

970 

970

970

950

910

890

930

1,150

2,340

3,160

3,760 

4,090

4.550

4,350

2,820

1,950

1,500

1,330

*1,240

1,190

1,410

1,650

1,460

52,040

1,735

0.726

0.81

May

1,240

1,070

910

790

732

680

611

543 

543

509

441

414

414

509

509

509

526

526 

543

509

458

441

543

645

680

956

1,530

1,070

950

790

645

21,036

679

0.284

0.33

June

680

680

560

475

424

351 

312

306 

277

277

312

312

298

309

315

350

527

289 

277

376

594

543

492

458

441

441

441

414

431

441

12,183

406

0.170

0.19

July

364

289

242

207

192

182

T82

202 

210

318

560

790

1,420

2,110

2,500

3,100

5.640

5,520 

*1,970

1,280

930

790

770

645

509

407

342

309

342

441

458

29,221

943

0.395

0.45

Aug.

628

715

698

1,030

910

750

611

475 

367

306

292

456

944

2,020

2,510

2,790

4,010

6,200 

8,420

10,800

13,100

15,500

17,800

18.800

18,300

17,500

17,000

16,200

14,000

9,980

5,990

209,102

6,745

2.82

3.25

Sept.

3,550

*4,070

6,090

8,550

11,300

14,900 

19,400

*22.600 

22,500

20,200

16,500

12,600

*8,580

*5,300

*3,320

*2,550

2,130

*6,160 m

6,490

6,700

6,420

5,360

4,280

3,280

3,050

3,110

2,880

2,440

240,470

8,016

.3.35

3.74

Calendar year 1954: Max 21,100 

Water year 1954-55: Max 22,600

Mln 

Mln

Mean 2,070 

Mean 2,258

Cfsm 0.866 

Cfsm 0.945

In. 11.76 

In. 12.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River at Klnston, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long 77°35'10", on left bank at Klnston, Lenolr County, 600 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 11 and at mile 90.

Drainage area.--2,690 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--February 1930 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 10.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 25, 1934, chain gage at highway 

bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 0.80 ft lower.

Average discharge.--25 years, 2,768 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 20.81 ft); 

minimum, 159 cfs Oct. 10, 11, 12 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 25,900 cfs Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gage height, 

22.44 ft Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 cfs Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height 1.29 

ft, site and datum then In use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft, July 1919,present site and datum (discharge, about 

39,000 cfs), from Information by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given 

In WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1333: 1931-32.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Feb. 22, 28, Apr. 17, 18, 

July 14, 20, Aug. 17-19, 25, 24, Sept. 2, 3, 6-9, 14-21, 27-29)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 16 Aug. 17 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

150

168

205

326

486

880

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

1,330

2,340

3,540

4,900

5,640

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

20.7

3,890

6,200

9,370

13,000

17,800

19,700

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

186

182

179

179

173

175

168

168

166

161

161

163

163

166

186

177

192

186 

511 

1,280

1.580 

1,040

716

538

468

410

380

350

326 

525

323

11,176

361

0.134

0.15

Nov.

316

321

347

350

347

350

350

329

341

*404

*448

451

426

395

365

356

347

329 

321 

326

350 

392

468

596

656

798

839

757

676

616

13,367

446

0.166

0.18

Dec.

576

556

596

676

798

839

860

860

970

1,470

1,710

1,610

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,510

1,510

1,860 

2.170 

2,020

*1,660 

1,470

1,380

1,240

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,040 

990

920

37,901

1,223

0.455

0.52

Jan.

860

860

860

839

839

839

798

798

798

798

798

860

860

880

920

1,060

1,120

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,080 

1,080

1,150

1,330

1,510

1,760

2,070

2,280

2,400

m37,667

1,215

0.452

0.52

Feb.

2,340

*2,170

1,970

1,810

1,760

1.710

1,710

1,860

2,340

3,060

3,480

3,860

4,200

4,550

4,830

5,120

5.260

5^260 

5,190 

5,040

4,410 

2,930

2,340

1,910

1,810

1,760

1,810

2,460

86,950

3,105

1.15

1.20

Mar.

2,940

3,240

3,120

2,700

2,460

2,280

2,170

2,120

2,230

2,580

3,000

3,180

3,000

2,460

2,280

2,340

2,580

2,700 

2,700 

2,880

3,060 

3,300

3,480

3,600

5,670

3,480

2,940

2,400

2,020

1,810 

1.610

84,550

2,720

1.01

1.17

Apr.

1,510

1,420

1,550

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,010

990

1,080

1,240

1,990

2,840 

5,240 

5,600

5,860 

4.060

5,860

2,570

1,770

1,510

*1,580

1,280

1,420

1,610

55,730

1,791

0.666

0.74

May

1.560

1,580

1,190

1,060

920

818

757

676

616

596

556

*504

468

486

558

558

521

558 

558 

558

521 

521

558

616

676

716

798

1,190

1,120

1,010 

920

25,424

756

0.281

0.52

June

757 696"

716

616

521

*451

410

359

341

325

508

526

547

529

525

526

526

541 

544 

559

416 

576

596

558

486

504

486

486

448 

426

15,481

449

0.167

0.19

July

444

401

535

292

249

224

277

574

565

486

880

1,540

1,810

2,250

2,640

5,060 

5.240 

 2,600

1,590 

1,150

920

859

757

596

504

425

574

a420 

a560

29,819

962

0.558

0.41

Aug.

a650

a700

a700

a750

al,000

a 900

a750

a600

a520

a470

a460

a700

al,500

2,460

2,760

5,180

5,980

5,170 

6,170 

6,560

7,500 

8,540

10,200

12,200

15,600

15,500

16,500

16.800

16,500

15,800 

15 000

187,500

6,042

2.25

2.59

Sept.

15,200

10,200

8,260

7,700

7,600

9,010

10,800

15,000

15,500

17,500

19,400

19.700

*18,800

16,200

*15,000

*9,400

*6,540

4.580 

5,500 

7,920

10,600 

*11,200

11,000

10,500

9,720

8,850

7,220

5,910

4,900

4,580

517,270

10,580

5.95

4.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 19,600 win 161 Mean 2,235 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.26

Water year 1954-55: Max 19,700 win 161 Mean 2,456 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Goldsboro.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 127

Nahunta Swamp near Shine, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°29', long 77 0 48', on downstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, 2 miles upstream from Appletree Swamp, 3| miles north of Shine, Greene County, 

and 8 miles northwest of Snow Hill.

Drainage area.--77.6 sq mi.

Pecords available.--July 1954 to September 1955.

'Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 48 ft (estimated from description of 

"oenchmark in vicinity). Prior to Apr. 1, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes.--1954: Maximum discharge observed during period July to September, 14 cfs 

July 27 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum observed, 1.3 cfs Sept. 10, 15 (gage height, 

0.82 ft).

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,050 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 

12.37 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

*6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.4

Sept.

4.6

4.3

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

*1.6

1.4

1.6

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Total

July

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

4.8

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

*3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

Sept.

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.2

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

_

_

_

-

-

_

*14

12

10

9.5

8.6

-

Aug.

3.9

4.1

4.3

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.8

0.07

Sept.

3.4

4.3

3.0

2.5

4.3

4.3

3.4

*2.5

2.2

2.5

-

0.04

Peak discharge (base, 590 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

3.4

"STo 4.4

1.8

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.4 

3.6

4.4

70.1

2.26

0.029

0.03

Nov.

fit

6.7

7.3

11

19

12

9.5

8.1

7.7

*7.5

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.6

9.1

9.5

10

11

20

22

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

12 

*12

335.2

11.2

0.144

0.16

Dec.

12

11

TT

11

11

15

26

33

25

25

22

18

16

74

80

77

46

38

36

*30

26

21

20

18

16

a!5

a!5

a!5

al5 

a!5

a!5

808

26.1

0.336

0.39

Jan.

a!5

a!5

al5

al5

a!5

a!5

a!5

al5

al5

al5

al8

a 24

a28

a26

a22

a 20

320

*19

23

35

33

41

58

74

77

65

55

50

48 

41

37

964

31.1

0.401

0.46

Feb.

*35

33

33

29

2&

62

*113

101

77

60

50

43

41

41

39

37

35

33

33

31

28

28

28

35

50

45

39

37

-

1,244

44.4

0.572

0.60

Mar.

35

31

29

*28

26

28

37

35

29

28

26

33

52

65

*65

60

50

45

50

58

50

45

39

33

31

29

28

26

24

24

1,163

37.5

0.483

0.56

Apr.

23

23

23

24

22

23

28

26

23

22

20

20

22

34

6_2_

51

39

32

28

26

23

21

20

18

18

*17

16

16

15

ii.

749

25.0

0.322

0,36

May

13

18

18

14

13

11

10

9.5

10

10

9.5

8.8

12

49

31

20

1412-

10

9.0

it"1

112

101

54

32

22

17

14 

13

13

703.9

22.7

0.293

0.34

June

12

10

9.3

8.8

8.4

*7.7

10

28

15

10

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.2

672

7.9

32

"?5 49

16

14

14

22

16

12

9.6 

8 2

404.2

13.5

0.174

0.19

July

7.5

6.3

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.3

7.2

6.1

5.8

»5.6

7.0

»47

36

17

11

10

7.8

6.3

7.0

11

15

8.0

5.8

5.2

4.7

3.9

3.7

e!i

8*0

286.8

9.25

0.119

0.14

Aug.

19

13

7.8

19

25

11

7.2

5.6

4.7

ii3

4.7

*38

97

76

52

37

355

»560

»600

665

620

388

»204

305

287

178

126

90

73

59

4,980.3

161

2.07

2.39

Sept.

74

246

596

1,160

*910

865

»549

262

152

109

98

90

80

75

»70

64

60

8l5~ 59

1.890

»1,260

802

520

263

167

144

130

118

109 

103

11,890

396

5.10

5.70

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,890 Min 1.0 Mean 64.7 Cfsm 0.834 In. 11.32

Peak discharge (base, 390 cfs). Au

(7.29 ft); Sept. 4 (8 a.m.) 1,280 ofs

S. 20 (9 p.m.) 700 ofs (8.92 ft); Aug. 24 (8 p.m.) 395 cfs 

(10.70 ft); Sept. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,050 ofs (12.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at Sapony Creek and weather records.
128 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'40", long 77°35'05", on right bank at Hookerton, Greene County, 0.3 

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 123 and 2| miles upstream from Wheat Swamp 

Creek.

Drainage area. 729 sq ml (revised).

Records available. November 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 16 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Nov. 26, 1934, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--86 years (1929-55), 717 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 11-15; minimum gage height, 1.50 Oct. 14, 15.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.9 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 1932 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft in September 1928, from floodmark. High water of autumr 

1924 was at practically the same stage.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1930-35.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

18

22

21

21

21

23

23

22

22

23

24

24

24

26

25

23 

23

628

20.3

0.028

0.03

Nov.

23

23

24

24

30

36

40

43

43

37

*35

35

36

35

35

33

35

33

33

35

40

47

60

74

7£

69

56

50

46

*43

1,232

41.1

0.056

0.06

Dec.

41

40

40

38

40

69

99

126

122

109

103

131

152

158

174

269

298

255

235

242

235

197

168

152

136

129

126

121

116

116 

121

4,358

141

0.193

0.22

Jan.

126

126

121

117

113

111

108

108

109

109

118

136

152

168

163

158

158

*163

168

163

168

180

222

284

359

402

420

420

438 429" 

411

6,428

207

0.284

0.33

Feb.

*402

392

376

351

321

298

344

456

547

639

695

732

751

751

676

520

474

429

402

359

328

314

298

284

306

336

367

376

_

------

12,524

447

0.613

0.64

Mar.

384

402

411

*384

359

344

328

328

321

321

314

314

336

344

359

367

351

359

420

474

510

565

584

584

547

474

402

344

306

276 

262

12,074

389

0.534

0.62

Apr.

242

222

216

216

203

197

203

203

197

191

185

180

185

197

235

298

376

474

528

565

510

372

298

242

209

185

174

158

141

131

7,733

258

0.354

0.39

May

131

131

128

125

121

113

106

98

91

85

81

76

*76

93

128

130

108

91

78

68

58

G5

80

332

580

621

537

346

211

158 

121

5,167

167

0.229

0.26

June

96

80

74

75

66

54

4652"

61

*196

381

349

223

168

146

121

94

76

68

79

115

131

141

136

109

96

123

286

429

510

4,581

153

0.210

0.23

July

510

353

227

146

100

75

81

82

73

67

89

106

141

350

599

713

810

870

931

953

*694

355

191

129

104

81

64

55

53

71 

81

9,154

295

0.405

0.47

Aug.

89

94

83

79

73

74

81

69

54

ii.

46

177

572

810

953

1,020

1,430

*1,770

1,930

2,280

3,260

*4,030

6,080

*6,080

5,210

4,020

3,120

2,540

2,000

1,600 

1,230

50,900

1,642

2.25

2.60

Sept.

959

*880

1,480

2,880

4,180

5,880

*6,620

*7,160

6,800

5,430

4,310

 3,230

*2,540

2,050

*1,580

1,180

940

675

1,930"

*4,030

4,700

*5,550

6,440

6,620

6,080

4,630

3,610

3,160

2,580

2,160

110,264

3,675

5.04

5.63

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,680 Min 16 Mean 503 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.37

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,160 Min 16 Mean 617 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 129

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20'42", long 77°11'44" ) on left bank at highway bridge, 2^ miles up- 

 stream from bridge on State Highway 118, 2? miles downstream from Clayroot Swamp, and 

3-| miles northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area.--182 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Jan. 17, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 13.67 ft); no 

flow Oct. 4 to Nov. 9.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1955; no flow Aug. 8-29, Oct 4 to 

Nov. 9, 1954.

Flood in 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood in 1928 reached a stage of 11.7 ft, 

from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 15 to June 21, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 2)

2.2

2.3

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

.6

1.0

2.2

5.3

11

21

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.6

51

119

215

315

420

650

980

2,150

4,000

5,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.000055

0.00008

Nov.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

*.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.9 

.9

.9

1.0

THT

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

*.9

14.3

0.48

0.0026

0.003

Dec.

0.9

TS

.9

.9

.9

3.1

3.8

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.3

3.6

4.6

8.0

8.8

777

6.6

6.4 

*5.6

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.0 

2.9

120.1

3.87

0.021

0.02

Jan.

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.8

4.6

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.2

4.9

*4.6

6.1

8.2

9.2 

12

14

23

31

40

42 5B28

23

19

357.5

11.5

0.063

0.07

Feb.

17

14

*13

12

11

11

16

19

30

3_4

33

30

26

25

22

20

20

19

18

17

16 

16

15

15

16

16

18

19

 

538

19.2

0.105

0.11

Mar.

18

17

16

16

15

1416"

17

17

16

15

14

14

19

24

29

*34

36

36

40

48 

56

5?

48

43

40

36

33

29

27 

25

860

27.7

0.152

0.18

Apr.

23

22

24

24

23

25

26

26

26

24

23

22

21

25

28

29

2?

25

21

18

16 

14

13

11

9.7

8.8

8.4

*8.0

7.5

6.9

587.3

19.6

0.108

0.12

May

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

*?7T

4.6

33

38

TT

10

6.9

5.3

4.4 

4.8

8.0

14

14

9.2

7.8

5.3

3.9

3 9

sis

251.7

8.12

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,260 Min 0 Mean 91.3 cfsn

June

7.7

5.8

3.5

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.1

*3.8

3.3

2.6

2.1

2.7

4.5

2.7

1.7

1.2 T72-

1.9

3.2

12 

31

16

8.6

5.0

8.2

26

51 55"

10

251.0

8.37

0.046

0.05

July

5.3

3.3

2.2

3.2

4.0

2.0

1.6

6.6

34

46

23

41

97

*185 T5B97

63

41

30

27

*28 

18

9.2

5.2

3.8

4.3

2.9

2.2

1.6

1.4

950.9

30.7

0.169

0.19

Aug.

13

13

5.9

5.6

6.7

4.3

3.2

1.6

1.0

.9

6.6

243

*698

*1,080

1,290

"1,230

1,520

2,270

2,770

f2,500

2,220 

1,870

1,500

1,180

*880

638

452

326

245

175 

133

23,281.8

751

4.13

4.76

T 0.502 in. 6.80

Sept.

*113

TT9

336

612

805

1,320

1,940

*2,150

1,940

1,560

1,200

940

706

516

*378

295

239

186

1,080

*4,760

*5,930 

5,930'

5,280

4,110

2,950

2,150

1,500

1,080

805 

625

51,555

1,718

9.44

10.53

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,930 Min 0 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.08

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
130 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Trent River near Trenton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"03'54", long 77"27'25", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Free Bridge, 

800 ft downstream from Little Chinquapin Branch, 1^ miles southwest of Phillips Crossroads, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.

Drainage area.--168 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.75 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

"Prior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage on bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 17.84 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 11-15.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 11-15, 1954. 

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 7,600 cfs), from information 

furnished by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

1.0

2.1

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0

1.1

3.1

6.2

10

23

53

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

173

320

615

1,190

1,560

2,120

15.0

16.0

17.0

17.7

3,120

4,560

6,750

8,800

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

Tota}

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

2.0

T79

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

173

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

49.0

1.58

0.009

0.01

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5 *T76

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.3

2 .4

54.0

1.80

0.011

0.01

Dec.

2.4

576

2.4

2.4

2.7

4.2

3.8

3.9

5.2

7.2

7.4

6.2

6.0

7.4

8.9

9.1

9.1

10

10

10

*11

IT

9.8

8.7

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.7

5.0

4.8

206.1

6.65

0.040

0.05

Jan.

5.7

STZ

9.4

9.8

9.6

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.2

7.2

7.6

8.2

8.9

10

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

9.8

11

14

17

18

25

36

42

43

47

38

38

42

532.2

17.2

0.102

0.12

Feb.

44

*4?

36

33

30

28

31

35

40

42

40

39

36

35

34

32

31

*30

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

25

25

24

_

891

31.8

0.189

0.20

Mar.

24

24

21

20

11

19

23

25

28

29

29

29

28

33

44

*54

60

63

61

58

56

55

53

48

43

38

35

32

30

27

25

1,133

36.5

0.217

0.25

Apr.

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

23

23

23

22

21

21

22

27

34

38

35

35

31

27

25

24

21

18

15

*15

12

11

10

693

23.1

0.138

0.15

May

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.4

9.1

8.7

7.8

TTS

10

12

16

17

18

27

40

50

52

45

37

31

26

23

22

23

28

30

28

23

18

17 

16

679.7

21.9

0.130

0.15

June

13

12

11

9.8

8.2

7.2

6.6

*6.0

5.4

7.6

8.9

8.0

6.2

5.0

4.1

3.8

3.1

37?

5.2

14.0

62

125

143

206

254

227

220

192

161

127

1,845.3

61.5

0.366

0.41

July

89

62

44

35

26

21

17

18

20

32

73

104

173

227

2TF

213

173

133

101

*92

98

86

60

41

31

25

21

17

15

2T

50

2,346

75.7

0.450

0.52

Aug.

83

92

77

156

192

185

146

95

57

40

61

895

*2,200

*3,740

4,210

*3,360

3,760

4,740

*5.120

*4,380

2,960

1,800

1,160

791

*1,120

1,740

1,910

1,560

1,190

820

555

49,195

1,587

9.45

10.89

Sept.

517

*895

985

1,520

1,560

1,400

1,190

*940

710

555

515

535

497

420

350

*286

234

192

2,TTO~

7,010

*8.560

6,606

3,900

2,260

1,440

926

615

465

380

320

47,307

1,577

9.39

10.47

Calendar year 1954: Max 675 Min 1.3 Mean 86.4 Cfsm 0.514 In. 6.97

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,580 Min 1.3 Mean 287 Cfstn 1.71 In. 23.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEW RIVER BASIN 

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.

131

Location.. Lat 34°51'05", long 77"31 "05", on right bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

half a mile downstream from Jenkins Swamp, l| miles southwest of Gum Branch, Onslow 

County, and 3f miles southeast of Richlands.

Drainage area.--74.S sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3 ft above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

"benchmark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 86.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 19.99 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1949-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1954. 

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of about 18 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 8)

Oct. 1-14, Apr. 15 to Aug. 12 Oct. 15 to Apr. 4 Aug. 13 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

1.8

3.8

8.7

21

38

81

141

305

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

2

3.6

8.7

66

121

4.5

6.0

8.0

10

13

15

17

19

20

102

206

325

600

1,180

2,020

3,600

6,050

7,900

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.2

27T

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

T79

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

e2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

62.4

2.01

0.027

0.03

Nov.

2.5

275

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.2

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3.3

3.5

3.9

5.0

6.7

8.1

77T

7.1

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

7.1

7.1

129.0

4.30

0.058

0.06

Dec.

7.1

6.7

6.5

6.4

6.4

12

23

20

14

12

11

9.6

8.9

20

li

20

15

16

23

20

*17

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

il

411.6

13.3

0.178

0.21

Jan.

11

12

16

16

14

12

12

12

11

11

12

21

20

16

14

13

12

11

17

44

52

42

38

70

109

~55 121

59

47

40

35

1,005

32.4

0.435

0.50

Feb.

32

*30

29

26

24

24

44

68

Si

48

43

52

48

40

36

34

32

30

27

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

_

______

928

33.1

0.444

0.46

Mar.

20

19

18

17

17

17

30

40

32

25

22

21

20

30

59

*61

45

36

31

38

40

35

31

25

23

21

19

17

17

16

15

860

27.7

0.372

0.43

Apr.

15

15

18

20

18

16

19

20

a!9

alS

alS

a20

a20

a22

a66

a70 a50~

a40

,a25

a!6

a!4

a!2

a!2

alO

a9.5

a9.5

*9.5

9.8

9.5

1L1

629.5

21.0

0.282

0.31

May

8.3

8.3

9.3

8.1

7.2

6.3

6.3

6.2

37

31

64

28

20

68

124

100

44

27

20

16

14

12

15

22

25

19

13

10

8.5

9.3

12

848.8

27.4

0.368

0.42

June

11

8.7

7.2

6.3

5.5

4.9

4.5

*4.1

3.7

3.6

4.9

8.3

6.2

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

472

18

44

53

29

18

15

17

32

38

28

20

15

426.3

14.2

0.191

0.21

July

11

8.5

6.8

5.8

5.7

4.8

4.9

5.2

5.2

20

19

18

64

144

ToT

48

28

19

21

*30

52

44

24

16

11

9.5

7.8

6.5

14

17

54

825.7

26.6

0.357

0.41

Aug.

86

61

32

27

28

22

15

11

6.7

974

49

801

2,240

2,070

*1,520

*1,050

1,660

«3,050

1,940

1,130

672

397

247

*256

611

1,440

1,330

888

536

344

214

22,745.1

734

9.85

11.35

Sept.

156

*252

584

1,060

1,210

1,050

890

660

*457

322

349

448

430

322

228

*166

125

104

g2,730

*g6,490

g3,040

gl,680

1,100

704

493

430

376

313

250

202

26,621

887

11.9

13.29

Calendar year 1954: Max 366 Win 1.9 Mean 49.9 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.09

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,490 Min 1.9 Mean 152 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.68

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs).--Aug. 13 (6 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (15.64 ft); Aug. 18 (8 a.m.) 3,300 cfs 

(16.73 ft); Aug. 26 (6 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (14.24 ft); Sept. 5 (2 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (13.35 ft); Sept. 20 

(4 a.m.) 7,900 cfs (19.99 ft, from floodmark).

f Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated.

g Computed from graph based on several gage readings, floodmark, and shape of normal recorder 

graph.
132 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°15', long 79°34', on left bank 200 ft upstream from site of old High 

Rook Mill, 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from county line, 

6 miles downstream from Troublesome Creek, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Rookingham 

County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 629 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 27 years, 163 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 7-9 (gage height, 0.38 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 19.22 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Oct. 7-9, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft 

below gage.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1933 has been revised to 1,880 

cfs May 30, 1933 (gage height, 8.40 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 742.

Remarks.--Records good. City of Reidsville diverted about 0.9 cfs for municipal water 

supply from Haw River and Amos Lake above station Oct. 1-14 as result of drought emergency.

Revlsions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water year 1941, superseding those published in WSP 922, are given herewith:

1941 

June 25. June 28. 

30.

. 37

. 46

July 7....... 185

Month

Water year 1940-41 ................

Cfs-days

2 317

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per square 

mile

593

Runoff In 

Inches

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.7

~5.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

853

*5.250 

*3,190

1,480

526 

299

144

88

67

58

51

46

44

*40

50

69

66

10,315.3 

333

1.98

2.28

Nov.

59

52

55

56

64

76

72

64

58

53

55

53

51

50

49

*49 

50

56

64

71

110

221

310

299

244

168

126

105

140

194

3,074 

102

0.607

0.68

Dec.

216

168

126

105

93

165

236

255

229

232

229

188

230

447

555

*605 

435

331

227 

194

161

129

114

108

102

96

92

9?

93

96

92

6,441 

208

1.24

1.43

Jan.

88

88

87

84

83

82

79

75

74

74

93

110

109

96

88

86 

80

75

79 

89

88

95

116

123

T23

*115

108

102

100

95

83

2,867 

92.5

0.551

0.63

Feb.

86

91

92

84

Ii

202

555

758

732

447

353

263

207

165

144

137 

131

127

118 

110

105

100

100

102

120

124

118

121

______

5,768 

206

1.23

1.28

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,230 Mln 0.6

Mar.

127

127

116

109

109

132

168

168

135

*115

109

144

196

174

149

196 

288

331

353 

331

320

288

244

212

172

152

142

131

116

109

102

5,565

180

1.07

1.23

Apr.

99

96

96

93

88

88

89

88

83

80

83

116

131

1,240

*1,660

1,220 

894

447

251 

180

147

127

120

108

172

253

278

*186

131

108

8,752 

292

1.74

1.94

May

95

87

79

74

71

66

61

59

54

50

48

BT

76

201

278

229 

121

88

75 

62

55

95

174

*205

249

253

199

108

79

66

60

3,468 

112

0.667

0.77

June

53

49

46

43

42

41

39

45

47

46

62

170

201

115

64

54 

*48

43

45 

48

45

40

70

95

62

53

52

40

34

3_2

1,824 

60.8

0.362

0.40

July

28

25

24

23

98

74

42

53

57

121

98

*306

568

403

140

82 

61

47

39 

34

31

29

26

25

32

28

25

22

21

25

29

2,616 

84.4

0.502

0.58

Aug.

36

33

24

20

19

25

25

83

103

116

82

78

62

193

*640

1,040 

1,050

1,940

2,480 

1,290

563

312

132

84

*67

60

55

50

48

45

45

10,800 

348

2.07

2.39

Sept.

44

140

376

519

568

364

159

103

80

71

67

62

56

52

50

48 

45

44

42 

42

38

36

38

41

44

47

46

43

40

44

3,349 

112

0.667

0.74

Mean 134 Cfsm 0.798 In. 10.85

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,23O Mln 0.6 Mean 178 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.35

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 efs). Oct. 16 (10 p.m.) 4,06O cfs (12.76 ft); Apr. 14 (9 p.m.) 2,060 

cfs (8.94 ft); Aug. 19 (5 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (10.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

133

Location.--Lat 36°08'34", long 79°51'24" ( on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--15.9 sq mi.

Keeoras available.--November 1925 to July 1931 (fragmentary November 1925 to October 1928), 

Way 1934 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 737.94 ft above mean sea 

revel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. November 1925 to July 31, 1931, 

water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-30, 1934-55), 14.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1925-31, 1934-55: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1954.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1927 has been revised to 515 cfs 

July 9, 1927 (gage height, 6.74 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 642.

The minimum discharge for the water year 1937 has been revised to 3.3 cfs July 18, 

1937 (gage height, 0.67 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 822.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 3 cfs in June, July, and August, which are poor. 

These records include a total of about 9,000,000 gal pumped from High Point Reservoir 

by city of Greensboro during period Oct. 5-6, 10-14.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1926, 1929, superseding those published in WSP 622, 682, are given herewith:

Date

1925

Dec. 29

30

51

1928

Oct. 27

28

29

50

51

Discharge

5

6

6

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.6

Date Discharge

1928-Con.

Nov. 1 6.6

2 6.6

3 6.6

4 7.0

5 6.6

6 6.3

7 6.0

8 6.0

9 6.0

10 5.8

Month Maximum Minimum

December 1925

October 1928. . .

November. ......

.Tanuarv ~\ 9?q - . .

............ 41 4.8

............. 8.6 5.6

............. 16 6.0

Date Discharge

1928-Con.

Nov. 11 5.6

12 5.6

13 5.8

1929

Jan . 5 8

6 16

7 10

8 7

Mean

8.35

t8.41

6.76

7.69

Per square Runoff In

mile Inches

0.525 0.61

.529 .61

.425 .47

.484 .56

t Partly estimated.

Discharge, In

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.8

.9

2.0

1.7

.5TB"

.8

2.8

3.6

2.8

3.0

3.8

*642

*91

14

11

7.9

6.3

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.7

3.6

4.8

*4.0

5.8

5.8

4.6 

4 . 2

846.4

27.3

1.72

1.98

Nov.

.7

.3

.9

.2

.1

.2

.6

. .2

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

* .8

.7

.3

.6

.8

.2

48

TT

13

13

11

11

9.8

9.1

33 

12

259.3

8.64

0.543

0.61

cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Dec.

10

9.2

8.6

8.1

87T

69

;

L7

1

3

18

14

1C

1<

t

LO

9

1850"

18

;

5

>4

L7

13

12

LI

LI

LO

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

12

T T

,9.0

695.2

;

'2.4

L.41

1.62

Calendar year 1954: Max

Water year 1954-55: Max

Peak discharge (base, 3

Jan.

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.8

18

10

9.0

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.8

8.9

8.6

8.8

13.0

15.0

13.0

13.0

11

11

11

11

10

9.2

508.1

9.94

0.625

0.72

Feb.

9.0

9.6

8.9

8.6

8.5

171

*198 ~3T

22

18

35

22

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.8

8.9

34

26

15

13

13

-

765.2

27.5

1.72

1.79

Mar.

12

10

10

11

9.4

10

9.4

*8.4

7.9

7.6

8.4

9.4

8.9

9.5

8.9

15

14

15

21

TT

15

17

11

10

9.4

10

8.4

8.5

7.9

7.6 

T7S

331.0

10.7

0.673

0.77

Apr.

7.4

8.3

8.8

7.4

7.2

*7.9

8.1

7.9

8.4

7.0

7.6

11

14

*225

76

25

17

12

11

9.2

8.6

8.5

7.9

8.8

15

8.8

8.1

7.6

6.7 

6.1

570.1

19.0

1.19

1.33

May

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.5

7.2

7.6

6.1

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

9.0

7.6

6.1

5.3

6.1

7.9

4.9

4.3

4.5

8.0

17

TF

*7.8

6.5

5.1

4.7

4.1

5.9

5.7,

199.7

6.44

0.405

0.47

June

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

5.0

3.0

4.7

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

*2.1

2.3

3.0

5.0

2.1

2.0

3 .0

2.1

3.8

4.8

3TT

2.8

2.5 

2 2

85.9

2.86

0.180

0.2O

July

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.0

2.0

3.1

3.3

2.6

6.2

6.5

*6T3

4.8

3.8

5.1

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.6

T7B~ 1.4

2.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

5.4

3,6

5.1

90.8

2.95

0.184

0.21

Aug.

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

2.8

5.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

245 

95

14

316

*2TT6~

23

12

7.9

5.8

4.8

*4.6

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8 

2.8

2.8

1,005.1

32.4

2.04

2.35

Sept.

2.8

l2

82

2T

14

9.9

7.6

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.2

5.8

5.8

6.0

4.8

3.7

5.6

3.7

4.0

6.2

5.5

4.4

4.3

4.0 

6.5

265.7

8.79

0.555

0.62

642 Mln 0.5 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 0.874 In. 3.1.86

642 Mln o.S Mean 14.8 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.67

00 ofs).--0c

(6.15 ft); Feb. 6 (11 P.m.) 595 cfs (

t. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (7.85 ft); Dec. 14 (2 a.m.) 518 cfs 

6.65 ft); Apr. 14 (2 p.m.) 441 cfs (6.41 ft); Aug. 14 (7 p.m.)

728 cfs (6.82 ft); Aug. 17 (10 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (7.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, H. C.

Location.--Lat 36°11' , long 79°37' , on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Huffines Mill, l£ miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rook-masonry control. Datum of gage is 626.88 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,310 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 13.36 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 14, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 8,640 cfs).

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

682

697

742

822

872

892, 1066

922

952

Water 

year

1929

1930

1933

1937

1939

1940

1941

1942

Date

Mar. 1, 1929

Oct. 3, 1929

Oct. 18, 1932

Jan. 20, 1937

Aug. 20, 1939

Aug. 15, 1940

June 13, 1941

Mar. 10, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,730

3,830

2,470

2,730

3,100

3,880

2,140

2,580

Gage height 

(feet)

10.14

12.65

9.43

10.11

11.08

12.70

8.54

9.74

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above

station. Flow partly regulated since 1923 by Lake Brandt (capacity, 113,256,000 cu ft) 

14 miles above station and since 1943 by Richland Lake 12 miles above station. City of 

Greensboro diverted from Lake Brandt an average of 14.3 cfs for municipal supply and 

Cone Mills diverted from Richland Lake an average of 3.6 cfs during the water year 1955.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1929, 1930, 1934, and 1948, superseding those published in WSP 682, 697, 757, and 1112, 

are given herewith:

1933-Con. 

Oct. 17..

1948 

Jan. 15.......... 140

16.......... 120

17.......... 100

18.......... 90

55

70

100

Month

Water year 1928-29....

Calendar year 1929.... 

Water year 1929-30....

Calendar year 1933.... 

Water year 1933-34....

Water year 1947-48.... 

Calendar year 1948....

Cfs-days

-

-

_

-

2,712

40,849.9 

43,598.9

Maximum

122

2,520

2,520 

3,250

3,250 

3,250

34

683 

1,310

216

1,050 

1,580

Minimum

37

61

9.5 

28

9.5 

1.8

5.8

3.2 

5.8

51

8.7 

8.7

Mean

55.0

333

128 

317

166 

116

16.9

76.0 

109

87.5

112 

119
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

135

1.7

0.3

.6

1.2

2.7

5.6

10

16

32

54

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

157

284

415

710

1,020

1,660

2,320

2,690

3,060

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

36

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.1

.8

.5

.4

1,740

2.760

1,310

380

89

44

40

37

31

27 

23

21

18

*16

22

24

22

6,625.6

214

-

-

Nov.

22

22

22

20

29

28

24

21

20

18

20

12

13

13

17

no

14

11

15

21

37

74

129

176 

129

88

66

57

82

88

1,298

43.3

-

-

Dec.

109

98

73

58

50

127

129

153

174

146

129

120

327

429

740

532

*248

131

124

118

103

86

73

64 

60

55

53

53

57

57

58

4,734

153

-

-

Jan.

53

53

53

53

49

47

44

43

42

42

64

70

71

64

57

50

48

46

48

48

50

59

71

78

*84

82

78

75

73

63

1,844

59.5

-

-

Feb.

58

58

55

60

57

396

682

1,080

510

229

146

157

216

96

86

84

84

78

73

67

64

62

63

78 

101

114

116

105

-

4,975

178

-

-

Mar.

98

92

78

73

118

133

100

78

68

*60

92

100

70

68

73

103

133

122

144

155

144

146

133

110 

90

84

77

68

59

53

49

2,969

95.8

-

-

Apr.

47

46

44

47

43

42

43

40

36

.55

39

50

70

1,420

1,270

517

240

181

146

109

88

74

64

59 

70

80

80

70

58

46

5,154

172

-

-

May

39

36

33

31

28

27

26

22

22

22

22

22

26

52

67

80

59

43

38

35

29

35

78

84 

*96

110

74

46

33

27

25

1,367

44.1

-

-

June

17

12

17

12

10

5.8

3.0

9.0

11

20

18

21

21

21

20

18

*10

2.4

5.3

14

13

12

20

15 

8.9

2.2

7.4

13

15

4.3

378.3

12.6

-

-

July

5.3

4.6

1.2

2.2

2.4

3.6

11

6.3

11

14

15

*45

45

28

21

17

14

8.4

2.0

9.3

5.2

1.6

1.6

2.0 

2.2

4.1

5.1

4.5

3.2

1.3

1.5

298.6

9.63

-

-

Aug.

2.4

3.6

12

5.7

1.4

.7

274

27

32

23

16

6.9

2.6

210

512

597

722

1,560

1,040

447

152

78

58

40 

31

24

21

17

16

14

13

5,707.7

184

-

-

Sept.

10

66

176

242

268

114

77

54

38

29

23

20

20

20

17

14

10

5.1

14

15

3.6

9.6

16

13 

6.8

15

14

19

16

7.3

1,352.4

45.1

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,760 Mln 0.4 Mean 83.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,760 Mln 0.4 Mean 101 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--

2,910 cfs (10.62 ft); Aug. 18 (10 p.n

Oct. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 4,310 cfs (13.36 ft); Apr. 14 (10 a.m.) 

.) 2,250 cfs (8.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
136 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°03 r 37", long 79°43'33", on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

McConnel Road, 3.8 miles east of post office in Greensboro, Guilford County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 33.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--August 1928 to September 1955. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 696.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--27 years, 38.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 9.76 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 10.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs July 15, 1949 (gage height, 11.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 8.69, 10.64 and 11.54 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 2, 1930.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 842 

cfs Nov. 15, 1940 (gage height, 7.06 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 922.

Remarks.--Records fair. Sewage from Greensboro enters above station affecting low-water

Revisions (water years). WSP 972: 1928-30, 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939, 1940(M). 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, in the water year 1931, superseding those published in WSP 712, 972, are given herewith:

July 27, 1931....... 572

July 30, 1931....... 6

Month

July 1931................

Water year 1930-31..... 

Calendar year 1931.....

Maximum

572

572 

572

Minimum

3.0

.6 

1.9

Mean

25.0 

23.8

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Oct. 19 to Nov. 28)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

27

49

70

103

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

8.0 

8.5

152

235

393

632

925

1,350

1,970

2,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2,0

2.2

3.0

*3.0

3.0

1,200

*L,690

195

18

12

8.7

8.0

7.8

6.7 

5.7

5.9

6.9

7.4

*7.2

14

10

7.2

3,247.0

105

-

-

Nov.

7.4

11

17

11

31

19

11

9.8

9.1

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.7

7.6

*8.7

9.5

10

10

13

13

22

14

14 

28

17

13

11

11

85

48

496.5

16.6

-

-

Dec .

23

20

17

15

14

126

131

34

46

80

34

23

134

556

218

52

*33

48

45

28

23

20

19 

18

16

14

15

17

24

25

18

1,886

60.8

-

-

Jan.

16

19

18

17

17

17

15

13

13

14

60

46

27

21

18

16

15

15

18

24

21

34

55 

44

*44

35

35

33

26

21

19

786

25.4

-

-

Feb.

19

21

20

16

15

180

*781

*190

54

35

52

109

36

28

28

26

25

22

19

17

18

20

22 

44

151

58

38

40

-

_- --- -

2,084

74.4

_

-

Mar.

39

31

25

32

26

28

33

23

19

19

*18

19

18

24

24

32

45

36

47

5_4

35

52

40 

26

23

22

17

16

17

16

15

871

28.1

_

-

Apr.

15

14

14

14

14

*15

44

22

15

13

14

29

32

*988

531

117

43

33

28

24

24

28

19 

23

137

66

28

21

19

16

2,400

80.0

-

-

May

13

13

13

13

12

13

10

11

11

10

10

11

16

19

12

10

11

14

14

10

9.1

26

1

*18

13

11

10

8^2

9.3

9.3

446.9

14.4

-

-

June

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.6

6.7

7.1

8.2

25

9.5

8.7

31

20

7.4

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.4

*5.9

5.2

6.4

6.9

6.4

6.4 

6.6

8.8

18

8.7

7.8

7.4

6.9

290.4

9.68

-

-

July

6.7

6.0

5^

5.0

5.9

6.9

8.4

13

13

38

11

12

*12

9.1

7.8

7.1

5.6

6.4

6.7

8.0

11

7.1

5.9 

8.0

10

7.2

6.7

8.8

li

30

38

400.3

12.9

-

-

Aug.

23

10

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.6

5^^

6.6

9.3

7.2

6.9

8.4

6.9

61

624

109

179

*889

163

26

15

13

12 

*11

11

9.5

8.4

7.2

7.6

8.2

9.5

2,276.2

73.4

-

-

Sept.

8.7

43

181

284

69

23

17

13

11

10

9.5

8.7

9.3

9.3

9.1

8.7

7.8

6.9

1^2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.4 

7.8

12

19

10

9.5

9.1

9.3

845.5

28.2

-

-

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,690 Min 2.0 Mean 40.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,690 Min 2.0 Mean 43.9 Cfsm - In. -
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 137

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°07'13", long 79°42'30", on left bank 5 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

4.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.8 miles northeast of post office in Greensboro, 

Guilford County.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 679 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 27 years, 46.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 15.54 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.78 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at 

gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1932.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

662 

682 

742 

757 

802 

922 

972 

1032

Water 

year

1928 

1929 

1933 

1934 

1936 

1941 

1943 

1945

Date

Sept. 19, 

Feb. 28, 

Oct. 17, 

July 9, 

Jan. 19, 

June 13, 

July 11, 

Sept . 18 ,

1928 

1929 

1932 

1934 

1936 

1941 

1943 

1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,860 

1,910 

1,960 

1,430 

2,230 

2,860 

4,470 

4,640

Gage height 

(feet)

10.85 

10.9 

10.98 

9.66 

11.38 

12.16 

14.15 

t!4.40

t Prom floodrnark.

Remarks.--Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Diversion into basin from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in the water

year 1929, superseding those published in WSP 682, are given herewith:

July 4, 1929....... 17

Month

July 1929................ 

Water year 1928-29..... 

Calendar year 1929.....

Maximum

329 

1,210 

1,210

Minimum

11.5 

7.5 

7.5

Mean

38.1 

42.2 

53.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

14

10

10

14

15

15

15

12

8.0

9.1

14

*15

14

2.150

516

32

23

23

22

21

19

17

13

14

19

20

*19

42 

23

15

3,170.1

102

-

-

Nov.

16

24

27

19

55

23

16

17

20

20

19

19

17

1±

16

19

27

23

34

28

46

27

42

40

27

21

19

20

119 

35

849

28.3

-

-

Dec.

30

27

25

21

22

214

55

35

88

62

35

27

121

378

85

50

*40

77

35

31

29

30

27

20

i£

16

19

23

50 

35

26

2,049

66.1

-

-

Jan.

23

24

21

24

27

27

25

23

19

IB

101

42

34

29

25

20

22

21

31

40

31

65

50

49

*47

44

38

35

31 

26

24

1,042

33.6

-

-

Feb.

29

33

29

27

25

510

447

85

56

49

133

75

44

35

37

35

35

31

27

23

24

29

34

143

102

49

44

47

-

2,235

79.8

-

-

Mar.

55

46

38

41

31

30

30

31

31

28

*27

36

27

39

35

66

50

50.

76

51

45

2S

45

37

33

32

27

27

30

29

28

1,229

39.6

-

-

Apr.

28

25

22

22

26

*29

34

26

20

16

20

39

51

*1.450

203

74

47

' 44

39

35

34

35

27

36

74

35

31

30

27

23

2,582

86.1

-

-

May

19

20

23

24

23

23

19

16

17

22

23

23

50

28

18

19

23

23

22

20

19

30

96

35

*29

26

22

19

14

17

19

781

25.2

-

-

June

2O

19

18

17

12

14

19

54

23

20

81

20

17

20

19

20

19

*15

13

16

19

20

23

19

26

30

16

19

19

19

673

22.4

-

-

July

18

14

9^5.

9.5

20

19

26

24

56

48

19

*40

31

22

19

19

13

15

19

27

23

18

15

29

21

17

12

23

72 

33

33

764.0

24.6

-

-

Aug.

20

20

20

20

20

19

35

41

27

19

21

23

17

496

194

44

116

519

56

31

22

21

24

*23

23

20

20

17

18 

25

25

2,596

83.7

-

-

Sept.

24

252

485

124

44

35

31

29

27

23

16

20

23

24

24

23

21

18

18

23

22

23

23

21

40

27

23

23

23

1,547

51.6

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,150 Min 8.0 Mean 51.0 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,150 Min B.O Mean 53.5 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base. 920 cfs).--0

(7.16 ft); Feb. 6 (11 p.m.) 1,350 cf

,t. 15 (5 p.m.) 5,580 cfs (15.54 ft); Dec. 13 (11 p.m.) 989 cfs 

, (9. OB ft); Apr. 14 (12 m. ) 3,110 cfs (12.55 ft); Aug. 14

(9 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (7.53 ft); Aug. 17 (9 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (10.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

41Z733 O - 57 - 10
138 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek near Burlington, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°11', long 79 0 25', on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Buttermilk Creek, 4^ miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles north of Burlington, Alamance County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 536.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 15.26 ft Oct. 16 (discharge not determined); 

no flow for several days in October.

1952-55: Maximum gage height, that of Oct. 16, 1954 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times in each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 19)

.01 

.02 

.05 

.10 

.18 

.40 

.85

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

21

39

82

146

226

339

605

1,140

1.2 4.£

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

. Oct.

O.O1

0

TJ

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*a700

"aUOO

26

13

8.1

6.0

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.6

*2.6

7.8

4.8

1,895.91

61.2

1.38

1.60

Nov.

3.6

4.1

4.0

3.3 773-

17

9.5

6.0

4.6

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.5

4.0

10

214

a550

a30

a25

a25

a20

a!5

a!5

*al80

48

1,272.5

42.4

0.959

1.07

Dec.

27

22

18

15

15

203

84

40

89

139

48

32

240

665

m

52

36

*36

35

25

21

19

17

17

15

13

13

13

14

14

i!

2,110

68.1

1.54

1.78

Jan.

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

To" 10

10

28

*38

24

18

16

15

14

13

14

14

12

20

35" 56

44,

33

*30

27

24

20

17

629

20.3

0.459

0.53

Feb.

17

18

17

14

13

300

*851

TOT

55

39

62

79

36

28

28

27

25

22

20

19

18

17

18

35

69

40

34

47

_

-------

2,054

73.4

1.66

1.73

Mar.

47

42

30

33

42

133

102

45

32

26

*34

79

128

61

55

T7B- 178

79

140

132

64

77

52

36

31

29

26

20

20

18

17

1,984

64.0

1.45

1.67

Apr.

17

16

16

14

13

13

14

12

*11

10

11

21

20

*819

327

92

44

31

26

21

19

22

18

16

44

31

19

17

14

12

1,960

65.3

1.48

1.65

May

11

9.2

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.8

16

9.5

7.0

5.6

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.2

77?

33" 46

22

*13

8.4

6.0

5.3

4.6 

4.3

284.8

9.19

0.208

0.24

June

3.6

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

19

8.7

5.3

26

^

8.1

4.8

3.6

*2.9

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.0

.85

.85

.80

144.00

4.80

0.109

0.12

July

0.75

.70

.65

.55

.44

.49

3.2

7.0

15

27

12

118

*33

18

9.2

5.6

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.5

1.0

.65

.70

1.9

1.1

.55

.33

.31

.25 725" 

.49

269.41

8.69

0.197

0.23

Aug.

0.44

.20

.11

.07

.06

.20

.12

3.4

.80

.18

.10

2.0

1.3

.40

.75

1.7

180

570

30

11

6.5

4.3

3.3

2.6

2.0

 1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

.85 

.85

828.33

26.7

0.604

0.70

Sept.

0.9

35

207So"

22

12

9.0

6.0

4.1

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

.9

1.4

1.1

.85

755

1.8

1.8

 1.6

1.4

12

433.0

14.4

0.326

0.06

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,100 Mln 0 Mean 34.7 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.67

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,100 Mln 0 Mean 38.0 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.68

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). 0

(time and discharge unknown}; Dec. ]y 

(9.27 ft); Apr. 14 (8 p.m.) 1,930 of

,t. 16 (1 p.m.) discharge not determined (15.26 ft); Nov. 21 

I (5:30 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (6.82 ft); Feb. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 1,770 cfs 

j (9.90 ft); Aug. 18 (3:?«0 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (7.72 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 nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 139

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°05', long 79°22', on left bank at town of Haw River, Alamance County, 

650 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area. 599 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 581 cfs.

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 25.50 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily. 14 cfs Oct. 10-12.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.92 ft); minimum 

daily, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

697 

727 

742 

1002

Water 

year

1930 

1932 

1933 

1944

Date

Oct. 2, 

Mar. 6, 

May 30, 

Apr. 12,

1929 

1932 

1933

1944

Discharge 

(cfs)

15,100 

13,500 

8,760 

14,400

Gage height 

(feet)

22.44 

20.98 

16.54 

22.33

The minimum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 19 cfs June 13, 

1947 (gage height, 1.13 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1082.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by 

powerplants above station. City of Burlington diverted from Stony Creek an average of 

6.7 cfs for municipal supply, about half of which is returned above the station as 

sewage.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 757: 1929(M). WSP 782: 1934. WSP 822: Drainage area. 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1930, 1936, and 1943, superseding those published in WSP 697, 802, 972, are given herewith:

1929 

Oct. 1....... 4,370

2....... 13,900

3....... 11,400

4....... 5,750

1936 

May 16.

1943 

Jan. 24.

Month

Calendar year 1929.... 

Water year 1929-30....

Water year 1935-36.... 

Calendar year 1936....

Water year 1942-43.... 

Calendar year 1943....

Cfs -days

-

328,236 

358,227

229,739 

209,501

Maximum

14,100 

13,900

10,600 

10,600

7,740 

7,740

Minimum

135 

5

22 

22

28 

16

Mean

823

554

897 

979

629 

574

Per square 

mile

1.37 

0.925

1.50 

1.63

1.05 

0.958

Runoff In 

inches

18.66 

12.55

20.39 

22.25

14.28 

13.02
140 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.--Continued

Rating tabl er year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

140

258

384

705

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

1,460

2,340

3,400

4,600

6,000

7,500

10,300

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

19

16

16

*18

31

22

20

15

11

14

14

16

*23

6,250

13.900 

*7,720

2,890

1,070

556

338

245

204

176

122

127

101

110

*140

142

171

34,522

1,114

1.86

2.14

Nov.

133

125

120

147

202

226

250

160

127

125

138

103

108

112

103

110 

116

127

182

838

1.580

524

606

758

639

490

346

316

784

639

10,034

334

0.558

0.62

Dec.

573

442

398

273

228

1,110

981

792

758

1,120

758

622

1,470

a4,500

2,560

1,920 

1,140

810

775

606

524

412

346

358

358

358

290

253

270

185

204

25,394

819

1.37

1.58

Jan.

246

228

286

228

226

228

236

268

221

190

351

556

442

358

288

358. 

221

211

250

326

284

307

578

556

573

507

442

427

398

412

326

10,528

340

0.568

0.65

Feb.

246

238

326

333

289

a2,500

a9.000

a3,600

1,970

1,220

1,050

1,200

845

622

490

474 

442

412

346

371

328

273

286

565

1,100

758

622

590

_

-------

30,496

1,089

1.82

1.89

Mar.

590

556

458

427

427

822

792

573

458

398

427

845

819

606

524

796 

1.280

915

1,080

1,240

915

985

880

672

556

490

490

398

310

333

346

20,408

658

1.10

1.27

Apr.

320

250

240

260

308

263

233

248

240

225

246

328

346

5,070

7.550

3,190 

1,700

1,080

744

556

398

442

384

384

707

722

656

*458

326

Z96

28,168

939

1.57

1.75

May

295

258

219

226

202

199

180

199

155

142

149

151

155

344

442

442 

546

258

199

190

169

255

916

676

672

*552

428

500

204

183

153

9,175

296

0.494

0.57

June

131

114

118

112

105

101

97

154

192

149

164

388

346

270

167

148 

125

105

105

95

99

110

156

170

168

105

150

112

105

105

4,440

148

0.247

0.28

July

57

84

57

49

15

168

91

150

155

526

427

554

804

729

320

203 

155

129

155

95

74

101

68

56

65

74

79

81

70

117

160

5,652

182

0.304

0.35

Aug.

151

105

95

79

74

67

56

180

252

225

207

180

89

410

1,890

2,450 

5,870

7,460

5,210

2,520

1,100

659

558

258

192

*169

167

129

122

136

125

28,941

934

1.56

1.80

Sept.

169

661

2,100

2.120

1,500

900

458

508

255

209

174

174

160

125

158

149 

144

158

105

85

110

101

87

127

68

108

149

133

108

125

11,164

572

0.621

0.69

Calendar year 1954: Max 13,900 MIn 14 Mean 506 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.46

Water year 1954-55: Max 13,900 MIn 14 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for PIttsboro.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 141

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°42', long 79°05', on left bank 100 ft upstream from Robeson Creek, 

2 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, and 5 miles east of Pittsboro, 

Chatham County.

Drainage area. 1.310 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.06 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,238 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,900 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 20.00 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.26 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 10.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs during night of Sept. 18, 1945, corrected 

(gage height, 28.58 ft, from floodmark in gage shelter); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 13, 

1954; minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1953.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft, from floodmarks 1,000 ft upstream 

(discharge, 98,000 cfs). Flood in 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood in 

1908, from information by local residents. Flood in September 1928 reached a stage of 

20.3 ft from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 cfs).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 

31,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1929 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), 

superseding figure published in WSP 862.

The figures of minimum discharge for some water years have been revised, as shown in 

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

indicated.

WSP

742

757

802

922

952

972

1002

1052

1082

Water 

year

1933

1934

1936

1941

1942

Ia43

1944

1946

1947

Date

Sept. 30, 1933

Oct. 1, 1933

Oct. 28, 1935

Sept. 26, 1941

Oct. 16, 1941

hov. 12, 1941

Aug. 25, 1943

Sept. 12, 1944

Sept. 18, 1946

Sept. 14, 15,

1947

Discharge 

(cfs)

8

8

13

12

9

22

15

18

11

Gage height 

(feet)

1.31

1.31

1.40

1.39

1.34

1.53

1.43

1.47

1.37

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water years 1931, 1933-34, 1937, and 1948, superseding those 

published in WSP 712, 742, 757, 822, and 1112, are given herewith:

July 13, 1931....... 344

Oct. 21, 1932....... 276

July 16, 1937....... 1,050

July 1, 1948....... 739

Month

Water year 1930-31..... 

Calendar year 1931.....

Calendar year 1932..... 

Water year 1932-33.....

Water year 1933-34..... 

Calendar year 1934. ....

Water year 1936-37..... 

Calendar year 1937.....

Water year 1947-48..... 

Calendar year 1948.....

Cfs-days

_

-

:

21 593

673,380 

632,799

499,948.2 

572,823.2

Maximum

11,900 

11,900

21,900 

12,500

25,000 

25,000

18,600 

18,600

17,300 

24,600

j

Minimum

152

22 

24

30 

18

18 

38

169 

169

7.3 

7.3

Mean

948 

914

1,365 

1,182

1,111 

1,363

1,845 

1,734

1,366 

1,565

Per square 

mile

0 549

.724

.698

1.05 

.902

.848 

1.04 

532

1.41 

1.32

1.04 

1.19

Runoff in 

inches

9.82 

9.45

14.18 

12.24

11.51 

14.13

19.12 

17.97

14.17 

16.26
142 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6

2.1 

2.4

3.0 

3.5

52

108

212

379

580

950

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

1,360

2,260

4,560

7,600

13,100

19,700

26,000

37,900

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

34

32

16

27

*41

26

21

23

26

li

19

51

27

30

6,550

34.200

12,200

4,440

2,040

985

680

525

451

301

199

296

122

113

166

334

219

64,208

2,071

1.58

1.82

Nov.

147

176

256

189

231

530

348

438

460

211

209

217

150

206

209

231

*227

210

215

997

3.120

1,470

890

966

1,070

890

672

464

1,380

1,740

18,519

617

0.47

0.53

Dec.

1,110

912

748

643

15!

3,290

2,880

1,610

1,320

1,880

1,560

1,110

1,150

9.800

5,230

3,100

2,110

1,440

1,360

1,230

966

860

688

552

580

566

566

629

615

*560

488

50,010

1,613

1.23

1.42

Jan.

360

261

530

623

613

362

230

418

239

412

699

1,010

1,030

770

658

444

622

629

376

470

636

615

680

1.440

1,360

1,320

1,150

1,110

942

800

838

21,647

698

0.53

0.61

Feb.

725

688

538

485

594

2,860

17.400

*6,410

3,550

2,310

4,250

4,720

1,970

1,560

1,230

1,070

998

920

792

665

785

710

658

755

3,210

2,000

1,440

1,360

-

64,653

2,309

1.76

1.84

Mar.

1,270

1,150

1,030

912

875

905

1,400

1,110

920

808

702

886

1,150

1,190

982

982

1,800

1,660

1,700

2.510

1,840

1,520

1,700

*1,230

1,030

890

778

838

732

608

636

35,544

1,147

0.88

1.01

Apr.

636

580

294

504

608

622

514

521

580

227

378

491

650

5,180

14.000

6,080

2,990

1,970

1,440

1,150

920

770

729

575

1,190

1,560

1,110

942

785

658

48,654

1,622

1.24

1.38

May

263

511

615

371

241

280

257

284

267

375

247

273

241

164

328

615

594

539

412

231

145

173

3.890

1,790

1,230

966

762

622

318

398

543

17,945

579

0.44

0.51

June

318

229

206

89

16

81

186

231

205

188

142

186

391

425

349

275

209

146

178

194

74

167

181

201

189

195

289

255

215

200

6,210

207

0.16

0.18

July

198

121

142

63

35

42

58

210

230

470

1,360

1,360

1.440

1,270

860

608

209

145

318

293

197

253

109

84

129

73

154

158

182

111

242

11,124

359

0.27

0.32

Aug.

582

414

264

226

222

116

124

137

Jl

307

293

297

534

335

5,310

3,220

6.800

20.800

6,050

3,910

1,970

1,230

875

615

498

471

302

178

*166

197

241

58,857

1,899

1.45

1.67

Sept.

359

1,870

3,780

4.660

2,440

1,740

1,070

778

594

532

200

257

454

461

259

162

87

112

171

255

214

193

241

149

135

208

265

269

232

242

22,389

746

0.57

0.64

Calendar year 1954: Max 34,200 Min 7.3 Mean 1,034 Cfsm 0.79 In. 10.72

Water year 1954-55: Max 34,200 Min 14 Mean 1,150 Cfsm 0.88 In. 11.93

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 cfs). Oct. 16 (12 m.) 37,900 cfs (20.00 ft); Feb. 7 (6 a.m.) 21,100 

cfs (15.49 ft)j Apr. 15 (3 a.m.) 17,000 cfs (13.92 ft); Aug. 18 (6 a.m.) 23,700 cfs (16.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 143

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long 79°02 T , on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 64, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek and 8$ miles east of 

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage area.--285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 176.42 ft above mean sea level, (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 228 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 16.10 ft); mini- 

 mum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 9-13.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 7,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1952 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 4, 1953.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 27.65 ft; 1929 flood, 25.3 ft; 1908 flood, 

23.85 ft, from information by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. --Records fair. City of Durham discharged an average of 3.9 cfs sewage effluent 

Into basin above station, diverted from Neuse River during the water year 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9

Feb. 10 to Apr. 17 

Apr. 27 to Sept. 30 Apr. 18-27

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

123

216

459

1,000

1,760

2,500

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3 0

3.5

4.0

2.6

7.0

13

21

57

82

128

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

230

355

685

1,080

1,480

2,100

3,050

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

75

88

100

137

230

504

885

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

4 .0

7.2

5.7 

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

16

427

*450 

2ST

154

69

38

28

20

16

13

*12

10

9.5

9.5

10

13

1,601.9

51.7

0.181

0.21

Nov.

16

17

14

13 13-

40

81

98

62 

38

28

20

18

17

16

15

14 

13

*13

17

39

84

118

92

67

62

56

45

55

128

1,309

43.6

0.153

0.17

Dec.

186

154

99

67 

56

262

552

SB?

459 

430

354

282

201

204

372

430

366 

318

226

159

123

95

*76

66

62

57

52

47

45

*45

43

6,440

208

0.730

0.84

Jan.

43

41

44

49 

49

44

42

40

38 

35

52

132

196

164

114

76

*65 

59

56

56

62

67

177

330

444

459 430"

366

288

216

168

4,402

142

0.498

0.57

Feb.

128

110

104

92 

II

232

1,470

*1,800

2,400 

2,050

1,420

1,340

1,740

2,330

1,740

1,030

475 

332

258

210

180

159

139

142

*480

700

825

845

-

22,808

815

2.86

2.98

Mar.

575

W

313

246 

210

195

190

174

159 

125

104

94

109

225

252

230

246 

290

411

498

472

426

351

246

*174

129

107

91

*73

*67

64_

7,243

234

0.821

0.95

Apr.

*62

59

58

*57 

53

49

51

62

68 

60

50

48

BT

*264

865

1,090

j.,260 

1,220

639

260

*153

114

*94

*82

*75

88

141

*93

63

51

7,283

243

0.853

0.95

May

43

38

35

*33 

31

29

28

25

22 

*18

17

15

15

16

19

31

28 

21

18

16

15

14

IT

42

67

63

36

22

17 

15

14

817

26.4

0.093

0.11

June

12

11

10

8.8 

8.2

7.0

T7T

7.0

7.0 

7.0

7.6

8.2

*8.8

11

12

10

8.8 

7.6

7.0

7.6

14

21

IT

12

11

10

8.8

8.2

8.2 

7.6

291.4

9.71

0.034

0.04

July

6.6

6.1

5.2

5.2 

5.2

*4.8

TX

4.8

16 

35

26

33

52

67 SB49

28 

16

12

11

37

36

19

15

11

9.4

8.2

8.2

7.6 

7.0

8.8

619.9

20.0

0.070

0.08

Aug.

31

36

21

17 

20

15

11

9.4

lT~ 8.8 

29

17

14

26

36

38

108 

893

2,180

2.810

1,840

801

150

65

47

37

31

25

*20 

19

18

9,392.2

303

1.06

1.23

Sept.

195

1,340

1,760

2,060 

1,640

1,200

492

170

88 

63

51

49

43

*37

31

26

24 

21

19

tt

33

31

26

21

22

82

114

65

*43 

35

9,801

327

1.15

1.28

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,580 Min 2.6 Mean 228 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.86

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,810 Min 2.9 Mean 197 Cfsm 0.691 In. 9-41

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Aug. 20 (2 a.m.) 3,110 cfs (16.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
144 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

West Pork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36"00'15", long 79"58'42", on left bank 2,300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge and High Point Lake,- 2.3 miles west of Jamestown, and 2.5 miles northeast of 

High Point College, High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 32.1 sq mi.

Records, available.--June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 758 ft (from topographic map). June 14, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 2,300 ft downstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge . 30 years, 31.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, about 13.9 ft, 

from estimated gage-height graph); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 7,8 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1923-26, 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 8,450 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 19.92 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1924 and 1931 have 

been revised to 1,160 cfs Sept. 29, 1924 (gage height, 10.5 ft) and 778 cfs Aug. 22, 

1931 (gage height, 8.95 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 582 and 712.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 852: Drainage area. WSP 922: 1928-29(M), 1933(M), 1936(M). 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1924-25, 1930-31, 1947, superseding those published in WSP 582, 602, 697, 712, and 

1082, are given herewith:

Date

1923

Dec. 14

1924

Mar. 20

21

Apr. 18

Sept. 28

29

30

Discharge

43

85

138

266

72

616

569

Date

1925

Apr. 15

June 10

11

Aug. 19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

14

6

6

Date

1930

Jan. 30

31

1931

July 7

1947

July 7

Discharge

13

18

121

14

Month

Water year 1923-24..... 

Calendar year 1924. ....

Water year 1924-25..... 

Calendar year 1925.....

Water year 1929-30.....

July 1931................

Water year 1930-31..... 

Calendar year 1931.....

Water year 1946-47..... 

Calendar year 1947.....

Cfs -days

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

11,914.4 

13,523.0

Maximum

621 

621

332

870 

870

954

395

395

2,000 

2,000

Minimum

20

4.6 

4.6

2 

2

1.8

2.7

2.8 

2.8

Mean

31.3

40.2 

40.8

33.8 

31.0

27.9

23.5

28.2 

25.7

32.6 

37.0

Per square 

mile

0.948

1.22 

1.24

.524

1.02 

.939

.869

.732

.879 

.801

1.02 

1.15

Runoff in 

inches

1.09

2.23

16.59 

16.82

.59

13.87 

12.72

11.78

.84

11.92 

10.87

.30

13.81 

15.67
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.--Continued 

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

145

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.6

0.8 

1.7

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

61

116

193

318

518

950

1,310

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

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.310

337

21

a!5

a!2

a9

a8

a7

a6

a5

a6

*6.6

6.4

6.2

13

9.4

8.0

1,807.9

58.3

1.82

2.09

Nov.

7.2 g!i

9.9

8.3

20

12

9.9

9.1

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

26

17

47

69

434

48

46

44

28

21

18

27

166

34

1,175.3

39.2

1.22

1.36

Dec.

25

20

18

16

22

263

46

28

70

51

29

23

335

486

*67

39

30

56

37

27

22

20

19

19

17

16

17

17

22

19 

16

1,892

61.0

1.90

2.19

Jan.

17

19

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

li

50

25

20

17

17

16

14

14

16

16

16

29

34

31

*29

' 25

28

24

22

19 

16

631

20.4

0.636

0.73

Feb.

17

20

17

15

15

460

458

67

42

32

113

49

30

26

25

24

23

20

19

18

17

17

19

86

60

33

31

30

-

1,783

63.7

1.98

2.07

Mar.

29

24

21

22

56

96

36

26

22

20

20

22

19

22

21

34

31

34

52

42

33

45

29

24

22

24

19

18

18

17 

IS.

914

29.5

0.919

1.06

Apr.

16

16

16

15

li

16

31

*17

15

14

16

31

46

679

199

52

33

28

24

21

19

17

16

28

47

22

18

16

15

14

1,511

50.4

1.57

1.75

May

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

23

18

13

11

12

12

9.9

9.3

9.3

38

*106

19

14

12

10

9.6

9.4

8.6

479.3

15.5

0.483

0.56

June

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.4

7.7

7.5

7.5

16

9.9

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.0

*5.7

6.0

7.2

8.3

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.7

7.3

12

6.2

5.7

5.5

.-..M

218.1

7.27

0.226

0.25

July

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

47

8.0

26

94

15

9.9

*9.9

10

9.4

8.0

6.9

6.2

5.7

5.3

4.9

7.2

5.5

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.7

lil

4.4

129

22

7.7 

9.9

493.6

15.9

0.495

0.57

Aug.

7.7

5.5

5.3

4.4

5.3

7.2

5.8

90

19

8.3

7.5

6.6

5.7

384

430

28

512

554

38

20

14

12

9.9

8.6

8.3

7.7

7.5

6.9

6.4 

6.2

2,222.8

71.7

2.23

2.58

Sept.

6.4

12

61

20

13

11

9.1

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

8.6

6.9

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.3

Jul

4.9

5.1

5.3

10

9.1

6.2

6.2

6.0

13

287.5

9.58

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,310 MIn 1.2 Mean 36.0 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.23

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,310 MIn 1.2 Mean 36.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.54

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --Oct. 15 (4 p.m.) 3,120 cfs (13.9 ft); Dec. 13 (10 p.m.) 790 cfs

(9.43 ft); Feb. 6 (8 p.m.) 1,260 cfs (10.86 ft); Apr. 14 (10 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (11.34 ft); Aug. 14

(5 p.m.) 894 cfs (9.80 ft)j Aug. 17 (8 p.m.) 1^560'cfs (li.47 ft)'.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded rang 

nearby stations.

in stage and records for
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'15", long 79°56'46", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

3.3 miles upstream from High Point Dam, and 5.2 miles northeast of High Point College, 

High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area. 14.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1928 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Intake pipe extended to downstream side of bridge since Mar. 1, 1934.

Average discharge.--27 years, 14.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum, 

1.1 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow using floodmarks at gage height 14.11 ft on upstream side of 

bridge and 10.87 ft on downstream side of bridge; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (result of temporary regulation); minimum unregulated, that of Oct. 7, 1954.

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

Occasional temporary regulation of unknown origin during low flow in some water years.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in the 

water year 1941, superseding those published in WSP 922, is given herewith:

Mar. 28, 1941........ 117

Month

Water year 1940-41.... 

Calendar year 1941....

Cfs-days

3,668.7 

2,735.7

Maximum

255 

124

MinimuTn

1.6 

1.6

Mean

10.1 

7.50

Per square

mile

.607 

.510

Runoff in 

Inches

9.28 

6.93

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.6 

3.0 

5.0

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

280

470

630

790

1,100

1,330

1,595

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

>:t.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

T75

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

955

26

9.0

6.3

5 8

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

*3.8

a4

a4

a7 

4.4

4.0

1,057.6

34.1

2.32

2.68

Nov.

3.8

476

4.6

4.2

8.3

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

13

6.8

7.1

46

74

14

19

17

11

8.6

7.3

16

42 

12

366.8

12.2

0.829

0.93

Dec. Jan.

9.6

8.3

7.1

6.6

10

89

17

11

33

20

12

10

178

*88

25

16

13

28

17

11

9.6

8.6

8.3

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

9.0 

7.6

6.8

693.9

22.4

1.52

1.76

6.8

7.3

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

5.8

578

5.8

21

TT

8.6

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

14

16

15

*14

11

12

10

9.6

8.6 

7.3

277.2

8.94

0.608

0.70

Feb.

7.3

8.3

7.3

6.8

6.6

302

W

27

18

14

46

19

12

11

11

10

9.6

8.6

8.3

7-9

7.6

7.3

7.9

47

26

15

14

15

-

784.5

28.0

1.30

1.98

Mar.

13

11

10

10

13

17

11

9.6

9.0

8.3

8.3

9.6

8.6

10

9.6

18

15

16

28

l¥

15

20

13

11

9.6

10

8.6

8.3

7.9

7.6

7.5

372.3

12.0

0.816

0.94

Apr.

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

9.1

11

7.1

6.8

6.6

7.1

10

12

"64 246

20

14

12

10

9.0

8.3

7.3

6.8

11

16

9.3

8.3

7.3

6.8 

6.6

567.1

18.9

1.29

1.43

May

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

9.5

6.6

5.5

5.0

9.1

6.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

19

24

7.6

6.3

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.8 

4 . 8

4.6

208.2

6.72

0.457

0.53

June

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.O

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

5.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

*3.8

3.6

3.4

470

4.2

3.6

3.6

4.0

3.8

6.9

5.0

3.6

3.6

3.4 

3.4

123.9

4.13

0.281

0.31

July

3.2

3.2

3.0

9.0

5.8

3.6

7.1

6.9

4.0

4.2

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3 0

2.9

5.3

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.7

374

32

8.3 

4.6

7.1

163.8

5.28

0.359

0.41

Aug.

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

279

2.9

2.7

8.7

4.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

136

98

10

"54 578

16

8.6

6.3

5.3

*5.3

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

1,007.8

32.5

2.21

2.55

Sept.

4.0

11

62

T7

9.3

.1

; . o

.8

.3

.8

.6

.4

.6

.2

.0

.0

.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

576

3.6

3.8

6.7

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.8 

23

233.8'

7.79

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 935 Mln 1.2 Mean 15.7 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 14.54

Water year 1954-55: Max 935 Mln 1.2 Mean 16.0 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 80o efs).--0et. 15 (4 p.m.) 3,410 cfs (6.77 ft); Feb. 6 (5 p.m.) 1,130 cfs 

(3.33 ft); Apr 7 14 (6 a.m.) 1,260 cfa (3.48 ft); Aug. 17 (4 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (4.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location.~Lat 35°54'10", long 79°51'15", on left bank 500 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of 

Guilford County line, 4^ miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 27 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 23.48 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs May 3 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum daily, 4.6 cfs Oct. 1, 3.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 32.2 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow at bridge 1-jr miles upstream; minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 28, 1931 

(gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Nov. 12, 1933.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Lake (capacity, 220,588,000 cu ft). City of High Point diverts 

about 3 cfs for municipal supply and discharges sewage effluent into Rich Fork Creek 

in Pee Dee River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 782: 1929-30. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for periods in the water years 1934, 1935, and 1941, superseding those 

published in WSP 757, 782, and 922, are given herewith:

Feb. 17, 1934.......... 18.3

Nov. 24, 1934.......... 142

Dec. 26, 1940.......... Ill

Feb. 16, 1941.......... 87

Month

Water year 1933-34. ...........

November 1934 ...................

Water year 1934-35. ...........

December 1940. .................. 

Calendar year 1940. ...........

Calendar year 1941. ...........

Cfs -days

-

-

43,868.0

2,878 

48,007.0

1,619

33,380.1

Maximum

3,560

588

2,230

336 

4,640

173

1,850

Minimum

1.3

8.0 

6.4

4.0

34 

7.8

37

4.3

Mean

159

107

55.1 

134

130

93.8

131

57.8

61.3

Per square 

mile

1.38

.863

.444 

1.00

.968

.748 

1.06

.466

.494

Runoff in 

inches

1.34

11.71

.50 

13.61

13.15

.86 

14.40

.49

9.01

6.71

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

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

i^i

15

4.6

13

4.9

*8.6

8.4

20

9.3

20

5.5

14

4.9

15

5,360

2,600

139

83

45

45

36

33

21

20

25

*39

17

14

30

22

18

6,574.8

313

1.71

1.97

Nov.

15

17

44

40

54

60

27

45

24

20

30

23

14

IT

39

23

32

63

38

81

488

TSS

114

131

114

61

53

48

365

154

3,407

80.3

0.647

0.73

Dec.

86

88

40

65

35.

663

328

128

177

234

136

74

1,050

*1.530

342

180

143

164

168

138

73

84

75

72

36

43

77

48

69

80

57

6,361

205

1.65

1.91

Jan.

42

51

80

33

55

36

68

25

26

53

154

137

72

77

45

45

45

53

55

77

35

92

124

152

*130

106

124

112

92

60

78

2,334

75.3

0.607

0.70

Feb.

51

68

51

60

61

1,520

Z,OSO

367

204

162

309

296

137

141

91

96

104

84

76

52

55

65

65

177

294

164

118

140

_

7,088

253

2.04

2.13

Mar.

113

93

97

93

85

245

173

114

87

54

80

80

50

100

86

75

126

145

186

200

162

304

157

115

77

94

58

86

51

' 54

61

 3,401

110

0.887

1.03

Apr.

54

51

51

56

33

56

113

81

45

42

36

128

103

5,240

942

306

185

168

125

88

93

79

62

103

347

159

87

*74

57

53

7,017

254

1.89

2.10

May

41

79

21

49

54

45

28

26

19

44

24

21

28

52

41

19

47

54

40

26

19

64

*559

150

49

52

28

54

45

£

1,534

49.5

0.399

0.46

June

26

15

25

14

23

13

15

22

12

13

36

52

14

15

22

12

18

15

25

12

17

15

18

11

IT

25

11

18

11

19

527

17.6

0.142

0.16

July

10

8.9

9.2

17

8.5

9.6

17

19

68

31

*13

41

32

54

26

20

14

9.6

17

78

45

27

11

26

20

16

19

249

113

DOOO

50

1,744.8

56.5

0.454

0.52

Aug.

42

58

22

10

24

15

20

17

95

59

25

29

25

1,550

2,270

258

1,470

2,560

510

86

74

74

64

50

73

47

30

a30

a50

a25

a25

9,225

298

2.40

2.77

Sept.

alSO

aSOO

a800

a400

alOO

a60

a50

a40

a50

a25

a25

a20

a20

-

. a!8

*19

12

51

2,554

85.1

0.686

0.77

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,260 Min 3.8 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.38

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,260 Min 4.6 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 efs). Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) 7,900 cfs (33.48 ft); Dec. 15 (ll p.m.) 2,960 

cfs (14.02 ft); Feb. 6 (13 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (18.28 ft); Apr. 14 (2 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (20.56 ft); Aug. 

15 (5 a.m.) 4,120 cfs (17.50 ft); Aug. 18 (l a.m.) 5,100 cfs (19.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
148 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°44', long 79°39', on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from railroad 

station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and 1? miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area.--346 sq mi.

Records available. November 1922 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--32 years (1923-55), 343 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 30.47 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 6.0 cfs June 13 

(gage height, 0.39 ft); minimum daily, 7.7 cfs June 12.

1922-55: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941; minimum daily, 

0.7 cfs Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood in August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft from floodmarks about a quarter of 

a mile upstream (discharge, 30,000 cfs).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1923 has been revised to 

16 cfs July 27-28, 1923 (gage height, 0.44 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 562.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by High Point Lake and 

small powerplant reservoirs. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 1.0 cfs from 

Pee Dee River basin into this basin above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1032: 1923-24. 1925(M), 1926, 

1927-28W, 1929, 1930(M), 1932-33, 1934(M) , 1935, 1936-37(M), 1944(M). Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 1925, 

1927, 1930, and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 602, 642, 697, and 802, 

are given herewith:

1927 

Mar. 1.

1930 

June 16.

1936 

Aug. 1.

294

90

Month

Calendar year 1925. ..............

Calendar year 1927. .........'.....

Calendar year 1930. ..............

August 1936. .......................

Calendar year 1936. ..............

Cfs-days

-

_

-

-

8,222

217.985

Maximum

7,360

7,360

5,520

6,770

3,480

2,980

10,900

Minimum

251

10

10

10

24

8

35 

14

16

Mean

1,653

450

312

277

588

278

378

345

210

265 

507

596

Per square 

mile

4.78

1.30

.925

.902

.801

1.70

.803

1.09

.468

.997

.607

.766 

1.47

1.72

Runoff in 

inches

5.51

1.36

1.07

12.27

10.88

1.96

10.87

14.82

.52

13.54

8.22

.88 

19.93

23.42
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 149

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

53

91

164

258

408

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

17.0

21.0

645

930

1,540

2,880

4,120

6,220

11,100

15,000

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

TT

13

13

13

13

15

17

16

16

15

15

15

15 

14,200

11 , 700

856

244

171

202

101

87

68

73

50

*29

84

71

52

38

71

28,300

913

2.64

3.04

Nov.

84

52

26

64

95

202

126

132

64

68

68

40

40

40 

57

54

32

50

120

85

381

437

218

152

168

164

113

130

678 ¥39"

4,379

146

0.422

0.47

Dec.

251

202

169

58

7S

1,770

806

355

275

597

339

252

1,550

4,550 

1,190

529

358

328

430

314

249

219

161

177

167

105

170

153

147

141

176

16,247

524

1.51

1.75

Jan.

97

98

192

176

92

118

113

100" 65

154

276

391

270

169

115

138

170

130

150

216

166

130

358

403

406

390

347

391

293

258

241

6,613

213

0.616

0.71

Feb.

204

151

162

218

67

3,200

6,950

1,200

597

430

784

1,100

452

347 

332

298

236

201

216

207

190

167

180

306

961

453

328

327

_

20,264

724

2.09

2.18

Mar.

314

327

204

161

226

384

469

299

221

202

144

185

216

198 

254

238

328

392

458

565

395

471

407

282

242

207

204

195

180

149

104

8,621

278

0.803

0.93

Apr.

141

138

141

157

135

112

133

220

133

116

116

182

238

5,580 

3,680

894

480

361

317

270

169

188

167

154

619

355

229

149

156

130

15,860

529

1.53

1.70

May

118

161

110

112

48

69

81

81

125

70

56

4750-

71 

102

145

90

60

52

53

57

117

1,610

393

215

116

111

81

60

94 

137

4,692

151

0.436

0.50

June

64

52

38

30

31

30

32

32

128

40

11

gS'7.7

77 

28

16

9.6

*8.6

19

254

78

34

93

"a? 338

40

58

77

32

IS

1,823.9

60.8

0.176

0.20

July

17

14

T4

14

18

30

61

76

95

276

711

381

252

70 

86

30

30

48

37

98

145

115

16

28

125

56

32

24

853

344

4,480

145

0.419

0.48

Aug.

236

37

114

33

40

42

34

33

99

34

130

147

52

1,290 

5,280

724

3,010

6,090

852

284

151

166

*134

103

77

79

40

50

81

51 

52

19,545

630

1.82

2.10

Sept.

166

315

2,080

1,420

407

242

214

134

98

46

46

93

134

60 

31

49

31

32

103

100

31

32

3030-

32

109

247

178

134

33

6,657

222

0.642

0.72

Calendar year 1954: Max 14,200 Mln 6.0 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.18

Water year 1954-55: Max 14,200 Mln 7.7 Mean 317 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.78

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (about 7 p.m.) 34,000 cfs (30.47 ft); Dec. 14 (5 a.m.) 

6,220 cfs (11-00 ft): Feb! 6 (12 p.m.) 11.400 cfs (17.32 ft): Apr. 14 (10 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (15.78 

ft); Aug. 15 (6 a.m.) 8,580 cfs (14.04 ft); Aug. 17 (11 p.m.) 9,220 cfs (14.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ISO CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Robt)ins, N. C.

Location. Lat 3S°26', long 79 0 36', on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek and 

half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by North Carolina Highway and Public 

Works Commission).

Average discharge. 16 years, 143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year uncertain, occurred Oct. 15 (gage height, 27.52 

ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12-14.

1939-55: Maximum discharge occurred Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 32.02 ft, from 

floodmarks), discharge uncertain, figure previously published believed to be too low; no 

flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941 (result of storage of flow in gage pool after construction of 

new station control); minimum unregulated flow, 0.1 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1941, Oct. 12-14, 

1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Diversion of about 300,000 gal daily, from the gage pool, for municipal water supply of town of Robbins is included in these records.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55, except period of Indefinite state-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16, Oct. 18 to Dec. 5,

Feb. 7, 8, July 12-19)

Oct. 15 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1-8 12 7.0 1,920 2.4 12

2-0 23 9/0 2,940 2.6 22

2.3 50 ll.o 4,080 2.8 40

2.5 74 15.0 6,400 3.0 69

3 -° 165 17.0 8,100 3.3 131

3.5 305 19.0 10,900 4.O 36O

4 -° 500 21.0 14,400 5.0 880

5 -° 97° 6.0 1,430

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 6.0 ft.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 151

Bear Creek at Robbing, N. C.--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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

eO.2

e.2

e.5 

e.9

e.4

e.3

*e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

e.2

*e.l

e.l

e.l

*12,7CO

*2,530

*119

69

48

46

37

32

28

25

22

21

20

19

28

42

30

15,819.8

510

3.81

4.39

Nov.

24

20

19 

Tf

70

83

39

29

26

24

*22

21

20

19

19

19

19

23

25

25

36

*34

26

29

30

26

23

23

87

53

934

31.1

0.232

0.26

Dec.

31

25

23 

21

27

862

rro *87

70

90

68

55

71

298

136

82

63

64

76

58

52

49

47

46

42

38

37

39

40

41

37

2,841

91.6

0.684

0.79

Jan.

37

IT

43 

39

37

37

46

41

37

37

180

112

*67

56

51

50

46

42

60

67

67

130

248

T7?

191

*188

170

172

121

90

73

2,751

88.7

0.662

0.76

Feb.

69

70

66 

57

54

1,630

*2,570

336

176

129

1,630

662

179

138

127

118

121

127

103

92

85

80

80

*84

168

99

82

79

_

9,211

329

2.46

2.56

Mar.

82

79

69 

72

70

87

188

80

62

57

60

613

2TF

528

196

251

332

244

362

294

172

152

119

101

94

90

80

73

72

68 

66

5,029

162

1.21

1.40

Apr.

66

64

76 

72

61

*63

76

62

54

52

55

69

67

*2.560

533

193

135

110

95

82

72

66

60

56

58

54

48

44

41

31

5,081

169

1.26

1.41

May

35

33

31 

30

29

27

24

22

22

21

22

28

33

78

123

44

34

30

29

28

25

38

~SS 150

*36

28

23

21

20

21

20

1,161

37.5

0.280

0.32

June

16

14

14 

13

12

12

13

14

16

17

19

22

24

22

20

17

e!4

e!4

e!6

164

44

37

159

162

62

~S6 188

26

25

24

1,236

41.2

0.307

0.34

July

21

17

14 

14

14

14

17

43

53

54

468

*470

629

88

*39

26

20

17

17

985

158

44

30

27

88

28

21

19

193

543

194

4,363

141

1.05

1.21

Aug.

106

43

26 

*21

18

17 56

39

20

21

19

43

66

80

256

58

1,600

752

111

64

46

37

118

72

38

29

24

20

18

17

17

3,822

123

0.918

1.06

Sept.

596

712

3,190 655"

206

131

96

81

81

63

62

*54

43

38

35

31

28

26

29

54

38

28

24

14

26

46

41

*29

28

28

6,526

218

1.63

1.81

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,700 Min 0.1 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.28

Water year 1954-55: Max 12,700 Min 0.1 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.31

,500 efs). Oct. 15 (6:30 p.m.) uncertain (27.52 ft); Feb. 7 (12:30 a.m.) 

. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (11.18 ft); Apr. 14 (3 p.m.) 4,620 cfs (11.90

i?n **Fa fin RR Ft-) Rani- ^ fq n m ^ ^ RRn f-fa 1 1 A 1R ft-\

Peak discharge 

6,33O cfs 114.86

(base. 

b,oou crs u*.tit> ft): r;;FebD. 11 (6:au p.m.; 4,200 crs (IJ..J.Q IT;;; «pr. i* ^o p.m.; 4 

ft); Aug. 17 (7 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (10.88 ft); Sept. 3 (5 p.m.) 5,880 cfs (14.18 ft).'

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, streamflow continuity, and records of tributary inflow.
152 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°36', long 79°05', on right bank ij miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham 

County, 2-5- miles downstream from Rocky River, and 4^ miles upstream from confluence 

with Haw River.

Drainage area.--1,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1930 to September 1955. Records for May 1898 to December 1899 

published in Bulletins 34 and 39 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and 

Development have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

XJorps of Engineers ).

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,405 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,800 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1930-55: Maximum discharge, 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, that of Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 250 cfs, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation 

and considerable regulation at low flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1930-46 (1943-46 not previously published).See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

13

19

40

57

139

276

398

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

7.0 

9.0

621

1,110

1,800

3,740

6,240

9,340

13,200

22,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

29

22

17

14

10

8

*6.5

6

6

6.5

7.5

7.5

6

10,000

18,700

*21,100

22,200 

' 9,650

992

497 

340

299

353

334

260

215

151

79

75

84

85,513.0

2,758

1.96

2.26

Nov.

139

183

196

245

224

206

360

426

347

299

271

234

98

253

166

116

224

210

178

385

557 

474

655

621

426

353

379

334

478

970

10,007

334

0.237

0.26

Dec.

1,160

726

565

497

426

4,170

6,520

2,600

1,300

1,060

1,110

1,020

754

3,050

6,950

2,800

1,370

970 

870

890

800 

698

597

557

467

405

372

347

¥613

426

453

44,390

1,432

1.02

1.17

Jan.

379

334

366

322

295

392

553

328

293

305

293

900

1,210

850

647

557

474

385 

405

474

511 

638

1,400

2,030

2,220

2,310

2,150

2,040

1,800

1,360

1,050

27,049

873

0.619

0.71

Feb.

870

781

726

655

605

5,080

16,500

15 600

111 500

2,510

4,240

11,200

4,940

1,950

1,450

1,270

1,150

1,040 

940

840

772 

735

698

664

1,310

2,080

1,590

1,070

_

-_-__-

90,306

3,225

2.29

2.38

Mar.

960

900

840

772

681

647

870

1,330

990

781

673

1,440

3,850

2,400

2,800

1,830

3,410

2,800 

2,900

3,850

2,700 

1,940

1,580

1,350

1,060

920

800

755

690

655

565

47,719

1,559

1.09

1.26

Apr.

534

557

489

541

511

519

526

526

426

4T4

474

439

467

4,210

12,800

12,100

3,630

1,620 

1,270

1,060

900 

781

673

581

511

660

900

647

511

446

49,785

1,659

1.18

1.51

May

453

522

432

366

505

288

282

192

129

260

206

250

215

229

206

288

322

379 

360

229

147 

98

1,340"

2,390

1,160

638

511

560

155

162

254

12,908

416

0.295

0.34

June

206

122

170

162

95

' 95

129

116

92

87

90

98

72

TZ

82

84

82

82 

72

1,110

1,310 52~6

372

566

647

482

412

276

547

254

8,090

270

0.191

0.21

July

101

92

72

77

70

61S2~

183

250

706

1,720

4,200

4,840

2,020

754

439

322

219

126

138

2^.920

1,240

519

379

282

166

187

155

404

2,440

1,880

27,044

872

0.618

0.71

Aug.

1,460

860

589

385

234

192

101

TTT

162

116

103

145

192

555

4,110

6,400

5,570

15,500 

11,800

3,850

1,070 

673

891

2,260

1,060

575

455

318

268

266

276

60,357

1,947

1.58

1.59

Sept.

1,090

5,830

12,400

16,500

15,600

4,180

1,510

950

765

658

549

474

419

405

585

328

311

322 

250

224

255 

322

340

260

210

174

24T

328

334

311

63,683

2,123

1.51

1.68

Calendar year 1954: Max 22,200 Min 6 Mean 1,367 Cfsm 0.970 In. 13.16

Water year 1954-55: Max 22,200 Min 6 Mean 1,443 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 153

Cape Pear River at Lillington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°24', long 78°49', near right bank in downstream end of pier of bridge

on U. S. Highway 15A, 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.5

mile north of Lillington, Harriett County, and 1 mile downstream from Neill Creek. 

Drainage area. 3,440 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. December 1923 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 105.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 8, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 31 years (1924-55), 3,292 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 18.50 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, -0.17 ft).

1923-55: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19

ft, from floodmark); minimum, that of Oct. 14, 15, 1954.

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharges for some water years have

been revised as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

582 

602 

622 

642 

662 

682

Water 

year

1924 

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929

Maximum

Date

Sept. 30, 1924 

Jan. 12, 1925 

Jan. 19, 1926 

Mar. 7, 1927 

Sept .20, 1928 

Mar. 1, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

52,400 

a46,200 

27,300 

33,200 

84,000 

67,700

Gage height 

(feet)

g!8.8 

glV.6 

g!3.3 

g!4.8 

?24.8 

21.9

Minimum

Date

Sept. 5, 1924 

Sept. 13, 1925 

Oct. 9, 13, 1925 

Oct. 8, 1926 

Oct. 3, 1927 

Nov. 13, 1928

Discharge 

(cfs)

55 

62 

75 

22 

116 

234

Gage height 

(feet)

0.32 

.38 

.46 

.01 

.70 

1.06

a Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 52,400 cfs at 12:01 a.m. 

Oct. 1, 1924, stage falling.

g Prom graph based on gage readings. 

t From floodmark.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given 

in WSP 1400. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused 

by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 1002: 1930(M) . WSP 1032:

1942(m) . WSP 1333: 1945(M). Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1924-29, 

1935, are given herein. Complete tables of daily discharges are given for the water 

years 1925-29, but only revised discharges are given for other years. They supersede 

figures published in WSP 582, 602, 622, 642, 662, 682, and 782.

Date

1923

Dec. 12

13

14

15

17

18

20

21

23

24

1924

Feb. 14

15

16

17

May 9

Discharge

1,060

1,000

995

418

1,030

1,040

1,030

783

1,050

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

755

Date

1924-Con.

Feb. 10

June 6

9

10

14

15

22

July 25

26

30

31

Aug. 1

2

11

12

13

17

Discharge

783

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,050

790

1,100

1,080

1,080

995

830

1,030

490

1,090

1,080

950

1,030

Date

1924-Con.

Aug. 18

19

20

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

1,030

400

622

959

769

910

375

412

720

416

496

275

242

375

385

95

78

Date

1924-Con.

Sept. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1935

Dec. 20

Discharge

230

380

340

442

550

275

350

650

1,770

Month

June ..........................

September. ....................

Water year 1935-36. .........

Cfs-days

_

-

1,923,903

Maximum

48,700

62,900

Minimum

78

544

90

Mean

4,530

5,257

Per square 

mile

1.32

1.53

Runoff in 

inches

1.47

20.89

412733 O - 57 - 11
154 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1924 to September 1925

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*49,200

*33,200

* 14, 600

*5,270

3,870

2,890

1,820

1,820

1,510

1,820

1,160

977

1,220

1,510

1,280

902

748

878

838

878

838

1,030

1,040

986

870

1,060

1,570

1,820

1,280

1,220

1,690

139,795

4,510

1.31

1.51

Nov.

1,280

968

959

769

838

1,040

986

1,040

562

608

1,010

942

699

959

1,040

1,040

950

902

986

1,010

,010

,160

,230

,600

,750

,950

,820

,450

,160

,570

4 ,288

,410

0.410

0.46

Dec.

1,330

1,950

1,820

1,050

562

950

1,020

1,690

5,090

9,680

5,090

3,310

2,610

2,210

1,820

995

1,060

1,390

1,390

1,820

1,450

830

406

1,510

2,610

4,920

4,300

3,870

2,610

1,820

4,780

75,943

2,450

0.712

0.82

Jan.

30,600

28,500

19,300

8,520

5,830

4,150

3,450

3,030

2,610

2,890

21,400

43,700

34,000

19,300

9,210

7,440

12,700

18,400

26,600

40,800

36,600

25,500

11,400

7,030

4,760

4,150

3,870

4,300

4,760

4,920

4,600

454,320

14,700

4.27

4.91

Feb.

; ,090

5,270

4,920

5,640

5,090

4,150

3,730

3,450

3,030

3,590

7,860

13,800

8,980

5,830

4,600

3,870

3,450

3,450

3,310

2,890

2,750

2,610

2,210

2,470

2,340

2,080

2,210

1,820

-____.

120,490

4,300

1.25

1.30

Mar.

2,210

?,210

2,470

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,080

2,610

1,820

1,950

1,950

2,210

1,950

862

1,690

1,820

8,410

20 , 600

9,920

4,600

3,730

3,030

3,170

2,210

2,080

1,820

1,820

2,080

2,210

2,210

2,210

101,782

3,280

0.953

1.10

Apr.

1,820

1,820

1,450

1,510

1,690

1,950

1,390

1,000

1,000

1,110

1,110

1,510

1,950

1,110

1,280

1,220

1,110

1,390

3,450

2,610

1,820

1,040

1,450

1,820

1,820

1,510

1,280

1,390

1,950

3,170

48,730

1,620

0.471

0.53

May

3,170

2,750

2,210

1,690

1,450

741

1,220

629

1,110

1,000

1,160

1,160

1,390

2,470

3,170

2,750

2,210

2,210

4.150

4,150

3,310

1,950

1,160

692

1,040

544

657

942

995

741

544

53,365

1,720

0.500

0.58

June

806

526

496

720

741

275

870

4~60 230

622

385

526

460

442

238

532

424

532

368

1,010

430

776

442

594

464

430

325

345

406

798

16,273

542

0.158

0.18

July

222

532

594

230

3,510

1,510

1,020

692

520

454

526

395

188

2,870

926

526

260

*550

370

*148

210

218

152

275

250

580

460

330

250

350

116

19,034

614

0.178

0.21

Aug.

106

116

97

332

1,820

538

1,060

1,110

942

685

706

1,110

1,570

734

706

330

285

706

538

129

265

400

171

158

101

275

132

430

108

171

196

16,027

517

0.150

0.17

Sept.

192

114

112

275

92

119

78

SI

106

119

87

78

64

76

116

1,390

1,510

1,010

854

340

234

526

508

226

290

218

454

185

280

226

9,970

332

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1924: Max 49,200 Mln 78 Mean 3,730 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.76

Water year 1924-25: Max 49,200 Mln 64 Mean 3,010 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1925 to September 1926

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

139

171

101

116

126

97

97

78

92

87

89

94

101

91

116

114

106

112

108

124

94

110

188

206

155

320

395

400

395

206

4,754

153

0.044

0.05

Nov.

300

755

335

242

260

242

580

210

664

699

360

769

734

629

550

769

995

385

325

995

1,220

636

275

650

460

580

460

230

448

148

15,905

530

0.154

0.17

Dec.

275

242

315

460 508'

508

230

442

285

242

300

246

285

199

556

260

126

350

285

448

550

1,690

2,610

3,450

2,210

1,690

1,010

918

878

755

790

23,113

746

0.217

0.25

Jan.

636

755

650

448

650

430

587

830

1,060

950

1,060

' 995

910

910

854

1,220

959

3,070

22,500

15,200

6,830

4,300

3,590

3,030

1,950

1,510

1,690

1,690

1,570

1,160

6,030

87,824

2,830

0.823

0.95

Feb.

16,300

10,900

15,200

25,800

18,700

8,300

5,830

4,010

3,310

2,610

2,080

1,820

1,690

910

1,060

1,950

2,610

1,570

3,950

21,700

11,900

6,430

4,920

3,450

6,430

22,400

14,000

5,830

-

_._ ._

225,660

8,060

2.34

2.44

Mar.

4,300

3,450

2,750

2,340

2,470

2,610

4,010

10,400

6,430

4,010

4,010

14.600

13,200

13,500

10,400

7,650

6,830

4,450

3,590

3,310

4,150

2,750

2,340

2,750

2,470

2,210

2,210

2,470

2,610

2,080

3,450

153,800

4,960

1.44

1.66

Apr.

13,500

7,230

4,300

3,590

2,610

2,210

1,820

1,950

2,610

2,340

1,950

2,210

13,200

17,800

9,920

6,030

4,600

3,450

2,890

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,950

1,820

2,080

1,950

1,820

1,820

1,570

125,540

4,180

1.22

1.36

May

806

814

1.160

926

755

678

615

490

550

345

650

502

520

862

375

375

878

910

580

380

320

490

430

*375

335

350

226

424

424

345

148

17,038

550

0.160

0.18

June

199

285

230

210

295

192

161

350

320

238

238

129

129

121

222

290

206

178

192

355

608

664

1,570

3,450

3.730

3,030

2,210

1,020

706

370

-. -

21,898

730

0.212

0.24

Jilly

375

454

295

310

145

360

968

1,020

608

1,220

280

174

310

350

650

3,170

1,040

1,040

783

360

188

280

230

265

14,900

10,200

4,150

2,750

1,950

1,690

2,340

52,855

1,700

0.494

0.57

Aug.

1,570

1,280

502

478

544

1,390

3,870

3,030

1,160

854

854

741

544

502

295

238

285

218

340

580

*280

218

174

178

650

1,330

2,890

1,820

910

230

310

28,265

912

0.265

0.31

Sept.

412

395

650

806

412

375

806

562

285

385

290

148

206

246

250

164

121

230

174

121

168

152

168

226

214

92

103

134

174

132

8,601

287

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1925: Max 43,700 

Water year 1925-26: Max 25,800

Mln 

Mln

Mean 2,420 

Mean 2,100

Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.56 

Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.27

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 155

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1926 to September 1927

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

81

57

48

46

40

35

27

22

24

25

25

61

188

206

188

145

99

92

99

116

~94 238

51

48

48

51

164

158

148

83 

76

2,783

89.8

0.026

0.03

Nov.

199

99

83

54

203

152

81

94

83

275

129

119

385

134

94

310

412

158

1,110

862

568

320

365

295

442

436

568

360

185

418

8,993

300

0.087

0.09

Dec.

345

657

977

574

199

139

544

181

320

325

370

174

148

345

2,020

3,170

1,820

1,130

622

532

671

436

830

692

424

4,330

4,030

2,750

16,300

16,300

6,840

68,195

2,200

0.640

0.74

Jan.

5, 750

3,380

2,960

2,080

2,020

1,880

986

1,630

1,510

838

448

380

406

532

325

942

2,140

2,610

2,470

1,080

1,130

713

594

1,280

886

629

806

532

390

806

1,160

41,273

1,330

0.387

0.45

Feb.

1,340

1,510

1,110

1,080

769

418

664

1,050

706

1,000

1,290

720

734

4,330

7,250

4,490

3,590

2,890

2,610

7,670

11,200

8,750

6,250

18.200

17,200

6,840

4,650

3,590

-

------

121,901

4,350

1.26

1.32

Mar.

2,750

2,890

3,030

2,610

4,970

10,400

24,000

29,200

22,600

22,200

18,400

9,210

5,320

4,490

2,680

3,240

3,030

1,950

2,470

2,210

1,950

1,760

1,760

2,140

2,020

1,040

1,090

1,880

918

762

1,210

194,180

6,260

1.82

2.10

Apr.

2,210

762

878

1,440

727

1,880

2,210

2,140

*1,880

3,100

2,890

2,750

2,540

1,760

1,630

2,280

1,690

1,880

1,510

1,510

1,340

1,440

3,310

5,580

2,820

2,210

1,120

1,280

1,690

1,690

57,947

1,930

0.561

0.65

May

656

2,140

2,210

2,080

1,090

838

1,400

472

1,440

727

1,290

1,690

720

496

424

574

370

412

526

234

290

154

448

395

280

295

315

320

320

320

448

25,354

753

0.219

0.25

June

395

255

242

365

280

124

886

544

568

1,000

1,140

1,400

1,760

1,630

1,950

2,820

2,750

2,280

2,470

2,340

1,510

1,520

959

798

798

1,180

1,200

762

568

532

34,826

1,160

0.337

0.38

July

568

727

1,220

4,650

2,340

894

1,060

7,570

14,600

17.200

13,000

7,250

4,490

2,610

2,750

1,450

1,630

1,430

2,210

3,450

4,180

2,540

2,610

2,750

1,400

918

886

*685

587

622

.526

108 , 605

5,500

1.02

1.17

Aug.

814

5,880

2,820

2,400

2,610

838

959

565

1,155

734

894

1,000

1,120

1,540

918

692

838

959

1,150

942

1,950

2,820

2,540

1,950

4,510

16,500

10,400

4,490

5,450

2,540

878

78,201

2,520

0.733

0.85

Sept.

1,180

2,540

1,690

1,140

1,630

2,680

1,760

1,220

1,120

2,020

2,680

2,280

1,590

918

798

496

590

545

418

878

790

587

878

580

210

570

590

466

450

442

52,516

1,080

0.314

0.35

Calendar year 1926: Max 25,800 Min 22 Mean 2,200 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.66

Water year 1926-27: Max 29,200 Min 22 Mean 2,120 Cfsm 0.616 In. 8.36

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1927 to September 1928

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

430

280

119

9,600

18,100

6,060 

2,400

2,280

7,960

19,100

10,800

4,270

5,820

6,840

4,260

3,170

2,280

1,450

1,390

1,620

1,460

1,180

878

858

791

746 

682

588

882 

411

710

117,415

3,790

1.10

1.27

Nov.

619

675

684

638

760

If! 582

678

625

532

750

565

615

564

808

769

5,000

5,450

3,450

2,470

1,530

1,170

1,160

1,110

1,170 

974

930

896

844

37,007

1,230

0.358

0.40

Dec.

979

2,050

9,990

33 , 500

57,500

30,800 

20,900

10,000

5,100

5,170

1,880

1,280

1,040

910

950

12 , 600

20,600

11,100

5,270

4,330

2,960

2,140

1,880

1,760

1,560

1,260 

990

1,060

941 

1,120

1,220

230,440

7,430

2.16

2.49

Jan.

1,780

2,890

1,880

1,110

950

870 

805

796

964

1,340

1,760

1,760

1,470

1,080

916

788

1,040

821

878

1,040

924

850

825

768

1,T20

3,640 

2,890

1,950

1,530 

1,100

1,070

41,605

1,340

0.390

0.45

Feb.

1,060

2,440

2,400

2,580

1,950

1,690 

1,540

1,820

11,300

7,810

4,460

3,240

2,340

1,820

2,020

2,960

2,540

2,870

4,400

3,350

2,280

1,880

11,200

13,600

6,000

4,150 

2,920

2,210

1,820

-------

110,650

3,820

1.11

1.20

Mar.

1,690

1,360

1,280

912

1,040

1,000

766

886

1,020

1,750

2,610

3,100

3,170

2,280

1,760

1,690

3,400

10,600

15,100

7,020

4,530

3,480

2,410

1,730

1,460

1,690 

1,570

1,570

1,630 

1,360

1,180

85,044

2,740

0.797

0.92

Apr.

1,100

1,450

862

862

830

735 

870

754

712

1,790

9,300

24,000

15,800

6,990

4',490

5,040

5,160

3,880

3,310

2,820

2,820

2,750

4,900

9,100

7,230

4,580 

4,820

g40,600

*g 45,500 

g31,200

244,255

8,140

2.37

2.64

May

K15.200

g6,840

g4,330

g3,380

g2,680

g2,400 

*2,080

2,180

10,900

11,200

5,190

3,170

2,080

2,410

1,690

1,630

1,200

1,550

1,940

8,870

8,460

4,820

3,380

3,170

3,310

3,760 

5,390

3,660

3,400 

3,450

3,310

137,030

4,420

1.28

1.48

June

2,540

1,860

1,190

3,710

12,100

15,700 

7,700

4,400

3,070

2,210

2,250

4,260

3,730

2,650

3,100

2,320

1,520

1,360

1,050

830

725

875

890

786

724

725 

838

1,020

1,060 

2,070

85,263

2,840

0.826

0.92

July

2,310

2,040

1,060

898

550

846 

670

520

471

592

780

3,050

4,520

6,410

10,900

5,000

3,570

3,900

2,450

1,550

1,260

850

818

912

970

771 

619

672

618 

438

368

60,343

1,950

0.567

0.65

Aug.

546

450

250

394

368

739 

832

*530

896

1,200

al,010

gl,280

gl,280

g2,470

g2,680

g!2 , 000

K36.400

g!9,900

g7,670

g4,650

g4,490

glO,600

g26,000

gl 1,500

g7,880

g7,250 

g6,060

g3,380

g2,470 

gl,950

gl,760

178,885

5,770

1.68

1.93

Sept.

g2,540

g9,820

g20,500

g58,800

g41,800

g53 , 400 

g63,000

g4 1,200

g28,200

*glO,500

4,560

g4,330

g4,490

g4,180

g2,540

a2 , 500

a2,470

13 , 000

361,800

a83.500

377,100

*a58,800

g52,700

g9,440

g4,330

g3,590 

*g2,820

a2,610

2,400 

2,890

689,210

23,000

6.69

7.45

Calendar year 1927: Max 37,300 Min 119 Mean 2,950 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.66

Water year 1927-28: Max 83,300 Min 119 Mean 5,510 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day. g Computed from twice-daily gage readings, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of stream flow continuity and records for 

nearby stations.
156 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lilllngton, N. C.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1928 to September 1929

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,330

5,200

3,600

2,820

2,610

2,140

4,860

7,600

4,570

3,730

3,380

2,210

1,690

1,570

1,280

1,340

1,390

1,330

1,280

1,330

1,140

1,160

1,240

1,220

1,160

1,390

1,450

1,350

1,050

1,060

1,240

74,700

2,410

0.701

0.81

Nov.

1,200

1,190

1,220

1,150

1,07Q

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,110

1,060

830

752

832

1,000

790

806

910

968

918

685

685

1,510

1,090

1,010

882

880

600

910

862

670

28,750

958

0.278

0.31

Dec.

886

846

720

806

968

1,080

950

870

822

580

580

1,020

 870

846

*902

988

1,210

1,100

1,160

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,100

1,020

854

785

790

790

762

28,772

928

0.270

0.51

Jan.

955

870

854

846

1,000

1,150

1,000

1,500

1,420

1,260

al,570

2,380

5,880

2,960

2,140

1,820

1,510

al,510

al,580

1,480

1,220

1,090

1,080

971

1,170

1,080

826

1.T90

1,120

1,170

1,580

45,582

1,410

0.410

0.47

Feb.

1,060

870

982

755

1,120

1,040

1,760

5,080

3,100

4,080

5,370

3,870

1,400

1,140

2,510

7,780

15,600

11,600

6,540

4,560

6,480

14,400

15,600

1-0,400

7,040

6,400

28,600

K50.400

-

______

195,137

6,970

2.03

2.11

Mar.

E62.300

g49,900

g31,400

g!6,500

g59,100

g59,000

g40,700

g26,900

g9,520

g5,210

g5 , 900

g3,290

3,560

5,770

10,900

22,700

14,600

7,480

5,360

4,240

5,570

5,020

7,990

22,000

16,700

8,020

5,690

5,520

4,550

4,350

9,770

515,090

16,600

4.85

5.55

Apr.

7,050

4,810

5,810

5,260

2,870

2,580

2,510

2,260

2,100

1,950

2,080

2,900

2,590

2,270

1,790

13 , 600

21,700

12,000

6,980

4,780

5,480

5,020

2,780

2,550

2,310

2,070

2,190

1,960

5,900

7,530

137,460

4,580

1.35

1.49

May

4,170

a5,990

a5,760

5,450

2,780

2,080

2,370

6,230

5,830

8,100

5,160

3,680

2,880

2,240

1,920

1,720

1,690

1,210

1,400

2,620

17,600

15,700

6,820

4,040

2,980

2,070

1,890

1,810

2,500

3,560

5,160

129,410

4,170

1.21

1.40

June

2,300

1,860

1,610

2,580

3,700

2,270

1,680

1,260

6,670

8,540

6,300

4,580

3,220

2,090

1,800

4,860

4,720

5,250

5,270

3,190

2,440

1,520

1,090

gl,410

g4,050

g2,610

g5,880

14.000

10,300

7,960

118,990

3,970

1.15

1.29

July

4,820

4,960

4,990

3,700

3,050

1,950

1,580

2,160

1,940

1,650

1,180

2,600

17.400

15,100

6,880

12,200

7,050

4,180

4,330

9,620

5,720

4,460

4,970

3,310

2,340

2,370

1,800

1,510

1,240

1,220

1,280

141,520

4,560

1.55

1.55

Aug.

5,510

3,030

1,740

2,540

1,680

696

964

1,790

15.300

7,600

5,140

5,100

2,540

2,540

2,020

1,730

1,730

1,440

1,120

1,940

1,690

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,670

2,400

2,540

1,950

1,540

2,330

3,360

78,710

2,540

0.758

0.85

Sept.

1,880

1,400

1,290

1,150

2,100

4.150

2,540

1,050

970

868

806

825

1,050

1,020

670

590

745

763

1,020

774

596

669

737

659

678

757

741

731

653

921

32,763

1,090

0.517

0.55

Calendar year 1928: Max 83,300 Min 250 Mean 4,820 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.07

Water year 1928-29: Max 62,300 Min 580 Mean 4,170 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.47

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of stream flow continuity and records for 

nearby stations. g Computed from twice-daily gage readings.

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

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

86

65

56

*54

155

208

90

51

40

58

a26

*14

11

2,000

40,100

46,100

52,400

17,800

5,950

1,780

987

858

690

720

616

616

294

352

215 

619

151,017

4,872

1.42

1.65

Nov.

515

202

452

486

598

751

806

870

996

870

498

637

372

298

486

442

430

419

442

759

5,160

5,000

1,900

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,540

924

1,140

2,790

50,065

1,002

0.291

0.52

Dec.

2,860

2,230

1,720

1,390

951

5,200

11,900

6,350

5,760

5,290

3,680

3,000

2,570

7,970

14.600

8,170

4,910

3,290

2,720

2,580

2,300

1,840

1,550

1,440

1,290

951

1,020

1,290

.960

1,540 

1,010

107,932

3,482

1.01

1.17

Jan.

1,000

879

814

978

1,060

987

888

660

652

697

1,080

1,550

2,580

2,230

1,600

1,500

1,060

1,110

1,290

1,030

1,100

1,600

1,780

3,920

4,570

4,910

4,570

4,400

5,840

3,140 

2,510

59,985

1,935

0.562

0.65

Feb.

2,160

2,030

1,780

1,600

1,540

1,780

31,500

3P,800

20,600

9,160

6,520

19,000

11,200

6,550

5,270

4,080

5,220

2,720

2,440

2,160

1,780

1,840

1,840

1,660

3,460

5,450

4,240

3,520

-

-------

189,500

6,768

1.97

2.05

Calendar year 1954 : Max 52,600 Min 11

Mar.

3,220

2,790

2,510

2,300

1,900

1,900

2,160

2,930

2,580

2,050

1,660

1,550

a4,600

a5,300

a4,500

a4,100

a5,000

a6,100

a5,700

a7,000

36,900

35,000

34,300

33,700

a2,900

32,400

32,000

31,900

31,700

31,500

31,400

103,530

3,540

0.971

1.12

Apr.

31,400

31,400

3980

31,260

31,350

al,370

al,250

31,280

31,240

3950

31,040

31,120

31,560

33,400

27,700

24,000

10,900

5,630

4,080

2,950

2,250

1,960

1,500

1,550

1,340

2,100

2,230

1,900

1,600

1,440

112,490

3,750

1.09

1.22

Mean 2,961

May

1,190

728

809

1,050

814

562

516

542

602

286

782

752

516

522

314

568

1,010

745

745

735

575

586

2,960

5,090

3,070

2,160

1,550

978

838

728

830

32,749

1,056

0.311

0.55

June

568

529

274

250

288

80

176

278

406

223

226

206

258

562

529

286

346

249

215

519

2.100

897

460

720

510

888

712

542

516

542

14,335

478

0.139

0.15

Cfsm 0.861

July

271

185

181

215

220

220

187

602

1,240

682

2,900

5,810

7 ,Q7Q

4,570

2,300

1,720

951

650

240

458

2,050

2,720

1,540

590

694

485

249

527

557

1,980

2,580

44,024

1,420

0.413

0.48

Aug.

'2,370

1,780

978

906

548

596

318

280

244

284

562

536

652

879

6,050

10,400

10,500

38 . 600

29,800

13,800

6,550

3,840

3,840

3,560

2,650

1,550

978

888

712

442

516

145,189

4,684

1.36

1.57

Sept.

3,920

10,400

26,100

59,400

22,200

11,300

4,400

2,860

2,160

1,660

al,400

915

915

1,900

862

378

605

667

568

1,290

637

814

596

630

790

472

704

542

830

790

140,705

4,690

1.56

1.52

In. 11.68

Watelr year 1954-55: Max 59,400 Min 11 Mean 5,100 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.25

Peak discharee (base. 30,000 cfs). --Oct. 17 (4 a.m.. 49.9OO cfs (1R.5O ft); Fph. 7 (9 p.m. in^nn

cfs (16.50 ft ); Apr. 15 (5 p.m.) 50,800 cfs (14.20 ft); Aug. 18 (6 p.m.) 42,800 cfs (17.04 ft); 

Sept. 4 (5 a.m.) 47,500 cfs (18.00 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 157

Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16', long 78°47', on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 15A, 1.6 miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from Stewart 

Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1955. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Lower Little River at Linden.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1934, chain gage at same 

site and datum. Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2^ miles downstream 

read twice daily during periods of backwater.

Average discharge.--26 years (1929-55), 535 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.370 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 17.67 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945,occurred during period of 

backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 20, 1945 

(from floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark; maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Sept. 20 or 21, 1928.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised as 

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

papers indicated.

WSP

727 

822 

1032

Water 

year

1932 

1937 

1945

Date

Mar. 8, 1932 

Jan. 30, 1937 

Sept. 18, 1945

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,900 

4,500 

1-13,500

t Not previously published.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cape Fear River, which 

are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1930-33, 1937, 1945, superseding those published in WSP 697, 

712, 727, 742, 822, 1032, are given herewith:

Date

1929

Oct. 1

1931

Jan. 18

1932

Mar. 7

8

Discharge

3,200

575

2,600

2,900

Date

1932 -Con.

Mar. 9

Dec. 13

1937

Jan. 29

30

31

Discharge

2,400

1,000

3,750

4,470

4,150

Date

1945

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

6,100

13,000

10,000

6,000

4,500

3,500

2,500

Month

Water year 1929-30. ............

Calendar year 1931. ............

March 1932 .......................

Water year 1931-32 .............

December 1932 ....................

Water year 1932-33. ............

Calendar year 1937 .............

Water year 1944-45. ............

Calendar year 1945. ............

Cfs-days

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

342,018

242,349

62,327

241,088

272,085

Maximum

10,000

4,850

3,540

1,670

1,670

4,470

13,000

13,000

Minimum

615

148

73

306

57

71

39

258

37

1,070

101

95

54

Mean

2,110

1,060

715

540

458

463

792

397

851

448

472

937

664

2,078

661

745

Per square 

mile

4.59

2.30

1.55

1.17

.996

1.01

1.72

.863

1.85

1.03

3.67

2.04

1.44

4.52

1.44

1.62

Runoff In 

Inches

5.29

31.39

21.08

1.35

13.52

13.66

1.99

11.74

2.13

13.91

4.23

27.66

19.60

5.04

19.50

22.02
158 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Little River at Linden, N. C.~Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods of backwater 

from Cape Fear River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

39

69

128

207

339

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

505

883

1,660

2,440

3,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

51

52

51

50

46

44

41

41 

41

42

44

44

45

318

1,690

c2,000

02,550 

*c 1,510

674

452

379

324

286

265

234

224

222

227

234

257

12,287

396

0.861

0.99

Nov.

257

234

230

207

232

324

418

4T8

372 

310

270

252

237

230

227

*220

222

232 

254

280

294

313

288

267

257

252

242

234

270

316

8,159

272

0.591

0.66

Dec .

342

333

291

265

247

470

731

883

1,080 

940

712

560

505

598

750

750

674

598 

524

505

452

434

401

391

369

351

345

*336

330

336

333

15,836

511

1.11

1.28

Jan.

322

324

336

333

324

313

305

305

299 

285

363

524

579

560

505

401

354

330 

391

524

579

617

731

788

902

921

88?

826

769

712

636

16,039

517

1.12

1.30

Feb.

*579

524

505

487

452

487

cl,160

cl,180

el, 550 

1,430

1,040

902

826

788

731

674

617

579 

560

542

505

487

469

469

487

487

487

469

_

19,473

695

1.51

1.57

Mar.

434

418

398

375

363

360

395

434

434 

*391

357

363

434

674

845

845

788

712 

655

712

731

712

617

524

452

398

366

348

327

319

310

15,491

500

1.09

1.25

Apr.

302

294

327

391

401

369

379

382

345 

310

286

283

294

*588

cl,150

cl,470

1,780

1,270 

883

712

579

469

418

382

617

731

674

617

505

398

17,606

587

1.28

1.42

May

354

310

275

254

240

220

200

189

163 

156

146

142

159

418

579

542

*418

291 

222

187

165

187

283

294

291

242

183

150

130

137

163

7,690

248

0.539

0.62

June

163

169

146

123

112

103

94

90

85 

82

82

120

*139

103

86

78

76

69

74

126

165

183

196

177

157

175

150

165

167

125

3,780

126

0.274

0.31

July

102

78

68

70

70

65

74

255

472 

571

674

598

1,550

1,190

769

524

351

262 

198

*184

285

265

234

220

187

163

146

120

106

247

524

10,400

355

0.728

0.84

Aug.

598

452

522

227

177

150

130

110

97 

88

104

289

418

510

565

551

1,500

c5,140 

c2,860

cl,950

1,150

769

2,110

2,910

2,210

1,860

1,190

788

656

560

*524

28,325

914

1.99

2.29

Sept.

940

1,580

3,420

c5,090

c4,540

3,780

2,050

1,540

1,450 

1,190

1,190

1,080

*1,040

864

695

*598

542

487 

598

1,500

1,190

1,040

769

617

524

505

469

452

418

598

40,534

1,544

2.92

5.26

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,600 Min, 40 Mean 479 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,O9O Min 41 Mean 535 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Peak discharKe (base, 2,100 cfs).--

cfs (1C-- 26 ft); Aug. 18 (10 a.m.) 3,2

Oct. 16 (8 a.m.) 2,210 cfs (8.35 ft); Oct. 18 (3 p.m.) 2,540 

10 cfs (11.28 ft); Aug. 23 (5 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (10.93 ft); Sept.

4 (4 p.m.) 5,370 cfs (17.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Cape Fear River.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 159

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Location. Lat 34"50', long 78°48', on right bank 100 ft upstream from lock 3, 1 mile 

downstream from county line, 7 miles north of Tarheel, Bladen County, 9 miles upstream 

from Philips Creek, and at mile 95.

Drainage area.--4.810 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage is 28.935 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 8, 

1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder 1.8 miles downstream; prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff gage 400 

ft downstream on lower end of lock wall. Jan. 14, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1953, auxiliary 

water- stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream.

Average discharge.--18 years, 4,763 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,000 cfs Sept. 4; maximum gage height, 24.61 

ft Sept. 5; minimum discharge, 185 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 

222 cfs Oct. 11.

1937-55: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 170 cfs Sept. 20, 1954; minimum daily, 208 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed using submergence as a factor, those computed 

from graph based on gage readings, and those for periods of no gage-height record at 

auxiliary gage, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for 

short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except periods computed using 

submergence as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

r second)

1.0 

1.5

per

170

320

480

670

1,200

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,830

3,460

5,690

8,370

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

312

282

245

252 

352

352

305

305

368

252

222

3S5

328

*230

958

k!3,500

k33,700

*k40,200 

*k34,400 

*k22,700

*klO,500

3,690

,900

,500

,440

,500 

,250

,10C

95£

1,OOC

77C

175, 17£

5,65]

1.17

1.3E

Nov.

1,000

1,000

840

958 

1,180

1,280

1,420

1,570

1,830

1,830

1,650

1,270

1,110

980

914

1,090

1,080

1,010 

1,100 

1,110

1,620

3,960

3,566

2,580

2,340

2,340 

2,200

1,760

1,600

2,120

48,302

1,610

0.335

0.37

Dec.

3,460

3,360

2,900

2,420 

1,830

2,120

9,830

k!2,300

7,810

5,690

5,080

4,720

4,060

4,630

k!3,000

k!4,200

klO.100

6,460 

4,610 

3,850

3,850

3,460

2,740

2,660

2,420

2,040 

1,900

1,970

g2,120

g2,120

g2,120

149,830

4,833

1.00

1.16

Jan.

g2,120

gl,830

gl,830

gl,830 

gl,970

gl,970

g2,120

gl,970

gl,420

gl,380

gl,7OO

2,420

3,080

3,850

3,360

2,580

2,340

2,270 

2,420 

2,820

2,660

2,900

3,270

4,720

6,730

7,270 

7,000

6,730

6,330

5,440

4,610

102,940

3,321

0.690

0.80

Feb.

4,170

3,650

3,460

3,180 

2,820

2,580

kll.500

k50,400

f k30,400

f k22,800

f k!4,600

k!4,300

k!8,500

k!2,900

8,950

6,730

5,560

4,840 

4,170 

3,650

3,360

3,270

3,180

2,990

3,080

6,100 

6,070

5,080

---___

242,290

8,653

1.80

1.87

Mar.

4,720

4,280

3,850

3,750 

3,360

2,820

2,900

3,750

4,170

3,750

2, -990

2,660

3,560

6,860

6,730

6,860

6,330

8,370 

7,810 

7,810

9,250

7,6l6

6,460

5,560

4,720

3,850 

3,270

2,990

2,820

2,740

2,500

149,300

4,816

1.00

1.15

Apr.

2,340

2,270

2,040

2,120 

2,270

2,500

2,500

2,580

2,340

2,040

1,830

1,970

2,040

2,990

k!3,200

k25,800

k23,SOO

klS.OOO 

k9,200 

6,070

4,500

3,650

3,080

2,420

2,580

2,900 

3,560

3,270

2,900

2,660

156,120

5,204

1.08

1.21

May

2,340

1,830

1,690

1,540 

1,670

1,450

1,100

925

925

1,090

870

1,5W

1,220

1,560

1,660

1,500

1,760

1,900 

1,480 

1,450

1,380

870

969

4,580

5,200

3,270 

2,580

2,040

1,270

1,300

1,420

54,039

1,743

0.362

0.42

June

1,400

1,170

1,090

840 

525

580

525

516

570

620

600

516

534

760

914

881

690

720 

570 

790

1,380

2,200

1,600

1,420

1,520

1,320 

1,570

1,450

1,190

1,010

29,471

982

0.204

0.23

July

969

800

525 B'SO" 

670

670

660

1,810

2,420

3,850

4,500

6,730

9,850

10,400

s. 860

4,500

2,990

2,120 

1,670 

1,450

1,760

3,520

3,270

1,970

1,200

1,540 

1,270

947

925

1,250

3,160

84,916

2,739

0.569

0.66

Aug.

3,750

3,650

2,820

2,120 

1,690

1,140

840

720

790

680

870

1,640

2,120

1,830

2,020

9,640

k!3,100

k22,200 

k56,400 

k29,760

k!9,000

k!3,900

kl 1,400

k!3,800

k!3,400

klO,100 

7,000

4,720

3,850

2,900

2,270

240,060

7,744

1.61

1.86

Sept.

3,360

9,660

kl9,3oo

a47,500 

a46,500

a35,400

a20,8oO

k!4,000

k9,320

6,330

5,080

4,610

3,750

3,750

3,460

2,740

2,200

2,040 

2,660 

4,960

5,200

3,960

3,650

3,080

2,740

2,740 

2,340

2,420

2,270

2,340

278,060

9,269

1.93

2.15

Calendar year 1954: Max 48,900 Min 208 Mean 4,233 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.95

Water year 1954-55: Max 47,500 Min 222 Mean 4,686 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated using fall relation with stage at 

Fayetteville.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff gage readings. 

k Computed by using submergence as a factor.
160 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 57', long 78°29', on downstream end of center pier of bridge on State 

Highway 24, l£ miles east of Roseboro, Sampson County, and 1-| miles upstream from 

Bearskin Swamp.

Drainage area. 96.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from description of 

previously destroyed benchmark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951 wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 78.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 9.00 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-11.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 6, 1955; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 

27, Oct. 1-11, 1954.

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of 11.6 ft, from information furnished by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Feb. 7)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

0.94

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

0.1

.2

.45 

1.0 

2.6 

6.0

0.8 

.9 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

5.6

6.8

8.0

14

26

54

95

6.0 

6.5 

6.8 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

160

230

320

420

1,030

1,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

*.

.1

.15

.15

.15

5.6

11

23

2?

21

20

*20

19

18

18

16

14

12

10

9.4

9.0

258.35

8.33

0.086

0.10

Nov.

8.6 ¥78-

9.7

10

14

19

20

20

21

22

22

20

18

17

16

15

15

15

*15

20

26

26

27

2T

27

27

26

26

26

25

589.1

19.6

0.203

0.23

Dec.

24

24

24

23

2T

.44

*52

54

54

56

58

60

62

72

78

82

86

102

124

158

135

128

121

112

108

98

88

80

74

70

64

2,318

74.8

0.776

0.89

Jan.

62

68

68

68

66

64

62

60

58

56_

62

64

62

62

64

66

66

66

78

95

100

102

110

132

146

155

160

165

170

TB5

160

2,882

93.0

0.965

1.11

Feb.

150

142

*135

128

121

118

135

146

150

155

176

196

TW

182

170

160

*155

146

138

132

124

115

allO

alOO

a95

a95

a95

a90

_

------

3,848

137

1.42

1.48

Mar.

a90

a90

a90

a90

alOO

allO

a!05

*102

100

98

95

92

92

108

a!20

a!30

a!30

a!40

alSO

aT50"

a!40

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!20

a!20

allO

alOO

a95

a90

a85_

3,442

111

1.15

1.33

Apr.

a85

a 85

a80

a85

a90

a90

a85

a 80

a 80

a 80

a85

78

76

95

115

124

124

128

138

150

142

*135

121

108

90

78

68

62

58

54

2,869

95.6

0.992

1.11

May

51

524"F

38

32

29

26

23

20

17

15

14

T4

29

34

35

39

40

32

*26

21

17

18

23

28

29

26

21

16

19

22

851

27.5

0.285

0.33

June

22

22

18

13

10

8.6

*7.4

7.6

7.3

7.2

8.4

58

39

20

14

10

8.1

6.9

6.8 876-

14

19

*2l

63

86

88

BS

74

66

50

869.9

29.0

0.301

0.34

July

30

20

14

11

8.9

7.6

6.6

11

31

66

105

223

265 2"T9"

182

a 160

a!40

a 120

a 100

a8O

*68

56

62

62

46

28

22

18

*18

17

23

2,220.1

71.6

0.743

0.86

Aug.

28

26

21

19

16

12

10

8.6

7.5

6.9

13

*74

115

138

155

204

427

*766

629

1,030

1,660

*1,240

890

644

425

355

325

274

240

217

198

10J.74.0

328

3.40

3.93

Sept.

*182

176

2156-

444

1,070

1,800

*1,446

995

692

482

395

312

265

240

219

204

189

176

232

*518

445

500

530

455

370

320

300

265

*238

210

13,950

465

4.82

5.38

Calendar year 1954: Max 526 Min 0.1 Mean 62.8 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.85

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,800 Min 0.1 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Black River 

near Tomahawk, and other nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

161

Location. Lat 34°45', long 78°17', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 411, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3f miles 

northeast of Tomahawk, Sampson County.

Drainage area. 680 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.39 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,550 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 44.16 

ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 25.59 ft).

1951-55: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 9, 1955: minimum, that of 

Oct. 13, 1954.

Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 47.0 ft (discharge, 9,000 cfs). Floods in 1945 

and 1948 reached a stage of 42.6 ft, from information furnished by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 27, 

Feb. 22 to May 7)

Oct. 1-15 Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

25.6

25.7

8.9

14

26.0 

26.2 

26.5 

27.0 

28.0 

Sl.O

34

50

77

123

237

730

33.0

35.0

37.0

40.0

44.0

44.1

1,170

1,660

2,270

3,700

6,400

6,470

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

11

11

9.8

9.8

8.9

*11

11

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.9

9.4

a20

a40

a 50

a56

a 60

*64

68

59

53

49

48

44

40

39

38

38

918.9

29.6

0.044

0.05

Nov.

38

38

38

38

43

44

57

77

77

72

68

68

68

68

68

64

64

*64

68

77

108

118

123

113

104

113

113

104

113

104

2,312

77.1

0.113

0.13

Dec.

"104 104

104

104

104

144

*263

350

305

250

237

225

225

225

237

263

263

263

291

320

305

305

305

320

320

320

305

305

291

*277

263

7,697

248

0.365

0.42

Jan.

263

263

305

277

277

263

263

263

250

250

250

277

305

291

277

277

263

263

277

412

476

508

558

630

750

790

750

710

710

690

670

12,808

413

0.607

0.70

Feb.

650

630

*612

576

541

541

594

690

730

710

690

710

690

670

670

650

*650

630

612

576

558

541

508

476

476

476

460

460

-

16,777

599

0.881

0.92

Mar.

444

444

444

428

428

444

460

*558

541

508

492

476

444

476

650

730

710

690

670

670

670

650

630

612

576

558

541

508

444

412

596

16,704

539

0.793

0.91

Apr.

396

380

365

396

396

365

396

476

460

428

396

*380

380

412

750

880

810

710

612

541

492

444

428

396

380

350

305

291

263

257

13,515

450

0.662

0.74

May

225

215

215

201

189

166

155

144

153

123

113

100

ToT

128

166

166

155

144

128

*125

118

115

115

144

155

144

128

113

108

113

113

4,451

144

0.212

0.24

June

118

118

108

100

90

82

*77

59

55

52

46

44

46

64

68

72

72

68

64

64

68

*77

77

100

128

237

291

350

350

555

5,480

116

0.171

0.19

July

505

263

225

189

155

128

100

86

100

166

263

380

594

750

860

900

940

1,010

1.050

990

*960

*940

860

730

594

476

350

263

225

250

263

15,345

495

0.728

0.84

Aug.

555

565

520

350

365

277

201

155

128

118

118

277

549

636

780

895

1,180

1,720

*2,280

*5,260

4,540

*4,720

4,980

5,890

6,440

*6,120

5,560

4,860

5,700

3,300

2,630

66,849

2,156

3.17

3.66

Sept.

*2,140

1,800

1,830

2,080

2,270

2,810

*3,520

5,140

6.400

6,330

5,700

4,930

3,940

3,250

2,590

2,010

1,740

1,520

1,620

2,310

3,050

*4,510

*5,210

*4,930

4,240

3,580

*5,050

2,670

2,510

2,080

99,560

3,519

4.88

5.45

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,830 Mln 8.9 Mean 359 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.16

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,440 Mln 8.9 Mean 713 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

River near Parkersburg.
162 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°48' , long 78°27' , on downstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, at Bladen-Sampson County line, 1.9 miles southwest of Parkersburg, Sampson County.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft above mean sea level, 

Jatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 64.20 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 3-6, 11-14.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 24, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 3-6, 

11-14, 1954.

 ~Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in 

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, 3 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) '- - - - - - - -- -4-25) (Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-

51.8

51.9

52.0

52.1

52.3

52.5

53.0

54.0

55.0

0.1

.2

.4

1.2

3.7

6.8

16

49

95

56.0

57.0

58.0

59.0

60.0

61.0

63.0

64.0

64.2

155

234

345

546

914

1,520

3,420

4,700

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.3

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.8

*15

28

24

18

18

*20

20

20

19 

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

303.1

9.78

0.026

0.03

Nov.

15

15

16

16

19

23

31

31

31

29

29

28

28

26

24

24

24

24

*24

28

41

51

51

54 

53

53

53

56

58

62.

1,017

33.9

0.089

0.10

Dec.

62

58

58

58

58

76

*116

122

122

122

122

122

128

141

362

176

192

216

252

281

304

317

317

304 

292

292

281

271

271

*261

252

5,806

187

0.490

0.57

Jan.

252

261

261

261

252

243

334

225

208

200

200

208

216

208

200

200

200

200

216

252

271

292

304

360 

411

450

494

546

574

574

574

9,347

302

0.791

0.91

Feb.

574

546

*519

494

471

450

471

471

494

494

546

574

638

638

638

638

*605

574

546

519

494

471

450

430

411

393

376

345

_

---__.

14,270

510

1.34

1.39

Mar.

345

331

317

317

304

292

304

*304

292

292

281

271

271

292

317

345

360

360

376

411

430

450

450

471 

471

450

430

411

376

360

345

11,026

356

0.932

1.07

Apr.

331

317

304

281

271

261

261

261

261

252

243

*234

225

243

281

317

331

145

376

411

471

*494

471

450 

430

393

360

317

292

281

9,765

326

0.853

0.95

May

261

252

243

225

208

176

155

128

105

90

81

71

67

81

85

81

81

81

81

*76

71

71

81

85 

85

85

76

71

62

58

62

3,435

111

0.291

0.33

June

53

47

43

39

35

31

*28

24

23

20

18

16

24

28

23

18

15

14

12

12

10

10

*9.9 12~ 

16

31

85

90

81

67

934.9

31.2

0.082

0.09

July

33

41

31

24

20

17

15

15

18

33

105

148

225

345

471

519

471

376

304

304

*360

411

411

393 

360

345

331

317

304

292

271

7,330

236

0.618

0.71

Aug.

225

184

148

148

128

110

95

85

71

JLZ

72

123

188

225

269

328

521

1,110

*1,440

1,590

1,740

2,040

3,250

4,820 

4,700

*4,020

3,300

2,850

2,350

2,080

1,740

40,017

1,291

3.38

3.90

Sept.

*1,450

1,260

1,260

1,320

1,590

2,960

*3.780

3,780

3,540

3,070

2,850

2,540

2,260

1,900

1,590

1,380

1,140

914

964

1,200

1,380

1,520

1,520

1,380 

1,260

1,140

964

*914

824

784

52,434

1,748

4.58

5.10

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,730 Min 0.1 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.82

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,820 Mln 0.1 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 163

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°28', long 78°15', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 53, 4 miles east of Kelly, Bladen County, and 6£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.2 sq ml.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 15.4 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 69.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 910 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no flow 

for many days during October.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1955; no flow at times during several 

years.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; September 1945, 10.2 ft, from information 

by local resident. Flood in 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from information by North 

Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18 to Feb. 9, 

July 17 to Aug. 12j

2.6

1.3 

3.0 

6.3

26

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.2

35

50

70

166

255

377

539

780

910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.15

.1

.1

.1

.07

.07

**.05

a.l

a.l

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

2.64

0.085

0.0010

0.001

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 5

a. 6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

1.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

26.8

0.89

0.010

0.01

Dec.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

a4

*5.9

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.3

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.7

5.9

6.8

6.7

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.2

*6. 7 

6.1

140.8

4.54

0.053

0.06

Jan.

6.3

11

12

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.7

8.4

9.3

10

10

9.8

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.0

16

21

22

22

22

32

55

34

32

32

31

31

30

533.8

17.2

0.202

0.23

Feb.

30

*30

29

29

29

33

45

49

52

54

58

64

67

68

69

70

*70

70

70

69

69

63

68

68

67

65

64

63

1,588

56.7

0.665

0.69

Mar.

62

61

60

61

61

60

66

65

64

64

62

62

64

68

72

72

72

70

71

74

73

73

72

72

72

71

68

66

64

62

59

2,063

66.5

0.781

0.90

Apr.

58

57

58

58

55

55

59

60

60

62

62

64

*64

69

82

84

86

87

87

86

82

78

74

69

65

62

58

56

54

52

2,003

66.8

0.784

0.87

May

49

47

45

42

40

37

35

32

31

29

28

28

28

33

34

35

35

34

32

*29

27

25

27

31

33

35

36

39

33

31

28

1,044

33.7

0.396

0.46

June

25

22

20

17

15

13

*12

13

12

10

9.3

7.9

6.4

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.8

3.3

3.5

7.5

*8.8

a9

a!2

a!4

a!5

a!5

a!4

a!2

alO

326.0

10.9

0.128

0.14

July

a7

a5

4.4

13

16

9.0

5.7

3.8

2.8

3.2

5.2

4.1

30

28

21

15

11

9.9

10

8.0

6.2

*5.0

4.0

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2 f" 'c

1,0 

2.6

243.0

7.84

0.092

0.11

Aug.

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

.8

.4

.05

719

1.2

14

19

20

20

22

63

98

88

76

68

73

108

151

*220

356

549

596

561

572

*655

4,321.24

139

1.63

1.89

Sept.

638

596

620

676

638

660

*767

*800

721

624

633

748

a780

a750

a700

a 600

a 500

a440

a550

*845

891

904

878

793

722

734

748

722

651

569

20,898

697

8.18

9.12

Calendar year 1954: Max 300 Hin 0 Mean 51.2 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.16

Water year 1954-55: Max 904 Hln 0 Mean 90.9 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

nearby stations.
164 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°49', long 77°50', on right bank 540 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west of Chinquapin, 

Duplln County.

Drainage area. 600 sq ml.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1955.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 17.28 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Torps of Engineers) .

Average discharge. 15 years, 614 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 17.97 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 10, 11.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 10, 11, 

1954.

Flood in 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge site 1,000 ft upstream from 

gage. Flood in 1928 reached a stage 0.8 ft lower than that of 1908, from information 

by North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Feb. 7, Mar. 15-25, 

June 1-21, July 12-28, Sept. 12-18, 29, 30)

0.7

2.5 

3.0

4.3

13

33

66

120

198

278

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

438

803

1,590

3,140

5,300

9,350

15,200

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

8.3

7.7

7.4

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.9

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

11

10

8.0

7.7

7.1

6.6

6.6

7.1

8.3

8.5

8.8

9.1

9.1

8.8

10

9)5

235.4

7.59

0.013

0.01

Nov.

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

11

*13

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

15

15

16

17

19

21

24

24

24

23

23

23 

22

467.5

15.6

0.026

0.03

Dec.

22

22

23

23

25

33

38

44

51

55

58

59

61

62

62

64

64

65

70

76

*79

80

82

82

80

79

76

76

78 

79

79

1,847

59.6

0.099

0.11

Jan.

80

83

89

95

96

96

96

96

95

93

96

100

107

109

112

113

112

109

119

140

150

160

177

222

270

286

310

326

334 

326

310

4,907

158

0.263

0.30

Feb.

294

*278

262

238

222

209

238

262

270

286

302

"294 310

294

286

286

278

262

254

238

230

214

203

193

190

190

190

188

-

6,961

249

0.415

0.43

Mar.

187

182

177

172

168

168

190

214

230

230

230

222

206

238

310

*358

374

'390 390

390

382

366

350

326

302

270

254

230

209 

193

177

8,085

261

0.435

0.50

Apr.

163

152

147

142

141

140

147

166

171

169

163

158

158

172

270

318

326

318

302

270

238

208

187

169

153

135

*123

113

107

5,525

184

0.307

0.34

May

95

93

92

87

78

67

60

58

65

109

126

112

100

119

174

195

193

166

132

103

79

65

78

126

209

230

222

192

150 

119

110

3,804

123

0.205

0.24

June

106

89

74

61

50

39

*32

29

26

21

21

18

16

14

13

12

11

12

16

17

16

53

105

126

196

286

398

430

374 

294

2,955

98.5

0.164

0.18

July

222

168

135

116

95

74

56

50

41

47

140

230

406

574

683

743

743

703

628

*574

556

556

538

520

503

574

446

350

302 

294

382

11,449

369

0.615

0.71

Aug.

438

438

430

438

430

342

270

188

141

112

211

894

2,160

3,300

3,750

3,650

3,850

*5,300

*7,030

7,450

6,430

5,160

4,180

*3,460

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380 

*3,300

2,850

83,102

2,681

4.47

5.15

Sept.

2,250

2,100

2,520

2,990

3,850

5,600

7,030

6,620

5,450

4,520

3,850

3,220

2,580

2,050

1,650

*1,360

1,140

948

1,900

7,460

*13,800

*14,600

12,800

*9,850

7,030

5,160

3,850

*2,850

*2,000 

1,590

142,618

4,754

7.92

8.84

Calendar year 1954 : Max 2,160 Mln 5.3 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.507 In. 6.87

Water year 1954-55 : Max 14,600 Mln 5.3 Mean 745 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 165 

Waccamaw River at Preeland, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°05'43", long 78°32'56", on left bank 150 ft downstream from New Britton 

Bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Preeland, Brunswick County, and 7 miles 

downstream from Juniper Creek.

Drainage area. 626 sq mi.

Records available.-- July 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 15, 1943, staff gage at site 150 

ft upstream at same datum. Since July 15, 1952, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 

3.3 miles downstream; Oct. 7, 1949, to July 14, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site.

Average discharge. 16 years, 611 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Sept. 25; maximum gage height, 16.63 

ft Sept. 26; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4-14.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1955; maximum gage height, that of 

Sept. 26, 1955; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 9, 10, 28, Oct. 4-14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1172. Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to Septemberl955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.2 

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

12

-8.6 13

5.1

2.8

*2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.7

.6

.6

53.2

1.72

0.0027

0.003

Nov.

0.6

.5 

.5

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.dl

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

*.4

.4

.9

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.4

16.1

0.54

0.00086

0.001

Dec.

0.3

.3 

.4

.4

.4

.7

1.5

2.1

2.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

3.1

3.8

2.9

Z.8

4.9

5.4

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

*6.5

6.8

7.0

109.4

3.53

0.0056

0.006

Jan.

7.4

12

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

16

17

19

20

21

36

49

50

46

42

41

40

38

638.4

20.6

0.033

0.04

Feb.

*tt46

46

57

78

104

145

210

246

305

337

355

365

375

365

365

*345

337

329

321

313

313

305

305

297

289

273

--'--~

6,915

247

0.394

0.41

Mar.

265

257 

250

240

230

230

234

241

*241

234

227

213

213

213

213

213

206

199

192

192

192

199

206

206

213

220

220

213

213

206

192

6,783

219

0.349

0.40

Apr.

186

TS5 

190

188

197

203

201

207

207

199

192

192

*192

199

202

236

258

269

263

263

273

300

365

405

435

469

481

469

457

435

8,321

277

0.442

0.49

May

375- 405

337

305

273

234

206

180

162

138

a!20

allO

a95

a90

a80

a75

a70

a65

»58

52

48

44

62

114

125

108

95

80

68

60

54

4,288

138

0.220

0.25

June

48

41 

37

32

28

25

24

*23

19

17

16

15

14

11

8.6

7.5

6.7

774

8.8

9.4

*24

60

64

64

59

50

50

44

36

31

880.4

29.3

0.047

0.05

July

27

25 

23

20

18

22

21

18

17

14

17

32

35

34

34

34

33

29

33

70

97

TC9" 109

90

80

70

62

52

43

43

50

1,361

43.9

0.070

0.08

Aug.

61

59 

52

46

43

42

32

27

22

20

36

127

178

160

168

194

286

443

571

772

871

*972

999

1,060

1,280

1,450

1,600

1,780

1,840

1,840

1,780

18,811

607

0.970

1.12

Sept.

1,720

1,600 

1,666

1,720

2,180

3,050

3,860

*4,420

4,680

4,580

4,480

4,180

4,180

3,920

*3,740

3,500

3,280

2,890

*2,990

3,530

4,910

*6,990

*8,440

*9,540

9,680

*9,910

9,200

7,830

*6,620

5,540

144,760

4,825

7.71

8.60

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,780 Min o.l Mean 278 Cfsm 0.444 In. 6.02

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,910 Min 0.1 Mean 529 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record of auxiliary gage and streamflow 

continuity.
166 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°54'45", long 78°42'55", near right bank on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 9, 500 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 2.1 miles southeast of Longs, 

Horry County.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1955.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 5.28 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Sept. 28-30; maximum gage height, 

13.82 ft Sept. 29, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge 1 cfs Oct. 14.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 28-30, 1955; maximum gage height, that 

of Sept. 29, 1955; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.3 

.6 1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

19

39

101

177

409

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

13.8

940

1,350

2,350

3,850

8,150

10,300

Discharge, in cubic feet second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

EE

23

24

E5

E6

27

28 

E9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 

13

8

6

5

3

3

3

3

2

2

E

2

1

15

90

1E9

144

160

160

144

1EE

94

77

62

50

4E

34

30

27

24

1,474

47.5

0.046

0.05

Nov.

20 

18

16

15

15

15

13

*12

IE

11

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

9

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

10 

10

11

340

11.3

0.011

0.01

Dec.

11 

11

10

9

9

IE

16

21

29

30

31

3E

3E

32

30

30

34

36

39

44

47

44

44

4E

39

39

36

34

*34

36

39

932

30.1

O.OE9

0.03

Jan.

4E 

56

71

80

87

94

101

94

84

77

74

71

68

68

62

62

62

62

74

94

115

129

152

195

E56

354

4E3

468" 468 

453

423

4,919

159

0.154

0.18

Feb.

381 

354

315

E79

E56

E56

E91

395

498

579

648

666

684

684

702

*70E

684

684

666

666

630

613

596

56E

530

514

498

468

14,801

529

0.514

0.54

Mar.

453 

lET

409

381

367

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

354

367

381

381

381

381

395

381

381

367

354

354

341

328

328 

315

303

291.

11,E48

363

0.352

0.41

Apr.

E91 

E79

256

256

E45

*E34 2"56

267

E91

303

328

354

381

438

530

579

630

666

684

721

740

759

740

759

740

721

70E

702 

684

666

15,202

507

0.49E

0.55

May

648 '550

613

579

546

498

453

395

328

E79

245

E14

186

177

186

177

160

144

1E9

115

108

101

TOT

115

*115

129

136

144 

144

136

1E2

8,053

260

O.E5E

0.29

June

108 

101

84

77

68

62

56

50

47

42

39

36

34

32

29

E6

E4

26

34

31

30

34

80

200

E34

214

186

152

1E2

101

2,359

78.6

0.076

0.08

July

84 

71

6E

53

47

4E

39

36

33

32

30

*29

E8

25

2?

32

34

42

59

74

101

160

E56

341

354

341

328

E91 

245

195

160

3,653

118

0.115

0.13

Aug.

144 

136

129

12E

108

94

84

77

74

li

87

152

E45

381

562

740

857

919

1,020

1,370

1,890

2,350

E.610

*E,890

3,190

3,510

3,670

3,670 

3,510

3,190

3,030

40,882

1,319

1.28

1.48

Sept.

2,890 

E.890

3,030

3,350

3,670

4,590

5,610

*6,050

6,490

6,710

*6,950

7,190

7,190

6,950

6,710

6,490

6,050

5,830

6,050

6,950

7,910

8,150

8,150

8,150

8,670

*9,450

9,990

10,300 

10,300

10,300

203,010

6,767

6.57

7.33

Calendar year 1954: Max E,5EO Min i Mean 513 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.75

Water year 1954-55: Max 10,300 Min 1 Mean 841 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 167

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°59'30", long 81°33'30", on left tank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 268, half a mile south of Patterson, Caldwell County, three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Walnut Branch.

Drainage area. 28.8 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,212.47 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 44.4 of£.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 734 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 3.09 ft); minimum, 

5.3 cfs Oct. I, 11 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of computations of peak flow over dam 

1 mile upstream at gage heights 4.58, 7.70, and 12.70 ft; minimum, 5.3 cfs Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 11, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

ana discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2

4.5 

8.3

1.0 105

1.5 213

2.0 344

2.5 503

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

~8.3 18

7.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

12

18

11

9.9

8.8

7.9

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.6

*6.8

7.5

7.5

9.3

9.3

8-8

262.1

8.46

0.294

0.34

Nov.

7.9

8.8

11

9.3

12

11

9.3

11

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7 .5

9.9

27

Is

19

20

17

14

13

14

14

13

12

12

19

17

372.9

12.4

0.431

0.48

Dec.

14

14

12

12

12

30

19

*15

17

19

15

14

17

24

19

17

15

17

18

17

14

12

14

14

12

11

12

13

149

"SO 177

825

26.6

0.924

1.07

Jan.

44

36

28

25

22

20

18

17

17

17

19

17

17

15

16

15

15

15

16

15

15

17

17

15

15

14

16

15

15

Feb.

16

17

18

16

15

139

T2T

67

50

40

40

35

32

30

27

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

47

39

3S

33

32

32

141- --

12

569

18.4

0.639

0.73

1,046

37.4

1.30

1.35

Mar.

30

28

27

26

26

24

*23

23

22

21

22

25

26

26

26

37

49

53

76

80

65

~98 129

72

59

51

41

38

36

33

31

1,323

42.7

1.48

1.71

Apr.

30

28

28

27

26

28

28

26

23

53

59

90

111

394

TST

100

78

65

57

*53

49

50

46

50

50

41

38

36

34

31

1,850

61.7

2.14

2.39

May

30

28

28

27

27

26

24

23

23

22

20

21

24

30

44

29

28

24

23

22

20

32

40

33

31

28

23

22

20

20

19

811

26.2

0.910

1.05

June

18

*17

16

16

15

15

18

28

22

17

29

vs

19

18

16

15

15

14

18

22

24

18

16

17

15

15

14

14

12

12

533

17.8

0.618

0.69

July

14

12

IS

24

34

20

22

27

28

20

43

-87 130

*56

44

35

36

32

40

84

39

31

42

51

42

33

30

26

27

26

28

1,181

38.1

1.32

1.52

Aug.

29

27

26

23

20

20

26

28

23

22

19

18

17

16

43

30

25

23

20

18

17

17

28

19

17

15

15

14

*T4

14

15

658

21.2

0.736

0.85

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

17

IT

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.9

9.3

173

10

11

16

17

12

12

11

11

368.5

12.3

0.427

0.48

Calendar year 1954: Max 494 Mln 5.3 Mean 27.7 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.08

Water year 1954-55: Max 394 Mln 6.0 Mean 26.8 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.66

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°10', long 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

 It miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wllkes County, It miles upstream from North 

Wilkesboro municipal dam, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 93.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 16 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 8.00 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 22 cfs Aug 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 are given 

in WSP 1400.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

142

237

525

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

925

1,410

1,680

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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

31

36

30

29

28

27

26

2S

28

29

28

28

27

27

7_2

65

39

36

36

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

33

50

42

37

1,069

34.5

0.367

0.42

Nov.

*36

If

50

45

50

48

44

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

60

~85 160

100

110

90

60

55

50

50

48

46

48

75

60

1,722

57.4

O.611

0.68

Dec.

*51

5O

46

45

47

115

72

60

68

69

58

55

89

127

90

73

66

80

72

64

58

56

55

55

51

5O

50

52-

348

TTO" 539 

J. ( O

2,889

 93.2

0.993

1.14

Jan.

130

m

96

88

84

79

73

69

66

65

75

*68

77

60

64

61

57

57

65

58

60

65

61

58

55

56

,60

56

58

53

*48

2,123

68.5

0.729

0.84

Feb.

64

61

61

52

55

499

3BT

174

128

111

111

86

85

80

80

80

79

75

72

69

69

*72

134

109

106

96

96

94

-

3,152

113

1.20

1.25

Mar.

91

84

79

79

82

102

92

84

80

78

78

91

84

80

91

153

165

151

245

218

171

52~6 347

171

147

140

114

109

1O4

100

*94

3,930

127

1.35

1.56

Apr.

91

90

90

84

82

88

9O

80

78

75_

161

190

301

1,49O

266

253

205

184

165

151

146

160

137

144

149

132

123

117

111

106

5,539

185

1.97

2.19

May

103

*102

97

96

92

91

88

86

84

82

82

84

98

104

100

86

85

79

76

73

79

T2o~ 149

102

97

84

76

75

73

1OO

Zi

2,814

90.8

0.967

1.11

June

*64

61

58

60

58

57

86

85

68

61

TOB" 171

84

73

71

66

64

62

69

92

82

69

69

64

57

58

55

55

52

*5?

2,129

71.0

0.756

0.84

July

50

47

46 73-

98

82

69

102

1O4

72

176

524

256

147

114

92

85

80

108

125

82

73

66

65

66

61

65

117

137

85

118

3,385

109

1.16

1.34

Aug.

*123

95

90

71

65

65

96

88

ISO" 256

98

85

75

71

246

155

115

117

97

84

78

94

149

85

75

71

69

64

62 

TTT DO

*71

3,105

100

1.06

1.23

Sept.

66

80

71

71

78

97

m

60

57

58

56

53

51

51

51

50

47

47

46

42_

42

45

73

56

79

73

57

55

51

63

1,792

59.7

0.636

0.71

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,290 Mln 23 Mean 82.3 Cfsm 0.876 In. 11.91

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,490 Min 26 Mean 92.2 Cfsm 0.982 I". 13.31

rean qiscnarge (oase, Z,UUO els). Apr. 14 (4:3O a.m.) 3,270 cfs (8.DO ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 2-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded 

range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 169 

Yadkin River at Wllkesboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long 81°09', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 421 between North Wilkesboro and Wllkesboro, 150 ft downstream from Reddles 

River, and half a mile northeast of Wllkesboro, Wllkes County.

Drainage area.--493 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1903 to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1955. Prior to Oetober 1928, published as "at North Wllkesboro." Discharge records April 1903 to June 

1909, published In water-supply papers, are considerably In error. Revised records 

April 1903 to May 1907 In Bulletin 34 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and 

Development.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder since Jan. 9, 1930. Datum of gage Is 942.35 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 1903, to June 30, 1909, 

and Oct. 15, 1920, to Apr. 10, 1929, staff or chain gages at site l£ miles downstream 

at different datum. Apr. 11, 1929, to Jan. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and 

datum. Datum used 1920-28 was about 1.2 ft lower than that used 1903-9.

Average discharge . 38 years (1903-6, 1920-55), 771 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10.200 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 14.20 ft); minimum, 106 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.53 ft); minimum dally, 114 cfs Oct. 8.

1903-9, 1920-55: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.6 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1954; minimum daily, 113 cfs 

Sept. 30, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum), from floodmark 

(discharge, 116,000 cfs, f-?om rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records good except those above 7,000 cfs, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Reddles River 1 mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP 892: 1930(M). See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

an3 discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

97

160

286

870

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

2,170

3,570

5,130

7,830

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

1314 '

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

176

160

129

117

120

117

114

175

133

129

126

129

126

275

356

202

175

175

157

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

164

223

223

187

5,095

164

0.333

0.38

Nov.

*179

215

254

215

245

240

211

198

198

190

190

187

187

187

187

297

844

439

520

585

428

316

281

277

258

245

232

245

395

316

8,761

292

0.592

0.66

Dec.

*272

258

240

232

240

624

452

326

347

384

321

291

436

686

486

389

341

417

406

347

311

296

277

281

263

258

258

268

1,190

5,000

1,136

15,027

485

0.984

1.13

Jan.

705

576

486

434

406

378

357

331

321

316

352

*326

316

286

291

281

272

272

301

296

277

301

296

277

268

263

281

277

281

263

 232

10,319

333

0.675

0.78

Feb.

268

296

301

277

272

2,070

2,950

1,200

774

614

602

515

423

410

410

417

417

384

357

352

347

*347

642

614

585

509

491

509

_

_-_-_..

17,333

619

1.26

1.31

Mar.

474

439

411

400

406

445

428

372

368

557

362

459

474

428

445

750

1,060

902

1,200

1,420

1,060

2.040

1,650

1,100

857

767

644

590

549

515

*491

21,823

704

1.45

1.65

Apr.

474

457

468

454

428

462

474

425

400

595

581

1,580

1,420

7,260

2,570

1,520

1,160

968

850

767

725

761

662

699

824

680

632

590

561

552

29,755

992

2.01

2.24

May

520

*505

497

491

474

462

445

454

411

400

400

417

480

544

579

486

451

417

595

575

575

602

668

549

515

454

589

562

557

459

 352

14,219

459

0.951

1.07

June

*521

506

501

296

291

277

589

497

568

526

882

57?

400

547

516

501

281

268

511

468

425

552

506

301

277

286

258

254

245

 245

10,472

349

0.708

0.79

July

245

236

227

316

360

469

519

400

555

451

829

*1.750

1,600

774

590

491

428

417

389

946

561

434

362

509

468

400

362

347

549

375

423

16,780

541

1.10

1.27

Aug.

*526

589

562

552

501

286

521

547

561

400

551

301

272

258

674

602

411

395

547

501

277

277

457

511

268

249

256

227

219

725

*232

10,713

546

0.702

0.81

Sept.

240

245

254

254

249

595

749

215

206

211

198

206

190

187

187

183

175

171

175

160

157

160

187

187

249

291

219

202

194

198

6,394

213

0.432

0.48

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,050 Mln 113 Mean 467 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.84

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,260 Min 114 Mean 457 Cfsm 0.927 In. 12.57

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). --Apr. 14 (9 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (14.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

41Z733 O - 57 - 12
1VU PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°20', long 80°40', on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 268, 1 mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Copeland, Surry 

County.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 913 ft (by barometer). Prior to Sept. 5, 

1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs June 11 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum recorded, 23 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.75 ft), but may have been less during period 

of no gage-height record.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 15 cfs about Sept. 19, 1954.

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

Revisions.--WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

17

53

104

178

328

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

562

806

1,350

2,020

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

a53

56

39

35

31

29

27

*24

30

33

33 

33

31

31

352

171

76

63

60

56

53

53

52

51

51

51

51

51

86

72

64

1,898

61.2

0.506

0.58

Nov.

59

72

79

66

67

66

63

61

61

57

56

56

56

53

53

*61

372

TST

113

117

108

90

84

82

79

74

70

72

119

88

2,610

87.0

0.719

0.80

Dec.

79

76

72

69

70

219

122

96

98

111

90 

88

111

204

143

115

102

126

126

106

98

95

90

86

81

79

77

*77

260

490

a220

3,876

125

1.03

1.19

Jan.

a!70

a!40

122

a!15

113

111

102

98

96

94

104 

100

94

86

90

86

82

81

88

86

81

88

88

84

82

31

82

82

81

79

Z°

2,956

95.4

0.788

0.91

Feb.

75

82

82

76

77

750

687

262

184

*158

161 

131

125

120

119

115

113

104

102

98

98

108

150

128

126

115

115

124

_

._-___

-- --

4,585

164

1.36

1.41

Mar.

133

119

113

ITS

145

194

150

133

124

119

117 

126

115

113

119

252

210

210

324

273

228

539

*3T9

235

204

191

164

156

148

138

136

5,660

183

1.51

1.74

Apr.

131

126

128

122

117

119

122

111

108

106

152 

433

378

1,690

849

378

285

242

221

197

184

254

188

191

239

I S4

170

May

138

133

128

126

122

117

115

111

*108

104

104 

108

124

136

124

111

106

102

96

9j

94

235

June

88

84

81

79

79

77

109

170

115

100

1,500 

239

153

128

115

106

100

94

94

115

96

*88

1 7 8J 84

207

176

119

104

158! 98

82

77

""C

72

70

150| 98J 69

143| 122) 69

-----1 96 

1

7,876

263

2.17

2.42

3,832

124

i .02

1.18

-

4,209

140

1 .16

1.2&

July

70

66

63

87

84

79

83

72

81

81

168 

474 356"

156

124

106

94

94

84

77

74

70

67

70

72

83

64

60

13T

76

72

3,32fa

107

0.884

1.02

Aug.

82

70

*63

60

104

66

57

113

79

72

64 

60

57

53

178

104

257

"108 303

81

70

a65

a60

a57

a55

a53

52

a50

a5C

a50

Sept.

a50

a50

a!30

a90

a70

a60

a55

a50

a50

a50

a48 

a46

*45

43

45

42

40

40

37

35

31

34

40

37

51

53

47

45

42

41

a50 -

2,-i42 I, fif

85.3

0.705

0.81

49.9

C.412

0.46

Calendar year 1954: "lax 1.910 Mlr. 17 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.967 In. 13.14

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,690 Mln 24 Mean 123 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--Apr. 14 (5:30 a. 

cfs (7.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on bas 

and records for Forbush Creek near Yadkinville.

2,940 cfs (7.20 ft); June 11 (4 a.m.) 3,350

cords, recorded range In stage
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 171

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08 T , long 80°33' , on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, threequarters of a mile north of Forbush Church, 2f miles upstream from Logan Creek, 3| miles

upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yadkin County.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 728 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 15 years, 21.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 925 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.96 ft); minimum, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 2,450 cfs Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, that of 

Sept. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

2.9

5.5

12

23

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

62

106

216

336

466

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

*2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.4

2.4

2 4

2.2

2.2

2,2

217

23

10

8.7

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

8.7

7.7 

7.1

380.2

12.3

0.567

0.65

Nov.

~3^ 7.1

8.7

8.1

11

9.4

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

*12

63

29

17

22

16

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

26

14

407.1

13.6

0.627

0.70

Dec .

12

12

11

10

TT

42

20

16

16

15

13

12

34

 3? 74

21

17

24

20

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

*12

30

30 

*19

611

19.7

0.908

1.05

Jan.

16

T6

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

13

12

11

10

TT

11

10

10

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11 

11

369

11.9

O.E>48

0.63

Feb.

11

11

10

10 9.8

245

151

47

30

*23

24

19

17

16

15

14

15

14

13

13

12

12

14

13

14

13

13

13

811.8

29.0

1.34

1.39

Mar.

14

13

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

12

13

24

23

21

453-6

26

32

*23

19

16

16

14

13

13

12 

12

527

17.0

0.783

0.90

Apr.

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

14

23

86

434

358

52

34

26

21

19

17

16

15

17

41

18

15

14

14

13

1,361

45.4

2.09

2.33

May

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

*9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

14

13

11

10

10

9.8

9.0

8.7

12

36

34

14

12

10

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.4

 ' 

375.1

12.1

0.558

0.64

June

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

8.1

9.4

7.7

7.7

37

TO

8.7

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.4

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

240.6

8. 02

0.370

0.41

July

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.4

4.4

4.1

12

28

9.0

8.1

11

9.8

7.4

7.1

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.9

T^

3.6

8 . 1

192.2

6.20

0.286

0.33

Aug.

4.9

3.9

*3.6

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

3.2

4.7

3.4

3.4

3.6

2.9

3.2

15

4.1

33

75

7.1

5.2

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4 

3 ' 4

179.3

5.78

0.266

0.31

Sept.

.6

.6

.9

.9

.4

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

TT3

1.5

2.0

3.9

3.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

52

111.9

3.73

0.172

0.19

Calendar year 1954: Max 862 Min 1.4 Mean 19.6 Cfsm 0.903 In. 12.28

Water year 1954-55: Max 434 Min 1.3 Mean 15.2 Cfsm o.YOO In. 9.53

Peak discharge (base. 570 efs).--Oct. 15 (2:50 p.m.) 570 efs (5.77 ft); Apr. 15 (2:50 a.m.) 925 

cfs (7.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51'24", long 80°23'09", on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 64, \\ miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 6-5- miles downstream 

from Reedy Creek.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 27 years, 2,849 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 20.38 ft); minimum observed, 177 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, -0.42 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs Oct. 9.

 1928-55: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 12, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 35.0 ft during July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge, 86,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods when gage-height record was reconstructed 

on basis of wire-weight-gage readings, and periods of fragmentary or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small powerplant 

with little storage capacity 10 miles upstream from station. Records of sediment loads 

for the water year 1955 are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years). WSF 822: Drainage area. WSP 852: 1935-37(m).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

320

370

620

955

1,350

1,790

3,750

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

5,900

9,740

14,000

17,300

23,000

30,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

f400 

f345

f445

555

f460

f405

f410

f360

f330

g375

f445

f370 

f445

f370

6,100

15,100

3,180

dl,560 

dl,110

d978

d910 

d831

d728 

d768

d796

d710

d716

740

768

859

992

40,561

1,308

0.574

0.66

Nov.

932 

852

925

*1,020

1,110

1,030

1,020

1,010

918

895

873

*852 

810

83T

866

859

2,640

5,420 

2,750

2,400

2,750 

2,200

1,700 

*1,560

1,430

1,270

1,270

1,230

2,300

2,060

45,783

1,526

0.669

0.75

Dec.

1,660 

1,430

1,310

1,250

1,230

f2,520

f5,250

2,500

1,790

1,840

1,700

1,610 

f2,440

g4,750

f4,050

2,750

2,060

1,920 

2,150

2,100

1,790 

1,560

1,520 

1,590

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,270

1,510

2,700

6,620

66,540

2,140

0.959

1.08

Jan.

5,550 

2,550

2,200

1,880

1,740

1,660

1,560

1,450

1,450

*1,430

1,520

1,520 

1,520

1,390

1,310

1,310

1,550

1,270 

1,510

1,550

1,550 

1,510

1,430 

1,480

1,590

1,550

1,310

1,390

1,310

1,310

1,270

48,180

1,554

0.682

0.79

Feb.

1,190 

1,270

1,350

1,310

1,250

2,980

g 18, 100

gl2,000

g4,820

g5,450

g2,950

g2,850 

g2,400

g2,100

g2,060

g2,020

gl,970

1,920 

1,740

1,700

1,660 

1,610

1,610 

2,100

2,500

2,100

2,020

2,020

_

_--__.

85,050

5,057

1.53

1.59

Mar.

2,020 

2,060

1,920

1,790

1,700

5,520

2,850

2,150

1,920

1,790

1,700

1,660 

1,790

1,880

1,740

1,880

5,500

5,550 

5,450

5,300

4,750 

4,050

6,260 

5,080

5,750

5,150

2,850

2,500

2,250

*2,150

2,020

86,580

2,793

1.22

1.41

Apr.

1,920 

1,790

1,840

1,840

1,740

1,700

1,840

1,840

1,610

1,560

1,610

2,490 

4,250

17,500

29,200

18,500

6,140

4,650 

g3,950

g3,550

g5,050 

g2,950

g5,050 

g2,750

g4,150

3,650

2,950

2,550

2,400

2,200

139,020

4,654

2.05

2.27

May

2,100 

2,060

1,920

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,610

1,560

1,560 

1,840

2,150

2,020

1,970

1,840

1,700 

1,610

1,520

1,450 

2,060

4,250 

3,350

2,750

2,450

1,880

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,700

60,650

1,956

0.858

0.99

June

1,520 

1,390

1,270

1,190

1,250

1,270

1,190

1,590

2,250

1,660

5,940

8,550 

5,150

2,100

1,700

1,560

1,450

1,550 

1,510

1,350

1,390 

1,520

dl,520 

*dl,450

dl,270

dl,250

dl,150

d 1,110

dl,030

3992

--------

55,422

1,781

0.781

0.87

July

3978 

3978

d940

g992

gl,190

gl,190

gl,190

gl,390

gl,700

gl,790

g2,020

g2,650 

6.510

4,700

2,650

2,020

1,660

1,430 

1,550

1,270

1,590 

1,740

1,230 

1,110

1,840

1,790

1,250

1,050

970

1,590

1,270

55,588

1,729

0.758

0.87

Aug.

1,270 

1,560

1,270

1,150

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,000

1,520

1,660

1,840

1,310 

1,110

1,070

1,550

1,480

2,200

4,550 

2,850

1,670

1,270 

1,110

1,070 

1,110

1,190

1,020

910

895

845

817

g810

42,917

1,584

0.607

0.70

Sept.

g810 

g824

g880

g895

gl,070

g992

g970

gl,030

g902

g775

g754

g754 

g704

g704

*g698

g674

g650

g652 

600

605

585 

550

535 

575

674

761

845

796

716

692

22,652

755

0.551

0.37

Calendar year 1954: Max 31,400 Min 330 Mean 2,062 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.28

Water year 1954-55: Max 29,200 Min 330 Mean 2,O40 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.15

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Feb. 7 (5 p.m.) 20,000 efs (15.55 ft); Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 31,000 

cfs (20.38 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage-height record.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

g Computed from once-daily, or more frequent, wire-weight-gage readings.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 173

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54', long 80°48 T , on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, 1 mile downstream from Mud Creek, 

and lj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 19, 1950, at site 170 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 5.15 ft); minimum, 7.3 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.07 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 1, 7.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 13.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 19, Oct. 1, 

7, 1954.

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by flood sometime during the years 1936 to 1938, 

from information by local resident.

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station in some 

past years but only slight fluctuation in recent years.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1333: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7 

5.0

348

542

776

1,120

1,270

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

1.2 17 2.0 103 

1.4 30 2.5 203 

1.6 47 3.0 348 

1.8 71

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

T7

19

17

15

14

13

14

16

17

17

17

17

16

56

56

36

29

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

30

32 

30

753

24.3

0.284

0.33

Nov.

30

33

38

*36

42

40

37

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

40

145

74

53

53

51

45

43

44

42

40

40

41

68

57

1,363

45.4

0.531

0.59

Dec.

49

46

43

41

43

*78

*77

56

58

60

53

50

64

148

111

78

*67

78

81

68

62

57

55

55

51

50

49

49

89

alSO

alls

2,131

68.7

0.804

0.93

Jan.

a95

a85

a75

a70

67

62

60

56

53

52

52

58

55

51

49

50

*49

48

52

54

50

56

61

57

57

57

57

58

56

55

51

1,808

58.3

0.682

0.79

Feb.

53

56

56

53

51

306

656

240

154

117

113

106

83

85

81

74

75

68

65

63

62

61

67

71

*75

70

67

67

-

3,095

111

1.30

1.35

Mar.

65

63

60

61

60

58

57

55

54

54

55

62

68

62

61

62

68

75

88

109

104

119

158

TT3

97

90

78

72

70

67 

64

2,329

75.1

0.878

1.01

Apr.

63

62

62

58

57

63

*65

58

56

55

61

154

321

1.100

496

262

180

146

127

114

105

98

91

107

190

107

94

86

82

76

4,596

153

1.79

2.00

May

71

68

67

63

62

61

58

57

54

52

52

58

86

86

68

63

61

58

*54

50

51

128

231

ITT

82

68

61

55

51

50 

48

2,191

70.7

0.827

0.95

June

45

44

42

42

42

41

40

61

52

44

359

T42

82

66

57

54

49

47

49

55

51

48

47

45

48

50

42

42

40

2°.

1,864

62.1

0.726

0.81

July

36

*35

a 40

a45

a50

71

*126

84

51

44

104

76

80

61

52

46

42

39

36

36

a40

alOO

a5 5

a40

a40

a45

a40

a35

a95 

a55

a50

1,749

56.4

0.660

0.76

Aug.

a75

a5 5

a45

a40

a40

a90

a45

a85

a65

a55

a50

a45

a40

a40

a85

a60

a50

*71

55

44

40

36

62

42

36

35

33

32

31 

30

29.

1,541

49.7

0.581

0.67

Sept.

31

31

32

32

34

32

30

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

21

21

IS.

19

19

26

27

43

42

35

*30

29 

29

828

27.6

0.323

0.36

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,460 Min 13 Mean 88.1 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,100 Min 13 Mean 66.4 Cfsm 0.777 In. 10.55

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* 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 nearby stations.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°51', long 80°40', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Little Creek, 4 miles downstream from Fifth Creek, 4^ miles 

upstream from Hunting Creek, and 6^ miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 17 years, 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 9.36 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 9,240 cfs Jan. 23, 1954 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 8, 9, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft Oct. 3, 1929, from floodmark established by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

150

290

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

450

778

1,120

1,840

2,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

39

40

45

43

40

38 

35

37

40

42

43

43

42

214

200

122

85

80

78

76

73

72

72

72

72

*73

73

78

87 

87

2,181

70.4

0.225

0.26

Nov.

85

85

99

101

110

114

104 

97

94

94

90

90

90

90

92

95

282

293

TST

157

160

139

130

132

128

120

114

126

222

197

3,897

130

0.415

0.46

Dec.

155

139

130

124

126

252

240 

182

169

182

*164

148

217

396

354

249

206

222

246

217

192

174

164

160

155

146

143

146

150 

303

341

6,192

200

0'.639

0.74

Jan.

255

225

208

187

179

174

167 

160

155

155

187

182

167

155

148

148

146

143

15?

167

*162

164

190

190

184

182

182

190

184

174

164

5,426

175

0.559

0.64

Feb.

155

167

169

162

155

715

1,680 

1,350

610

434

370

357

274

258

255

237

228

222

208

200

192

187

190

225

252

222

206

200

-

9,880

353

1.13

1.17

Mar.

197

195

182

179

*179

174

172 

167

160

157

157

167

211

192

179

182

200

217

249

306

309

328

399

35T

287

268

240

220

208 

197

192

6,821

220

0.703

0.81

Apr.

184

182

179

177

169

177

195 

182

167

162

169

307

*803

2,560

2,700

1,500

659

482

396

338

300

277

252

249

562

344

264

237

220 

206

14,599

487

1.56

1.73

May

195

184

177

172

167

160

152 

148

143

139

137

137

179

268

195

167

157

148

143

137

132

234

577

348

243

190

*164

148

139 

130

124

5,734

185

0.591

0.68

June

120

116

112

108

106

103

101

156

191

128

445

656

258

182

155

141

130

124

124

246

210

146

139

137

124

143

124

114

108 

104

5,051

168

0.537

0.60

July

101

97

12"8 94

104

132

*184 

214

217

132

148

312

222

182

150

132

118

106

101

118

122

228

122

112

148

137

135

103

160 

137

120

4,516

146

0.466

0.54

Aug.

141

130

104

92

87

250

155 

191

276

169

139

114

101

95

166

193

130

*225

146

120

104

97

104

120

95

87

85

82

76 

75

75

4,024

130

0.415

0.48

Sept.

75

78

80

85

88

85

80 

72

66

64

64

64

61

60

60

60

55

53

52

49

45

45

50

58

101

150

106

87

*80 

87

2,160

72.0

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,090 Mln 35 Mean 256 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.11

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,700 Mln 35 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.37

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 efs).--Apr. 15 (1 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (9.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 175

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°00', long 80°44', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Kennedy Creek, 1 mile east of Houstonville, 

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 21, and 3| miles northeast of 

Harmony.

Drainage area.--153 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 731 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Apr. 5, 1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 10.67 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 8; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 23.

1951-55; Maximum discharge, 6,110 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 18.30 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6, 

Apr. 15 to May 22

Feb. 7 to Apr. 14, 

May 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

122

284

482

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

31

63

130

291

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

482

702

950

1,250

1,550

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 4.0 ft.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

29

52

45

39

31

31

25

23

2¥

29

34

34

29

29

145

~BT 158

55

54

52

49

49

48

46

48

48

48

*45

60

63

58

1,549

50.0

0.327

0.38

Nov.

 5$ 51

69

62

71

72

60

56

56

54

54

54

52

52

52

75

T50~ 400

111

102

86

72

69

71

61

57

55

60

121

89

2,492

83.1

0.543

0.61

Dec.

74

69

63

61

53

*160

131

95

97

102

85

81

108

284

224

158

134

166

170

138

124

116

112

104

97

94

95

95

176

358

232

4,066

131

0.856

0.99

Jan.

178

16?

142

132

125

119

112

107

107

98

114

ill

104

97

97

94

*89

85

95

94

84

93

97

88

85

84

86

86

84

77

68

3,195

103

0 . 673

0.78

Feb.

75

78

78

71

6Ji

753

1,240

374

236

179

179

160

126

125

126

120

120

114

107

107

104

104

120

118

*120

109

108

108

-

_ . _ ^_ ,

5,325

190

1.24

1.29

Mar.

108

107

97

102

102

109

104

96

96

94

94

104

108

104

105

126

150

146

190

232

200

'318" 324

224

184

165

142

136

132

122

120

4,441

143

0.935

1.08

Apr.

118

118

118

112

111

116

*127

111

108

104

116

260

300

1,410

1,070

448

266

216

189

171

155

148

137

161

216

155

138

130

124

116

7,069

236

1.54

1.72

May

111

108

105

104

98

93

93

90

85

85

86

88

118

132

108

98

97

97

*90

82.

84

260

276

T$6

139

115

102

94

89

88

3,486

112

0.732

0.85

June

83

79

75

74

74

73

74

139

92

84

700

237

140

114

102

93

91

83

89

111

92

84

83

79

88

83

78

73

70

65

3,402

113

0.739

0.83

July

64

*62

60

78

78

118

96

102

80

73

113

100

149

102

85

75

69

68

60

58

61

108

68

60

68

76

62

51

132

74

84

2,534

81.7

0.534

0.62

Aug.

182

91

69

59

59

74

55

127

87

82

67

59

55

50

106

*88

90

~9B- 200

73

62

76

131

73

58

53

51

49

51

49

48

2,472

79.7

0.521

0.60

Sept.

51

50

52

61

61

59

49

42

40

43

44

43

40

37

37

37

37

31

37

31

28

27

35

49

70

76

56

*50

46

49

1,368

45.6

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,640 

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,410

Mln 

Min

Mean 142 

Mean 113

Cfsm 0.928 

Cfsm 0.739

In. 

In.

12.59

10.08

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). Feb. 7 (l a.m.) 2,530 cfs (10.67 ft); Apr. 15 (5 a.m.) 2,290 

cfs (10.10 ft)7

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

Location Lat 35°48', long 80°34', on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailrace of Erwin

 Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 

801, 2v miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 2? miles upstream from Third Creek.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1955.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 606 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 15.26 ft); min-

 imum, 18 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Oct. 10.

1928-55: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 32.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam 

half a mile upstream verified by records of other streams; minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 25, 

1931 (gage height, 0.40 ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 27.2 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton 

Mill.

Remarks Records fair except those above 1,500 cfs and those for period of no gage-height

 record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation during low 

and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mill above station.

Revisions. WSP 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

37

89

154

324

696

1,440

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

2,450

3,550

4,350

5,240

5,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

75

75

98

111

86

83

*59

48

59

89

89

89

89

652

878

T95

187

141

151

134

131

131

131

128

131

134

131

141 

170

164

4,838

156

0.274

0.32

Nov.

144

177

131

T34

204

207

204

*167

161

167

174

167

164

164

174

161

474

677 '360"

328

360

282

254

258

244

227

213

220

537 

392

7,576

253

0.445

0.50

Dec.

306

227

289

273

156

682

494

388

328

548

*510

296

559

1,080

799

483

396

480

446

415

352

341

320

267

289

275

291

247

265

540 

637

12,539

404

0.710

0.82

Jan.

469

4T8

376

346

357

552

312

255

282

526

505

354

516

269

254

268

242 2^3"

255

515

*298

245

356

372

339

344

542

544

331 

310

290

9,877

319

0.561

0.65

Feb.

292

280

306

295

248

1,210

5.480

3,480-

1,540

791

696

658

506

447

462

421

396

407

598

558

555

346

349

417

550

477

310

340

-

19,791

707

1.24

1.29

Mar.

361

367

361

352

*569

255 523"

318

268

308

297

255

388

574

517

529

584

423

487

604

587

642

850

WTS

537

484

456

420

353 

361

345

12,791

413

0.726

0.84

Apr.

330

317

528

348

310

311

*338

341

298" 297

316

544

1,150

4,110

5,290

4,150

1,540

880

717

621

579

496

462

449

1,020

712

501

440

415

376

27,986

933

1.64

1.83

May

565

581

520

298

340

327

250

281

319

261

273

238

290

473

370

354

305

254

*511

225

270

448

1,020

831

482

567

574

257

269

266 

254

11,049

356

0.626

0.72

June

227

250

204

236

164

200

a250

a320

425

a250

a600

1,550

a600

a350

a250

a230

a220

a220

a220

a450

a550

a270

a240

a220

a210

a270

a240

a220

a200

a!80

9,596

313

0.550

0.61

July

a!60

*144

T9T

177

187

207

286

317

324

237

253

406

548

514

288

214

152

209

159

164

206

293

230

188

247

190

233

185

171

274

189

7,149

231

0.406

0.47

Aug.

329

298

209

176

170

221

263

209

428

305

220

176

159

190

150

*334

268

506 558"

254

204

177

177

230

213

170

131

13?

154

154

141

7,082

228

0.401

0.46

Sept.

124

124

138

147

147

147

144

128

128

115

78

92

99

99

99

102

105

108

102

75

72

W

78

108

92

230

257

*187

138

108

3,599

120

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,900 Min 37 Mean 499 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.90

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,290 Min 39 Mean 366 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 177

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°45' , long 80°41', on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Fourth Creek.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 22, 1950, on right bank at site 

200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 85.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 959 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 9.29 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 15.76 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft sometime in July 1916, from floodmark witnessed by 

local resident. Creek channel improved considerably by dredging since 1916.

Remarks.--Records good. Town of Statesville diverts about three-quarters of a cubic foot 

per second into basin above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1112: 1944-46.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-15

0.2 10

.4 17

.6 27

1.0 51

1.9 124

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

10

16

24

48

87

134

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

237

348

475

710

920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

TT

13

14

14

13

13

13

110

44

21

19

19

18

18

18

19

19

18

19

*19

18

23 

23

22

624

20.1

0.230

0.27

-Nov.

20

23

26

24

33

28

24

*24

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

26

58

36

31

35

34

29

30

33

30

28

28

31

81 44"

919

30.6

0.350

0.39

Dec.

37

36

34

33

34

133

58

44

45

47

*39

39

85

~54 174

60

53

69

63

53

48

45

44

43

40

39

39

39

42 

55

47

1,701

54.9

0.628

0.72

Jan.

44

44

42

41

40

40

39

3739-

38

63

5T

44

41

41

40

39

38

42

45

*41

46

54

53

54

54

57

60

56 

52

47

1,422

45.9

0.525

0.61

Feb.

48

51

49

46

45

333

*773 £50"

139

102

97

85

69

69

65

63

61

57

54

53

52

52

54

57

69

59

56

54

-

2,962

106

1.21

1.26

Mar.

54

53

49

49

*49

49

48

45

44

44

45.

51

49

54

51

52

61

60

62

69

66

~§0" 101

66

61

63

56

54

52

50 

49

1,736

56.0

0.641

0.74

Apr.

48

48

49

47

46

54

56

48

45

44

47

117

*217

887 756"

206

130

99

83

74

69

62

59

62

116

67

59

55

52

49

3,701

123

1.41

1.57

May

47

46

44

43

42

41

40

39

37

37

34

34

50

68

44

44

53

38

37

37

41

87

-55 115

48

41

*38

36

34

32

Si

1,413

45.6

0.522

0.60

June

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

35

32

30

78

51

35

31

30

28

27

27

46

135

47

37

53

39

35

48

32

31

28

28

1,160

38.7

0.443

0.49

July

26

25

34

48

25

30

*41

28

26

26

59

~56 196

40

34

28

26

25

34

96

44

37

28

25

38

35

25

24

24

25

25

1,233

39.8

0.455

0.52

Aug.

25

24

24

23

23

55

26

~BO" 126

32

28

26

24

26

79

33

29

38

*28

24

21

22

30

24

21

18

18

17

16

16

15

971

31.3

0.358

0.41

Sept.

18

22

21

22

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

1112"

12

12

57

34

22

20

*19

34

527

17.6

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,900 Mln 11 Mean 71.3 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.07

Water year 1954-55: Max 887 Min 11 Mean 50.3 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,050 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°48'24", long 80°14'06", on right bank 200 ft downstream from small tributary, 300 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from bridge1 on U. S. 

Highway 64, l£ miles southeast of Lexington, Davidson County, and 4.9 miles downstream 

from Rich Pork.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. March 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 28, 1949, at site 600 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 15.52 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.12 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmarks); minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Town of Lexington diverted an average of 2.6 cfs during water 

year 1955 above station for water supply. City of High Point discharges about 3 cfs 

sewage effluent diverted from Deep River (Cape Pear River basin) into Rich Pork above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14)

2.0 

2.3

0.6

1.5

2.3

3.5

5.3

10

18

33

2.6

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

183

301

570

820

1,300

1,850

2,580

3,600

5,250

Oct. 17 to Sept. 30

5.3 

9.8

2.3 122 

2.7 224 

3.0 306 

4.0 570 

Mote. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 19S4 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.

4.0

3.3

2.7

1.9

1.2

*1.1

1.2 

*.9

17?

1.4

2.3

3.1

3.3

3.5 

1,330

H.850 

1,080

115

72

53

44

38

33

31

29

26

26

25

43 

63

45

7,934.1

256

1.47

1.70

Nov.

37

34

61

63

111

140

88 

38

33

32

29

*28

29

29

28

27

3$

53

95

232

751

883 'STB"

232

183

131

102

100

480 

351

4,656

155

0.891

1.00

Dec.

170

134

109

92

93

876

843 

238

221

329

213

158

662

2,560 

1,420

*340 

*216

238

260

188

150

129

118

113

100

90

86

TO

134 

143

107

10,616

342

1.97

2.27

Jan.

94

104

98

88

84

80

76 

67

17

67

253

215

145

111 

98

96 

82

74

S6

96

90

118

216

207

210

*191

191

188

158 

131

107

3,886

125

0.718

0.83

Feb.

100

109

107

86

7_6

753

3,250 

1,350

329

227

379

608

252

183 

173

158 

145

134

118

111

100

94

98

126

353

218

168

162

-

9,967

356

2.05

2.13

Mar.

150

143

115

120

115

143

199 

160

109

*92

92

94

109

131 

122

127 

175

188

255

303

218

235

207

148

134

136

127

107

94

86

80

4,514

146

0.839

0.96

Apr.

78

76

78

72

65

70

86 

84

63

li

65

100

109

1,760 

2.600

892 

319

221

173

143

122

*109

94

86

303

193

120

100

86

76

8,404

280

1.61

1.80

May

67

58

53

51

48

44

41 

40

37

33

33

33

41

94

58

43 

39

41

39

33

-55 30

544

2£5

100

74

51

43

37

35

32

2,190

70.6

0.406

0.47

June

27

24

23

23

23

22

*20 

22

24

21

32

45

2S

20 

19

18

17

16

32

25

22

17

19

22

17

17

22

16

13

JL2^

658

21.9

0.126

0.14

July

11

10

9.6

57S

12

15

48 

32

107

49

76

~4T 138

26 

21

18 

16

14

12

*21

27

18

16

12

24

15

11

9.6

48

53

31

951.0

30.7

0.176

0.20

Aug.

50

23

14

11

10

28

20 

*187

123

30

20

18

14

764 

*1,080

449 

411

1,460

I,6l6

148

80

61

98

53

38

31

27

25

23

22

22

6,350

205

1.18

1.36

Sept.

20

33

2SO~ 372

100

56

43 

33

26

24

24

22

22

20 

*19

18 

17

17

17

II

13

13

13

14

19

33

25

19

18

21

1,364

45.5

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,850 Mln 0.9 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.15

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,850 Mln 0.9 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.15

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 efs). Oct. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 5,700 cfs (15.52 ft); Dec. 14 (5 p.m.) 

2,840 cfs (11.62 ft); Feb. 7 (2:30 p.m.) 3,600 cfs (13.00 ft); Apr. 15 (4 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (12.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 179

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°35'46", long 80°13'59", on right bank 0.3 mile downstream from High 

Rock Dam, 0.6 mile west of High Rock, Davidson County, if miles upstream from Lick 

Creek, and at mile 253.

Drainage area.--3.980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 558.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 590.00 ft above Carolina Aluminum Co. datum. January 1919 to November 1927 

at datum 590.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 20 years (1919-25, 1926-27, 1942-55), 4,648 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 46,800 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 12.40 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Nov. 15; minimum daily, 21 cfs Aug. 7.

1919-27, 1941-55: Maximum discharge, 76,600 cfs July 21, 1919 (gage height, 15.9 

ft, present datum, from floodmarks determined by Tallassee Power Co.), from rating 

curve extended above 53,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 10 cfs 

Aug. 10, 1942 (gage height, 1.84 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Aug. 9 1942

Maximum stage known, 22.1 ft (present datum) in July 1916, from floodmarks, from 

records by Tallassee Power Co.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Except for major

in°?Qn'nnn AA0mpletf ly reeulated by H1£h Rock Reservoir since 1927 (usable capacity, 

lUj^oQjQQQjOQQ cu f t).

Revisions (water years). WSP 972; 1919(M), drainage area. Previously published records 

for this station prior to November 1941 are occasionally subject to error, owing to 

laulty or no gage-height record and a rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs which 

gave results considerably larger than present rating.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2,4 

2.1 

3.0 

3.5

19

28

42

83

189

390

940

9.C 

11.C

1,710

2,730

4 .,130

7,780

13,500

23,500

36,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 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

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,990

37

27

2,0215

1,830

1,850

1,000

1,690

458

32

480

1,010

1,010

1,210

80

1,370

5,050

4,330

3,790

4,110

4,020

3,860

3,890

672

2,640

3,330

*3,640

4,200

4,320

2,770

28

66,744

2,153

+209

Nov.

3,390

3,270

2,730

2,390

3,130

2,900

34

2,350

3,000

2,850

3,050

3,430

3,460

30

2,100

1,710

1,670

1,700

2,020

2,630

4,070

3,840

3,580

4,200

4,080

4,460

3,750

2,220

3,590

4,440

--------

86,074

2,869

-673

Dec.

3,760

3,720

4,030

4,180

2,100

42

1,360

3,220

2,570

3,260

4,130

3,970

2,990

1,260

3,580

3,700

3,240

3,400

3,340

3,630

3,420

4,450

4.620

4,450

3,940

3,570

3,780

3,780

3,870

3,690

3,750

104,802

3,381

+701

Jan.

3,450

2,200

3,120

3,210

3,210

3,230

3,350

4,060

1,560

3,780

3,140

3,740

4,320

4,720

4,710

36

3,740

4,510

4,220

4,090

4,360

2,280

35

3,670

4,360

4,220

4,400

*4,150

2,170

32

3,990

102,063

3,292

-625

Feb.

5,130

4,900

4,790

4,780

2,380

184

1,180

2,950

5,130

5,130

4,450

4,620

4,790

4,960

5,130

4,790

4,960

3,800

5,310

5,670

5,670

4,660

5,310

5,130

5,150

5,230

3,150

5,130

-

--------

124,464

4,445

+1,249

Mar.

5,130

5,310

5,130

4,960

5,720

4,790

4,170

5,050

4,950

5,160

6.580

4,120

40

3,820

4,440

4,090

3,680

3,900

1,690

1,570

4,090

5,490

5,130

5,130

5,130

4,280

2,660

4,450

5,310

5,310

5,490

136,570

4,405

-295

Apr.

' 5,310

5,310

5,130

4,480

4,010

5,050

5,310

5,330

38

!§_

4,710

4,810

4,120

1,940

6,110

50,500

12,000

7,090

5,220

4,710

4,450

4,130

5,000

4,130

4,960

5,670

5,490

4,960

4,790

5,130

--------

169,714

5,657

+1,467

May

5,130

4,790

4,620

4,620

5,770

4,940

4,370

4,790

5,130

5,950

4,880

5,220

5,210

2,080

39

2,440

2,350

*2,330

2,120

2,620

4,150

248

2,680

2,410

2,750

2,650

3,330

4,640

48

4,050

4,130

110,485

3,564

-851

June

4,130

4,850

4,740

3,750

48

3,370

3,190

3,400

4,060

3,290

3,610

42

3,640

3,660

3,170

3,560

3,620

3,740

39

3,660

3,350

3,560

3,460

3,440

4,000

35

3,550

3,430

396

1..650

___-___-

90,420

3,014

-786

July

5,160

5,530

50

2,790

3,910

3,900

3,170

3,680

3,150

36

2,050

1,890

1,970

1,990

2,300

2,210

38

3,400

3,250

3,240

2,960

3,850

41

25

2,360

4,750

2,820

2,800

2,820

38

25

76,003

2,452

-274

Aug.

2,800

2,780

2,740

2,840

1,810

34

21

2,860

1,470

1,230

770

2,580

3,000

550

3,090

2,780

2,830

2,770

5.440

3,240

36

2,820

3,360

3,280

3,320

3,310

2,500

40

2,940

2,950

2,940

71,131

2,295 -52

Sept.

2,980

2,840

34

22

1,420

2,520

1,980

398

1,240

1,630

26

1,140

1,180

2,070

1,420

2,460

31

24

23

1,460

*2,590

1,660

2,430

32

25

980

690

920

380

1,030

35,635

1,188

-120

Adjusted for change In contents In High Rock Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,362

0.593 

0.68

2,196 

0.552 

0.62

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

4,082 

1.03 

1.18

2,667 

0.670 

0.77

5,694 

1.43 

1.49

4,110 

1.03 

1.19

7,124 

1.79 

2.00

2,713 

0.682 

0.79

Observed

Max 51,600 Mln 24 Mean 3,567 

Max 30,300 Mln 21 Mean 3,217

2,228

0.560 

0.62

2,178 

0.547 

0.63

2,233

0.561 

0.65

1,068 

0.268 

0.30

Adjusted

Mean 3,503 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.93 

Mean 3,202 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In High Rock Reservoir; furnished by 

Carolina Alumlum Co.
180 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long 80°01'00", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State Highway 109, 1 mile upstream from MoLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery 

County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 297 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 17 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 15.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 23,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 26.22 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident (discharge, 17,900 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods 

at low flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average of 

1.0 cfs during the water year 1955 above station for water supply. Sewage is discharged into Deep River (Cape Pear River basin).

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 91

12.0

14.0

187

343

555

1,090

2,400

5,320

7,100

9,000

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

1.7

3.1

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

4.9

1.0

3,800

*8.680

2,800

163

97

71

58

46

41 

34

31

31

33

23

31

47

52

16,057.6

518

1.49

1.72

Nov.

47

36

28

33

37

82

93

68

54

44

44

39

37

39

31

39

39

39

48

56

77

*101

93 

84

97

95

71

66

342

421

2,380

79.3

0.229

0.26

Dec.

195

134

111

91

80

1,700

1,390

380

247

275

266

190

582

4,060

1,980

564

336

288

322

256

207

174

160 

152

132

116

111

107

105

107

103

14,921 '481

1.39

1.60

Jan.

95

91

99

103

95

97

89

82

77

78

243

478

250

184

144

132

120

109

120

137

132

144

404 

448

474

456

443

490

384

285

230

6,713

217

0.625

0.72

Feb.

195

187

187

163

159

2,110

6,490

3,830

728

470

754

1,460

573

384

318

298

269

244

215

195

184

174

174 

*176

559

406

275

247

-

21,404

764

2.20

2.29

Mar.

230

212

187

179

174

165

232

224

174

160

144

65?

407

389

412

369

920

615

755

810

564

461

532 

350

288

260

227

195

184

176

160

10,807

349

1.01

1.16

Apr.

155

150

, 160

' 157

139

134

152

147

127

113

116

139

160

2,440

4,920

1,220

537

373

301

253

221

195

176 

160

179

244

163

142

127

116

13,616

454

1.31

1.46

May

107

103

93

91

87

80

78

70

68

63

59

59

64

122

125

86

70

68

59

56

56

384

4,500 

952

253

171

163

118

173

93

78

8,549

276

0.795

0.92

June

64

56

56

50

47

44

40

40

36

34

47

123

95

50

41

34

31

30

33

297

166

68

48 

173

124

87

61

44

37

33

2,089

69.6

0.201

0.22

July

28

28

24

18

26

24

100

106

70

46

87

778

326

78

52

42

35

30

38

117

139

80

80 

60

94

58

48

61

39

48

80

2,840

91.6

0.264

0.30

Aug.

87

54

41

35

31

25

19

18

24

25

33

41

33

875

4,470

1,620

1,230

3,780

998

275

171

120

181 

109

SO1

66

58

52

52

48

47

14,698

474

1.37

1.58

Sept.

275

150

1,590

1,740

42T

230

165

127

99

84

75

75

61

56

52

53

47

46

41

41

37

39

33 

34

36

70

86

*50

44

44

5,901

197

0.568

0.63

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,680 Min 0.9 Mean 299 Cfsm C.862 In. 11.70

Water year 1954-55: Max 8,690 Min 0.9 Mean 329 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.86

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Oct. 16 (7 p.m.) 1O,600 cfs (15.73 ft); Feb. 6 (10 p.m.) 7,570 

cfs (12.51 ft); Apr. 15 (1 p.m.) 5,40O cfs (ICJ-'U ft); May 23 (5 a.m.) 5,O70 cfs (9.70 ft); Aug. 15 

(6 p.m.) 4,910 cfs (9.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C.

181

Location.--Lat 35°20', long 80°20', 200 ft upstream from highway bridge, 300 ft downstream 

from Little Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Richfield, Stanly County.

Drainage area.--56.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1955.

Gage.- Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--1954: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 2,200 cfs June 16, 

July 16; maximum gage height, 9.01 ft July 16; no flow Sept. 12-30.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,120 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 11.90 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow

Remarks.--Records good except those above 1,000 cfs which are fair, and those prior to 

Oct. 1, 1954. which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

*3.7

6.3

4.4

3.1

2.3

2.0

12

July

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

2.3

1.3

1.1

.8

78

54

Aug.

1.7

3.1

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.6

.5

.5

Sept.

0.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.9

72

.1

0

0

0

*0

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ...............................

Cubic feet per second per square mile

Runoff In Inches .....................

May

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

2.9

3.1

3,1

2.9

2.5

_

_

-

-

June

309

555

41

13

8.8

6.3

5.3

4.7

3.9

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.7

-

1,010.3

33.7

0.599

0.67

July

~10 474

5.3

3.6

2.9

28

14

8.3

3.4

2.3

2.0

*1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

2.2

632.7

20.4

0.362

0.42

 Aug.

.5

.4

.2

*T*

1.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

,1

.1

85

5.5

1.7

*1.1

110.8

3.57

0.063

0.07

Sept.

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

*0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.0

0.13

0.0023

0.003

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs). June 16 (10:30 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (9.00 

ft); July 16 (2:30 a.m.) 2,200 ofs (9.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0 

1,040

50

*13

9.7

8.3

6.7

5.3

*3.1

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

4.7

4.7 

3 4

1,158.0

37.4

0.664

0.76

Nov.

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.8

3.-1

6.0

5.6

4.4

3.4 

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.3

4.7

16

13

*8.8

7.1

13

12

8.3

6.7

20

132

37

328.1

10.9

0.194

0,22

Dec.

22

16

13

10

12

525

94

50

50 

52

34

27

608

520 

150

72

51

70

53

39

30

25

22

21

17

15

14

14

14

14

12

2,666

86.0

1.53

1.76

Jan.

11

12

11

11

10

9.7

8.8

*7.5

la 775

127

*56

36

24 

21

18

15

13

24

37

44

92

138

T21

116

*99

93

85

58

43

33

1,389.0

44.8

0.796

0.92

Feb.

30

33

27

21

_19

1,580

*704

*184

96

66

325

172

82

66 

59

48

44

*36

30

27

24

23

23

*27

44

30

26

25

-

3,871

138

2.45

2.56

Mar.

23

21

18

19

18

19

25

18

15 

15.

14

85

128

182 

90

82

90

138

186

156

91

85

51

40

34

32

24

21

20

18

16

1,772

57.2

1.02

1.17

Apr.

15

14

16

*15

12

15

16

12

10 

9.2

13

30

66

*1,940 

*344

133

71

51

39

30

25

21

18

16

15

13

11

9.7

8.8

7.5

2,996.2

99.9

1.77

1.98

May

6.7

6.0

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.4

2.9 

2.5

2.5

2.3

3.4

4.7 

4.7

3.9

3.1

2.5

2.2

1.8

2.5

306

564

«40

19

11

7.5

5.6

4.7

3.6 

2.7

1,041.9

33.6

0.597

0,69

June

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.9 

.9

30

6.3

2.7

1.8 

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

78

1.3

1.8

2.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

71.7

2.39

0.042

0.05

July

0.6

.5

.4

475

*1.1

.7

.5

1.2

.8 

6.4

100

118

*101

12 

6.3

3.6

2.3

1.6

429

497

53

18

9.0

3OO

113

27is

10

31

41

21

1,926.5

62.1

1.10

1.27

Aug.

8.8

5.0

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.2 

1.1

.8

75

.8

12 

*22

3.6

98

102

31

13

7.1

5.0

3.9

4.1

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.2 

1.1

343.3

11.1

0.197

0.23

Sept.

43

18

12

8.3

5.6

4.1

3.1

2.2

1.7 

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9 

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

2.2

4.4

*5.0

1.8

1.1

.9

39

164.3

5.48

O.O97

0.11

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,940 Mln 0 Mean 48.6 Cfsm 0.863 In. 11.72

Peak discharge (base. 1,6OO cfs) .--Oct. 15 (1 p.m.) 2,89O cfs (10.22 ft); 

cfs (8.11 ft); Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (11.9O ft); Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) 3,590 

(1 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (9.58 ft); July 19 (11 p.m.) 3,300 cfs (10.82 ft); July 

(9.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Dec. 13 (4 p.m.) 1,770 

 cfs (11.20 ft); May 23 

ily 24 (9 p.m.) 2,2OO cfs
182 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'00", long 80°10'30", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes 

Creek, 1^ miles upstream from highway bridge, and 6 miles southwest of Norwood,Stanly 

County.

Drainage area.--1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 212.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--26 years, 1,251 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,500 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 24.20 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.00 ft).

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 46.37 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 35 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 822: Drainage area. WSP852: 1937. WSP1052: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 15-19)

28

42

107

261

500

810

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

13.0

18.0

23.0

1,820

4,100

9,300

15,600

25,000

35,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

31

31

32

32

28

21

19

27

27

29

31

*27

22

9,800

9,800

1,310

430

253

192

155

137

122

110

97

88

81

83

95

137 

145

23,419

755

0.551

0.64

Nov.

120

97

88

88

105

124

142

140

117

105

102

100

97

97

95

90

90

102

127

153

242

231

*167 

170

183

177

155

145

836

962

5,447

182

0.133

0.15

Dec.

511

344

278

231

216

4,880

3,810

1,250

758

758

700

511

1,920

11,900

6,450

2,180

1,140

930

1,180

890

680

561

489 

435

400

357

321

312

312

316 

357

45,377

1,464

1.07

1.23

Jan.

326

312

308

344

326

303

295

269

250

254

925

2,090

1,040

712

544

472

420

372

1,440

2,870

2,060

1,700

2.980 

2,360

2,760

2,240

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,010 

790

34,252

1,105

0.807

0.93

Feb.

680

648

641

567

484

8,500

31,800

14,200

3,710

1,940

4,010

7,120

2,390

1,480

1,270

1,100

988

898

771

693

622

579

567 

555

693

771

634

579

-

88,890

3,175

2.32

2.41

Mar.

550

522

472

456

456

462

719

745

550

456

420

661

3,260

4,040

3,220

1,880

1,640

1,540

1,700

2,180

1,580

1,270

1,190 

898

745

680

609

528

467

445 

420

34,761

1,121

0.818

0.94

Apr.

390

376

395

728

542

478

2,940

1,680

700

511

445

615

876

24,400

27,500

8,730

2,270

1,420

1,120

914

784

680

575 

620

874

700

511

425

376

334

82,707

2,757

2.01

2.25

May

303

269

253

242

251

216

199

180

164

150

148

150

196

559

669

450

350

250

246

203

170

194

5.310 

3,170

922

528

590

632

397

223 

180

17,524

565

0.412

0.48

June

158

150

145

135

124

114

107

102

105

105

140

426

223

155

122

112

105

100

97

95

122

132

120 

107

338

220

167

120

100

90

4,336

145

0.106

0.12

July

88

78

72

65

184

290

135

85

a76

a 150

a2,000

a6,5OO

a2,500

*al,150

644

326

199

137

117

4,670

2,620

751

505 

282

992

530

316

209

324

447 

372

26,814

865

0.631

0.75

Aug.

326

220

197

860

196

145

117

317

584

348

196

186

137

6.600

4,360

2,000

1,360

2,050

706

372

234

177

435 

*594

174

137

112

100

90

90 

190

23,390

755

0.551

0.63

Sept.

616

1,060

842

506

316

227

196

153

137

120

107

95

83

76

78

76

72

72

67

56

51

49

51 

51

80

287

150

105

90

78

5,947

198

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1954: Max 35,700 Min 19 Mean 1,233 Cfsm 0.900 in. 12.23

Water year 1954-55: Max 31,800 Min 19 Mean 1,076 Cfsm O.785 In. 10.67

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). --Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) 22,400 cfs (16.70 ft); Feb. 7 (4:30 a.m.)

38,500 cfs (24.20 ft); Apr. 14 (7 p.m.) 38,200 cfs (24.10 ft); Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.88 

r* \

* 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.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

183

Location.--Lat 35°02ilO", long 80°08'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of 

Medley's mill, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3^ miles downstream 

from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles northeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 18 years, 81.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 11.03 ft); no 

flow for several days in October, November, June, and July.

1937-55: Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

for several days of most years.

Flood in August 1908 reached a stage of 16.4 ft, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge, 12,500 cfs); July 1916, 15.7 ft (discharge, 10,400 cfs); September 

1928, about 15 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

£.0

0

.42

1.14

2.0

4.2

7.2

14

37

2.3

2.6

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

78

121

168

268

470

741

1,470

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

146

79

13

33

25

12

6.7

4.4

2.7

1.83

1.22

.76

.42

.31

.31

.16

.11

326.92

10.5

0.095

0.11

Nov.

aO.08

a. 07

a. 06

a. 05

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

a. 07

a. 04

a. 04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.07

 .07

.11

.11

.07

.07

.07

.04

*.04

.01

.01

.01

0

.04

.21

.11

2.21

0.074

0.00067

0.0007

Dec .

0.07

.04

.04

.01

718

28

31

32

32

20

14

9.6

14

154

168

157

154

47

29

19

14

11

8.8

7.5

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.6

983.94

31.7

0.288

0.33

Jan.

3.5

576

9.4

8.8

11

9.9

8.6

7.2

6.3

5.8

*88

87

90

66

a35

a22

a!6

13

184

288

a250

a380

a320

a270

*238

198

168

129

84

57 

42

3,101.1

100

0.909

1.05

Feb.

32

27

24

19

17

138

508

*437

536

412

243

238

183

157

90

64

52

43

36

30

25

22

20

19

21

20

19

18

-

3,450

123

1.12

1.17

Mar.

17

15

13

13

13

14

25

25

26

20

17

16

24

214

193

168

141

70

48

42

36

34

29

24

19

17

14

12

11

9.6

8 . 6

1,328.4

42.9

0.390

0.45

Apr.

8.6

8.0

46

92

*126

102

265

426

608

414

154

70

82

926

2,040

1,690

815

358

120

60

44

32

24

19

17

13

11

9.6

8.6

7_t!

8,596.0

287

2.61

2.91

May

6.5

5.4

5.0

4.3

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.3

1.74

1.47

1.38

1.3

4,7

39

11

15

8.3

7.7

4.4

2.8

2.0

2.0

4.4

4.6

2.7

1.74

1.83

1.30

1.06

3'.6

228.22

7.36

0.067

0.08

June

1.83

1.47

1.22

.83

.76

.55

.36

.26

.16

.16

.31

.26

.16

.16

.11

.07

.04

.04

2.5

1.19

.16

.07

.21

.48

.11

.04

0

0

0

0

13.51

0.450

0.0041

0.005

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.01

11

46

96

267 "23

21

15

7.7

4.2

2.5

13

129

31

13

6.8

4.4

3.1

1.83

19

84

60 

20

878.54

28.3

0.257

0.30

Aug.

10

6.5

3.8

3.0

2.7

1.38

.83

.62

.36

.31

.26

.26

.31

55

447.

179

32

47

19

11

6.8

4.6

7.1

3.8

2.8

2.3

1.92

1.56

1.06

.69

.98

853.94

27.5

0.250

0.29

Sept.

8.7

234

350

297

157

39

20

13

8.6

6.3

4.6

3.6

2.7

2.1

1.65

1.22

1.06

.83

.62

.55

.48

.42

.42

.42

.42

.76

.62

.42

.31

.26

1,157.06

38.6

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,870 Min 0 Mean 75.0 Cfsm 0.682 in. 9.24

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,040 Min 0 Mean 57.3 Cfsm 0.521 In. 7.09

Peak discharge (base, 610 cfs).--Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (11.03 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 records for Little 

Sugar Creek near Charlotte.
184 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Star, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°23', long 79°50', on left bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Norfolk Southern Railroad bridge, 0.3 mile downstream 

from West Pork Little River, and 3 miles west of Star, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 97.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 16.46 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs 

Oct. 6, 9-14.

1954-55: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1954; minimum, that of Oct. 6, 9-14, 

1954.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of about 20 ft, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-11)

Oct.

0.1

3.2 

6.1

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

27

59

112

340

.9 

1.0 

1.2

Note. Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft.

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

96

340

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

670 

1,070 

2,090 

3,400 

4,2OO

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

£4

£5

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

1.6

.8

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

*4, 140

*3,030

*74

38 

29

22

20

18

18

16

16

14

14

13

25

25

26

7,546.9

243

2.49

2.88

Nov.

23

20

20

21

41

51

34

22

18

16

*15

15

15

15

15

15

16

18 

19

21

22

*22

21

22

23

23

23

23

~~5T 133

OJ.

823

27.4

0.281

0.31

Dec.

41

32

28

26

29

804

197

*84

63

68

64

48

63

564

183

91

64

64 

79

63

50

44

42

41

39

36

36

36

36

36

35

3,086

99.5

1.02

1.18

Jan.

34

36

36

35

35

34

33

31

31

33

90

*100

56

42

39

38

36

36 

43

47

46

58

136

119

115

117

128

166

115

81

67

2,013

64.9

0.665

0.77

Feb.

58

59

66

55

48

1,310

*2,590

*316

150

106

823

483

154

107

96

88

82

78

70

66

63

61

61

64

136

89

72

68

_

7,419

265

2.72

2.83

Mar.

66

63

58

59

61

64

81

68

56

52_

52

524

248

245

150

141

358

182 

255

248

141

119

102

86

79

79

72

66

64

61

59

3,959

128

1.31

1.51

Apr.

58

58

72

63

55

*60

63

58

51

50

51

59

63

*1.900

607

194

119

98 

86

78

72

67

63

60

58

58

55

51

50

48

4,425

148

1.52

1.69

May

44

43

41

41

40

39

37

36

35

33

32

33

37

124

88

46

39

36

34

32

31

82

422

98

*52

41

35

34

69

37

30

1,821

58.7

O.6O1

0.69

June

25

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

21

25

25

El

18

16

16

14 

T6

167

50

28

41

59

40

117

38

29

22

20

993

33.1

0.339

0.38

July

19

16

16

16

14

12

T2

14

25

132

412

663

*663

79

47

36

29

26 

69

132

91

40

42

93

74

36

31

29

62

145

145

3,220

104

1.07

1.23

Aug.

79

46

35

29

25

23

21

21

20

JL9

19

37

27

209

755

86

602

1,090 

134

72

50

40

42

*43

36

31

28

26

25

25

36

3,721

120

1.23

1.42

Sept.

488

216

2.290

934

280

96

76

63

54

49

49

47

40

38

37

36

34

33 

33

35

31

29

29

28

32

56

46

36

34

33

5,282

176

1.80

2.01

Calendar year 1954: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,140 Min 0.3 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16. 9O

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP cfs). Oct. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 10,4OO cfs (16.46 ft); Feb. 6 (12 p.m.) 

4,920 cfs (10.93 ft); Feb. 11 (7 p.m.) 2,090 cfs (7.03 ft); Apr. 14 (3 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (9.24 ft); 

July 12 (12 p.m.) 2,720 cfs (8.O4 ft); Aug. 18 (3 p.m.) 2,330 cfs (7.41 ft); Sept. 3 (8 p.m.) 5.0OO 

cf3 (10.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 185

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'40", long 79°52 I 10", on left bank at bridge on U. S. Highway 74, 

2.5 miles upstream from Palling Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Blewett Palls hydroelectric plant, 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 187.

Drainage area. 6,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1906 to January 1912 (gage heights and fragmentary discharge, 

published as ''Yadkin River near Peedeer'), September 1927 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 120.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). August 1906 to January 1912 staff gage at site

4 miles upstream at different datum. September 1927 to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage

recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years (1927-55), 7,716 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,900 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 11.42 ft); min- 

 imum, 122 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 374 cfs Sept. 18.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 270,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 30.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2, 3, 1951; minimum 

daily, 58 cfs Dec. 2, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 ft Aug. 27, 1908 (present datum), from records of State 

Highway and Public Works Commission (discharge, 276,000 cfs).

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

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Plow largely regulated 

since 1928 by four reservoirs above station, which have a combined usable capacity for 

normal operation of 24,259,016,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 8^2: Drainage area. WSP 1203: 1928-37.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

314

600

1,090

1,890

3,010

4,350

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

6,200

8,300

13,300

25,700

40,000

56,500

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

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

567

630

738

643

570

471

75T

490

616

637

583

677

582

559

10,500

36.200

22,200

11,600

1,810

4,470

4,070

3,740

2,600

1,120

2,620

4,050

3,720

3,520

3,930

3,780

787

129,231

4,169

+413

Nov.

2,250

4,120

3,630

3,500

4,120

3,800

1,680

1,880

2,500

3,690

3,570

2,900

3,200

652

2,330

2,170

3,000

2,790

2,240

3,250

4,620

2,700

4,910

4,660

4,050

4,400

4,380

3,800

3,790

6,210

 

100,792

3,360

-747

Calendar year 1954 :

Water year 1954-55 :

Dec.

6,730

4,880

4,880

4,790

5.500

6,020

11,600

10,100

5,360

4,790

5,350

4,240

6,120

13,100

21,600

11,300

9,260

5,480

4,950

6,070

5,800

5,420

5,180

5,260

5,310

4,660

5,090

4,890

4,080

4,820

5,040

205,470

6,628

+579

Jan.

5,120

2,210

4,090

4,060

4,620

4,340

4,360

4,000

1,450

5,060

5,650

5,940

8,850

6,600

4,630

1,840

4,980

5,360

6,600

9,420

9,200

6,200

1,790

8,300

9,420

9,200

7,430

7,950

6,700

2,840

6,100

174,310

5,623

-641

Feb.

6,020

5,990

5,480

6,050

4,620

5,860

49,400

43 , 800

21,000

9,900

9,650

18,400

13,900

10,100

8,420

5,520

5,860

7,860

7,270

7,100

5,880

6,450

6,700

6,960

6,340

7,340

6,990

5,520

 

 

304,380

10,870

+1,296

Mar.

6,400

6,730

6,720

6,860

7,560

6,650

6,380

6,570

6,550

6,550

6,610-

7,470

7,160

8,320

11.100

10,100

9,420

9,420

7,920

6,110

6,300

8,090

7,590

7,310

7,640

7,860

5,460

4,620

5,090

6,200

6,240

223,000

7,194

-312

Apr.

6,250

7,310

5,900

6,880

5,520

6,100

6,670

8,150

6,970

2,090

5,780

6,160

5,710

21,300

54,500

43,400

28,300

16,800

10,800

7,550

6,770

7,250

7,740

5,980

5,710

4,910

5,160

5,450

6,030

6,450

 

323,590

10,790

+1,537

May

5,670

5,540

5,820

5,760

5,760

5,810

5,640

5,700

5,710

5,460

5,330

5,860

6,340

4,830

1.790

4,180

3,090

3,260

2,530

3,640

3,840

3,360

6,630

12,500

9,360

3,500

3,040

3,680

3,240

3,810

4,640

155,320

5,010

-885

June

4,640

4,370

4.900

4,730

2,020

3,960

3,400

3,590

3,400

3,520

3,650

2,700

3,020

3,670

3,500

3,690

3,640

3,930

2,060

3,350

3,920

3,600

3,830

4,290

3,770

2,740

3,260

3,850

3,710

4,400

109,110

3,637

-959

July

3,670

3,270

2,130

2,460

3,550

*2,800

2,910

3,470

3,170

3,790

4,240

4,610

11,200

8,980

3,630

3,600

1,280

2,630

3,750

5,260

7,420

6,210

3,140

897

3,280

3,990

2,710

2,920

3,280

2,730

1,960

118,937

3,837

-72

Aug.

3,060

1,930

2,410

2,360

2,890

2,710

1,930

2,760

2,070

1,810

2,120

3,960

1,650

5,910

17,800

11,700

9,880

13,300

10,600

6,960

676

3,740

4,820

5,270

4,030

2,840

3,660

1,280

3,010

3,100

3,820

144,056

4,647

-60

Sept.

5,410

5,980

5,800

7,450

3,360

3,170

3,660

1,580

767

788

687

2,020

1,960

2,430

2,040

2,540

1,240

374

1,760"

2,110

1,980

2,340

a2,600

al,200

a400

al,000

al,600

al,900

a2,300

2,400

 

72,846

2,428

-326

Observed Adjusted

lax 96,500 Mln 154 Mean 6,152 Mean 6,092 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.04

fex 54,500 Min 374 Mean 5,647 Mean 5,623 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in High Rock and Narrows Reservoirs, 

furnished by Carolina Aluminum Co., and Tlllery and Blewett Reservoirs, furnished by Carolina Power 

and Light Co.

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of Blewett Palls power records.

41Z733 O - 57 - 13
186 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°39' , long 79°54', at left end of Eureka Lake Dam, l£ miles upstream from 

mouth and 3-| miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from Corps 

of Engineers map).

Average discharge. 15 years, 72.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 235 cfs Oct.'17 (gage height, 1.01 ft); no flow 

part of each day Apr. 7, 8.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 3,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 810 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak 

flow over dam; no flow May 30, 1945, and part of May 29, 1945, May 7, 1951, and Apr. 7, 

8, 1955 (water below spillway crest and gates closed).

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period when gates In dam were 

open (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.04 

.05 

.1 

.2

1.8 

2.4 

6.2

17.5

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

33

76

131

235

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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

1.8

178

2.7

3.7

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.8

98

170

22O

202

131

92

55

35

26.2

21.6

19.5

19.5

19.5

16.8

20.9

22.4 o-i i £Q . J.

1,253.6

40.4

-

-

Nov.

22.4

20.2

19.5

197s

29.5

36

39

*38

35

29.5

27.8

27.0

25.4

25.4

24.6

24.6

24.6

25.4

27. 0

27.8

26.2

25.4

25.4

27.8

27.0

27. 0

27.0

26.2

27.8

27.8

815.8

27.2

-

-

Dec.

28.6

27.0

27.0

25.4

27. 0

47

60

64

66

62

55

49

46

32

55

54

54

50

46

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

36

*36

37

34

39

1,324.0

42.7

-

-

Jan.

58

75

81

84

84

81

64

49

42

51

48

53

54

53

51

47

44

43

62

74

76

84

84

89

86

84

81

81

76

64

55

2,046

66. 0

-

-

Feb.

65

55

48

48

46

55

130

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

*150

140

130

85

50

50

75

120

110

75

75

55

34

3T

-

-------

2,68O

95.7

-

-

Mar.

34

34

34

36

36

36

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

40

40

4O

40

4O

4O

24

9

9

9

1O

10

9

9

9

8

°

868

28.0

-

-

Apr.

8

7

7

7

*7

8

5

8.6

49

71

79

71

61

107

170

205

177

134

108

86

68

52

46

43

3O

31

29.5

29.5

27.8

23.1

1,755.5

58.5

-

-

May

25.4

22

22

20

18

16

14

13

12

ii

12

13

15

16

15

14

13

12

11

12

16

20

»18.8

20. 2

17.5

15.6

13.1

13.7

15.6

13.1

494. 0

15.9

_

-

June

12.5

1O.8

9.6

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.6

11.3

10.2

11.3

16.8

17.5

15.6

13.1

10.8

9.6

7.6

6.6

776

19.5

27.0

38

32

3O

27.8

23.1

17.5

13.7

11.9

9.6

451.9

15.1

-

-

July

8.1

6.2

5.3

4.9

5.3

5.8

7.6

7.6

9.1

14.3

*18.8

20.9

18.8

21.6

24.6

28.6

28. 6

27JO

22.4

18.2

15.6

14.9

13.7

11.9

10.2

18.2

15.6

12.5

13.7

18.8

24. 6

473.4

15.3

-

-

Aug.

3O

27.8

21.6

19.5

15.6

11.9

10.2

9.1

7.6

6.6

9.1

12.5

13.1

13.7

13.7

11.9

15.6

18.2

18.2

16.8

14.9

13.1

17.5

19.5

23.1

26.2

26.2

20. 9

»15.6

14.9

12.5

507.1

16.4

-

-

Sept.

17.8

38

7O

86

79

64

46

31

23.8

19.5

17.5

16.2

16.2

14.9

13.7

12.5

11.3

10.8

15.6

18.2

18.2

16.8

14.3

13.1

17.5

37

49

54

54

45

940.9

31.4

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 22O Mln O.8 Mean 49. O Cfsm O.766 In. 1O.39

Water year 1954-55: Max 22O Mln 1.8 Mean 37.3 Cfsm O.583 In. 7.92

Peak discharge (base, 25O cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record May 2-23 ; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and 

weather records. Gates In dam open making spillway partly Inoperative as control Feb. 1 to Apr. 7;

discharge computed from flow over spillway plus computed flow through gates.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 187

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 12'15", long 79°32'55", In pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 76 at Peedee, 

Marion County, 0.2 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 85 miles 

downstream from Black Creek, and at mile 102.8 upstream from Wlnyah Bay.

Drainage area. 8,830 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1955. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Mars Bluff." Gage-height records collected at practically same sites since 1923 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 24.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 1.27 ft lower.

Average discharge. 16 years, 8,598 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 22.44 ft); mlnimum, 826 cfs Oct. 2,3, 8-11; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Oct. 9, from graph based on 

gage readings.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 ft, site 

and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurement of 221,000 cfs at Cheraw; minimum, 700 cfs Sept. 29, 1954 (gage 

height, 0.60 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplahts above station. 

Revisions. WSP 1233: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.5 

3.0 

7.0 

12.0

826

1,100

1,950

4,640

8,460

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

23.0

12,300

15,200

19,900

29,800

36,200

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

g870

g870

g826

g870

*g961

g961

g915 

g848

g848

g870

*848 

892 

892

915

1,230

4,600

12,900 

15,500

15.700 

13,400

10,000

8,260

6,220

5,320

3,660

2,660

3,450

4,360

4,220

4,220

4,290

132,376

4,270

-

-

Nov.

4,010

2,340

2,990

4,150

4,080

4,290

4,500 

4,080

2,920

*2,860

3,450 

4,080 

3,940

3,590

3,590

2.140

2,600 

2,990

3,380 

3,250

3,060

4,080

4,290

4,010

5.020

4,640

4,570

4,720

4,860

4,150

112,630

3,754

-

-

Dec.

5,020

6,360

5,990

5,390

5,240

5,020

5,240 

8,350

9,760

8,580

6,740 

6,220 

5,840

5,840

8,300

12,700

15.500 

12,500

10,200 

8,160

6,890

6,740

6,520

6,140

6,060

5,990

5,840

5,540

5,620

*5,540

5,090

220,920

7,126

_

-

Jan.

5,460

5,760

5,390

4,570

5,160

5,390

5,620 

5,390

5,160

4,500

5.800 

5,690 

6,440

7,740

8,220

6,590

5,320 

4,150

5,540 

6,590

8,540

9,580

9,130

7,040

6,960

9,130

10,000

9,670

9,310

8 , 620

7,120

207,580

6,696

_

-

Feb.

5,920

6,590

6,820

6,740

6,740

6,590

6,590 

12,900

16,400

18,000

19,600 

20.700 

20)700

19,900

18,600

16,600

14,200 

12,100

11,100 

10,300

9,580

8,540

8,060

7,980

7,900

7,900

7,980

*7,980

-

322,910

11,530

_

-

Mar.

7,340

7,190

7,420

7,500

7,660

7,820

7,900 

7,820

7,820

7,740

7,740 

7,660 

7,740

8,140

8,700

10,300

11.100 

11,000

10,700 

10,000

9,130

8,220

8,540

8,540

8,300

8,300

8,220

7,500

6,360

5 »92°

6 ,520

254,840

8,221

_

-

Apr.

6,820

6,960

7,260

7,340

7,420

7,260

7,340 

8,060

9,130

9,220

7,580 

6.560 

7,420

8,860

13 , 600

17,000

18 , 800 

22,400

26,900 

51 . 600

31,600

28,600

22,800

18,200

15,500

13,400

11,300

9,760

8,700

8 ,220

405,410

13,510

_

-

May

7,900

7,660

7,120

6,960

6,890

6,820

6,590 

6,520

6,660

6,520

6,290 

6,140 

6,290

6,520

6,890

5,690

4,500 

4,860

4,430 

4,360

5.940

4.570

4,500

5,540

8,860

*9.eW

8,060

5,54(5

4,360

4,640

4,430

189,720

6,120

_

-

June

4,940

5.240

5.240

5,020

5,090

4,860

5.520 

3,940

4,010

4,010

3,940 

4,080 

4,080

3,380

3,590

4,010

3,940 

4,010

4,080 

4,010

3,450

4,080

4,430

4,360

4,640

4,640

4,570

3,730

4,080

4,430

127,200

4,240

_

-

July

4,500

4,500

4,010

3,520

2,800

3,120

3,520 

3,320

3,450

3,800

3,800 

4,500 

*4 , 940

7,040

8.700

7,340

5,540 

4,360

3,120 

3,520

4,500

6,520

6,820

5,760

3,940

2.540

3,800

4,150

3,520

3,800

3,800

138,550

4,469

_

-

Aug.

3,520

3,180

3,380

2,990

3,120

3,180

3,120 

3,060

2,730

2,920

2,730 

2.600 

2,920

3,450

3,350

8,720

10,900 

10,500

10,600 

10,900

9,940

6,640

3,450

4,500

5,620

5,390

4,860

4,150

3,660

*2,660

3,380

152,120

4,907

_

-

Sept.

3,660

4,860

6,960

7,820

8.700

8,300

6,820 

5,690

4,940

3,450

2,470 

1,950 

1,880

2,600

2,800

2,990

2,800 

2,860

2,280 

1.700

2,340

2,990

2,920

3,120

3,120

2,400

1,820

2,020

2,470

2,800

111,530

3,718

.

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 59,500 Mln 720 Mean 7,106 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 31,600 Mln 826 Mean 6,509 Cfam - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
188 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location.- -La t 34° 15', long 80°13', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 15, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles 

northeast of Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area. --675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1955.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 161 ft (by barometer). Prior to June 11, 

~1948, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. June 11, 1948, to 

Dec. 15, 1954, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 705 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 7,720 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 15.40 ft); minimum, 125 cfs Oct. 8.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 22.35 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 125 cfs Sept. 16, Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shift ing -control method used Feb. 10 to Apr. 18, July 10-20)

4.6 125

5.0 163

6.0 269

8.0 581

11.0 1,270

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

1,870

2,970

4,520

8,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

134

143

143

134

134

134

125 134-

134

134

143

143

153

193

491

883

971

634

336

269

245

223

223

213

213

203

203

213

203

223

7,861

254

0.376

0.43

Nov.

245

234

234

223 234"

269

322

308

282

*269

269

245

257

245

234

245

257

269

257

282

295

282

282

295

282

282

295

282

295

308

8,078

269

0.399

0.45

Dec.

322

308

308

295

295

295

350

510

476

443

411

380

336

365

580

861 622"

459

411

395

365

350

350

336

336

322

322

322

322

322

336

12,105

390

0.578

0.67

Jan.

350

52T

739

819

*659

510

459

411

395

395

411

565

739

573

459

427

411

411

459

652

971

1,140

997

861

861

861

861

719

619

545

510

19,310

623

0.923

1.06

Feb.

476

459

459

459

445

443

619

949

1,190

1,640

2,560

1,620

1,040

1,090

779

639

*599

565

545

510

495

476

476

476

495

510

510

476

_

_______

_______

20,792

743

1.10

1.14

Mar.

459

459

445

427

445

459

476

599

679

545

476

459

445

459

510

759

599

510

476

476

495

495

459

445

411

595

580

372

358

55.3

*358

14,656

473

0.701

0.81

Apr.

350

350

358

442

699

545

545

883

1,140

1,550

1,450

768

599

773

1,140

1,610

6,760

5,110

2,840

1,740

925

639

545

510

459

445

427

395

372

558

54,525

1,151

1.71

1.91

May

545

522

502

288

282

269

265

251

240

228

225

215

J-T8

223

245

269

295

276

251

228

218

215

228

355

443

*329

269

245

240

251

257

8,257

266

0.394

0.45

June

234

213

198

188

178

173

168

163

175

173

178

188

198

213

193

178

168

168

163

178

397

581 4"4T

522

350

545

502

502

245

213

7,184

239

0.554

0.40

July

195

183

173

165

168

175

241

240

198

297

669

949

*824

881

1,140

1,350

1,920

1,460

473

550

450

575

395

336

282

257

251

251

228

287

493

15,850

511

0.757

0.87

Aug.

527 495"

427

558

550

356

459

580

288

257

269

257

282

295

251

250

427

322

269

251

269

356

263

251

358

580

295

245

218

205

*205

9,749

514

0.465

0.54

Sept.

208

228

506

629

759

529

565

308

276

251

228

218

218

213

208

203

198

188

185

185

188

188

185

178

178

185

228

257

234

213

7,909

264

0.391

0.44

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,230 Min 125 Mean 520 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.46

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,760 Min 125 Mean 456 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.17

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Apr. 17 (2:30 p.m.) 7,720 cfs (15.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Dec. 19 to Jan. 1, Jan. 8-11, 16-18 computed from twice-daily wire-weightgage readings.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 189

Lynches River at Efflngham, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long 79°45'15", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 52, 75 ft upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile 

south of Effingham, Florence County.

Drainage area.--1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1955. 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 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 923 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 12.80 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Oct. 10.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of 

Oct. 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5 to Sept. 11)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to June 27 June 28 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

137

205

358

715

1.9 175

2.0 190

3.0 340

4.0 505

6.0 894

8.0 1,490

11.0 2,610

13.0 4,100

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

145

170

305

461

654

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

100

99

100

100

100

100

96

95

95

96

96

98

100

174

220

212

250

342

422

525

617 

579

382

295

265

242

235

228

220

212

6,795

219

0.213

0.25

Nov.

*212

228

250

242

235

235

228

235

265

295

302

288

272

258

250

242

242

242

242

242

250

265 

280

288

288

280

272

272

280

*280

7,760

259

0.251

0.28

Dec.

272

272

288

302

302

302

302

302

332

385

451

523

541

505

451

417

417

505

595

667

667

559 

469

434

417

401

385

378

370

*362

355

12,928

417

0.405

0.47

Jan.

355

401

401

451

505

595

685

741

741

649

577

523

505

487

505

595

667

649

613

595

595

613 

649

801

948

1,040

1,160

1,220

1,240

1,180 

*1,120

21,806

703

0.683

0.79

Feb.

1,060

921

761

685

631

631

741

781

781

844

921

1,040

1,120

1,220

1,300

1,460

1,630

1,630

1,490

1,240

948

781 

722

667

649

631

613

*613

_

-----

26,511

947

0.919

0.96

Mar.

613

613

595

577

559

541

559

577

577

595

631

667

685

631

577

541

523

559

631

705

685

613 

577

577

559

541

505

469

451

434

*417

17,782

574

0.557

0.64

Apr.

401

401

401

417

417

417

523

631

703

703

761

948

1,110

1,700

2,220

2,220

2,120

1,940

1,740

1,700

2,960

3,920 

3,420

2,650

2,080

1,630

1,160

772

*631

559

41,255

1,375

1.33

1.48

May

523

469

434

417

401

385

362

340

325

310

295

272

280

370

385

348

318

340

355

348

318

302 

302

302

310

325

385

417

370

*302

10,928

353

0.343

0.40

June

295

295

295

272

242

220

205

198

186

176

175

184

184

186

190

212

220

205

190

176

175

176 

220

362

487

505

417

379

349

334

7,710

257

0.250

0.28

July

*305

270

235

209

196

176

158

147

158

209

222

222

298

411

552

654

721

768

817

868

948

1,060 

1,060

723

592

533

411

342

*305

305 

372

14,247

460

0.447

0.52

Aug.

427

461

533

572

572

533

461

403

387

411

395

334

305

291

291

298

298

270

29T

395

379

334 

298

395

496

461

427

478

461

372 

*305

12,334

398

0.386

0.44

Sept.

270

263

403

496

592

654

721

792

842 676"

496

395

342

291

27Q

249

228

216

216

228

222

209 

196

190

196

263

235

235

235

10,884

363

0.352

0.39

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,580 Min 95 Mean 582 Cfsm 0.565 In. 7.67

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,920 Min 95 Mean 523 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°24', long 79°20', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 9, 1.1 miles east of Dillon, Dillon County, and 3 miles upstream from 

Maple Swamp.

Drainage area. 524 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1955.

e

is 75.14 ft above mean sea level, 

vels by South Carolina Highway Depart -

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (leve 

ment).

Average discharge. 16 years, 480 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 10.66 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocityarea studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 25 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.98 ft). 

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 9,810 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 14.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 17, 23, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15, Sept. 10)

Oct. 1-15 Oct. 16 to Sept. 10 Sept. 11-30

3.0 26

4.0 75

5.0 134

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

96

114

177

220

292

7.5

8.0

9.0

10.6

415

630

1,280

3,100

7.4 

8.0 

9.0

463

775

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

50

a 50

52

52

40

28

26

75

38

42

42

32

28

80

150

a!94

266

274

313

559

790

735

655

558

512 

470

415

385

334

3292

7,530

243

0.464

0.53

Nov.

274

220

210

210

210

3210

210

*200

200

210

210

210

3220

220

220

220

220

220

220

3220

220

210

210

3210

210 

200

3200

200

192

6,430

214

0.408

0.46

Dec.

SCO" 200

200

200

3200

220

232

258

292

312

334

a358

358

385

385

415

432

432

3450

432

415

385

385

a358

3358 

334

334

*312

292

10,192

329

0.628

0.72

Jan.

a292

33T?

334

334

358

358

385

385

3358

358

358

358

334

334

334

3334

312

312

334

358

385

415

3450

512

558

580 

655

708

735

370"8

655

13,203

426

0.813

0.94

Feb.

605

580

535

490

470

a490

512

512

535

605

655

680

a680

TUB" 708

*680

630

605

580

3535

490

470

450

450

415

415 

3385

385

15,255

545

1.04

1.08

Msr.

385

385

385

385

415

432

450

470

490

535

512

512

3490

470

512

605

735

850 856"

790

708

680

655

655

605

535 

450

415

385

385

334

16,465

531

1.01

1.16

Apr.

312

292

a3T?

385

450

*512

535

535

580

3630

655

680

708

850

1,200

2,040

2,960

5.100

2,320

1,740

1,360

1,050

980

850

708

605

558

490

450

450

28,297

943

1.80

2.01

May

415

358

334

274

258

244

244

a232

220

200

192

184

184

3192

192

192

200

220

244

a270

3300

3320

3350

3380

3410

3430 

a440

3450"

3390

3370

358

9,017

291

0.555

O.B4

June

334

292

274

274

3274

274

244

220

188

150

144

3144

150

150

138

138

132

132

3138

156

185

232

344

470 42~5

3312 

334

358

385

358

7,352

245

0.468

0.52

July

274

a244

a232

210

192

177

163

250

329

a!97

177

177

265

334

358

385

aJSS

334

312

292

334

358

312

3244

232

220 

232

258

258

258

244

8,237

266

0.508

0.59

Aug.

210

200

232

210

200

a!84

a!56

138

132

10S

102

96 14"2"

3192

210

200

205

274

292

334

3415

490

605

735

1,120

1.200 

3980

850

735

580

432

11,959

386

0.737

0.85

Sept.

432 470"

1,140

31,540

1,740

1,850

*2.080

1,850

1,740

1,600

al,180

1,100

900

835

745

632

555

507

463

580

688

775

835

3775

3775

775 

835

965

835

775

29,972

999

1.91

2.13

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,630 Min 24 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.651 In. 8.84

Wster yesr 1954-55: Max 3,100 Min 26 Mean 449 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.63

- Dischsrge messurement made on this day. 

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on bssis of weather records and records for ststion at 

Galivants Ferry.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 191

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°03'38", long 79°29'39", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

UToT Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream 

Irom Seaboard Airline Railroad bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond County.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--16 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1.600 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 4, 

1940 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1955 are given in 

W3T~1400.

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 972: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-29)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

125

187

240

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

302

460

709

1,100

1,710

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

Cf am

In.

Oct.

49

46

43

40

39

36

34

33

36

39

40

40

*42

42

161

739

1.540

1,100

585

394

302

235

194

170

155

146

137

131

143

176

194

6,861

221

1.24

1.43

Nov.

164

146

146

146

176

230

273

282

2?5

176

158

149

143

140

146

140

140

143

149

149

152

164

*155

152

161

155

143

143

187

225

5,058

169

0.949

1.06

Dec.

230

198

170

131

128

225

313

435

486

Jan.

176

194

216

211

187

180

176

184

173

439) 167

348

292

211

258

292

336

357

336

282

251

235

220

206

202

198

194

187

184

184

187

180

7,895

255

1.43

1.65

*202

251

302

302

265

211

194

184

206

251

292

302

292

302

*324

336

324

302

273

258

240

7,477

241

1.35

1.56

Feb.

220

211

206

202

190

206

302

439

536

53?

426

348

336

336

324

292

265

251

240

235

225

216

*211

211

216

225

230

211

_

7,842

280

1.57

1.64

Mar.

202

194

187

184

180

180

202

220

220

190

173

173

187

235

302

336

313

265

235

235

251

251

230

206

187

176

170

164

164

161

158

6,531

211

1.19

1.36

Apr.

155

T76" 152

202

*184

170

216

258

230

173

161

176

198

324

692

845

TBT

550

406

324

273

240

216

198

202

240

282

282

216

184

8,677

289

1.62

1.81

May

167

155

149

140

134

125

116

108

102

99

96

99

125

264

504

513

422

240

167

140

122

131

215

*366

398

238

137

128

128

152

194

6,074

196

1.10

1.27

June

140

105

94

85

80

77

72

69

70

72

77

96

85

72

65

62

61

74

70

113

143

102

99

140

155

110

110

96

91

77

2,762

92.1

0.517

0.58

July

66

60

56

59

*60

71

67

122

184

176

251

265

25T

240

246

187

113

88

77

80

119

110

131

122

102

131

96

77

74

137

176

3,994

129

0.725

0.83

Aug.

187

134

96

96

88

74

69

72

67

T?

77

119

131

99

134

173

194

376

595

611

435

250

*238

324

366

324

206

146

128

119

125

6,125

198

1.11

1.28

Sept.

202

292

406

447

460

500

427

313

225

194

184

*170

158

140

134

125

116

110

TT9

173

211

178

128

119

116

131

143

128

*119

116

6,283

209

1.17

1.31

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,340 Min 33 Mean 228 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.43

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,340 Min 33 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs).--Oct. 17 (10 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.92 ft); Apr. 16 (l p.m.) 876 cfs 

(6.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°26', long 78°58', on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 74, 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, 

Columbus County, and 1^ miles downstream from Big Swamp.

Drainage area. 1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1955.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 72.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1936, staff gage at site 100 

ft downstream at same datum. Sept. 30, 1936, to June 8, 1943, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Sept. 6-11; maximum gage height, 8.56 

ft Sept. 6,7; minimum discharge, 87 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, -0.03 ft).

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 14, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft in August 1928, from floodmark witnessed by local resident (discharge, 25,000 cfs).

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

Revisions. WSP 892: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1954-55, except periods when rate of change of 

stage was used as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Jan. 31

-0.1 80 0.6 120 4.0 608

0.0 90 1.0 169 5.0 885

.1 100 2.0 308 6.0 1,450

3.0 448

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

224

327

477

640

898

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,450

2,500

4,080

6,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

92

92

92

95

*98

97

97

94

92

91

90

89

88

*130

*k!72

k235

266 

287

*308

329

350

371

k434

k514

k653

k784

868

868

868

k732

9,470

305

0.250

0.29

Nov.

k630

k545

k468

k426

420

413

406

406

406

399

392

332

399

406

420

427

*434

441 

434

434

420

406

406

399

399

392

399

399

399

399

12,711

424

0.348

0.39

Dec.

406

406

406

406

406

441

462

*483

505

521

537

546

563

590

617

636

670

725 

785

832

868

885 56"8~

850

832

815

800

785

*785

755

725

19,9ll

642

0.526

0.61

Jan.

710

740

740

725

725

725

710

710

710

695

710

710

710

695

682

682

670

658 

710

755

785

832

905

1,040

1,120

1,180

1,210

1,270

1,300

1,300 

1,300

26,414

852

0.698

0.81

Feb.

*1,300

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,300

1,370

1,370

;-,370

/I, 410

1,410

1,450

1,450

*1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,370

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,180

1,150

_

37,370

1,335

1.09

1.14

Mar.

1,120

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,O4O

1,040

1,070

, 1,070

*1,100

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,120 

1,150

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,270 ' 17270"

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,040

35,220

1,136

0.931

1.07

Apr.

998

975 i,5z"<5

1,040

1,020

998

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,150

al,200

al,400

al,600

al , 800

a2,000 

a2,400

a2,600

a2,700

a2.800

a2,806

a2,800

32,700

32,600

32,500

32,100

al,800

31,400

50.791

1,693

1.39

1.55

Way

31.100

3950

3900

3850

3800

3750

3750

3700

3700

3650

3650

3600

3600

3550

a500

3480

3460

3460 

*455

455

462

485

604

621

692

753

753

704

630

603

k484

20,151

650

0.533

0.61

June

447

455

492

49?

462

432

410

*380

342

320

297

274

260

245

231

*238

245

260 

290

297

267

245

267

290

304

327

350

365

342

350

9,976

333

0.273

0.30

July

380

395

372

335

304

282

267

260

252

2T4

260

252

k318

k422

k506

522

562

594 

621

630

*630

612

578

k496

470

462

447

462

447

432

395

13,239

427

0.350

0.40

Aug.

357

357

335

327

335

350

365

380

380

342

335

k403

387

372

372

380

k488

k565 

586

621

650

k764

kl,010

kl,280

kl,710

k2 , 530

k3,400

3,610

4,180

4.560

4,560

36,291

1,171

0.960

1.11

Sept.

*4,560

4,460

4,85O

4,850

4,960

5.170

5,170

5,170

*5,170

5,170

5,170

k4,460

k3,920

k3,460

k3,020

*k2,700

k2,630

k2,260 

k2,266

k2,500

k3,560

k4 , 000

k4,320

4,360

*4,270

k3,790

k3,290

k2,930

k2,700

k2,630

117,760

3,925

3.22

3.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,260 Mln 88 Mean 829 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.22

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,170 Mln 88 Mean 1,067 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.87

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; dlschsrge estlmsted on bssls of recorded rsnge In stsge and records for 

Lumberton Steam Plsnt.

k Computed by using rste of chsnge of stsge 3s a fsctor.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 193

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'25", long 79°14'50", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 501, at Galivants Perry, Horry County, 1.0 mile downstream from Lake 

Swamp.

Drainage area.--2.790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 23.95 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 2,786 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 10.36 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 155 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 12, 13, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Dec. 24, Sept. 14-30)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

152

184

350

690

1,390

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

2,230

4,050

7,510

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

187 

181

171

174

178

178

178

171

171

168

162

158

*158

162

384

452

435

486

520

588

622

656 

690

724

792

860

965 

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,180

15,031

485

0.174

0.20

Nov.

1,210 

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,100

1,000

930

860

792

*758

724

724

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

724

724

724 

724

724

690

690

690 

690

656

656

24,250

808

0.290

0.32

Dec.

656 

656

656

656

656

690

724

758

758

792

826

860

895

965

1,000

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,280 

1,320

1,350

1,390

1,390

1,440 

1,440

*1,440

1,390

1,390

32,318

1,043

0.374

0.43

Jan.

1,590 

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,570

1,640 

1,640

1,890

1,990

1,990

2,230 

2,370

2,510

2,510

2,670

52,240

1,685

0.604

0.70

Feb.

2,830 

2,830

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

5,190

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,010

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,010

3,010 

3,010

2,830

2,830

2,830

2,670 

2,670

.

-_-___.

83,960

2,999

1.07

1.11

Mar.

2,510 

2,370

2,370

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,370

2,370

2,510 

2,510

2,670

2,670

2,510

2,510 

2,510

2,510

2,370

2,370

72,450

2,337

0.838

0.97

Apr.

2,230 

2,110

2,110

1.990

1,990

2,110

2,230

2,370

2,510

2,670

2,670

2,830

2,830

3,390

4,050

4,590

5,210

5,550

6,290

7,090

7,930

8,370 

7,930

7,090

6,690

5,550

5,210 

4,590

4,310

3,810

-----

128,300

4,277

1.53

1.71

May

5,590 

3,590

5,190

2,850

2,510

2,570

2,110

1,890

1,720

1,570

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,070

1,040

1,000

1,600 

1,070

1,100

*1,180

1,180

1,210 

1,210

1,240

1,280

1,280

50,050

1,615

0.579

0.67

June

1,280 

1,240

1,210

1,140

1,070

1,040

1,000

965

965

895

826

758

690

656

622

588

554

554

588

656

656

690 

690

690

690

724

792 

860

895

895

24,879

829

0.297

0.35

July

860 

826

826

860

826

758

690

656

622

588

622

*622

622

622

656

895

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,140 

l.UO

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,040 

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,000

27,571

889

0.519

0.37

Aug.

1,040 

1,040

1,000

1,000

950

860

792

758

530" 690

690

690

690

690

690

690

758

860

950

965

1,040

1,070 

1,100

1,140

1,240

1,350

1,440 

1,570

1,800

*2,110

2,510

32,823

1,059

0.380

0.44

Sept.

2.850 

5,590

4,310

5,550

6,290

7,930

9,270

10,600

12,000

15,000

15,400

13,000

12,000

11,100

10,200

8,810

8,370

7,090

7,090

7,090

6,690

6,690 

6,690

7,090

7,510

8,810

*9,270 

9,270

9,270

9,270

253,880

8,465

5.03

3.58

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,930 Win 158 Mean 1,675 Cfsm 0.600 In. 8.15

Water year 1954-55: Max 13,400 Min 158 Mean 2,186 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.63

Discharge measurement made on this day.
194 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°54 I 00", long 80°09'55", near left bank on downstream side of McBride 

Crossing on U. S. Highway 378, 1 mile downstream from Church Branch and 6.3 miles 

northwest of Gable, Clarendon County.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1955.

Sage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 95 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge turing year, 518 cfs Apr. 17, 18; maximum gage height, 3.26 

ft Apr. 18, from graph based on gage readings; no flow Oct. 1-17.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3, 1952 (gage height, 5.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow July 10-17, Aug. 2 to Oct. 17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those between 15 and 100 cfs, which are .fair, and those 

below 15 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.1

2.2

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

0 2.3

.9 2.4

3.3 2.6

6.7 2.8

10 3.0

16 3.1

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

38

59

126

232

381

473

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3

34

70

158

355

553

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

2.8

4.4

4.6

7.1

9.0

16

li

*15

13

10

9.7

0 C 8.5

128.8

4.15

0.010

0.01

Nov.

*7.1

6.2

5.8

5.6 672"

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.8

8.1

8.5

8.6

9.0

9.2

9.6

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

15

17

18

21

*22

328.4

10.9

0.027

0.03

Dec.

23

27

30

32

35

51

68

79

88

96

99

103

118

145

155

155

150

150

150

145

140

136

126

115

111

107

103

103

99

96

92

3,127

101

0.252

0.29

Jan.

115

150

169

174

*174

174

174

180

186

191

203

209

203

197

197

203

191

191

232

246

266

273

287

317

357

373

381

35T

365

357

*349

7,465

241

0.601

0.69

Feb.

333

317

294

287

273

273

365

381

399

427

464

473

464

455

436

418

399

381

365

349

333

317

301

280

*273

260

253

232

-

9,802

350

0.873

0.91

Mar.

226 220"

209

209

209

203

226

226

215

209

197

197

209

215

209

197

191

180

186

203

215

215

203

197

186

174

169

164

155

145

145

6,104

197

0.491

0.57

Apr.

136

136

150

164

164

164

169

164

164

169

186

246

273

326

392

450

518

5l8

483

450

450

417

405

367

315

293

267

241

*232

227

8,636

288

0.718

0.80

May

222

208

174

151

140

120

106

97

87

77

70

60

64

80

92

94

94

106

114

111

225

293

321

?G2

241

222

222

251

272

*262

5,136

166

0.414

0.48

June

251

246

237

204

178

166

148

126

114

111

130

144

144

134

114

92

82

80

82

82

75

77

77

87

117

202

298

282

246

218

4,544

151

0.377

0.42

July

*187

140

106

114

97

94

87

72

58

58

47

44

60

80

82

77

80

77

64

70

94

126

151

174

191

195

187

178

*191

191 

191

3,563

115

0.287

0.33

Aug.

187

ITS

178

166

154

140

134

123

103

89

92

89

89

89

89

84

75

68

60

54

47

40

55

103

137

134

130

123

120 

120

117

3,367

109

0.272

0.31

Sept.

117

130

166

204

241

256

256

232

213

187

166

162

158

151

140

130

120

111

100

92

87

82

75

64

56

56

56

56

54

54

3,972

132

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1954: Max 680 Min 0 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.347 In. 4.70

Water year 1954-55: Max 518 Min 0 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.384 In. 5.21

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 195

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°39'40", long 79°50'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 52 at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, 1.0 mile downstream from Kingstree Swamp Canal.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1893 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, tape gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 758 cfs.

Extremes. Maxinuim discharge during year, 3,900 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 10.79 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Oct. 7, 8.

1929-5,5: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 12-15, Oct. 7, 8, 1954.

Maximui%.stage known, 18.0 ft Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 cfs, from rating 

curve extended., above 27,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U.S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1928(M), drainage area. WSP 1333: 1930(M), 1931, 

1936.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage .height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15-22, Dec. 7 to Apr. 14, 

Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1-14

0.0 

.1

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

0.4 1O

.8 21

1.4 48

2.0 87

3.0 175

4.0 288

6.0 618

7.O 85O

8.O 1,170

9.O 1,720

10.0 2,670

10.7 3,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

34

83

107

77

40

27

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

14

15

14

575

18.5

0.015

0.02

Nov.

13

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

1O

To

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

10

10

1011

1111

317

1O.6

O.OO84

O.OO9

Dec.

11

TT

11

11

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

20

25

27

31

36

40

42

*48

60

71

79

81

81

81

81

82

83

aT

1,217

39.3

0.031

O.O4

Jan.

83

15T

119

137

146

*146

146

146

ISO

155

16O

170

180

19O

206

217

228

245

275

321

356

386

4O2

452

54O

638

682

704

704

682

660

9,727

314

0.249

0.29

Feb.

660

638

618

598

558

558

66O

774

*876

904

904

876

850

798

774

726

704

7O4

682

682

660

638

618

598

578

540

522

504

_______

19,202

686

0.544

0.57

Mar.

486

469

452

435

435

426

452

486

486

469

452

435

452

486

540

54O

522

504

486

540

598

598

558

522

486

452

410

378

349

*321

501

14,526

469

0.372

0.43

Apr.

288

282

282

282

269

257

245

234

222

212

217

282

368

766

1,59O

2,640

3,240

5.400

2,940

2,550

2,130

1,790

1,590

1,420

1,260

1,130

1,020

904

798

682

33,290

1,110

O.881

0.98

May

578

5O4

418

356

308

263

222

190

16O

*137

115

10O

93

128

165

155

132

111

95

86

81

118

274

378

435

486

558

618

638

615

9,118

294

O.233

O.27

June

540- 578

469

410

349

294

239

195

155

128

107

93

107

132

124

100

81

7O

62

60

61

59

66

111

137

150

190

251

*328

435

6,081

203

0.161

O.18

July

522

522

452

371

321

282

245

212

200

294

251

228

294

402

469

504

486

394

301

288

378

364

342

321

245

222

175

146

137

155

165

9,688

313

0.248

0.29

Aug.

195

* 239

308

378

41O

452

522

558

540

469

386

3O8

239

190

155

128

111

94

78

71

76

66

64

90

*142

222

351

540

682

726

660

9,45O

305

0.242

0.28

Sept.

504

378

435

631

892

1,260

1,690

2,540

5.750

3,560

2,860

2,230

1,870

1,650

1,470

1,260

1,090

904

774

638

540

435

364

294

245

212

185

165

155

142

,

33,103

1,103

0.875

0.98

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,86O Mln 2 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.225 In. 3.O7

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,730 Mln 2 Mean 401 Cfsm 0.318 In. 4.34

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Marion, N, C.

Location. Lat 35°42'20", long 82°02 I 10", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 221, 0.2 mile downstream from Tom Creek, and 2.2 miles northwest of 

Marion, McDowell County. Records include flow of small tributary which enters above 

control.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi (including area of small tributary which enters above control). 

Records available. October 1941 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 14 years, 307 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 1, 5 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 19,700 cfs Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 15.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and contractedopening determinations at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 30, 

Oct. 1, 5, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.34 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 10,000 cfs as explained above).

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1032: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.5

28

35

46

72

129

207

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

395

610

870

1,510

2,220

3,680

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

29

56

63

33

29

29

46

52

31 

*32

32

31

31

31

33

40

37

48

53

35

34

34

34

37

47

53

37

38

43

43

40

1,211

39.1

0.229

0.26

Nov.

54

51

44

43

56

65

66

45

*44 

44

44

51

69

47

46

84

129

113

145

119

98

100

66

79

86

58

56

62

127

121

2,212

73.7

0.431

0.48

Dec.

88

65

58

57

65

234

131

85

96 

86

69

68

94

134

100

72

69

109

119

77

69

*68

79

81

65

62

90

113

513

728

319

4,063

131

0.766

0.88

Jan.

248

155

119

123

145

107

90

86

86 

103

157

96

92

115

81

79

76

88

101

85

98

113

88

81

101

109

81

85

103

115

72_

3,278

106

0.620

0.71

Feb.

*90~ 74

119

131

94

869

891

427

319 

270

224

162

150

140

127

123

152

165

134

109

103

125

227

198

201

184

152

184

-

6,144

219

1.28

1.34

Mar.

198

190

184

157

136

125

109

111

127 

123

111

150

190

201

*192

187

195

221

319

359

307

941

565

419

355

339

300

270

259

234

224

7,798

252

1.47

1.70

Apr.

210

181

181

152

154

155

190

157

147 

138

393

466

1,660

5,400

1,050

680

520

440

383

343

307

281

266

263

285

241

*224

214

187

173

13,421

447

2.61

2.92

May

187

173

170

152

138

152

152

136

119 

134

134

113

192

252

672

500

415

319

273

238

252

1,200

842

542

435

351

296

255

248

221

210

9,473

306

1.79

2.06

June

173

181

165

165

152

129

239

201

175 

160

195

170

*152

121

111

125

121

101

460

359

234

204

274

227

157

150

160

145

121

127

5,454

182

1.06

1.19

July

138

134

107

Us

190

147

121

192

234 

150

371

464

1 3 580

790

492

371

300

227

270

555

407

307

270

302

295

292

*238

195

234 

266

427

9,981

322

1.88

2.17

Aug.

570

480

343

288

252

241

266

241

1.850 

871

606

516

391

375

905

687

471

383

331

335

335

273

292

270

227

201

195

192

184

175

12,924

417

2.44

2.81

Sept.

187

315

231

221

173

*187

170

145

155 

157

152

147

129

113

119

143

119

100

121

109

90

113

119

98

181

152

103

129

147 

125

4,450

148

0.865

0.97

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,950 Mln 29 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,400 Mln 29 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Peak discharge (base, 5.400 cfs). Apr. 14 (4 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (9.89 ft); Aug. 9 (12 m.) 3,530 cfs 

(6.80 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 197

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35 0 47'50", long 81°53'20", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 126 at Branch, Burke County, and 0.2 mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area.--65 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to December 1908 (fragmentary, published as "at Fonta Flora"), 

June 1922 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,205.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to December 1908 staff gage 1.2 miles 

downstream at different datum. June 7, 1922, to July 5, 1937, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1922-55), 139 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,680 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.65 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 8-15.

1907-8, 1922-55: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 2, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 8 cfs 

Sept. 7-9, 1925.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage about 0.4 ft lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 892: 1928-29, 1935, 1937.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and. 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

260

550

1,490

2,740

4,300

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

19

33

31

22

18

17

16

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

25

22

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

25 

23

585

18.9

0.291

0.33

Nov.

21

22

21

21

25

29

25

23

*22

22

22

22

21

21

2C:

24

30

60

135

258

104

63

52

47

44

40

36

35

56

63

1,364

45.5

0.700

0.78

Dec.

48

43

39

33

38

69

54

38

56

64

45

54

51

61

66

56

53

58

69

56

44

*40

*43

51

40

36

47

52

*530

1,070 

308

3,312

107

1.65

1.89

Jan.

183

135

111

93

85

80

74

66

61

58

61

57

56

46

57

52

46

46

48

43

39

56

44

44

35

40

50

32

46

38 

33

1,915

61.8

0.951

1.10

Feb.

40

*54

64

48

53

444

731

328

215

161

150

135

120

110

100

93

91

85

78

72

71

72

278

207

175

140

132

164

-

4,411

158

2.43

2.52

Mar.

138

125

111

104

100

95

111

89

84

80

80

100

132

108

*102

138

246

298

454

441

318

763

474

318

251

233

183

150

140

125

118

6,209

200

3.08

3.55

Apr.

108

102

100

89

87

111

138

108

97

89

185

494

621

2,910

783

454

333

265

224

187

168

168

140

140

168

135

*130

120

111

102

8,867

296

4.55

5.07

May

97

91

89

85

82

78

74

72

69

66

64

64

84

111

168

120

104

89

80

72

71

203

279

199

154

130

111

102

93

91 

87

3,279

106

1.63

1.88

June

78

74

69

66

63

61

66

87

80

72

76

93

*76

63

60

57

54

53

84

150

113

78

68

63

57

57

54

51

.50

50

2,123

70.8

1.09

1.21

July

50

47

44

48

68

84

66

104

87

66

71

196

203

154

118

104

91

80

135

100

89

78

69

66

69

63

*72

64

89

97 

100

2,772

89.4

1.38

1.59

Aug.

191

132

164

113

91

108

100

122

300

179

128

158

115

100

257

394

20T

154

130

115

158

118

187

120

100

89

84

76

71

76 

78

4,415

142

2.18

2.53

Sept.

87

72

72

69

66

*61

60

56

53

53

51

50

47

46

45

43

42

39

38

37

35

34

34

34

51

63

47

43

42

43

1,513

50.4

0.775

0.87

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,980 Mln 13 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.65

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,910 Mln 15 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--r>ec. 30 (1:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (4.26 ft); Apr. 14 (3:30 a.m.) 

5,680 cfs (6.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lower Little River near All Healing Springs, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°57 ! , long 81°14', on left bank 0.3 mile downstream from Grassy Creek, 

0.4 mile upstream from Lambert Creek, 2.2 miles northeast of All Healing Springs, and 

4 miles northwest of Taylorsville, Alexander County.

Drainage area. 31.2 sq mi.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,070 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 607 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

1953-55: Maximum discharge, 1,040 cfs Jan. 22, 1954 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 21, 1955.

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

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, 

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.3

3.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

6.0

Nov. 17 to Feb. 6

43

61

88

123

212

357

408

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

8.8

15

27

43

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.8 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0 

4.4

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.4

3. 9

4! 7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

i±

8.5

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

»6.9

6.9

6.9

9.2

9.0 

7« 8

187.3

6.04

0.194

0.22

Nov.

8.0 

11

10

9.5

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

9.5

39

25

14

26

22

15

12

12

11

9.7

9.4

9.1

12

18

13

395.8

13.2

0.423

0.47

Dec.

11 

11

9.7

9.4

11

29

18

*15

*17

15

14

13

20

28

21

17

15

20

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

51

35- 67 

574.1

18.5

0.593

0.68

Jan.

27

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

14

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

13

12

»12

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

12 

12

448

14.5

0.465

0.54

Feb.

ft

12

11

11

»129

116

51

36

30

32

26

25

22

21

20

20

18

18

17

16

17

21

20

20

19

19

18

_

788

28.1

0.901

0.94

Mar.

18 

17

16

16

16

16

*15

15

14

U

14

17

15

16

17

19

21

24

33

37

34

~6T 124

42

34

30

26

24

22

21 

20

811

26.2

0.840

0.97

Apr.

19 

19

19

17

18

20

18

16

16

16

43

189

191

340

128

81

61

50

*42

38

34

32

30

31

31

28

26

25

25

24

1.627

54.2

1.74

1.94

May

t*

23

22

22

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

19

20

24

21

20

20

19

18

la

21

24

al9

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!2

a 11 

a 11

589

19.0

0.609

0.70

June

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

a 11

21

19

13

20

114

32

23

19

17

16

15

14

16

16

16

16

15

13

14

15

13

12

11

11

557

18.6

0.596

0.66

July

10 

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

10

12

10

12

12

16

21

18

*14

12

10

9.5

8.8

14

22

14

11

10

14

18

12

11

13

15

12 

14

393.3

12.7

0.407

0.47

Aug.

13 

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

11

12

22

IT

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.2

11

9.8

9.5

11

9.2

8.8

8.0

7.8

»7.8

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.2 

6.0

297.7

9.60

0.308

0.35

Sept.

6.7 

6.7

7.3

7.5

7.1

6.2

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

5.1

4.9

»4.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.6

4.4

ill

6.2

5.1

5.2

5.1

6.8

158.1

5.27

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1954 : Max'594 Mln 3.4 Mean 20.8 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.04

Water year 1954-55: Max 340 Mln 3.1 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.13

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 607 cfs (7.90 ft). 

* Discharge Measurement Made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 199

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°43 I , long 81°04', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highways 64 and 70, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile 

upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. 

Records Include flow of Lyle Creek.

Drainage area.--1.535 sq mi, Includes that of Lyle Creek.

Records available.--July 1896 to April 1902 (gage heights only, 1900, 1902), November 1934 

to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 746.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to April 1902, wire-weight gage at 

bridge five-eighths of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1896-99, 1935-55), 2,276 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,650 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 2.13 ft); minimum daily, 122 cfs Oct. 17.

1896-1902, 1934-55: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

36.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of 

computation by Duke Power Co. of peak flow over dam; minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 19, 1954 

(gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs July 12, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 ft July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dike at 

Lookout Shoals Dam, 4 miles above station, from information furnished by State Highway 

and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

four reservoirs above station which have a combined usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 

cu ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1955 

are given in WSP 1400.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1936-38. WSP 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.3

118

158

260

890

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,680 

3,120 

4,80O 

6,500

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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

146

142 

126

556

306

519

206

146

142

130

240

420

470

511

1,490

190

122

348

437

369

610

662

626

142

766

678

431

1,240

*i*Z2°

649

15,044

485

-123

Nov.

906

1.490 

1,270

1,470

1,210

196

188

454

367

766

486

908

142

196

629

532

823

1,060

1,230

766

146

1,100

1,300

1,270

426

790

586

249

774 

776

22,506

750

-39

Calendar year 1954:

Water year 1954-55:

Dec.

1,100

1,080 

1,050

302

486

731

1,230

1,010

1,070

610

292

150

894

766

784

824

832

205

150

1,110

912

568

301

284

393

468

826

1,150

1,850 

2.720

2,430

26,578

857

+330

Jan.

1,810

388 

1,400

1,860

1,780

1,740

2.08O

626

276

755

924

784

769

890

368

324

1,180

591

466

276

444

248

154

IZ3

314

220

167

334

704 

274

910

23,499

758

+240

Feb.

568

742 

953

965

557

762

800

980

2,720

2,980

5.780

1,800

1,970

2,480

2,310

1,900

1,680

1,610

440

200

1,780

975

1,040

1,500

891

200

271

1,660

-

--------

38,514

1,376

+595

Mar.

1,830

782 

 854

775

158

248

1,960

1,030

928

955

964

726

246

733

753

312

1,630

2,500

1,150

561

1,740

3,030

3.740

2,850

2,380

492

290

2,380

2,120 

1,550

1,400

41,067

1,325

+560

Apr.

923

282 

138

1,080

972

1,360

1,010

938

172

358

1,610

3,160

3,030

5,140

4,800

3,990

1,570

3,540

4,460

4,460

4,460

1,300

609

182

2,380

2,370

1,480

1,220

1,400 

407

--------

58,801

1,960

+1,197

May

154

1,210 

1.810

1,390

2,290

1,120

163

146

885

1,070

1,380

945

896

270

205

1,300

1,290

1,520

982

1,120

182

296

1,830

1,950

 1,340

 1,390

2.850

1,480

225 

1,620

772

34,081

1,099

+466

June

1,160

1,750 

966

200

138

1,480

843

792

1,270

941

1,520

321

1,780

1,720

1,950

1,370

1,320

218

200

827

1,580

1,140

2,740

1,180

1,130

225

1,350

1,580

1,690 

1 f 390

34,771

1,159

-19

July

444

158 

265

6O7

794

938

969

826

558

172

2,440

2,220

2,650

2,340

 2. 760

754

146

2/510

1,600

2,130

2,340

2,740

1,550

169

2,520

2,210

2,080

2,610

2,490 

935

170

44,795

1,445

+84

Aug.

2,69O

2,620 

2,370

2,360

1,660

1,260

473

2,400

2,370

2,270

2,620

2,900

1,130

150

987

1,180

2,380

2,530

2,510

1,760

204

1,910

2,880

2,330

2,030

2,480

808

150

2,600 

3.050

* oou

59,892

1,932

-505

Sept.

2,730 ^m

238

1,020

2,300

2,000

2,520

416

249

126

2,090

1,660

2,310

2,630

 1,990

450

150

1,040

1,720

1,060

1,270

1,670

' 560

561

1,100

1,350

954

1,400 

1,240

40,108

1,337

-594

Observed Adjusted

tax. 19,800 Mln 122 Mean 1,665 Mean 1,490 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.18

*1ax 5,140 Mln 122 Mean 1,205 Mean 1,385 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In 

Lookout Shoala Reservoirsj furnished by Duke Power Co.

Brldgewater, Rhodhlss, Oxford and
200 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°41', long 81°24', on left bank 450 ft downstream from highway bridge at 

site of old Link Ford, 1-jj miles downstream from Burke-Catawba County line, and 2 miles 

southeast of village of Henry River, Burke County.

Drainage area. 80 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1925 to November 1931, December 1941 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 30, 1931, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1925-31, 1942-55), 122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 7.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 17, 18; minimum daily, 

5.6 cfs Aug. 21.

1925-31, 1941-55: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 18.40 

ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at Henry River, at gage height 29.2 ft; minimum, 3 cfs 

Dec. 20, 1942; minimum daily, 4 cfs Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 29.2 ft Aug. 13, 1940, at former site, from floodmarks (discharge, 31,300 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

mill above station. An average of about 3 cfs was diverted for water supply by city of 

Morganton and Morganton State Hospital and discharged into Catawba River.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1928, 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

1.1 

1.3

7.0

12

27

46

73

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5 

5.0

141

261

625

1,300

1,520

0.5 

.6

.7

3.8

6.8

11

18

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

65

124

264

625

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

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

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

28

25

24

*22

 2T 21

21

23

24

30

25

25

25

28

31

31

34

28

27

27

27

21

27

32

28

27

27

27

28

32

821

26.5

0.331

0.38

Nov.

46

40

39

39

*40

it

45

37

38

39

39

10

12

31

52

89

51

45

40

44

38

39

41

38

35

34

38

77

57

1,211

40.4

0.505

0.56

Dec.

57

45

62

22

8^5

94 

81

64

*68

68

27

13

89

107

68

57

56

51

56

48

44

42

39

41

38

36

38

56

133

244

111

1,963.5

63.3

0.791

0.91

Jan.

22.

62

62

56

64

62

61

9.6

8.0

50

56

56

57

54

29

7.0

43

57

58

48

*66

28

12

58

56

51

66

66

26

39

61

1,498.6

48.3

0.604

0.70

Feb.

61

62

57

61

24

1.140 

720

254

153

120

124

114

93

93

87

99

83

72

32

44

67

70

60

45

58

58

56

67

-

_ _ _ ^_ . .

3,974

142

1.78

1.85

Mar.

45

62

59

64

31

28 

*64

58

58

63

39

13

69

97

95

79

87

93

101

114

116

161

164

T56

97

87

74

72

62

60

60

2,392

77.2

0.965

1.11

Apr.

54

47

60

65

65

65

64

56

26

41

103

166

240

963

318

182

136

116

97

*89

87

79

72

81

93

70

56

69

65

38

3,663

122

1.52

1.70

May

52

65

54

29

45

44 

43

43

40

40

39

52

89

93

278

147

97

79

74

69

35

168

271

158

126

95

79

59

60

74

76

2,673

86.2

1.08

1.24

 

June

53

*54

58

28

14

52 

62

87

85

70

~99 239

79

65

65

59

58

19

25

21

78

62

50

67

43

8.8

66

56

50

48

1,820.8

60.7

0.759

0.85

July

33

8.8

7.2

22

62

52 

44

50

28

30

120

185

114

*83

76

41

46

54

54

56

54

60

32

8.1

47

53

54

50

50

24

7.2

1,605.3

51.8

0.648

0.75

Aug.

32

46

46

49

32

7.2 

30

123

74

58

48

49

23

10

55

78

58

50

46

19

5.6

32

52

36

34

20

6.2

6.5

*31

41

40

1,237.5

39.9

0.499

0.58

Sept.

28

39

9.7

32

48

38 

38

42

38

8.5

6.8

43

36

38

39

41

7.2

6.7

14

36

9.0

37

28

10

33

62

42

41

39

42

931.9

31.1

0.389

0.43

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,290 Min 7.2 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,140 Min 5.6 Mean 65.2 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.06

Peak discharge (base, 2.800 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 201

Indian Creek near Laboratory, K. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'20", long 81"15"50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of 

Rudisill Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, l| miles upstream from 

mouth, l-g miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3? miles south of Lincolnton.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available . August 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 736 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 630 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 3.77 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 8.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

gage heights 4.95, 6.27, and 8.74 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks, Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

98

153

3.5 

4.0

232

290

355

420

540

740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.0

*6.0

5.2

5.2

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

12

"9.0 15

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

12

12

257.3 

8.30

0.121

0.14

Nov.

12

14

16

14

18

16

14

14

*14

14

14

15

15

15

15

23

30" 50

28

26

19

17

17

18

16

16

16

19

47

24

576 

19.2

0.281

0.31

.Dec.

20

19

18

18

24

99

38

28

30

30.

26

24

38

51

36

30

28

36

34

29

28

26

*26

26

24

24

24

24

44

49

36

987 

31.8

0.465

0.54

Jan.

32

30

29

28

28

28

26

26

25

26

36" 54

32

29

29

28

28

26

32

34

32

38

47

43

43

41

43

43

41

34

1,049 

33.8

0.494

0.57

Feb.

*38~ 34

36

34

34

292

459

T32

90

82

77

65

58

54

51

47

47

43

41

41

40

40

41

45

49

43

41

41

-

2,095 

74.8

1.09

1.14

Mar.

43

41

40

40

40

40

40

3636"

36

36

85

112

*88

67

81

72

67

70

72

67

"55 147

70

63

63

54

51

47

45

43

1,877 

60.5

0.885

1.02

Apr.

43

43

60

45

43

47

47

41

41

40

66

75

131

507

186

109

88

77

67

63

58

56

51

49

72

*49

45

43

43

40

2,325 

77.5

1.13

1.26

May

38

36

36

36

34

32

30

29

28

?5

28

28

90

77

280

90

95

96

56

45

115

264

328

139

85

67

54

47

43

40

38

2,402 

77.5

1.13

1.31

June

36

34

32

30

30

29

28

*54

32

36

~49 154

36

32

30

29

28

28

39

50

30

28

28

30

28

26

25

25

24

23_

1.083 

36.1

0.528

0.59

July

22

20

19

19

52

24

22

22

30

26

81

220

47

38

34

28

25

23

*22

53

112

86

32

28

36

64

58

28

47

38

56

1,412 

45.5

0.665

0.77

Aug.

38

28

24

23

22

23

22

~4? 202

34

28"

25

23

32

34

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

20

17

16

16

16

15

15

*14

13_

~~2F.5 883 

0.417

0.48

Sept.

22

19

20

20

18

17

16

14

13

13

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.0

977

22

20

14

15

15

50

443.8 

14.8

0.216

0.24

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,240 Mln 5.2 Mean 56.0 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.13

Water year 1954-55: Max 507 Mln 5.2 Mean 42.2 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.37

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--No peak 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

412733 O - 57 - 14
202 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°18'20", long 81°14'05", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles northeast of Bessemer City limits, Gason County, and 8$ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs May 21 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.72 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 7.

1952-55: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1955; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 7, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Bessemer City diverts out of basin approximately 1.2 cfs for water 

supply causing slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0

0.3

1.0

3.6

6.8

10

16

35

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

175

296

462

658

878

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.2

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.4

.8

17TJ

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.4

1.8

1.7

5.7

4.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.1

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.2 

3.5

73.6

2.37

0.076

0.09

Nov.

3.5

375

3.9

*3.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.5

4.6

4.6

*4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

6.6

12

10

13

10

7.0

6.0

6.1

6.1

5.6

*5.1

5.3

15

34

T.3

215.8

7.19

0.229

0.26

Dec.

7.9

7.5

7.0

77F

9.2

T£- 52

11

12

12

9.9

9.5

27

25

15

12

11

16

13

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.5

9.3

9.5

9.5

*11

12 

10

398.9

12.9

0.411

0.47

Jan.

10

10

9.9

9.9

8.1

9.7

9.3

9.1

9.5

11

29

IS

12

9.3

9.5

11

9.1

11

16

14

14

20

21

19

20

19

21

21

18

16 

15

436.4

14.1

0.449

0.52

Feb.

13

15

IS- 12

IS

588

ITT

51

34

*29

39

26

22

22

20

18

19

17

17

15

16

16

15

20

20

16

17

15

1,235

44.1

1.40

1.46

Mar.

13

15

15

15

14

18

16

14

13

13

14

35

24

71

3ff

25

25

32

24

24

24

61

 29

24

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

706

22.8

0.726

0.84

Apr.

15

15

19

15

15

17

17

15

13

IT

27

23

89

330 -Jl

38

31

26

24

23

21

19

17

29

27

19

17

15

'1415

1,030

34.3

1.09

1.22

May

13

12

 12

12

12

11

1(5 9.1

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.5

29

40

36

19

35

53

17

13

"241 286

89

58

36

26

20

18

17

14 

14

1,190.7

38.4

1.22

1.41

June

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.1

 11

10

11

39

n

11

9.0

9.9

7.7

7.3

7.3

14

16

9.1

8.6

13

16

8.4

8.2

7.0

7.2

6.6

6.3

334.7

11.2

0.357

0.40

July

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.1

5.6

5.4

6.0

5.6

5.1

4.5

9.5

~9.7 44

8.8

7.2

5.8

6.8

6.0

*4.0

4.4

4.6

6.2

6.3

4.8

3.6

6.1

8.9

3.2

4T7

14

8.4

231.2

7.46

0.238

0.27

Aug.

6.8

5.6

5.3

3.3

4.4

3.6

3.2

19

n

4.6

5.6

4.6

3.3

5.6

7.2

4.0

3.3

4.8

2.8

3.0

4.6

4.4

17

3.5

2.8

3.3

3.2

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.5

164.0

5.29

0.168

0.19

Sept.

-T.I 17

3.6

5.6

3.3

4.4

*2.8

2.1

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1 *il

.9

1.2

.9

1.0

4.0

3.5

2.0

1.8

2.2

8.6

87.8

2.93

0.093

0.10

Calendar year 1954: Max 479 Mln 0.8 Mean 22.0 Cfsm 0.701 In. 9.49

Water year 1954-55: Max 588 Mln 0.8 Mean 16.7 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.23

Peak discharge (base. 65O cfs). Feb. 6 (12 m.) 970 cfs (5.18 ft); May 21 (7:30 p.m.) 1,040 cfs 

(5.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

203

Drainage area.--630 sq mi.

Records available . January 1942 to September 1955.

Average discharge. --13 years, 771 cfs.

_ stage known, 21.33 ft in August 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000

Considerable diurnal Remarks. --Records good except those below 200 cfs, which are poor 

aboveUataWonnd c'i'tf of^to'i^f01' fTS P^lods at low ?°°w

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1003: 1943(m).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

27

33

40

60

103

211

365

3.0 

4.O 

5.0 

6.0

8.0

10.00

547

1,040

1,720

2,500

4,500

7,200

O.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5

35

43

77

112

2.O

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

23O

379

550

1,040

Hote.--Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

99

70

47

122

109

92 

31

103

41

40

128

108

58 

15J,

134

119

128 

140

131

124

124 

134

104

109

124

127

121

114

129

97

3,224

104

0.165

0.19

Nov.

146

152

147

177

175

159

175 

160

171

151

179

167

139

163" 138 

165

315

320- 379 

337

308

245 

210

222

195

235

2O3

196

365

.354

6,448

215

0.341

0.38

Dec.

314

277

230

?3T

243

*624

464

396

344

361

317

295

385

509 

528

454

327

376 

400

358

334

3 2O

304

280

289

264

279

261

298

528

731

11,327

365

0.579

0.67

Jan.

325- 528

411

365

351

327

327 

318

298

311

390

426

382

351 

317

317

307

241 

3TT

400

372

368 

443

418

372

404

425

414

418

407

389

11,539

372

0.590

0.68

Feb.

344

374

387

365

540

1,970

4,860 

3, $70

2,280

1,010

838

737

669

606 

587

532

532

508 

464

386

436

423 

420

463

517

431

422

441

-

24,712

883

1.40

1.46

Mar.

396

419

419

*405

405

402

422 

355

m

373

373

473

877

760 

668

626

691

647 

626

668

668

994 

ffSs785

647

587

532

498

515

480

446

17,398

561

0.890

1.03

Apr.

443

429

446

463

436

446

498 

426

419

562

433

673

1,060

5,960 

*3,120

2,220

1,100

838 

714

647

582

556 

531

5O2

665

587

520

463

446

396

24,401

815

1.29

1.44

May

396

409

367

384

389

531

328 

291

512

312

297

294

349

729 

1,080

95O

714

763 

506

614

775

2,510 

2,270

1,350

865

668

545

485

41O

373

*396

20,262

654

1.04

1.20

June

382

353

521

300

279

312

306 

279

409

389

674

892 5"6T

392 

560

334

514

509 

264

419

541

363 

341

392

30O

262

325

226

238

260

10,9O3

363

0.576

0.64

July

239

189

2TO" 188

272

344

212 

271

259

251

*320

825

668

515 

396

328

279

271 

209

249

320

469 

337

239

249

*263

284

282

325

305

334

9,902

319

0.506

0.58

Aug.

294

272

209

176

228

222

161 

810 795"

375

309

294

236

218 

337

274

309

274 

265

207

160

223 

217

108

178

176

153

141

158

152

99-

8,028

259

0.411

0.47

Sept.

130

192

181

138

219

181

162 

189

172

159

152

124

154

75 

152

140

125

151 

106

159

96

ITS' 40 

93

69

223

233 2~56~

156

208

4,443

148

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1954 : Max 12,400 Hln 31 Mean 581 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.52

Water year 1954-55 : Max 4,860 Hln 31 Mean 418 Cfsm 0.663 In. 9.OO

Peak discharge (base. 8,OOP efs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°59' , long 80°58', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21, 3-y miles downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York 

County, and ?J miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 3,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1895 to July 1903, April 1942 to September 1955. Revised 

records for period September 1895 to July 1903 published in North Carolina Department 

of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34 and South Carolina Research, Planning and 

Development Board Bulletin 17.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 492 ft (by barometer). Sept. 23, 1895, 

to July 31, 1903, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1895-1902, 1942-55), 4,528 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 7.69 ft); minimum, 296 cfs July 2 (gage height, 2.77 ft); minimum daily, 490 cfs Oct. 21.

1895-1903, 1942-55: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage height, 24.15 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 143 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 2.59 ft); 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 21, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Catawba Reservoir (usable capacity, 

6,542,000,000 cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1333: 1942-43(m) , 1953(m) . See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

425

534

1,210

2,120

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

3,270

4,670

7,910

11,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

963

937

967

962

892

916

950

1,110

916

978

942

868

652

512

608

554

629

576

513

540

490

538

557

582

564

568

546

554

578

582 

822

22,366

721

_

-

NOV;

630

565

664

624

1,080

722

866

837

692

692

616

606

797

626

688

794

703

708

743

585

604

1,300

1,380

1,250

1,110

1,210

878

1,150

*1,110

1,500

25,730

858

_

-

Dec.

1,780

1,790

2,340

1,990

680

2,710

3,390

1,830

2,050

2,430

1,480

1,990

2,950

2,09O

2,180

2,310

2,090

742

856

2,600

2,700

1,970

1,540

666

638

1,350

2,190

3,160

1,850

1,770 

1,000

59,112

1,907

-

Jan.

1,440

1,090

2,340

2,850

*2,760

1,700

3,350

1,070

936

3,240

1,130

2,510

3,110

3,290

2,150

1,240

2,110

1,480

992

692

1,060

728

1,010

1,440

2,150

1,710

1,610

1,840

2,820

1,280 

2,290

57,418

1,852

-

Feb.

2,270

1,610

1,570

1,940

1,730

1,350

794

2,730

7,530

8,610

8,080

5,590

5,770

9,690

7,220

2,750

2,420

2,850

795

658

2,710

2,310

2,070

1,520

*3,130

982

652

1,720

- -

91,031

3,251

-

Mar.

2,050

1,770

2,340

1,570

1,020

815

2,050

2,960

2,290

1,990

2,030

940

*913

2,110

3,020

3,920

4,160

2,420

2,020

1,940

4,070

4,620

3,930

4,400

3,890

1,390

1,040

3,840

3,570

3,450 

4,920

81,448

2,627

-

Apr.

3,910

956

678

2,060

2,420

3,600

927

592

628

734

2,040

4,390

3,500

4,220

*11,500

9,690

3,520

6,710

8,610

9,330

8,970

6,640

1,260

732

3,650

4,720

4,810

5,040

2,100

1,280

119,217

3,974

-

May

644

3,740

2,790

3,250

2,980

2,080

602

602

2,900

3,140

2,400

2,620

1,230

1,020

698

1,740

1,570

1,340

1,840

2,020

848

752

4,930

6,980

5,390

5,600

2,980

1,620

1,150

2,470 

1,730

73,656

2,376

-

June

2,100

2,010

2,010

1,030

599

2,350

1,270

512

1,3~40

1,090

1,190

880

1,830

2,320

2,320

2,240

2,060

654

611

1,730

2,220

2,170

2,910

928

682

578

1,730

1,590

2,150

2,080

47,184

1,573

-

July

1,700

572 6l6~

1,290

1,030

1,130

1,000

624

593

624

1,760

4,770

4,970

* 5,420

3,730

1,910

583

2,510

1,760

1,820

1,790

2,010

1,970

630

2,820

4,420

3,590

3,440

2,630

616 

610

62,938

2,030

-

Aug.

2,660

3,300

3,560

3,640

3,320

1,130

710

2,550

2,850

2,910

3,780

2,300

982

630

758

648

3,630

3,370

4,430

1,290

858

2,080

6,520

3,710

1,480

3,950

1,060

579

3,010

2,420 

1,920

75,562

2,437

-

Sept.

1,780

2,220

567

535

964

2,020

2,680

*2,090

1,430

906

754

2,970

2,050

1,860

1,930

1,350

968

649

1,780

1,640

1,450

1,460

1,550

842

617

1,530

1,690

1,340

1,610

1,210

44,442

1,481

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 43,900 Mln 490 Mean 2,979 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 11,500 Mln 490 Mean 2,082 Cfsm _ In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 205

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°09'20", long 80°51'10", on right bank 50 ft downstream from tributary on 

right, 500 ft downstream from Briar Creek, 600 ft upstream from sewage-disposal plant 

of city of Charlotte, and 4.7 miles south of city hall in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County.

Drainage area.--41.4 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1924 to September 1955.

Gage. Water stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 571.6 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Charlotte datum). Prior to Apr. 21, 1927, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 44.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,450 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 12.30 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1924-55: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 10.42, 11.47 and 12.00 ft; minimum, 1.2 cfs 

Sept. 27, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1052: 1939-44.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

0.7

2.2

4.6

9.0

16

35

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

62

126

277

570

1,250

2,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

3.6

3.2

2.7

3.4

2.7

2.0

2.0

3.4

3.4

3.9

260

14

4.4

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.

*3.

4.

4.

4.

29

8.

4.

405.8

13.1

0.316

0.36

Nov.

4.1

7.2

5.9

5.9

21

6.4

5.0

5.5

5.9

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.5

5.0

5.5

13

9.7

7.7

7.7

28

8.1

7.7

12

8.6

7.2

6.4

6.8

8038"

12

354.5

11.8

0.285

0.32

Dec.

9.0

8.1

7.7

6.8

108

*183

25

15

31

18

13

11

~95 296

33

21

19

41

19

16

14

14

13

12

10

9.0

10

12

12

12

11

1,104.6

35.6

0.860

0.99

Jan.

12

12

12

12

11

19

17

11

I"9.0

~TT 150

19

16

14

16

12

*12

76

47

30

53

42

47

45

40

36

35

30

25

26

931.0

30.0

0.725

0.84

Feb.

26

31

25

24

23

1,250

272

69

41

30

173

50

30

27

26

24

24

21

19

19

17

18

19

37

25

19

17

18

------

2,374

84.8

2.05

2.13

Mar.

19

19

29

*21

23

32

23

19

18

18

18

80

31

112

TC

31

26

24

31

29

24

31

22

19

19

25

17

16

IT

17

17

867

28.0

0.676

0.78

Apr.

17

16

24

17

16

38

60

21

17

15

71

32

204

*1,980

110

50

34

29

25

22

20

19

17

27

20

17

16

16

14

12

2,976

99.2

2.40

2.67

May

12

11

13

13

12

11

10

9.0

970

9.7

10

9.7

66

105

35

17

14

12

10

10

44

715

T85

36

26

19

15

23

14

12

11

1,498.4

48.3

1.17

1.35

June

11

10

11

10

9.0

9.7

9.0

9.7

9.0

56

Te- 84

ll

9.7

8.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

9.0

8.6

12

25

25

31

22

9.0

8.1

7.2

77?

468.6

15.6

0.377

0.42

July

7.2

6.4

FTB" 5.9

6.4

6.4

9.0

19

19 -

21

102

182

109

24

14

9.7

7.7

7.7

8.6

296

58

23

14

94

31

17

19

25

24

25

13

1,210.8

39.1

0.944

1.09

Aug.

15

11

19

11

9.0

8.1

374

TI3

22IS"

17

12

10

302

255

28

19

18

15

12

10

11

*10

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.1

7.2

S7T

8.1

14

1,388.2

44.8

1.08

1.25

Sept.

17

49

14

11

9.0

9.7

10

10

8.6

7.7

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

G7S

9.0

28

9.7

6.8

7.2

7.7

63

366.0

12.2

0.295

0.33

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,320 Min 2.0 Mean 35.6 Cfsm 0.860 In. 11.68

Water year' 1954-55: Max 1,980 Min 2.0 Mean 38.2 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.53

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). Feb. 6 (4:30 p.m.) 3.1OO cfs (10.23 f t) ] Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 4,450

cfs (12.30 ft); May 22 (8 p.m.) 3,390 cfs (10.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky Creek at Great Palls, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°34' , long 80°55' , on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Branch, 

1 mile west of Great Palls, Chester County, and 1.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 299 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 8.27 ft); mini- 

 mum, 0.04 cfs Oct. 6-13.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 6-13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9 

1.1

0.01

.08

.30

.80

1.8

3.6

6.5

11

24

1.4 

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

51

109

224

47?

1,080

1,880

2,930

5,700

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.07

.06

.06

*.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.05 

1.0

4.4

5.6

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.9

3.9

5.6 

9.4

775

65.27

2.11

0.011

0.01

Nov.

5.6

5.3

4.8

4.8

8.5

12

11

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.3

8.3 

*8.3

8.8

9.6

10

12

15

17

13

13

18

16

12

11

13

19 

21

323.6

10.8

0.056

0.06

Dec.

17

15

13

13

14

56

63

28

23

23

22

19

26

167 

80

42

31

30

29

26

23

22

21

20

20

18

18

18

20 

20

18

955

30.8

0.159

0.18

Jan.

30

164

101

56

*43

36

32

29

28

28

193

146

72

50 

44

42

38

36

497

473

168

154

174

150

213

136

99

83

71 

61

53

3,500

113

0.582

0.67

Feb.

50

51

50

44

11

784

2.810

783

259

170

406

708

220

149 

128

109

95

86

78

71

67

66

*63

62

67

61

57

57

-

7,592

271

1.40

1.46

Mar.

56

52

49

51

50

54

99

74

61

56

57

56

52

50 

52

51

48

46

47

48

48

49

42

39

38

39

36

34

^6

35 

34

1,539

49.6

0.256

0.30

Apr.

34

34

38

39

35

45

439

226

102

80

76 *m.

321

4.030 

3,510

492

260

182

141

115

97

86

74

69

80

61

52

50

46 

42

10,967

366

1.89

2.11

May

38

36

33

32

30

28

25

23

21

20

19

"27 18

57 

463

136

67

59

40

33

30

72

629

TeT

90

62

46

41

34

30 

*25

2,425

78.2

0.403

0.46

June

21

20

18

17

16

15

14

15

17

18

34

27

16

13

12

11

10

9.6

13

27

27

16

17

23

20

28

23

12

9.6 

6.5

527.5

17.6

0.091

0.10

July

7.1

6.5

5.3

6.1

42

16

13

16

12

11

47

38

96

338 

259

48

26

*18

15

161

170

71

28

18

49

208

51

40

233 

68

42

2,159.3

69.7

0.359

0.41

Aug.

46

62

4,0

81

30

19

15

13

11

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.3

173 

4.290

877

126

74

53

61

42

35

38

53

30

25

22

20

18 

17

165

6,471.1

209

1.08

1.24

Sept.

142

505

345

86

57

*45

38

30

26

23

22

20

18

17 

16

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.3

!*!

9.6

22

19

14

12

11

1,574.9

52.5

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,990 Mln 0.04 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.24

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,290 Mln 0.04 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.536 In. 7.30

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs). Feb. 7 (4:45 p.m.) 3,290 cfs (6.31 ft)j Apr. 15 (1:45 a.m.) 

6,180 cfs (8.27 ft;; Aug. 15 (2 : 15 p.m.) 6,020 cfs (e.22 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 207

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34"14'40", long 80°39'15", in pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 1,500 ft 

downstream from Twentyfivemile Creek, 4,000 ft upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.2 miles west of Camden, Kershaw County, and 7.4 miles downstream from 

Wateree Dam.

Drainage area. 5.070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January to December 1903 (gage heights only), September 1904 to June 

1910, October 1929 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at site l| miles 

downstream 1891-1934, at site 1,000 ft upstream January 1935 to September 1942, and at 

present site since October 1942, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 119.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. January 1903 to June 1910, staff or chain 

gages at site 1^ miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1942, 

water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1929-55), 5,745 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 22.66 ft); minimum daily, 336 cfs Aug. 14.

1904-10, 1929-55: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 

39.7 ft, site and datum then in use, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 ft July 18, 1916, at site ij miles downstream, from records 

of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 7,626,000,000 

cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1930. WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1082: 1908(M) , 

1934(m) .

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

2,580

844

428

2,330

2,100

2,320

1,300

1,280

574

434

378

656

702

852

2,390

822

474

746

774

1,140

773

1,280

1,740

436

1,420

767

789

746

930

1,510

428

33,943

1,095

-

-

Nov.

2,440

2,770

3,130

4,020

5.270

2,430

574

2,280

1,640

1,680

1,270

2,530

1,540

491

1,600

1,700

2,250

2,300

2,050

1,340

469

1,950

2,460

3,090

2,550

2,620

2,010

563

2,990

3,510

65,517

2,184

-

-

Dec.

2,870

2,840

3,580

3,520

1,480

3,660

4,410

3,700

4,020

4,580

5,180

4,020

4,330

3,870

4,730

4,590

5,560

2,830

2,470

4,400

4,740

3,320

804

461

428

428,

2,648*

3,840

2,490

2,930

1,920

100,441

3,240

-

-

Jan.

780

990

3,010

2,890

3,250

2,470

4,800

3,240

796

3,800

4,780

4,730

4,700

5,090

3,910

984

3,870

3,550

3,070

2,990

5,410

4,370

2,290

3,130

4,76Qf

4,590 ltHA240

4/STO

3,83a

1,700

3,940

106,530

3,436

-

-

Feb.

3,990

2,910

2,960

2,950

3,490

1,620

7,670

15,400

*16,100

16,100

16,100

16,100

9,280

8,230

9,350

6,540

4,870

5,150

4,880

1,020

3,570

3,600

3,160

4,840

5,280

^ 2,960

/ 658

3,420 '

______

------

182,198

6,507

-

-

Mar.

3,670

3,670

3,160

3,440

1,640

722

3,600

4,410

2,680

2,860

2,120

528

481

1,340

2,520

4,980

5,920

5,930

4,730

2,880

4,950

6.250

5,030

4,210

4,880

2,740

2,740

3,560

3,800

5,500

5,680

110,601

3,568

-

-

Apr.

3,990

3,670

1,030

3,240

4,440

3,240

*5,180

7,140

3,950

1,240

3,710

4,390

5,590

11,500

20,600

29,500

20,100

17,700

16,900

16,500

16,100

11,600

3,280

541

5,860

5,470

4,220

5,250

5,570

1,790

243,091

8,103

_

-

May

523

4,450

4,700

5,250

5,070

4,070

1,100

408

3,080

3,470

2,900

2,600

2,600

837

514

2,570

2,530

2,320

2,290

2,710

1,070

1,420

12,600

*15,100

6,870

3,280

3,170

2,530

1,360

3,650

3,710

108,752

3,508

-

June

2,720

2,780

2,520

666

1,350

3,180

2,430

1,950

1,280

1,260

1,280

484

1,220

1,360

1,360

1,580

1,440

791

355

1,530

2,850

3,600

5,740

2,850

2,690

514

420

2,020

2,810

2,410

-------

55,440

1,848

-

July

1,490

690

402

1,120

782

1,650

1,830

1,500

875

348

2,950

4,400

7,320

8.040

7,040

5,760

1,290

4,420

4,210

1,720

1,990

2,410

3,320

*775

2,930

4,920

5,460

5,360

3,700

2,420

548

91,670

2,957

-

Aug.

3,490

5,320

4,730

4,200

3,300

1,180

344

2,370

4,870

4,920

5,160

4,590

2,260

336

7,730

12.500

9,830

4,390

3,770

2,580

527

4,930

4,840

3,620

2,720

4,170

2,480

408

4,180

3,820

1,950

121,515

3,920

-

Sept.

3,530

3,450

2,080

580

3,420

5.050

4,610

2,480

1,370

1,310

454

2,840

3,280

3,710

3,060

1,360

1,060

508

2,570

2,890

1,820

1,110

1,440

606

416

2,130

2,090

1,610

1,760

2,040

64,614

2,154

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 55,300 Min 321 Mean 4,542 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 29,300 Min 336 Mean 3,519 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
208 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'35", long 82°10'45", 1,000 ft downstream from Lake Lure Dam, 1.5 

miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford 

County.

Drainage area. 97 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary, published as "at Uree"), March 

1927 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). May 17, 

1907, to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 1 1/8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1927-55), 171 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 574 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum, 

3.2 cfs Dec. 23, 24, Mar. 5, 6, 7 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum daily, 3.2 cfs 

Dec. 24, Mar. 6.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 16.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Lake 

Lure Dam at gage heights 12.2 and 16.8 ft; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 

0.26 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1928.

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation and complete regulation at low flow 

caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 892: 1927(M) , 1928-30, 1933, 1935-39(M) .

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

115

183

420

750

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

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

6.4

tt

7.3

82

31

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

77

33

14

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.6

80

34

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

10

82

37

10

10

10

10

10

665.2

21.5

0.222

0.26

Nov.

82

39

12

12

12

11

11

83

40

*11

12

12

12

12

74

40

7.3

5.0

99

104

5.3

146

141

141

77

79

1^1

4.1

79

78

1,444.8

48.2

0.497

0.55

Dec.

79

80

76

3.5

3.5

78

78

78

79

77

3.5

3.5

77

80

76

80

78

3.5

3.5

*80

76

77

76

3.2

3.5

3.8

77

78

79

144

145

1,879.5

60.6

0.625

0.72

Jan.

147

5.3

136

146

142

142

142

139

3.8

78

76

77

79

76

76

3.8

76

78

78

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

74

79

78

76

78

4.4

4.4

77

2,188.7

70.6

0.728

0.84

Feb.

78

79

*81

80

4.7

5.6

127

187

225

505

300

211

4.4

138

136

137

136

77

5.6

5.3

78

78

76

78

76

77

4.4

78

-

2,868.0

102

1.05

1.10

Mar.

76

76

76

75

73

3.2

73

72

73

76

76

75

3.8

153

85

82

79

82

80

5.0

79

2OO

305

231

140

141

5.3

141

138

138

138

3,050.3

98.4

1.01

1.17

Apr.

136

69

7~4.4

75

78

74

74

73

4.4

203

413

337

473

496

314

147

265

205

198

135

130

83

5.0

138

136

*135

149

145

145

4,914.8

164

1.69

1.88

May

5.9

146

143

147

143

80

41

5.9

84

82

88

6.4

6.8

6.4

273

415

386

299

264

146

182

169

314

336

380

383

222

80

5.9

141

147

5,128.3

165

1.70

1.97

June

143

144

81

82

7.5

80

80

82

82

116

127

7.3

*130

81

83

82

80

81

47

300

293

302

297

261

43

8.2

80

82

80

80

3,441.8

115

1.19

1.32

July

79

70

13

56

34

75

80

105

134

9.1

248

370

461

535

535

265

9.1

148

145

221

224

221

82

12

147

222

296

146

146

148

12

5,248.2

169

1.74

2.01

Aug.

*221

271

272

171

303

146

16

1ST

164

*I5

337

214

45

32

223

300

257

147

139

115

37

142

139

143

143

128

179

45

81

79

78

5,193

168

1.73

1.99

Sept.

82

390

463

229

169

302

*208

94

81

41

8.7

147

144

146

145

141

82

8.7

143

82

82

81

79

8.2

96

59

79

64

80

80

3,814.6

127

1.31

1.46

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,080 Min 3.2 Mean 99.9 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Water year 1954-55: Max 535 Min 3.2 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 209 

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C,

Location. Lat 35°14', long 81°46', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from dam 

at Cliffside Mills, at Cliff side, Rutherford County, and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.. 211 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1955.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 30 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 4.14 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 10 (gage height, 0.55 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 9.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Cliffside Mills dam; minimum, 4 cfs July 24, 1943; minimum daily, 6 cfs June 9, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair, and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892; 1928(M) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

22

35

67

109

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

208

445

735

1,160

2,030

Discharge jbic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

84

47

59

55

*41

*62

49

10

34

100

65

58

57

51

12

55

74

46

43

55

68

62

57

67

73

71

60

68

86

83

1,779

57.4

0.272

0.31

Nov.

62

7C

86

73

86

86

80

86

88

115

86

86

82

82

149

54

112

132

104

132

121

95

100

98

93

135

62

91

175

154

2,975

99.2

0.470

0.52

Dec .

93

102

107

98

95

193

195

88

135

109

115

100

138

148

206

149

98

129

129

126

*118

104

102

109

102

100

109

93

132

341

242

4,105

132

0.626

0.72

Jan.

182

141

153

109

121

121

118

121

104

141

121

141

132

126

115

100

104

126

107

138

121

132

141

158

138

132

138

137

109

121

158

4,006

129

0.611

0.71

Feb.

126

*105

*T29

124

126

520

1,820

758

40O

302

263

233

204

212

190

171

161

167

130

138

178

114

164

141

151

141

132

171

-

_ _ _ __ .

7,471

267

1.27

1.32

Mar.

124

141

118

138

121

107

171

110

124

100

112

121

164

*242

204

168

171

161

171

204

216

269

345

208

204

197

178

216

164

124

154

5,247

169

0.801

0.92

Apr.

129

121

168

182

141

145

175

132

138

135

197

299

324

1,150

1,000

456

340

310

234

229

186

178

164

168

337

175

*141

103

112

132

7,701

257

1.22

1.36

May

124

154

145

138

B6

98

109

98

124

141

91

86

153

257

261

306

176

171

164

132

154

534

872

788

360

250

230

158

171

161

138

6,830

220

1.04

1.20

June

138

132

109

102

98

130

101

118

158

88

154

216

178

*98

109

109

107

107

72

154

161

110

154

114

121

109

138

127

118

87

3,717

124

0.588

0.66

July

52

69

56

102

93

86

135

126

118

102

232

329

222

190

171

124

84

158

143

607

259

160

138

109

118

*165

118

102

102

109

91

4,670

151

0.716

0.82

Aug.

97

107

104

124

104

59

90

102

170

229

124

102

82

58

651

456

171

138

91

109

91

98

102

104

100

86

50

60

100

110

li

4,105

132

0.626

0.72

Sept.

84

228

168

80

117

95

*88

82

84

53

38

95

73

75

46

88

50

53

60

a65

a60

a 60

a 60

a60

a90

a!60

a 100

a90

a90

allO

2,602

86.7

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,010 Min 10 Mean 212 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.66

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,820 Min 10 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.72

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for First Broad River near Lawndale and Broad River near Boiling Springs.
210 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°12'35", long 81"41'50", on right bank half a mile upstream from Sandy 

Run Creek, 3 miles downstream from Second Broad River, and 3i miles southwest of Boiling 

Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 864 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 639.92 ft above mean sea level (Duke Power 

Co. benchmark). Prior to July 20, 1934, at site 500 ft upstream at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge'. 30 years, 1,389 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 6.55 ft); minimum, 

40 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum daily, 105 cfs Oct. 10.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former 

site, present datum); minimum, that of Oct. 17, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 10, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 892: 1928, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in fret, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per oecond)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

146

203

271

346

508

4.0 

G.O

7.0

690

1,250

1,900

3, .500

6,240

7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, v.aler year October 1954 to September 1955

Dsy

^

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

223

192

152

217

203

230

*257

251

120

105

275

271

271

286 

286

126

123

278

271

264

294

294

217 

163

257

316 

324

30T

316

251

217

7,351

237

0.274

0.32

Nov.

271

324

346

338

378

286

251

324

362

*386

386

378

286

257 

409

370

552

483

433

596

534

425

442 

508

508

483 

354

378

596

552

12,196

407

0.471

0.52

Dec. Jan. J teti. 

 _J , 1

45b! 1.210

4M1| 965

iSij 605

seel 770

393

740

1,030

570

552

526

483

401

450

740 

720

578

526

543

508

433

483

491

615

466

401

354 

370

401

578

1,750

V 520 '

18,500

597

0.691

0.80

886

690

671

822

605

491

861

780

740

710 

700

500

417

517

605

801

578

596

561 

543

671

740 

740

662

615

508

483

21,043

679

0.786

0.91

543

690

*587

700

710

2,200

6,520

3,080

2,040

1,630

1,510

1,390

1,230

730

965

954

1,030

920

700

543

543

710

822 

865

876

876 

615

552

-

_-____.

34,331

1,226

1.42

1.48

Mar.

801

801

662

770

671

534

543

690

760

700

615

720

634

844 

1,050

965

801

865

833

710

671

1,160

1,550 

1,540

1,210

1,090

854

652

886

886

854

26,322

849

0.983

1.13

Apr.

876

833

750

615

Me

908

1,120

897

854

615

690

2,180

1,970

5,790 

4,170

2,870

1,900

1,300

1,410

1,350

1,580

1,140

1,250 

811

1,050

*1,170 

1,280

897

822

954

42,938

1,431

1.66

1.85

May

690

552

987

780

710

790

720

483

442

671

690

700

780

1,420 

1,120

1,520

1,770

1,590

1,200

1,030

1,460

2,870

5,660 

2,720

1,900

1,770 

1,610

1,250

954

615

833

38,287

1,235

1.43

1.65

June

801

822

801

730

517

458

615

740

822

671

999

1.180

561

730 

720

720

662

483

733

1,020

1,130

1,050

1,060 

1,080

954

760 

508

720

770

681

23,498

783

0.906

1.01

July

662

578

346

534

475

671

517

780

865

740

1,060

2,720

1,640

2,310 

1,840

1,340

790

534

833

1,640

1,200

920

865 

517

*491

813 

801

976

801

770

570

69,599

955

1.11

1.27

Aug.

466

906

1,010

1,120

780

932

508

517

841

1,260

1,180

876

788

346 

1,950

1,770

1,380

1,010

662

643

433

417

687 

643

561

624 

491

393

378

491

500

24,563

792

0.917

1.06

Sept.

578

584

1.550

1,010

643

*517

833

740

624

534

294

294

409

500 

442

458

466

316

271

417

409

354

354 

331

354

393 

450

370

331

393

15,199

507

0.587

0.65

Calendar year 1954: Max 18,600 Mln 105 Mean 945 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,320 Min 105 Mean 805 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.65

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 efs). No peak abov 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

211

L° C ^~3?'"nL?t ?r2 f' 5 °"i 10ng 81°32'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from Shoal Rock 

Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Double Shoals, and 2| miles southeast 

of Lawndale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area.--198 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1940 to September 1955.

^§Sri^nWater "? tage recorder - Datum of gage is 735.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 8.43 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs Sept. 18; minimum daily, 31 cfs Sept 18

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 37.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of records for nearby streams; minimum, 

that of Sept. 18, 1955; minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept 19 1954

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 ft, from floodmark established by local 

resident. J

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low 

ilow caused by powerplants and mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 952: Drainage area. WSP 1142: 1945-46(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.5 33

1.6 46

1.8 81

2.0 134

2.5 350

1.4 26

1.5 35

1.7 65

2.0 136

2.5 350

3.0 625

4.0 1,240

6.0 2,040 Note.--Same as following table above 2.5 ft.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

52

52

49

48

45

*41

41

42

42

48

49

49

46

46

60

56

56

57

60

59

57

57

57

57

59

59

59

57

57

-&~ 7O

be

1,649

53.2

0.269

0.31

Nov.

66

TS

70

70

88

88

68

75

*73

73

73

73

73

75

73

103

185

96

94

106

109

85

88

88

88

83

77

94

159

118

2,684

89.5

0.452

0.50

Dec.

90

85

90

83

96

185

156

109

106

106

99

94

128

159

134

112

106

109

122

109

103

101

*96

99

99

96

88

99

159

291

Tg7

3,702

119

O.6O1

0.70

Jan.

170

14T

122

118

118

112

109

103

106

106

134

128

112

103

101

103

99

96

131

131

125

131

125

128

125

125

125

125

128

125

115

3,720

120

0.606

0.70

Feb.

112 *TTB~

115

118

115

825

1,590

552

340

268

268

222

185

178

170

170

150

143

143

130

125

125

130

143

139

133

122

122

_

_---_.

6,948

248

1.25

1.31

Mar.

122

119

114

114

111

111

116

108

106

105

103

146

167

*178

181

163

160

163

185

189

197

226

231

204

178

185

153

143

139

133

13O

4,678

151

0.763

0.88

Apr.

125

125

170

133

125

133

146

125

119

TT9

200

282

5O5

1,850

766

430

310

245

231

193

181

170

156

153

242

*167

133

133

130

125

7,902

263

1.33

1.48

May

114

114

111

106

106

103

87

94

94

87

90

90

288

297

574

222

181

167

133

114

125

450

779 336"

254

189

163

150

125

116

111

5,970

193

0.975

1.12

June

106

101

101

94

92

92

92

181

106

103

481

174

122

*103

99

96

92

87

119

119

188

150

122

1O8

103

94

99

85

83

85

3,675

122

0.616

0.69

July

79

63

71

222

99

183

122

170

143

111

351

1,090

315

204

178

146

99

106

110

1,510

368

236

163

136

*187

146

122

116

101

103

114

7,164

231

1.17

1.35

Aug.

114

114

116

101

90

75

73

341

207

114

101

92

75

125

217

128

108

90

83

81

69

75

77

73

73

71

65

51

6^

67

63

3,190

103

0.520

0.60

Sept.

69

113

166

79

79

*77

71

71

58

53

53

62

60

53

55

55

55

31

4T

48

45

45

45

45

67

106

65

69

65

91

1,998

66.6

0.336

0.38

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,78O Min 23 Mean 210 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,830 Min 31 Mean 146 Cfsm O.737 In. 1O.O2

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°05'20", long 81°34'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 29A, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstream from

Gaston Shoals Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.

Drainage area. 1,490 sq ml, approximately.

Records available (revised). July 1896 to December 1899 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), December 1^38 to September 1955. Discharges for July 12, 1896, 

to Dec. 31, 1899, published in the 18th, 19th, and 21st Annual Reports, Part 4, have 

been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1896, to Dec. 31, 1899, chain or 

staff gages at sites 1.1 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 16 years (1939-55), 2,312 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 8.55 ft); minimum, 140 cfs Oct. 24; minimum daily, S24 cfs Oct. 24.

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 ft), by 

computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, that of Oct. 24, 1954; minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 24, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect mont'aly figures of runoff.

Revisions.--WSP 972: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12, 13)

Z.Z 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

190

362

670

1,250

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,100

6,520

12,800

16,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, -water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

512

411

317

361

501

*397

368

418

411

368

374

374

483

452

542

450

380

380

538

454

536

513

718

224

417

536

587

536

596

570

495

14,219

459

0.308

0.36

Nov.

459

590

615

642

700

700

633

536

680

700

730

661 

670

531

696

730

*1,170

1,130

805

884

964

898

712

954

888

924

674

833

1,270

1,090

23,469

782

0.525

0.59

Dec.

930

936

787

957

822

1,480

1,850

1,100

1,040

1,130

945

954 

844

1,250

1,370

1,330

884

1,120

1,090

946

828

980

1,040

1,030

744

911

692 84"5

1,050

2,330 

2,700

34,915

1,126

0.756

0.87

Jan.

2,060

1,490

1,350

1,130

1,360

1,250

*1,160

1,340

1,090

1,100

1,350

1,540 

1,240

1,300

1,170

1,070

874

860

1,320"

1,350

1,300

1,080

1,190

1,290

1,140

1,310

1,480

1,310

1,180

1,170 

896

38,750

1,250

0.839

0.97

Feb.

947

1,350

1,120

1,130

1,320

4,500

13,300

4,'310

3,120

2,800

2,600 

2,300

1,700

1,710

1,660

1,830

1,550

1,480

1,150

1,190

1,170

*1,400

1,500

1,520

1,480

1,210

1,140

......

67,087

2,396

1.61

1.68

Mar.

1,330

1,220

1,350

1,290

1,170

969

1,160

958

1,330

1,170

1,060

1,230

1,320

2,380

1,730

1,690

1,570

1,490

1,530

1,350

1,350

2,600

2 530

2^520

2,080

1,740

1,480

1,320

1,360

1,500 

1,440

47,217

1,523

1.02

1.18

Apr.

1,420

1,290

1,360

1,340

1,330

1,510

1,800

1,480

1,300

1,160

1,360

*2,340 

3,600

11,200

8,600

5,220

3,980

2,700

2,460

2,300

2,600

2,020

2,020

1,670

2,020

1,840

2,040

1,480

1,460

1,460

76,360

2,545

1.71

1.91

May

1,220

1,050

1,340

1,240

1,100

1,220

1,130

955

873

863

1,080

1,030 

1,320

2,600

3,170

3,020

2,610

2,680

1,880

1,680

2,540

5,790

7,110

5,850

3,760

3,120

2,600

2,200

1,520

1,310

*1,250

69,111

2,229

1.50

1.73

June

1,450

1,300

1,350

1,120

1,090

949

898

i.TTo"

1,360

1,180

2,130

2,570 

1,170

1,070

1,100

1,180

1,030

980

1,180

2,040

1,750

1,680

1,760

1,870

1,490

1,400

954

911

1,100

1,210

40,442

1,348

0.905

1.01

July

977

794

846

544

2,2So

1,030

962

1,300

1,490

1,120

1,710

8,140 

3,520

3,120

3,020

2,260

1,360

*983

1,040

4,450

3,010

1,870

1,530

986

1,030

1,340

1,370

1,570

1,560

1,380

1,100

57,672

1,860

1.25

1.44

Aug.

1,130

1,270

1,500

1,670

1,100

1,340

816

3,150

2,000

1,860

1,750

1,490 

1,130

801

1,860

3,220

2,000

1,520

1,000

962

743

846

769

968

931

856

832

522

747

629

663

40,075

1,293

0.868

1.00

Sept.

758

905

1,850

1,570

898

*827

1,010

1,190

822

681

757

554 

526

567

775

686

506

739

502

444

522

594

523

492

656

642

712

661

599

585

22,553

752

0.505

0.56

Calendar year 1954: Max 36,400 Min 224 Mean 1,691 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.43

Water year 1954-55: Max 13,300 Min 224 Mean 1,457 Cfsm 0.978 In. 13.30

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). No peak above bas 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 213

North Paoolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07' , long 81°59', on right bank at MoMillin Mill, about 400 ft downstream 

from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 24, 1933, at site about 400 ft 

downstream at datum 5.60 ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1930-55), 200 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 ofs Feb. 7 (gage height, 8.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam 2 miles 

above station; minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 6; minimum daily, 28 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 12,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs as explained above; minimum, that of Oct. 6, 1954; 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 6,7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dec. 6., Dec. 30, 31, 

Feb. 6-10, 13-24, Mar. 16 to Apr. 9, Apr. 12-22, 27-30, 

May 21-24, July 12, 13, 15, 16, 20, Aug. 15)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 132

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

238

484

1,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

34

33

30

*29

28

28

29

29

34

33

33

32

32

33

31

35

37

38

37

39

39

40 

41

41

40

38

38

41

42 

4T

1,088

35.1

0.303

0.35

Nov.

42

44

45

46

53

56

52

51

51

51

51

52

52

52

53

*78

143

112

145

134

116

100

86 

105

91

82

82

95

196

128

2,444

81.5

0.703

0.78

Dec .

105

100

90

85

103

228

146

100

100

110

91

86

114

137

110

95

90

108

113

98

87

85

82 

80

77

76

T6

80

167

346

T9T

3,562

115

0.991

1.14

Jan.

134

119

109

100

96

*93

86

82

83

90

123

105

93

86

83

85

82

82

98

105

98

112

121 

110

103

96

93

91

91

85 

88

3,022

97.5

0.841

0.97

Feb.

88

94

94

91

85

529

1,350

932

308

231

214

181

136

150

119

109

107

100

94

91

90

85

94 

107

*123

109

105

103

_

5,919

211

1.82

1.90

Mar.

101

96

93

94

93

105

105

91

88

90

91

86

96

148

123

100

93

96

94

96

98

148

127 

109

100

105

96

91

88

85 

83

3,109

100

0.862

0.99

Apr.

82

83

110

100

88

110

152

118

94

109

182

394

374

*782

48T

231

176

166

152

138

130

134

127 

137

209

140

118

112

107

98

5,434

181

1.56

1.74

May

103

100

96

94

93

88

80

80

78

78

74

77

135

161

190

156

156

176

127

116

476

1,080

1,140 

574

245

201

176

156

146

138

127

6,717

217

1.87

2.16

June

119

*114

109

105

100

98

98

98

98

93

156

14T

105

96

91

88

85

85

116

116

127

103

107 

103

101

119

96

88

85

78

3,118

104

0.897

1.00

July

74

71

68

TT

138

143

98

108

110

119

211

656

34K

305

156

134

127

110

*103

293

159

125

109 

103

109

101

96

90

86

93

114

4,626

149

1.28

1.48

Aug.

168

142

109

94

88

83

74

77

96

85

74

68

70

70

222

111

86

78

71

66

65

64

58 

60

58

56

52

55

47

57

52

2,556

82.5

0.711

0.82

Sept.

58

88

90

T4

68

66

*60

56

51

53

52

52

52

52

50

48

48

46

45

45

44

*42

41 

4T

86

64

53

52

52

50

1,679

56.0

0.483

0.54

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,620 Mln 28 Mean 145 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,350 Mln 28 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.87

Pealc discharge (base, 1,600 efs). Feb. 7 (6 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (8.28 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
214 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Pingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07' , long 81°59< on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge 

1 mile upstream from dam and 1$ miles south of Fingerville. Spartanburg County ' 

Dralnage_area. 92 sq mi, approximately swuuiuy. 

Records available . March 1930 to September 1955.

- recorder. Datum of age ls 761.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Extremes --Maximum gage height during year, 15.98 ft May 22; minimum, 6.43 ft Oct. 8 

noon : Maxlmum gage height, 17.68 ft Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 ft Oct. 8, iyou .

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 879 000 000 

gal between gage heights 0.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 15.0 ft (top of flashboards) 

Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gal. Figures given herein represent usable conQ6 npd'nnnP ^Way CJeBt n15 ^ §age height 12 '° ft ' Cifcy of Spartanburg diverted about 

9 024,000 gal per day (14.0 cfs) from reservoir for municipal supply during water year 

1955. Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Corrections --Corrected figures of daily mean gage height, in feet, for the water years 

1933, 1947-48, superseding figures published in WSP 742, 1082, and 1112 are given 

herewith:

June 10, 1933. ......... 8.99

Jan. 11, 1947. ......... 12.55

Jan. 14, 1947. ......... 12.73

Mar. 8, 1948. ......... 15.32

Mean gage height, in feet, 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

Oct.

6.50

6.53

6.57

6.59

6.55

6.50

6.46

6.44

6.48

6.53

6.60

6.67

6.72

6.74

6.79

6.85

6.93

7.00

7.06

7.17

7.30

7.42

7.55

7.69

7.82

7.95

8.07

8.18

8.34 

8 . 54

8.72

Nov.

8.89

9.06

9.26

9.47.

9.74

10.02

10.26

10.48

10.70

10.91

11.06

11.27

11.47

11.65

11.84

11.99

12.19

12.31

12.46

12.42

12.36

12.30

12.31

12.47

12.56

12.48

12.39

12.37

12.53 

12 . 79

Dec.

12.77

12.61

12.52

12.50

12.48

12.65

13.16

13.19

12.86

12.57

12.18

11.79

11.63

11.69

11.69

11.56

11.69

11.87

12.12

12.31

12.41

12.43

12.31

12.08

11.87

11.87

11.92

11.73

11.50 

11.89

12.63

Jan.

12.87

12.83

12.76

12.76

12.74

12.69

12.61

12.50

12.45

12.53

12.80

13.08

13.22

13.23

13.21

13.20

13.17

13.10

13.04

12.80

12.81

12.88

13.21

13.49

13.46

13.29

13.28

13.26

13.21 

13.22

13.25

Feb.

13.28

13.27

13.24

13.13

13.01

13.58

15.33

15.53

15.11

14.80

14.56

14.53

14.52

14.48

14.31

14.05

13.79

13.52

13.27

13.09

12.90

12.53

12.20

12.02

11.98

12.02

12.07

12.09

-

-----

Mar.

12.12

11.92

11.78

11.79

11.80

11.83

12.04

12.18

12.24

12.32

12.43

12.48

12.44

12.87

13.53

13.51

13.25

13.10

12.81

12.67

12.60

12.59

12.62

12.50

12.26

12.18

12.19

12.14

12.08

12.17 

12.25

Apr.

12.31

12.57

12.68

12.79

12.88

12.91

13.42

14.21

14.31

14.27

14.35

14.98

15.08

15.31

15.33

15.09

15.05

14.86

13.97

13.60

13.37

13.23

13.10

12.97

13.05

13.19

13.09

12.88

12.61 

12 31

May

11.94

11.86

11.89

11.91

11.94

12.07

12.14

12.23

12.29

12.32

12.27

12.18

12.41

13.01

13.18

13.44

13.76

14.17

14.48

14.68

14.97

15.81

15.74

15.44

15.12

14.97

14.84

14.64

14.67 

14.78

14.79

June

14.82

14.83

14.82

14.79

14.74

14.73

14.69

14.68

14.65

14.59

14.59

14.49

14.41

14.37

14.41

14.45

14.47

14.48

14.51

14.34

14.45

14.60

14.60

14.69

14.38

14.55

14.75

14.74

14.68 

14.60

July

14.47

14.32

14.18

14.05

14.25

14.66

14.70

14.68

14.75

14.91

15.00

15.18

15.35

15.18

15.05

14.91

14.69

14.62

14.66

14.86

15.06

14.49

14.51

14.54

14.58

14.66

14.66

14.60

14.50 

14.40

14.35

Aug.

14.47

14.87

14.84

14.79

14.69

14.57

14.41

14.14

14.13

14.13

14.01

13.85

13.68

13.45

13.43

13.15

12.91

12.75

12.57

12.46

12.34

12.22

12.08

11.96

11.79

11.61

11.43

11.26

11.38 

11.06

10.91

Sept.

10.71

10.71

10.70

10.82

10.84

10.80

10.72

10.60

10.43

10.31

10.38

10.37

10.19

9.98

9.80

9.59

9.37

9.13

8.92

8.65

8.39

8.11

7.75

7.59

7.92

8.75

9.19

9.36

9.39 

9 41

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1954. ....

Sept. 30.... ..............

Water year 1954-55.....

Gage height 

(feet)t

8.80

12.88

-

12.10

10.83

9.48

-

Contents 

(millions of 

gallons)

255

388

682

-

715

618

620

859

812

523

431

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent In 

cubic feet per 

second)

_

+6.6

+14.9

+ .3

+ .7

+1.6

-5.4

+ .8

-.7

+12.0

-1.4

-1.0

-14.4

-4.8

+ .7

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 215

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

Locatlon. Lat 35°07 r , long 81°58', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 55, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet and South 

Pacolet Rivers, and 2^ miles southeast of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--25 years (1930-55), 329 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 cfs Feb. 7, May 23; maximum gage height, 

5.10 ft Feb. 7; minimum daily discharge, 32 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 22,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, that of 

Oct. 6, 7, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

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

Some regulation by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see preceding page). Some diurnal 

fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet River. About 9,024,000 gal per day (14.0 

cfs) diverted above station for city of Spartanburg water supply during water year

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and.

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14, 15)

1.0

56

111

248

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

446

697

2,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a42

a42

a 40

a38

a34

*a32

52

35

38

38

38

38

37

38

38

37

41

43

43

43

45

45

48

48

50

51

50

48

51 

53

53

1,309

42.2

-

-

Nov.

55

57

58

59

66

69

64

64

64

62

64

64

67

69

72

*100

167

138

203

213

164

142

118

132

129

136

132

154

272 

207

3,361

112

-

-

Dec.

175

162

132

127

164

340

254

219

216

229

207

164

207

219

213

158

132

146

156

144

132

149

146

156

142

120

123

167

221 

424

256

5,797

187

-

-

Jan.

235

206

183

164

156

*154

149

144

132

129

178

154

146

142

139

139

139

136

185

196

152

165

170

178

198

170

154

154

152 

129

134

4,962

160

-

-

Feb.

134

156

149

152

139

608

1,940

1,820

699

429

391

333

252

248,

248

235

245

219

210

166

204

201

210

*1B3

201

170

167

162

-

--...

10,291

366

-

"

Mar.

162

186

152

149

149

152

149

134

132

T34

134

145

149

201

216

229

192

201

204

186

178

'232' 242

213

198

178

170

164

146 

132

132

5,341

172

-

"

Apr.

129

119

TTe

154

146

199

232

229

213

192

293

653

673

*1,560

1,090

575

340

420

355

272

245

245

226

237

322

229

216

210

201 

192

10,145

338

-

-

May

175

142

136

136

120

109

111

109

IS9~ 105

111

107

166

224

287

211

187

209

149

144

707

2.550

2,520

1,500

610

557

528

258

198,

195

175

11,825

561

-

"

June

167

*162

156

152

144

159

141

144

144

141

250

24^

159

154

120

118

115

250" 111

178

169

152

151

208

ISO

171

146

156

129

127

4,664

156

-

-

July

120

118

116

T20

194

223

190

152

167

250

590

1,100

1,000

757

454

294

228

172

*163

410

446

247

159

154

160

152

146

148

138 

142

172

8,682

280

-

"

Aug.

229

217

173

146

142

159

157

151

146

159

127

118

122

120

515

197

134

122

107

96

100

96

92

94

88

86

86

80

74 

a^oo 

85

4,046

131

-

"

Sept.

86

112

TOO" 113

96

96

*88

85

78

66

59

70

79

76

72

70

69

67

66

67

66

64

66

50

92

72

58

69

72 

66

2,290

76.3

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,O70 Min 32 Mean 241 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,330 Min 32 Mean 199 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Clifton, North 

Pacolet River at Fingerville, and records of powerplant operation on South Pacolet River.
216 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°58'10", long 81°48'05", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from dam at 

 CTTfton Mill 2, 1.3 miles southeast of Clifton, Spartanburg County, 2.7 miles upstream 

from Lawson Fork, and 2.7 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area.--320 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 15 years (1940-55), 466 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.35 ft); minimum daily, 39 cfs Oct. 10.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

Clifton Mill 2; minimum daily, 17 cfs Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above statiTon and South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 214). City of Spartanburg diverts water 

above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

50

97

164

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

306

706

3,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

54

50

60

62

*53

40

44

45

li

64

56 

58

54

55

50

52

76

66

58

72

64

55

71

82

66

78

65

83

TTT bl

76

1,859

60.0

_

-

Nov.

90

80

ST

84

92

89

86

111

92

97

100

100 

98

93

*111

124

206

177

202

259

190

198

172

156

150

181

168

183

356

Z8Z

4,408

147

_

-

Dec.

222

213

189

176

170

522

35?

296

295

300

287

222 

289

326

290

252

204

232

185

240

201

203

216

218

192

189

202

218

260

498

380

8,046

260

_

-

Jan.

328

?ST

296

242

240

*226

218

230

169 230"

276

258 

226

214

190

191

224

200

254

301

244

287

223

298

278

282

236

238

239

190

235

7,524

243

_

-

Feb.

201

TZ5

222

223

230

1,470

2,260

2,290

1,OZO

680

534

472 

357 368"

354

344

357

218

318

248

318

298

287

*300

310

274

216

284

14,781

528

_

-

Mar.

239

570

240

248

234

206

m

220

214

220

230

218 

214

515

330

338

317

285

330

264

316

682

loTT

352

324

300

251

291

263

224

9,053

292

_

-

Apr.

226

210

257

310

249

443

704

373

358

278

522

935 

*884

2,150

1,510

890

572

558

582

403

354

384

316

370

557

334

331

310

291

277

15,948

532

_

-

May

244

260

218

216

208

184

176

166

TTZ

171

189

197 

316

390

326

403

282

294

247

225

872

5,160

2,?oO

1,670

864

529

412

358

263 290*

251

16,293

526

-

-

June

236

*220

218

225

166

224

223

224

203

207

426

303 

268

204

178

172

170

196

685

38?

239

233

^l8

395

494

252

262

210

204

190

7,832

261

_

-

July

182

160

155

ITS

320

306

248

231

206

308

455

1,460 

1,240

1,010

677

404

300

298

*225

756

582

422

260

170

244

222

212

202

270 

188

188

12,077

390

-

-

Aug.

324

276

258

197

193

178

164

520

472

214

204

170 

176

140

862

467

250

205

171

154

142

188

144

146

139

138

144

111 146- 

122

134

7,149

231

-

-

Sept.

138

171

T3B~ 207

176

156

*139

125

129

120

74

122 

115

116

122

107

100

87

122

100

106

97

97

69

TM

166

106

104

113 

108

3,724

124

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,740 Min 34 Mean 357 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,160 Min 39 Mean 298 Cfsnj - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 217

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long 81°25', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State

 Highway 72, 2 miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air 

Line Railroad bridge, 2? miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Neals Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.--2,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1938 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--16 years (1939-55), 3,623 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 13.79 ft); min-

 imum, 37 cfs Aug. 29; minimum daily, 50 cfs Oct. 10, 17.

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Neals 

Shoals Dam; minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1955; minimum daily, that of Oct. 10, 17, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above sta-

 tion. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1939(m), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Sept. 3o)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

37

120

263

565

1,090

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

1,770

5,640

14,900

25,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

684

873

212

364

648

620

657 

639

386

50

327

657

686

794

667

203

50

374

657

686

686

677

414

654

416

686

686 

677

755

1,150 

380

17,415

562

0.201

0.23

Nov.

750

745

754

1,030

1,110

1,170

300 

391

997

932

881

881

1,390

460

775

1,310

* ,350

,340

,340

,690

450

,480

,740

,090

,080

,120

,660 

,170

,190

,020

32,596

1,087

0.390

0.44

Dec.

1,780

1,280

1,670

1,480

598

2,870

1,760 

2,170

1,850

1,630

2,860

713

1,150

2,550

1,870

1,870

1,500

2,270

748

1,270

1,870

1,350

1,650

1,060

849

1,100

1,660 

1,220

1,240

1,910 

5 , 640

51,438

1,659

0.595

0.69

Jan.

2,870

1,890

2,170

2,080

1,750

1,930

1,780 

2,020

2,'DTo" 775

2,100

2,300

2,490

1,740

2,260

1,110

1,390

1,630

2,480

2,660

2,740

2,760

1,150

2,400

2,270

2,170

2,050 

1,910

2,550

990 

1,480

61,905

1,997

0.716

0.83

Feb.

1,800

1,490

1,590

2,100

2,160

5,880

22,900 

20,000

9,660

6,300

5,640

4,140

2,300

3,360

2,710

2,800

2,550

2,530

2,610

1,510

2,320

1,910

a, 020

*2,310

2,070

2,890

1,550 

2,350

-

-----

121,250

4,330

1.55

1.61

Mar.

2,070

1,800

2,100

2,570

1,890

1,090

2,260 

1,830

2,000

1,740

1,780

2,070

1,680

3,160

4,240

2,940

2,170

2,400

2,490

2,160

2,480

2,320

2,940

3,740

3,640

3,440

2,940 

2,320

2,670

2 ,240 

2,240

75,410

2,433

0.872

1.01

Apr.

2,400

2,580

2,490

3,240

2,670

2,400

6,830 

6,520

3.840

2,190

2,780

*3,740

4,760

11,700

24,200

10,900

6,520

5,530

3,990

2,890

3,270

3,540

2,710

2,110

3,930

3,640

2,250 

2,920

2,760

1,680

140,980

4,699

1.68

1.87

May

1,150

2,360

2,090

1,530

1,800

2,200

1,490 

1,250

1,860

1,300

1,280

1,220

2,370

2,700

4,150

4,340

3,740

2,770

3,640

2,390

1,960

7,530

15,000

11,800

7,620

5,640

4,040 

3,140

1,780

2,640 

2,040

107,180

3,457

1.24

1.43

June

1,640

1,940

2,130

1,340

966

1,280

2,130 

1.O9O

1,660

2,100

2,320

1,720

3,060

1,920

1,210

*1,630

1,800

1,430

1,090

2,240

2,470

1,800

2,160

2,760

2,110

1,590

1,810 

2,040

2,340

1,300

55,076

1,863

0.658

0.73

July

535

2,T3zU

1,580

815

1,050

2,490

1,240 

1,800

2,010

1,160

1,510

4,950

8,500

5,420

4,040

3,540

1,660

1,670

1,710

2,900

5,420

3,640

2,670

1,410

1,730

896

1,510 

1,780

2,080

2,160 

1,240

75,136

2,424

0.869

1.00

Aug.

1,640

1,560

1,070

2,360

1,530

2,060

856 

2,360

5,540

2,320

1,990

2,030

1,960

1,260

1,850

2,750

3,240

1,990

1,670

2,090

574

973

*726

922

958

1,590

1,570 

552

T>s5

328 

768

50,250

1,621

0.581

0.67

Sept.

755

880

2,290

1,270

1,350

1,170

840 

1,140

1,340

1,590

302

590

894

706

745

550

1,520

234

330

669

726

726

726

735

172

904

932 

882

873

906

26,747

892

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1954: Max 46,700 Min 50 Mean 2,659 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.93

Water year 1954-55 : Max 24,200 Mln 50 Mean 2,234 Cfsm 0.801 In. 10.87

Peak discharge (base, 25,oOO cfs). Feb. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 26,10O cfs (13.27 ft); Apr. 15 (5 a.m.) 

27,500 cfs (13.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

412733 O - 57 - 15
218 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Pairmont, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°55'45", long 82°02'40", on left bank 80 ft downstream from Prey Creek 

and 2.2 miles north of Pairmont, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--44 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1955.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map) .

Average discharge. 5 years, 50.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 cfs May 22 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Oct. 6; minimum dally, 7.7 cfs Oct. 7.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1954-55, except period of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7 to Sept. 24)

1.5 89

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

172

418

619

829

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.

BT?

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

10

11

9.6

14

12

11

12

13 

13

14

13

13

14

14

16

TS

15

339.5

11.0

0.250

0.29

Nov.

16

TT

17

17

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

*21

26

24

28

31

26

22 

22

24

22

21

21

29

49

3T

670

22.3

0.507

0.57

Dee.

27

24

24

23

3?J

88

4?

35

36

37

34

32

38

43

37

34

32

33

32

31

29

29 

28

28

27

26

26

26

31

40

35

1,037

33.5

0.761

0.88

Jan.

34

35

33

31

30

*29

28

?5

28

30

54

17J

37

34

32

32

31

30

36

41

38

43 

43

40

37

35

34

34

32

31

30

1,070

34.5

0.784

0.90

Feb.

30

32

31

29

28

222

455 TC2"

69

56

52

45

40

40

39

*38

38

37

34

34

32

32 

32

34

37

34

32

31

1,715

61.2

1.39

1.45

Mar.

31

30

28

31

31

31

32

29

28

28

30

28

27

3ff

30

29

28

27

28

31

30

-8T 113 

47

42

40

37

34

33

32

31

1,087

35.1

0.798

0.92

Apr.

30

3T

75

44

39

136

*478 HO"

74

62

124

107

118

436

136

93

76

65

57

52

50

50 

45

50

55

42

39

38

36

34

2,783

92.8

2.11

2.35

May

34

32

31

30

29

27

26

26

24

24

23

2T

61

93

120

52

48

42

37

35

202

1,110 

226

96

75

*54

47

42

38

37

34

2i779

89.6

2.04

2.35

June

32

30

29

27

26

26

36

39

31

28

46

36

28

26

24

24

22

22

28

37

29

23 

26

63

7T

30

25

24

22

2!

897

29.9

0.680

0.76

July

20

18

17

T7

19

26

26

22

19

29

81

214

*TOT

62

48

37

33

29

26

30

28

25 

23

23

24

26

21

20

18

33

26

1,141

3,6.8

0.836

0.96

Aug.

53

32

24

22

20

19

24

~3? 139

30

26

24

22

20

27

30

26

21

20

19

19

16 

14

19

*15

14

14

13 T3"

14

14

798

25.7

0.584

0.67

Sept.

15

20

19

e!9

e!9

e!9

*e!9

e!8

el8

e!7

e!7

e!6

e!6

e!5

e!5

e!4

13

12

11

11

9.7

9.7 

9.4 575

39

23

20

17

17

17

494.6

16.5

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1954: Max 800 Min 7.0 Mean 44.5 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,1 1O Min 7.7 Mean 40.6 Cfsro 0.923 In. 12.52

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--May 22 (6:30 a.m.) 1,650 cfs (8.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station near Moore.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 219

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'35", long 82°08'00", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 292 at Lyman, Spartanburg County, 600 ft downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 0.8 mile northeast of Duncan.

Drainage area. 68.3 sq mi.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 776.05 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 17 years, 94.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.96 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 3; minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 24.

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 4,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 25, 1940, Oct. 3, 1954; minimum daily, that of Sept. 24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by steam powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.O

5.0

102

192

300

594

990

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

14

14

9

12 *12

12

11

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

14

14

13

15

16

17

17

17

18

17

18

18

18

20

21

2T

470

15.2

0.223

O.26

Nov.

2122"

23

23

28

27

26

23

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

*29

43

37

44

49

44

36

38

45

38

35

35

44

 &T 81

bo

1,035

34.5

0.505

O.56

Dec.

47

42

39

38

4?

126 ~3T

60

57

64

53

48

59

78

62

51

47

54

57

49

47

46

44

44

42

41

41

42

56

107

80

1,754

56.6

0.829

O.96

Jan.

66

66

53

54

53

*49

47

-&45

47

78

33

53

49

48

47

45

45

58

71

60

C7

75

67

59

55

54

52

49

48

47

1,715

55.3

0.810

0.93

Feb.

47

53

51

47

45

178*

-947 BT8"-

188

125

107

104

85

80

70

*68

68

64

59

58

55

54

57

59

66

57

53

52

-

3,425

122

1.79

1.86

Mar.

49

49

48

49

51

51

53

48

4646"

48

47

47

67

62

55

54

52

54

57

53

95

75

62

58

59

55

52

51

49

48

1,691

54.5

0.798

0.92

Apr.

53

45

82

65

*54

90

'2BT 392

116

88

109

178

133

234

186

120

97

86

78

72

66

66

60

59

76

62

60

53

51

47

3,135

1O4

1.52

1.70

May

41

42

48

42

40

37

36

, 35

34

33

33

32 IB75

126

86

83

64

52

47

194

 55* 890

307

*158

108

94

76

69

64

3,686

119

1.74

2.01

June

54

53

51

48

40

42

47

47

46

43

63

67

47

44

*43

41

40

41

52

46

54

48

49

57

52

85

5Z

45

42

4O

1,479

49.3

0.722

0.81

July

37

35

31

29

37

107

97

104

71

59

130

208

*214

320

T23

85

71

62

55

80

68

55

51

48

46

55

44

43

40 

69

53

2,527

81.5

1.19

1.37

Aug.

72

64

46

40

36

35

39

71

36

35

30

29

28

28

36

38

32

28

27

28

27

26

25

24

*26

26

25

23

21 

21

20

1,O42

33.6

O.492

0.57

Sept.

24

25

28

27

27

28

28

24

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

17

15

14

10

5

IT

11

38

TG

12

591

19.7

0.288

0.32

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,140 Min 9 Mean 78.5 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.64

Water year 1954-55: Max 947 Min 5 Mean 61.8 Cfsm 0.905 In. 12.27

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Feb. 7 (6:45 p.m.) 1,440 cfs (5.96 ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 1,220 

cfs (5.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48'10", long 81°57'57", on right bank at Ott Shoals, 2.0 miles upstream 

from Wards Creek, 2.6 miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg County, and 5.3 miles upstream from confluence with South Tyger River.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available. April 1934 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 564.79 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 21 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs May 23 (gage height, 3.34 ft); mini- 

 mum, 16 cfs Oct. 3, 4; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 3.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from

rating curve extended above 7,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 cfs Dec. 29,

1935; minimum daily, that of Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1333: 1936(m), 1940(m).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

2.0 

3.0

4.0

256

443

604

1,580

3,120

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

19

16 *2B98

28

27

26

26

24

28

38

32

28

26

26

22

30

46

36

33

32

33

30

30

62

42

37

37

37

34

1,031

33.3

0.206

0.24

Nov.

36

40

42

33

32

33

28

2S

63

64

58

50

50

47

*47

54

67

65

135

201

90

85

98

65

111

62

50

63

178

119

2,094

69.8

0.431

0.48

Dec.

128

95

92

60 BO"

219

278

T3T

160

99

155

101

70

178

126

150

85

130

80

120

140

80

120

120

65

60

90

140

85

130

200

3,767

122

0.753

0.87

Jan.

150

140

130

170

100

120

120

1206'0

iio170

190

150

120

110

75

120

120

150

160

170

200

T5o

160

160

150

*130

170

130

90

120

4,215

136

0.840

0.97

Feb.

110

120

70- 70

85

42 o"

1,080

1,550

729

333

224

209

165 199"

138

*154

157

135

147

101

162

98

138

150

140

138

96

121

_

7,019

251

1.55

1.61

Mar.

137

123

125

95

132

85

14T

126

115

118

120

121

92

156

208

213

130

122

98

107

155

201

244

T77

153

126

102

131

153

85

126

4,217

136

0.840

0.97

Apr.

120

127

184

216

150

*246

655

820

475

197

273

386

349

792

817

401

230

217

215

167

202

114

182

139

185

189

125

157

106 T30"

8,564

285

1.76

1.96

May

76

133

91

108

75

125

65

W

123

82

65

93

89

228

206

232

162

150

138

115

155

891

1,740

910

608

266

191

175 111"

142

125

7,739

250

1.54

1.78

June

102

123

106

90

73

88

83

141

61

54

71

68

116

88

*66

81

71

96

77

121

73

105

58

~85- 156

85

122

111

56

140

2,767

92.2

0.569

0.63

July

78

65

44

4244-

67

160

113

135

92

182

429

466

IBT

373

214

122

110

107

154

119

120

107

100

100

100

100

103,

100

107

107

4,611

149

0.920

1.06

Aug.

118

96

81

87

88

 92

71

234 T30-

92

84

113

81

74

140

97

87

79

74

79

74

71

71

*69

71

67

65

56

52

52

50

2,695

86.9

0.536

0.62

Sept.

39

17

48

47

45

48

48

50

64

54

45

42

45

45

45

48

52

44

40

44

44

42

42

42

67

67

54

52

50

48

1,448

48.3

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,130 Min 16 Mean 167 Cfsro 1.O3 In. 13.97

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,740 Min 16 Mean 137 Cfsro 0.846 In. 11.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs).--May 23 (7:15 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (3.34 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 16 to Feb. 6; discharge computed from partial recorder 

graph, records for South Tyger River near Woodruff, and Tyger River near Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 221 

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°52'35", long 82°05'10", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of 

Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek.

Drainage area. 106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1955.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--21 years, 152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,190 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum, 5.7 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.63 ft); minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Sept. 22.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 14.23 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs June 5, 6, 1941 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 6,

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

8.5

14

54

123

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.5

4.5 

8.5

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

202

497

1,350

1,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.6

376

9.6

9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

30

26

53

45

46

43

12

12

12

12

T3~ 55

12

12

13

559.8

18.1

0.171

0.20

Nov.

17

49

44

45

46

15

19

47

45

42

46

40- 13

37

60

51

87

113

85

35

34

*59

56

-54 176

61

16

18

78

48

1,546

51.5

0.486

0.54

Dec.

277

45

46

27

36

150

115

143

166

49

22

28

146

216

81

48

51

19

34

95

45

46

~29~ 290

29

27

62

50

49

158

225

2,804

90.5

0.854

0.98

Jan.

60

-46

152

43

42

232

*51

36

40

151

84

158

81

46

19

28

115

46

98

95

238

31

36

162

71

104

-W264

15

TS

46

2,685

86.6

0.817

0.94

Feb.

45

43

154

161

14

41

321

1,000

466

365

324

14

13

155

302

76

69

13

28

37

116

128

298

88

86

13

13

97

i

4,480

160

1.51

1.57

Mar.

~76 254

*43

40

19

29

157

75

249

77

47

19

18

47

226

193

72

48

35

43

148

116

235

233

74

22" 15

147

68

92

143

3,060

98.7

0.931

1.07

Apr.

90

14

Tf

123

311

*86

220

435

25?

136

246

355

344

258

356

123

65

251

241

174

45

66

80

59

84

117

254

48

50

15

4,921

164

1.55

1.73

May

15

47

313

44

46

44

14

14

47

44

44

44

151

94

56

169

283

152

57

76

908" 74

1,450

663

*372

334

219

18

20

85

131

6,008

194

1.83

2.11

June

~53 268

70

33

39

88

48

50

233

54

28

40

80

78

102

174

118

1840"

50

112

162

52

32

37

46

66

50

43

154

2,448

81.6

0.770

0.86

July

70

32

36

29

92

49

29

32

15

TS

150

175

227

*261

237

17

16

88

47

48

127

141

18

18

44

106

155

49

48

34

38

2,443

78.8

0.743

0.86

Aug.

96

110

191

65

50

20

27

149

~T4 220

49

47

18

16

49

104

78

51

49

16

~£5 15

46

*57

54

45

15

15

44

45

41

1,902

61.4

0.579

0.67

Sept.

47

44

14

14

41

42

41

23

15

35

36

54

43

43

44

45

13

13

13

13

9.2

6.5

777

7.7

37

45

46

43

13

.12

860.1

28.7

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,770 Mln 9.6 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.04, In. 14.01

water year 1954-55: Max 1,430 Mln 6.5 Mean 92.4 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). May 23 (1:15 a.m.) 2,190 cfs (6.59 ft). 

~ Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'21", long 81°56'19", on left bank at Chesnee Shoals, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger River and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 174 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 508.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 21 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs May 24 (gage height, 4.52 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum dally, 12 cfs Sept. 23.

1934-55: Maximum discharge, 9,510 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, that of 

Sept. 23, 1955; minimum daily, that of Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good, 

station.

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.1

13

33

59

111

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

221

431

721

1,120

2,350

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

T4

13

15

13

13

13

13

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

34

33

52

4T

49

46

22

21

21

21

51

22

22

22

23

718

23.2

0.133

0.15

Nov.

26

25

51

49

53

53

29

31

52

50

48

52

29

51

*46

68

73

120

98

88

58

51

74

136 nr

75

74

53

100

90

1,918

63.9

0.367

0.41

Dec.

135

194

68

67

60

167

166

138

181

160

74

53 SB183

214

91

78

79

53

79

90

71

152

199

59

55

56

79

76

96

180

3,439

111

0.638

0.74

Jan.

205

102

94

145

*74

117

186

73

69

74

188

138

161

108

73

55

62

122

107

140

157

~8? 228

102

160

103

195

200

104

53

50

3,727

120

0.690

0.80

Feb.

75

76

86

176

147

535

1.140

992

904

469

436

217

80

95

*266

234

122

108

62

77

83

135

245

233

130

118

59

58

_

7,358

263

1.51

1.57

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,500 Mln 13

Mar.

190

205

109

80

78

65

34

156

148

218

117

82

72

98

148

230

211

115

91

89

108

161

217

2D3~ 251

118

65

83

156

106

153

4,217

136

0.782

0.90

Apr.

153

118

138

105

244

*314

493

417

496

254

233

430

462

835

35?

379

177

203

322

292

182

115

136

120

242

191

228

223

100

88

8,242

275

1.58

1.76

May

65

61

188

234

87

83

79

55

53

W

78

75

130

179

113

122

240

299

119

105

112

682

1,160

1,260

654

*408

392

11672"

85

147

7,533

243

1.40

1.61

June

207

To"8~ 212

81

70

86

91

82

141

188

94

72

79

97

108

169

149

101

65

m

130

178

125

100

84

80

125

104

118

165

3,507

117

0.672

0.75

July

114

74

58

60

80

80

66

62

64

40

123

230

332

*3l6-

293

188

51

65

81

69

100

154

87

39

_37

78

151

105

81

64

56

3,398

110

0.632

0.73

Aug.

73

106

183

109

71

63

37

199

242

TT4

78

59

56

32

73

102

98

75

60

59

32

31

55

*56

67

60

56

29

33- 28

50

2,406

77.6

0.446

0.51

Sept.

54

~S9~ 102

34

32

54

54

51

33

28

47

42

59

51

51

50

51

22

21

21

19

18

12

IT

25

52

54

56

55

26

1,257

41.9

0.241

0.27

Mean 154 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.06

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,260 Mln 12 Mean 131 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs). No peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 223 

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°45'15", long 81°55'30", on left bank at upstream side of Nesbitts 

bridge on State Highway 49, 0.5 mile downstream from confluence of North Tyger and 

South Tyger Rivers and 6| miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--351 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 489.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 25 years (1930-55), 466 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 3-5; minimum daily, 29 cfs Oct. 4.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 19,200 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of rating curves for North Tyger River 

near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff; minimum', that of Oct. 3-5, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 4, 1954.

Flood on June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 20.4 ft, from floodmark set by local 

resident, at site 0.3 mile below gage; that of August 1928, 20.0 ft (present site); 

that of September 1929, 14.65 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 742: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6-9. Apr. 6-9, 12-16, 

May 22-24, July 14, 15)

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

100

196

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

332

695

1,770

3,150

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

E4

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

34

30

*29

125

48

43

41

41

41

41

58

50

48

45

43

58

59

108

88

86

82

55

50

48

82

97

61

59

61 

59

1,802

58.1

0.166

0.19

, Nov.

61

68

99

94

94

93

59

5?

102

128

113

107

78

100

95

*127

147

190

216

518

164

119

193

202

214

156

126

118

275

234

4,147

138

0.595

0.44

Dec .

280

285

178

128

160

410

465

50T

561

503

251

164

158

583

559

256

164

216

141

207

246

148

280

534

134

T50" 122

221

170

242 

392

7,590

245

O.S98

0.80

Jan.

569

245

252

528

175

251

*305

212

134

T75

585

557

519

242

192

134

187

252

264

505

534

459

237

270

354

258

351

381

257

155

172

8,187

264

0.752

0.87

Feb.

196

202

2^6" 162

241

975

2,280

2,550

1,710

a800

a700

a440

245

296

*426

415

294

250

214

178

258

264

390

596

278

274

182

164

_

------

14,816

529

1.51

1.57

Mar.

555

328

*242

206

212

154 228"

512

251

544

271

194

176

245

349

514

36T

252

212

196

249

555

480

a440

a560

a260

174

196

298

a200

a280

8,674

280

0.798

0.92

Apr.

a280

a260

a340

May

147

176

300

316 \ 548

434

499

*1,170

1,280

1,050

470

510

847

842

1,650

1,400

793

418

420

556

485

589

254

517

242

452

406

552

596

201

24F

17,274

576

1.64

1.83

176

222

152

120

1ST

186

143

144

254

440

344

358

448

482

278

205

255

1,560"

5,000

2,280

*1,560

691

580

505 182'

256

278

15,779

509

1.45

1.67

June

505

340

254

164

160

160

196

222

211

248

171

147

T5T

192

194

245

224

198

168

208

225

279

205

264

162

180

239

222

182

500

6,426

214

0.610

0.68

July

219

143

108 110"

128

142

256

177

205

142

544

688

*928

795

720

414

185

180

201

257

213

288

216

144

144

174

258

221

194

176

171

8,497

274

0.781

0.90

Aug.

188

222

268

209

148

160

108

440 4~0"6~

218

165

162

146

108

500

219

192

156

154

152

106

98

121

122

*129

128

122

88

81

106

100

5,282

170

0.484

0.56

Sept.

100

160

TST

86

81

104

100

94

96

88

95

86

101

96

92

94

105

70

66

65

65

61

52

50

BT

127

105

109

102

76

2,734

91.1

0.260

0.29

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,650 Mln 29 Mean 334 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.94

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,000 Mln 29 Mean 277 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.72

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 23 (2:45 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (5.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

North Tyger River near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 81°41', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 92, 0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, 

Union County.

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 8,690 cfs Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 7.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River 

Reservoir (see p. 214) which is discharged into this stream after use.

Correction.--Daily mean discharge for July 6, 1947, was 55 cfs, superseding erroneous 

figure published in WSP 1082.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

3.7

6.3

10

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

124

264

458

830

1,300

2,670

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

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

7.8

7.0

5.3

5.8

*6.3

5.8

5^0

5.5

7.0

8.2

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.5

9.3

9.3

10

12

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

17

18

20

21

24

347.1

11.2

0.061

0.07

Nov.

22

23

26

30

31

33

32

30

30

30

30

31

32

32

32

37

*46

49

43

46

44

36

33

38

38

33

32

38

82

85_

1,124

37.5

0.205

0.23

Dec.

49

42

38

37

53

135

12T

91

64

62

57

49

81

128

90

66

58

62

64

57

53

51

49

49

48

46

46

48

49

55

55

1,955

63.0

0.344

0.40

Jan.

66

99

88

70

64

62

*60

57

55

58

146

147

106

80

73

70

66

64

301

276

200

167

151

135

124

108

99

90

88

80

76

3,326

107

0.585

0.67

Feb.

73

78

78

73

68

1,240

2,450

1,990

648

306

236

186

151

128 128"

115

*115

108

99

96

93

90

88

93

112

105

93

90

-

__.---

9,110

325

1.78

1.85

Mar.

88

88

86

86

83

90

108

93

86

86

102

99

102

118

147

128

112

102

99

105

105

102

108

105

96

99

96

90

86

83

80

3,058

98.6

0.539

0.62

Apr.

73

80

216

214

*154

198

955

1,020

522

248

235

325

526

2,290

2,200

777

348

231

186

154

135

124

115

105

112

146

105

90

86

80

12,055

402

2.20

2.46

May

76

70

70

68

66

64

62

60

57

55

53

53

79

105

717

249

121

108

90

73

70

464

648

*416

294

384

204

124

99

86

7 6

5,161

166

0.907

1.05

June

68

64

62

58

55

53

53

58

60

58

76

86

66

55

51

48

46

46

53

100

108

64

51

68

69

64

53

48

46

44

1,831

61.0

0.333

0.37

July

42

40

38

37

37

42

51

44

37

56

72

*167

253

562

280

166

86

64

57

105

219

118

70

58

56

74

84

55

55

62

69

2,934

94.6

0.517

0.60

Aug.

62

96

79

55

53

'43 44

45

90

59

44

40

57

49

171

112

158

71

55

51

43

42

*38

45

56

33

32

31

54

52 

28

1,802

58.1

0.517

0.37

Sept.

28

42

46

42

38

37

37

33

50

27

27

25

24

25

24

23

21

20

19

18

18

19

19

18

32

58

46

36

33

31

896

29.9

0.163

0.18

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,620 Mln 5.0 Mean 154 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.41

Water year 1954-55= Max 2,430 Mln 5.0 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.650 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Feb. 6 (7:45 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (5.13 ft); 

2,590 cfs (4.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

or. 14 (1:45 p.m.)
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 225

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long 81°54 I , on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek and 4 miles southeast of 

Enoree, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 404 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 4.23 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 2, 3; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 2-4, 7.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum (revised), 8 cfs Oct. 5, 1941; minimum daily, that of Oct. 2-4, 7, 1954.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

782 

802 

1203 

1233

Water 

year

1935 

1936 

1951 

1952

Date

Aug. 17, 1935 

Oct. 20, 1935 

Sept. 1, 1951 

Oct. 15, 1951

Discharge 

(cfs)

33 

29 

13 

22

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above

station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 802: 1930(M). WSP 892: 1929-30, 193l(M), 1932-33, 1935.

WSP 1112:1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 97

2.0 144

2.2 275

2.4 445

66

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

69

105

160

2.2 308

2.5 610

3.0 1,340

4.0 3,390

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

27

20

20

*20

21

22

20

22

22

25

25

26

28

29

30

41

56

50

40

42

40

44

28

55

43

53

37

52

58

32

11

1,089

35.1

0.114

0.13

Nov.

60

65

69

54

78

78

75

66

81

82

82

82

78

72

*69

100

159

132

152

114

94

*144

116

102

94

102

97

155

256

213

3,121

104

0.339

0.38

Dec .

170

135

121

94

110

441

369

244

194

187

180

160

194

244

252

228

124

214

118

214

115

208

87

158

124

140

135

112

139

159

211

5,581

180

0.586

0.68

Jan.

209

260

236

195

*180

172

214

108

160

167

309

276

221

208

187

187

180

180

323

292

260

252

260

292

263

216

215

187

201

194

187

6,791

219

0.713

0.82

Feb.

174

193

197

167

174

1,190

5.510

2,350

1,130

579

468

398

320

317

*284

261

241 244'

237

230

214

186

204

208

240

216

214

228

-

------

------

14,374

513

1.67

1.74

Mar.

220

215

201

194

195

209

235

226

194

174

201

208

214

252

268

244

236 11 218

214

228

228

236

413

315

237

244

225

229

202

214

151

7,056

228

0.743

0.86

Apr.

176

200

375

479

*315

295

860

705

463

349

397

565

594

1.490

988

602

478

408

322

314

295

284

274

261

388

303

250

226

221

213

13,090

436

1.42

1.58

May

174

199

174

167

167

167

164

160

138

149

138

144

154

242

283

362

251

252

209

180

295

1,020

1.460

*881

858

461

324

260

221

228

201

10,083

325

1.06

1.22

June

187

174

174

167

144

154

154

160

167

160

174

201

194

167

144

138

110

110

189

253

361

221

180

298

211

167

160

138

132

127

----- -

5,316

177

0.577

0.64

July

122

105

105

104

115

116

122

138

122

122

123

*518

386

333

238

180

127

138

116

187

204

137

121

107

124

140

192

149

444

336

174

5,645

182

0.593

0.68

Aug.

216

214

110

85

129

98

95

286

305

130

114

101

84

83

142

128

115

98

114

136

101

101

*94

91

80

76

73

73

69

65

4Z

3,653

118

0.384

0.44

Sept.

50

172

343

138

112

100

99

91

93

57

93

72

71

63

70

40

82

59

39

68

55

49

47

33

62

65

121

81

72

68

2,565

85.5

0.279

0.31

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,870 Min 20 Mean 276 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.22

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,510 Min 20 Mean 215 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.48

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Feb. 7 (10 a.m.) 4,010 cfs (4.23 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
226 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River at Richtex, S. C,

Location. Lat 34°11'05", long 81°11'48", on right bank 0.8 mile west of Richtex, Fairfield

County, 1.2 miles upstream from Little River, and 11 miles downstream from Parr Shoals

Dam.

Drainage area. 4,850 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--November 1925 to September 1955. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--27 years (1926-27, 1929-55), 5,725 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 11.36 ft); minimum daily, 232 cfs Oct. 18, from rating curve extended below 320 cfs.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 228,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 ft, from

floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum daily, 149

cfs Oct. 13, 1935, from rating curve extended below 320 cfs.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1929 and 1933 have

been revised to 88,200 cfs Sept. 28, 1929 (gage height, 18.32 ft) and 101,000 cfs

Oct. 18, 1932 (gage height, 19.72 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 682 and

742, respectively. 

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 757: 1930(M). WSP 972: Drainage area. Revised figures of

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1933,

superseding those published in WSP 742, are given herewith:

Oct. 18, 1932.......... 84,600

Oct. 19, 1932.......... 81,200

Month

October 1932 ........................

Water year 1932-33. ...............

Maximum

84,600

Minimum

905

250

778

Mean

7,300

Per square 

mile

2.16

1.51

Runoff in 

Inches

2.49

20.80

20.41

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per -second)

0.2

.5

1.0

1.5

186

450

1,040

1,870

2.0

3.0

6.0

11.0

2,940

5,650

16,000

40,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

794

826

796

S40

514

504

780

725

704

572

f349

561

58S

848

1,140

553

438

f232 576"

717

933

920

789

590

798

700

954 

786

1,090

835

1,210

22,461

725

0.149

0.17

Nov.

739

944

933

989

1,690

1,030

1,520

666

596

1,340

1,140

1,300

1,100

1,540

812

1,480

1,730

1,740

1,870

1,920

1,600

1,630

2,130

2,050

1,210

1,870

1,650- 

1,910

1,590

2,650

43,449

1,448

0.299

0.33

Dec.

2,280

2,370

1,880

2,280

l/.OO

2,650

3,190

*5,65Q

2,890

2,760

2,320

?,780

1,960

2,820

2,800

2,940

2,850

2,390

2,000

1,980

2,310

2,320

1,910

2,130

1,230

1,820

1,810 

2,310

1,680

2,340

3,110

72,940

2,353

0.485

0.56

Jan.

4,540

3,170

3,380

3,050

2,840

2,590

2,450

2,630

2,020

2,120

3,040

3,730

3,830

3,250

2,440

2,540

1,860

2,370

3,640

*4,910

4,740

4,560

3,570

3,190

3,800

3,710

3,290 

3,160

3,220

3,170

1,700

98,510

3,178

0.655

0.76

Feb.

2,790

2,380

3,010

2,280

3,030

4,370

25,700

56,700

16*700

10,000

9,360

7,400

4,330

5,030

4,320

4,360

3,730

3,850

3,420

2,640

3,090

3,110

3,030

3,700

3,580

3,080 

3,070

-

204,960

7,320

1.51

1.57

Mar.

3,050

2,850

*2,970

3,250

3,150

2,460

2,520

3,550

2,910

2,830

2,750

2,930

2,750

2,820

5,020

4,640

3,920

3,660

3,870

2,890

3,130

3,350

3,570

4,900

4,840

4,400

2,610 

3,040

3,520

2 , 580

2 , 880

103,610

3,342

0.689

0.79

 

Apr.

2,970

3,140

1,910

4,850

4,650

3,490

5,790

12,200

^.090

6,030

4,920

5,370

5,900

19,200

40,200

32,600

14,600

8,680

7,400

5,860

4,800

*4,780

4,880

2,620

4,410

4,880

4,660 

3,520

4,010

3,420

239,880

7,996

1.65

1.84

May

1,040

3,630

3,050

2,530

1,840

2,630

3,060

727

2,600

? , 300

1,770

1,760

2,500

3,380

5,520

6,820

5,570

4,780

3,760

4,210

3,200

4,800

17,100

19,500

14,500

10,800

7,700 

5,980

3,230

3,950

2 , 960

156,997

5,064

1.04

1.20

June

2,260

2,560

3,010

3,050

1,160

2,140

2,010

2,460

*1,780

2,500

3,600

1,630

4,520

2,410

2,290

1,710

2,140

2,760

800

2,890

3,300

3,020

2,430

2,990

3,950

1,620

3,170 

1,900

3,010

>

75,100

2,503

0.516

0.58

July

1,240

1,420

2,120

1,450

1,940

2,230

2,400

1,560

2,390

1,520

2,120

3,350

9,130

*10,000

7,860

6,810

3,580

3,060

2,190

3,610

5,290

6,520

4,310

2,310

2,580

2,110

1,190 

2,880

2,740 

3,570

2,070

105,550

3,405

0.702

0.81

Aug.

2,750

2,980

2,250

2,860

2,350

2,350

1,750

2,350

4,210

4,200

2,950

2,380

2,790

1,510

4,530

4,040

5,420

3,140

3,230

2,970

1,590

1,920

1,970

1,370

1,320

1,630

2,290 

844

1,670 

870

1,220

77,704

2,507

0.517

0.60

Sept.

1,370

1,540

2,910

2,100

2,550

1,730

1,610

1,320

1,810

2,300

658

1,370

813

*1,100

1,270

1,200

1,680

868

1,060

796

880

978

1,020

1,820

684

f482

915 

1,510

1,470 

1,280

41,094

1,370

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1954: Max SO, 500 Min 232 Mean 4,192 Cfsm 0.8S4 In. 11.73

Water year 1954-55: Max 40,200 Mln 232 Mean 3,403 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.52

Peak discharge (base, 35,000 cfs). --Feb. 8 (3 p.m.) 38,400 cfs (10.55 ft); Apr. 15 (5:30 p.m.)

43,200 cfs (11.36 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 227

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°50'30" J long 82°28'50", on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 123 alternate, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from George Creek, and 4.6 miles west of county courthouse in Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.--293 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955. Prior to October 1948, published as 

"near West Greenville."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 599 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 7.85 ft); minimum, 

54 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.89 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Oct. 16.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 19.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

Saluda Lake; minimum, 29 cfs (revised) July 21, 1946 (gage height, 1.6,7 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Oct. 16, 1954.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

1032 

1052 

1082 

1112 

1142

Water 

year

1944 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949

Date

Sept. 6, 1944 

July 21, 1946 

July 6, 1947 

Nov. 24, 1947, Sept. 5, 1948 

Sept. 25, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

31 

29 

39 

51 

36

Gage height 

(feet)

1.69 

1.67 

1.76 

1.87 

1.74

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplant at Saluda 

Lake. Capacity of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1954, superseding those published in WSP 1333, are given herewith:

Date

1954

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

' 10

11

13

14

15

16

Discharge

191

182

182

182

190

188

188

188

185

188

203

225

219

220

193

Date

1954-Con.

Aug. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

1

185

178

174

176

152

166

171

168

172

185

178

190

185

141

124

Date

1954-Con.

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

168

174

145

119

119

112

117

106

101

105

107

105

105

105

107

Date

1954-Con.

Sept. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

107

107

107

111

112

107

105

107

109

107

96

107

107

105

105

Month

Water year 1953-54. .............

Cfs -days

5,733

Maximum

264

6,920

Minimum

124

96

Mean

185

113

498

Per square 

mile

0.631

.386

1.70

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

.43

23.06
228 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C. Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

69

105

172

382

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

641

980

1,810

3,220

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

105

107 

107

99

90

94

92

86

74

78

86

92

93

90

94

70

84

93

94

95

96

93

72

84

88

92

95

92

95

71

83

2,784

89.8

0.306

0.35

Nov.

97

99 

99

94

103

74

94

105

102

105

103

105

117

119

138

176

326

225

164

264

276

250

220

160

160

164

197

233

352

556

5,079

169

0.577

0.64

Dec.

236

240 

204

154

203

494

377

342

300

304

304

266

277

345

382

315

233

247

405

359

309

304

205

160

197

238

233

225

382

1,360

1,400

11,022

356

1.22

1.41

Jan.

632

476 

439

*356

366

345

309

314

304

296

332

377

345

314

314

314

286

238

286

314

314

350

368

373

350

314

314

309

264

233

242

10,394

335

1.14

1.31

Feb.

262

251 

2T6

314

291

770

5.150

2,160

1,260

660

704

783

747

600

*382

382

377

382

382

382

348

318

373

588

415

439

420

377

-

17,793

635

2.17

2.26

Mar.

406

377 

377

373

373

327

342

363

354

309

304

336

373

368

486

382

377

373

373

373

377

382

687

766

456

462

377

359

359

377

354

12,004

387

1.32

1.52

Apr.

309

309 

496

468

406

450

810

920

570

473

500

1,190

1,090

1,270

1,470

853

820

708

646

604

473

614

478

478

604

628

439

424

444

410

19,356

645

2.20

2.46

May

420

377 

526

294

*212

350

373

327

300

304

304

309

332

700

686

772

731

754

618

470

714

2,500

1,930

1,770

1,230

783

782

646

583

449

488

20,834

672

2.29

2.64

June

488

444 

396

396

396

396

391

366

364

396

498

648

449

401

364

322

322

327

327

373

473

*401

406

401

401

473

468

396

377

322

12,184

406

1.39

1.55

July

327

300 

255

255

273

416

368

300

260

432

706

406

*422

522

406

360

342

319

373

341

367

377

304

233

27T

'350

426

359

345

309

273

11,025

356

1.22

1.41

Aug.

278

359 

406

373

296

198

204

318

354

*283

198

201

201

201

250

300

273

246

198

201

204

204

204

204

201

201

198

194

172

160

160

7,440

240

0.819

0.94

Sept.

160

162 

265

291

255

220

250

204

201

182

164

164

182

206

215

164

160

157

147

136

141

129

117

TT7

117

117

125

*125

125

125

5,123

171

0.584

0.65

Calendar year 1954: Max 6,920 Min 70 Mean 454 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.04

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,130 Min 70 Mean 370 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.14

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Feb. 7 (9 a.m.) 3,700 cfs (7.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 22S 

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°40' , long 82°28' , on right bank half a mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek and 2 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is-727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 769 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.920 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.28 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 57 cfs Oct. 17.

1929-55: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 8, 1951 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 17, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. WSF 872: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,.'and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 

July 12 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.1

1.3

1.5

46

100

173

265

2.0 565

2.5 994

3.0 1,550

4.0 2,890

Jan. 1 t

1.5

2.0

2.5

250

546

960

o July 11

3.0

4.0

5.0

1,480

2,860

4,440

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

134

124

163

Tu

117

103

124

124

117

101

81

117

120

117

120

117

57

138

117

120

124

120

124

88

118

117

120

131

127

127

65

3,586

116

0.286

0.33

Nov.

159

127

134

142

157

150

106

144

*154

150

150

154

154

164

167

245

351

417

235

297

373

328

339

269

262

209

241

349

415

538

7,080

236

0.583

0.65

Dec.

326

317

317

227

2Tf

701

562

471

400

415

391

379

392

446

478

459

333

339

425

489

399

373

362

260

241

291

328

301

358

1,060

1.650

13,747

443

1.09

1.26

Jan.

992

682

590

*464

439

432

374

356

366

372

464

464

451

378

376

354

401

310

378

407

384

410

451

451

439

386

378

378

367

280

322

13,296

429

1.06

1.22

Feb.

305

378

291

368

342

1,020

4,040

3,640

1,780

1,180

833

882

886

801

*530

491

491

491

458

464

477

413

413

610

609

482

532

484

-

23,691

846

2.09

2.18

Mar.

471

479

458

458

462

426

434

445

436

401

401

373 42~6

544

541

530

471

464

462

436

492

634

820

*600"

576

598

497

504

426

477

464

15,206

491

1.21

1.40

Apr.

407

401

734

730

598

577

984

1,220

770

652

741

1,140

1,480

1,600

1,780

1,340

1,020

912

816

773

648

718

609

620

774

746

636

505

568

478

24,977

833

2.06

2,30

May

513

505

540

*500

275

390

438

413

399

378

368

378

419

724

762

936

846

885

748

568

716

2,200

2,540

2,050

1,570

1,180

888

764

725

541

590

24,549

792

1.96

2.26

June

568

568

449

444

445

476

458

464

401

458

514

720

624

484

458

375

378

375

384

430

*500

482

518

464

465

458

620

464

458

390

14,292

476

1.18

1.32

July

366

362

311

316

368

350

491

413

366

418

954

816

587

618

582

498

405

389

478

421

421

484

416

331

506

397

470

622

459

415

351

14,181

457

1.13

1.30

Aug.

376

383

471

459

403

288

296

395

*434

409

296

260

255

257

304

417

294

368

265

255

252

274

255

255

251

241

241

247

227

204

199

9,531

307

0.758

0.87

Sept.

204

208

226

358

339

278

352

284

255

241

222

205

204

227

274

224

196

154

220

165

169

165

158

138

175

168

*150

159

. 158

157

6,433

214

0.528

0.59

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,370 Min 57 Mean 585 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.59

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,040 Min 57 Mean 467 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs). Feb. 7 (6:15 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (5.28-ft); May 22 (6 p.m.) 3,080 

c f s (4.15 f t).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°23', long 82°14', on right bank 2 miles southeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, 2| miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream from Turkey 

Creek.

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 448 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--16 years, 946 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,090 cfs Feb. 7 or 8 (gage height, 12.38 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 11 cfs July 9; 

minimum daily, 36 cfs Oct. 10.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 3 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years). WSP 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-22, Mar. 23-25)

1.0 

2.0

111

273

667

4.0

7.0

10.0

12.0

1,640

3,360

5,270

6,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

178

48

177

185

175

78

160

~H220

220

200

180

170

110

160

70

190

180

120

190

156

163

46

152

172

160

166

160

102

119

4,621

149

0.262

0.30

Nov.

114

169

163

111

160

172

178

194

182

*191

191

218

201

175

204

259

430

536

532

284

284

258

384

624

334

277

242

364

805

302

8,538

285

0.501

0.56

Dec.

632

408

280

252

318

1,290

688

667

688

404

298

273

716

730

305

608

667

470

266

484

646

593

277

302

295

314

710

480

298

470

1.540

16,369

528

0.928

1.07

Jan.

1,860

1,530

*886

688

688

456

273

684

572

568

753

753

554

500

550

440

500

550

750

600

500

500

420

700

700

550

550

500

550

380

380

19,885

641

1.13

1.30

Feb.

340

700

550

420

34O

1,600

6,000

6,000

2,600

1,200

9OO

800

800

*950

958

451

715

582

495

471

600

690

619

565

987

734

513

801

32,381

1,156

2.03

2.11

Mar.

i 732

549

561

540

959

643

732

710

528 ;540

540

540

517

591

889

694

681

634

580

584

629

732

907

*794

635

786

550

480

600

650

650

20,157

650

1.14

1.31

Apr.

480

ISO" 460

1,000

6OO

600

1,500

1,400

1,400

850

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,7OO

2.200

1,900

1,500

1,640

1,070

738

1,040

850

764

801

922

790

1,020

792

556

483

31,636

1,055

1.85

2.06

May

483

814

658

*516

478

502

436

4T?

455

487

459

44O

524

495

629

1,310

1,110

652

1,040

930

684

1,090

2,970

2,566

2,430

1,860

1,440

850

770

704

28,911

933

1.64

1.89

June

688

688

507

491

447

420

433

513

688

556

508

495

826

813

511

463

455

510

362

556

*495

46O

470

730

735

455

475

544

646

463

16,203

540

0.949

1.06

July

412

349

393

316

442

487

428

612

276

532

746

1,220

1,200

891

722

603

455

382

379

426

576

488

584

440

306

3-45 256

1,580

1,640

743 

510

18,139

585

1.03

1.19

Aug.

305

436

462

47O

484

480

426

298

*336

685

593

327

262

270

300

308

309

331

45B" 731

367

305

298

273

305

291

277

247

258

273

11,457

370

0.650

0.75

Sept.

273

280

287

284

280

284

334

750

295

280

287

277

273

316

313

284

284

280

277

280

295

252

199

191

82_

269

*245

130

224

238

7,873

262

0.460

0.51

Calendar year 1954: Max 8,880 Mln 36 Mean 746 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,000 Mln 36 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8-21, Jan. 14 to Feb. 14, Mar. 27 to Apr. 17; discharge estimated 

from recorded range In stage, records for stations near Pelzer and Chappells, and records of powerplant operation at Ware Shoals.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 231

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°48'00", long 8S°21'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from State highway 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream from dam at Conestee, 

and 3.9 miles southeast of county courthouse in Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.--48.6 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1941 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years (1942-55), 78.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Oct. 4.

1941-55: Maximum discharge, 3,590 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 7.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 7 cfs Aug. 17, 

1953, Aug. 16, Oct. 4, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 Nov. 5 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

7

20

37

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

242

426

845

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

2C

27

28

30

01

Tota}

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

10

8

1?

19

15

14

12

12

11

25

16

15

12

11

15

11

11

12

12

12

12

17

12

11

10

12

18

14

19

414

13.4

0.276

0.32

Nov.

15

15

14

T5

24

15

22

15

*14

15

15

15

15

24

16

64

31

21

21

34

21

18

39

21

1 C

14

i.4.

62

54

29

717

23.9

0.492

0.55

Dec.

22

19

21

22

97

88

53

35

52

40

33

31

83

59

48

38

35

53

38

33

33

33

31

35

29

26

26

27

54

73

55

1,322

42.6

0.877

1.01

Jan.

63

55

44

*38

35

33

31

38

35

57

8342"

36

35

40

33

29

36

71

50

44

74

53

48

42

40

38

36

42

35

35

 ~i 

1,363

44.2

0.909

1.05

 

Feb.

33

40

33

33

38

598

566

245

119

75

73

68

55

*48

46

44

50

42

46

38

36

40

44

59

48

46

38

36

-

_ _ _

2,637

94.2

1.94

2.02

Mar.

38

36

35

36

46

40

38

33

2738-

33

40

46

98

55

48

44

42

54

44

44

158

68

*55

48

51

40

38

40

38

36

1,487

48.0

0.988

1.14

Apr.

36

114

151

61

53

180

173

95

66

55

157

98

125

168

118

82

66

59

55

50

65

56

53

57

48

44

48

38

35

38

2,444

81.5

1.68

1.87

May

33

31

29

*26- 26

26

33

27

26

26

26

26

75

72

68

78

62

40

36

35

362

468

325

206

134

68

55

53

42

38

38

2,590

83.5

1.72

1.98

June

35

27

26

33

27

27

39

27

26

26

79

44

31

29

26

21

21

32

80

38

42

*27

39

27

40

31

27

27

22

22

998

33.3

0.685

0.76

July

21

27

21

19

61

85

39

26

31

121

186

100

84

46

38

40

33

a26

a26

a35

a63

a 40

a33

a32

a44

a48

d38

d!42

d53

d36

d56

1,650

53.2

1.09

1.26

Aug.

d56

d40

d33

d29

d26

d24

d33

d28

d29

*27

19

18

26

19

30

21

18

18

39

36

26

22

16

18

15_

21

26

15

16

24

18

786

25.4

0.523

0.60

Sept.

18

33

29

21

18

67

30

19

21

27

18

24

16

15

15

15

21

16

15

14

14

15

15

22

78

22

16

*16

16

30

696

23.2

0.477

0.53

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,180 

Water year 1954-55: Max 598

Mln 8 

Mln 8

Mean 55.8 

Mean 46.9

Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59 

Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.09

Peak discharge fbas?. 1,000 cfs). Feb. 6 (5:45 p.m.) 1,250 ofs (3.86 ft)j May 21 (5:45 p.m.) 

1,090 cfs (3.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed graph based on observer's 

Inspections and weather records.
232 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°27', long 82°12', on left bank if miles downstream from dam at Boyd's 

mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, and 10.5 miles upstream 

from Redburn Creek.

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available.--March-1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 489 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--16 years, 284 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Mar. 5; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft May 1, 2, 4, 5; minimum daily discharge, 18 cfs Mar. 5, May 5.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.32 ft), by 

computation of peak flow over dam at Boyd's mill; minimum, 6 cfs Nov. 11, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 14, 18, Dec. 31, 1950, Mar. 4, 1951.

Remarks. --Records fair prior to July 26, good thereafter. Some regulation at low and 

medium flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to 

affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 892: 1939. WSP 922: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0

1.2

1.6 

1.9

16

30

52

120

202

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

332

516

960

2,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

56

33

30

81

64

30

29

29

28

28

28

80

61

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

63

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

1,263

40.7

0.179

0.21

Nov.

39

106

70

40

40

39

70

47

46

106

78

109

93

45

45

112

69

108

135

140

72

45

104

133

138

133

74

40

119

145

2,540

84.7

0.371

0.41

Dec.

169

202

206

123

42

304

488

290

150

114

45

223

298

298

128

41

160

293

124

203

118

38

206

220

38

37

36

204

130

37

201

5,166

167

0.732

0.84

Jan.

288

266

*283

283

118

35

199

213

45

44

243

303

293

288

123

38

249

293

126

197

262

266

266

266

262

101

32

190

253

115

171

6,111

197

0.864

1.00

Feb.

152

38

178

244

102

746

2,550

2,280

974

529

430

393

172j

*20?

293

343

322

274

262

146

25

65

69

108

194

90

182

253

-

_ _ _ __

_--_._

11,602

414

1.82

1.90

Mar.

141

147

249

142

18

194

274

288

277

274

169

25

228

288

288

288

288

165

23

218

288

288

*293

308

?64

293

293

293

171

23

223

6,721

217

0.952

1.10

Apr.

243

31

260

468

418

330

363

635

501

376

343

345

433

561

920

611

446

376

343

317

303

293

288

274

288

288

283

105

197

270

10,909

364

1.60

1.78

May

105

193

262

*82

ii

21

25

31

33

239

158

34

227

118

42

274

214

276

214

172

179

282

893

630

468

398

317

279

162

29

209

6,584

212

0.930

1.07

June

185

140

88

31

lo

177

167

147

147

147

63

35

120

150

168

166

153

98

44

122

*153

156

156

150

143

153

147

147

150

140

3,883

129

0.566

0.63

July

60

36

37

53

110

260

320

280

36

36

180

300

340

360

360

260

36

110

150

150

220

300

130

36

130

162

168

179

526

341

203

5,869

189

0.829

0.96

Aug.

158

156

192

156

161

50

127

156

*258 144"

217

131

40

54

175

169

145

156

156

156

153

153

147

145

59

30

40

40

122

145

128

4,119

133

0.583

0.67

Sept.

63

36

68

131

158

147

87

28

37

39

46

126

156

150

90

37

40

42

125

147

138

54

24

31

33

105

*138

59

29

30

2,394

79.8

0.350

0.39

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,870 Min 14 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.14

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,530 Min 18 Mean 184 Cfsra 0.807 In. 10.96

Peak discharge (base 2,200 ofs). Feb. 8 (12:45 a.m.) 2,960 cfs (5.02 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record July 5-25; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and powerplant records at Boyd rs mill.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 233

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°10', long 81°54', at left upstream end of dam on Saluda River, 0.7 mile 

upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, Hewberry County.

Drainage area. 1,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1940 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Dan T. Dunoan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to 

elevations above mean sea level. Prior to June 11, 1940, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 439.82 ft Feb. 9; minimum, 433.-70 ft Jan. 1.

1940-55: Maximum elevation, 442.02 ft Mar. 5, 1952; minimum elevation since normal 

reservoir level was first reached, 424.42 ft Oct. 16, 1947.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940; dam completed in 1940. 

Usable capacity, about 8,330.000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 441.5 ft (top of If-foot flashboards on top of spillway gates) above mean 

sea level. Dead storage is about 3,500,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest is 415.0 ft above mean sea level. Water 

is used for generation of power.

Revisions.--WSP 972: Drainage area.

Correction. Corrected figure of daily mean elevation, in feet, for the water year 1942, 

superseding figure published in WSP 952, is given herewith:

Dec. 9, 1941......... 431.80

Mean elevation, In feet, 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

Oct.

35.20

35.13

35.10

35.09

35.07

35.06

35.03

35.00

34.92

34.88

34.87

34.85

34.83

34.83

34.90

34.77

34.70

34.67

34.66

34.64

34.62

34.60

,34.56

34.51

34.50

34.50

34.51

34.52

34.59

34.51

34.47

Nov.

34.44

34.50

34.48

34.49

34.57

34.53

34.49

34.50

34.52

34.56

34.60

34.66

34 . 64

34.62

34.66

34.69

34.75

34.80

34.89

34.90

34.90

34.91

34.85

34.80

34.66

34.47

34.23

34.27

34.34

34 21

Dec.

34.11

34.13

34.08

34.05

33.93

34.12

34.21

34.28

34.31

34.34

34.30

34.14

34.22

34.27

34.29

34.18

34.16

34.24

34.13

34.10

34.03

34.00

33.94

34.02

34.01

33.95

34.03

34.12

34.11

34.05

33.81

Jan.

33.78

34.08

34.37

34.46

34.53

34.56

34.52

34.48

34.43

34.49

34.63

34.74

34.87

34.83

34.81

34.71

34.72

34.66

34.81

34.91

34.95

34.99

34.99

35.07

35.07

35.03

35.01

34.97

34.94

34 91

34! 91

Feb.

34.80

34.79

34.77

34.76

34.73

35.13

37.42

38.99

39.68

39.73

39.65

39.39

39.24

39.22

38.91

38.48

38.06

37.62

37.19

36.98

36.93

36.59

36.29

35.97

35.67

35.52

35.50

35.55

_

_______

Mar.

35.48

35.32

35.14

34.97

34.88

34.90

34.96

34.81

34.68

34.49

34.34

34.26

34.24

34.28

34.36

34.49

34.57

34.70

34.75

34.73

34.81

34.96

35.03

35.19

35.31

35.47

35.47

35.52

35.60

35 72

35.85

Apr.

35.99

36.04

36.02

36.16

36.40

36.59

36.71

36.75

36.81

36.84

39.93

37.08

37.28

37.94

38.25

38.34

38.51

38.66

38.58

38.40

38.20

38.05

37.89

37.85

37.96

37.99

38.01

38.09

38.10

37 . 98

May

37.87

37.89

37.89

37.91

37.84

37.78

37.60

37.50

37.44

37.34

37.33

37.26

37.28

37.32

37.33

37.39

37.49

37.52

37.56

37.61

37.65

37.84

38.23

38.39

38.65

38.63

38.41

38.27

38.33

38 . 37

38.19

June

38.11

38.06

37.95

37.84

37.80

37.74

37.59

37.50

37.40

37.29

37.24

37.21

37.21

37.27

37.26

37.24

37.20

37.18

37.15

37.17

37.13

37.10

37.09

37.06

37.10

37.11

37.09

37.04

37.03

37.02

July

36.99

36.95

36.87

36.92

37.11

37.24

37.34

37.32

37.19

37.02

37.08

37.25

37.57

37.83

37.90

37.90

37.87

37.84

37.78

37.78

37.79

37.78

37.76

37.72

37.70

37.65

37.60

37.62

37.76

37.85

37.85

Aug.

37.88

37.80

37.70

37.59

37.48

37.38

37.24

37.21

37.11

37.06

37.01

36.95

36.82

36.69

36.88

36.91

36.85

36.74

36.69

36.70

36.63

36.61

36.56

36.46

36.34

36.20

36.09

35.93

35.90

35.81

35.73

Sept.

35.65

35.56

35.44

35.32

35.31

35.28

35.21

35.17

35.09

35.01

34.87

34.85

34.84

34.87

34.88

34.88

34.82

34.70

34.68

34.67

34.67

34.66

34.62

34.50

34.38

34.33

34.31

34.31

34.30

34.26

Note. Add 400 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30..................

Oct. 31.. ................

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1954.....

Jan. 31. ......'...........

Feb. 28..................

Mar. 31..................

May 31 ..................

July 31 ..................

Sept. 30..................

Water year 1954-55.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

437 . 90

434.26

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

6.68

5.05

-

Change In contents 

during month (equl 

valent In cubic 

feet per second)

-119

+3

-193

+149

-243

-13

t Elevation at 12 p.

412733 O - 57 - 16
234 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 81°52', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood 

and 8£ miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area. 1,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1927 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 363.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, at site 300 ft downstream at datura 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 28 years, 1,928 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,460 cfs Apr. IS (gage height, 13.78 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 11; minimum daily, 38 cfs July 4.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 8 cfs 

Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8 cfs Oct. 29, 1939, caused by construction work above 

station.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 ft Aug. 26, 1908 (present datum), from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page). 

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-24, Mar. 9 to Apr. 9)

-0.3 

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0

71

156

268

542

4.0

S.O

9.0

14.0

1,260

2,120

3,640

6,620

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

Oct.

501

622

142

287

256

170

181

138 

549

166

247

196

200

199

155

594

157

227

163

173

177

175

461

209

Nov.

231

86

98

95

72

588

288

*193 

89

74

72

59

594

230

208

Dec.

937

848

886 '804

1,190

618

1,050

974 

886

854

757

1,140

640

988

*905

4301 85?

424| 846

400! 741

 

Jan.

2,290

1,300

704

956

864

836

814

1,160 

1,110

690

1,120

1,050

Feb.

1,180

960

886

947

1,090

1,610

3,060

4,560 

3,800

*4,080

3,820

5.420

980 1,840

992! 2,540

Mar.

1,880

1,880

1,920

1,940

1,220

1,100

1,620

2,000 

1,870

1,960

1,870

1,150

1,160

1,350

1,360J 3,610| 945

1,130

920

1,200

3,650

3,730

3.650

458i 1,550! 1,4£0| 3,150

835

824

698

1.040

820l 600| 1,190. 1.380J 1,430

1 I 1

313

63?

9S8

1,000

220 1,520

96 1,720

27 ! 132 TT230"

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

145 214

113 772

562 1.42C

14E.

7,544

243

_

-

15,278

509

-

-

1,140

1 . 000

819

107

774

807

1,090

1,160

1,190

1,030

1,460

1.220

47 1,090

Sill 1,050

7721 1,080

l,380l 1,070

2.36S

i 

Z", 583

890

_

854

34,420

1,110

-

-

1,880| 1,150

2,810 853

2,81'*'

3,110

1 

Apr.

360

727

1,150

507

408

470

1,350

1,900 

1,690

1,210

1,100

1,090

1,280

4,680

6,180

3,660

1,490

2,000

2,510

May

972

918

*967

929

1,060

1,020

1,520

891 

1,070

1,010

1,060

1,060

986

1,110

708

1,020

952

948

948

2,510| 948

2,460

.\330

June

1,290

1,290

1,390

956

834

1,160

1,380

1,240 

1,260

1,440

904

858

668 742"

706

766

803

July

817

547

824

38

2.32

343

264

1,190 

1,610

994

834

1,040

1,200

1,590

1,480

857

897

668 716

816! 972

*70?

l,li('| 320

911

872

1.98C! 3.:;.' i.CIO

802 i 1,?80| 2,170 83fi 891

774i l.ltOl 3,420! B^ 838

2,310 *65_.| l.lbOJ 37420J 684 617

1,88C>: 74R! S82 I 3,420) 846 | 808

943 i 1,020! 9571 3,4iO! 725! 846

Aug.

914

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,050

*818 

1,060

1,100

992

954

1,060

1,000

1,150

1,890

1,260

1,100

1,060

1,580

1,510

1,300

1,140

. ,140

i.lCf

1.02C

1.C50

1,240| 91flj Slflj l,3£0i 824' 1,090! 87P

_

-----

£9,749

2,491

348

558

334

36,611

1,181

_

-

897

1,780

...

50,596

1,687

-

-

903

1 , 3? 0

785! 1,310, olfi

77?! 1.150' 87.

J..S8. - 

44,186

1,425

_

-

27,803

927

910

27,728

894

-

-

67.:

34,534

1,114

_

-

Sept.

892

856

929

890

444

664

802

636 

636

754

896

450

578

325

327

358

674

F32

441

592

3d*

366

394

815

85t

*4r:S

b?2

32a

324

_5gO

17,102

570

_

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,950 Min 47 Mean 1,257 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 6,180 Min 58 Mean 1,077 Cfsrc - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on uhis day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 235

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location. Lat 34"11', long 81°44', on left bank 200 ft upstream from Higgins Ferry 

Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 2| miles south 

of Silverstreet, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1,620 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 345.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Mar. 8, 1939, waterstage recorder for station on Lake Murray near Columbia has been used as an auxiliary 

gage for this station.

Average discharge . 28 years, 2,204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 16.88 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Nov. 11, 12.

1927-55: Maximum discharge, 83,800 cfs Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at 

Chappells and near Chapin; minimum daily, 49 cfs July 4, 1940.

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

Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 233).

Revisions.--WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.4 

4.0

167

403

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

855

1,380

1,940

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

117

224

429

839

1,250

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

2,280

3,460

5,590

10,600

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

Totan

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

407

540

335

166

285

170

198

150 

406

380

140

222

202

212 

158

470

348

135

181

164

180

180

382

316

198

150

113

152

153

416

332

7,841

253

-

-

Nov.

148

160

98

117

120

388

415 

*212 

163

106

95

95

371

412 

162

341

438

424

414

782

527

346

946

1,030

1,660

1,650

1.740

558

408

1,420

15,746

525

-

-

Dec.

1,210

839

900

696

1,240

614

1,240 

1,090 

982

921

736

1,370

614

1,270 

*1,080

1,020

972

778

1,520

572

1,360

1,080

1,000

261

725

842

235

431

736

962

2,230

29,526

952

-

-

Jan.

2,620

1,890

860

1,130

942

921

900 

1,000 

1,420

654

1,230

1,340

1,130

1,040 

1,230

1,500

757

1,380

1,650

1,600

1,290

1,340

1,410

954

1,640

1,450

1,190

1,140

1,180

1,230

614_

38,622

1,246

-

-

Feb.

1,440

1,060

942 962"

1,020

1,890

4,260 

7,220 

5,840

*4,070

4,100

4,120

2,740

2,060 

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,820

3,520

2,150

1,500

2,920

2,980

3,160

Z,700

2,210

1,180

1,060

-

._--_.

80,384

2,871

-

-

Mar.

1,900

2,010

2,010

2,060

1,500

1,380

1,410 

2.230 

1,900

2,010

1,960

1,430

1,320

1,300 

1,080

942

a850

a700

al.100

al,600

al,400

al.100

a850

aSOO

*a700

839

1,140

770

552

413

404

39,660

1,279

_

-

Apr.

425

675

1,360

548

515

511

1,120 

1,900 

1,840

1,740

976

1,210

1,320

4,940 

9,680

7,440

2,490

1,800

2,740

2,740

2,620

2,560

2,230

1,530

1,040

1,080

1,130

982

1,020

1,710

61,872

2,062

_

-

May

1,400

716

 1,130

1,000

1,080

1,080

1,560 

1,170 

 757

1,170

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,170 

1,020

818

1,130

1,000

1,020

982

1,080

2,780

2,450

3,640

5,880

3,820

3,580

2,220

1,140

892

1,740

48,625

1,569

-

-

June

1,410

1,280

1,420

1,170

1,010

807

1,490 

1,280 

1,290

1,480

1,160

1,040

548

839 

736

839

839

757

958

*614

942

880

900

900

798

1,000

548

880

839

818

29,472

982

-

-

July

860

654

936

175

141

425

331 

839 

1,650

1,380

757

1,000

1,280

1.900 

1,540

1,210

1,120

614

982

1,000

982

1,000

1,020

1,080

507

880

SOO

1,030

1,270

1,250

1,200

29,913

965

-

-

Aug.

654

1,250

1,220

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,400 

*696 

1,040

1,080

1,040

962

982

1,270 

853

1,840

1,460

1,130

1,080

1,240

1,680

1,250

1,130

1,170

1,080

1,020

1,020

a900

3750

a900

a900

34,747

1,121

-

-

Sept.

a950

al.OOO

al.500

al,000

a550

a700

860 

696 

675

696

1,070

368

437

351 

347

343

593

996

334

413

392

388

396

736

1,020

*337

380

335

343

339

18,545

618

_

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 7,300 Min 95 Mean 1,370 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,680 Min 95 Mean 1,192 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorded range in stage, weather records, and 

records for station at Chappells.
236 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°03'05", long 81 "13"15", in intake tower 500 ft upstream from dam on 

Saluda River and 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Rivers at 

Columbia, Richland County.

Drainage area. 8,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1929 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.64 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 1930, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 343.74 ft June 1, 2; minimum, 332.04 ft

1929-55: Maximum gage height, 361.51 ft Apr. 10, 1936; minimum gage height since 

generation of power was started, 320.96 ft Dec. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug. 31, 1929; dam completed in 

1930. Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cu ft between gage heights 300.0 ft (limit of 

drawdown) and 360.0 ft (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, 21,800,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage height of one spillway 

crest (completed in 1946), 330 ft with top of gates 362 ft; gage height of other spillway crest 340 ft with top of gates 365 ft. Water is used for generation of power.

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Mean gage height, in feet, 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

Oct.

37.24

37.17

37.13

37.02

36.72

36.42

36.13

35.93

35.84

35.83

35.78

35.62

35.46

35.31

35.22

35.16

35.13

35.13

35.08

35.07

35.04

35.01

34.94

34.94

34.92

34.82

34.72

34.68

34.66

34.65

34.65

Nov.

34.58

34.42

34.30

34.14

34.02

33.95

33.92

33.89

33.80

33.78

33.60

33.52

33.46

33.45

33.42

33.32

33.22

33.12

33.07

33.02

33.01

33.01

32.99

32.94

32.89

32.87

32.86

32.92

32.95

32.90

Dec.

32.88

32.79

32.68

32.60

32.61

32.65

32.51

32.40

32.30

32.20

32.18

32.20

32.25

32.15

32.10

32.10

32.10

32.12

32.10

32.13

32.09

32.07

32.07

32.10

32.10

32.14

32.18

32.16

32.11

32.12

32.13

Jan.

32.38

32.69

32.81

32.82

32.85

32.89

32.90

32.91

32.98

33.00

32.96

32.89

32.89

32.77

32.71

32.77

32.78

32.62

32.62

32.61

32.58

32.59

32.68

32.72

32.63

32.57

32.49

32.39

32.35

32.37

32.33

Feb.

32.26

32.28

32.25

32.15

32.10

32.30

32.99

33.40

33.80

34.10

34.44

34.68

34,88

34.99

35.08

35.28

35.49

35.70

35.88

36.06

36.13

36.19

36.27

36.26

36.31

36.38

36.48

36.50

_

_______

Mar.

36.48

36.54

36.60

36.68

36.77

36.84

36.92

36.90

36.95

36.99

37.06

37.16

37.27

37.40

37.44

37.47

37.48

37.49

37.58

37.70

37.78

37.80

37.70

37.70

37.70

37.76

37.74

37.76

37.73

37.72

37.70

Apr.

37.71

37.73

37.80

37.85

37.88

37.92

38.00

38.08

38.17

38.27

38.36

38.40

38.44

39.92

40.48

41.14

41.48

41.59

41.70

41.81

41.93

42.04

42.13

42.23

42.27

42,26

42.25

42.24

42,24

42.25

May

42.28

42.33

42.35

42.36

42.38

42.39

42.41

42.47

42.51

42.48

42.38

42.27

42.21

42.19

42.25

42.26

42.24

42.19

42.16

42.08

42.11

42.30

42.62

42.83

43.06

43.24

43.42

43.56

43.66

43.68

43.69

June

43.73

43.72

43.68

43.65

43.66

43.59

43.46

43.46

43.45

43.40

43.44

43.49

43.47

43.39

43.31

43.24

43.14

43.09

43.11

43.13

43.03

42.92

42.76

42.62

42.56

42.58

42.54

42.42

42.27

42.11

July

41.93

41.83

41.81

41.80

41.78

41.74

41.73

41.66

41.62

41.70

41.73

41.59

41.46

41.34

41.21

41.06

41.04

40.96

40.69

40.48

40.26

40.05

39.94

39.88

39.81

39.57

39.32

39.05

38.87

38.89

38.96

Aug.

38.94

38.73

38.44

38.16

37.93

37.75

37.74

37.67

37.39

37.11

36.87

36.76

36.69

36.74

36.86

36.86

36.90

36.86

36.70

36.46

36.47

36.50

36.45

36.46

36.46

36.48

36.49

36.52

36.55

36.50

36.44

Sept.

36.39

36.36

36.25

36.27

36.32

36.32

36.30

36.27

36.17

36.15

36.08

36.10

36.07

36.05

36.01

35.98

35.89

35.86

35.87

35.88

35.85

35.81

35.74

35.69

35.69

35.73

35.63

35.52

35.44

35.36

Note.--Add 300 ft to obtain gage heights.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30...... ............

Oct. 31..... .............

Dec. 31... ...............

Calendar year 1954. ....

Apr. 30..... .............

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1954-55. ....

Gage height 

[feet)t

332.90

332.20

-

342.28

342.00

335.35

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

31.95

28.62

26.57

25.77

-

32.41

38.62

40.71

38.22

34.08

29.46

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent in 

cubic feet per 

second)

_

-1,243

-791

-299

+59

+2,396

-961

-498

-79

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 237

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°00i50", long 81°05'17", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from site of old 

Saluda mill, 1.6 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River, and 3.3 miles west 

of State Capitol in Columbia, Richland County.

Drainage area. 2,510 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1925 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1929, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--30 years, 2,797 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,250 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 114 cfs Mar. 28; minimum daily, 125 cfs Oct. 31.

1925-55: Maximum discharge, 67,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of discharge measurements made at Wise 

Perry Bridge near Chapin; minimum, 11 cfs July 13, 1930; minimum daily, 12 cfs July 13, 

1930, caused by construction work above station.

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

FTow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake Greenwood (see p. 233).

Revisions. WSP 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3

2.0

110

155

220

320

521

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

975

1,620

3,440

6,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,210

922

418

4,250

4,970

4,310

3,230

2,110

392

253

1,950

2,510

2,510

2,360

870

242

145

196

274

238

595

1,200

448

210

1,660

1,430

1,030

940

697

305

 125

44,000

1,419

-

-

Nov.

1,610

1,790

2,030

1,880

1,720

560

256

1,760

1,910

1,380

1,460

1,500

462

250

1,410

1,900

1,840

1,480

1,170

451

194

1,100

1,450

1,760

1,120

2,080

626

320

1,030

1,390

37,889

1,263

-

-

Dec.

2,130

2,180

2,330

905

264

2,240

2,600

2,200

2,400

1,900

520

162

2,190

2,850

1,030

703

938

1,350

542

1,060

1,400

1,320

618

286

136

131

403

986

674

512 

600

37,540

1,211

-

-

Jan.

440

260

800

1,000

750

750

800

750

280

1,900

2,400

2,000

1,600

2,200

1,100

280

2,200

2.800

2,600

1,900

2,200

1,100

280

2,000

2,800

2,400

2,400

2,340

750

790 

2 3 4OO

46,270

1,493

-

"

Feb.

1,660

1,360

1,780

1,900

971

324

1,770

1,960

1,210

773

751

286

217

1,930

902

1,120

504

964

894

270

648

1,860

2,710

2,850

2,440

520

199

2,200

-

------

34,973

1,249

.

-

Mar.

1,150

955

1,110

728

271

172

1,380

1,280

1,010

1,030

580

470

316

1,140

1,830

1,040

1,250

624

465

264

2,210

1,24O

1,340

550

446

606

332

911

690

396 

506

26,292

848

-

-

Apr.

251

152

138

190

176

284

212

218

162

129

248

953

1,180

1,820

1,080

507

205

630

684

647

698

784

299

413

568

985

900

898

771

386

16,568

552

-

"

May

174

283

340

693

1,200

686

298

138

680

2,240

5,000

2,160

1,770

314

151

1,460

1,800

1,220

1,960

1,430

510

240

256

229

402

558

807

575

292

521 

558

26,543

856

-

-

June

1,120

1,740

1,530

690

577

5,710

2,210

702

1,460

1,900

445

141

1,580

1,940

1,650

1,930

2,270

471

166

1,860

3,100

3,370

5,850

2,820

545

252

2,240

5,040

3,000

3, '430

53,519

1,777

-

"

July

5,250

1,130

638

430

1,410

1,420

1,430

2,170

541

326

2,940

5,810

3,450

3,780

3,230

1,640

588

4,230

S.040

4,450

4,530

4,230

2,770

612

4,210

*4,800

4,800

4,820

2,810

520

 143

79,948

2,579

-

"

Aug.

3,950

4,880

5,540

4,940

5,030

1,880

448

4,920

5,090

4,540

2,940

2,450

546

129

1,660

1,650

1,570

1,850

5,020

2,610

524

1,750

1,710

1,280

722

754

209

298

1,400

2,260

2,060

74,610

2,407

-

-

Sept.

1,740

2.870

614

150

735

842

1,450

1,750

1,200

1,180

410

1,030

1,000

842

844

1,210

430

222

623

811

825

858

858

890

280

1,360

1,750

1,760

1,120

863

30,517

1,017

-

"

Calendar year 1954: Max 5,270 

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,540

Min 

Min

125

125

Mean 1,389 

Mean 1,595

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Cfsm

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SANTEE RIVER BASIN 239

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'00", long 80°09'50", at right upstream end of spillway, 2.8 miles upstream from old Santee Canal, 5.4 miles upstream from Dead River, and 8 miles west of 

Pineville, Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to Way 6, 1942, staff 

gage at same sice and datura.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 71.55 ft Sept. 16, 17; minimum, 62.85 ft Feb. 5. 

1942-55: Maximum elevation, 77.12 ft Mar. 11, 1952; minimum, 61.36 ft Oct. 17, 1951.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed in 

TMT. Usable capacity, 39,640,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, about 15,250,000,000 

cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest, 

63.0 ft; top of spillway gates, 76.8 ft. Some water used for generation of power. Major 

portion of water is diverted from Lake Marion through canal to Lake Moultrie (see p. 241 ) 

for generation of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 19^4 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

38

29

30

31

Oct.

65.07

65.03

65.02

64.95

64.83

64.89

64.84

64.86

64.81

64.77

64.72

64.67

64.65

64.64

64.88

65.01

65.01

65.00

64.93

64.84

64.78

64.71

64.69

64.71

64.71

64.68

64.67

64.65

64.72

64.59

64.44

Nov.

64.34

64.32

64.04

63.98

63.91

63.84

63.80

63.70

63.56

63.49

63.45

63.41

63.36

63.31

63.21

63.09

62.97

62.93

62.95

63.02

63.02

63.02

63.02

63.08

63.05

63.10

63.14

63.29

63.29

63 .23

Dec.

63.31

63.36

63.44

63.50

63.73

63.68

63.63

63.71

63.97

63.99

64.03

64.09

64.28

64.33

64.29

64.30

64.31

64.36

64.42

64.39

64.32

64.34

64.41

64.41

64.38

64.40

64.37

64.32

64.34

64.37

64.32

Jan.

64.43

64.49

64.55

64.52

64.56

64.62

64.57

64.51

64.48

64.40

64.27

64.25

64.20

64.18

64.18

64.17

64.06

63.95

63.93

63.84

63.80

63.80

63.88

63.85

63.70

63.59

63.54

63.50

63.45

63.34

63.26

Feb.

63.11

63.05

62.98

62.90

62.91

62.97

63.07

63.29

63.66

64.09

64.69

64.96

65.54

66.23

66.69

67.04

67.25

67.38

67.43

67.46

67.47

67.37

67.32

67.34

67.29

67.33

67.35

67.32

-

-.

Mar.

67.23

67.17

67.13

67.07

67.00

66.95

66.93

66.76

66.69

66.62

66.53

66.45

66.38

66.31

66.16

66.11

66.02

66.04

66.10

66.06

66.05

66.10

65.96

65.94

65.93

66.02

65.85

65.77

65.59

65.50

65.40

Apr.

65.31

65.29

65.30

65.30

65.31

65.36

65.32

65.26

65.37

65.57

65.84

65.80

65.89

66.11

66.30

66.51

66.79

67.15

67.83

68.53

69.05

69.35

69.55

69.76

69.77

69.63

69.51

69.45

69.39

69 .33

May

69.28

69.21

69.06

69.01

68.33

68.34

68.73

68.72

68.61

68.49

68.40

68.30

68.38

68.25

68.22

68.21

68.20

68.19

68.19

68.11

68.20

68.29

68.29

68.45

68.68

68.87

69.07

69.22

69.36

69.44

69.27

June

69.19

69.07

68.92

68.79

68.71

68.54

68.37

68.24

68.04

67.88

67.78

67.66

67.58

67.38

67.28

67.11

66.93

66.86

66.79

66.69

66.49

66.37

66.31

66.29

66.18

66.18

66.13

66.01

65.98

65 .92

July

65.95

65.97

65.94

65.91

65.90

65.95

65.93

65.92

65.93

66.01

66.06

66.09

66.22

66.36

66.63

66.88

67.09

67.24

67.28

67.41

67.53

67.62

67.76

67.87

67.90

67.88

67.95

68.21

68.32

68.40

68.47

Aug.

68.51

68.51

68.58

68,73

68.83

68.88

68.92

68.89

68.84

68.92

69.09

69.09

69.20

69.28

69.30

69.37

69.47

69.69

69.82

69.92

70.03

70.06

70.11

70.34

70.43

70.45

70.44

70.49

70.52

70.51

70.56

Sept.

70.58

70.71

70. 77

70.89

71.05

71.21

71.26

71.43

71.40

71.41

71.45

71.45

71.47

71.51

71.52

71.54

71.50

71.39

71.18

71.03

70.90

70.71

70.51

70.33

70.26

70.20

70.09

69.97

69.84

69 .71

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30. ..... ........

Calendar year 1954.

Jan . 31 ...............

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1954-55.

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

63.26

69.71

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

20.28

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent in cubic feet 

per second)

-482

-294

-758

-1,613

-63

+2,281

-1,015

+361

t Elevation at 12 p.
240 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location. --La t 33°27'15", long 80°09'25", on right bank 2.4 miles (revised) downstream 

from Lake Marion Dam, 3.0 miles upstream from Dead River, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, Berkeley County.

Drainage area. --14,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --April 1942 to September 1955.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

iJbuth Carolina Public Service Authority). Prior to Feb. 25, 1943, staff gage at site 

2.2 miles upstream or temporary water-stage recorder operated by Corps of Engineers at 

site 200 ft upstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. --13 years, 2,135 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 653 cfs Oct. 15, Sept. 8; maximum gage height, 

2.34 ft Oct. 15; minimum daily discharge, 165 cfs Oct. 17.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by computations of flow over 

spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 1947 

(caused by closing gates for repair work at spillway).

Remarks . --Records good. Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion 

Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal

see preceding page). 

see p. 239) into Lake

Moultrie (see following page) for generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper River basin.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

492

492

510

510

510

492

526

526

492

492

510

510

430

510

463

462

165

492

510

545

545

526

510

545

475

492

526

545

545 

447

510

15,333

495

-

-

Nov.

526

545

512

*486 5^3"

545

545

545

526

526

545

526

528

526

526

526

492

510

545

545

526

526

510

510

526

526

526

510

545

_ 4 528

15,845

526

-

-

Dec.

545

526

545

545

545

563 545-

545

526

526

545

526

510 545"

545

526

510

545

545

545

510

*545

526

526

526

526

510

526

526 

528

510

16,534

533

-

-

Jan.

528

545

545

528

510

526

545

545

526

526

526

510

510

526

526

545

526

510

545

526

510

510

528

545

528

545

545

510

526 

545

526

16,412

529

_

-

Feb.

526

427

510

526

528

510

510

492

545

*545

526

316

205

545

565

545

545

528

510

510

510

510

526

545

526

492

510

510

-

14,053

502

_

-

Mar.

510

510

492

492

492

526

475

475

456

475

462

510

510

528

510

510

492

510

510

526

510

510

510

492

510

510

437

492

510

510 

*510

15,496

500

_

-

Apr.

510

492

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

563

513" 48T

563

545

545

545

545

563

526

526

526

526

526

526

526

526

510

15,754

525

_

-

May

526

526

510

526

526

528

526

526

526

526

*528

528

528

492

492

492

510

510

510

510

545

545

545

526

526

528

510

492

510

STO" 563 

16,166

521

_

-

June

526

510

510

510

526

526

528

510

510

526

492

492

510

510

591

492

526

526

526

510

510

528

526

563

510

510

510

510

510 

*456

15,306

510

_

-

July

510

510

510

510

510

528

510

526

492

526

526

510

510

526

526

526

526

510

473

510

510

526

528

526

526

510

528

526

528 

510

510

16,025

517

_

-

Aug.

528

439

52^

528

528

510

526

528

526

526

528

492

526

526

528

510

510

528

510

528

528" 545

528

545

*528

528

528

528

528 

526

526

16,205

523

_

-

Calendar year 1954 : Max 744 Min 165 Mean 516 Cfsm - In.

Sept.

510

528

528

528

545

545

545

563

563

528

528

545

545

563

526

528

528

528

528

528

545

510

510

528

510

545

510

528

510 

528

15,956

532

-

-

Water year 1954-55 : Max 563 Min 165 Mean 516 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COOPER RIVER BASIN 241

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.

Location. Lat 33 "14'40", long 79°59'30", at powerplant 0.7 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1955. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Pinopolis Reservoir near Pinopolis.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 16, 1942, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 71.69 ft Sept. 15; minimum, 59.40 ft Jan. 27.

1942-55: Maximum elevation, 76.18 ft Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); minimum, 

58.52 ft Dec. 21, 1951.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation lock; dikes and 

dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through canal 

from Lake Marion (see p. 239 ) and discharged through tailrace canal into West Branch 

Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft (normal 

limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, about 

19,600,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used 

for generation of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, 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

Oct.

64.86

64.79

64.95

64.75

64.70

64.81

64.82

64.68

64.65

64.85

64.83

64.81

64.66

64.71

65.22

65.21

65.18

65.09

65.04

64.99

64.88

64.80

64.83

64.88

64.81

64.77

64.72

64.69

64.74

64.55

64.51

Nov.

64.16

64.12

63.80

63.56

63.43

63.24

63.24

63.28

63.36

63.28

63.23

63.28

63.00

63.08

62.79

62.49

62.60

62.69

62.78

62.93

63.08

63.02

63.02

63.00

62.99

62.99

63.06

63.19

63.29

63.25

Dec.

63.23

63.25

63.28

63.27

63.45

63.50

63.40

63.45

63.55

63.54

63.55

63.79

63.85

63.86

63.83

63.77

63.78

63.88

64.10

64.09

64.08

64.07

64.12

64.18

64.37

64.48

64.39

64.28

64.17

64.09

64.14

Jan.

64.15

64.39

64.31

64.30

64.27

64.30

64.17

63.79

63.91

63.81

63.57

63. 3O

63.19

62.89

62.60

62.74

62.58

62.42

62.26

61.90

61.34

60.96

60.94

60.54

60.02

59.62

59.40

59.67

59.97

60.54

60.79

Feb.

61.07

61.35

61.59

61.73

61.71

62.22

62.29

62.34

62.46

62.64

62,96

63.06

63.52

63.77

64.26

64.75

65.25

65.64

65.90

66.44

66.59

66.64

66.69

66.72

66.65

66.61

66.94

66.86

-

-

Mar.

66.77

66.69

66.58

66.52

66.48

66.80

66.58

66.32

66.03

65.88

65.85

65.85

65.98

65.75

65.57

65.41

65.27

65.18

65.15

65.33

65.18

65.17

64.96

64.98

64.98

65.10

65.21

65.00

64.81

64.49

64.31

Apr.

64.44

64.71

65.02

65.14

65.08

64.75

64.66

64.54

64.52

64.87

64.90

64.79

64.74

64.72

64.68

64.64

64.72

64.74

64.91

65.10

65.45

65.72

66.07

66.59

67.01

67.47

67.87

68.21

68.53

68.71

May

69.08

68.93

68.80

68.62

68.45

68.38

68.38

68.66

68.45

68.25

68.14

67.97

68.00

67.91

68.18

67.99

67.87

67.81

67.80

67.57

67.86

68.14

68.01

68.00

67.97

68.02

68.04

68.11

68.59

68.79

68.81

June

68.74

68.66

68.52

68.39

68.41

68.12

67.89

67.77

67.54

67.30

67.31

67.60

67.34

67.10

66.89

66.66

66.35

66.39

66.63

66.30

65.99

65.63

65.43

65.28

65.40

65.72

65.72

65.68

65.65

65.61

July

65.65

65.70

65.81

65.91

65.90

65.91

65,86

65.85

65.82

66.11

66.04

66.01

65.86

65.80

66.10

66.26

66.66

66.77

66.94

67.11

67.19

67.30

67.41

67.69

67.77

67.78

67.78

67.79

67.92

68.13

68.42

Aug.

68.47

68.50

68.45

68.50

68.58

68.65

68.91

68.89

68.86

68.96

69.25

69.19

69.21

69.37

69.43

69.49

69.55

69.58

69.61

69.75

70.01

70.04

70.19

70.48

70.47

70.51

70.49

70.60

70.62

70.59

70.60

Sept.

70.69

70.81

70.82

71.00

71.13

71.28

71.29

71.37

71.41

71.44

71.58

71.58

71.60

71.65

71.64

71.61

71.41

71.34

71.20

71.01

70.74

70.48

70.26

70.13

70.44

70.17

70.04

69.86

69.70

69.53

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Date

Sept. 30....... ........

Calendar year 1954..

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1954-55..

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

69.53

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

17.77

15.48

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent in cubic feet 

per second)

-321

-737

+497

-147

-1,740

+3,803

-2,303

+1,938

+1,703

-883

+266

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
242 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°34'35", long 810 30'50", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 215, 0.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from Shaw 

Creek, and 7.6 miles north of Montmorenci, Aiken County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 29, 

1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 229 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 8.16 ft); minimum, 

57 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

8.81 ft, from graph gased on gage readings); minimum, 37 cfs July 4, Sept. 26, 1954 (gage 

height, 1.00 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for Oct. 1-28, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 952: 1941. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Feb. 8,

July 17 to Aug. 19)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

5.5

57

73

113

204

249

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

334

502

820

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

81

73

69

69

69

69

73

85

85

69

61

IT

61

69

69

65

69

73

77

77

73

73

73

*77

81

81

77

81

95

101

2,321

74.9

0.378

0.44

Nov.

95

97

9~r 91

95

101

109

107

103

101

101

101

101

103

109

115

129

143

145

133

125

123

123

135

159

137

125

123

129

135

3,462

115

0.581

0.65

Dec.

133

125

121

119

121

159

176

189

192

166

149

141

*145

166

178

192

174

151

145

141

157

151

129

127

125

123

121

123

125

127

129

4,476

144

0.727

0.84

Jan.

135

TTT

202

277

546

263

200

171

157

151

164

174

189

184

161

155

159

171

192

201

219

228

201

201

211

211

211

189

171

161

*155

5,979

195

0.975

1.12

Feb.

151

149

149

149

145

157

208

280

507

440

514

249

219

208

198

186

184

178

176

174

168

161

161

161

168

171

168

161

------

5,740

205

1.04

1.08

Mar.

157

155

155

149

147

149

161

176

184

168

155

149

149

151

155

178

198

178

174

189

*215

258

2T9

184

161

155

149

143

141

141

141

5,158

166

0.838

0.97

Apr.

159

139

149

155

155

149

147

153

159

149

145

151

16S 300"

739

 1,560 759"

431

306

249

215

195

184

176

*164

153

145

139

135

T55

7,983

266

1.34

1.50

May

131

125

121

117

113

109

107

105

105

101

93

91

10T

^ 129

151

135

117

111

105

97

95

107

168

236

515

294

211

151

123

115

109

4,182

135

0.682

0.79

June

101

93

89

85

81

79

79

77

77

77

87

101

*121

101

91

87

83

85

95

117

123

123

109

111

105

95

89

81

75

71

2,788

92.9

0.469

0.52

July

67

61

IT

61

65

75

117

119

93

81

83

113

127

109

129

155

201

252

T57

131

131

139

119

109

103

109

109

103

107

125

143

3,534

114

0.576

0.66

Aug.

*164

166

145

121

111

103

103

99

93

89

89

83

79

77

99

141

184

192

TS3

105

99

101

93

89

101

107

107

89

81

75

75

3,393

109

0.551

0.64

Sept.

75

93

101

107

107

103

99

93

93

89

83

83

81

83

91

95

87

79

*77

73

73

69

67

65

17

113

153

178

189

141

2,907

96.9

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1954: Max 359 Min 40 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.52

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,560 Min 61 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.76

Peak discharge (base, 900 efs). Apr. 16 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

:30 a.m.) 1,790 cfs (8.16 ft).
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 243

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°23'35", long 81°08'00", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U . S. Highway 321, 200 ft downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles 

downstream from Little River, and 4.8 miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County,

Drainage area. 720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 27, 

1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 746 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.19 ft); minimum, 215 cfs Aug. 14.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 171 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

215

292

405

565

6.5 

6.9 

7.2

780

1,180

1,660

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

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

242

237

237

237

237

232

22~6 226

226

226

237

237

232

237

259

270

270

270

259

254

254

254

254

254

259

259

259

259

270

292 

292

7,757

250

0.347

0.40

Nov.

292

*25?

292

292

298

303

308

314

320

325

325

330

330

336

347

358

364

369

381

399

411

417

424

m

424

417

411

411

417

417

10,748

358

0.497

0.55

Dec.

417

417

417

417

417

436

450

457

472

487

495

503

521

553

565

579

579

579

565

*553

553

541

531

512

495

480

464

457

450

443 

436

15,241

429

0.683

0.79

Jan.

443

503

541

553

579

593

593

579

593

627

694

720

669

627

593

579

579

579

627

669

669

669

694

744

774

788

795

780

744

694 

669

19,960

644

0.894

1.03

Feb.

648

627

610

579

555

553

648

*720

732

774

774

768

788

855

900

855

780

720

669

627

610

593

565

565

553

553

553

553

-

18,725

669

0.929

0.97

Mar.

553

553

541

531

521

512

512

531

521

521

521

521

521

521

521

512

503

487

BT2

565

593

627

648

648

610

579

565

565

*553

521 

495

16,874

544

0.756

0.87

Apr.

480

472

472

472

464

464

472

480

480

472

480

512

521

583

750

802

840

909

1,150

1,590

1,430

1,110

891

768

669

593

541

503

464

436

20,270

676

0.939

1.05

May

405

381

369

358

347

330

320

308

*298

292

286

276

28T

347

375

405

405

387

364

342

320

369

443

457

457

450

443

450

480

553

627

11,925

385

0.535

0.62

June

565

484

375

314

286

270

259

248

237

23T

292

381

405

424

381

325

286

292

477

610

567

531

512

503

512

503

521

*521

480

381

12,179

406

0.564

0.63

July

325

298

270

254

248

259

259

259

292

342

381

405

405

387

450

487

457

417

387

399

436

424

387

358

352

443

464

443

430

424 

457

11,599

374

0.519

0.60

Aug.

430

393

369

358

347

330

303

281

264

259

248

232

220

220

237

237

237

259

260

280

300

320

*303

320

369

411

417

417

417

405 

358

9,801

316

0.439

0.51

Sept.

314

381

457

472

154

450

436

430

436

436

405

381

352

352

352

336

314

308

303

292

281

270

259

254

254

259

264

281

303

320

10,416

347

0.482

0.54

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,320 Min 171 Mean 468 Cfsm O.650 In. 8.83

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,590 Min 220 Mean 453 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°29'00", long 80°52'25", on left bank under bridge (revised) on U. S. 

Highway 301 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railroad bridge .and 1-| miles downstream from Caw Caw Swamp.

Drainage area. 683 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 149.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 23, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1939-55), 706 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.78 ft); minimum, 204 cfs July 9.

1938-55: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 190 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to July 31, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

2.8 233

3.0 253

3.5 310

4.0 375

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

530

728

1,020

1,560

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

209

218

277

350

5.0 518

6.0 722

7.0 1,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

238

238

233

233

233

233

233

238

238

238

238

243

243

243

270

298

310

304

298

286

286

280

275

275

275

275

275

275

286

292

298

8,180

264

0.387

0.45

Nov.

*298

2lT8~

298

298

298

304

310

310

310

316

316

316

310

310

310

322

328

335

348

348

361

361

361

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

9,991

333

0.488

0.54

Dec.

375

3T5

375

375

375

403

418

433

433

433

448

448

480

496

515

513

513

513

496

*496

496

480

480

464

433

433

418

403

403

403 

389

13,713

442

0.647

0.75

Jan.

418

T64

513

530

513

513

513

513

530

548

602

622

642

584

566

548

548

548

602

622

642

642

642

684

728

752

752

728

684

662 

642

18,497

597

0.874

1.01

Feb.

602

602

566

548

530

560

642

*706

752

T06

706

706

706

728

752

752

706

662

622

584

566

548

530

513

513

513

496

49T

-

----- -

17,319

619

0.906

0.94

Mar.

496

480

480

480

464

464

496

513

530

513

496

496

480

496

513

496

480

496

513

566

602

622

642

622

602

584

566

548

*530

513 

480

16,259

524

0.767

0.88

Apr.

464

448

448

448

455

455

448

448

433

433

464

530

584

744

955

1,100

1,100

955

920

1,500

1,500

1,060

890

776

684

622

548

513

464

453

20,378

679

0.994

1.11

May

418

389

375

361

348

335

322

310

*304

292

286

280

286

335

389

389

375

348

328

310

335

418

548

622

684

643

612

612

612

643 

622

13,131

424

0.621

0.72

June

554

482

431

406

374

328

291

264

245

251

277

328

350

335

312

291

264

258

264

328

491

527

491

500

527

602

612

*554

474

382

11,793

393

0.575

0.64

July

312

270

251

239

223

228

245

218

209

214

273

411

422

382

448

456

414

342

298

350

406

406

342

298

277

358

342

342

358

465 

592

10,391

335

0.490

0.56

Aug.

746

722

602

491

406

350

320

298

284

277

277

264

258

245,

245

239

234

234

239

251

342

350

*320

411

612

592

491

374

305

270 

251

11,300

365

0.534

0.62

Sept.

310

440

527

554

518

545

474

455

500

398

358

342

328

335

328

305

284

277

264

258

251

239

228

223

253

223

228

234

245

258

10,152

338

0.495

0.55

Calendar year 1954 : Max 1,360 Win 190 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.73

Water year 1954-55 : Max 1,300 Win 209 Mean 441 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.77

Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

245

Location.--Lat 33°10'35", long 80°48'05", on right bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south of Branchville, Orangeburg County.

Drainage area. --1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . --November 1945 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.02 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to May 19, 1949, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years (1946-55), 1,742 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 6.43 ft); minimum, 439 cfs Oct. 10-13.

1945-55: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.21 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 380 cfs Sept. 13-15, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

0.1 

1.0 

2.0

427

658

943 7.0

1,570

2,420

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

488

476

464

464

451

451

451

451

451

459

439

439

439

451

476

488

501

514

526

526

520

510

510

500 

500

490

490

490

500

510

520

14,925

481

0.280

0.32

Nov.

.530

*540

539

539

539

552

552

552

565

580

600

610

610

620

630

640

660

670

680

690

700

710

720

730 

740

740

740

740

740

740

19,198

640

0.372

0.42

Dec.

750

750

750

750

750

780

820

840

860

880

890

900

940

1,000

1,020

1,030

1,050

1,060

1,030

*1,000

1,000

1,030

1,030

1,000 

1,000

1,000

972

943

943

914

885

28,567

922

0.536

0.62

Jan.

885

914

943

972

1,000

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,180

1,240

1,270

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,300

1,330

1,400 

1,430

1,460

1,500

1,540

1,570

1.600

1,600

38,204

1,232

0.716

0.83

Feb.

1,570

1,540

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,400

*1,400

1,430

1,500

1,540

1,570

1,600

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,680

1,710

1,710

1,680

1,570

1,500

1,400 

1,330

1,300

1,240

1,210

-

______

41,990

1,500

0.872

0.91

Mar.

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,240

1,270

1,300 

1,330

1.560

1,360

1,330

*1,300

1,240

1,210

56,940

1,192

0.695

0.80

Apr.

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,240

1,350

1,790

2,150

2,250

2,500

2,420

2,480

2,420

2,500

2,200

2,420

2,690 

2,620

2,560

2,110

1,870

1,640

1,450

51,770

1,726

1.00

1.12

May

1,240

1,120

1,000

914

856

796

769

741

*699

658

644

618

604

591

604

656

715

741

741

715

699

713

769

885 

972

1,090

1,150

1,210

1,180

1,120

1,120

26,350

849

0.494

0.57

June

1,090

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,060

885

769

685

644

604

591

6T8

672

713

741

769

741

699

658

672

798

1,060

1,500

,710 

,570

,360

,270

,210

,240

1,240

28,989

966

0.562

0.63

July

1,180

1,060

856

713

644

604

578

578

578

631

644

699

798

914

972

972

945

972

972

914

856

856

914

914 

856

769

741

827

885

885

885

25,610

826

0.480

0.55

Aug.

914

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,000

914

798

715

658

604

578

552

559

526

501

501

501

488

488

501

539

552

*591

618 

631

672

769

827

885

827

741

21,458

692

0.402

0.46

Sept.

715

672

713

856

1,000

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

943

885

827

798

769

741

685

658

644

618

604

578 

57^

685

631

604

604

618

25,814

794

0.462

0.52

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,770 

Water year 1954-55: Max 2,690

Min 

Min

580

439

Mean 1,033 

Mean 980

Cfsm 

Cfsm

0.601 In. 

0.570 In.

8.16

7.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 21 to Nov. 2, Nov. 10 to Dec. 20; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage and records for other stations in same drainage basin.
246 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°01'40", long 80°23'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge'on 

State Highway 61, 2.3 miles downstream from Four Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of 

Givhans, Dorchester County.

Drainage area. 2,739 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,361 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,540 cfs Sept. 16 {gage height, 8.81 ft); min- 

 imum, 365 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 24,300 cfs Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28 ft),

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 310 cfs

Sept. 14, 1954 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Remarks. Records good. About 49,904,000 gal per day (77.2 cfs) diverted above station 

for Charleston water supply during year.

Revisions. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

378

406

690

1,420

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,380

3,700

4,780

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

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

420

406

406

406

392

392

378

378

378

378

378

378

378

378

420

420

420

434

434

462_

462

448

448

434

434

434

434 

434

434

434

448

12,880

415

-

Nov.

448

462

*462

476

476

476

490

490

490

490

504

518

518

518

532

532

546

560

560

574

574

574

588

602

616

630

645 

660

660

660

16,331

544

-

Dec.

660

660

660

675

675

690

690

705

720

720

735

750

766

798

814

846

846

878

878

910

*910

945

945

945

945

945

945 

910

878

878

846

25,168

812

-

Jan.

814

814

814

846

878

878

910

945

945

980

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,370

1,420

1,460 

1,460

1,500

1.550

1,550

35,434

1,143

-

Feb.

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,680

1,680

1.750

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,500

1,420 

1.520

_

-------

43,920

1,569

-

Mar.

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,O8O

1,080

1.050

1,O8O

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,280

1.520 

1,320

1,320

*1,320

1,320

36,290

1,171

-

Apr.

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,O2O

1,020

980

1,020

1,120

1,280

1,500

1,830

2,280

2,760

3,210

3,440

3,520

3,520

5.700

3,700

3,610

3,440

3,360

3,280 

3,210

3,070

2,760

66,530

2,218

-

May

2.450

2,030

1,600

1,320

1,120

980

878

814

766

*705

660

616

602

574

574

574

602

630

660

660

645

645

660

675

750

910

1,160 

1,320

1,460

1,460

1,370

29,850

963

-

June

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,020

878

798

735

690

645

616

630

660

675

675

690

675

645

645

690

846

1,120

1,370

1,550

1.600 

1,460

*1,320

1,280

29,313

977

-

July

1.240

1,200

1,120

945

782

660

602

560

560

574

602

645

660

720

878

980

980

945

945

980

1,080

1,050

980

980

1,020

980

878 

814

846

1,050

1 200

27,456

886

_

-

Aug.

1,240

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,730

1,980

1,780

1,420

1,120

945

846

766

705

675

602

546

532

518

490

602

720

660

*645

1,270

2.150

2,030 

1,680

1,420

1,200

1,020

34,352

1,108

_

-

Sept.

878

846

980

1,580

2,380

3,260

4,090

4,420

4,090

3,520

3,210

2,940

2,760

2,880

4,000

4.540

4,090

3,610

3,210

2,820

2,380

2,030

1,680

1,420

1,200

1,120

1,420 

1,780

1,980

1,980

77,094

2,570

_

-

Calendar year 1954 : Max 3,610 Mln 310 Mean 1,199 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,54O Mln 378 Mean 1,191 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 247

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C.

Location.- -La t 32°59'20", long 81 "03 '10", near right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 601, 2.6 miles downstream from Savannah Creek, 3.1 miles upstream 

from Hampton and Branchville Railroad bridge, and 3.1 miles northwest of Miley, Hampton County.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage i 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 19T6.

s 64.35 ft above mean sea level,

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum, 

 38 cfs Aug. 21,

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 950 cfs Sept. 30, 1953, Apr. 15, 1955; maximum gage

height, 4.04 ft Sept. 30, 1953, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge,

17 cfs Sept. 13, 1954.

Remarks . Records good.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17 to Jan. 22,

Apr. 24 to Hay 23, June 24 to July 14)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 163

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.1

262

422

691

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

78

65

58

51

48

48

58

65

65

65

61

58

61

88

93

88

78

74

69

69

69

65

65

65

65

65

65

69

74

78

2,113

68.2

0.200

0.23

Nov.

78

83

*83

88

88

93

98

98

98

104

104

104

104

115

121

128

134

134

141

156

171

179

196

205

214

205

196

188

*188

179

4,073

136

0.399

0.45

Dec.

179

171

171

171

163

179

196

196

196

196

205

205

225

249

262

278

249

249

236

236

225

214

205

196

188

171

163

*163

156

156

148

6,197

200

0.587

0.68

Jan.

156

196

196

196

196

205

214

225

225

249

236

225

205

196

196

205

214

214.

278

293

293

293

329

422

479

511

479

450

422

372

350

8,720

281

0.824

0.95

Feb.

329

311

*262

236

225

249

350

397

397

422

450

450

450

422

422

397

350

311

278

262

236

236

225

225

225

214

214

*205

-

8,750

312

0.915

0.95

Mar.

205

214

214

214

205

205

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

196

188

179

188

188

188

214

236

262

278 278"

278

262

249

236

214

188

*179

6,630

214

0.628

0.72

Apr.

171

171

205

214

214

205

225

249

262

262

504

511

614

774

905

774

614

511

450

372

350

311

278 214"

171

148

134

*128

115

109

10,165

339

0.994

1.11

May

98

88

83

78

69

69

65

61

54

51

48

45

48

48

48

54

58

58

54

54

54

65

98

128

148

163

196

196

196

205

171

2,851

92.0

0.270

0.31

June

141

*109

88

78

65

58

51

48

42

45

69

88

83

74

65

69

74

132

278

329

249

214

296

422

397

329

278

278

*262

180

4,894

163

0.478

0.53

July

121

98

74

65

11

61

65

78

78

88

128

163

205

249

205

163

141

134

115

98

98

98

109

163

141

121

115

*128

163

179

188

3,893

126

0.370

0.43

Aug.

171

128

115

109

98

83

69

58

48

45

42

41

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

45

60

139

566

234

179

179

188

188

*171

3,107

100

0.293

0.34

Sept.

141

121

109

Tiff

269

278

278

278

329

597

372

529

293

278

262

214

205

225

214

196

171

148

128

109

109

176

205

163

141

134

6,390

213

0.625

0.70

Calendar year 1954: Max 817 Min 18 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.24

Water year 1954-55: Max 905 Min 38 Mean 186 Cfsm 0.545 In. 7.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
248 COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°42'25", long 80°49'35", near left bank on downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 17A (revised), 0.2 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge, 1.8 miles northeast of Yemassee, Hampton County, and 5 miles downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1951 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.2 miles downstream from 

base gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Oct. 8.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1955; minimum daily, 9 cfs July 7, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 40 ofs, which are poor.

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

34

34

31

26

22

22

11

26

29

40

66

55

42

100

60

68

46

35

20

28

58

49

58

55

77

*54

49

51

46

40

1,373

44.3

0.040

0.05

Nov.

24

70

26

*26

37

34

50

62

64

82

63

84

105

94

78

78

76

70

70

76

68

51

83

86

92

92

92

112

128

155

2,208

73.6

0.067

0.07

Dec.

149

149

133

128

149

187

176

198

197

189

190

188

208

233

222

213

224

232

202

201

219

240

260

254

227

230

234

232

228

209 

187

6,268

202

0.184,

0.21

Jan.

181

187

184

185

184

195

190

210

235

245

252

232

255

232

260

267

298

286

330

343

352

362

361

434

514

508

518

539

552

556

5_65_

10,012

323

0.294

0.34

Feb.

564

532

508

499

488

502

587

653

658

636

599

532

520

544

544

556

556

563

569

556

546

525

498

472

444

432

405

555

14,841

530

0.482

0.50

Mar.

328 502"

303

309

296

286

278

285

295

277

256

240

235

236

241

229

2"T9 208

215

229

239

261

216

239

255

281

225

256

284

*298 

285

8,104

261

0.237

0.27

Apr.

286

276

271

267

270

271

267

280

290

284

296

440

566

701

1,220

2,750

4,550

5,070

*4,030

3,100

2,420

1,950

1,570

1,270

1,000

823

685

626

550

464

56,843

1,228

1.12

1.25

May

391

514

268

250

218

177

158

129

120

118

105

64

59

72

42

58

70

52

72

93

118

130

181

160

158

151

151

147

142

143 

174

4,445

145

0.130

0.15

June

212

252

243

222

202

177

158

147

100

60

96

122

95

92

116

150

121

133

219

214

214

244

280

357

555

526

286

505

549

597

6,162

205

0.186

0.21

July

458

485

478

490

476

482

425

548

341

289

314

299

255

223

258

225

199

215

259

281

402

400

591

519

268

440

728

*755

481

523 

299

11,602

374

0.540

0.39

Aug.

325

527

522

295

278

261

229

197

160

123

93

120

157

137

90

69

66

97

88

59

42

29

53

f70

f!50

f220

f260

f300

f520

f400 

f420

5,757

185

0.168

0.19

Sept.

555

548 482"

682

1,100

1.590

1,150

855

760

684

645

678

715

798

947

1,020

983

889

814

686

621

562

498

417

363

551

580

585

368

563

20,483

683

0.621

0.69

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,420 Min 9 Mean 357 Cfsm 0.325 In. 4.41

Water year 1954-55: Max 5,070 Min 11 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.319 In. 4.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
BROAD RIVER BASIN 249

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C.

Location. Lat 32 C 50MO", long 81°07'55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 601, 1.6 miles downstream from Black Creek and 2.5 miles southwest of 

Hampton, Hampton County.

Drainage area. 203 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1955.

Datum of 

adjust 

same site and datum.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

1929, supplementary adjustment of 193

ge is 50.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

. Prior to Oct. 26, 1954, wire-weight gage at

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 5.05 ft); no

 FTcvTOct. 1 to Nov. 16.

1951-55: Maximum discharge, 2,750 cfs Mar. 24, 1953 (gage height, 5.78 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 800 cfs by velocityarea studies; no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1951, and for many days during summer and fall 

months of 1954 .

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12 to Apr. 13,

June 20 to July 15 )

1.5

1.6

0

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.8

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8

3.1

4.5 6.4 

3.8 

4.3 

4.8 

5.0

163

321

649

1,160

1,420

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.5

.6

.7

.9

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

3.0

*3.1

F7f

20.2

0.67

0.0033

0.003

Dec.

2.7

3.1

3.8

4.0

4.5

8.2

6.1

6.4

8.2

11

14

15

22

26

25

25

29

38

39

31

25

22

20

17

16

14

14

13

*13

12

12

500.0

16.1

0.079

0.09

Jan.

12

14

15

16

20

25

28

25

22

20

22

22

22

23

24

27

28

31

51

56

65

70

72

92

92

101

105 ~96

75

59

50

1,380

44.5

0.219

0.25

Feb.

44

41

*39

39

41

50

103

132

179

199

163

114

90

74

65

60

56

54

53

51

49

48

46

48

46

45

42

42

_

------

2,013

71.9

0.354

0.37

Mar.

41

40

40

39

38

37

35

33

32

30

29

29

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

29

35

42

46

49

4?

37

31

28

25

22 *<Li

1,019

32.9

0.162

0.19

Apr.

21

22

28

34

37

40

49

57

75

83

107

192

266

886

1,540

909

577

389

278

213

169

143

119

101

86_

74

64

*51

44

37

6,491

216

1.06

1.18

May

32

27

22

19

15

12

9.1

6.4

4.3

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6 ?~4

6.8

42

112

106

56

36

48

67

86

116

103

83

101

92

77 

46

1,338.3

43.2

0.213

0.25

June

32

*22

12

6.7

3.6

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.1

T78

53

129

151

122

72

40

29

40

106

336

359

3TT

326

265

174

109

88

125

*256

359

3,534.9

118

0.581

0.65

July

334

206

127

81

57

48

39

34

35

34

60

145

224

206

151

126

112

82

47

39

97

202

209

185

148

116

75

*53

93

171 

217

3,753

121

0.596

0.69

Aug.

176

124

84

51

34

23

18

20

11

4.6

2.4

1.6

1.4

T76

1.8

3.0

4.8

5.3

3.9

2.2

5.2

6.3

1.9

1.9

28

194

359

266

173

99 

50

1,757.9

56.7

0.279

0.32

Sept.

34

40

105

436

452

381

708

754

498

387

292

199

157

195

287

353

316

235

176

143

122

107

94

90

81

67

72

90

98

101

7,070

236

1.16

1.29

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,920 Mln 0 Mean 91.1 Cfsm 0.449 In. 6.08

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,340 Mln 0 Mean 79.1 Cfsm 0.390 In. 5.28

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

412733 O -57 - 17
250 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34"49"long 83°18 ! , on left bank 150 ft downstream from new bridge on 

U. S. Highway 76, 2^ miles upstream from Stekoa Creek, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, 

Rabun County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tallulah River.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by State Highway Department of Georgia). 

May 1907 to June 1908 staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1939-55), 597 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 5.3 ft); minimum, 

88 cfs Oct. 8, 12, 13.

1907-8, 1939-55: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.8 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 12, 13, 1954.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1941 has been revised to 

7,530 cfs July 7, 1941 (gage height, 6.10 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 922.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1940-41, superseding those published in WSP 892 and 922, are given herewith:

Date

1940

Feb. 18

19

20

Apr. 19

20

21

Aug. 13

14

15

Discharge

1,790

1,700

980

1,830

1,780

1,030

10,800

3,100

1,500

Date

1940 -Con.

Aug. 29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

Dec. 28

Discharge

1,830

14,800

2,930

1,900

1,510

1,270

1,130

1,060

1,760

Date

1940-Con.

Dec. 29

30

1941

July 6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

1,780

970

1,660

5,070

2,180

1,200

877

Month

Water year 1939-40.....

Calendar year 1940.....

Water year 1940-41..... 

Calendar year 1941.....

Cfs-days

171,028

188,949

156,809 

153,616

Maximum

1,830

14,800

14,800

14,800

5,070 

5,070

Minimum

196

415

181

135

146

236

162 

162

Mean

509

676

1,453

698

t467 

471

516

929

430 

421

Per square 

mile

2.46

3.27

7,02

3.37

2.26 

2.28

2,49

4,49

2.08 

2,03

Runoff in 

inches

2.65

3.65

8.09

3.76

30.72 

2.63

35.94

5.18

28.18 

27.62

Revised peak discharge. 1940: 

Aug. 13 (2 p.m.) 17,200 cfs. 

t Partly estimated.

Feb. 18 (5 p.m.) 3,250 cfs; Apr. 19 (8 p.m.) 4,840 ofs;
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 251

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

160

338

760

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1,260

1,900

3,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

105

115

105

97

92

92

90

88

90

92

90

88

90

90

142

147

105

97

97

92

92

92

90

90

90

90

*92

99

107

110 

102

3,058

98.6

0.476

0.55

Nov..

102

105

107

110

138

144

123

115

112

110

110

110

110

107

110

164

327

185

167

238

200

150

147

160

141

131

138

178

574

243

4,656

155

0.749

0.84

Dec.

178

160

144

138

174

488

285

209

234

312

230

200

217

276

225

196

185

306

317

243

200

209

189

178

171

164

164

218

2.570

2,050

814

11,444

369

1.78

2.05

 

Jan.

600

523

429

586

544

*553

512

290

280

296

417

544

306

276

266

266

252

247

501

280

257

296

290

266

247

254

258

234

225

217

200

9,452

305

1.47

1.70

 

Feb.

117

285

317

280

262

3.120

2,250

1,080

805

672

688

586

509

509

481

467

516

467

435

417

404

410

1,170

850

756

652

579

544

-

19,688

703

3.40

3.54

Mar.

550

495

460

460

448

455

423

392

380

392

398

380

386

448

423

404

398

386

404

417

417

1.970

1,070

805

712

736

664

624

593

558

*537

17,145

555

2.67

3.08

Apr.

516

525

778

608

565

704

1,000

769

680

624

1,540

1,260

1,270

2.040

1,550

1,070

931

859

796

752

728

712

704

696

760

648

616

595

565

544

24,981

833

4.02

4.48

May

516

*495

488

474

460

448

429

423

410

398

398

404

688

632

530

1,500

2,040

1,260

922

769

1,160

2.700

2,540

1,580

1,270

1,110

1,000

886

823

760 

*712

28,225

910

4.40

5.07

June

688

656

632

600

586

565

565

558

572

544

712

572

516

488

467

454

441

425

441

755

680

572

530

502

467

454

423

404

392

*374

16,051

534

2.58

2.88

July

362

350

356

368

429

398

481

435

404

380

558

749

2.070

886

680

572

509

474

544

467

509

488

448

448

495

474

448

417

435

441

417

16,492

532

2.57

2.96

Aug.

*448

488

429

398

565

460

460

474

429

502

417

455

' 568

568

492

736

488

417

386

448

448

441

404

441

368

338

327

317

306

306 

*301

13,205

426

2.06

2.38

Sept.

312

290

285

276

271

266

262

243

247

243

238

238

234

225

217

213

209

200

196

192

189

182

178

178

289

271

217

209

213

213

6,996

233

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 1954: Max 4,040 Min 88 Mean 459 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.63

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,120 Min 88 Mean 470 Cfsm 2.27 In. 30.79

Peak discharge (t

(5.3 ft); Mar. 22

* Discharge measurement made

e. 3,400 cfs).--Dec. 50 (1 a.m.) 4,370 cfs (4.54 ft); Feb. 6 (8 p.m.) 5,820 cfs 

4,100 cfs (4.40 ft); May 22 (7 a.m.) 3,410 cfs (4.00 ft), 

this day.

412733 O -57 -18
252 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°41', long 83°21 r , on left bank at Yonah Dam Settlement, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toccoa, Stevens County.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 12 years, 71.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 6.4 ft); minimum,

 10 cfs Sept. 23, 24.

1943-55: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 18.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 30, 1954, Sept. 23, 24, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. City of Toccoa diverted approximately 132,700,000 gal about

2 miles above station during period May 30 to Sept. 30 for municipal supply, equivalent 

to a mean discharge of 1.7 cfs at station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

4.1

192

350

770

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

2.0

Note.--Same as preceding table above 2.O 

ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

19

18

17

17

16

16

14

13

12

12

*12

17

18

18

13

16

16

14

13

14

14

14

14

13

16

*15

16

18

16

17

474

15.3

O.487

0.56

Nov.

17

18

13

13

19

16

18

18

*18

18

18

18

18

17

18

34

27

24

25

35

24

22

*25

24

23

22

24

36

41

28

671

22.4

O.713

0.80

Dec.

25

24

24

24

55

66

35

30

41

36

30

28

34

31

29

27

27

40

32

29

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

26

84

TJT O4

47

1,082

34.9

1.11

1.28

Jan.

54

60

46

38

35

*33

31

3O

29

38

49

38

34

31

31

30

28

3O

44

37

35

41

37

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

2T

1,097

35.4

1.13

1.30

Feb.

27

34

29

28

28

754

212

92

67

56

56

47

48

47

42

41

44

40

37

36

36

41

*79

62

58

50

45

43

2,179

77.8

2.48

2.58

Mar.

41

4O

38

40

39

39

39

37

35

39

39

39

48

56

48

45

43

4O

43

41

4O

74

54

46

45

45

40

39

*39

39

39

1,329

42.9

1.37

1.58

Apr.

38

45

98

57

51

57

56

51

46

45

96

79

99

~86 115

72

63

60

57

54

52

52

51

51

48

45

44

44

43

4O

1,795

59.8

1.90

2.12

May

39

39

38

38

38

37

35

34

33

33

32

34

64

48

39

52

54

44

40

*39

56

70

60

57

62

46

43

39

39

38

35

1,355

43.7

1.39

1.60

June

35

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

50

35

32

31

30

3O

28

28

33

45

38

33

33

29

28

28

26

*25

2323"

96O

32.0

1.02

1.14

July

22

22

22

22

25

*28

28

24

26

26

44

43

45

43

34

31

28

38

34

28

43

38

3O

28

27

34

26

41

66

5T

44

1,047

33.8

1.08

1.24

Aug.

48

48

38

38

39

34

34

30

41

*31

28

26

25

25

30

31

25

24

23

23

22

*33

3O

25

22

21

2O

20

19

18

19

89O

28.7

0.914

1.05

Sept..

20

19

19

19

19

2O

23

TT

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

*12

12

11

10

TT

23

17

15

15

15

16

472

15.7

0.500

O.56

Calendar year 1954: Max 928 Min 12 Mean 58. O Cfsm 1.85 In. 25. O9

Water year 1954-55: Max 754 Min 10 Mean 36.6 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.81

Peak discharge (base, 9QQ cfa). Feb. 6 (4 p.m.) 2,01O cfs (6.4 ft) 

* Discharge me asirpempntma rip n n h Vi 1 R rl» v

.. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 253

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°29', long 82°55' , on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 10 miles 

north of Hartwell, Hart County.

Drainage area.--909 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (by barometer). April 1925 to 

September 1927 at datum about 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--17 years (1925-27, 1940-55), 1,959 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 8.67 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs Oct. 18.

1925-27, 1940-55: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 18, 1954.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station and by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs on 

Tallulah River. Burton Reservoir, completed in 1920, and Mathis Reservoir, completed 

in 1914, have combined usable capacity of 129,000 acre-ft and regulate the flow from 

150 sq mi of Tallulah River basin.

Cooperation. Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Revisions [water years). WSP 1142: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1-25)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

176

267

370

652

1,180

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

2,630

4,740

10,600

14,400

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

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.270 

1,150

242

225

362

752

630

648

270

248

190

238

510

360

535

482

240

188

190

200

318

548

468

265

*233

278

245

752

415

348

pi D

CIO

13,018

420

-83

Nov.

203 

329

562

667

1,000

662

300

258

792

670

545

542

638

280

385

792

438

850

645

812

345

280

1,090

1.320

1,010

322

560

478

478

1,060

18,313

610 -39

Dec.

808 

908

778

1,160

410

1,470

1,760

1,120

1,480

1,580

1,310

375

605

1,480

1,400

1,450

1,310

1,180

470

798

1,380

1,450

1,360

1,470

1,170

362

445

1,170

1,630

5,520

4,790

42,599

1,374

-148

Jan.

2.940 

2,560

*808

674

2,600

1,890

1,240

1,470

441

481

2,660

1,180

1,060

1,390

1,740

460

421

1,040

1,460

1,480

1,030

1,060

556

491

1,030

779

731

1,080

1,050

408

740

36,950

1,192

-36

Feb.

1,210 

1,230

1,440

1,630

1,260

4,900

14.400

4,780

2,660

2,090

1,800

2,250

718

844

1,570

1,100

1,570

1,970

2,430

566

*521

858

1,540

2,710

2,590

1,780

602

800

-

61,819

2,208

+353

Mar.

1,670 

1,590

1,360

1,260

1,440

578

724

1,310

1,110

1,130

1,110-

2,210

1,120

688

952

958

1,290

1,580

1,500

556

582

1,700

4.180

1,990

*2,170

2,170

530

982

1,590

1,570

1,670

43,270

1,396

+298

Apr.

1,660 

1,770

1,160

520

2,400

2,300

1,800

2,500

1,700

1,500

600

2,800

2,700

3,700

3.900

2,800

600

540

2,900

2,300

1,400

2,100

1,900

580

500

2,100

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,500

55,230

1,841

+131

May

560 

520

800

1,100

1,600

1,700

1,200

560

500

1,000

1,100

1,300

1,400

2,000

600

520

3,000

3,400

3,260

3,130

2,720

1,540

5.310

4,290

4,610

4,340

3,130

3,190

2,860

484

1,680

63,404

2,045

+140

June

1,770 

1,390

1,290

999

399

1,060

1,910

1,630

1,480

1,540

1.980

535

*1,010

970

1,400

1,270

1,730

1,780

413

600

1,500

1,200

1,890

1,910

1,690

386

588

1,120

1,110

1,520

38,070

1,269

+49

July

1,690 

1,420

327

320

302

706

1,230

1,930

1,450

367

770

2,280

2,870

4.020

2,080

2,050

1,520

485

1,620

1,160

*1,800

2,560

2,330

2,080

428

776

982

1,570

2,360

2,210

2,000

47,693

1,538

-67

Aug.

512 

1,670

1,420

1,450

1,550

1,750

1,220

398

1,480

1,030

1.980

1,640

1,200

1,400

554

1,340

1,780

1,560

1,740

1,980

1,090

380

1,510

1,500

*1,360

807

1,530

323

274

1,250

1,280

38,958

1,257

-242

Sept.

1,290 

984

1,130

318

278

258

708

1,030

1,500

1,310

552

288

532

1,050

1,290

929

808

260

220

694

1,040

1,620

1.940

1,290

297

299

1,210

798

1,110

1,040

26,073

869

-187

Adjusted for change in contents in Burton and Mathis Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm

337

0.371 

0.43

571 

0.628 

0.7C

Calendar year 1954: 

Water year 1954-55:

1,226 

1.35 

1.56

1,156 

1.27 

1.46

2,561 

2.82 

2.94

1,694 

1.86 

2.14

1,972 

2.17 

2.42

2,185 

2.40 

2.77

Observed

Max 13,900 Min 188 Mean 1,562 

Max 14,400 Min 188 Mean 1,330

1,318 

1.45 

1.62

1,471 

1.62 

1.87

1,015 

1.12 

1.29

682 

0.750 

0.84

Adjusted

Mean 1,556 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.16 

Mean 1,342 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.04

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). Feb. 7 (9 a.m.) 18,200 cfs (8.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Burton and Mathis Reservoirs, furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 4 to May 18; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage and power output at Yonah Dam.
254 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°44'09", long 82°52'19", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Lawrence

Bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Sixmile Creek, and 2-p miles east of Newry, Ooonee County.

Drainage area. 455 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 625.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years (1940-55), 1,155 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Feb. 6; maximum gage height, 19.19 ft 

Feb. 7; minimum discharge, 120 cfs Oct. 8; minimum daily, 152 cfs Oct. 8, 14.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 

ft Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 8, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 8, 

14, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

155

184

156

157

155

154

152

168

164

153

154

157

152

356

409

252

205

225

209

213

217

236

220

190

206

221

203

224

250 

203

6,258

202

0.444

0.51

Nov.

211

221

229

233

278

310

259

*249

237

241

249

237

246

241

248

346

890

437

344

488

444

356

327

429

339

327

315

370

978

568

10,652

355

0.780

0.87

Dec.

415

376

344

315

410

1,420

722

480

520

757

503

429

511

630

488

402

389

671

655

503

437

415

389

356

344

339

339

397

4,140

5.530

2 140

25,766

831

1.83

2.11

Jan.

1.460

1,340

1,060

876

800

714

630

589

503

573

952

782

*639

589

534

511

480

466

622

614

534

639

647

573

511

466

444

437

409

561

396

20,151

650

1.43

1.65

Feb.

376

488

573

503

458

7,200

9 . 180

2,950

1,930

1,460

1,630

1,420

1,060

1,030

952

859

910

816

723

655

639

630

1,630

*1,340

1,250

995

808

766

-

43,231

1,544

3.39

3.53

Mar.

732

589

557

550

553

458

511

409

389

409

422

444

538

640

542

458

444

409

438

480

488

2.190

1,550

1,030

850

884

740

672

589

550

473

19,788

638

1.40

1.61

Apr.

IS

484

1,630

927

706

958

*1,800

1,160

1,050

694

2,570

2,860

2,100

3.290

2,270

1,720

1,460

1,290

1,160

1,050

986

952

825

791

1,050

774

706

614

573

550

37,473

1,249

2.74

3.06

May

422

444

422

396

382

356

310

298

315

283

259

274

1,010

1,040

111

2,330

3,540

1,970

1,380

1,120

2,210

4,360

5.240

2,610

*2,100

1,680

1,420

1,250

1,080

1,020

910

41,208

1,329

2.92

3,37

June

834

757

714

622

589

573

550

581

565

503

1.050

758

581

473

466

437

369

369

384

912

732

647

680

589

536

542

429

376

333

310

17,241

575

1.26

1.41

July

288

362

254

192

242

397

382

333

269

297

874

1,210

2.020

1,550

*1,030

766

639

550

557

674

640

748

488

625

782

639

474

396

562

598

518

19,356

624

1.37

1.58

Aug.

616

732

542

451

480

444

451

429

514

795

466

473

376

446

1,420

1.720

927

706

757

782

630

606

764

766

565

488

458

415

*396

389

376

19,380

625

1.37

1.58

Sept.

409

409

351

356

344

339

339

310

456

519

291

350

339

333

316

278

240

277

278

252

248

242

236

208

426

437

310

276

286

303

9,758

325

0.714

0.80

Calendar year 1954: Max 12,000 Min 152 Mean 945 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.18

Water year 1954-55: Max 9,180 Min 152 Mean 740 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.08

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).'--Feb. 6 (12 "p.m.) 17,500 cfs (19.19 ft at 2 a.m. Feb. 7). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 255

Seneca River near Andersen, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°30', long 82°50', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 80, li miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10-| miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area.--1,026 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1928 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 520 ft (from Corps of Engineers profile). 

Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 15 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1931-55), 2,001 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Feb. 7 fgage height, 11.74 ft); minimum, 194 cfs Oct. 13; minimum daily, 231 cfs Oct. 3.

1931-55: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, about 90 cfs 

Nov. 18, 1934; minimum daily, 215 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood of Aug. 17, 18, 1928, reached a gage height of 25 ft, observed (discharge, 

77,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 757: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage-height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.8 

3.0 

3,5

189

424

567

1,030

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

1,620

4,480

8,190

15,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

290 

285

131

252

281

259

298

*264

252

275

258

340

260

307

262

523

407

329

379

326

367

322

385

353

310

385

333

388

340

424

398

10,083

325

0.317

0.37

Nov.

310 

449

333

438

438

509

486

418

*474

419

465

418

465

445

414

552

849

829

646

769

778

655

629

622

633

552

591

656

1,060 2..180

18,482

616

0.600

0.67

Dec.

732 

672

638

638

633

2,150

1,670

1,000

825

1,040

978

751

883

1,120

992

825

760

825

1,120

925

797

760

722

732

646

646

663

689

1,380

6.460

3,240

35,912

1,158

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1.950 

1,950

1,680

1,350

1,240

1,170

1,090

1,040

946

1,040

1,540

*1,520

1,210

1,070

998

988

978

925

1,290

1,300

1,160

1,190

1,340

1,230

1,130

1,070

1,010

998

956

915

925

37,199

1,200

1.17

1.35

Feb.

885 

925

1,040

998

925

4,170

15 . 900

10,400

3,720

2,710

2,290

2,570

1,880

1,750

1,650

1,530

1,560

1,540

1,440

1,350

1,270

1,270

*1,550

2,360

2,020

1,750

1,560

1,460

-

------

------

72,473

2,588

2.52

2.62

Mar.

1,400 

1,330

1,240

1,270

1,500

1,330

1,360

1,230

1.130

1,130

1,210

1,210

1,130

1,360

1,480

1,330

1,300

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,260

2,300

5.590

2,020

1,650

1,680

1,610

1,420

1,350

1,320

1,240

44,850

1,447

1.41

1.63

Apr.

1,160 

1,220

2,270

2,430

1,660

*1,620

2,710

2,360

1,950

1,620

1,770

4.890

2,920

4,020

3,570

2,710

2,220

2,080

1,880

1,750

1,650

1,670

1,620

1,410

1,740

1,530

1,380

1,330

1,290

1,220

61,650

2,055

2.00

2.23

May

,190 

,110

,140

,070

,050

,070

,010

967

a950

a900

a900

a850

al,200

a2,400

al,500

a2,000

*4,480

3,060

2,150

1,680

1,680

5,070

6.940

4,120

3,130

2,430

2,150

1,880

1,670

1,560

1,470

62,777

2,025

1.97

2.27

June

1,380 

1,280

1,260

1,210

1,120

1,130

1,140

1,150

1,150

1,130

1,320

1.770

1,210

1,110

1,010

978

978

925

967

1,130

1,320

1,190

1,190

1,260

1,080

1,170

1,040

946

885

855

34,284

1,143

1.11

1.24

July

825 

1,180

788

741

655

825

936

915

788

590

1,100

1,610

1,740

*2.500

1,730

1,240

1,010

845

875

925

1,050

1,080

988

864

1,130

1,070

946

828

950

1,080

936

32,740

1,056

1.03

1.19

Aug.

915 

1,010

1,010

865

769

788

890

858

788

845

816

732

689

655

1,720

2.570

1,290

946

825

895

885

806

816

1,130

845

723

663

614

*614

630

591

28,193

909

0.886

1.02

Sept.

591 

614

638

575

537

599

599

567

552

700

648

452

591

530

515

490

478

418

372

465

431

404

378

404

378

604

575

486

458

472

15,521

517

0.504

0.56

Calendar year 1954: Max 19,600 Min 215 Mean 1,502 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Water year 1954-55: Max 15,900 Min 231 Mean 1,244 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16,45

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfsj. Feb. 7 (8:15 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (11.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records at Portman Shoals.
256 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°15', long 82°45', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 184, half a mile upstream from Little Generostee Creek, 5.8 miles southwest of 

Iva, Anderson County, and at mile 281.5 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 2,231 sq mi.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.255 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 3,789 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 34,000 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 10.04 ft); minimum, 477 cfs Oct. 12; minimum daily, 540 cfs Oct. 12.

1950-55: Maximum discharge, 54,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1952 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 12, 1954; minimum daily, that of Oct. 12, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 253 for 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8, Apr. 15 to May 23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Feb. 7 to May 23 Dec. 9 to Feb. 6, May 24 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

505

642

1,140

1,910

2,970

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

4,350

7,850

16,600

34,000

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

673

1,040

1,690

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3,740

6,710

10,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.870

1,750

861

569

592

968

1,130

1,090

878

620

563

*540

718

877

828

990

1,150

670

635

641

658

965

920

978

675

675

742

1,090

1,080

962 

793

27,478

886

-

"

Nov.

688

738

951

1,390

1,700

1,530

1,160

875

1,230

*1,420

1,220

1,180

1,360

1,150

958

1,410

1,460

2,220

1,620

2,110

1,630

1,260

1,910

2,350

2,060

1,480

1,370

1,660

2,020

2 . 960

45,070

1,502

-

"

Dec.

2,090

2,020

1,940

2,100

1,600

4,600

5,090

2,750

2,830

2,770

3,000

1,680

1,540

2,890

2,930

2,810

2,340

2,560

2,020

1,940

2,260

2,600

2,500

2,410

2,360

1,460

1.220

1,830

2,390

9.560

8,530

88,620

2,859

-

"

Jan.

6.010

5,360

3,120

2,470

3,660

3,440

2,710

2,730

1,850

1,640

4,100

*3,520

2,590

2,740

2,980

1,880

1.620

2,080

3,230

3,290

2,630

2,470

2,240

2,040

2,360

2,150

1,950

2,100

2,390

1,630

1,740

84,720

2,733

-

-

Feb.

2,090

2,340

2,530

2,840

2,490

7,100

32.700

19,700

7,910

5,530

4,830

5,430

3,250

2,750

3,660

3,050

3,380

3,510

4,540

2,360

2.080

2,280

*2,740

4,960

5,280

4,210

2,660

2,380

-

148,580

5,306

-

-

Mar.

3,460

3,390

2,910

2,800

3,230

2,360

2,360

2,970

2,670

2,580

2,510

3,820

3,200

2,340

2,900

2,690

2,780

3,420

3,220

2,300

2.200

3,030

8.020

5,360

4,190

4,800

2,660

2,240

3,640

3,360

3,140

100,550

3,244

-

-

Apr.

3,040

3,750

3,360

4,030

4,720

*4,470

5,270

5,900

4,440

3,940

2,740

8,680

6,690

8.700

7,910

6,060

4,130

2,850

4,920

4,420

3,400

4,190

3,810

2,980

2.260

3,810

3,330

3,140

3,000

2,850

132,790

4,426

-

-

May

1,820

1,490

1,980

2,240

2,590

2,720

2,320

1,430

.250

,790

,940

,210

,470

,500

,240

,930

,570

,880

,200

,410

,620

,530

11.000

*8,540

7,250

6,360

5,180

5,080

4,860

2, 260

2,930

120,590

3,890

-

"

June

3,100

2,710

2,590

2,250

1,690

1,460

5 . 520

2,610

2,730

2,480

3,140

2,350

2,210

1,960

2,370

2,190

2,520

2,650

1,550

1.570

2,780

2,360

2,640

3,200

2,960

1,700

1,430

2,110

1,860

2,170

70,460

2,349

-

"

July

2,380

2,610

1,410

1.050

1,060

1,330

1,700

2,910

2,320

1,310

1,160

4,010

4,310

7.170

*4,120

3,450

2,910

1,670

2,340

2,300

2,640

3,780

3,360

3,120

1,700

1,960

2,120

2,140

3,410

3,510

3, 280

82,540

2,663

-

-

Aug.

1,790

2,780

2,670

2,410

2,470

2,610

2,260

1,710

2,140

2,090

2,880

2,460

2,110

2,110

2,600

4.860

3,520

2,760

2,690

33,600

a2,400

al,800

a2,000

a3,000

a2,400

a2,OOO

2,250

1,410

980

1,650

*2,080

74,490

2,403

-

-

Sept.

2,000

1,800

1,810

1,210

990

940

1,340

1,630

1,890

2,190

1,540

902

1,010

1,640

1,750

1,590

1,240

1,020

£73

1,030

1,370

2,040

2.240

1,750

1,030

776

1,710

1,350

1,610

1,600

43,671

1,456

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 35,200 Min 540 Mean 3,417 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78

Water year 1954-55: Max 32,700 Min 540 Mean 2,793 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.99

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 cfs). Feb. 7 (1:45 p.m.) 34,000 cfs (10.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for station near Calhoun Falls.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 257

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location.-lat 34°08', long 82°38', on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanigan Mill 

bridge or. county road, 3% miles northwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, and 

3i! miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi.

\'f cords available. --February 1950 to September 1955.

Oa^e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'*I929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--5 years, 222 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 4.92 ft); minimUItl i950-55:° CMaxliuS discharge, y9,450C cfs Mar. 25, 1952 (gage height, 9.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Oct. 4, 1954; minimum daily, 9 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1954.

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

 glow regulated by Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 1,742,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

183

354

925

1,700

2,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

45

15

17

43

44

44 

46

44

ii

18

46

46

47

47

48

15

19

49

49

49

50

49

15

20

48

48

49

51 

55

16

1,187

38.3

-

-

Nov.

22

52

54

57

66

60

24 

42

59

*59

60

61

59

22

30

74

78

G5

66

69

28

33

68

71

68

67

66

34

71

78

1,664

55.5

_

-

Dec.

70

68

69

66

42.

I?0~ 327

94

94

99

94

70

63

111

101

*95

96

100

87

68

96

96

92

96

95

62

56

94

94

98

96

2., 909

93.8

_

-

Jan.

178

266

166

121

111

108

104 

102

109" 70

265

147

125

118

113

84

87

125

229

168

184

194

124

125

174

173

173

170

169

104

105

4,491

145

_

-

Feb.

166

171

*164

165

165

1,320

1,840 

740

625

576

419.

537

196

256

383

379

369

387

388

171

218

379

379

387

381

373

161

206

-

11,901

425

-

Mar.

367

379

378

375

338

94

219 

377

373

372

366

340

164

241

387

1Q1

386

375

348

118

233

380

380

378

*372

327

93- 87

128

126

1 *>R. J.CD

9,028

291

_-

Apr.

139

109

81

88

116

122

134 

123

102

TZ.

104

135

142

T55" 382

127

96

101

129

124

128

126

107

78

104

175

172

175

*172

160

4,018

134

-

May

102

111

166

168

171

170

160

164

196

173

171

184

219

183

112

93

121

118

115

113

98

82

80

128

238

140

128

99

68

7?

113

4,257

137

-

June

108

108

106

93

66

71

108 

133

110

106

95

69

72

102

*102

102

105

85

65

78

150

122

108

~99 182

68

106" 58

106

100

2,977

99.2

_

-

July

99

80

62

25

35

180

110 

105

86

70

74

177

152

151

120

92

144

89

101

124

168

182

96

70

76

104

103

164

224

1ST

107

3,521

114

-

Aug.

144

151

156

*164

169

146

93 

145

172

a!60

a!60

a!60

alSO

a85

a!60

a260

a?0~0

148

149

a!60

a90

allO

alSO

a!60

a!60

143

136

SB- 79

149

143

4,547

147

-

Sept.

154

166

-So" 172

5_9

104

115 

116

112

106

72

71

118

114

112

111

106

68

66

113

115

*109

110

105

66

67

109

113

114

108

3,161

105

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 1,990 Mln 9 Mean 199 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,840 Mln 14 Mean 147 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records of powerplant operation at Lake Secession.
258 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°11', long 82°57', on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge,

1 mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with 

North Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area.--35.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1955

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1952, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 50.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 840 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 6.9 ft); minimum, 

1.0 cfs Oct. 5, 6.

1942-55: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.80 cfs Sept. 22, 1954.

Remarks. --Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to Bed. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

0.8 

3.0 

6.4

11

35

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

192

332

490

666

860

0.9

1.0

1.1

2.4 

5.3 

9.5

1.5 33

2.0 76

3.0 192

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.8

*3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

*4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.7 

5.0

87.5

2.82

0.079

0.09

Nov.

-en 5.7

6.1

7.2

9.8

8.:

6.8

6.8

*6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

9.8

14

9.3

9.3

20

12

*9.3

12

14

10

9.3

9.8

38

53

20

351.4

11.7

0.327

0.36

Dec.

16

15

14

U

29

~!5 170

30

27

26

23

22

32

32

25

23

22

24

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

19

21 

19

842

27.2

0.760

0.88

 Jan.

44

114

552

41

35

32

28

26

25

37

108

56

40

34

32

32

30

30

95

53

42

45

39

36

33

31

31

30

28

27 

26

1,314

42.4

1.18

1.36

Feb.

26

30

29

26

25

171

682

146

71

55

51

43

39

38

37

35

36

33

32

31

*30

29

30

35

41

32

SI

30

1,894

67.6

1.89

1.97

Mar.

30

30

29

28

47

36

57

37

33

33

33

32

30

37

31

30

30

29

32

35

32

38

33

30

*29

28

26

26

26

 ss 25

997

32.2

0.899

1.04

Apr.

25

25

~H2 102

39

41

47

36

32

31

50

53

41

57

47

39

35

33

30

30

28

28

27

26

26

24

23

23

22

52

1,094

36.5

1.02

1.14

May

21

20

20

19

19

18

16

16

15

15

14

14

25

41

32

30

25

*21

20

19

34

33

30

27

62

32

*25

21

20

19 

18

746

24.1

0.673

0.78

June

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

13

15

14

12

13

12

12

11

10

17

18

005

36

26

41

22

19

17

15

14

14

588

19.6

0.547

0.61

July

*12

12

11

10

16

12

10

12

13

11

33

43

24

40

22

17

15

13

12

12

24

70

21

20

17

16

15

14

20

22 

21

615

19.8

0.553

0.64

Aug.

20

18

14

13

13

12

12

21

15

13

*11

10

9.5

19

41

82

2?

20

17

17

14

14

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.1

8.2 

8.7

525.0

16.9

0.472

0.54

Sept.

29

TS

13

12

12

12

12

10

*8.7

8.7

8.7

8.2

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.7

T7f

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

*5.7

6.1

260.0

8.67

0.242

0.27

Calendar year 1954: Max 539 Min 1.0 Mean 25.3 Cfsm O.707 In. 9.42

Water year 1954-55: Max 682 Min 1.0 Mean 25.5 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.68

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Feb. 7 (12 m.) 840 cfs (6.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 259

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S.

Location.--Lat 34°04', long 82°38', on left bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, l-g miles downstream from Rocky River, 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, and at 

mile 264.7 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area.--2,876 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1896 to December 1900 (fragmentary), January to December 1903, 

March 1930 to July 1932, April 1938 to September 1955. Gage-height records collected 

at original site 1 mile upstream during 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 363.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to March 1930, chain gage at railroad 

bridge 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1896-97, 1930-31, 1938-55), 4,876 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 6.89ft); minimum, 

535 cfs Oct. 13; minimum daily, 636 cfs Oct. 12.

1896-1900, 1903, 1930-32, 1938-55: Maximum discharge, 96,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage 

height, 11.52 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 492 cfs Sept. 21, 1954; minimum dally, that of 

Oct. 12, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records of 

U.S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 253 for 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to Apr. 15)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

624

1,260

2,100

3,490

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

7,550

13,000

20,500

40,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

 I I I ! I I t I f I 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,800

1,670

1,400

641

671

810

1,190

1,140

1,140

707

659

*636

734

994

896

1,030

1,190

896

730

754

718

767

1,160

1,110

879

779

879 

854

1,380 

1,060

1,030

30,304

978

_

-

Nov.

829

767

1,00(J

1,210

1,530

1,740

1,460

1,100

983

1,560

*1,380

1,340

1,310

1,400

1,060

1,240

1,760

1,830

1,810

1,920

1,780

1,430

1,540

2,160

2,060

1,880

1,390 

1,550

2,130 

2,570|

45,719

1,524

_

-

Dec.

2,260

2,040

1,980

1,800

1,880

4,420

5,550

3,120

3,010

2,790

3,280

2,340

1,710

2,650

3,150

*2,990

2,600

2,720

2,340

2,020

2,380

2,790

2,670

2,560

2,570

2,050

1,510 

1,730

2,460 

8,060

10,800

94,310

3,042

_

-

Jan.

7,250

7,410

4,480

3,080

3,780

4,060

3,140

3,000

2,510

1,980

4,720

4,790

3,140

3,010

3,360

2,590

1,940

2,210

3,850

4,140

3,300

3,030

2,880

2,490

2,550

2,750

2,360 

2,360

2,820 

2,110

1,890

102,980

3,322

_

-

Feb.

2,270

2,740

*2,780

3,140

2,880

8,910

38,100

26 500

10,700

6,460

5,560

5,840

4,090

3,200

4,050

3,690

3,840

4,120

4,990

3,100

2,490

2,700

3,230

5,220

5,950

4,890

3,440 

2,790

;

-__-__

177,670

6,345

_

-

Mar.

3,910

4,100

3,740

3,490

3,890

3,140

2,930

3,630

3,460

3,240

3,340

4,230

3,970

3,170

3,540

3,490

3,490

4,060

4,000

3,210

2,720

3,340

8,080

*6,400

4,930

5,360

3,380 

2,620

3,780 

3,720

3,530

119,890

3,867

_

-

Apr.

3,520

3,990

3,550

4,790

5,020

4,930

5,440

6,520

5,060

4,380

3,420

8,130

7,870

9,180

10,000

7,250

5,350

3,690

5,420

5,220

4,330

4,790

4,710

3,880

2,840

4,260

4,260 

*3,950

3,870 

3,540

153,160

5,105

_

-

May

2,920

2,130

2,420

3,200

3,240

3,510

3,310

2,390

2,000

2,220

2,710

2,900

3,490

4,980

3,960

2,660

6,220

8,620

6,370

5,650

5,620

5,150

10,900

11,200

8,950

7,770

6,300 

5,790

5,730 

2,950

2,960

148,220

4,781

_

-

June

3,670

3,190

2,990

2,650

2,230

1,780

3,350

3,080

3,090

2,850

3,450

3,020

2,470

2,330

2,540

*2,560

2,780

2,980

2,410

1,750|

2,940

3,000

2,830

5,820

3,410

2,520

1,750 

2,140

2,170 

2,290

- - -- .

82,040

2,735

_

-

July

2,560

2,900

2,240

1,520

1,360

1,510

1,870

2,910

2,650

1,950

1,370

4,120

5,070

8,180

5,250

3,840

3,280

2,280

2,110

2,660

2,750

4,230

3,790

3,380

2,350

2,040

2,270 

2,250

3,540 

3,720

3,600

93,350

3,011

_

-

Aug.

2,470

2,530

2,860

*2,660

2,800

2,750

2,450

2,290

2,120

2,450

2,910

2,830

2,510

2,100

2,420

5,900

4,410

3,160

3,070

3,830

2,680

2,040

2,220

3,150

2,640

2,300

2,110 

2,110

1,290 

1,450

2,390

82,900

2,674

_

-

Sept.

2,290

2,100

2,080

1,820

1,240

1,200

1,340

1,710

1,870

2,540

2,040

1,370

1,130

1,600

1,880

1,960

1,490

1,520

931

895

1,490

*1,980

2,340

2,030

1,790

928

1,460 

1,720

1,600 

1,800

49,944

1,665

_

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 38,400 Min 636 Mean 3,809 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Water year 1954-55: Max 38,100 Min 636 Mean 3,234 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27j

Peak discharge (base. 25,000 cfs).--Feb. 7 (2 p.m.) 40,200 cfs (6.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
260 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

North Fork Broad River near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°31', long 83°19', on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State

Highway 106, 1 mile downstream from Carnes Creek, and 5 miles south of Toccoa, Stephens

County.

Drainage area. 19.3 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1954 to September 1955. 

Uage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 750.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by U. S. Soil Conservation Service). 

Extremes.--1954: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 429 cfs June 1 (gage

height, 4.57 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,060 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.33

ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 1.05 ft). 

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Total 

Mean

May

30

40

*50

35

*26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

32

26

June

78

57

28

25

24

22

22

21

20

19

21

20

19

26

28

July

14

14

14

14

14

15

*13

14

14

14

13

13

13

19

16

Aug.

11

10

10

10

9.8

10

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

Sept.

8.2

8TO

*7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.2

7!2

7.2

7.0

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

za

29

30

31

Cubic feet per second per square mile......

Runoff In inche s ...........................

May

24

23

23

22

22

*22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

II

768 

24.8

1.28

1.48

June

*26

24

22

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

T?

"

697 

23.2

1.20

1.34

July

14

13

20

17

14

14

*13

14

15

12

12

12

12

TE~ 11

12

431 

13.9

0.720

0.83

Aug.

*8.5

8.5

17

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.0

11

9.8

19

11

9.2

8.2

316.0 

10.2

0.528

0.61

Sept.

7.5

7.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.8

*6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

-

212.0 

7.07

0.366

0.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result of discharge measurement Apr. 14, 1954, 34 cfSjApr 

62 cfs.

29, 1954,

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.2

8.0

7.5

8.0

220.7

7.12

0.369

0.43

Nov.

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

11

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

9.0

8.2

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.5

12

10

9.8

10

12

9.8

9.2

12

11

10

9.8

11

18

16

*12

306.2

10.2

0.528

0.59

Dec.

11

10

10

10

45

28

16

14

18

16

14

14

17 *15

14

14

14

17

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

13

26

23

18

492

15.9

0.824

0.95

Jan.

31

29

22

*19

18

17

16

16

15

21

27

20

18

17

16

16

15

17

27

20

18

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

578

18.6

0.964

1.11

Feb.

15

17

15

14

14

*552

120

41

31

26

38

23

21

20

19

*18

20

17

16

16

14

15

20

22

21

18

17

14

_

1,184

42.3

2.19

2.28

Mar.

13

14

12

13

14

16

a!6

a!4

al4

a!4

a 14

*83

6?

37

30

28

26

24

24

24

26

28

24

23

22

24

21

21

*19

18

736

23.7

1.23

1.42

Apr.

17

21

36

24

22

25

*24

20

20

20

41

*31

29

*38

29

25

22

20

19

18

19

18

17

20

18

17

16

15

15

ii

670

22.3

1.16

1.29

May

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*13

li

12

12

*25

18

14

17

15

14

13

13

14

20

17

17

19

15

14

13

13

12

12

456

14.7

0.762

0.88

June

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

10

9.7

10

ai

12

10 *10

10

9.7

9.4

1011

10

11

11

12

10

10

10

9.4

8.7

*8.7

'

317.3

10.6

0.549

0.61

July

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

11

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.7

7.7

21

21

19

*18

12

10

10

9.5

*9.2

9.2

15

11

9.2

9.5

36_

17

11

12

15

24

14

397.8

12.8

0.663

0.76

Aug.

17

15

12

99

32

16

14

23

28

*13

1 

11

11

10

12

11

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.3

*8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.3

459.3

14.8

0.767

0.88

Sept.

8.0

*7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

*7.8

7.8

7.1

8.6

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

574

6.5

*6.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

193.8

6.46

0.335

0.37

Calendar year 1954 : Max - 

Water year 1954-55 : Max 552

Mln - 

Mln 5.2

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of partial recorder graph and records for 

station near Lavonia.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 261

North Fork Broad River near Lavonia, Ga.

Lo£aM2n.--Lat 340 27', long 83°14', on right bank at bridge on county road 2.1 miles upstream from Toms Creek, and 7.8 miles west of Lavonia, Franklin County. 

Drainage area. --42. 0 sq mi. 

Records available. --May 1954 to September 1955.

May to September ' 49° cfs

(gage helght '

Remarks. --Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

70

90

~80 120

*57

54

52

51

49

48

46

46

50

71

55

June

158

*236

*76

58

50

49

46

43

42

39

42

48

42

62

94

July

26

26

28

32

28

30

*26

26

28

28

26

25

24

27

36

Aug.

22

20

20

18

19

19

19

17

21

20

17

17

19

17

18

Sept.

25

23

*22

21

21

21

19

18

18

20

20

17

16

17

17

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ....................................

Mean ........................................

Cubic feet per second per square mile.......

Runoff in in

May

50

48

46

46

45

*44

43

41

39

38

39

40

40

48

40

35

1.621

52 3

1.25

1.44

June

*51

57

49

43

40

38

35

35

34

32

31

29

28

27

27

-

1.641

54 7

1.30

1.45

July

26

24

23

37

24

23

*26

24

33

25

23

23

23

21

21

23

815

26 . 3

0.626

0.72

Aug.

17

*15

BT

31

38

26

23

21

21

21

20

21

92

47

30

26

783

25.3

0.602

0.69

Sept.

17

18

17

16

15

15

15

*14

14

14

14

14

12

12

14

-

516

17.2

0.410

0.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Result of discharge measurement Apr 30, 1954, 67 cfs

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

14

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

*14

13

16

14

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

20

18

18

479

15.4

0.367

0.42

Nov.

20

20

20

22

27

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

31

31

26

26

35

25

23

31

29

24

23

27

42

*44

30

771

25.7

0.612

0.68

Dec.

28

27

24

24

107

~55 143

44

54

48

41

39

52

47

42

37

37

47

39

35

34

34

34

33

31

31

31

33

52

65

46

1,394

45.0

1.07

1.23

Jan.

102

100

62

*52

46

43

40

38

38

60

83

54

48

43

43

41

38

40

89

52

47

53

46

42

40

39

38

36

35

35

M

1,556

50.2

1.20

1.38

Feb.

35

43

37

34

32_

*536

*831

126

82

67

69

53

50

48

47

*45

*51

44

41

38

39

39

52

54

53

47

46

44

-

------

2,683

95.8

2.28

2.37

Mar.

46

55

42

41

46

54

54

44

40

48

*48

66

122

67

56

56

53

48

51

48

48

79

53

48

46

51

41

*40

39

38 

^S JO

1,606

51.8

1.23

1.42

Apr.

38

44

97

54

48

57

75

51

47

46

78

66

60

78

63

55

50

46

44

41

44

46

41

44

42

37

36

34

34

32

1,528

50.9

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1954 : Max - Min - Mean -

May

31

30

30

30

29

28

27

25

*24

24

26

26

40

51

33

36

35

30

29

*27

34

50

43

35

54

*34

31

26

26

25

24

993

32.0

0.762

0.88

June

23

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

49

25

20

*19

19

19

18

18

24

21

23

24

38

39

27

24

20

*20

*19

18

681

22.7

0.540

0.60

July

16

16

16

16

23

27

18

19

24

18

38

*40

62

63

31

26

23

20

*19

22

40

30

23

22

42

52

24

24

22

45

32

893

28.8

0.686

0.79

Aug.

46

46

27

50

124

39

30

25

69

*29

24

24

22

20

24

26

20

18

16

20

20

17

*16

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

TT

846

27.3

0.650

0.75

Sept.

12

12

13

14

14

*15

14

13

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.6

9.2

*8.6

8.0

7.6

776

8.6 12-

12

11

12

TZ

14

348.4

11.6

0.276

0.31

Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55 : Max 831 Min 7.6 Mean 37.7 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.18

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs).--Feb. 7 (6 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

i.m.) 1,500 cfs (11.80 ft).
262 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°28', long 83°13', on left bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge on 

county road, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles southwest of Martin, Stephens 

County.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 681.66 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. 1954: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 102 cfs Aug. 20 

(gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1954-55: Maximum discharge during water year, 700 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 8.40 

ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 22.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 80 cfs, which are fair. Storm runoff at gage 

affected during short periods by two small flood-detention reservoirs (combined capacity of reservoirs, 480 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1954

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

5.1

6.2

7.3

6.5

5.1

4.9

*4.2

3.8

4.9

6.5

Aug.

5.1

3.8

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.7

4.0

5.1

4.0

Sept.

4.0

3.8

*3.8

3.7

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.6

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

- i

_

_

_

_

6.8

*7.3

6.0

5.3

July

5.3

4.9

4.0

5.5

6.2

5.1

4.7

4.2

4.4

3.7

Aug.

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.2

5.8

4.7

*3.2

7.9

8.7

26

Sept.

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.3

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ...............................................

June

.1

.9

'. .9

.1

.4

< .4

.2

'. .2

'. .2

'. .2

-

_

_

_

July

3.7

*5.1

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.7

3.6

6.2

4. 73

0.53

Aug.

21

6.8

6.0

5.3

5.5

5.1

4.7

6.8

9.0

5.1

4.4

188.7

0.68

Sept.

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

-

88.8

0.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Results of discharge measurements made prior to June 17: Apr. 15, 13.7 cfs; 

June 1, 72.2 cfs; June 2, 80.4 cfs; June 2, 21.3 cfs.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.8

2.8

3.0

3.2

4.0

376

3.2

86.4

2.79

0.271

0.31

Nov.

3.6

4.0

3.8

4.4

*6.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

11

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

9.6

7 . 3

6.E

6.8

10

5.8

4.7

8.4

6.0

4.7

4.2

6.5

13

*13

6.0

180.9

6.03

0.585

0.65

Dec.

5.1

4.7

4.0

4.0

43

61

11

6.8

12

9.3

7.0

6.8

14

10

8.2

7.0

7.3

11

7.9

7.O

6.8

7.9

14

4.9

Jan.

26

30

15

12

*10

9.3

7.9

7.6

8.2

20

27

14

11

10

10

10

9.0

11

29

14

13

16

12

11

4.7| 10

5.1

5.1

5.8

14

14

9.3

338.7

10.9

1.06

1.22

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9 0

411.1

13.3

1.29

1.49

Feb.

9.6

14

10

9.3

176

260

*115

26

16

13

14

12

11

11

11

10

*11

10

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.8

12

14

12

10

10

 10

679.3

24.3

2.36

2.46

Mar.

11

13

10

10

9.8

14

12

9.8

9.3

14

12

21

20

14

12

14

12

12

13

12

12

26

14

12

11

13

10

*10

9.8

9.6

9.6

391.9

12.6

1.22

1.41

Apr.

9.3

15

23

13

12

19

25

14

12

12

18

14

13

15

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

11

11

9.8

11

9.8

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.6

Zil

369.1

12.3

1.19

1.33

May

7.1

6.6

6.4

6.4

*6.2

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.5

13

14

7.8

9.0

8.8

7.3

6.0

*5.5

12

16

10

9.8

13

8.6

6.6

5.5

5.5

5.3

4-5

237.6

7.66

0.744

0.86

June

4.2

4.2

*3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.0

14

5.5

4.4

*4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

25

19

6.4

4.9

4.4

4.2

*3.8

3.4

169.3

5.64

0.548

0.61

July

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.6

3.4

8.4

12

4.9

14

13

51

56

9.0

6.6

6.4

5.5

*4.7

4.5

22

9.3

6.0

5.3

6.6

7.1

5.3

4.5

4.5

7.3

6.0

263.5

8.50

0.825

0.95

Aug.

20

14

6.0

9.1

18

6.0

4.7

4.4

5.5

*4.0

3.8

5.5

4.5

4.2

6.9

7..~

4.7

4.0

4.0

10

7.3

4.5

4.2

3.8

*3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

?7T

2.7

2.9

186.3

6.01

0.583

0.67

Sept.

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

*3.3

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

*2.3

2.0

270

2.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

5.8

83.1

2.77

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 260 Min 2.0 Mean 9.31 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.26

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 263

North Fork Broad River near Carnesville, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°19', long 83°11', at bridge on State Highway 51, 1 mile downstream from 

Unawatti Creek, 3 miles upstream from confluence with Middle Fork Broad River, and 4-5 

miles southeast of Carnesville, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to December 1944, April 1954 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1942, to Dec. 31, 1944, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 5.7 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Oct. 5.

1942-44, 1954-55: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs (revised) Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 

7.6 ft from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 5, 1954.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1943 and 1944 have been 

revised to 4,700 cfs Jan. 18, 1943 (gage height, 7.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings) and 3,160 cfs Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 6.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figures published in WSP 1002.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1943 and 1944, superseding those published in WSP 1002, are given 

herewith:

1942 

Dee. 29. ....... 1,620

30........ 1,700

1943 

Jan. 18........ 3,130

19........ 1,410

28........ 1,150

Apr. 19........ 1,770

1944 

Mar. 20.

1,860

Month

December 1942 ............

Water year 1942-43..... 

Calendar year 1943.....

Water year 1943-44..... 

Calendar year 1944.....

Cfs-days

7,954

73,917 

73,407

15 994

7o)ll3 

67,080

Maximum

1,700

3,130 

3,130

2,340 

2,340

Minimum

83

134

45 

62

45 

45

Mean

257

203 

201

192 

183

Per square 

mile

2.16

1.71 

1.69

4 34

1.61 

1.54

Runoff in 

inches

2.49

3 02

23.09 

22.92

21.90 

20.97

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 17 3.0 205

2.0 23 3.5 370

2.1 31 4.0 575

2.3 57 5.0 1,170

2.5 91 6.0 2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

20

19

18

17_

18

23

21

21

22

21

21

*22

21

21

21

22

25

25

25

26

27

26

26

27

27

27

26

30

30

gq

726

23.4

0.197

0.23

Nov.

32

35

35

38

54

46

43

42

42

43

46

43

43

43

44

60

71

59

60

93

63

54

65

73

59

56

59

111

*134 -82

1,728

57.6

0.484

0.54

Dec.

70

67

63

59

165

342

195

115

105

105

87

78

122

119

99

86

78

99

93

80

75

73

73

71

67

65

65

65

86

137

103

3,107

100

0.840

0.97

.Jan.

239

338

1915

139

*117

103

95

87

84

137

321

170

132

111

105

99

89

89

268

165

130

148

130

119

107

95

93

89

87

87

84

4,247

137

1.15

1.33

Feb.

86 1"09~

98

86

86

340

*1,500

1,160

338

188

155

132

126

122

117

113

117

111

103

99

97

*97

107

122

130

113

105

101

_

--_-__

6,058

216

1.82

1.90

Mar.

101

130

111

115

113

164

180

130

115

124

130

117

182

155

130

124

130

115

122

124

115

190

T58

130

119

119

107

*103

99

97

9_3

3,942

127

1.07

1.23

Apr.

93

103

262

155

126

128

192

139

119

113

155

153

134

162

141

126

115

109

105

101

105

113

99

93

95

89

84

82

80

77

3,648

122

1.03

1.15

May

73

71

70

68

67

65

60

59

57

*56

54

59

80

105

80

75

80

68

62

57

73

107

99

97

122

86

71

62

59

59

54

2,255

72.7

0.611

0.70

June

54

51

50

49

47

47

50

50

49

47

84

73

57

51

50

47

46

46

60

65

150

60

63

132

80

68

56

*50

47

43

1,822

60.7

0.510

0.57

July

38

37

36

35

36

44

37

*33

*4

39

82

82

144

394

168

87

65

56

*49

43

251

117

73

62

56

86

59

51

78

86

87

2,555

82.4

0.692

0.80

Aug.

84

203

T4

67

126

95

68

63

82

63

*49

47

50

44

88

126

60

53

51

44

53

43

*41

39

36

35

35

33

31

29

37

1,959

63.2

0.531

0.61

Sept.

36

36

36

36

35

36

33

29

42

33

30

29

29

29

28

25

24

22

22

22

22

21

19

21

26

*26

25

25

26

26

849

28.3

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1954: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,500 Min 17 Mean 90.1 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Feb. 7 (l p.m.) 1,E 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

efs (5.7 ft).
264 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°58 T , long 82°46', at downstream side of main channel pier of bridge on 

State Highway 17, half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell's Crossroads, and 12 miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County.

Drainage area.--1,430 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1S36. Prior to October 1928, staff gage at railroad 

bridge about 1 mile downstream at datum 1.12 ft lower. October 1928 to July 1932 staff 

gage and August 1937 to January 1939, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1928-31, 1937-55), 1,682 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 18.0 ft); minimum, 108 cfs Oct. 8.

1926-32, 1937-55: Maximum discharge, 79,400 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 34.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance studies; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1172: 1928-30.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10 to May 17)

2.19

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

110

113

195

370

790

6.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

1,940

4,240

7,150

11,800

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

116

123

136

128

120

113

110

TT3

123

123

128

133

136

136

133

126

123 

128

141

157

162

168

177

186

*189

189

189

192

192

195

2_08_

4,593

148

0.103

0.12

Nov.

211

214

227

244

302

362

358

323

306

306

306

309

312

316

320

354

438

530

510

490

550

514

454

490

510

458

430

470

990 AAQ"

12,594

420

0.294

0.33

Dec.

700

590

530

518

498

1,860

2,550

1,200

840

768

745

655

655

865

840

745

655 

610

655

655

632

590

570

570

570

550

526

522

522

570

700

23,256

750

0.524

0.60

Jan.

790

3,100

5,180

1,810

1,280

1,060

940

815

790" 745

2,650

2,800

1,620

*1,200

1,040

965

915 

865

1,580

2,210

1,490

1,340

1,570

1,200

1,060

965

890

840

815

768

745

41,838

1,350

0.944

1.09

Feb.

722

722

790

790

722

2,530

12,200

14,600

10,900

3,100

2,140

1,880

1,580

1,400

1,310

*1,260

1,250 

1,230

1,150

1,090

1,040

990

990

1,040

1,540

1,260

1,120

1,060

70,186

2,507

1.75

1.82

Mar.

1,020

1,020

1,040

990

940

1,040

1,550

1,040

1,230

1,090

1,090

1,150

1,040

1,200

1,200

1,090

1,060 

1,040

1,150

1,810

1,580

1,370

1,650

1,540

1,150

1,060

1,020

965

940 *915

865

55,645

1,150

0.804

0.93

Apr.

865

865

1,180

1,810

1,280

1,120

1,180

1,460

1,180

1,040

1,090

1,520

1,460

2,580

2,880

2,010

1,490 

1,260

1,150

1,040

990

990

1,040

965

890

840

790

745

745

TOO

37,155

1,238

0.866

0.97

May

655

655

632

610

590

570

530

522

498

 482

462

SIS" 458

1,040

990

965

1.680 

1,310

890

700

722

1,020

1,230

1,150

1,340

1,310

890

722

632

570

550

25,290

816

0.571

0.66

June

526

498

482

458

442

434

418

442

446

430

434

498

570

450

414

402

382 

374

430

632

632

*632

490

550

700

530

482

414

374

554

14,320

477

0.334

0.37

July

334

323

306

295

358

390

406

558

745

745

610

865

1,360

2,650

1,680

940

632 

502

442

406

534

1,520

990

700

655

590

530

490

450

490

550

21,826

704

0.492

0.57

Aug.

526

550

790

550

446

522

506

498

*514

494

426

342

320

330

406

722

915 

510

370

446

438

422

346

306

284

257

237

230

217

211

208

13,319

430

0.301

0.35

Sept.

250" 514

326

520

284

278

274

284

*244

244

281

240

244

270

247

227

208 

186

177

165

162

154

152

143 149"

186

205

195

198

189

7,176

239

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1954: Max 14,200 Mln no Mean 958 Cfsm 0.670 In. 9.14

Water year 1954-55: Max 14,600 Mln 110 Mean 842 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8. 00

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 cfs). Feb. 8 (4 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (18.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 265

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°04', long 82°30', on right bank 480 ft downstream from Island Ford 

Bridge, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, and 4.5 miles north of Mount Carmel, 

McCormick County.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 15 years (1940-55), 204 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,310 cfs Feb. 7 (gage height, 15.64 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Oct. 9.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 20,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Oct. 9, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0 r?

1.3

1.6

*2.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.9

5.1

6.4

6.8

7.8

8.2

9.6

10

10

11

11

12

139.2

4.49

0.021

0.02

Nov.

12

13

14

16

19

25

26

22

20

20

*20

20

20

2O

22

25

36

42

35

33

34

32

30

31

34

32

30

33

42

.§1

819

27.3

0.126

0.14

Dec.

44

35

34

33

34

152

136' 392

77

70

62

54

61

95

92

67

*59

59

61

58

51

50

50

48

48

46

46

47

48

50

51

2,210

71.3

0.329

0.38

Jan.

90

512

372

186

121

97

86

75

74

9?

512

340

180

123

100

96

88

85

319

340

190

162

168

140

132

115

102

97

91

35

81

5,251

169

0.779

0.90

Feb.

79

85

90

*82

11

1,190

4,080

3,060

666

403

340

298

236

210

198

186

176

166

148

136

128

121

117

121

168

158

130

123

12,970

463

2.13

2.22

Mar.

119

144

170

136

121

121

202

180

136

119

126

125

240

273

216

170

174

156

176

298

222

210

178

*148

134

126

115

107

103

100

96

4,941

159

0.733

0.85

Apr.

94

94

100

97

88

90

121

244

126

103

118

2OO

166

732

6OO

330

230

186

158

138

126

128

115

107

103

108

*90

85

81

21

5,035

168

0.774

0.86

May

72

70

67

66

66

63

59

54

52

48

48

50

386

663

212

112

100

86

72

67

68

114

190

128

565

392

182

103

82

71

63

4,371

141

0.650

0.75

June

59

56

53

50

47

46

44

77

76

54

54

62

51

44

41

*38

37

36

42

45

84

~63 193

54

53

44

42

37

36

34

1,652

55.1

0.254

0.28

July

31

30

29

28

3T

72

54

38

34

59

54

46

94

97

83

44

35

30

28

28

46

36

38

41

96

167

91

56

341

182

2,200

71.0

0.327

0.38

Aug.

-94 135

*59

48

67

57

62

62

86

62

42

35

32

30

59

60

46

34

30

38

43

62

34

38

26

23

21

20

19

17

17

1,458

47.0

0.217

0.25

Sept.

17

31

65

27

25

24

24

22

19

16

16

16

22

18

17

16

14

12

12

12

*12

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

12

12

15

536.2

17.9

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,210 Min 1.0 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.35

Water year 1954-55: Max 4,080 Min 1.0 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.12

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Feb. 7 (6:45 a.m.) 4,310 cfs (15.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
266 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Washington, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°36'4Q", long 82°44'40", near left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge pier, 700 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4 miles downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from Williams Creek, and 9 miles south of Washington, 

Wilkes County.

Drainage area. 291 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1955.

Average discharge. 6 years, 183 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Feb. 8 (gage height, 13.8 ft): minimum, 0.32 cfs Oct. 12-16.

1949-55: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Mar. 4, 1952 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 12-16, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1954-55 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-17, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, June 2o 

to July 11

O.32 

.62 

1.4 

2.8 

5.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2

5.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

298

460

1,280

1,760

2,040

Jan. 3 to Sept.

.3 12 4.0

.5 23 5.5

.0 54

150

370

Note. Same as preceding table above 5.5 

ft.

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

Tot a]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.46

.51

.46

.41

*.36

.36

.41

.46

.41

.41

.36

*.32

.32

.32

.32

.32

.36

.46

.46

.46

.51

.51

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.57

.62

.57

13.49

0.435

0.0015

0.002

Nov.

0.62

.79

.79

1.0

2.5

2.8

6.1

5.8

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

*5.6

18

26

29

28

27

23

18

16

18

16

14

13

17

33

3_7_

382.80

12.8

0.044

0.05

Dec.

27

23

22

20

28

~95 129

56

42

38

33

3O

35

45

47

42

36

35

i6

34

32

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

28

29

29

1,169

37.7

0.130

0.15

Jan.

164

1,350

1,100

298

162

*122

102

87

78

83

314

290

156

116

99

104

140

136

890

690

274

225

253

218

197

156

137

125

114

104

97

8,381

270

0.928

1.07

Feb.

92

93

97

88

80

426

1,930

1.960

890

322

379

362

218

176

*162

149

143

144

136

126

120

115

113

110

114

122

112

108

_

------

8,887

317

1.09

1.14

Mar.

105

101

98

98

93

92

113

120

105

98

102

101

110

120

111

112

114

106

146

562

306

218

169

143

129

122

109

101

97

*94

92

3,987

129

0.443

0.51

Apr.

89

89

100

107

97

92

107

150

123

104

106

124

143

1,040

1,510

850

346

253

204

176

162

150

144

138

129

119

111

104

98

92

7,057

235

0.808

0.90

May

86

80

75

71

67

63

59

56

53

*49

46

45

51

116

93

75

532

424

148

98

85

328

770

424

460

322

162

113

86

74

*65

5,176

167

0.574

0.66

June

60

55

53

50

48

45

43

41

39

58

38

37

35

33

32

31

30

34

88

100

*70

66

58

65

50

45

41

37

34

33

1,429

47.6

0.164

0.18

July

31

29

27

26

34

74

50

44

37

36

105

309

1,040

436

150

93

67

58

50

186

147

156

90

90

97

70

67

53

52

81

58

3,843

124

0.426

0.49

Aug.

59

58

*49

40

35

33

34

31

29

27

27

24

24

28

138

514

890

144

67

69

245

53

43

39

36

34

31

30

27

25

24

2,907

93.8

0.322

0.37

Sept.

31

46

64

34

32

31

30

*28

24

21

20

19

25

33

32

27

24

23

21

19

17

15

14

12

T4

30

16

16

18

16

752

25.1

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1954: Max 844 Mln 0.32 Mean 82.8 Cfsm O.285 In. 3.85

Water year 1954-55: Max 1,96O Mln 0.32 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.416 In. 5.64

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 267 

Clark Hill Reservoir near darks Hill, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°39'40", long 82°12'00", in left spillway elevator tower of dam on 

Savannah River, 1.6 miles west of darks Hill, McCormick County, 3.7 miles upstream 

from Kiokee Creek, and at mile 222.3 upstream from Savannah, Ga.

Drainage area. 6,150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1952 (elevations and contents at end of 

month), October 1952 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 319.50 ft May 29; minimum, 301.08 ft Dec. 30.

 1952-55: Maximum elevation, 333.20 ft May 7, 1953; minimum, 300.73 ft Nov. 19, 

1952.

Remarks. Lake is formed by concrete dam with earth dam at each end; dam completed in

 T5SZ. Storage began in December 1951. Usable capacity, 75,360,000,000 cu ft between 

elevations 305.0 ft (normal limit of drawdown) and 335.0 ft (top of spillway gates). 

Dead storage, 50,960,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. 

Elevation of spillway crest, 300.0 ft. Water is used for flood control, generation of 

power, and navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.71

14.53

14.46

14.24

14.11

13.82

13.60

13.35

13.16

13.07

12.86

12.66

12.41

12.15

11.92

11.66

11.53

11.28

11.08

10.79

10.53

i0.28

10.07

9.99

9.73

9.46

9.23

9.01

8.83

8.56

8.45

Nov.

8.16

7.91

7.55

7.35

7.09

6.87

6.83

6.57

6.29

6.05

5.82

5.57

5.39

5.36

5.15

4.98

4.81

4.66

4.54

4.42

4.41

4.18

3.98

3.80

3.65

3.36

3.17

3.18

3.00

2.84

Dec.

2.73

2.57

2.41

2.36

2.40

2.43

2.59

2.56

2.55

2.40

2.43

2.52

2.44

2.37

2.30

2.20

2.11

2.14

2.24

2.07

1.93

1.84

1.77

1.74

1.78

1.84

1.57

1.33

1.24

1.27

1.67

Jan.

2.36

3.18

3.48

3.59

3.65

3.74

3.70

3.78

3.90

3.93

4.11

4.37

4.41

4.40

4.59

4.75

4.69

4.76

5.01

5.23

5.35

5.55

5.76

5.79

5.80

5.81

5.82

5.79

5.93

6.00

5.89

Feb.

5.81

5.82

5.82

5.80

5.87

6.93

9.70

11.89

12.78

13.08

13.37

13.56

13.73

13.73

13.78

13.89

13.90

13.88

14.06

14.16

14.14

14.12

14.16

14.28

14.39

14.55

14.70

14.65

-

 

Mar.

14.64

14.62

14.57

14.52

14.57

14.79

14.73

14.67

14.61

14.53

14.50

14.56

14.75

14.72

14.69

14.67

14.59

14.60

14.79

15.00

14.95

15.02

15.04

15.14

15.14

15.35

15.37

15.27

15.20

15.13

15.06

Apr.

15.01

15.09

15.26

15.28

15.31

15.45

15.40

15.49

15.58

15.75

15.73

15.86

16.18

17.00

17.50

17.82

18.05

18.03

18.07

18.12

18.15

18.13

18.14

18.23

18.16

18.10

18.04

17.99

17.94

17.91

May

17.94

17.86

17.75

17.65

17.60

17.48

17.47

17.55

17.38

17.24

17.14

17.05

17.09

17.21

17.36

17.28

17.36

17.51

17.54

17.54

17.80

18.05

18.36

18.69

18.94

19.09

19.14

19.27

19.44

19 35

19!21

June

19.15

19.07

18.97

18.93

18.96

18.81

18.78

18.68

18.55

18.46

18.49

18.55

18.43

18.32

18.18

18.08

17.97

18.01

18.12

18.00

17.90

17.84

17.75

17.69

17.74

17.74

17.62

17.48

17.35

17.20

July

17.09

17.05

17.07

16.98

16.95

16.80

16.65

16.59

16.64

16.68

16.60

16.60

16.90

17.23

17.36

17.41

17.50

17.40

17. £8

17.26

17.20

17.22

17.32

17.43

17.41

17.35

17.27

17.18

17.20

17.24

17.36

Aug.

17.30

17.20

17.13

17103

16.94

16.93

16.95

16.87

16.75

16.65

16.55

16.45

16.43

16.46

16.39

16.44

16.42

16.35

16.27

16.41

16.50

16.38

16.26

16.20

16.07

15.96

15.89

15.91

15.75

15 54

is! 44

Sept.

15.35

15.26

15.25

15.27

15.14

14.95

14.77

14.61

14.42

14.40

14.41

14.24

14.10

13.96

13.76

13.60

13.54

13.54

13.35

13.12

12.93

12.76

12.60

12.55

12.61

12.43

12.25

12.06

11.87

11.75

Note.--Add 300 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level. 

Nov. 30 to Bee, 5, Dec. 9, July 3-7, 9-20, July 29 to Aug. 2, 

log.

Elevation for periods Nov. 26, 27, 

Sept. 12-19, obtained from powerplant

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Bate

Calendar year 1954..

Water year 1954-55..

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

18.04

18.87

28.27

23.71

24.08

12.36

-

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent in cubic feet 

per second)

-3,611

-1,136

+6,800

+310

+1,101

-1,759

+ 138

-1,624

-2,843

-198

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

412733 O -57 -19
268 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°43'45", long 82°10'SS", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 23, 

1.4 miles east of Modoc, McCormick County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area.--545 sq mi.

Records available . February 1940 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 197.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Southeastern Power Administration).

Average discharge. 15 years, 352 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 24.75 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22.

1940-55: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.08 

ft Aug. 14, 1940; no flow Sept. 14, 15, Sept. 24 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record,

which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in fe<;t, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5

2.0

8.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

144

275

1,900

4,600

6,210

8,710

Discharge, in cubic feet .per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

*1.0

.2

.2

.1

0

2.6

6.4

5.3

*4.6

3.6

4.2

5.3

*4. 6

38.6

1.29

O.O024

0.003

Dec.

4.6

5.3

5.3

5.6

6.4

9.6

8.0

13

22

23

18

12

15

22

*22

28

30

23

20

22

22

16

12

14

11

10

10

12

18

15

12

466.8

15.1

0.028

0.03

Jan.

45

1,410

471

173

98

69

56

46

41

43

206

342

170

120

95

75

65

60

250

900

550

300

340

260

220

190

167

126

103

92

*74

7,157

231

0.424

0.49

Feb.

66

1 64

i 62

, 61

i .58

1,510

6.960

2,160

582

297

476

1,050

383

238

196

*173

157

144

129

144

103

98

96

92

92

98

94

86

-

15,639

559

1.03

1.07

Mar.

84

82

74

78

74

76

132

209

142

105

92

86

92

752

383

209

165

144

157

825

518

299

*219

162

136

119

108

92

84

86

76

5,860

189

0.347

O.4O

Apr.

76

76

133

225

147

114

250

340

196

134

119

162

292

7,620

7.920

1,440

478

305

238

196

170

152

147

132

*108

92

78

71

64

59.

21,534

718

1.32

1.47

May

56

49

45

44

33

38

31

31

30

28

24

17

28

74

165

84

55

44

39

35

215

2,770

2,140

544

732

508

209

136

96

73

62

8,435

272

0.499

0.58

June

58

41

45

30

35

32

32

29

21

29

59

52

*41

35

26

18

18

16

15

33

46

51

31

29

17

15

18

20

20

12.

924

30.8

0.057

0.06

July

9.4

11

6.4

3.6

37

154

74

53

75

26

50

472

1,290

518

410

148

80

48

38

30

29

35

33

26

69

133

106

95

118

264

134

4,575.4

148

0.272

0.31

Aug.

*111

146

122

62

116

37

27

21

184

71

31

27

17

14

408

2T2~ 759

96

56

113

203

69

49

64

53

51

33

25

20

23

21

3,241

105

0.193

0.22

Sept.

70

57

"106 734

64

48

36

25

23

16

13

14

18

28

14

8.4

7.6

8.0

7.2

*7.2

7.2

6.4

13

9.8

256

373

36

27

16

8. 4

2,057.2

68.6

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1954: Max 2,170 Min 0 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.207 In- 2.80

Water year 1954-55: Max 7,920 Min o Mean 192 Cfsm 0.352 In- 4.77

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Feb. 7 (12:30 p.m.) 8,370 cfs (21.57 ft); Apr. 15 (4 a.m.) 

11,300 cfs (24.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 6-24, Jan 13-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for Little River near Mount Carmel. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1-5, 26, 28-31, 

Nov. 2-17; discharge computed on basis of partial record, weather records, and records for Little 

River near Mount Carmel.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 269

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33 030'50", long 82°00'15", on left bank 2.7 miles northwest of Thirteenth 

Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 miles downstream from Stevens Creek 

power dam.

Records available.--November 1930 to September 1955.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.58 ft above city of Augusta datum or

148.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.4 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--24 years (1931-55), 2,736 cfs.

Extremes.--1930-55: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Jan. 2, 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8 

to May 10, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair, and those below 800 cfs, which are poor. Canal diverts water from Savannah 

River at dam 1 mile downstream from Stevens Creek Dam for power and municipal supply. 

Waste water from powerhouses returned to river by three channels above Thirteenth Street 

Bridge. Water is pumped from canal for municipal supply of Augusta, and a small amount 

entering Beaverdam ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta.

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

13 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

32

23 

34

35

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

3,170

1,780

1,510 

2,720

3,340

3,450

3,350

3,380

1,970

1,590

3,000

5,470 

3,170

5,150 

5,370

f 1,900

f 1,600

f5,000

f5,300

f3,200

f3,200

f3,200

fl,900 

f 1,500

f3,000

*2,930

3,240

3,470 

3,330

fiieoo

84,090

3,715

-

-

Nov.

f5,000

f 5 , 200

f5,200 

f5,200

f5,300

f 2,000

f 1,500

f2,800

f5,300

f5,300

f5,200

3,270 

3,160

1,560 

2,940

5,180

3,280

3,210

3,130

2,000

1,660

3,040

3,380 

f3,300

f3,300

f5,300

f2,000

f 1,800 

f 5 , 000

5,350

84,130

3,804

-

-

Dec.

5,570

5,300

3,060 

1,960

1,640

3,800

3,240

5,000

3,940

5,150

1,970

1,620 

2,700

*5,140 

5,340

5,310

2,850

1,610

1,630

1,530

1,570

1,390

1,420 

1,590

1,550

1,430

2,780

5,190 

3.590

3 2.50

5,' 090

75,840

3,446

-

-

Jan.

3,150

1,510

3,760 

5,180

5,210

3,070

3,050

2,250

1,500

2,590

3,070

5.350 

3,220

5,030 

1,860

1,760

3,610

2,990

5,190

3,970

3,050

3,010

1.310 

3,670

5,090

3,100

2,940

3,060 

1,720

1,510 

2,690

80,110

2,584

-

-

Feb.

*3,510

3,900

3,000 

5,220

2,050

1,450

3,700

3,090

3,830

3,010

5,130

1,950 

1,440

2,660 

5,050

3,300

5,170

3,890

1,810

1,610

3,580

3,060

3,180 

5,090

5,000

2,060

1,520

2,560

----- --

75,480

2,634

-

-

Mar.

5,360

5,090

5,070 

5,300

3,030

1,580

2,800

2,940

3,960

3,100

5,160

1,810 

1,440

3,870 

5,050

3,900

5,040

5,100

1,850

1,340

3,750

*5,180

2,920 

5,050

5,100

3,170

1,670

2,680 

5,020

5,310 

5,540

85,650

2,698

-

-

Apr.

3,890

3,360

1.500 

3,950

5,000

5,000

5,170

2,850

3,190

1,610

2,790

5,090 

2,820

5,070 

2,740

2,190

1,880

3,840

3,960

3,940

5,120

5,360

1,790 

1,540

5,550

*5,300

3,450

3,050 

3,020

3,140

80,860

2,695

-

"

May

1,870

3,070

5,280 

5,310

5,360

3,310

2,230

1,830

3,940

3,350

5,340

5,550 

3,240

3,010 

1.550

3,710

5,530

3,130

3,98Q

5,000

2,350

1,620

3,050 

3,170

3,770

3,150

3,340

3,060 

1,670

3^310

85,700

2,765

-

-

June

3,170

f3,300

f3,200 

f2,300

f 1.600

f2,800

f 5 , 300

f5,300

f5,200

f 5 , 300

f2,200

f 1,700 

f2,800

*f3,200 

5,310

3,140

3,130

2,200

1,880

2,830

3,360

3,210

3,130 

3,360

2,300

1,700

3,110

5,530 

3,260

5 280

-------

85,170

3,839

-

-

July

3,360

3,130

1,690 

1,340

1,570

1,360

1,320

1,390

1,550

1,380

3,790

3,030 

5,380

5,460 

5,050

2,020

1,740

3,940

3,350

3,300

3,130

3,990

3,000 

1,570

3,100

5,410

3,170

3,390 

3,350

f 300

f650"

73,510

3,539

-

"

Aug.

3,140

*5, 540

3,200 

5,210

3,340

3,070

1,660

3,100

3,330

3,200

5,150

3,300 

2,360

1,560 

2,900

3,190

3,050

3,380

3,360

2,130

1,600

3,900

3,280 

5,190

5,130

3,080

3,090

1,660 

2,940

3,260

5,510

88,990

3,871

-

"

Sept.

5,350

3,030

1,960 

1,680

1,590

2,710

3,970

3,120

3,300

2,170

1.540

2,740 

3,340

3,330 

3,240

3,300

3,160

1,740

2,870

3,100

f3,200

f3,300

f3,200 

f2,000

f 1,700

f3,800

*3,550

5.430 

3,380

3 200

83,290

2,743

-

"

Calendar year 1954: Max 3,470 Mln 500 Mean 3,614 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,550 Mln 300 Mean 2,676 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
270 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location. Lat 33°22 I 25", long 81°56'35", at New Savannah Bluff lock and dam, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Butler Creek, 12 miles downstream from Augusta, Richmond County, and at 

mile 188.2 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 7,508 sq ml, Including that of Butler Creek.

Records available.--January 1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, June 1927 

to July 1932, and October 1938 to September 1955 In reports of Geological Survey. January 1925 to June 1933 In House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session. January 1884 

to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, and January 1925 to September 1946 In 

report of South Carolina Research, Planning and Development Board. Gage-height records 

collected at site of Fifth Street gage since 1875 and at New Savannah Bluff lock and 

dam sites since 1937 are contained In reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 97.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). January 1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to December 1906, 

and June 1927 to July 1932, staff gage or water-stage recorder at Fifth Street Bridge 

at datum 102.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 193f 

(levels by Southeastern Engineering Co.). Oct. 1, 1938, to Nov. 10, 1948, water-stage 

recorder at site 0.2 mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1898-1906, 1927-31, 1938-55), 10,250 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 16.77 ft); minimum, 4,180 cfs Jan. 23, Feb. 1-3; minimum dally, 4,180 cfs Jan. 23, Feb. 1,2.

1884-91, 1898-1906, 1925-55: Maximum discharge, 350,000 cfs Oct. 3, 1929; maximum 

gage height, 46.3 ft Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 

648 cfs Sept. 24, 1939, from rating curve extended below 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 

1,040 cfs Oct. 2, 1927.

Maximum flood known occurred in 1796, discharge, 360,000 cfs (gage height, 40 ft, 

marked by local residents, at site and datum of Fifth Street gage) by conveyance-slope 

study.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 267 for monthly

change in contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam above 

station.

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

Tota}

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

6,030 

6,630

6,030

5,550

5,460

5,550

6,130

6,230

5,930

5,930

5,550

5,550

5,460 

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,460

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,640 

6,750

5,930 

5,740

5,550

*5,550

5,550

6,230

6,230

6,030 

6,030

180,360

5,818

-

-

Nov.

5,640 

5,640

6,330

6,750

6,450

6,150

6,230

5,640

5,640

5,840

6,430

6,130

5,740 

5,640

5,640

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,640

5,740

5,550 

5,550

5,740 

5,640

5,640

5,740

6,530

5,740

5,740

5,460

175,370

5,846

-

-

Dec.

5,360 

5,360

5,260

5,080

5,O80

5,170

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,260

5,260

4,800

4,800 

*4,80o

4,800

4,800

4.900

5,170

4,800

4,720

4,900 

4,720

4,540 

4,440

4,560

4,440

4,360

4,560

4,900

7,020 

5,740

154,440

4,982

-

-

Jan,

4,620 

4,620

4,800

5,460

5,550

4,800

5,080

4,800

4,560

4,560

4,560

4,260

4,620 

5,170

4,560

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,900

5,640 

4,620

4,180 

4,260

4,260

4,440

4,440

4,720

4,560

4,260 

4,260

142,600

4,600

-

-

Feb.

*4,180 

4,180

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

8,070

12,900

§,226

6,550

5,080

4,540

4,540 

4,900

4,540

4,900

4,980

5,700

5,460

4,620

4,720 

4,720

4,720 

4,720

4,440

4,560

4,560

4,560

-

.__-_-.

147,780

5,278

-

-

Mar.

4,560 

4,620

6,000

6,630

5,550

5,560

5,560

5,550

5,740

5,840

6,530

5,640

5,360 

5,360

5,640

5,640

6,530

6,750

6,230

5,460

6,430 

*5,950

6,050 

6,750

6,550

5,840

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560 

5,930

178,790

5,767

-

-

Apr.

6,430 

5,550

5,260

£,360

5,360

5,460

5,460

6,330

6,030

5,360

5,360

5,550

5,550 

10,300

22,400

19,500

7,950

5,930

6,330

6,130

5,740 

6,130

7,150 

6,130

5,550

*5,840

6,330

6,730

6,250

6,130

213,560

7,119

-

-

May

5,840 

6,130

5,260

5,360

5,260

5,930

5,740

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,170

5,080 

5,360

5,170

5,170

5,550

5,260

5,170

6,050

5,740 

5,460

8,050 

9,050

6,670

6,930

7,040

5,550

5,360

5,550 

6,050

179,910

5,804

-

-

June

5,740 

5,170

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,360

5,740

5,740

5,170

5,170

4,900

4,900

4,560 

*5,170

5,260

5,170

5,170

5,550

4,980

5,080

5,560 

5,460

5,170 

5,360

5,260

5,080

5,360

5,560

5,360

5,170

156,810

5,227

-

-

July

5,080 

4,980

4,980

4,980

4,980

5,080

5,080

4,980

4,980

5,080

5,080

4,980

5,170 

6,530

5,840

5,260

5,080

5,080

5,560

5,460

5,360 

5,360

5,170 

5,080

5,640

5,560

5,170

5,080

5,080

5,170 

5,080

161,590

5,206

-

-

Aug.

4,980 

*5,170

5,260

5,550

6,250

5,460

4,980

5,080

5,260

5,170

5,080

5,080

5,260 

5,080

5,080

5,460

5,550

5,740

6,150

5,080

4,900 

4 , 300

5,170 

5,170

5,080

4,900

4,900

4,900

5,260

5,170 

4,980

162,010

5,226

-

-

Sept.

4,900 

4,980

5,460

4,980

4,980

5,170

5,170

5,080

4,980

4,980

4,900

5,170

5,550 

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

*4,900

4,980 

4,900

4.900 

4,900

4,980

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,980

149,840

4,995

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 22,300 Min 4,360 Mean 6,944 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 22,400 Mln 4,180 Mean 5,487 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 271

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°56 I 20", long 81"30 ' 10", on downstream side of left pier of drawspan of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 9 miles east of Millhaven, Screven County, and at mile 114.5 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area.--8,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1955.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--16 years, 10,110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 13.21 ft); minimum daily, 4,770 cfs Dec. 29.

1939-55: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood in October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 267

for monthly change in contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock 

and dam above station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to Sept. 25)

4.5

5.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

4,770

5,220

6,160

10,400

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,500 

5,880 

6,350 

6,350 

5,970

5,680

5,590

5,880

6,260

6,060

6,060

5,680

5,590 

5,590

5,590

5,780

5,680

5,680 

5,680

5,780

5,680

5,590

6,160

6,350

5,970

5,780 

5,780

5,590

5,970

6,350 

6,440

182,290

5,880

_

-

Nov.

6,260 

*5,970 

5,880 

6,060

6,640

6,740

6,350

6,440

6,060

5,880

5,970

6,350

6,440 

6,260

6,060

6,060

6,160

6,260 

6,260

6,160

6,160

6,060

5,970

6,060

6,060

5,970 

6,060

6,640

*6,440

6,260

185,940

6,198

_

-

Dec.

6,160 

5,970 

5,970 

5,960 

5,680

5,680

5,880

5,970

5,970

5,780

5,780

5,780

5,590 

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,500 

5,500

5,310

5,130

5,130

5,130

5,040

4,950

4,860 

4,860

4,860

*4,770

5,130 

6j,540

171,250

5,524

_

-

Jan.

6,540 

5,880 

5,680 

5,880 

6,160

6,350

5,970

5,680

5,590

5,220

5,130

5,220

5,220 

5,220

5,680

5,400

5,040

3,646 

5,220

5,500

5,680

6,440

6,060

5,680

5,680

5,590 

5,500

5,400

5,400

5,310 

5,040

173,400

5,594

_

-

Feb.

4,950 

*4,950 

4,860 

4,860 

4,860

5,040

5,590

7,620

11,000

11,400

9,700

7,740

6,540 

5,970

5,880

5,780

5,780

5,880 

5,970

6,640

5,970

5,680

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,400 

5,220

*5,130

-

----- --

175,180

6,256

-

-

Mar.

5,130 

5,040 

5,140 

5,780 

6,840

6,440

6,160

6,260

6,260

6,350

6,440

6,840

6,640 

6,060

5,970

6,060

6,160

6,440 

7,040

7,540

7,040

7,240

7,340

6,940

7,140

7,340 

6,840

6,260

*5,970

5,970 

5,970

198,430

6,401

-

-

Apr.

6,160 

6,740 

6,740 

6,350 

6,260

6,160

6,260

6,440

6,940

7,140

6,540

6,540

6,640 

7,040

9,480

12,500

13,900

14,800 

14,200

11,800

9,700

8,160

7,440

7,740

7,44O

6,640 

*6,440

6,740

7,040

6,840

242,810

8,094

-

-

May

6,640 

6,260 

6,440 

5,970 

5,780

5,680

5,780

6,060

5,590

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,400 

5,500

5,880

5,970

5,970

6,060 

5,970

5,680

5,880

6,350

6,350

7,640

9,260

8,710 

7,740

7,840

7,040

6,260 

6,060

196,260

6,331

-

-

June

*6,550 

5,350 

5,880 

5,590 

5,500

5,400

5,500

5,680

5,880

5,590

5,500

5,590

5,400 

5,220

5,220

5,400

5,400

5,400 

5,780

5,680

5,780

6,060

5,970

5,680

5,500

5,780 

5,590

*5,590

5,590

5,590

169,440

5,648

-

-

July

5,400 

5,310 

5,220 

5,130 

5,220

5,500

5,680

5,680

5,590

5,500

5,500

5,590

5,590 

5,680

6,260

6,260

5,780

5,400 

5,310

5,680

6,060

6,060

5,880

5,780

5,500

5,680 

*5,880

5,590

5,400

5,310 

5,310

173,730

5,604

-

-

Aug.

5,220 

5,220 

5,220 

5,310 

5,400

5,970

6,060

5,400

5,220

5,220

5,310

5,220

5,150 

5,220

5,400

5,590

5,880

5,970 

5,780

6,350

5,880

5,500

5,590

5,780

6,350

6,440 

6,060

5,780

5,590 

*5,680

5,780

174,520

5,630

-

-

Sept.

5,500 

5,400 

5,780 

6,550 

6,350

6,060

6,060

6,160

5,970

5,590

5,500

5,400

5,590 

6,060

5,970

5,590

5,500

5,400 

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,130

5,130

5,040

5,040 

5,040

5,130

5,040 

5,040

165,700

5,523

-

-

Calendar year 1954: Max 17,600 Min 4,770 Mean 7,382 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55: Max 14,800 Min 4,770 Mean 6,052 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
272 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°56'00", long 81°39'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Millhaven, Screven County, 82 miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area.--646 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1955.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 95.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 7, 1950, staff gage at site 200 

ft downstream at same datum. June 7, 1950, to Apr. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 623 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 10.0 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Oct. 3,4.

1937-55: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 64 cfs Sept. 5-11, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in September or October 1929, from information by Georgia State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills abov3 

station.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2 to Mar. 8)

0.6 

2.0 

4.0

100

228

491

6.0 

8.0

10.0

997

1,870

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

107

104

104

107

107

111

123

128

123

123

123

123

119

123

123

119

115

111

107

107

107

111

111

115

115

*115

115

123

136

141

3,603

116

0.180

0.21

Nov.

136

136

136

136

136

136

141

146

150

154

154

159

159

164

173

183

213

228

234

244

250

250

261

278

294

294

294

288

283

6,088

203

0.314

0.35

Dec.

278

278

278

278

278

300

318

318

330

342

342

355

395

424

440

424

409

381

368

342

342

342

330

318

318

300

294

294

288

283

10,270

331

0.512

0.59

Jan.

278

356

330

342

342

*368

395

409

456

491

548

569

528

473

440

424

424

456

509

528

509

491

491

548

614

637

661

661

637

591

548

15 , 004

484

0.749

0.86

Feb.

528

509

491

456

440

440

569

614

614

614

614

637

661

736

933

*965

817

685

614

548

509

491

456

456

456

456

456

456

-

16,221

579

0.896

0.93

Mar.

440

440

424

424

409

409

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

409

424

424

424

409

424

491

509

528

528

528

509

548

614

685

685

528

14,592

471

0.729

0.84

Apr.

491

456

491

509

456

*440

456

491

528

569

591

661

685

873

1,100

1,140

1,420

1,510

2,410

3,060

2,160

1,510

1,180

965

845

736

661

591

528

491

28,004

933

1.44

1.61

May

473

440

409

368

342

318

294

272

256

234

223

*208

203

266

342

473

569

614

710

762

903

1,340

1,250

1,030

965

965

873

1,100

1,460

1,210 

965

19,837

640

0.991

1.14

June

817

762

661

528

409

342

283

250

228

213

228

244

223

218

213

203

193

198

234

261

*278

288

278

283

288

306

330

318

294

261

9,632

321

0.497

0.55

July

223

193

178

159

164

188

188

198

203

228

256

278

294

294

342

368

381

1,250

1,560

1,340

1,030

685

509

473

491

661

903

933

736

569

491

15,766

509

0.788

0.91

Aug.

473

473

491

*456

395

342

318

318

294

256

228

223

228

228

239

278

318

330

330

300

266

283

306

355

342

355

381

342

288

256

239

9,931

320

0.495

0.57

Sept.

244

342

440

473

503

661

614

614

614

563

45<5

363

330

409

*503

473

440

473

424

381

355

330

288

261

244

250

250

239

234

±±°.

12,022

4C1

0.621

0.69

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,180 Min 64 Mean 341 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.06

Water year 1954-55: Max 3,060 Min 104 Mean 441 Cfsm 0.683 In. 9.25

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Apr. 20 (4 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (10.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made 'this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 273

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

Location. Lat 32°31'30", long 81°15'45", on downstream side of center pier of drawspan of 

bridge on Seaboard Air Line Railroad, 3 miles north of Clyo, Effingham County, and at 

mile 50.1 upstream from Savannah.

Drainage area. 9,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1955 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1930 to June 1933 (below 12,000 cfs only) in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session. Gage-height records collected at same site 1921-43 by U. S. Weather Bureau 

(unpublished prior to 1933) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 13.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 12, 1945, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 11,050 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 11.35 ft); minimum daily, 5,310 cfs Dec. 30.

1937-55: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 1940 (gage height, 

23.6 ft); minimum daily 2,830 cfs Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-55: Maximum gage height, 29.7 cfs Oct. 6, 1929; minimum, 1.21 ft Sept. 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable regulation by Clark Hill Reservoir (see p. 267 for 

change in monthly contents), Stevens Creek powerplant, and New Savannah Bluff lock and 

dam above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1112: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1954-55 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 31 to Sept. 17)

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

5,310

5,670

6,160

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

8,260

10,900

17,100

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

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,670 

5,580

5,760

6,160

6,560

6,160

5,860

5,760

5,860

6,160

6,260

6,160

5,960 

5,760

5,760

5,670

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,960

6,360

6,160

5,960

5,860

5,760

5,960

6,26C

183, 50C

5,919

-

-

Nov.

6,460 

*6,460

6,260

6,060,

6,160

6,560

6,760

6,660

6,560

6,460

6,160

6,160

6,360 

6,560

6,560

6,460

6,360

6,560

6,660

6,660

6,560

6,560

6,460

6,360

6,360

6,460

6,360

6,460

6,760

*6,860

194,100

6,470

-

-

Dec .

6,760 

6,660

6,460

6,460

6,360

6,360

6,160

6,260

6,360

6,460

6,360

6,260

6,360 

6,360

6,260

6,260

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,060

5,860

5,760

5,760

5,580

5,490

5,400

*5,400

5,400

5,510

5,490

188,310

6,075

-

-

Jan.

6,260 

6,760

6,560

6,260

6,260

6,460

6,760

6,560

6,360

6,260

5,960

5,860

5,760 

5,860

5,860

6,160

6,260

5,960

5,960

6,060

6,260

6,360

6,860

7.160

6,860

6,760

6,660

6,560

6,360

6,360

6,360

196,760

6,347

-

-

Feb.

6,160 

*5,960

5,860

5,760

5,760

5,760

6,060

6,460

7,600

9,480

10,700

11,200

10,700 

9,340

8,040

,380

,060

,060

,160

,270

,600

,380

6,960

6,660

6,560

6,460

6,360

6,160

-

.____.

------

204,910

7,318

-

-

Mar.

*6,060 

5,960

5,860

5,860

6,160

6,960

7,160

6,960

6,860

6,860

6,960

7,060

7,270 

7,380

6,960

6,660

6,660

6,760

6,960

7,380

7,820

7,820

7,710

7.950

7,820

7,820

7,930

7,820

*7,380

6,960

6,760

218,520

7,049

-

-

Apr.

6,760 

6,960

,380

,490

,270

,060

,060

,060

,160

,490

,930

,930

,820 

8,380

9,220

10,200

11,500

12,500

13,300

14 , 100

14,800

15.200

15,200

14,300

12,700

11,200

*9,620

8,620

8,150

8,150

292,510

9,750

-

-

May

8,040 

7,710

7,380

7,270

6,960

6,660

6,460

6,360

6,560

6,360

'6,160

5,960

5,960 

5.860

5,960

6,260

6,460

6,460

6,560

6,660

6,560

6,860

7,380

7,710

8,500

9,480

9,900

9,480

9,100

8,620

7,820

223,470

7,209

-

-

June

*7,490 

7,490

7,380

6,960

6,560

6,260

6,160

5,960

5,960

6,O60

6,060

5,960

5,860 

5,760

5,670

5.580

5,670

5,760

5,860

6,260

6,560

6,760

6,860

6,660

6,360

6,060

6,160

*6,360

6,360

6,360

189,220

6,307

-

-

July

6,260 

6,060

5,760

5,580

5.490

5,490

5,760

5,960

6,060

5,960

5,960

6,060

6,060 

6,060

6,060

6,360

6,460

6,260

5,960

5,760

6,160

6,960

7.580

7,380

6,960

6,560

*6,360

6,360

6,260

6,460

6,960

193,180

6,232

-

-

Aug.

7,060 

6,760

6,360

6,060

5,960

5,960

6,260

6,560

6,260

5,860

5,760

5,760

5.670 

5,670

5,670

5,760

5,860

6,160

6,360

6,260

6,660

6,460

6,160

6,060

6,460

5,860

7,270

7,160

6,760

*6,460

6,360

193,700

6,248

-

-

Sept.

6,360 

6,360

6,260

6,460

7,160

7,930

8.040

7,710

7,600

7,490

7,060

6,760

6,560 

6,660

7,060

7,160

7,060

6,560

6,360

6,260

6,160

6,060

5,960

5,860

5,760

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,760

5,670

197,110

6,570

-

-

Calendar year 1954 : Max 18,800 Min 5,31O Mean 8,O17 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1954-55 : Max 15,200 Min 5,310 Mean 6,782 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
274 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'5l", long 79°05'27", 600 ft downstream from site of University Lake 

Dam which was completed in 1932, 1,100 ft downstream from Neville Creek, if miles 

southwest of Carrboro, 2-| miles southwest of Chapel Hill, Orange County, and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--29.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1923 to June 1932 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by N. C. Department of Conservation and Development). Prior to Oct. 23, 

1931, water-stage recorder at site 600 ft upstream at datum 1.96 ft higher.

Average discharge.--6 years (1923-31), 32.6 cfs.

Extremes.--1923-32: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 cfs Aug. 4, 1924 (gage height, about 

25.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 0.47 cfs Sept. 11, 13, 1925.

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

562 

602 

727

Water 

year

1923 

1925 

1932

Date

Mar. 13, 

Jan. 11, 

Mar . 6 ,

1923 

1925 

1932

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,690 

1,570 

2,450

Gage height 

(feet)

8.50 

8.21 

12.20

Remarks.--A diversion by city of Chapel Hill for water supply, beginning July 9, 1925, and 

ranging up to about 1 cfs, is included in the discharge records. Station discontinued 

when University Lake Dam was completed.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water 

years 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1931, superseding those published in WSP 582, 642, 

662, 682, and 712 are given herewith:

May 10, 1929.......... 51

June 25, 1929.......... 18

Dec. 17, 1930.......... 3

May 29, 1931.......... 12

Month

June 1924.. ......................

Calendar year 1924. ............

Calendar year 1926 .............

Water year 1926-27. ............

April 1928.... ...................

Calendar year 1928. ............

May 1929. ........................

Water year 1928-29. ............

Calendar year 1929. ............

December 1930 ....................

Calendar year 1930. ............

May 1931. ........................

Calendar year 1931 .............

Maximum

-

537

477

-

1,140

1,910

119

687

952

Minimum

7.2

1.1

3.8

6.9

6.9

1.08

1.5

Mean

62.5

18.9

19.2

41.2

34.5

36.4

52.0

17.9

19.4

21.7

Per square

mile

1.66

2.05

1.91

2.15

.170

.649

.660

2.93

1.S1

1.42

1.19

1.25

1.79

.615

.667

1.04

.756

.746

Runoff in 

inches

1.85

2.36

26.01

29.22

.19

8.81

8.95

3.27

20.51

19.26

1.37

17.01

24.28

.71

9.04

1.20

10.27

10.14
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Broad River at Alston, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°15', long 81°19', at Southern Railway bridge at Alston, Fairfield County.

Drainage area. 4,790 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July to September 1896 (gage heights only), October 1896 to December

1907 (discontinued). Published as "near Alston" 1900-1902. 

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily to June 1905 and twice daily thereafter. Altitude of

gage is 220 ft (from topographic maps). 

Average discharge.--11 years, 7,705 cfs. 

Extremes.--1896rT907: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs June 7, 1900 (gage height, 29.02 ft),

from rating curve extended above 72,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 785

cfs Oct. 21, 1907. 

Remarks.--Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplant at Neal Shoals (completed in

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years

1897-1902, superseding those published in 20th Annual Report, Part 4,N 21st Annual Report, 

Part 4, 22nd Annual Report, Part 4, WSP 75 and 83, are given herewith:

Date

1897

Jan. 21

22

23

24

Feb. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

21

22

23

24

25

26

Mar. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Apr. 1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

June 6

7

8

Discharge

17,800

20,500

11,600

8,740

11,200

12,900

18,500

22,200

52 , 700

84,800

65,600

29,000

12,600

8,320

21,400

19,200

17,200

8,600

13,400

10,400

9,020

8,320

11,700

10,400

12,900

8,880

8,740

29,400

17,900

11,800

9,160 

14,100

12,900

25,600

32,800

38,600

26,900

21,200

18,900

12,600

15,000

15,200

12,000

10,200

9,580

12,600

11,200 

12,300

14,700

38,600

64,000

38,600

24,400

20,500

12,200

10,000

8,740

8,180

11 , 700

13,400

37,700

Date

1897-Con.

June 9

10

11

28

1898

Jan. 26

27

28

Mar. 5

Apr. 1

2

5

6

7

8

28

Aug. 3

6

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

30

31

Sept. 6

7 

8

9

24

25

26

Oct. 6

7

8

22

23

24

25

Dec. 5

6

7

22 

23

24

25

26

1899

Jan. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

35,400

21,200

19,000

9,160

17,000

17,200

10,200

5,740

13,200

10,000

8,600

17,800

12,600

8,320

9,720

9,160

11,400

12,900

11,200

8,740

9,300

12,200

19,800

17,000

9,300

14,200

10,300

15,600

13,500 

19,600

1-1,200

38,600

35,200

19,400

16,200

18,400

9,440

12,200

23,900

16,200

9,160

12,200

10,600

9,300

8,320 

9,160

14,700

10,600

8,180

20,400

36,800

20,200

12,900

9,700

13,200

13,600

11,700

Date

1899-Con.

Jan. 15

16

17

18

Feb. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

26

Discharge

14,100

10,000

10,300

8,200

12,300

32,800

58,800

62,000

32,400

20,500

12,000 "9,700

8,500

16,800

42,900

31,700

22,500

12,200

10,400

11,200

9,100

35,600

58,800

27,200

15,600

11,300

13,800

13,800

23,900

10,300

8,950 

10,600

38 , 600

43,400

23,900

15,600

42 , 900

36,600

18,700

12,600

12,900

10,900

10,000

9,700

13,500

14,700

14,000 

12,200

18,400

11,800

8,800

10,000

10,000

9,100

16,800

18,900

13,000

10,200

10,000

8,500

11,400

Date

1899-Con.

Apr. 27

Dec. 12

13

24

25

30

31

1900

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Feb. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

22

23

24

25

26

Mar. 1

2 

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

16

17

18

19

21

22

23

25 

26

27

28

29

Apr. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

11,600

11,200

16,000

13,500

16,200

5,000

5,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

17,200

21,600

39,100

71,500

51,800

25,800

14,000

8,780

19,800

20,500

11,600

14,100

8,660

16,200

37,700 

30,700

16,200

10,000

8,660

18,900

16,600

11,600

8,440

28,000

32,000

18,400

10,000

12,200

9,740

8,310

13,200 

24,900

16,900

11,300

8,910

10,900

53,700

39,600

44,000

95,100

59,400

28,300

22,200

13,800

13,400

Date

1900-Con.

Apr. 28

29

30

June 17

18

19

20

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 24

25

26

Nov. 4

5

27

28

Dec. 4

5

6

21

22

23

31

1901

Mar. 27

28

Apr. 3

4

20

21

May 22

23

24

Aug . 10

16

17

18

28

29

30

Sept. 18 

19

20

Dec. 30

31

1902

Feb. 2

3

Mar. 1

2

3

June 14

Discharge

10,000

9,060

8,660

22,200

30 , 300

17,600

9,720

24,000

36,800

22,200

15,600

12,200

10,800

10,200

10,200

12,400

16,900

9,740

14,100

13,200

22,700

10,800

15,200

19,600

11,200

13,200

17,400

13,200

10,600

78,300

75^000

82,400

52,100

66,600

55,000

96, 200

57,500

8,550

67,200

83 , 100

67,900

45,500

45,000

49,400

57,200 

63,700

45,200

77,600

96 , 200

79,400

77,600

68,900

73,800

47,400

3,680
276 REVISIONS OP RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

Broad River at Alston, S. C. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1897-1902

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

January 1897...........

February...............

March..................

April............. .....

June...................

Water year 1896-97... 

Calendar year 1897...

January 1898...........

March..................

April..................

August.................

September..............

Water year 1897-98...

October 1898...........

December...............

Calendar year 1898...

January 1899...........

February...............

March..................

April..................

Water year 1898-99...

December 1899..........

Calendar year 1899...

January 1900...........

February...............

March..................

April..................

June...................

Water year 1899-1900.

October 1900...........

November......... .....

December...............

Calendar year 1900...

March 1901.............

April..................

May...... , ............

August.................

September..............

Water year 1900-1901.

December 1901..........

Calendar year 1901...

February 1902..........

March..................

June...................

Water year 1901-2....

20,500

84,800

38,600

64,000

37,700

84,800

84,800

200

360

800

800

600

600

900

700

600

36,800

62,000

43,400

18,900

62,000

16,200

62,000

17,420

71,500

37,700

95,100

36,800

95,100

16,900

22,700

19,600

95,100

78,300

82,400

96,200

83,100

63,700

96,200

96,200

96,200

79,400

73,800

44,018

96,200

2,520

3,000

4,397

4,215

2,850

1,470

1,900

4,704

17,910

13,189

12,177

7,878

7,094

6,736

0.982

3.74

2.75

2.54

1.64

1.48

1.41

2,850

3,000

3,460

3,460

2,010

1,815

4,846

4,269

6,411

7,772

8,534

4,736

1.01

.891

1.34

1.62

1.78

.989

2,850

3,227

1,815

7,040

6,016

5,330

1.47

1.26

1.11

4,000

6,050

6,300

5,675

1,520

9,104

20,087

16,420

9,443

7,525

1,90

4.19

3.43

1.97

1 57

2,430

1,460

5,246

7,010

1,940

2,500

6,410

4,770

3,850

1,460

1,870

2,500

3,275

1,535

3,340

5,075

3,765

3,765

6,750

1,870

4,450

3,340

6,610

8,550

3,425

2,835

4,686

14,171

14,163

17,031

10,840

7,431

3,960

5,345

7,084

7,835

10,776

20,435

13,877

27,732

17,101

11,786

15,020

12,690

19,798

19,056

7,469

9,286

J..10 

1.46

.978

2.96

2.96

3.56

2.26

1.55

.831

1.12

1.48

1.64

2.25

4.27

2.90

5.79

3.57

2.46

3.14

2.65

4.13

3.98

1.56

1.94

1.13

3.90

3.17

2.83

1.83

20.09

19.08

1.16

1.03

1.50

1.87

1.99

13.43

1.70

1.45

15.12

3.95

2.20

21.32

1.27

19.86

1.13

3.08

3.41

3.97

2.52

21.07

.96

1.25

1.71

22.22

2.59

4.76

3.34

6.68

3.98

33.41

3.62

35.97

4.30

4.59

1.74

26.33
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 277

Saluda River near Waterloo, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°18', long 82°05', at Charleston & Western Carolina Railway bridge, seveneighths of a mile downstream from Reedy River and 4-5- miles south of Waterloo, Laurens 

County.

Drainage area. 1,056 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1896 (gage heights only), October to December 1896 

(monthly records only in WSP 1303), and January 1897 to December 1905 (discontinued). 

Published as "at Waterloo" prior to January 1902.

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 400 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1902, at datum 1.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--9 years (1896-1905), 1,954 cfs.

Extremes.--1896-1905: Maximum daily discharge, 18,970 cfs June 8, 1903; minimum daily, 

 SWcfs Oct. 25, 1904.

Remarks. Low and medium flow regulated since 1904 by powerplants above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1899, 1901-4, superseding those published in 20th Annual Report, Part 4 and WSP 65, 

75, 98, and 127, are given herewith:

Date

1901

Mar. 26

27

28

Apr. 2

3

4

May 21

22

23

24

June 14

15

16

17

Aug. 15

Discharge

7,400

13,950

10,400

8,550

14,750

12,900

8,650

14,300

12,600

6,500

6,300

15,100

12,600

7,400

9,950

Date

1901 -Con.

Aug. 16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

Discharge

15,950

14,150

9,900

7,060

6,060

6,300

6,180

7,650

8,100

12,250

13,850

12,250

9,700

10,300

8,400

Date

1901-Con.

Sept. 17

18

19

20

Dec. 28

29

30

31

1903

July 4

1904

May 28

Discharge

9,300

17,200

13,900

6,300

6,780

11,600

16,450

14,250

2,440

958

Month

Water year 1898-99 ............

April ...........................

May. ............................

Water year 19OO-19O1 ..........

Water year 1901-2 .............

July 1903.......................

Calendar year 1903 ............

May 1904.. ......................

Calendar year 19O4. ...........

Maximum

3,830

15,850

14,750

14 , 300

15,100

17,200

16,450

17,200

18,500

2,440

18,970

18,970

1,625

15,070

15,070

Minimum

900

430

843

1,048

650

1,114

1,556

415

526

430

360

561

442

404

386

229

200

Mean

1,797

2,254

2,824

3,424

2,730

3,065

2,838

2,065

2,613

2,447

881

1,157

1,102

Per square

mile

1.70

2.13

3.46

2.67

3.24

2.59

2.90

2.69

1.96

2.47

2.32

.834

1.10

1.04

Runoff in 

inches

1.96

28.98

2.64

3.86

3.08

3.62

4.51

35.12

3.34

36.50

26.52

1.50

33.57

31.46

.962

14.921

14.187
278 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Measurements of streamflow in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

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 308.

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955

James River basin, Va.

Stream

Falling

Springs

Creek.

Cowpasture

River.

South Fork

Moormans

River.

Mechum River.

Tributary to

Jackson River

James River. .

Moormans

River.

South Fork

RIvanna

River.

Location

Lat 37°5Z'05", long 79°56'45", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 220,

2.1 miles southeast of town of

Falling Spring.

Lat 38°19'30", long 79°26'15", at

bridge on 0. S. Highway 250, l£

miles west of headwaters.

Lat 38°08'08", long 78°45'12",

1,000 ft above Charlottesville

Reservoir, 4.6 miles west of

Whitehall.

Lat 38°06'15", long 78°35'35", at

bridge on State Highway 614,

3.3 miles north of Ivy.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

_

-

-

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Oct. 6

Nov. 3

Jan. 11

Feb. 8

Mar. 21

Apr. 18

May 24

June 15

July 20

Aug. 23

Sept. 15

Oct. 4

Oct. 8

Oct. 27

Nov. 29

Oct. 11

Discharge

(Cf»)

*4.61

*7.36

*15.6

57.2

37.4

*26.1

*11.6

 9.14

*6.87

*7.96

*6.41

*2.45

*.008

*.541

3.96

*4.08

Chowan River basin, N. C.

Meherrin

River.

Po tec as I

Creek.

Cole Creek, . .

Ahoskie Creek

Duke Swamp. . .

Dlllard Creek

Pollock Swamp

Chowan River.

Meherrin

River.

Sarem Creek. .

WIccacon

River.

Bennetts

Creek.

Chowan River.

Pembroke

Creek.

Lat 36°32'20", long 77°11'17", at

bridge on State Highway 35, 1-J

miles above Tarrara Creek and

ij miles north of Severn, Northampton County.

Lat 36°22'15", long 77°01'40", at

highway bridge 2if miles north

of 0nion, Hertford County, and

3jf miles upstream from Bells

Branch.

Lat 36°26'30", long 76°46'30", at

bridge on u. S. Highway 158, 3

miles northwest of Gatesville,

Gates County.

Lat 36°14'45", long 76°56'50", at

bridge on State Highway 350,

1.2 miles north of Powellsville, Bertie County.

Lat 36°28'10", long 76°38'10", at

highway bridge lj miles below

Middle Swamp and 2^ miles

northwest of Sunbury, Gates

County.

Lat 36°14'40", long 76° 39' 30" at

bridge on State Highway 32, ifr

miles north of Small'1 s Crossroads, Chowan County, 2j miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°07'00", long 76°37'30", at

highway bridge l{ miles above

State Highway 32 and Z\ miles

southeast of Valhalla, Chowan

County.

1,120

191

30.9

134

36.2

-

-

1950-54

1953-54

1953

1953

1949,

1951-54

Oct. 7

Oct. 1

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

*15.9

*.70

a. 07

a. 09

0

0

0

Cashie River basin, N. C.

Cashie River.

Roquist Creek

Abermarle

Sound.

Cashie River

Lat 36°06'10", long 77°05'40", at

head of Burden's millpond, 2£

miles northeast of Republican,

Bertie County.

Lat 35°57', long 76°56', 3fc miles

above mouth and 3f miles south

of Windsor, Bertie County.

.

62.2 1949-51,

1953-54

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

0

0

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN OAOINO STATIONS 279

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Roanoke River basin, N. C.

Stream

Big Creek. . . .

North Double

Creek.

Snow Creek. . .

Mill Creek

Town Fork

Creek.

Belews Creek.

West Belews

Creek.

Belews Creek

Big Beaver

Island

Creek.

Smith Creek. .

Hub Quarter

Creek.

Stonehouse

Creek.

Tributary to

Dan River. . . .

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

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

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

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

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

Belews Creek.

Dan River. . . .

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

Roanoke River

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

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

Location

Lat 36°27'10", long 80°17'10", at

highway bridge £ mile above

mouth, 2£ miles north of Moores

Springs, Stokes County.

Lat 36°26'00", long 80° 17 '40", at

highway bridge £ mile above

mouth and 1 mile north of

Moores Springs, Stokes County.

Lat 36°27'40", long 80°09'00", at

highway bridge 1 mile below

Little Snow Creek and 3 miles

west of Prestonville, Stokes

County.

Lat 36° 17 '40", long 80° 11 '00", at

highway bridge ^ mile above

mouth at Walnut Cove, Stokes

County.

Lat 36°17', long 80°09', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 311, at

Walnut Cove, Stokes County, 4

miles from mouth.

Lat 36° 15 '50", long 80°03'10" ) at

highway bridge 1 mile below

Little East Belews Creek and 5f

miles southeast of Walnut Cove,

Stokes County,

Lat 36° 16 '20", long 80°04'20", at

highway bridge 3 miles above

mouth and 4-J miles east of

Walnut Cove, Stokes County.

Lat 36° 19', long 80° 02', at highway bridge ij miles above mouth

and l£ miles east of Pine Hall,

Stokes County.

Lat 36°23', long 79°59', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 311, J

mile above mouth and 1 mile

southwest of Madison, Rockingham County.

Lat 36° 31 '30", long 78° 14 '30", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile below

Ellington Creek, 5 miles west

of Paschall and 6 miles northwest of Norlina, Warren County.

Lat 36° 30 '20", long 77 "55 '10", at

highway bridge 2 miles above

mouth, 3j miles northwest of

Enterprise, Warren County.

Lat 36°29'40n , long 77° 55' 10", at

highway bridge 2 miles above

mouth and 2j miles northeast of

Enterprise, Warren County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

46.4

12.8

22.6

114

34.5

12.0

79.3

23.7

30.7

15.8

22.2

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1925,

1949-54

1954

1954

Date

Oct. 8

Oct. 8

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

July 7

Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Discharge 

(cfs)

*4.12

*.48

n.ii

*.36

*4.10

*1.70

*.68

*1.13

*.13

*6.48

*1.46

*. 32

Famlico River basin, N. C.

Gibbs Creek. .

Buffalo Creek

Tar River. . . .

Cedar Creek. .

Brandy Creek.

Cedar Creek. .

Crooked Creek

Sapony Creek.

Tar River. . . .

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

Pamlico Sound

Tar River. . . .

Cedar Creek. .

Tar River. . . .

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

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

Lat 36° 11 '30", long 78° 30 '50", at

highway bridge \ mile above

mouth and 2£ miles south of

Fairport, Granville County.

Lat 36°07'10", long 78°20'40", at

highway bridge 1 mile above

mouth, 3 miles east of Mitchners crossroads, and 3 miles

northwest of Louisburg, Franklin County.

Lat 36°05'40", long 78°18'00", at

bridge on Highways 39A and 59A,

at Louisburg, Franklin County.

Lat 36°04'30", long 78°27'20", at

highway bridge, li miles above

mouth and li miles south of

Franklinton, Franklin County.

Lat 36°03'20", long 78°27'20", at

highway bridge, lj miles above

mouth and 4.2 miles south of

Franklinton, Franklin County.

Lat 36°03'10", long 78° 20 '20", at

bridge on State Highway 59, 4

miles southwest of Louisburg,

Franklin County.

Lat 35°56'10", long 77° 15 '10", at

bridge on State Highway 39, J

mile above Norris Creek and 1^

miles south of Bunn, Franklin

County.

Lat 35°56'10", long 77°56'30", at

bridge on Highway 58, 2| miles

southeast of Nashville, Nash

County.

7.84

9.64

429

11.7

5.24

47.8

30.6

_

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 8

July 1

Oct. 8

*0.56

*.ll

*10.5

*1.30

*1.07

*3.91

5.43

0
280 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Famlleo River basin, H. C. Continued

Stream

Sandy Creek. .

Do.... .... .

Fishing Creek

Shoeeo Creek.

Tar River. . . .

Conetoe Creek

Tar River. . . .

Tributary to

Swift Creek. .

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

Tar River. . . .

Fishing Creek

Pamlleo River

Tar River. . . .

Famlleo River

Location

Lat 36°12'40", long 78°13'40", at

highway bridge, l£ miles south

of Alert and 9 miles north of

Loulsburg, Franklin County.

Lat 36°07 r 40", long 78°01'20", at

highway bridge, J mile above

Red Bud Swamp and 3j miles

northeast of Castalla, Nash

County.

Lat 36°23', long 78°11', at

bridge on first road above

State Highway 59, ? mile below

Fhoebes Creek and 2 miles

southwest of Warrenton, Warren

County.

Lat 36°17'30", long 78°13'40", at

bridge on State Highway 59, l£

miles southwest of Warrenton,

Warren County.

Lat 35°47'35", long 77 0 33'05", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile east

of Old Sparta, Edgeeombe County,

and i mile below Town Creek.

Lat 35*42 '55", long 77°28'40", at

highway bridge, li miles above

mouth and 2i miles northeast of

Falkland, Fltt County.

Lat 35°41'35", long 77°29'15", at

highway bridge just below Conetoe Creek, If miles east of

Falkland, Pltt County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

53.7

119

44.7

15.7

2,419

99.1

2,588

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1954

1954

1949-54

1954

1954

1954

Date

July 1

Oct. 8

July 7

July 1

Oct. 5

Nov. 30

Nov. 4

Nov. 30

Discharge 

(cfs)

*7.50

3.04

*5.44

*2.52

*57.1

*5.10

194

545

Neuse River basin, H. C.

Little River.

Eno River. . . .

McGowan Creek

Eno River. . . .

Do.... .....

Gates Creek..

Eno River. . . .

Do.........

Knap of Reeds

Creek.

Do.........

Do.........

Do.........

Eno River. . . .

Atlantic

Ocean.

Eno River. . . .

Atlantic

Ocean.

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

Eno River. . . .

Atlantic

Ocean.

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

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

Lat 36°08'20", long 78°54'24", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 501, 1

mile above Mountain Creek and

lj miles northeast of Orange

Factory, Durham County.

Lat 36°06'10", long 79°08'40", at

highway bridge, j mile above

MeGowan Creek and ^ miles

southeast of Cedar Grove,

Orange County.

Lat 36°05'20", long 79°09'30", at

highway bridge, J mile north of

Efland, Orange County, and l£

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°04'10", long 79°07'50", at

highway bridge at city water

supply intake, 2 miles southwest of center of Hlllsboro,

Orange County.

Lat 36*04 '00", long 79°06'40", at

unnamed tributary, above Belvue

Cotton Mill outfall, 1 mile

south of center of Hillsboro,

Orange County.

Lat 36*04 '00", long 79° 05 '10", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70A, li

miles southeast of center of

Hillsboro, Orange County.

Lat 36°04'40", long 79°00'40", at

ford, 2 miles above Stony Creek,

5 miles east of Hillsboro,

Orange County, and 6 miles

southeast of Schley. 

Lat 36°04'19", long 78°54'32", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 501, 4

miles north of Braggtown, Durham County.

Lat 36°09'20", long 78°46'26",

above Camp Butner, 3 miles west

of Lyons and 5 miles northwest

of Creedmoor, Granvllle County.

Lat 36°08'36", long 78°47'09", at

Camp Butner, 4 miles west of

Lyons, 4 miles above mouth, and

5jj miles west of Creedmoor,

Granville County.

Lat 36°07'38", long 78°47'56",

200 ft below unnamed creek at

Camp Butner, 2£ miles above

mouth, and 6 miles west of

Creedmoor, Granville County.

Lat 36°05'33", long 78°47'56r', %

mile above mouth and 65 miles

northeast of Braggtown, Durham

County.

81.6

33.0

5.24

61.0

61.4

4.65

97.8

141

29.5

38.2

42.0

47.1

1930,1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

June 17

Aug. 23

Oct. 7

Dec. 29

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Dec. 29

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Dee. 29

Jan. 10

Oct. 21

3ct. 21

Jan. 6

)ot. 21

Jan. 6

Oct. 21

*7.82

*48.2

*.03

8.31

0

*.09

15.8

*.04

0

*.06

*.02

27.5

21.7

.32

.58

5.23

2 1 69

7.42

2.75
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 281

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Meuse River basin, M. C. Continued

Stream

Newlight

Creek.

Upper Barton

Creek.

Horse Creek.

Honeycutt

Creek.

Richland

Creek.

Do. ........

Do.........

Do.........

Neuse River. .

Smith Creek. .

Do. ........

Do.........

Mill Creek.

Toms Creek. . .

Peeples Creek

Hodges Creek.

Do. ........

Beaverdam 

Creek.

Neuse River. .

Little Briar.

Tributary to

Neuse River.

... <do......

....do..... .

....do......

....do......

.... do ......

....do......

.... do ......

Atlantic

Ocean.

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

Mill Creek...

Neuse River. .

Peeples Creek

... do .......

Neuse River. .

Atlantic 

Ocean.

riar Creek. .

Location

Lat 36°00'30", long 78°37'50", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 4j miles west of

Purnell, Wake County.

Lat 35°58'20", long 78°39'20", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 2 miles northwest of

Bay leaf, Wake County.

Lat 35°58'10", long 78°35'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 264, 1

mile above mouth, and 4^ miles

west of Wake Forest, Wake

County.

Lat 35° 56 '25", long 78° 35 '15", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile west

of Palls, Wake County.

Lat 35" 59 '45", long 78* 30 '40", at

highway bridge, f mile north of

Wake Forest, Wake County.

Lat 35°57'41", long 78°31'30", at

bridge on State Highway 98, 0.7 

mile west of Wake Forest, Wake

County. 

Lat 35° 57 '45", long 78° 32 '30", at

bridge on U. S, Highway 1, 2 

miles southwest of Wake Forest,

Wake County.

Lat 35° 56 US*1 , long 78° 33 '09", at

site J mile above mouth and 3.6

miles southwest of Wake Forest,

Wake County.

Lat 35°54 1 401', long 78° 33 '30",

500 ft above Seaboard Air Line

RR. bridge and lj miles northeast of Neuse, Wake County.

Lat 35° 57 '20", long 78° 30 '10",

Just below Austin Creek, lj

miles south of Wake Forest,

Wake County.

Lat 35° 57 "00", long 78° 30 '30", at

highway bridge, 1 mile below

Austin Creek and 1 mile southeast of Forestville, Wake

County.

Lat 35° 55 '10", long 78° 32 '05", at

highway bridge J mile above

mouth and 4i miles west of

Rolesville, Wake County.

Lat 35°54'32 , long 78°31'36", at

highway bridge, 0,2 mile above

Toms Creek, and 2.1 miles

northwest of Wake Crossroads,

Wake County.

Lat 35°54'30r', long 78°31'30", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile above

Mill Creek, and 1.8 miles northwest of Wake Crossroads, Wake

County.

Lat 35°51'50", long 78°30'55", at 

highway bridge, { mile upstream

from Hodges Creek and l£ miles

south of Wake Crossroads, Wake

County.

Lat 35°51'16", long 78°29'24", at 

highway bridge, 0.2 mile below

Lake Mirl and &J- miles south of

Rolesville. Wake County.

Lat 35°51'21 fl , long 78°30'48", at 

highway bridge, 0.5 mile above

mouth and 5f miles southwest of

Rolesville. Wake County.. 

Lat 35°49'10", long 78°30'10", at 

highway bridge, 0.9 mile above

Neuseoca Lake and 2.3 miles

northwest of Knightdale, Wake

County .

Lat 35° 50 '53", long 78° 31 '48", at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at 

Milburnie, 5j miles east of 

State Capitol Bldg., in Raleigi, 

Wake County.

Lat 35°52'55", long 78°48''07", at 

highway bridge, 0.8 mile west 

of Administration Bldg. at 

Raleigh-Durham Airport and 2.8

miles east of Nelson, Wake

County . * Base flow

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.2

12.2

21.0

8.54

6.28

8.04

10.0

13.0

790

12.4

12.9

22 . B

-

9.86

-

~

-

857

8.60

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1954

1952,195

1949-54

1954

1954

1954

1926

1954

1954

Date

June 17

June 17

Oct. 6

Oct. 1

Oct. 13

Oct. 28

Nov. 16

Jan. 5 

Oct. 14

Oct. 28 

Nov. 16

Jan. E 

Oct. 14

Nov. 16

Nov. IE

Jan. 6

Oct. 5

Oct. 27

Oct. 14

Oct. 29

Nov. 16

Oct. 14

Oct. 29

Oct. 14

Oct. 29

Oct. 1

Oct. ]

July 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 5 

Oct. 27 

May 18 

une 28 

uly 20

une 1

July 19

Discharge 

(cfs)

*5.10

*1.68

*2.81

*1.01

*1.62

*2,32

*2.33

3.19 

*2.36

*3.47 

*3.69

4.74 

*2.82

4.61

5.18

6.44

*31.8

127

*.42

*3.75

2.77

*1.87

*7.60

*4.55

*14.7

*.59

*.22

*2.17

*1.06

*1.45

*.49

*41.0 

*157.0 

*184.00 

*95.5 

185

*a.05 

0

a Estimated.
282 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Crabtree

Creek.

Do. ........

Mine Creek. . .

Big Branch. . .

Crabtree

Creek.

Do.. .......

Walnut Creek.

Unnamed

tributary .

Big Branch. . .

Walnut Creek.

Poplar Creek.

Neuse River. .

Marks Creek. .

Mill Creek

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

Neuse River. .

Swift Creek.

Tributary to

Neuse River. .

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

Crabtree

Creek.

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

Neuse River. .

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

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

Big Branch. . .

Walnut Creek.

Neuse River. .

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

Atlantic

Ocean.

Neuse River. .

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

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

Atlantic

Ocean.

Neuse River. .

Location

Lat 35° 50 '15", long 78° 46 '52", at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile below

Briar Creek and 3.8 miles north

of Gary, Wake County.

Lat 35° 50 '15", long 78° 40 '25", at

bridge on U. S. Highways ISA

and 70, li miles above Mine

Creek and 4j miles northwest of

Raleigh, Wake County.

Lat 35°51'19", long 78°39'43", at

highway bridge, 1^- miles above

mouth and 3-y miles west of Millbrook, Wake County.

Lat 35°51'05", long 78°37'23", at

highway bridge, 1 mile west of

Millbrook, Wake County, and 2j

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°48'57", long 78° 37 '34", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 0.5

mile below Seaboard Air Line

RR. and 2-} miles northeast of

State Capitol Bldg., in Raleigh,

Wake County.

Lat 35°45'56Tt , long 78°32'24",

500 ft above mouth and 3 . 7

miles southwest of Knightdale,

Wake County.

Lat 35°45'10", long 78°38'58", at

bridge on old U. S. Highway ISA,

0.6 mile below Norfolk Southern

Ry. and 1.9 miles south of

Capitol Bldg., in Raleigh, Wake

County.

Lat 35°43'32", long 78° 34 '19",

just below sewage outfall from

Jones Sausage Co., 1.9 miles

northeast of Garner, Wake

County.

Lat 35°44'28", long 78°34'06", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 3i miles northwest of

Auburn, Wake County.

Lat 35° 45 '00", long 78° 32' 29", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and 65 miles southeast of

Capitol Bldg., in Raleigh, Wake

County.

Lat 35°44'00", long 78°28'30", i

mile above mouth, 2 miles west

of Shotwell, and 4 miles south

of Knightdale, Wake County.

Lat 35°43'44", long 78°30'45", at

highway bridge, lj miles below

Poplar Creek and 6 miles south

of Knightdale, Wake County.

Lat 35°42'20", long 78°25'50", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 3i miles west of Archers

Lodge, and 4 miles northeast of

Clayton, Johnston County.

Lat 35°32'37", long 78°18'00", at

highway bridge, 500 ft below

Southern Ry. and 1.1 miles west

of Selma, Johnston County.

Lat 35°32'43", long 78°18'35", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles above

mouth and 1.4 miles west of

Selma, Johnston County.

Lat 35° 30 '53", long 78° 20 '54", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 at

Smithfield, Johnston County.

Lat 35°41'15", long 78°40'45", at

highway bridge on U. S. Highway

ISA, lj miles above Yates Pond

Creek and 2 miles north of McCullers, Wake County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

49.9

97.8

8.75

1.29

120

145

16.1

-

12.1

46.0

8.67

1,079

25.7

3.5

1,201

39.9

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1941,1947,

1949-50,

1952-54

1951-54

1951-54

1953-54

1954

1954

1924-25

1949-50,

1954

Date

May 19

July 1

July 13

July 19

Apr. 17

Sept. 9

Oct. 6

May 19

June 9

June 23

June 29

July 12

Sept. 6

Sept. 6

May 19

June 9

June 23

June 29

July 12

May 20

June 23

June 28

July 6

July 12

July 19

June 1

July 1

July 13

July 20

May 20

July 1

Oct. 8

May 19

July 1

July 13

May 20

June 28

July 12

July 20

Oct. 8

June 9

July 19

Hay 18

July 6

Oct. 6

May 18

June 11

June 24

June 29

July 21

May 18

June 11

June 24

June 29

July 21

June 3

July 14

Sept. 1

Oct. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

aO.60

*a.01

*1.18

*a.06

b55.8

ab2 . 32

*1.72

*7.54

*5.02

*6.10

*3.38

28.5

*1.35

*.86

35.3

4.28

*4.80

*4.60

51.0

17.4

19.5

15.3

20.6

69.3

13.7

1.44

.92

1.22

.75

.42

.22

*.42

*2.53

*1.22

*3.26

11.4

8.47

31.7

9.22

*1 19

*2.94

*1.48

234

*103

*1.41

*a.01

0

*a.04

0

1.71

.60

.15

.09

.42

2.07

276

889

3,240

0

* Base flow, 

a Estimated, 

b Made in water year 1954, not previously published.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 283

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Little Creek.

Do. ........

Swift Creek. .

Middle Creek.

Black Creek

Do.........

Driving

Branch.

Hannah Creek.

Buck Swamp. . .

Be aver dam

Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Do... ......

Little River.

Unnamed tribtary.

Stony Creek. .

Do.........

Sleepy Creek.

Walnut Creek.

Tributary to

Swift Creek. .

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

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

Hannah Creek.

Mill Creek. . .

Thoroughfare

Swamp.

Neuse River. .

Little River.

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

Neuse River. .

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

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

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

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

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

Location

Lat 35°39'16", long 78°28'49", at

highway bridge, \ mile below

unnamed tributary and 1.4 miles

northwest of Clay ton, Johns ton

County .

Lat 35°38'03", long 78°27'39", at

highway bridge, Z.3 miles southwest of Clay ton, Johns ton

County, and 4^ miles above

mouth.

Lat 35° 31 '10", long 78° 22 '50", at

bridge on State Highway 210, l£

miles above mouth and 2 . 2 miles

west of Smithfield, Johns ton

County.

Lat 35°30', long 78°24', at

bridge on State Highway 210, lj

miles above mouth, 2 miles below Steep Hill Branch, and 3

miles west of Smithfield, Johnston County. 

Lat 35°28'08, long 78°27'25", at

highway bridge, 2£ miles northwest of Four Oaks, Johns ton

County, and 5 miles from mouth.

Lat 35°28'00", long 78°23'25", atAtlantic Coast Line RR., 100 ft

below Holt Lake Dam, .1 mile

above mouth, and 3 miles northeast of Four Oaks, Johnston

County.

Lat 35°23'07", long 78°31'52", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles east

of Benson, Johnston County.

Lat 35°24'06", long 78°29'42", at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile above

Stony Fork Creek and 3.5 miles

east of Benson, Johnston

County .

Lat 35°16', long 78°05', at highway bridge, ij miles above

mouth and 2^ miles west of Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°26'45", long 78°08'09", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile below

Johnston-Wayne County line, and

2.0 miles southeast of Princeton, Johnston County.

Lat 35°46'30", long 78° 23 '00", at

highway bridge, 1 mile below

Norfolk Southern Ry. and 1 mile

southwest of Wendell, Wake

County. 

Lat 35°45'00", long 78°21'34", at

highway bridge, J mile above

Lake Wendell, and 2.7 miles

south of Wendell, Wake County.

Lat 35°23'39", long 78°01'27",

0.3 mile above highway bridge,

1.5 miles above mouth, and 1.8

miles northwest of Goldsboro,

Wayne County.

Lat 35°19'33", long 7fi°01'20", at

highway bridge, | mile east of

Genoa, and 4$ miles southwest

of Goldsboro, Wayne County.

Lat 35°23', long 77°58', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2

miles east of Goldsboro, Wayne

County, and 3^ miles above

mouth . 

Lat 35°20'50", long 77°58'48", at

highway bridge 1.2 miles above

mouth and 2.7 miles southeast

of Goldsboro, Wayne County.

Lat 35°15'00", long 77°57'10", at

highway bridge, Ij miles above

mouth and 5 miles east of Dudley, Wayne County.

Lat 35°18'54", long 77°52'51", at

highway bridge, 2.7 miles southwest of Best, Wayne County, 4i

miles above mouth.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

4.24

6.57

157

124

79.0

96.7

12.7

17.0

2.90

15.9

21. 4

311

4. 67

21.0

26.1

9.79

9.14

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1949-54

1949-54

1949-54

1954

1949-54

1954

Date

May 20

June 9

June 14

June 29

July 20

July 27

May 20

June 9

June 14

June 29

July 20

June 3

June 24

Sept. 16

Oct. 6

June 2

July 21

Sept. 16

July 14

July 27

June 15

July 27

June 2

June 11

June 15

June 30

July 22

June 2

June 11

June 24

July 22

Sept. 16

June 24

July 14

Aug. 31

June 14

June 23

July 6

Aug. 30

June 14

June 23

July 6

Aug. 30

June 2

June 16

Oct. 7

June 2

June 16

June 6

June 16

Aug. 5

Oct. 7

Sept. 14

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.35

*.33

*.13

*.36

18.8

*.41

.63

.76

a. 01

.65

2.24

31.2

9.58

85.0

*.22

*36.0

*18.9

122

337

*8.23

4.32

13.3

.39

.42

.37

.30

1.06

*.05

0

*.46

3.39

19.2

2.93

1.97

1.27

*3.69

*1.65

*3.52

6.54

*4 75

4^45

4.90

10.6

23.8

40.6

*.50

*.94

*.39

*.97 

.40

14.1

*5.64

13.1

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
284 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Walnut Creek.

Dallys Creek.

Bear Creek, ,

Mosley Creek.

Palling Creek

Do.. .......

Stonyton

Creek.

Briery Run. . .

Rocky Branch.

Do. ........

Little Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Bailey Branch

Haw Branch. . .

Beaverdam

Creek.

Contentnea

Creek.

Hominy Swamp.

Do. ........

Do. ........

Tributary to

Neuse River. .

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

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

Falling Creek

Neuse River. .

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

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

Stonyton

Creek.

Little Creek.

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

Moccasin

Creek.

Turkey Creek.

Haw Branch. . .

Turkey Creek.

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

Neuse River. .

Contentnea

Creek.

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

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

Location

Lat 35° 16 '50", long 77° 52 '00", at

highway bridge, ij miles above

mouth and 4 miles north of

Seven Springs, Vfayne County.

Lat 35" 12 '40", long 77°48'10', at

bridge on State Highway 55, 2

miles above mouth and 2^ miles

north of Liddell, Lenoir

County.

Lat 35°18'50", long 77°49'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, li

miles northwest of LaGrange,

Lenoir County.

Lat 35°18'39", long 77°46'18", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles east

of LaGrange, Lenoir County, and

1.8 miles above Groundnut Creek.

Lat 35°15'40", long 77°41'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, at

Palling Creek, Lenoir County, 4

miles above mouth and 6£ miles

west of Kins ton.

Lat 35°15'15", long 77°40'22", at

highway bridge Just below sewer

outfall, 1.2 miles east of Palling Creek. Lenoir County.

Lat 35°20'17 , long 77°36'47", at

highway bridge, 1.2 miles southwest of Mewborn Crossroads and

5 miles northwest of center of

Klnston, Lenoir County.

Lat 35°18'22", long 77°36'47", at

highway bridge, 3 miles northwest center of Kinston, Lenoir

County, and 4j miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°49'30", long 78°18'40",

above Zebulon sewer outfall, li

miles east of Zebulon, Wake

County.

Lat 35°49'30", long 78°18'40",

below Zebulon sewer outfall, ly

miles east of Zebulon, Wake

County.

Lat 35°48'37", long 78°15'55", at

site of old gaging station at

bridge on State Highway 39, 0.7

mile above mouth and 2.7 miles

southeast of southeast of ZebuIon, Wake County.

Lat 35°48'37", long 78° 11 '03", at

bridge on State Highway 231, i

mile above mouth and 2 miles

northeast of Middlesex, Nash

County.

Lat 35°46'45", long 78° 07 "49",

Just below sewer outfall at

Bailey, Nash County, £ mile

above mouth.

Lat 35°46'38", long 78°08'35", at

highway bridge 500 ft below

Norfolk Southern Ry., lj miles

west of Bailey, Nash County. 

Lat 35°46'09", long 78°12 1 11T', at

bridge on State Highway 231,

1.3 miles south of Middlesex,

Nash County.

Lat 35°41 r 50r', long 78°03'36", at

bridge on State Highway 42, 0.3

mile above Marsh Swamp and 0.4

mile southwest of Rock Ridge,

Wilson County.

Lat 35°44'03", long 77»55'33", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 264A,

0.3 mile above Norfolk Southern

Ry., 1.1 miles northwest of

center of Wilson, Wilson County.

Lat 35°43'03", long 77° 55 '09", at

Lodge Street in city of Wilson,

1.1 miles below Norfolk Southern Ry., Wilson, Wilson County. 

Lat 35°42'30", long 77°54'45", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 301,

0.2 mile below Atlantic Coast

Line RR., 1.2 miles south of

Wilson, Wilson County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

19.5

4.35

52.2

3.76

45.4

1.68

4.05

1.94

1.94

5.47

2.23

7.69

1.35

169

5.55

7.56

8.42

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1954

1954

1954

1949-54

1927,1930

Date

Oct. 7

Oct. 8

Sept. 14

Sept. 16

Oct. 8

Sept. 14

Sept. 30

Sept. 14

July 28

Sept. 9

Sept. 15

July 28

Aug. 31

Sept. 9

Sept. 15

May 11

June 14

July 21

June 14

July 21

June 29

July 21

July 28

Sept. 13

Sept. 28

July 28

Sept. 9

Sept. 28

July 28

Aug. 30

Sept. 28

July 28

Aug. 23

Sept. 13

Sept. 28

Aug. 27

Sept. 14

Sept. 2 9

July 28

Aug. 30

Sept. 14

Sept. 29

July 28 

Aug. 30

Sept. 14

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2.64

*.57

51.4

3.39

*1.88

41.6

94.2

60.0

3. 79

1^40

.56

0

*1.56

5.42

2.21

*a.!3

*.10

*.21

.48

.44

*1.06

.69

*.13

.97

1.61

.21

3.80

4.11

.54

5.22

11.7

.07-

220

142

338

*1.17

*1.18

3.65

.34

1.18

2.04

6.49

e!73

5.89

Base flow, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 285

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Neuse River basin, N. C. ContInued

Stream

Black Creek. .

Unnamed tributary.

Black Creek. .

Aycock Swamp.

Do. ........

Contentnea

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Rainbow Creek

Mussell Run. .

Neuse River. .

Core Creek. . .

Little Swift

Creek.

Tributary to

Contentnea

Creek.

Black Creek. .

Contentnea

Creek.

Black Creek. .

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

Neuse River. .

Tolsnot Swamp

Contentnea

Creek.

do

Atlantic

Ocean.

Neuse River. .

Swift Creek. .

Location

Lat 35°37'43", long 78°00'19", at

highway bridge, 0.5 mile below

Lee Swamp and 1 . 1 miles south

of Lucama, Wilson County.

Lat 35°38'36", long 77°59'09", 1.0

mile above mouth, 1.3 miles east

of Lucama, Wilson County.

Lat 35°38'15", long 77°58'12", at

highway bridge Just below unnamed tributary, 2.3 miles west

of Black Creek, Wilson County,

and 2.5 miles above Great Swamp.

Lat 35° 32 '42", long 77° 57 '48",

Just below sewer outfall, 1 mile

east of Fremont, Wayne County.

Lat 35°32'24", long 77°56'48", at

highway bridge, 2.3 miles east

of Fremont, Wayne County.

Lat 35°36'09 , long 77°49'48", at

bridge on State Highway 22, 0.6

mile southwest of Stantonsburg,

Wilson County, and 3 miles below Black Creek.

Lat 35°44'12", long 77°54'03",

800 ft above mouth, ij- miles

' northeast of center of Wilson,

Wilson County.

Lat 35°25'30", long 77°35'40", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth at Hookerton, Greene

County.

Lat 35°26'25", long 77°34'05", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 2 miles northeast of

Hookerton, Greene County.

Lat 35°18'44", long 77 t> 18'19", at

highway bridge, ij miles above

Core Creek, and 2 miles east of

Fort Barnwell, Craven County.

Lat 35°15'10", long 77°17'10", 3-J

miles southeast of Fort Barnwell, Craven County, and 7

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°14'11", long 77°03'33", at

highway bridge, 0.5 mile above

Beaverdam Swamp and Norfolk

Southern Ry. and 1.6 miles

south of Ernul, Craven County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

20.0

4.53

30.9

-

_

385

.31

15.3

11.2

3,897

59.2

33.9

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1941

1954

1954

1949-54

Date

Sept. 13

Aug. 23

Sept. 9

Sept. 13

July 27

Sept. 13

Sept. 15

Sept. 30

Sept. 13

Sept. 30

Sept. 13

Aug. 23

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 1

Nov. 5

Feb. 18

Dec. 1

May 31

Oct. 8

Oct. 9

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.3

4.46

4.63

*2.23

0

1.21

.56

.78

2.52

3.72

384

1.04

*1.48

*.04

137

227

5,120

630

1,480

*.69

*.29

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.

Haw River. . . .

Do .........

Troublesome

Creek.

Little

Troublesome

Creek.

Do... ......

Reedy Pork. . .

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

Haw River. . . .

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

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

Lat 36° 13 '40", long 79° 54 '55", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 220,

0.7 mile below Atlantic and

Yadkln Ry. and 2^ miles north

of Summerfleld, Gullford County. 

Lat 36°15'53", long 79°39'06", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 500

ft above Southern Ry., and 2

miles south of Foushee, Rocklngham County.

Lat 36° 18 "14", long 79°43'14", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 158, lj

miles northeast of Monroeton

and 5 miles southwest of Intersection of U. S. Highways 158

and 29 In Reldsvllle, Rocklngham County. '

Lat 36°19'17", long 79°39'06",

0.7 mile above Southern Ry., 1

mile south of Intersection of

U. S. Highways 29 and 158 In

Reldsvllle, Rocklngham County.

Lat 36°16'53", long 79°36'39", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 1 mile west of

Thompsonvllle, Rocklngham

County.

Lat 36°08'2l", long 79°59'48", at

highway bridge, 2.2 miles northeast of Colfax, Gullford County,

and 2.4 miles above Beaver

Creek.

20.2

77.6

44.2

5.45

12.6

5.84

1951-54

1954

1954

1954

1954

Oct. 7

Oct. 6

Oct. 7

Oct. 14

Nov. 18

Oct. 28

Nov. 17

*0.10

*.06

*.74

.60

3. 44

1.84

23.3

41Z733 O -57 -ZO
286 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Reedy Creek. .

Brush Creek. .

Horsepen

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

South Buffalo

Creek.

North Buffalo

Creek.

Do.........

Buffalo Creek

Buttermilk

Creek.

Jordan Creek.

Back Creek. . .

Quaker Creek.

Back Creek. . .

Moadams Creek

Do .........

Do. ........

Tributary to

Haw River. . . .

Reedy Fork. . .

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

Horsepen

Creek.

Buffalo Creek

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

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

Reedy Fork. . .

Haw River. . . .

Buttermilk

Creek.

Haw River. . . .

Back Creek. . .

Haw River. . . .

Back Creek. . .

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

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

Location

Lat 36°10'26", long 79°52'27", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 220, 1

mile above Atlantic and Yadicin

Ry., and 1.8 miles southeast of

Summerfield, Gullford County.

Lat 36°09'24", long 79°53'30", at

first bridge above U. S. Highway

220, 1.3 miles above mouth and

3 miles south of Suinmerfleld,

Gullford County.

Lat 36°07'20", long 79°53'02", at

highway bridge, 1 mile upstream

from unnamed tributary, 3j miles

north of Gullford College RR.

station, and 6£ miles northwest

of Intersection of U. S. Highways 70 and 220 in Greensboro,

Gullford County.

Lat 36 <1 07 1 08", long 79°52'10", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 35 miles northeast of

Oullford College RR. station and

5 miles northwest of Intersection

of U. S. Highways 70 and 220 In

Greensboro, Gullford County.

Lat 36°06'45", long 79°40'20Tl , at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile northwest of McLeansville, Gullford

County.

Lat 36°04'46", long 78°48'20", at

Garland Drive, 1,700 ft above

Southern Ry. and 1 mile northwest of Intersection of U. S.

Highways 70 and 220 In Greensboro, Gullford County.

Lat 36°05'52", long 79*46'58", at

Church St., 300 ft above unnamed

tributary, 600 ft above Southern

Ry., and 1.8 miles north of

Intersection of U. S. Highways

70 and 220, In Greensboro, Gullford County.

Lat 36°09'40 , long 79°36'10", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 5 miles northwest of

Glbsonvllle, Gullford County.

Lat 36°11', long 79°26', at highway bridge, 1.6 miles above

Stony Creek, 2 miles southwest

of Union Ridge, and 7-J miles

northwest of Burlington, Alamance County.

Lat 36°11', long 79 0 24', at highway bridge on first road above

mouth, 1 mile south of Union

Ridge, Alamance County, 2 miles

above mouth, and 7 miles north

of Burlington.

Lat 36°07'02", long 79°17'40", at

highway bridge, ij miles above

Quaker Creek and 2 miles northwest of Mebane, Aiamance County.

Lat 36°06'23", long 79°18'54", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 2? miles west of Mebane, Alamance County.

Lat 36°06', long 76°20', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, it

miles below Quaker Creek and 2

miles east of Haw River, Alamance County.

Lat 36°05'40", long 79°16'30",

above sewer outfall at Mebane,

Alamance County.

Lat 36 0 05'40", long 79°16'50",

below sewer outfall at Mebane,

Alamance County.

Lat 36°05'20", long 79°18'00", at

highway bridge, l£ miles above

mouth, 2j miles west of Mebane,

Alamance County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

34.1

10.4

9.10

3.05

43.2

10.9

14.2

99.7

15.4

21.8

47.2

14.8

71.0

1.07

-

3.38

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1952-54

1941,

1949-54

1950-51,

1954

1954

1954

1954

Date

Oct. 28

Nov. 18

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 12

Dec. 9

Dec. 10

Oct. 13

Nov. 17

Dec. 9

Oct. 14

Oct. 29

Dec. 18

Jan. 27

Apr. 19

May 26

June 16

July 13

Aug. 26

Oct. 14

Oct. 29

Dec. 18

Jan. 27

Apr. 9

May 26

June 16

July 13

Aug. 26

Oct. 5

Oct. 5

Oct. 5

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Discharge 

(cfs)

8.64

22.3

*.35

1.86

*.04

*1.41

72.9

10.6

*.45

7.62

*81.6

a. 03

4.54

17.4

8.97

3.08

2.43

.90

2.26

.61

0

2.53

25.4

21.3

6.28

15.2

.41

45.0

1.68

0

0

*a.l

0

.54

.62

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 287

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.--Continued

Stream

Little Alamance Creek

Little Creek.

Do........ .

Alamance

Creek.

Stinking

Creek.

Little Alamance Creek

Haw Creek. . . .

Haw River. . . .

Cane Creek. . .

Collins Creek

Dry Creek. . . .

Pokeberry

Creek.

New Hope

River.

Sandy Creek. .

New Hope

River.

Do.........

Third Fork

Creek.

New Hope

River

Unnamed tributary.

Little Creek.

Tributary to

Haw River. . . .

Alamance

Creek.

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

Haw River. . . .

Alamance

Creek.

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

Haw River. . . .

Cape Fear

River.

Haw River. . . .

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

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

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

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

New Hope

River.

Haw River. . . .

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

New Hope

River.

Haw River. . . .

New Hope

River.

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

Location

Lat 36°03'15", long 79°38'14", at

highway bridge, 4i miles west

of Whitsett, Quilford County,

and 8^ miles east of Greensboro.

Lat 36°04'50", long 79" 33 '00", at

U. S. Highway 70, 40 ft above

Cedar Creek and ij miles south

of Qibsonville, Quilford County.

Lat 36°03'00", long 79" 31 '00", at

highway bridge, 2 miles northwest of Alamance, Alamance

County.

Lat 36°01'40", long 79° 29 '10", at

bridge on State Highway 49, £

mile northeast of Bellemont, li

miles above Stinking Creek, and

2 miles east of Alamance, Alamance County.

Lat 36°00'16", long 79°27'57", at

highway bridge, 1 mile below

South Prong Stinking Creek and

2 miles southwest of Bellemont,

Alamance County.

Lat 36°02'00", long 79°24'00",

150 ft below highway bridge, 1

mile above mouth, and 2 miles

east of Bellemont, Alamance

County.

Lat 36°00'00", long 79°20'03", at

highway bridge, f mile above

mouth and { mile south of Swepsonville, Alamance County.

Lat 35° 56 '39", long 79° 18 '50", at

highway bridge at Saxapahaw,

Alamance County.

Lat 35° 55 "40", long 79° 15 '00", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 3 miles southwest of

Teer, and 10 miles west of

Carrboro, Orange County.

Lat 35°51'20", long 79°13'50", at

highway bridge, ! } miles above

mouth, and 2.8 miles north of

Terrells, Chatham County.

Lat 35°48'00", long 79°12'40", at

highway bridge, li miles southeast of Terrells, Chatham

County, and ij miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°43'29", long 79° 12 '30", at

highway bridge, 1.2 miles above

mouth and 5 miles northeast of

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Lat°35,57'34", long 78° 58 '55", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 15 and

501, 2i miles southwest of

intersection of State Highway

751 and U. S. Highway 15 in

Durham, Durham County.

Lat 35° 58 '06", long 78° 58 '08", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 15 and

501, 1 mile above mouth near

Durham, Durham County.

Lat 35°56'33", long 78°58'32", at

bridge on Jefferson Davis Road,

i mile below Sandy Creek, near

Durham, Durham County. 

Lat 35° 55 '00", long 78° 58 '13", at

bridge on State Highway 54, 1

mile above Third Fork Creek, 4£

miles east of Chapel Hill, and

5j miles southwest of Durham,

Durham County.

Lat 35°57'40", long 78°54'56", at

bridge on Cornwallis Road, in

Durham, Durham County.

Lat 35° 53 '05", long 78° 57 '40", at

highway bridge, J mile southwest of Bland, Durham County,

and 2 miles downstream from

Third Fork Creek.

Lat 35°53'42", long 78°57'12", at

highway bridge, l£ miles northeast of Bland, Durham County,

and li miles above mouth.

Lat 35°53'14", long 78°59'05", at

highway bridge, l£ miles above

mouth and l£ miles west of

Bland, Durham County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

38.4

3.44

10.8

157

63.6

14.7

27.7

1,020

35.8

-

«

12.2

36.4

6.21

52.2

57.1

7.51

76.3

.96

23 . 7

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1950-54

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1949-54

1954

1954

1954

Date

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Dec. 8

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Oct. 5

Nov. 16

Jan. 4

Oct. 5

June 16

Oct. 5

Oct. 5

Oct. 5

Oct. 22

Aug. 23

Oct. 20

Oct. 13

Oct. 22

Oct 22

Oct. 13

Oct. 20

Oct. 14

Oct. 22

Dec. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.04

0

*.08

124

.04

*.42

*a.04

201

537

*.21

4.38

0

0

a. 04

.73

8.47

.31

1.30

1.82

2.74

.14

.58

2.74

0

*29. 2

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955--Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.--Continued

Stream

Morgan Creek

Do.. ......

New Hope

River.

Whiteoak

Creek.

Beaver Creek

West Fork

Deep River

Do ........

Unnamed trib

utary.

Do. .......

Hiatt Branch

Unnamed trib

utary.

East Fork 

Deep River.

Bull Run.

Richland 

Creek.

Reddicks 

Creek.

Muddy Creek

Bob Branch. . .

Muddy Creek. .

Polecat Creek

Little Polecat Creek.

Haskett Creek

Tributary t

New Hope

River.

.... do .....

Haw River. .

New Hope

River.

.... do .....

Deep River. .

.... do ......

West Fork

Deep River

.... do ......

... .do. .....

.... do ......

Deep River. . .

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

... do .......

... do .......

... do .......

uddy Creek. .

Deep River. . .

... do .......

olecat Creek

Jeep River. . .

Location

Lat 35°53'31", long 79°02'17",

above sewage treatment plant at

Chapel Hill, Orange County.

Lat 35° 51 '38", long 79°00'35", at

highway bridge, at DurhamChatham County line, 4 miles

north of Farrington, Chatham

County.

Lat 35°47'44", long 79°00'32", at

highway bridge, f mile south of

Farrington, Chatham County, and

^ mile above Bush Creek.

Lat 35°45', long 79°00", at highway bridge ij miles northeast of

Seaforth, Chatham County.

Lat 35°43'30", long 78°53'40", at

highway bridge, 2 miles west of

Apex, Wake County, "and 2' miles

north of Friendship.

Lat' 36°05'17", long 80°01'26", at

highway bridge, 1.7 miles south

of Colfax, Guilford County.

Lat 36°03'20", long 80°01'10", at

highway bridge, 4 miles south of

Colfax and 4j miles southwest of

Friendship, Guilford County. 

Lat 36°02'32 , long 80°00'04 , at

highway bridge, { mile above

mouth and 2-J miles northwest of

Deep River, Guilford County.

Lat 36°02'19 , long 79° 59' 33 , at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 1.8 miles northwest of

Deep River, Guilford County.

Lat 36°00'50 , long 80°00'05Tl , at

highway bridge 0.7 mile above

mouth and 2-J miles southeast of

Deep River, Guilford County.

Lat 35°59'59, long 80°00'04r', at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles above

mouth, and 2.1 miles northwest

of intersection of U. S. Highways 311 and 70 in High Point,

Guilford County. 

Lat 36°04'50", long 79°57'28", at 

bridge on State Highway 68, ^

mile south of Friendship, Guilford County.

Lat 35°58'48r', long 79°55'37", at 

highway bridge, at Oakdale, 0.1

mile above mouth and 1 mile

southeast of Jamestown, Guilford County. 

Lat 35°56'28r', long 79°55'56", at 

highway bridge, 2.3 miles above

mouth, 3 miles northeast of

Archdale, and 4 miles southeast

of railroad station in High

Point, Ouilford County. 

Lat 35° 56 '00", long 79° 52 '20", at 

highway bridge, 0.8 mile above

mouth and l£ miles north of

Guilford-Randolph County line.

Lat 35°52'35", long 70°52'45", at 

site of former gaging station 

(1934-42) 600 ft above highway

bridge, 2 miles east of Glenola

brick plant, 3 miles southwest

of Coltrane's mill, and 7 miles

southeast of Archdale, Randolph

County. 

Lat 35° 51 '20", long 79° 51 '20", at 

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 1.9 miles north of

New Market, Randolph County. 

Lat 35° 51', long 79° 50', at highway bridge, 1.8 miles above

mouth and 2.7 miles northwest

of Randleman, Randolph County. 

Lat 35° 53', long 79°46', at highway bridge, £ mile below unnamed tributary, 2 miles east

of Level Cross, and 4 miles

southwest of Climax, Guilford

County. 

Lat 35°52'30", long 79°45'20", at 

highway bridge 1.2 miles above

mouth and 3.3 miles east of

Level Cross, Randolph County, 

-at 35°45', long 79°48', 300 ft 

above Penwood Branch, li miles

north of intersection of State

Highway 49A and U. S. Highway

220 in Asheboro, Randolph

County.

* Base flow.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

230

23.6

6.53

2.18

11.5

1.95

.61

4.09

2.48

3.91

7.75

12.7

-

16.2

2.85

26.2

28.1

-

5.62

Measured 

previousl 

(water 

years)

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

1954

Date

Dec. 1

Aug. 2

Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 1

Oct. 2

Oct.

Oct. 2

Dec.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

Oct. 8

Dec. 9

Oct. 6 

)ec. £

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

ct. 6

ct. 6

ct. 6

^ug. 24

ct. 6

3ec. 8

Discharge 

(cfs)

49.1

7.91

.90

104

2.94

28.2

0

.24

5.83

*.12

*1.15

*.ll

*a.01

*.07

*a.04

*.89

32.2

.59

68 . 7

0

0

aO

*a.01

0

5.10

0

2.57

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 289

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Bush Creek. . .

Richland 

Creek.

Falls Creek. .

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Rocky River. . 

Do. ........

North Branch.

utary. 

Rocky River. .

Landrum Creek

Tributary to

Deep River. . .

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

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

Rocky River. . 

Deep River. . .

Rocky River. .

Deep River. . . 

Rooky River. .

Location

Lat 35°45'30", long 79°43'30", at 

highway bridge, 0.7 mile above 

mouth and 1 mile northwest of 

Franklinville, Randolph County.

on State Highway 49A, 4i miles 

west of Liberty, Randolph 

County.

bridge on State Highway 22, 1 

mile above mouth and 1 mile 

southeast of Ramseur, Randolph 

County.

way bridge, ^ mile above mouth 

and 3 miles northeast of Coleridge, Randolph County. 

Lat 35°3B', long 79°43', at highway bridge, 3$ miles above Bachelors Creek and B miles southeast of Asheboro, Randolph 

County.

on State Highways 22 and 902, at 

Cheeks, 5 miles southeast of 

Coleridge, Randolph County.

way bridge, 3 miles above mouth, 

7g miles east of Seagrove, and 

B miles south of Coleridge, 

Randolph County.

highway bridge, 2j miles northeast of Spies, 3 miles above 

Cabin Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Robbins, Moore County. 

Lat 35°30'30", long 79°31'00", at 

highway bridge, 1.2 miles north 

of High Falls, Moore County, and 

1.4 miles above mouth.

highway bridge, 1 mile above 

mouth and 1.5 miles northeast of 

Carbonton, Chatham County. 

Lat 35°50', long 79°34', at Atlantic and Yadkin Ry. bridge, 5 

mile above mouth and lj miles 

south of Liberty, Randolph 

County. 

Lat 35°45', long 79°33', at bridge 

on U. S, Highway 421, 2 miles 

south of Liberty, Randolph 

County.

highway bridge, \ mile above 

North Branch Rocky River and 3j 

miles east of Staley, Randolph 

County. 

Lat 35° 51 '50", long 79° 32 '40", at 

bridge on State Highway 49, at 

Rando Iph- Alamance County line, 

ij miles northeast of Liberty, 

Randolph County.

ft above sewage plant, ij miles 

above mouth and 1^ miles east of 

intersection of U. S. Highways 

64 and 421 in Siler City, Chatham County.

ft below sewage plant, lj miles 

above mouth, and ij miles east 

of intersection of U. S. Highways 

64 and 421 in Siler City, Chatham 

County.

on U. S. Highway 64, 1 mile above 

mouth and 3.8 miles southwest of 

Silk Hope, Chatham County. 

Lat 35°41'00", long 79°£0'00", \ 

mile below Tick Creel?, 5 miles 

east of Mount Vemon Springs, 

Chatham County, and 5 miles 

northeast of Bonlee. 

Lat 35°41'20", long 79° 16 "30", at 

highway bridge, 1.5 miles above 

mouth and 6 miles southwest of 

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

13.2

34.0

2.97

0.2B 

4.74

2.65

93.2 

14.9

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1954

1954 

1954

1954

1954

Date

Oct. 6

Oct. 7

Aug. 24

Aug. 24

Oct. 7

Oct. 6 

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 19 

Dec. 8

Oct. 20

Oct. 8 

Dec. 17

Oct. 5

Discharge 

(cfs)

*a.02 

0

*a.!5

*12.6

*B.69 

.09

0

*a.02 

.74

.55

2.69 

5.71

2.18

.49 

70.9

a. 02

* Base flow, 

a Estimated.
290 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Hollands

Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Kenneth Creek

Kenneth

Branch.

Do.........

Do... ......

Neals Creek. .

Buies Creek. .

Do. .......

Upper Little

River.

Unnamed tributary.

Gathers Creek

Upper Little

River.

Do. ........

Do..... ....

Do...... ...

Stuart Creek.

Do. ........

Do... ......

Joes Fork. . . .

Tributary to

Rocky River. .

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

Neals Creek. .

Kenneth Creek

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

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

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

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

Gathers Creek

Upper Little

River.

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nicks Creek. .

Location

Lat 35°41'30", long 79°14'40", at

highway bridge, 2 miles above

mouth and 4 miles southwest of

Plttsboro, Chatham County.

Lat 35°38', long 79°18', at highway bridge, 3 miles northeast

of Goldston, Chatham County, 4^

miles below Atlantic and Yadkin

Ry., and 6i miles from mouth. 

Lat 35"33'48 , long 78°47'46", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 15A,

0.3 mile above Lake Laura and

1.7 miles south of Fuquay

Springs, Wake County.

Lat 35°33'41", long 78°47'24",

above sewage outfall 1 mile

above mouth and lj miles south

of Fuquay Springs, Wake County.

Lat 35°33'23", long 78°47'23", below sewage outfall £ mile above

mouth and if miles south of Fuquay Springs, Wake County.

Lat 35 0 32'06", long 78°47'20", at

highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Chalybeate, Harnett

County, and 3 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°25'40", long 78 0 49 I 20", at

bridge on U. S. Highway ISA, i

mile above mouth, and 2 miles

north of Llllington, Harnett

County.

Lat 35°24'30", long 78°44'47", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421,

0.7 mile southwest of town of

Buies Creek, Harnett County. 

Lat 35°23'26", long 78°45'041 ', j

mile above mouth and 1-J miles

southwest of town of Buies

Creek, Harnett County.

Lat 35°24'02", long 79°08'38", at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile above

Casters Creek and 5 miles southeast of center of Sanford, Lee

County.

Lat 35°26'49", long 79°09'48", below sewage effluent, 1.4 miles

southeast of center of Sanford,

Lee County.

Lat 35°25'19", long 79°08'25", at

highway bridge, l£ miles above

mouth and 3y miles southeast of

center of Sanford, Lee County.

Lat 35°24'00", long 79°06'40", at

bridge on State Highway 87, i

mile below Atlantic Coast Line

RR. , 4 mile below Juniper Creek,

and if miles north of Swan, Lee

County. 

Lat 35°21', long 78° 51', at bridge

on State Highway 210, 3 miles

southwest of Lillington, Harnett

County, and about 9 miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°20'04", long 78°47'02", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 15A, 500

ft above Southern Ry. and 1.8

miles north of Bunnlevel, Harnett County. 

Lat SS'ig'SS*, long 78°43'20", at

highway bridge, 1; miles above

mouth, 2.7 miles west of Erwln,

Harnett County.

Lat 35°20'24", long 78°41'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421, li

miles northwest of Erwin, Harnett County, 1.7 miles above

mouth .

Lat 35°20'10", long 78°41'35", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth, 1.2 miles northwest of

Erwln, Harnett County.

Lat 35°19'40", long 78°41'39", 5

mile above mouth, and 1 mile

west of Erwin, Harnett County.

Lat 35°13'08", long 79°28'44", at

highway bridge, ly miles above

mouth, and 1.8 miles northwest

of Pinehurst, Moore County.

Drainage 

area 

sq mi)

-

43.2

5.55

3.98

13.5

37.6

7.29

26,0

18 . 8

-

4.36

43.0

180

197

210

13.4

14.0

15.6

3.37

Measured 

jreviously 

(water 

years )

1949-54

1954

1952,

1954

1949-54

1930

Date

Oct. 5

Aug. 23

May 18

July 19

July 26

Aug. 23

Oct. 6

May 18

July 19

Aug. 23

May 18

June 29

July 26

Aug. 23

May 18

July 19

July 26

Aug. 23

May 20

Oct. 25

May 20

June 29

July 27

Sept. 13 

June 14

July 27

Sept. 17

May 19

July 29

Aug. 9

May 19

July 28

Aug. 9

May 19

July 28

Aug. 9

May 19

May 27

July 29

Aug. 9

Oct. 5

June 30

Aug. 25

Oct. 13

May 24

June 30

May 24 

July 26

May 18

June 29

July 27

Aug. 25

May 19

May 20

July 27

Aug. 25

May 27

July 8

July 28

discharge 

(cfs)

0

*5.65

.22

.47

1.50

5.64

5.44

*.08

*.14

2.04

.36

.25

1.13

4.43

*1.54

*2.43

*4.31

20.4

2.71

12.7

*.38

*.18

6.98

12.2 

*.15

41.2

46.0

*1.63

*.45

*.30

.34

.32

.43

1.14

1.77

1.51

10.6

4.77

4.17

2.52

*.31

*12.4

1,500

0

*39.8

*14.0

*36 . 3

185

*.72

*.30

2.51

39.2

*.67

2.37

4.85

42.2

2.58

4.69

1.83

Base flow.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 291

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Board Creek. .

Joes Fork. . . .

Nicks Creek..

Little River.

McDeeds Creek

Do.........

Do. ........

Mill Creek. . .

Do..... ....

Little River.

Crane Creek. .

Unnamed tributary.

MoDuffle

Creek,

Unnamed tributary.

Little River.

Stewarts

Creek.

Cross Creek. .

Hybarts

Branch.

Do... ......

* Base flow

Tributary to

Joes Fork. . . .

Nicks Creek. .

Little River.

Cape Fear

River.

Mill Creek. . .

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

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

Little River.

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

Cape Fear

River.

Little River.

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

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

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

Cape Fear

River.

Little River.

Cape Fear

River.

Branson Creek

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

Location

Lat 35°13'06", long 79°28'35",

Just above mouth, 1-f miles

north of Plnehurst, Moore

County.

Lat 350 13'37", long 79 0 27'26", at

highway bridge, { mile above

mouth and 1.8 miles southwest

of Eastwood, Moore County.

Lat 35°14'20", long 79°26'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 15 and

501, 1 mile south of Eastwood

and 3j miles north of Plnehurst,

Moore County.

Lat 35°14'58", long 79°18'04", at

highway bridge, i mile above

Mill Creek and 0.8 mile northeast of Lakevlew, Moore County.

Lat 35°11'25", long 790 22'56", at

bridge on State Highway 22, 1

mile north of Southern Pines,

Moore County.

Lat 35°12'05", long 79°22'43", below sewage effluent, 1-J miles

northeast of Southern Pines,

Moore County.

Lat 35°13'00", long 79°21'3l", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles north

of Nlagra, Moore County, and li

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°14'12", long 79°19'4l",

above Crystal Lake, li miles

west of Lakevlew, Moore County.

Lat 34°14'27", long 79°18'09",

"-.just below Crystal Lake, at

Lakevlew, Moore County.

Lat 35"14 ! 31", long 79°17'4,8", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, at

Vass, Moore County.

Lat 35° 17', long 79°16', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 1, ij

miles below Herds Creek, and 2

miles northeast of Vass, Moore

County.

Lat 35°11'37", long 78°59'36", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile above

mouth and 1 mile northwest of

Manchester, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°ll'22 n , long 78°59'04",

500 ft below State Highway 87

and 500 ft above mouth, at

Manchester, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°11'12" ) long 78°58'38",

Just above mouth, lj miles

north of Spring Lake, Cumberland County,

Lat 35°12'07", long 78°57'12", at

bridge on State Highway 210, 1.0

mile above McLeod Creek and 2

miles east of Manchester, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°16'l2", long 78°45'29", at

highway bridge, 0.4 mile above

mouth and 1 mile north of Linden, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°03'10", long 78°52'26", at

bridge on Cool Spring St. at

Fayettevllle, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°04'35", long 78°56'26", at

bridge 2 miles above Branson

Creek and 3j miles northwest of

center of Fayettevllle, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°03'50", long 78°55'48", at

Morganton Road at Fayettevllle,

Cumberland County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

0.96

5.80

20.5

77.1

2.24

7.21

16.2

20.3

98.6

32.4

20.0

8.13

.73

360

10.1

26.6

.24

1.11

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1954

1946,1948

1949-54

Date

May 27

July 8

July 28

May 27

July 8

July 28

May 27

July 8

July 28

May 26

Sept. 14

May 26

July 7

Aug. 10

Sept. 14

May 26

July 7

Sept. 14

May 26

July 7

Aug. 9

Sept. 14

May 26

July 7

Sept. 14

May 26

July 7

July 21

Aug. 9

Sept. 14

May 36

July 8

July 21

Sept. 14

Aug. 9

Aug. 24

June 1

July 6

May 25

July 6

July 28

Aug. 10

June 1

June 16

July 6

July 19

Aug. 10

May 25

June 21

July 27

May 24

June 17

July 26

May 17

Aug. 10

Sept. 16

June 1

July 19

Aug. 10

Sept. 15

June 1

June 24

July 7

Aug. 10

Sept. 15

Discharge 

(ofs)

0.94

.76

.66

3.33

6.46

2.21

10.8

13.8

4.81

38.9

102

*1.38

*1.33

*1.40

*1.94

3 . JC*0 

2.98

4.42

5.60

4.20

4.76

7.80

12.5

*4.27

18.7

16.0

.30

1.67

6.83

24.5

52.4

*9.21

15.4

110

*.40

210

*6.98

*1.84

4.54

*1.82

*2.41

*1.75

.71

.99

.82

.98

.89

*271

*138

*91.9

*.53

*a.2

11.0

*13.2

*7.50

23.9

0

a.l

a. 02

.20

a. 16

1.18

.27

.30

.80

a Estimated.
292 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Pear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Branson

Creek.

Blounts Creek

Do. ........

Cross Creek. .

Do. ........

Buzzard

Branch.

Locks Creek. .

Rockfish

Creek.

Do.. .......

Pedlars

Branch.

Rockfish

Creek.

Do. ........

Jacks Ford

Branch .

Beaver Creek

Cumberland

Creek.

Little Rockfish Creek.

Harrison

Creek.

Ellis Creek, .

Turnbull

Creek.

Tributary to

Cross Creek. .

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

Cape Pear

River.

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

Locks Creek. .

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

Rockfish

Creek.

Cape Pear

River.

do

Beaver Creek.

Cumberland

Creek.

Little Rockfish Creek.

Rockfish

Creek.

Cape Pear

River.

do

do

Location

Lat 35°03'07", long 78°55'01", at

McBain Drive, £ mile below Hybarts Branch in Fayetteville,

Cumberland County.

Lat 35°02'40", long 78°53'3l", at

Crock St., ZOO ft above Atlantic

Coast Line RR., in Fayetteville,

Cumberland County.

Lat 35°03'10", long 78°52'17", at

Hawley Lane, 0.2 mile above

mouth ot Fayetteville, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°03'23rr , long 78°52'16", at

Grove St., 0.1 mile below

Blounts Creek, at Fayetteville,

Cumberland County.

Lat 35°03'18", long 78°51'48", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 301, at

Fayetteville, Cumberland County,

0.5 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°02'38", long 78°50'58", at

Atlantic Coast Line RR., 800 ft

above mouth and ij miles east

of center of Fayetteville, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°02'43", long 78° 51 '20", at

Atlantic Coast Line RR., i mile

above mouth and li miles west

of center of Fayetteville, Cumberland County.

Lat 35°00'30", long 79°14'10", at

highway bridge, J mile above

Nicholsons Creek and 1.9 miles

northeast of Raeford, Hoke

County,

Lat 35° 00', long 79° 13', 1 mile

below Nicholsons Creek and 1

mile north of Raeford, Hoke

County.

Lat 34°59'05", long 79°12'10", at

culvert on East Prospect St., 1

mile northeast of center of Raeford, Hoke County.

Lat 34°58'55", long 79°11'44", at

bridge on old U. S. Highway ISA,

1.7 miles east of center of

Raeford, Hoke County. 

Lat 34°58'11", long 79°06'40", at

Aberdeen and Rockfish RR., just

below Puppy Creek, 3 miles southwest of town of Rockfish, Hoke

County.

Lat 35°05'43", long 78* 57 "53", k

mile above mouth and 6 miles

northwest of Fayetteville,

Cumberland County.

Lat 35°05'00", long 78° 58 '10", at

highway bridge, 1? miles above

Stewarts Creek, 1.8 miles above

Aberdeen and Rockfish RR. and 6

miles northwest of Fayetteville,

Cumberland County.

Lat 35°00'04", long 78°58'44", at

highway bridge at Cumberland,

Cumberland County, 1 mile above

mouth.

Lat 34°59'13", long 78°57'32", at

highway bridge, 0.7 mile above

Buckhead Creek and 1 mile southeast of Cumberland, Cumberland

County.

Lat 34°43'52", long 78°43'00", at

highway bridge, 1.3 miles south

of Whiteoak, Bladen County, and

1.3 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°41'30", long 78° 39 '30", at

bridge on State Highway 53, 1.3

miles southeast of Ruskin,

Bladen County, and 7 miles above

mouth .

Lat 34°42', long 78°54', at highway bridge, lif miles above

Jones Lake outlet, 4J- miles

northeast of Elizabethtown,

Bladen County, and 6 miles from

mouth.

Drainage 

area 

[sq mi)

3.65

9.93

11.7

38.6

39.6

.33

41.1

67.5

90.7

-

95.7

145

.48

10.6

31.1

83.7

44.6

44.5

65.2

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1950-54

1945

1949-54

Date

June 1

June 21

July 19

June 1

June 1

June 24

July 19

June 2

June 24

May 18

June 15

June 23

July 21

May 12

June 2

Aug. 2

June 2

June 23

July 21

Aug. 2

May 31

June 15

May 31

June 15

Aug. 3

May 3

June 15

June 22

Aug. 3

May 18

May 31 

June 22

Aug. 3

June 1

July 12

Aug. 2

June 1

July 21

Aug. 2

Aug. 31

May 31

June 22

July 12

Aug. 2

Aug. 31

May 31

June 27

Aug. 2

July 20

Sept. 1

July 20

Sept. 1

July 20

Sept. 15

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.67

*1.82

*2.11

6.64

6.54

21.0

5.86

13.3

40.5

24.1

14.8

35.2

28.9

a. 03

a. 05

a. 18

*7.37

*19.6

39.0

*16.3

84.3

51.4

82.6

48.6

70.7

2.29

2.16

2.40

2.55

87.5

136

145

141

.36

.68

.50

*7.12

10.6

*6.42

9.54

23.8

4.91

39.6

18.7

35.8

71.4

*40.0

*44.4

*5.68

147

27.4

97.0

41.0

150

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955--Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Browns Creek.

Do. ........

Do.. .......

Hammond Creek

Whites Creek.

Carvers Creek

Hood Creek. , .

Great Coharie

Creek.

Mill Branch. .

Dollar Branch

Mill Branch. .

Great Coharie

Creek.

Do. ........

Little Coharie

Creek.

Do. ........

Black River. .

Do. ........

Do. ........

do .........

Do. ........

Tributary to

Cape Pear

River.

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

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

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

Hammond Creek

Cape Pear

River.

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

Black River. .

Great Coharie

Creek.

Mill Branch. .

Great Coharie

Creek.

Black River. .

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

Great Coharie

Creek.

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

Cape Fear

River.

South River. .

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

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

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

Location

Lat 34"36'30", long 78°37'27", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 701, £

miles south of Elizabethtown,

Bladen County, and 3^ miles

above mouth.

Lat 34 0 36'36", long 78°35'27", at

highway bridge, 1 mile south of

Elizabethtown, Bladen County,

and 2j miles above mouth.

Lat 34°36'40", long 7B°35'00", at

bridge on State Highway 87, 1.7

miles southeast of Elizabethtown, Bladen County and 1 . 7

miles above mouth.

Lat 34°33'57", long 78°33'03", at

highway bridge, 2^ miles above

Whites Creek and 5 miles southeast of Elizabethtown, Bladen

County.

Lat 34°32'36", long 78°30'12", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 8 miles southeast of

Elizabethtown, Bladen County.

Lat 34°27'06", long 78°25'36", at

highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Carvers and 3 miles

northeast of Council, Bladen

County.

Lat 34°17', long 78°08', at

bridge on U. S. Highways 74 and

76, 1 mile southeast of Maco,

and 4ir miles northeast of Leland, Brunswick County.

Lat 35°01'28", long 78°22'15", at

highway bridge, li miles above

Mill Branch and 3| miles northwest of Clinton, Sampson County.

Lat 35°00'34", long 78°20'23", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421, 1

mile northwest of center of

Clinton, Sampson County, and 2.2

miles above mouth.

Lat 34° 59 '39", long 78" 20 '00",

1,000 ft above State Highway 24,

0.6 mile southwest of center of

Clinton, Sampson County, and 1

mile above mouth.

Lat 35°00'20", long 78°20'48", below Dollar Branch, lj miles

northwest of Clinton, Sampson

County, and 1.8 miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°59'38", long 78°22'42", at

bridge on State Highway 24, 3^

miles west of Clinton, Sampson

County.

Lat 34°50'11", long 78°22'02", at

highway bridge 0.2 mile above

Little Coharie Creek and 1.7

miles northwest of Ingold, Sampson County.

Lat 35°00'54", long 78°32'15", at

highway bridge, 2 miles west of

Salemburg, Sampson County.

Lat 34°50'06", long 78°22'15", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and 1.8 miles northwest

of Ingold, Sampson County.

Lat 34°36'48", long 78°15'12", at

highway bridge, J mile west of

Ivanhoe, Sampson County, and ^

mile below Atlantic Coast Line

RR.

Lat 35°30'15", long 78°44'00", at

bridge 800 ft east of High

Schoo'l in Angler, Harriett

County.

Lat 35°29'26", long 78°43'30",

1.3 miles southeast of Angler,

Harnett County.

Lat 35°29'16", long 78°42'30", at

highway bridge, J mile above

Popes Lake and 1 . 6 miles northwest of Barclaysville, Harnett

County.

Lat 35°18'39", long 78°38'48", at

highway bridge, ij miles below

Southern Ry., and 2 miles southeast of Erwin, Harnett County.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

14.1

17.3

17.7

17.1

13.1

9.80

22 9

136

7.64

1.86

10.2

158

207

73.6

158

736

1.17

2 . 53

4.30

43.6

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1950-54

Date

June 3

June 3

July 20

Sept. 15

June 3

July 27

Sept. 15

July 27

Sept. 15

June 2

July 27

Sept. 15

July 28

Sept. 16

July 19

July 26

July 19

July 26

Aug. 27

July 19

July 26

Sept. 2 7

July 19

July 26

July 26

Sept. 27

June 16

July 29

Sept. 29

June 16

June 16

July 28

June 6

July 14

June 6

July 14

June 6

July 14

June 6

July 22

Sept. 27

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.05

3.32

12.1

18.8

4.09

*.23

8.15

*.99

12.9

*a.2

*.93

12.1

*1.13

*53.0

109

*40.6

1.98

*.90

10.7

*.63

*.36

3.76

3.64

3.20

*68.8

489

*37.2

*7.23

144

*24.3

*81.5

393

*a.03

2.17

*a.04

4.57

*a.03

21.2

0

42.5

55.9

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In tne South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C. Continued

Stream

Mlngo Swamp. .

Stony Run. . . .

Mingo Swamp . .

South River. .

Unnamed tributary.

Do. ........

South River. .

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

Barlow Branch

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

Do. ........

Ready Branch.

Goshen Swamp.

Rockfish

Creek.

Do... ......

Little Rockfish Creelc.

Burgaw Creek.

Tributary to

South River. .

Mlngo Swamp . .

South River. .

Black River. .

South River. .

Black River. .

Cape Fear

River.

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

Cape Fear

River.

... do .......

Goshen Swamp.

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

Rockfish

Creek.

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

Location

Lat 35° 17 "45", long 78°34'18", at

bridge on State Highway 55, 1.2

miles above Stony Run and 2

miles east of Dunn, Harnett

County.

Lat 35°17'48", long 78°35'06", at

bridge on State Highway 55, 1

mile above mouth and ij miles

east of Dunn, Harnett County.

Lat ?5°16'10", long 78°35'18", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 421. 1

mile below Stony Run and 2.7

miles southeast of Dunn, Harnett County.

Lat 35°ll'33r', long 78°38'30", at

highway bridge, 0.7 mile southeast of Falcon, Cumberland

County, and 1.1 miles abo-.'e

Little Beaverdam Swamp.

Lat 34°56'48", long 78°31 1 48", at

highway bridge, 1.1 miles southwest of Roseboro, Sampson County,

and 3j miles above mouth.

Lat 34 C 55'30", long 78°31'30", at

highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of Roseboro, Sampson County,

and 2 miles above mouth.

Lat 34°38'23", long 78°18'48", at

highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of Kerr, Sampson County,

and 65 miles above mouth.

Lat 35° 10' 37", long 78°02'45", at

highway bridge, ij miles southeast t-f Mt. Olive, Wayne County,

and 1^ miles above Barlow Branch

Lat 35°11'42", long 18°03'10", at

cemetery, 5 mile above mcutn and

2 miles east of Mt. Olive, Wayne

County.

Lat 35° 10 '42", long 78°00'04", at

highway bridge, j mile below

Barlow Branch and 3 miles east

of Mt. Clive, Kayrie County.

Lat 34°09'ie", long 77"57'2l", at

highway bridge, 4^ miles above

Buck Marsh and G miles southwest of Seven Springs, Wayne

County.

Lat 35°06'15", loag 78"07'07", at

highway bridge at Falson, Duplln County, i£ alles above

mouth.

Lat 35°01'30", long 77°5''13M , a.r

bridge on State Highway 11, r-f

miles southwest of Kornegay,

Duplln County.

Lat 34°43'34",' long 78°00'18", at

highway bridge at Wallace, Duplln County, It miles above

Atlantic Coast Line RR. bridge.

Lat 34°43'07", long T^ES'SO",

200 ft above Little Rockfish

Creek, if miles south of Tin

City, Duplln County.

Lat 34°43'22", long 77°58'57",

200 ft above mouth, 1.3 miles

southeast of Wallace, Duplin

County, and 1.4 miles south

of Tin City.

Lat 34°33'53r', long 77°55'22", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 117,

0.8 mile northeast of Burgaw,

Pender County, and 7 miles

above mouth.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

31.1

7.75

50.2

143

.56

470

E.73

.70

10.5

30.5

3. EC

180

126

11.2

8.77

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years j

1949

Date

June 6

June 29

Sept. 2

Sept.? 7

June 6

June 29

Juj.y 22

Sept. 27

June 6

July 22

Sept. 1

Sept. 27

June 14

Sept. 2 9

June 16

June 16

Jur.e 22

Aug. 4

Aug. 31

July 20

Aug. 4

Aug. 31

Aug. 4

July 20

Aug. 4

Sept. 29

Sept. 29

Aug. 3

Aug. 3

Aug. 3

Aug. 3

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.66

1.05

44 1

24.0

*.10

*.06

*1.S1

£.25

*,79

*14.2

67.7

52.3

*,92

a. 4

*J2.7

*a.2

*.07

3.21

15.8

.96

2.84

*1.19

32.0

*8.74

3.85

275

*11.2

 11.5

*.36

.60

Pee Dee River basin

Yadkin River.

Kings Creek. .

Pee Dee River

Yadkin River.

Lat 36°00'30", long 81°30'30",

Just below mouth of Buffalo

Creek, J mile below bridge on

State Highway 268, and 4 miles

northeast of Patterson, Caldwell County, N. C.

Lat 36°02'20r', long 81°24'50", at

highway bridge, 0.1 mile west

of Grandin, Caldwell County,

N. C.

72.4

28.2

1954 Sept. 22

Oct. 12

*23.9

*8.46

* Base flow.

a Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 295

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Stream

Elk Creek. . . .

Stony Creek. .

South Prong

Lewis Fork.

North Prong

Lewis Fork.

Lewis Fork. . .

Flshtrap

Creek.

Moravian

Creek.

Middle Fork

Reddles

River.

Mulberry

Creek.

Do... ......

Fishing Creek

Roaring River

Do. ........

Bugaboo Creek

Mltchell

River.

Do. .... ...

Little Creek.

Snow Creek. . .

Fisher River.

Cody Creek. . .

Yadkln River.

Hagan Creek. .

Ararat River.

Tributary to

Yadkln River.

do

Lewis Fork. . .

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

Yadkln River.

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

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

Reddles River

Yadkln River.

do

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

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

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

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

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

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

Snow Creek. . .

Mltehell

River.

Yadkin River.

Fisher River.

Pee Dee River

Yadkln River.

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

Location

Lat 36°04'20", long 81°24'15", at

bridge on State Highway 268 at

Elkvllle, Wllkes County, N. C.,

0.4 mile above mouth.

Lat 36°06'50", long 81°21'00", at

highway bridge 1 mile above

mouth and lj miles north of

Ferguson, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°09'10", long 81°18'20", at

bridge, £ mile above North

Prong and 0.6 mile east of

Champion, Wilkes County, N. C.

Lat 36°09'20", long 81°18'10", at

highway bridge, J mile above

South Prong and 1.0 mile east

of Champion, Wilkes County, N. C

Lat 36°09'10", long Bl'lS'lCT, at

highway bridge just below North

and South Prongs, 0.7 mile east

of Champion, Wilkes County,

N. C.

Lat 36°09'40", long 81°14'50", at

highway bridge, 1.4 miles west

of Buck, Wilkes County, N. C.

and 2 miles above mouth. 

Lat 36°08'40", long 81° 10 '20", at

bridge on State Highway 268

west of Wilkesboro, Wilkes

County, N. C., at city limits.

Lat 36°15'50", long 81°17'55", at

highway bridge, 1 mile east of

Wilbar, Wilkes County, N. C.

and 2^ miles above mouth.

Lat 36°13'30", long 81°08'40", at

highway bridge 1.7 miles northeast of Fairplains, Wilkes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°12', long 81°07', 300 ft

above bridge on State Highway

268 at North Wilkesboro city

limits, Wilkes County, N. C.

and lj miles above mouth.

Lat 36°10'10", long 81°05'30", at

highway bridge, 2.9 miles east

of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°15'20", long 81°02'30", at

highway bridge, 3j miles northwest of Roaring River, Wilkes

County, N. C., 4 miles above

mouth.

Lat 36°13', long 81°01', 0.4 mile

above State Highway 268, at

Roaring River, Wilkes County,

N. C., and 0.6 mile above

mouth. 

Lat 36°13'20", long 30°57'20", at

highway bridge on State Highway

268, i mile above mouth, and 1

mile west of Rhonda, Wilkes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°25'10", long 60°52'00", at

highway bridge, l£ miles below

North Fork, and 3 miles north

of Mountain Park, Surry County,

N. C.

Lat 36°19'00", long 80°43'40", at

highway bridge, 3j miles above

mouth, and 4f miles northeast

of Elkin, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36° 21 '50", long 80°48'20", at

highway bridge, 0.7 mile east

of Zephyr, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36° 18 '00", long 80° 46 '10", at

highway bridge, 1.9 miles north

of Burch, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°27'00'', long 80°49'10", at

highway bridge, j mile northeast of Blevins Store, Surry

County, N. C.

Lat 36°20'20", long 80°41'10", at

bridge on State Highway 268,

3.8 miles west of Level Cross,

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°16'40", long 80°33'10", at

highway bridge at Siloam, Surry

County, N. C., 75 ft above

Hagan Creek and 1.2 miles above

Ararat River.

Lat 36° 16 '40", long 80° 33 '20", at

highway bridge, 0.5 mile north

of Siloam, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36° 30 '00", long 80° 35 '40", at

bridge on State Highway 103 at

Mount Airy, Surry County, N. C.,

2.3 miles above Lovells Creek.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

50

35.1

31.2

33.6

65.4

7.92

26.8

13.9

31.8

43.0

7.52

122

136

32.8

80.4

1.29

16.0

31.2

10.7

1,230

8.64

66.6

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1941,

1949-54

1954

1954

1954

1949-54

1952-54

1947

1904,

1922,1925,

1948-49,

1952-53

1954

1951-54

1952-54

1925

1952-53

1947,

1952-54

Date

Oct. 13

Sept. 9

July 28

July 28

Sept. 9

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 12

Oct. 10

July 28

Sept. 9

Oct. 10

Oct. 13

July 28

Sept. 9

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Sept. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 12

Oct. £

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Sept. 13

Discharge 

(cfs)

*10.4

*20.5

*21.2

*21.9

*38.4

*2.29

*8.64

*4.51

*12.8

*24.0

*23.6

*2.85

*25.4

*62.1

*8 . 35

*11.6

*23.3

*40.5

a. 2

*2.79

*10.9

*1.74

*254

*1.56

*11.9

*20.3

Base flow, 

a Estimated.
296 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Stream

Lovells Creek

Paul's Creek.

Stewarts

Creek.

Rutledge

Creek.

Flat Shoals

Creek.

Toms Creek. . .

Little Yadkln River.

Deep Creek, , .

Mill Creek. . .

Little Creek.

Muddy Creek. .

Kerne rs Mill

Creek.

South Pork

Muddy Creek

Do. ........

Reedy Creek. .

South Yadkln

River.

Snow Creek. . .

Fifth Creek

Fourth Creek.

Bear Creek. . .

Tributary to

Ararat River.

Stewarts

Creek.

Ararat River.

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

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

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

Yadkin River.

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

Muddy Creek. .

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

Yadkin River.

Middle Fork

Muddy Creek

Muddy Creek. .

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

Yadkin River.

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

South Yadkin

River.

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

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

Location

Lat 36°29'10", long 80°36'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 601,

0.1 mile south of Mt. Airy,

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°30'40", long 80°40'00", at

highway bridge, 200 ft above

mouth and 3 miles west of Mt.

Airy, Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°Z7'45r', long 80° 37 '30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 601, 2

miles above mouth and 3 miles

southwest of Mt. Airy, Surry

County, N. C.

Lat 36°28'10", long 80°33'50", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 52, 4

miles southeast of Mt. Airy,

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°25'10", long 80°32'10", at

highway bridge, 1.5 miles northeast of Ararat, Surry County,

N. C.

Lat 36°23'50", long 80°29'20", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 52, 0.7

mile northwest of Pilot Mountain,

Surry County, N. C.

Lat 36°15'25", long 80°27'10", at

highway bridge, 1.2 miles above

mouth and 1.3 miles northwest of

Donnaha, Forsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°06'20", long 80°34'40", at

highway bridge, J mile south of

Shacktown, 1 mile above Harman

Creek, and 4.8 miles southeast

of Yadkinvllle, Yadkin County,

N. C.

Lat 36°09'02", long 80°18'43", at

highway bridge at Intersection

of U. S. Highway 421 and State

Highway 67, at Wlnston-Salem,

Forsyth County, N. C. about 3

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°02'19", long 80° 21 '46", at

highway bridge, 0.9 mile above

mouth and 1.9 miles northeast of

Clemmons, Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°01'28", long 80°21'16", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 158, lj

miles east of Clemmons, Porsyth

County, and 2 miles above Salem

Creek.

Lat 36°07'00", long 80°08'45", at

highway bridge, 0.9 mile above

Salem Lake and 4 miles west of

Kernersvllle, Forsyth County,

N. C.

Lat 36°00'40", long 80°16'20", at

bridge on State Highway 150, 5

miles south of Winston-Salem,

Porsyth County, N. C.

Lat 36°00'22", long 80°18'07", at

highway bridge, on Evebert Road,

1-J miles below Leak Creek, and

4-j miles east of railroad station at Clemmons, Forsyth

County, N. C.

Lat 35°54'30", long 80°21'50", at

highway bridge, lj miles above

mouth and 1.6 miles west of town

of Reedy Creek, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 53 '10", long 80° 56 '50", at

bridge on State Highway 115, 7

miles north of Statesvllle, Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°54'10T| , long 80" 56 '50", at

bridge on State Highway 115, 4.8

miles northeast of Scotts, Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°51', long 80°44', at highway bridge, 1.1 miles west of

Cool Springs, Iredell County,

N. C. and 1-J miles above mouth.

Lat 35 <> 50'40", long 80°55'20", at

bridge on State Highway 115, 3i

miles north of Statesville, Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°52', long 80°35', at highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of

Mocksvllle, Davie County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

28.7

32.8

89.2

7.22

7.33

29.9

59.7

65.9

26.6

6.78

111

8.50

38.5

42.2

21.1

77.0

28.6

27.0

9.19

23.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1952-54

1941-42

1952-54

1949-54

1953-54

1952-54

Date

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Sept. 13

Oct. 7

Oct. 9

Sep^.lV

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 6

Oct. 9

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 6'

Oct. 13

Oct. 12

Oct. 2

Sept. 9

Oct. 10

Oct. 4

Sept. 12

Oct. 10

Oct. 4

Sept. 12

Discharge 

(cfs)

*10.9

*10.2

*21.3

*1.40

*1.17

*3.71

*8.61

*3.71

*6.79

*S,55

*1.22

* ' 32

*9.30

*8.66

*8.44

*1.04

*6.14

5.38

*.77

*26.5

*12.9

*4.72

*3.46

*4.80

*1 . 87

-,

*z'.15
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 297

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Stream

Morrison

Creek.

Second Creek.

Grants Creek.

Swearing

Creek.

Second Creek.

Abbotts Creek

Brushy Fork. .

Abbotts Creek

Rich Fork

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Rich Fork. . . .

Flat Swamp

Creek.

Fourmile

Creek.

Lick River. . .

Cabin Creek ,

Caraway Creek

Little Caraway Creek.

Caraway Creek

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

Tributary to

Fourth Creek.

South Yadkin

River.

Yadkin River.

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

do

. .. do .......

Abbotts Creek

Yadkin River.

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

Leonard Creek

Abbotts Creek

Yadkin River.

Flat Swamp

Creek.

Yadkin River.

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

Uwharrie

River.

Caraway Creek

Uwharrie

River.

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

Location

Lat 35°49'20", long 80°55'20", at

bridge on State Highway 115, 2

miles northwest of Statesville,

Iredell County, N. C.

Lat 35°43'00", long 80°35'45", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2.7

miles east of Barber, Rowan

County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'00", long 80°30'30", at

bridge on State Highway 150, 2

miles west of Salisbury, Rowan

County, N. C. 

Lat 35°45'19", long 80°18'22", at

highway bridge, 0.6 mile east

of Linwood, Davidson County,

N, C. and 2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°33'50", long 80°22'00", at

highway bridge, 2,1 miles southwest of Liberty, Rowan County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 57 '21", long 80° 07 '33", at

bridge on State Highway 109, 4

miles south of Wallburg, Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35° 55' 30 , long 80° 10 '48", at

highway bridge, 2 miles above

mouth and 4.3 miles northeast

of Welcome, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°54'05", long 80° 11 '20",

just above Thomasville, N. C.

water supply Intake, 400 ft

below Brushy Fork Creek 'and 65

miles west of Thomasville,

Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°51'15", long 80°10'57", at

bridge on former U. S. Highways

29 and 70, lj miles above Handy

Creek, 2-f miles north of Holly

Grove, and 4^ miles northeast

of Lexington, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 52 '00", long 80° 13 '40", at

highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of intersection of U. S.

Highways 52 and 29 in Lexlngton,

Davidson County, N. C., 3.4

miles southeast of Welcome.

Lat 35° 51 '15", long 80° 10 '57", at

highway bridge, J mile south of

U. S. Highways 70 and 29 and 3

miles east of Lexington, Davidson County. N. C.

Lat 35°41'11 , long 86°09'OS", at

highway bridge, 3.3 miles southeast of Silver Hill, Davidson

County, N. C. and 2| miles above

Fourmile Branch.

Lat 35°40'51", long 80°10'29", at

highway bridge, ly miles above

mouth and 2-| miles southeast of

Silver Hill, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 36 '59", long 80° 10 '33", at

highway Bridge, 0.1 mile east

of Healing Springs, Davidson

County, N. C. and 3 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35° 34 '06", long 80° 10 '46", at

highway bridge, li miles above

mouth and 4j miles west of Jacksons Hill, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°45'00", long 79°56'00", at

highway bridge, } mile above

Little Caraway Creek and 3.6

miles south of Flint Hill, Randolph County, N. C.

Lat 35°46'40", long 79°57'10", at

highway bridge, 2 miles above

mouth and 2j miles southwest of

Flint Hill, Randolph County,

N. C.

Lat 35°43'50", long 79°56'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 5.2

miles south of Flint Hill, Randolph County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'20 , long 79°57'10", at

bridge on State Highway 49, 1

mile above Taylors Creek and 1.9

miles northeast of Farmer, Randolph County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

5.87

119

38.8

34, 9

32.6

33.3

24.2

65.9

47.3

-

47.3

-

-

26.5

_

27.6

-

38.8

79.3

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1949-54

1948-54

1949-50

1952-54*

1950-54

1948,

1952-53

1952-54

Date

Oct. 10

Oct. 4

Oct. 4

Oct. 4

Oct. 2

Sept. 9

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 6

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Sept. 13

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 2

Oct. 12

Sept. 9

Oct. 12

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.51

*10.6

*2.74

*1.38

*.85

*3.95

*1 . 98

*1.10

*2.42

*,96

*.07

*6.85

0

0

*.59

0

*1.54

0

*a.08

0

.1

.10

* Base flow. 

a Estimated.
298 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Stream

Little Mountain Creek.

West Branch

Rocky River

Clarke Creek.

Rocky River. .

Mallard Creek

Do. ........

Coddle Creek.

Reedy Creek. .

Caldwell

Creek.

Rocky River. .

Island Creek.

Town Creek. . .

Stony Run. . . .

Thompson

Creek.

Cedar Creek. .

Pee Dee River

Do. ........

Lynches River

Little Lynches River.

Tributary to

Mountain

Creek.

Rocky River. .

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

Pee Dee River

Rocky River. .

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

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

Reedy Creek. .

Pee Dee River

Rocky River. .

Long Creek. . .

Big Bear

Creek.

Pee Dee River

do

Atlantic

Ocean.

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

Pee Dee River

Lynches River

Location

Lat 35°Z2'10", long 80°06'30", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 5j miles northeast of

center of Albemarle, Stanly

County, N. C.

Lat 35°28'16", long 80°47'3l", at

highway bridge, 1^ miles above

mouth and 3.8 miles east of

Cornelius, Mecklenburg, County,

N. C.

Lat 35°24'50", long 80°45'08", at

Wallace Crossroads, at highway

bridge, 2-J miles above mouth

and 5 miles east of Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, N. C.

Lat 35°Z1'33", long 80°40'31", at

bridge on U. S. Highway Z9, 2

miles upstream from Mallard

Creek and 6j miles southwest of

Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35° 19 '10", long 80°43'55", at

highway bridge, { mile below

Toby Creek and 9 miles northeast

of intersection of State Highways 16 and 49 in Charlotte,

Mecklenburg County, N. C.

Lat 35°20'01W , long 80°40'06", at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 1.3 miles northwest

of Harrisburg, Cabarrus County,

N. C.

Lat 35°24'Z9", long 80°40'29", at

highway bridge just below Afton

Run, 5 miles west of Concord,

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35°18'10", long 81°35'40", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile southeast of Rocky River, Cabarrus

County, N. C. and 0.4 mile above

Caldwell Creek.

Lat 35°16'00", long 81°35'30", at

highway bridge, 2.6 miles south

of Rocky River, Cabarrus County,

N. C.

Lat 35°19'Z7", long 81°33'40", at

highway bridge, lj miles above

Irish Buffalo Creek and Zj miles

northeast of Town of Rocky River,

Cabarrus County, N. C.

Lat 35° 15 '40", long 80°Z4'10", at

bridge on State Highway Z7, 1.3

miles east of Locust, Stanly

County, N. C.

Lat 35°22'00", long 80"1Z 1 00", at

bridge in Albemarle, Stanly

County, N. C.', Z miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°16'55", long 80°ZO'40", at

bridge, 1.3 miles northeast of

Red Cross, Stanly County, N. C.

Lat 34°40', long 79° 56', at bridge

on county road, -J mile below

Seaboard Air Line RR. bridge and

4 miles southwest of Cheraw,

S. C.

Lat 34°31', long 79°51', at tridge

on U. S. Highway 5Z, at Society

Hill, S. C.

Lat 34°32', long 79°50' at bridge

on U. S. Highway 15, f mile below Cedar Creek and ij miles

northeast of Society Hill, S. C.

Lat 33°54'15", long 79°26'10", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 378, 1.9

miles northeast of Kingsburg,

S. C., and 7.4 miles above Lynches River.

Lat 34°26', long 80° 19', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 1, 1.9 miles

northeast of Bethune, S. C., and

2? miles downstream from Cedar

Creek.

Lat 34°24', long 80°Z3 r . at bridge

on U. S. Highway 1, zi miles

southwest of Bethune, S. C., and

3 miles above Bell Branch.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

9.27

-

Z1.8

87.9

26.4

41. Z

56.6

30.8

-

Z76

-

Z1.3

-

266

55

7,980

_

380

153

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

195Z-54

195Z-54

1954

1949-54

1952-54

1948,

1950-54

1949-54

1950-54

1953-54

1951-54

Date

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

Oct. 4

Sept. 9

Oct. 13

Oct. 4

Oct. 13

Sept. 9

Oct. 4

Oct. 13

Oct. 12

Oct. 13

Oct. 4

May 24

May 2S

May 26

Oct. 13

May 4

June 23

May 4

June 23

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.00

*.77

*.74

*4.23

*.09

.16

*3.37

*4.36

*.39

*.66

*3.88

0

*9.20

0

.28

0

*36.7

"32.9

4,560

899

*59.1

96.3

*45.2

65.4
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 299

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah Fiver basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Stream

Black River. .

Tributary to

Pee Dee Riirer

Location

Lat 3j°49', long 80°06', at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 301 at Gable, 

S. C., i mile below Tearcoat 

Branch.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

~

Measured 

previously 

(water

years)

Date

Oct. 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

Santee River basin

Mill Creek. . .

Crooked Creek

Mackey Creek.

Buck Creek

Little Buck

Creek.

Nicks Creek. .

Tom Creek. . . .

Paddy Creek

Muddy Creek

Canoe Creek.

Silver Creek.

Ealley Fork. .

.M.Lve- 'jT-i=k

Hunting Creek

Johns River. ,

Mulberry

Creek.

Wilson Creek,

IV

Catawba River

do

. , . do . . ....

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

Buck Creek. . .

Catawba River

.... dc .......

.. ..do,.... ..

do

.... dc .......

do

Silver Cree.<.

.... do ....

.. ..do. ,.,.,.

Johns River .

. . .do .......

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

Lat 35° 38 '10", long 82° 11' 10", at

highway bridge, 1 mile west of

Old Fort, McDowell County,

N. C. and 1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°S8'50", long 82°06'40", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and 4,2 miles northeast

of Old Fort, McDcwell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°40'10'', long 8E°06'20", at

bridge on U. S, Highway 70, 5

miles east of Cl^i Fort, McDowell County, N, C.

Lat 35°43'40", iDng S2°05'20", at

bridge on State Highway 80, 1.1

miles above Lake Tahoma, McDowell County, N. C.

Lat 35°43'50", long 82°04'50", at

highway bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and ?i miles northwest of

Garden City, McDcwell County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 41 '10", long 82° 02 "50", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile above

mouth and 2.1 miles west of

Marion, McDowell County, N. C.

Lat 35°44'20", long 82°03'00", at

highway bridge, 4.5 miles northwest of Marion, McDcwell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°45 1 50", long 81°54'20", at

bridge on State Highway 105,

4.3 miles northwest of Bridgewater, Burke County, N. C, and

lj miles above mouth.

Lat 3 5° 42 'SO", long 81° 51 '30", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and

70, J mile above mouth and J

mile south of Bridgewater,

Burke County, N. C.

Lat 35°45'40", long ei°46'00", at

highway bridge 1.3 miles southwest of Oak Hill, Burke County,

N, C.

Lat 35°42'OG", long 81°45'50", at

hignway bridge, just above

Clear Creak, 2f miles southeast

cf Glen Alpine. Eurke County,

N. J.

Lat SB^S'lO", long 81°43'30", at

highway bridge, 0.6 mile above

mouch and 1 . 7 miles southwest

of Morganton. Burke County,

N. C.

Lat ;5°44'10", 1 ,ig bl°42'50", at

bridge on ti. .;. Highway 70, 1

mile west cf K'-rganton, Burke

County , N , 0 .

Lat 35°47';0 , long 81°43'00", at

Mghwa;/ t-^^.i-e, 2.7 miles northeast jf OoX Hill and 4 miles

fir? :,-iw2sc, cf Morganton, Burke

C.-uP.t/, N. C.

lit "5° 45' 10", long 81°39'30", at

v -;,3ge on U. S. Highways 64 and

70, 0.6 miles east of Morganton,

Burke County, N. C.

Lat 35°55'30", long 81°40'20", at

highway bridge, at Collettsville, Caldwell County, N. C.,

i mile above Mulberry Creek.

Lat 35°55'40", long 81°39'30", at

highway bridge 0.9 mile northeast of Collettsville, Caldwell County, N, C. and 1 mile

abouth mcuth.

I.at 35°55'10", long 81°44'00", at

old gaging station site 2.5

nilec northwest of ftdako, Caldwsll C-u^v, N. ". 

Lau 35° 53 "50", long 81° 42 '50", at

highway bridge telow Brown

Mountain Beach, £ mile west of

Adako, Caldwell County, N. C.

20.9

35.0

8.40

15.2

6.24

5.30

2.00

5.46

97.3

12.1

25.9

7.54

62.2

104

21.8

69

39.5

66

69.7

1949-54

1949-54

1954

1949-54

1954

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 10

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 10

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 10

Oct. 11

Sept. 9

Oct. 11

Oct. 9

Sept. 22

Oct. 13

Sept. 22

Oct. 13

*3.02

*11.5

*.34

*4.24

*1,32

*2.6

*.36

*.57

*40.0

*3.42

*9.46

*3.24

*20.3

*31.3

*10.4

*9.36

*22.8

*6.17

*39.0

*16.5
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations In the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955--Continued

Santee River basin--Continued

Stream

Lower Creek. .

Cane Creek. . .

Husband Creek

White Mill

Creek.

Gunpowder

Creek.

Little Gunpowder

Creek.

Middle Little

River.

Lyle Creek

Davids on

Creek.

McDowells

Creek .

Dutchmans

Creek.

Laurel Creek.

Jacob Fork. . .

Clark Creek

Lick Fork. . . .

Beaverdam

Creek.

Hoyles Creek.

Little Long

Creek.

Catawba Creek

Abernathy

Creek.

Tributary to

Catawba River

Lower Creek. .

.... do .. ...

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

Catawba River

Gunpowder

Creek.

Catawba River

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

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

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

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

Henry Fork. . .

South tfork

Catawba

River.

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

Indian Creek.

South Fork

Catawba

River.

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

Long Creek. . .

Catawba River

Crowders

Creek.

Location

Lat 35"54'30", long 81°31'30", at

bridge on U. 3. Highway 321, at

Lenoir, Caldwell County, N. C.,

0.2 mile above Cane Creek.

Lat 35°55'00", long 81°3l'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321, 1

mile east of Lenoir, Caldwell

County, N. C.

Lat 35°52'50", long 81°37'00", at

highway bridge, 1.2 miles west

of Gamewell, Caldwell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°49'30", long 81°39'10", at

bridge on State Highway 18, J

mile above mouth, and 1 mile

northeast of Chesterfield,

Burke County, N. C.

Lat 35°51'20", long 81°29'10", at

highway bridge, 0.9 mile northeast of Hudson, Caldwell County,

N. C.

Lat 35°50'10", long 81°28'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321,

0.2 mile below Chicago and

Northwestern Ry., and 1.3 miles

northwest of Saw Mills, Caldwell County, N. C.

Lat 35°50'10Tl , long 81°17'00", at

highway bridge, 1-J miles above

mouth and 6.3 miles southwest

of Taylorsvllle, Alexander

County, N. C. 

Lat 35°42'40", long 81°04'50", at

bridge on State Highway 10 at

Catawba, Catawba County, N. C.,

1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°29'22", long 80°56'04", at

bridge on State Highway 73, 0.7

mile above mouth and 4j miles

west of Cornelius, Mecklenburg

County, N. C.

Lat 35°23'22", long 80°55'1S", at

highway bridge, 2j miles above

mouth and 5 miles southwest of

Huntersville, Mecklenburg,

County, N. C.

Lat 35°22'00", long 81°01'55", at

highway bridge, 1.2 miles below Killian and Leepers Creeks

and 3 miles east of Stanley,

Gaston County, N. C.

Lat 35°40'30", long 81°32'40", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile above

mouth and 3.7 miles northeast

of Pleasant Grove, Burke

County, N. C.

Lat 35°38'20", long 81°19'30", at

highway bridge, 0.7 mile above

mouth and 3 miles west of Startown, Catawba County, N. C.

Lat 356 28'30", long 81°1S'OS", at

bridge on North Grove Street in

Lincolnton, Lincoln County,

N. C., and £ mile above mouth.

Lat 35°24'15", long 81°22'55", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 1.8 miles north of

Cherryville, Gaston County,

N. C.

Lat 35°23'55", long 81°16'00", at

highway bridge, 2.2 miles above

mouth and 2.7 miles southeast

of Grouse, Lincoln County, N. C.

Lat 35°20'05", long 81°08'00", at

highway bridge, 0.3 mile above

mouth and 2.7 miles northeast of

Dallas, Gaston County, N. C.

Lat 35°19'15", long 81°09'52", at

bridge on State Highway 275, 0.9

mile north of Dallas, Gaston

County, N. c. and 2j miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°11'40", long 81°04'52", at

highway bridge, 2.8 miles southwest of Cramerton, Gaston County,

N. C.

Lat 35°15'15", long 81°1S'15", at

culvert on U. S. Highways 29 and

74, and 5 miles west of Gastonla, Gaston County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

13.8

13.2

5.77

7.84

11.2

5.23

46.3

70.7

37.6

10.1

112

9.39

100

92.2

2.90

21.2

27.8

S.87

23.2

7.18

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1948-54

1949-54

1949-54

1947,

1949-54

1947,

1949-54

Date

Oct. 9

Sept. 22

Oct. 12

Oct. 13

Oct. 9

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 5

Sept. 9

Oct. 5

Oct. 10

Oct. 4

Sept. 21

Oct. 14

Oct. 4

Sept. 21

Oct. 9

Oct. 5

Sept. 21

Oct. 5

Sept. 21

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Discharge 

(cfs)

*0.25

*2.28

a. 3

*1.31

*2.1S

*2.71

*1.09

*7.22

*8.72

*12.3

*c2.52

*1.27

*2.19

*.54

*3.51

*7.78

*3.25

*30.3

*24.4

*12.0

*10.8

*.44

*1.74

*.47

*.18

*3.26

*.95

* Base flow, 

a Estimated, 

c Made in water year 1953, not previously published.
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James Hiver to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Stream

South Fork

Crowders

Creek.

Crowders

Creek.

Knob Creek. . .

Mountain

Creek.

Cleghorn

Creek.

Walnut Creek.

Whiteoak

Creek.

McKinney

Creek.

Richland

Creek.

Floyds Creek.

Camp Creek. . .

Cane Creek. . .

Catheys Creek

Do. ........

Robinson

Creek.

Second Broad

River.

Puzzle Creek.

Webbs Creek. .

Hills Creek ,

North Fork

Sally Queen

Creek.

Tributary to

Crowders

Creek.

Catawba River

Broad River. .

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

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

Green River. .

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

Broad River. .

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

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

Second Broad

River.

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

Second Broad

River.

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

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

Broad River. .

Second Broad

River.

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

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

First Broad

River.

Location

Lat 35°09'43", long 81°13'05", at

highway bridge, 4.6 miles southwest of Boogertown, Gaston

County, N. C.

Lat 35°10'09", long 81°11'44", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321, i

mile below South Fork Crowders

Creek and 6 miles south of Gastonia, Gaston County, N. C.

Lat 35°25'20", long 82°04'30", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 74 and

64, 7.7 miles northwest of

Rutherfordton, Rutherford

County, N. C.

Lat 35° 20 '40", long 82°00'40", at

bridge on State Highway 108, 3

miles southwest of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35° 18 '50", long 81° 58 '50", at

highway bridge, 1.4 miles above

mouth and 3.5 miles south of

Rutherfordton, Rutherford

County, N. C.

Lat 35°22'20", long 82°07'50", at

highway bridge, 1.5 miles south

of Rock Springs, Polk County,

N. C.

Lat 35°16'10", long 82°02'50", at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of Cox Store, Polk County,

N. C.

Lat 35°12'00", long 81°53'50", at

highway bridge, 3.5 miles south

of Harris, Rutherford County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 14 '00", long 81° 52 '40", at

highway bridge, 0.4 mile south

of Harris, Rutherford County,

N. C.

Lat 35°13'00", long 81°51'00", at

highway bridge, 1.3 miles above

mouth, and 2 miles southeast of

Harris, Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°27'50", long 81°54'30", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

Little Camp Creek, 1.1 miles

northwest of Westminster,

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°26'50", long 81°53'00", at

highway bridge, 0.6 mile southeast of Westminster, Rutherford

County, N. C. and 1-|- miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°27'30", long 81°58'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 221, -J

mile above Southern Ry., and 2

miles south of Union Mills,

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°24'00", long 81°55'40", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 2

miles northeast of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°22'10", long 81° 50 '50", at

highway bridge, 0.4 mile above

mouth and 0.8 mile west of

Bostic, Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°21'20", long 81°51'00", at

highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Bostic, Rutherford

County, N. C. , and 2 miles

north of Forest City.

Lat 35°21'20", long 81°49'10", at

highway bridge 0.3 mile below

Seaboard Air Line RR. , and 0.5

mile east of Bostic, Rutherford

County, N. C.

Lat 35°18'50", long 81°48'00", at

highway bridge, 1 mile above

mouth and 3 miles southeast of

Forest City, Rutherford County,

N. C.

Lat 35° 15 '00", long 81° 46 '30", at

highway bridge just above mouth,

1 mile north of Cliffside,

Rutherford County, N. C.

Lat 35°31'30", long 81°46'40", at

highway bridge ^ mile above

mouth, and 6,2 miles northeast

of Sunshine, Rutherford County,

N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

27.6

70.1

4.22

40.6

13. 2

12.5

37.1

7.38

8.47

27.6

6.52

24.8

15.0

29.4

27.1

170

9.14

9.30

7.13

12.8

Measured 

preivously 

(water 

years )

1949-54

1949-54

1951-54

Date

Oct. 14

Oct. 6

Oct. 14

Sept. 21

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 5

Oct. 12

Sept. 22

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 5

Sept. 22

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 13

Oct. 5

Sept. 2 2

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.32

*4.01

*4.46

*5.43

*1.98

*13.5

*5.26

*3.87

*13.5

*12.6

19.6

*2.84

*1.85

*5.95

*6.84

*2.42

*4.75

*4.08

*7.61

*6.73

*42.9

*44.9

*2.14

*2.11

*1.97

*4.25

* Base flow.

412733 O -57 -21
302

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Stream

First Broad

River.

Wards Creek. .

Duncans Creek

Hinton Creek.

Grassy Branch

Crooked Run

Creek.

Knob Creek. . .

Maple Creek. .

Big Harris

Creek.

Brushy Creek.

Buffalo Creek

Potts Creek. .

Beaverdar,

Creek.

Alllsor. ^-vr.ak

Me a I pine

Creek,

>relver"Ue

freev .

Wateree River

Buffalo Creek

CneroKee

Creek.

Tributary to

Broad River. .

First Broad

River.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Location

Lat 3S°29'35", long 81°40'53", at

highway bridge, 2 miles above

Duncans and Wards Creeks, and

3j miles southwest of Casar,

Cleveland County, N. C.

Lat 35°29'55", long 81°38'45", at

highway bridge, 2.0 miles

southwest of Casar, Cleveland

County, N. C. , and 2j miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°27'45", long 81°40'20", at

bridge on State Highway 26, f

mile above mouth and 3.4 miles

north of Polkville, Cleveland

County, N. C.

Lat 35°25'56", long 81°44'0l", at , _.-_

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

63.2

14.4

19.7

fi.OR

highway bridge, 0.2 mile south ]

of Hollis, Rutherford County,

N. C.

Lat 35°25'52", long 81°35'22", at

highway bridge, 0.8 mile above

mouth and 1.9 miles northwest

of Lawndale, Cleveland County,

N. C.

Lat 35°26'39", long 81°34 I 35", at

highway bridge, 0.4 mile above

mouth and 2.0 miles north of

Lawndale, Cleveland County,

N. C.

Lat 35°26'53", long 81°34'10", at

highway bridge, 2.5 miles above

mouth and 2.4 miles north of

Lawndale, Cleveland County,

N. C.

Lat 35"25 1 35", long 31°31; T 55'', at

highway bridge, J mile above

mouth and 2 miles northeast of

Lawndale, Cleveland County,

N. C . 

Lat 35°24'08", long 81°34'2G", at

highway bridge, 0.4 mile south

of Lawndale, Cleveland County,

N. C. and 2 miles above Little

! Harris Creek.

. . . .do. . . . . , ,| T.at 3.ri°18'O8" Inno- fn°34'4fi" at.

Broad River. .

Buffalo Creek

Crowders

Creek.

bridge on U. S. Highway 74,

0.4 mile below Seaboard Air

Line RR., and 0.7 mile west of

Shelby, Cleveland County, N. C,

Lat 35°20'55", long 81°28'45", at

highway bridge, 2-J miles southwest of Waco, Cleveland County,

N, C., and 5 mile^ mrtheast of

Shelbv.

Lat 35°16'03' . long 81°?5'25', at

4.41

6.84

33.3

7.51

5.48

27.5

43.5

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949-54

1949-54

-

hip'rway briuije, § mile south of ,

0=tk Urove, Cleveland County,

N C.. and Ij rr.iler above Persliii-ori Creak.

Lat i'5°06'50' 1 J long ^i°Q7 3U'' 13

Date

Oct. 5

Sept. 21

Oct. 14

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 5

Sept. 21

Oct. 14

! Oun'i

J'lit below unnamed tributary, j

0.6 nnl° below Camp Run and 5.3

mx-es east of riover, S. C, 

Catawba Riv:r| Lat 550 O3'50''. long B1 6 09'05", at

Sugar Cree^:,

CatawTia Rlvsr

Santee River.

Broad River. .

. . . dc . .....

crli-^e ?.. b r ate road, 1.8 miles

beiow Grist Branch and 5.4

Discharge 

(cfs)

*15.2

*14.5

*4.i7

*4.63

*1.56

*1.18

*1.73

*8.64

*1.45

*1.68

*5.00

*3.22

3.79

2.02

*5.65

i'l JUn.° ->\ *3 '

miles "catneast cf "i;\/?r, 7, C,

Lat 35°03'43", lorg b^°5? ' 40'' at 91.7 '.T^-M Oct. 6

bridge on 'J. S. hl^nway £21. 1

 i

ir.lle below KcMoller' .reek isna

2 miles aoufh of ?:.r;ei 13. 1-;

Mecklentuis Count-.- n. ?,

Lat ;4°5'"00'f , long' 80°45'?'V , -3t ''.4 ' ~i a -f,.i | Oc^ c

bil.J,ge on State Highway 1C , 0 , 1 !

i10 !!1^ below West Fork Twelvemj.j.-e '

Cr-^-c and 2i miles ncrth of

Viaxjiarf, Union Cou-ity, N. C.

Lat 33°56'5C", long eC°J7'40'', at ' 5,540 ig^l-il Mar i

br'.dge or. L. S. Highway 73, 400 |

ft below Colonels Creek and 6.1 !

miles n> rtheast of Eartover,

3. C.

Lat 35°08', long Bl^Bf; 1 , at

l/rloge on State Highway 5, 1-g

!7n

tulles above mouth and 2 miles

west of Blaoksburg, S. C.

Lat 3S°06 - , long 81 C 37', 1,OJO ft

above waterworks Jani and 3.1

15. 9

miles ncrtY.e-.st of 'j-ff nr=Yj

1947,

1949-54

ISA'', 1950

Oct. 4

June 1

Oct. IS

i,i:i

*14.3

*87.8

*1.69
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 303

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Stream

Kings Creek. .

Thicketty

Creek.

North Pacolet

Creek.

South Pacolet

River.

Buck Creek

Island Creek.

Lawson Fork

Creek.

South Tyger

River.

Maple Creek. .

South Tyger

River.

Tyger River. .

Mountain

Creek.

Enoree River.

Warrior Creek

Smith Branch.

Middle Saluda

River.

North Saluda

River.

Grove Creek, ,

Reedy River. ,

Unnamed tributary.

Reedy River. .

Tributary to

Broad River. .

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

Pacolet River

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

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

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

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

Tyger River. .

South Tyger

River.

Tyger River. .

Broad River. .

Enoree River,

Broad River. .

Enoree River.

Broad River. .

South Saluda

River.

Saluda River.

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

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

Reedy River. .

Saluda River.

Location

Lat 35°04', long 81°27' , at bridge

on State Highway 5 at Kings

Creek, S. C., 3ij miles below

Jumping Branch.

Lat 35°01., long 81°43', at bridge

on U. S. Highway 29, at Thicketty, S. C., 2 miles above Livingston Creek.

Lat 35° 12 '55", long 82°10'50", at

highway bridge, 1 mile below

Horse Creek and 3 miles east of

Tyrone, Polk County, N. C.

Lat 35°06', long 82°01', at Mary

Foster Bridge, 1 mile above

Richland Creek and 2^ miles

South of Fingerville, S. C.

Lat 35°06', long 81°53', at bridge

on State road, 1 mile above

mouth and li miles northwest of

Mayo, S. C.

Lat 35°04', long 81°51', at bridge

on State road, ij miles above

mouth and ij miles southeast of

Mayo, S. C.

Lat 34°57'35", long 81°54'40", at

bridge on State road at Spartanburg, S. C., 0.1 mile below

Chinquepin Creek.

Lat 34°58'40", long 82°14'40", at

bridge on State Highway 14, 0.8

mile below Clear Creek and 2.8

miles north of Greer, S. C.

Lat 34°55'55", long 82°10'00", at

bridge on State road, 0.7 mile

above mouth and 1.3 miles west

of Duncan, S. C.

Lat 34°55', long 82°08', at bridge

on State road at Duncan, S. C.,

15 miles below Maple Creek.

Lat 34°32', long 81°33', at bridge

on State Highway 72, 0.3 mile

below Padgets Creek and £ mile

southeast of Delta, S. C.

Lat 34 "55 '2 5", long 82° 18 '35", at

bridge on county road, at Taylors, S C., 0.6 mile above

mouth.

Lat 34° 55 '25", long 82°17'40", at

tridge on county road, at Taylors, S. C., 0.6 mile below

Mountain Creek.

Lat 34°57', long 81°59 r , at bridge

on U. S. Highway 221, at Lanford, S. C., 4j miles above

mouth.

Lat 34°02'15", long 81°03'35", at

bridge on Clement Road at Eau

Claire, S. C. , 0.6 mile above

mouth.

Lat 35°01', long 82° 32', at

bridge on State Highway 288,3/8

mile above mouth and 2 miles

west of Marietta, S. C.

Lat 35°01', long B2°30', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 276, at

Marietta, S. C., 5- mile below

Greenville and Northern Ry.

bridge.

Lat 34*42', long 82°26', at bridge

on State road, 1.5 miles east of

Piedmont, S. C., and 7j miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°57'30", long 82° 27 '30", at

bridge on State road, 1 mile

southwest of Travelers Rest,

S. C,, and 8.3 miles above

Long Branch.

Lat 34°52'50", long 82°25'40il , at

bridge on Bleachery Road at

Greenville, S. C., 0.35 mile

above mouth which is li miles

above Long Branch.

Lat 34° 51 '00", long 82°24'35", at

Hudson Street Bridge at Greenville, S. C., 0.6 mile below

Long Branch.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

47.6

59

45.6

_

30

14

70

-

-

-

759

-

-

23

-

48.9

66.4

14.6

_

-

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1947,

1949-52,

1954

1949-52,

1954

1949-53

1947

1950-52

1951-52

1952,1954

1954

1951

1903-04,

1950-54

1954

1952,1954

1953-54

1954

1947,1949

1900-1901,

1947,

1949

1949

1953

1952-53

1953

Date

Oct. 4

Oct. 19

Oct. 12

Oct. 11

Oct. 20

Sept. 2

Sept. 22

Sept. 23

Oct. 20

Oct. 20

Oct. 4

Oct. 5

Oct. 20

Nov. 16

Jan. 7

June 9

June 21

June 29

June 9

June 21

June 28

June 15

Oct. 19

Oct. 19

Oct. 4

Oct. 22

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. b

Oct. 6

June 10

June 28

June 10

June 28

June 10

June 26

Discharge 

(cfs)

*2.28

*6.77

*16.1

*20.1

*21.5

46.9

 21.8

*20.4

*9.70

*1.41

*13.0

*9.69

*15.4

37.1

*50.2

8.95

11.7

*7.67

64.1

181

*24.9

*357

*2.26

*10.8

*.37

1.50

*20.6

*24.1

*2.41

*.72

2.38

 1.80

6.7O

S.26

16.0

 11.4
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Stream

Redburn Creek 

Little River.

utary.

Saluda River.

Twelvemile 

Creek.

Congaree 

Creek.

Sixmile Creek

Creek.

Creek. 

Little River.

Tributary to

Reedy River. . 

Saluda River.

Congaree 

River.

Saluda River.

Congaree 

River.

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

Santee River.

Location

Lat 34°28 1 J long 82°09', at 

bridge on State Highway 252, 2-J 

miles above Dirty Creek and 7^ 

miles west of Laurens, S. C. 

Lat 34°13 r , long 81°46', at 

bridge on State Highway 34, li 

miles above Southern Ry. bridge 

and 3 miles west of Silverstreet S C

bridge on State road, -j mile 

above Southern Ry. bridge and 3 

miles west of Newberry, S. C.

bridge on county road, 0.6 mile 

above mouth and 4j miles northeast of Lexington, S. C.

bridge on State road, 1,000 ft 

below Koon Branch and 2.0 miles 

south of Irmo, S. C. 

Lat 34° 02 '40", long 81° 10 '00", 100 

ft below Lorick Branch and 2.8 

miles south of Irmo, S. C. 

Lat 34°01'50", long 81°09'45", at 

bridge on State road, 0.6 mile 

above mouth and 3.8 miles south 

of Irmo, S. C. 

Lat 34° 56 "15", long 81°04'40", at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, at 

Cayce, S. C., 2 miles above 

Sixmile Creek.

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, at 

Cayce, S. C., 0.5 mile below 

Long Branch.

bridge on State Highway 760, at 

Columbia, S. C., 0.5 mile below 

Wildcat Creek.

bridge on State Highway 48, 1.1 

miles below Southern Ry. bridge, 

near Columbia, S. C.

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 1.7 

miles above mouth and 5.9 miles 

northeast of Gaston, S. C.

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 3.9 

miles above mouth and 7.6 miles 

east of Gaston, S. C.

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 0.1 

mile below Rock Branch and 11.6 

miles northwest of St. Matthews, 

S. C. 

Lat 33°29', long 80°11', just below Lake Marion Dam, 9^ miles 

northwest of Pineville, S. C.

bridge on State road, at Pineville, S. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

230

136

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953-54 

1950

1925,

1944, 

1949-54.

1941, 

1953-54

1944-54

Date

Oct. 7

Apr. 20 

June 20

Mar. 6

Mar. 6

Oct. 13 

May 10 

June 17

Nov. 4 

Mar. 31 

June 30

Discharge 

(cfs)

*4.23

*155 

96.6

149 

9.00

*106 

*73.2 

*91.0

*.33

18.1 

19.6 

21.7

*.45

Edisto River basin

North Fork

Edisto

River.

Bull Swamp

Creek.

Caw Caw

Swamp .

Edisto River.

North Fork

Edisto

River, 

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

Lat 33°35'25", long 81°06'20", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 321,

0.9 mile below Big Beaver Creek

and 1-J miles south of North,

S C

Lat '33° 44 '50", long 81°07'10", at

bridge on county road at Swansea,

1.1 miles above Fourth Creek. 

Lat 33° 31 "20", long 80° 53 '05", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 178, ij

miles above mouth and 2j miles

northwest of Orangeburg.

396

-

1950-54 May 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

*221

*4.90

*13.4

Savannah River basin

Chauga River.

Big Eastatoe 

Creek.

Tugaloo River

Keowee River.

Lat 34°39'50", long 83°09'40", at 

bridge on State road, 3.9 miles 

above Toxaway Creek and 3-jj- miles 

west of Westminster, S. C.

Lat 34°56 r , long 82°54', at bridge 

on State road, li miles above

mouth and 3 miles northwest of

Nine Times, S. C.

85

-

Oct. 8 

Mar. 16 

May 25

Oct. 8

*28.8 

99.2 

173

*15.4
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 305

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlan 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955--ContinSavannah River basin Continued

itic slope 

lued

Stream

Rice Creek. . .

Do.. .......

Golden Creek.

Seneca River.

Six and

Twenty

Creek.

Lightwood

Log Creek.

Flat Shoals

Creek.

Coldwater

Creek.

Boyds Creek. .

Coldwater

Creek.

Van Creek

Rocky River. .

Bailey Creek.

Broadway

Creek.

Morea Creek. .

Beaverdam

Creek.

North Fork

Broad

River.

Denman ' s

Creek.

North Pork

Broad

River.

Carnes Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

North Pork

Broad

River.

Bear Creek. . .

North Fork

Broad River

Unnamed tributary.

Tributary to

Twelvemile

Creek.

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

do

Savannah

River.

Deep Creek. . .

Tugaloo River

Lightwood Log

Creek.

Savannah

River.

Little Coldwater Creek

Savannah

River.

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

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

Rocky River. .

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

South Beaverdam Creek.

Savannah

River.

Broad River. .

North Fork

Broad

River.

Broad River. .

North Pork

Broad

River.

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

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

North Pork

Broad

River.

Broad River. .

North Pork

Broad River

Location

Lat 34° 52', long 82°38', at Soil

Conservation Service Dam No. 12,

4j miles east of Pickens, S. C.

Lat 34°49', long 82°44', at

bridge on county road, 1.1

miles above mouth and 3 miles

northwest of Liberty, S. C.

Lat 34° 48', long 82° 44', at

bridge on State road, 2 miles

northwest of Liberty, S. C.,

and 2j miles above mouth.

Lat 34°41'05", long 82°51'10", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 123, at

Clemson, S. C., 0.9 mile below

Twelvemile Creek.

Lat 34°34 1 10" jl long 82°41'15", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 178,

0.4 mile below Town Creek and

4.8 miles northwest of Anderson,

S. C .

Lat 34° 22', long 82° 57', at bridge

on State Highway 77, ij miles

west of Hartwell, Ga.

Lat 34°23', long 82° 57', at bridge

on county road, 1-J miles northwest of Hartwell, Ga.

Lat 34°15', long 82°56', at bridge

on county road, 5|- miles northeast of Bowman, Ga.

Lat 34°18', long 82°57', at bridge

on State Highway 172, 4 miles

south of Hartwell, Ga.

Lat 34°13 r , long 82°48', at bridge

on State Highway 82, 8 miles

northwest of Elberton, Ga. 

Lat 34°09', long 82°44', at bridge

on county road, 2^ miles east of

Ruckersville, Ga.

Lat 34° 31', long 82° 36', 100 ft

above waterworks intake and 2.7

miles northeast of Anderson,

S C

Lat°34°31', long 82°37', at county

highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Anderson, S. C.

Lat 34°30', long 82°35', at bridge

on State road, 4 miles east of

Anderson, S. C., and 4-J miles

above mouth.

Lat 34°17', long 83°04', at bridge

on State Highway 8, 3 miles east

of Royston, Ga. 

Lat 34°06', long 82°45', at bridge

near northeast city limit in

Middleton, Ga.

Lat 34° 34', long 8 3° 22', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 1, l£ miles southwest of

Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°33', long 83°22', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 2, 2-J miles southwest of

Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34° 31', long 83° 22', at bridge

on State Highway 13, 3 miles

southwest of Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°33', long 83°20', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 3, 2 miles southeast of

Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°32', long 83°18', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 4, 4 miles southeast of

Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°30', long 83°18', at bridge

on county road, 5j miles south

of Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°28', long 83° 18', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 6, 6 miles southwest of

Avalon, Ga.

Lat 34°28', long 83°14', at bridge

on county road, 5ij miles west of

Martin, Ga.

Lat 34°28', long 83° 15', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 5, 4 miles southwest of

Martin, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

0.72

_

_

640

42.7

13.9

7.19

12.6

.32

67.5

32.8

4.3

26

10.0

10.7

-

.96

7.71

1.33

3.98

24.7

3.66

34.7

1.88

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1954

1953-54

1952-54

1947-48

1948,1953

1953

1953

1948,1953

1943,1953

1947-50

1947-48

1949

1953

1951,1953

1953

Date

Jan. 14

Apr. 8

Aug. 31

Jan. 14

Apr. 8

Aug. 30

Jan. 14

Apr. 8

Aug. 29

Mar. 16

Oct. 12

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 19

Sept. 29

Sept. 29

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 15

Sept. 29

Apr. 18

Oct. 12

Apr. 8

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Oct. 12

Sept. 2

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Apr. 13

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.44

1.01

*.13

14.3

25.4

*6.49

9.84

20.0

2.47

874

*5.93

*2.67

*1.93

*2.15

.73

*9.13

*16.3

*1.36

*4.35

*.59

*3.12

*.58

*16.4

*4.71

*.41

*.87

*3.37

*.84

*1.19

*9.00

*1.44

*1.81

*12.1

*.85

2.14
306 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements mi 

basins, James River

tde at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic slope 

to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Savannah River basin Continued

Stream

Toms Creek. . .

Unnamed tributary.

North Fork

Broad River

Do.........

Middle Fork

Broad River

Little Nails

Creek.

Middle Fork

Broad River

Hudson River.

Webb Creek. . .

Hudson River.

Grove Creek. .

Do .........

Hickory Level

Creek.

Grove Creek. .

Little Bluestone Creek

Broad River. .

South Fork

Broad River

Do.. .......

Do. ........

Big Clouds

Creek.

Pork Creek. . .

Little Dove

Creek.

Dove Creek. . .

Falling Creek

Long Creek. . ,

Clark Creek. .

Chickasaw

Creek.

Rock Creek. . .

Soap Creek. . .

Tributary to

North Pork

Broad River

Toms Creek. . .

Broad River. .

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

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

Middle Fork

Broad River

Broad River. .

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

Hudson River.

Broad River. .

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

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

Grove Creek. .

Hudson River.

Bluestone

Creek.

Savannah

River.

Broad River. .

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

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

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

South Fork

Broad River

Dove Creek. . .

Broad River. .

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

do

Long Creek, .

Broad River. -

Middle Creek.

Savannah

River.

Location

Lat 34° 30', long 83° 16', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 11, 3j miles west of

Avalon, Ga.

Lat 34°29', long 83°14', at Soil

Conservation Service dam site

No. 13, 2% miles west of Martin, Ga.

Lat 34°27', long 83°17', at bridge

on county road, 2j miles southwest of Martin, Ga.

Lat 34°24', long 83°11', at bridge

on State Highway 59, 5 miles

south of Martin, Ga.

Lat 34°27', long 83°28', at bridge

on county road, 4 miles southeast of Baldwin, Ga.

Lat 34°25', long 83°31', at bridge

on county road, lj miles south

of Hollingsworth, Ga.

Lat 34°27', long 83°26', at bridge

on county road, 4£ miles east of

Hollingsworth, Ga.

Lat 34°20', long 83°29', at bridge

on State Highway 41, at Homer,

Ga.

Lat 34°21 T , long 83°29', at bridge

on State Highway 51, ij miles

northeast of Homer, Ga.

Lat 34° 17', long 83°24', at bridge

on State Highway 59, 5 miles

southeast of Homer, Ga.

Lat 34°22', long 83°37', at bridge

on county road, 2i miles southeast of Bellton, Ga.

Lat 34°18', long 83°36', at bridge

on county road, 6 miles west of

Homer, Ga.

Lat 34°17', long 83°32', at bridge

on State Highway 98, 3j miles

southwest of Homer, Ga.

Lat 34°16', long 83°23', at bridge

on county road, 7^ miles southeast of Homer, Ga.

Lat 34°10', long 83°11', at bridge

on State Highway 191, 4 miles

northeast of Danielsville, Ga.

Lat 34°04', long 83°00', at bridge

on State Highway 72, 2-J miles

northeast of Carlton, Ga.

Lat 34°10', long 83°18', at bridge

on State Highway 106, at Ila,

Ga.

Lat 34°06', long 83°12', at bridge

on county road, 2^ miles southeast of Danielsville, Ga.

Lat 34°03', long 83° 10', at bridge

on State Highway 72, 2 miles

west of Comer, Ga.

Lat 34°02', long 83°04', at bridge

on county road, 2-J miles southwest of Carlton, Ga.

Lat 34°03', long 83°01', at bridge

on State Highway 72, at Carlton,

Qa.

Lat 34°04', long 82°58', at bridge

on State Highway 36, at Oglesby,

Ga.

Lat 34°04', long 82°58', at bridge

on State Highway 36, at Oglesby,

Ga.

Lat 34°00', long 82°49', at bridge

on county road, 1-J miles southwest of Fcrtsor.ia. Ga.

Lat 33°50', long 83°04', at bridge

on State Highway 10, z-f miles

southeast of Lexington, Ga.

Lat 33°54 r , long 82°49', at bridge

on county road, 4|- miles northwest of Tignall, Ga.

Lac 53"56', long 82 (> 46', at bridge

or State Highway 17, 4i miles

north of Tignall, Ga.

Lat 33°46', long 82°45', at bridge

on SMt-e Highway 17, 2j miles

north of Washington, Ga.

Lat 33° 50', long 8?°29', at bridge

on State Highway 73, 3 miles

north of Lincolnton, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

3.79

1.42

56.3

61.6

_

8.98

45.8

46.2

12.9

46.2

_

20.7

11.3

-

7.85

760

17.0

44.2

88.6

47.3

20.2

4.26

16

43.6

30.9

42.6

5.33

6.43

32.6

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1943,1953

1943,1951,

1953

1953

1943,1953

1953

1942,1953,

1954

1953

1943,1953

1951,1953

1943,1953

1951,1953-

1943,1951,

1953

1951

1943,1953

1943,1953

1943,1953

1953

1953

1943

Date

Oct. 14

Apr. 13

Oct. 14

Oct. 13

Oct. 13

Sept. 23

Oct. 20

Sept. 2 7

Oct. 20

Sept. 23

Oct. 20

Sept. 23

Oct. 20

Sept. 2 3

Sept. 26

Sept. 27

Oct. 20

Sept. 27

Oct. 20

Sept. 27

Sept. 26

Oct. 15

Peb. 16

Apr. 1

May 11

Sept. 9

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 11

Oct. 5

Oct. 11

Oct. 18

Sept. 30

Oct. 18

Sept. 30

Oct. 18

Sept. 30

Oct. 5

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Discharge 

(cfs)

*1.66

3.49

*.46

*14.5

17.9

*5.88

6.59

*5.79

*14.3

*8.47

*17.0

*8.62

*3.42

*2.66

*20.5

*1.36

*4.88

*4.26

*3.62

*3.15

*12.8

*1.29

*728

*573

*341

*154

*.80

*3.21

*6.84

*1.02

*.65

*.72

*1.15

*.73

*1.20

*.96

*1.62

*1.53

0

*.10

*.04

0
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS 307

Discharge measurements made at points other thai- raging stations In trie Soath Atlantic slope 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year i955 Continued

Stream

Slue Barker 

Creek.

Calhoun Creek

Creek.

Nortn ForkLittle 

River.

Little 

River.

Harden Creek

Hart Creek. . .

Lloyd Creek. . 

Klokee Creek.

Oreenbrier 

Creek.

Klokee Creek.

Little Klokee 

Creek.

Rocky Creek. .

Spirit Creek.

Little Spirit 

Creek.

McBean Creek. 

Do. ........

Tributary to

Barker Creek. 

Little River.

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

.... do ...

Big Creek. . . .

Little River.

Savannah 

River.

Klokee Creek.

Savannah 

River.

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

Cason Dead

River.

Savannah 

River.

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

Spirit Creek.

Savannah 

River.

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

Lcettinr

Lat 34°27', long 82°Z6' , at bridge 

on State Highway 252, 2 miles 

above mouth and 2-J- miles west of 

Honea Path, S. C, 

Lat 34°05'00r', long 82°28'35", at 

bridge on Sta*o road, 2.6 miles 

above White Creek and 8.6 miles 

scuthwest of Abbeville, S, C.

bridge on State Highway 72, 3.4 

miles above McCord Creek anJ 4.3 

miles east of Abbevllle, S. C. 

Lat 33°39', long a2°SE-, at bridge 

on State Highway 22 > 65 miles 

north of Crawfcrdvllle, c-a.

on State Highway 22, 4-J mllzs 

north of Crawfordvllle, Ga.

on State Highway 44, 6f miles 

southwest of Washington, Oa. 

Lat 32° 33', long 82° 50' , at bridge 

on State Highway 47^ Jj- miles 

aast if CrawfordvlHe,, Ga.

on State Highwa:, -tl , 0.3 mile 

southwest of Ficklin, Ga.

on county road, l£ miles southwest of Aonia, Ga. 

Lat 33°34', long 82°36", at bridfti 

on State Highway 80, l£ mile-" 

northwest of Wrigntsboro, Qa.

on State Highway 223, 2-J miles 

northwest of Thompson, Ga. 

Lat 33°42', long 82°29', at bridge 

on State Highway 43, 6j miles 

south of Llncolnton, Ga. 

Lat 33°32', long 82°19', at bridge 

on State Highway 47, 0.2 miles 

south of Appling, Qa, 

Lat 33°34', long 82°19', at bridge 

on State Highway 47, 2i miles 

north of Appllng, Ga. 

Lat 33°36', long 32°14', at bridge 

on State Highway 104, 7j miles 

northwest of Evans, Ga. 

Lat 33° 32', long 82°15', at bridge 

or. State Highway 232, 4 miles 

southeast of Appling, Ga.

on State Highway 104, 6 miles 

northwest of Evans, Ga.

on Wrlghtsboro Road, 2j miles 

northwest of Grovetown, Ga.

on State Highway 104, 4 miles 

northwest of Evans, Ga.

on State Highway 104, 1-J miles 

southeast of Evans, Ga.

above State Highway £8 bridge at 

Augusta, Ga. 

Lat 33°26', long 82°02', at bridge 

on State Highway 4 at Augusta, 

Qa.

road above Lombards Mill Pond, 8 

miles southwest of Augusta, Qa.

on State Highway 21, 6 miles 

south of Augusta, Qa. 

Lat 33°22', long 82°08', at bridge 

on State Highway 4, 11 miles 

southwest of Augusta, Ga.

sor Spring Road, 2j miles northeast of Hephzibah, Ga. 

Lat J3°19', long 81*57', at bridge 

on State Highway 56, s£ miles 

north of McBean, Qa. 

Lat 33° 19', long 81" 57', at bridge 

on State Highway 56, 5 miles 

north of McBean, Ga. 

Lat 33°14', long 82°03', at bridge 

on State Highway 21, 5% miles 

west of McBean, Ga. 

Lat 33° 14', long 82° 57', at bridge 

on State Highway 56, at McBean, 

Qa.

Eralnage 

area 

(sq ml)

66.1

45.7

4/.2

4.49

17.5

14.1 

43.9 

33.3 

106 

13.6

24.2

58.3

5.81

16.1

10.5 

13.5

18.0 

50.3

71.1 

28.3 

41.4 

70.0

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

19ii,13ii 

1951 1953

1943,1953

1353

1943, 

1*31,1953

1953

1943, 

1951,1953

1953 

1953

1943,1944

1953

1953

1953

1953 

1953

1951,1953

1953 

1943

1953 

1953 

1944,1953

1951,1953, 

1354

Date

Oct. 7 

Oct. 12

Oct. 6

Get. 7

Oct. b

Oct. 7

Oct. 12 

Oct. 12

Oct. 7 

Oct. 4 

Oct. 4 

Oct. 4 

Oct. 4

Oct. 4

Oct. 4

Oct. 4

Oct. 5

Oct. 5 

Oct. 5

Oct. 6

Oct. 5 

Oct. 5

Oct. 5 

Oct. C 

Oct. 6 

Oct. 4

Discharge 

(cfs)

0 

0

0 

0

0

*.04 

0

0

0 

0

0 

*.85 

0 

*.01 

*.089 

0

0

0

*.25

*.06

*2.14 

*.62

*9.34

»12.9 

*33.7

*31 . ,: 

*5.51 

*19.b 

*41.i
308 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Discharge measurements made at points other than gaging stations in the South Atlantic si 

basins, James River to Savannah River basin during the water year 1955 Continued

Savannah River basin Continued

Stream

Brier Creek. .

Do. ........

Sweetwater

Creek.

Little Brier

Creek.

Brier Creek. .

Sandy Run ....

TSviijc-v-iv fr-pek '

Do. ........

Do .........

Brier Creek. .

Mclntosh

Creek.

Tributary to

Savannah

River.

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

Brier Creek. .

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

Savannah

River.

Brier Creek. .

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

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

do

Savannah

River.

Brier Creek. .

Location

Lat 33°25', long 82°36', at bridge

on State Highway 12, 4 miles

east of Warrenton, Ga.

Lat 33°22', long 82°28', at bridge

on State Highway 17, 4j miles

southwest of Bonesville, Ga.

Lat o3°26', long 82°27', at bridge

on State Highway 10, 0.8 mile

northwest of Bonesville, Ga.

Lat 33°20', long 82°28', at bridge

on State Highway 17, 63 miles

southwest of Dearing, Ga.

Lat 33° 17', long 82° 18' at bridge

on State Highway 4, Sy miles

east of Blythe, Qa.

Lat 33°18', long 82°15', at bridge

on State Highway 4, 3 miles east

of Blythe, Ga.

Lat 33°14', long 32°27', at bridge

on State Highway 16, 2 miles

northeast of Stapleton, Qa.

Lat 33°12', long 82°24', at bridge

on State Highway 4, 0.8 mile

southwest of Wrens, Qa.

Lat 33°11', long 82° 16', at bridge

on Middle Ground Road, 3j miles

southeast of Matthews, Ga.

Lat 33°07', long 81°58', at bridge

on State Highway 56, 3f miles

northeast of Waynesboro, Ga.

Lat 33°05', long 82°01', at bridge

on State Highway 21, 0.7 miles

southwest of Waynesboro, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

sq mi)

9.4

55

7.46

24

171

33.2

1.38

9.40

40.7

473

6.80

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

1953

1943,1944,

1953

1953

1951,1953

1943,1953,

1954

1943,1953

1953,1954

1943,1944,

1951,1953

1954

1944,1953,

1954

1944,1951,

1953,1954

1953,1954

Date

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 14

Oct. 5

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 6

Oct. 5

Oct. 4

Oct. 5

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

*.01

*.15

*1.06

*20.8

*11.1

0

*1.56

*10.6

*10.7

*.50

The following table contains determinations of peak discharges 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 1954 to September 1955

Stream

Cowpasture

River.

Meadow Creek.

Looney Mill

Creek.

St. Marys

River.

Schenks

Branch.

Little Willis

River.

Palling Creek

North Branch

Appomattox

River.

Unnamed tributary.

Collins Run. .

Rowanty Creek

Nininger

Creek.

Tributary to

James River. .

Craig Creek. .

James River. .

South River. .

Meadow Creek.

Willis River,

James River. .

Appomattox

River.

Glebe Creek. .

Chickahominy

River.

Nottoway

River.

Otter River. .

Location

Lat 38°19'30", long 79°26'14", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 250,

1.6 miles west of Head waters,

Va.

Lat 37°27'56", long 80°12'14", at

bridge on State Highway 624, 6

miles southwest of Newcastle,

Va.

Lat 37°29'48", long 79°45'27", at

bridge on State Highway 636, 5

miles southwest of Buchanan,

Va.

Lat 37°55'49", long 79"09'52", at

bridge on State Highway 608,

2.5 miles northeast of Vesuvius, va.

Lat 38°02'30", long 78°28'30", at

bridge on Rugby Avenue, at

Charlottes ville, Va.

Lat 37°25 T , long 78°28', at culvert on U. S. Highway 15, 0.4

mile southwest of Curdsville,

Va.

Lat 37°27'15", long 77°35'20", at

bridge on State Highway 653, 4

miles southeast of Midlothian,

Va.

Lat 37°23', long 78°47', at

bridge on State Highway 24, 3

miles northeast of Appomattox,

Va.

Lat 37°22'05", long 77°04'15", at

culvert on State Highway 155, 2

miles north of Charles City,

Va.

Lat 37°23'55", long 77°03'00", at

culvert on State Highway 155,

2j miles south of Providence

Forge, Va.

Lat 36°59'34", long 77°23'32", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 301,

3.3 miles north of Stony Creek,

Va.

Lat 37°16'26", long 79°29'3l", at

bridge on State Highway 43, 4

miles south of Bedford, Va.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

11

3.7

29.6

15.7

1.3

7.1

20

5.8

.7

2.5

120

4.8

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

1949

1950

1950

1948

1948

1949

Date

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Aug. 18

Oct. 15

Aug. 18

Aug. 18

Aug. 18

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Aug. 19

Oct. 15

Discharge 

(cfs)

900

107

6,990

2,770

355

563

812

535

286

1,350

2,790

1,140
DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1954 to September 1955 Continued

Stream

Cutawhiskie

Creek.

Chinkapin

Swamp.

Unnamed tributary.

Little Snow

Creek.

Jacobs Creek.

Buffalo Creek

South Country line

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Do.. .......

Vine Swamp . . .

Whiteoak

River.

Unnamed triburary.

Rock Creek. . .

Gum Creek. . . .

Robeson Creek

Bear Creek. . .

Sugar Creek. .

Palls Creek. .

Tributary to

Poteoasi

Creek.

Wicoacon

Creek.

Vade Mecun

Creek.

Snow Creek. . .

Dan River. . . .

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

Countryllne

Creek.

Lower Barton

Creek.

Whiteoak

Swamp.

Beaver Creek.

Atlantic

OceaiX.

Southwest

Creek.

Little Alamance Creek

Alamanoe

Creek.

Haw River. . . .

Rooky River. .

Pocket Creek.

Deep Creek. . .

Location

Lat 36° 18', long 76" 12' at bridge

on State Highway 35, ^ mile below small tributary, 2.5 miles

south of Woodland, Northampton

County, N. C., and 10 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°1E', long 76°47' , at culvert on State Highway 350, 1.0

mile west of Colerain, Bertie

County, N. C. , and 3^ miles

above Cypress Swamp.

Lat 36°24', long 80° 19', at culvert on State Highway 66, 1.3

miles north of Gap and 2^ miles

west of Hoores Springs, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 80°11', long 36,28', at highway bridge 5.0 miles north of

Hartman, and 5.0 miles southeast of Lawsonville, Stokes

County, N. C.

Lat 36°21', long 79° 54', at highway bridge 1.8 miles southeast

of Intelligence and 7.3 miles

southwest of Wentworth, RockIngham County, N. C.

Lat 36°28', long 79°50', at

bridge on State Highway 770,

3.3 miles west of Leaksville,

Rocklngham County, N. C.

Lat 36°19', long 79° 18', at highway bridge, 3j miles southwest

of Hightowers, Caswell County,

N. C., and 6^ miles south of

Hightowers. N. C.

Lat 35° 55 '45, long 78" 40 '55", at

culvert on U. S. Highway ISA,

4.6 miles north of junction

with U. S. Highway 70, and 7

miles north of Raleigh, Wake

County, N. C, 

Lat 35°42'30", long 77°47'00", at

culvert on secondary road, 0.3

mile west of Holdens Crossroads,

1.7 miles above Whiteoak Swamp

and 7 miles east of Wilson,

Wilson County, N. C.

Lat 35°09'20", long 77° 33 '10", at

bridge on State Highway 12, 1.2

miles northeast of Elm Grover,

if miles above Jones County

line, 3jj miles above mouth, and

7 miles south of Klnston, Lenoir County, N. C.

Lat 34°53'30r', long 77°14'00", at

bridge on 'U. S. Highway 17. at

Jones-Onslow County line, }

mile above Hirey Branch and 0.8

mile north of Belgrade, Onslow

County, N. C.

Lat 34°47'15", long 77° 33 '00", at

culvert on secondary road, 0.4

mile above Southwest Creek, 2.3

miles south of Catherine Lake,

4.7 miles north of Walters store,

and about 10 miles northwest of

Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.

N. C.

Lat 36°03', long 79°36', at large

arch culvert on U. S. Highway

70A, 1.9 miles west of Whitsett,

Quilford County, N. C.

Lat 36°03', long 79°29', at bridge

on State Highway 62, 1 mile

north of Alamance, Alamance

County, N. C.

Lat 79°13', long 35°43', at culvert on abandoned highway 500

ft above U. S. Highway 64, 1.8

miles west of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N. C.

Lat 35°38', long 79° 18', at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of

Goldston, Chatham County, N. C.,

4j miles below Atlantic and

Yadkin Ry. , and 6| miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°25', long 79°15', at culvert 1.1 miles above mouth and

2.0 miles southwest of Tramway, Lee County, N. C.

Lat 35°33', long 79°30', at culvert on State Highway 902, 2.5

miles southeast of Bennett,

Chatham County, N. C. , and 8.3

miles west of Bear Creek.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

11.8

8.89

tl

5.42

t!2

t!8

t7

.63

2.60

5.64

53.3

tl

til

5.02

1.13

43.2

.85

3.01

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Aug. 13

Aug. 13

Apr. 14

Apr. 14

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

July 12

Sept . 3

Aug. 17

Sept. 19

Sept. 20

Sept. 19

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Oct. 15

Apr. 14

Oct. 15

Sept. 3

Oct. 15

Discharge 

(efs)

106

55.4

166

527

5,290

4,190

1,170

2,360

165

360

784

8,870

282

5,860

1,590

400

58.5

5,400

400

1,410
310 DISCHARGE AT POINTS OTHER THAN GAGING STATIONS

Determinations of peak discharge during water year October 1954 to September 1955 Continued

Stream

Unnamed tributary.

Do... ......

Mathews Creek

Pike Creek,

Logan Creek. .

Deal Branch. .

(Revised

name)

Flat Swamp

Creek.

North Prong

Clarke

Creek.

Mallard Creek

Cheek Creek. .

Beaverdam

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

North Fork

Broad River

Do.. .......

Tributary to

Stewarts

Creek.

Northeast

Cape Fear

River.

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

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

Forbush Creek

Yadkin River.

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

Clark Creek. .

Rocky River. .

Little River.

Yadkin River.

Caleb Branch.

Broad River. .

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

Location

Lat 34°58', long 78°05', at culvert on U. S. Highway 117, i

mile above mouth and 3 miles

southeast of Warsaw, Duplin

County, N. C.

Lat 35°11', long 77°58', at culvert on State Highway 55, lj

miles above mouth and 6 miles

northeast of Mt. Olive, Wayne

County, N. C.

Lat 35°06', long 77°49', at

bridge on State Highway 111, i

mile above mouth and 1.2 miles

south of Albertson, Duplin

County, N. C.

Lat 34°30'00", long 77°54'10", at

culvert on U. S. Highway 117,

4.2 miles south of Burgaw, Pender County, N. C. and ^ miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°13', long 80°34', at culvert on State Highway 67, 1.0

mile south of Smithtown, Yadkin County, N. C., 7.7 miles

east of Booneville.

Lat 35°44', long 80° SO 1 , at culvert on U. S. Highway 601, 3.7

miles north of Salisbury,

Rowan County, N. C.

Lat 35°44', long 80° 07', at culvert on old U. S. Highway 64,

0.3 mile west of Junction with

State Highway 109 at Silver

Valley and 9.7 miles southeast

of Lexingyon, Davidson County,

N. C.

Lat 35°25'13", long 80°47'54", at

highway bridge 1.0 mile above

mouth and 2j miles east of

Huntersville, Mecklenburg

County, N. C.

Lat 35°19,05", long 80°44'15", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3.3

miles south of Cabarrus County

line, and 6 miles northeast of

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County,

N. C.

Lat 35°13', long 79°51', at

bridge on State Highway 731,

1.4 miles east of Pekin, Montgomery County, N. C.

Lat 35°32', long 80°05' , at culvert on State Highway 109, 1.7

miles northeast of County line

and 7.4 miles south of Denton,

Davidson County, N. C.

Lat 35°39', long 81°55', at culvert on State Highway 26, 0.9

mile upstream from mouth, 3.4

miles northeast of Glenwood,

and 5.8 miles southeast of

Marion, McDowell County, N. C.

Lat 34°31', long 83°22', at

bridge on State Highway 13, 3

miles southwest of Toccoa, Ga.

Lat 34°28 1 , long 83°14', at

bridge on county road, 5£

miles west of Martin, Ga.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

tl

.8

9.29

.55

1.08

3.88

4.24

3.61

t21

14.6

4.46

tl

7.71

37.4

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Date

Sept. 20

Sept. 19

Sept. 19

Sept. 20

Apr. 14

Apr. 14

Oct. 15

Apt. 14

Apr. 14

Oct. 15

Apr. 14

Oct. 15

Oct. 14

Feb. 6

Feb. 7

Discharge 

(cfs)

117

94.7

809

506

211

565

840

405

3,060

485

986

318

48.8

d442

e744

t About.

d Gage height of meas

e Gage height of meas

iurement, 11.79 ft, stage falling, crest gage height 12.03 ft (Feb. 6). 

lurement, 9.18 ft, stage falling, crest gage height 10.58 ft (Feb. 6).
INDEX

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C......

Accuracy of field data and computed

results........................

Acre-foot, definition of.............

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by..., 

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C. .......

All Healing Springs, N. C., Lower

Little River near.

Page 

178

198 

Alston, S. C., Broad River at ....... .275-276

Altavista, Va . , Roanoke River at......

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near....

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va. ........

Appomattox, Va., East Fork Falling

River near ......................

Appomattox River, at Farmville, Va . . . .

at Mattoax , Va ......................

near Petersburg , Va .................

Arvonia, Va. , Slate River near. .......

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near......

Savannah River at .

84

255

53

54

56

13,42

269

270 

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga........ 269

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va... 

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near.......

Flat River at......................

Flat River near....................

Banister River at Halifax, Va........

Bassett, Va., Smith River at.........

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek 

at.

15

119

118

120

106

99

133 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.......... 150-151

Bedford, Va., Otter River near........ 85

Bell, Ga., Broad River near........... 264

Benaja, N. C., Haw River near......... 132

Bent Creek, Va., James River at....... 35

Bessemer City, N. C., Long Creek near. 202 

Big Bear Creek near Richfield, N. C... 181 

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va......... 28

Big Springs at Elliston, Va........... 76

Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River near 188 

Black River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N. C ............. 161

Black River (Pee Dee River basin), at

Kingstree , S. C ................. 195

near Gable, S. C .................... 194

Blackwater River (Chowan River basin),

at Zuni, Va..................... 68

near Dendron, Va.................... 67

near Franklin, Va................... 69

Blackwater River (Roanoke River basin)

near Union Hall, Va............. 80

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at...... 192

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................ 210

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va............. 14

Branch, N. C., Linville River at...... 197

Branchville, S. C., Edisto River near. 245 

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.......... 272

Brink, Va., Pontaine Creek near....... 75

Broad River (Santee River basin), at

Alston, S. C. ..................275-276

at Richtex, S. C.................... 226

near Boiling ------ Springs, N. C........... 210 217

208

near Carlisle, S. C.

near Chimney Rock, N. C.............

near Gaffney, S. C ..................

Broad River (Savannah River basin),

near Bell, Ga...................

North Pork, near Carnesville, Ga....

near Lavonia, Ga..................

near Toccoa, Ga...................

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at......

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C........

Buchanan, Va., James River at.........

Karnes Spring near..................

Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near....

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sydney, Va. 

Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke River at... 

Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near.. 

Burlington, N. C., Stony Creek near...

264

263

261

260

87

183

25-26

32

52

108

60-61

138

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek,

at Goshen , Va .

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Rocky River near. 

Savannah River near ..................

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near.

Page

27

257

259

207

Cape Fear River, at Lillington, N. C..153-156

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C.

Carlisle, S. C., Broad River near.. 

Carnesville, Ga., North Fork Broad

River near.

159 

Cape Fear River basin, N. C., gagingstation records in. ............ .132-164

217

263

47

24

199

196

204

203

2

274

233

234

205 

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga. .... .250-251

Cartersville, Va . , James River at.....

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va. .......

Catawba River, at Catawba, N. C.......

near Marion, N . C ...................

near Rock Hill , S . C ................

South Fork , at Lowell , N . C .........

Cfs-day, definition of ................

Chapel Hill, N. C., Morgan Creek near. 

Chappells , S. C., Lake Greenwood near.

Saluda River at .

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

186

57

208

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near.....

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge , Va ........................

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near ....................... 164

ihowan River basin, N. C.-Va., gagingstation records in. .............. 60-76

ilark Hill Reservoir near Clarks Hill,

S. C.. ........................... 267

ilayton, Ga . , Chattooga River near ... .250-251

ilayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 123

Neuse River near. ................... .13, 122

Cleveland, N. C., Third Creek at ....... 177

iliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 209 

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near ..... 216

lifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River 

near. .........................

Smith Creek near ..................

lyo, Ga. , Savannah River near. .....

lolly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Contentnea Creek, at Hookerton, N. C... 

Contents , definition of ................

lontrol , definition of .................

looleemee, N. C., South Yadkin River

at.

20 

19 

273 

163 

lolumbia, S. C., Lake Murray near...... 236

Saluda River near.................... 237

!ombahee River near Yemassee, S. C..... 248

lombahee River basin, S. C., gagingstation records in..............247-248

128 

2 

2

176

1

249

170

17

18

20

23

91

2

2

59

59

103

104 

94 

97 

103 

Sandy River'near. ..................'.. 102

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-"

explanation of

Cooperation, record of .................

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C. 

"lopeland, N. C., Fisher River near.....

Covington, Va . , Dunlap Creek near......

Potts Creek near .....................

lowpasture River near Clifton Porge,

Va.

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va................

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 

Cypress Chapel, Va., Cypress Swamp at., 

Cypress Swamp at Cypress Chapel, Va...,

Dan River, at Danville, Va..........

at Paces, Va......................

near Francisco, N. C ..............

near Wentworth, N. C..............

27 Danville, Va., Dan River at.

Deep Creek near Mannboro,

Va.

3-7 

55

311
312 INDEX

Page

Deep River, at Moncure, N. C.......... 152

at Ramseur, N. C ...................148-149

East Fork, near High Point, N. C.... 146

near Randleman, N. C................ 147

West Fork, near High Point, N. C...144-145

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near... 67

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 243

Denniston, Va., Hyoo River near....... 107

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at. ............................. 258

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C .......... 119

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................ 190

Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek near...... 64

Discharge measurements:

Cape Fear River basin. .............285-294

Cashie River basin.................. 278

Chowan River basin.................. 278

Edisto River basin.................. 304

James River basin................... 278

Neuse River basin.................. 280-285

Pamlico River basin................279-280

Peak discharges................... .308-310

Pee Dee River basin. ...............294-299

Roanoke River basin................. 279

Santee River basin................. 299-304

Savannah River basin...............304-308

Note. Streams for which only 

discharge measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this 

index.

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond

in.............................. 58

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek

near............................ 51

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C..... 191

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va....... 17

Earlysville, Va. , South Fork Rivanna

River near...................... 44

Edisto River, near Branchville, S. C.. 245 

near Givhans, S. C .................. 246

North Fork, at Orangeburg, S. C...... 244

South Fork, near Denmark, S. C...... 243

near Montmorenci, S. C ............ 242

Edisto River basin, S. C., gagingstation records in.............242-246

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at....13,189

Eldorado, N. C., Owharrie River

near............................ 180

Elliston, Va., Big Springs at......... 76

Emporia, Va., Meherrin River at....... 74

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near.... 114

Eno River at Hillsborc, N. C .......... 117

Enoree River near Enoree , S. C ........ 225

Evington, Va. , Otter River near....... 86

Fairforest Creek near Union, S. C..... 224

Fairmont, S. C., North Tyger River

near. ........................... 218

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff,

Va... ........................... 51

Falling River, East Fork, at Spring

Mills, Va....................... 89

East Fork, near Appomattox, Va...... 88

near Naruna, Va..................... 90

Falling Spring, Va., Jackson River at. 16

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at... 53

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.... 48

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet

River at. ....................... 213

Pacolet River near.................. 215

South Pacolet River Reservoir near. . 214

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C. 211

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C...... 170

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C...... 114

Flanagan Mills, va., Willis River at.. 46

Flat River, at Bahama, N. C........... 118

at dam, near Bahama, N. C........... 120

Floods, special reports on............ 11

Fontaine Creek near Brink, Va......... 75

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.. 171

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near...... 94

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near.. 69

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at.... 165

Gable, S. C., Black River near........ 194

Gaffney, S. C., Broad River near...... 212

Page 

Galivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee

Dee River at...................... 193

Georges Creek near Gretna, Va.......... 105

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near...134-135 

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near...... 246

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near..... 125

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va........ 83

Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at...... 27

Great Falls, S. C., Rocky Creek at..... 206

Greenfield, Va., Rockfish River near... 39 

Greensboro, N. C., North Buffalo Creek

near.............................. 137

South Buffalo Creek near............. 136

Greenville, S. C., Reedy River near.... 231

Saluda River near...................227-228

Gretna, Va., Georges Creek near........ 105

Gum Branch, N. C., New River near...... 131

Halifax, Va., Banister River at. ......

Hampden Sydney, Va., Buffalo Creek

near.............................

Hampton, S. C., Coosawhatchie River

near.............................

Hardware River below Briery Run, near

Scottsville, Va..................

Harmony, N. C., Hunting Creek near....

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near.....

Haw River, at Haw River, N. C .........

near Benaja, N. C. ..................

106

249

41

175 

253

139-140 

132

near Pittsboro, N. C................141-142

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C...... 200

Herring Run near Washington, N. C. ..... 116

High Point, N. C., East Fork Deep River

near.............................. 146

West Fork Deep River near...........144-145

179 

117 

191 

34 

128 

133 

83 

175 

107

12

13

High Rock, N. C., Yadkin River at. 

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno River at.........

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near... 

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at....

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at., 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near......

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C.......

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.........

Hydrologic conditions..................

diagram of..........................

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C..... 201 

I v a, S. C., Savannah River near....... 256

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.... 

James River, at Bent Creek, Va.........

at Buchanan, Va......................

at Cartersville, Va..................

at Holcombs Rock, Va.................

at Lick Run, Va......................

at Scottsville , Va...................

near Richmond, va....................

James River & Kanawha Canal near

Richmond, Va......................

James River basin, Va., gaging-station 

records in........................

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va...........

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C........

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va......

Kelly, N. C., Colly Creek near.......

Keowee River near Newry, S. C. .......

Kerrs Creek, Va ., Big Spring at......

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.......

Keysville, Va., North Meherrin River 

near. ...........................

Kingstree, S. C., Black River at.....

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at.......

Laboratory, N. C., Indian Creek near... 

Lafayette, Va., Roanoke River at.......

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va......

Lake Greenwood near Chappels, S. C.....

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.......

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.....

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C........

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal 

near Pineville, S. C..............

Lavonia, Ga., North Fork Broad River

near. ............................

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River near 

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River near 

Lexington, N. C., Abbotts Creek at.....

Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near.......

16 

35

25-26 

47 

34 

21

4,40 

50

49

14-57 

22

186

27

163

254

28

29

70-71 

195

126

201

77

58

233

239

241

236

238

261

211

73

178

29
313

Page 

Lexington, Va. , Maury River near. ..... 30

Lick Run , Va . , James River at......... 21

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River

at. ........................... .153-156

Linden, N. C., Little River at ...... .157-158

Linville, River at Branch, N. C....... 197

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro,

N. C. ........................... 160

Little Pee Dee River, at Galivants

Ferry, S. C ..................... 193

near Dillon, S. C ................... 190

Little River (Cape Fear River basin)

at Linden , N . C ................ 157-158

Little River (Neuse River basin) near

Prinoeton , N . C ................. 124

Little River (Pee Dee River basin)

near Star, N. C ................. 184

Little River (Savannah River basin),

near Mount Carmel , S . C ......... 265

near Washington , Ga ................. 266

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,

N. C. ...........................

Long Creek near Bessemer City, N. C... 

Longs, S. C., Waccamaw River near .....

Lovingston, Va . , Tye River near. ......

Lowell, N. C., South Fork Catawba

River at ........................ 2u3

Lower Little River near All Healing

Springs, N. C ................... 198

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C. ....... 192

Lunenburg, Va . , North Meherrin River

near. ........................... 72

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at... 219 

Lynches River, at Effingham, S. C..... 13, 189

near Bishopville , S . C .............. 188

MoDowell, Va., Stuart Spring near.....

Mannboro, Va . , Deep Creek near. .......

Map of the United States ..............

Marion, N. C., Catawba River near .....

Martin, Ga. , Toms Creek near. .........

Martinsville, Va . , Smith River at.....

Mattoax, Va . , Appomattox River at .....

Maury River, at Rockbridge Baths, Va . . 

near Buena Vista , Va ................

near Lexington , Va ..................

Mayo River near Price , N . C ...........

Meherrin River, at Emporia, Va ........

near Lawrenceville , Va ..............

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.......

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.....

Miley, S. C., Salkehatchie River

near. ...........................

Millhaven, Ga., Brier Creek at........

Savannah River near. ................

Mocksville, N. C., South Yadkin River

near ............................

Modoc , S. C., Stevens Creek near......

Moncure , N . C . , Deep River at .........

Montmorenci, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near ......................

Moore, S. C ., .North Tyger River near.. 

Moormans River, -North Fork, near

Whitehall , Va ...................

Morgan Creek near Chapel Hill, N. C... 

Mount Carmel, S. C., Little River

near. ...........................

Mountain Grove, Va., Back Creek near.. 

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs ,

Va ..............................

247

272

271

174

268

152

242

220

43

274

265

15

14

Nahunta Swamp near Shine , N . C ........ 127

Naruna, Va. , Falling River near. ...... 90

Nashville, N. C., Sapony Creek near... 113 

Tar River near ...................... 112

Neuse River, at Kinston, N. C......... 126

near Clayton , N . C .................. 13, 122

near Goldsboro , N . C ................ 125

near Northside , N . C ................ 121

Neuse River basin, N. C., gagingstation records in. ........... .117-130

Newcastle, Va . , Johns Creek at........ 22

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C... 143 

New River near Gum Branch , N. C. ...... 131

Newry, S. C., Keowee River near....... 254

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at........ 4, 79

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C. ........................... 137

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va . . . . . 95

North Meherrin River near Keysville,

Va...............................

near Lunenburg, Va...................

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C. ............................

North Tyger River, near Fairmont,

S. C....... ......................

near Moore, S. C.....................

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddies River 

at. ..............................

Northeast Cape Fear River near

Chinquapin, N. C.................

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near.....

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near.......

Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near.......

Nottoway River, near Burkeville, Va.. ..

near Rawlings , Va....................

near Sebrell, Va.....................

near S tony Creek, Va.................

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto

River at.........................

irder, downstream, of listing gaging

stations.........................

Otter River, near Bedford, Va..........

near Evington, Va....................

70-71 

72

213

218

220

168

164

121

182

38

60-61 

62 

66 

63

244

3

Paces , Va . , Dan River at............... 104

Pacolet River, near Clifton, S. C...... 216

near Fingervilee, S. C ............... 215

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 45

Pamlico River basin, N. C., gagingstation records in. .............111-116

Panther Creek near Toccoa , Ga.......... 252

Parkersburg, N. C., South River near... 162 

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at.............. 23

Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 167

Peak discharge, indirect determinations

of............................. .308-310

Pedlar Mills, Va., Pedlar River near... 33 

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va..... 33

Pee Dee River, at Peedee, S. C......... 187

near Rockingham, N. C................ 185

Pee Dee River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......167-195

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near....... 229

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River near. 56 

Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at.............. 91

Philpott, Va., Smith River near........ 98

Pigg River near Toshes, Va............. 82

Pineville, S. C., Lake Marion near..... 239

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion

canal near....................... 238

Santee River near. ................... 240

Piney River at Piney River, Va......... 37

Plnopolis, S. C., Lake Moultrie near... 241 

Pittsboro, N. C., Haw River near......141-142

New Hope River near.................. 143

Polkton, N. C., Brown Creek near....... 183

Potts Creek near Covington, Va......... 18

Price, N. C., Mayo River near.......... 96

Princeton, N. C., Little River near.... 124

Providence Forge, Va., Chickahominy

River near....................... 57

Publications, on streamflow by

Geological Survey................ 8-11

by State agencies .................... 11

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at.........148-149

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near...... 147

Randolph, Va., Roanoke River at........ 92

Rawlings, Va., Nottoway River near..... 62

Reddies River at North Wilkesboro,

N. C.. ........................... 168

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C.....134-135

Reedy River, near Greenville, S. C.....

near Ware Shoals, S. C..............

Reidville, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................

Richfield, N. C., Big Bear Creek near. 

Richmond, Va., James River & Kanawha 

Canal near......................

James River near....................

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at........

Rivanna River, at Palmyra, Va.........

South Fork, near Earlysville, Va....

Riverside, Va., South River

near............................

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.............

231

232

221

181

49

50

226

45

44

31

93
314 INDEX

C., Roanoke River

Page

109

Roanoke Rapids, N

at. ......................

Roanoke River, at Altavista, Va

at Brookneal, Va.................... 87

at Buggs Island, Va................. 108

at Lafayette, Va.................... 77

at Niagara, Va...................... 4, 79

at Randolph, Va..................... 92

at Roanoke, Va...................... 78

at Roanoke Rapids, N . C ............. 109

near Scotland Neck, N. C............ 110

near Toshes, Va..................... 81

Roanoke River basin, N. C.-Va.,

gaging-station records in.......76-110

Bobbins, N. C., Bear Creek at........150-151

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River near., 

Rockbridge Baths, Va., Maury River at. 

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va....

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near. 

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, S. C......

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin), at

Turnersburg, N. C...............

near Norwood, N. C ..................

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)

near Calhoun Falls , S. C ........

Roseboro, N. C., Little Coharie Creek

near............................

Runoff in inches, definition of.......

204

28

39

185

206

173

182

160

2

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C... 247 

Saluda River, at Chappels, S. C....... 234

near Columbia, S. C ................. 237

near Greenville, S. C ..............227-228

near Pelzer, S. C ................... 229

near Silverstreet, S. C............. 235

near Ware Shoals , S . C ............... 230

near Waterloo, S. C ................. 277

Sandy River near Danville, Va......... 102

Santee River near Pineville, S. C..... 240

Santee River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in......196-240

Sapony Creek near Nashville, N. C..... 113

Savannah River, at Augusta, Ga........ 270

at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near

Millhaven, Ga................... 271

near Calhoun Palls , S . C ............ 259

near Clyo, Ga....................... 273

near Iva, S. C ...................... 256

Savannah River basin, Ga.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in......250-273

Saxe, Va., Roanoke Creek at........... 93

Scotland Neck, N. C., Roanoke River

near............................ 110

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River

near............................ 41

James River at...................... 4, 40

Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near. .... 66

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C. 209 

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C...... 255

Shine, N. C., Nahunta Swamp near...... 127

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River

near............................ 235

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.......... 13, 42

Smith Creek, above old dam, near

Clifton Forge , Va............... 19

Smith River, at Bassett, Va........... 99

at Martinsville, Va................. 100

at Spray, N. C ...................... 101

near Philpott, Va................... 98

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,

Ga.............................. 258

South Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C............................ 136

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C............... 214

South River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Parkersburg, N. C.......... 162

South River (James River basin) near

Riverside, Va................... 31

South Tyger River, near Reidville,

S. C. ........................... 221

near Woodruff, S. C ................. 222

South Yadkin River, at Cooleemee,

N. C......... ....................

near Mocksville, N. C ................

Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near....

Spray, N. C., Smith River at...........

Spring Mills, Va., East Fork Falling

River at.........................

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of...............................

Star, N. C., Little River near.........

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C .........

Stony Creek, Va., Nottoway River near., 

Stony Creek (Cape Fear River basin)

near Burlington, N. C............

Stony Creek (Chowan River basin) near

Dinwiddie, Va....................

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va........

Sussex, Va., Anderson Branch at........

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, N. C.......

Tar River, at Tarboro, N. C ............

near Nashville , N. C .................

near Tar River, N. C.................

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at...........

Tarheel, N. C., Cape Fear River at

lock 3, near.....................

Terms and abbreviations, definition of. 

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C. ........

Toccoa, Ga., North Fork Broad River

near.............................

Panther Creek near...................

Tomahawk, N. C., Black River near......

Toms Creek near Martin, Ga.............

Toshes, Va., Pigg River near...........

Roanoke River near...................

Trent River near Trenton, N. C.........

Trenton, N. C., Trent River near.......

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga........

Turnersburg, N. C., Rocky River at.....

Tye River near Lovingston, Va..........

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C. .......

176

174

95

101

2

184

268

63

138

64

21

65

129

115

112

111

115

159

2

177

260

252

161

262

82

81

130

130

253

173

36

223

224

80

180

129

Union, S. C., Fairforest Creek near.... 

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C... ..

Vanceboro, N. C., Swift Creek near.....

Waccamaw River, at Freeland, N. C...... 165

near Longs, S. C ..................... 166

Waccamaw River basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......165-166

Ware Shoals, S. C., Reedy River near... 232

Saluda River near.................... 230

Warm Springs, Va., Muddy Run Spring

near............................. 14

Washington, Ga., Little River near..... 266

Washington, N. C., Herring Run near.... 116

Wateree River near Camden, S. C........ 207

Waterloo, S. C., Saluda River near..... 277

Wentworth, N. C., Dan River near....... 97

Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near....................... 43

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at..... 169

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va..... 46

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River near 222

Tyger River near..................... 223

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of............................. 1

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Yadkin College, N. C., Yadkin River

at......... ...................... 172

Yadkin River, at High Rock, N. C....... 179

at Patterson, N. C ................... 167

at Wilkesboro, N. C .................. 169

at Yadkin College, N. C....... ....... 172

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Creek

near............................. 171

Yemassee, S. C., Combahee River near... 248

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River at......... 68

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