Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1952

Part 2A. South Atlantic Slope Basins, James 

River to Savannah River

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1233

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Georgia, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Virginia, and with other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1954
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. G. - Price $1 (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 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

Page 

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................................................................ 11

Gaging-station records............................................................... 13

James River basin:

Jackson River (head of James River): 

Bolar Run:

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va...................................................... 13

Muddy Run:

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va......................................... 13

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va............................................... 14

Falling Springs Creek near Falling Spring, Va.................................... 15

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va................................................ 16

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................................................ 20

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

Craig Creek:

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.................................................. 22

................................................. 23

James River at Buchanan, Va........................................................ 26

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

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va................................................ 30

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 near Norwood, Va................................................... 36

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................. 37

Piney River at Piney River, Va............................................... 38

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

James River at Seottsville, Va..................................................... 40

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

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

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 near Richmond, Va...................................................... 49

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va...................................... 50

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

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 52

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.......................................... 53

Appomattux 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

Chowan Riyer basin:

Nottoway River (head of Chowan River) near Burkeville , Va.......................... 59

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va................................................... 60

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va. ............................................... 62

Stony' Creek near Dinwiddie, Va................................................... 63

Hunting Quarter Creek:

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.................................................. 64

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.................................................... 65

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................ 66

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va..................................................... 67

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va............................................... 68
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Chowan River basin--Continued. Page

North Meherrin River near Keysvijle , VA .......................................... 69

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

Meherrin River near Lawreneeville , Va............................................ 71

Meherrin River at Emporia , Va.................................. ................. 72

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va ............................................... 74

Chowan River: 

Wicoacon Creek:

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, H. C.,..,..... ...................................... 75

Roanoke River basin: 

South Fork Roanokfi~Rlver:

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

Roanoke River at Lafayette . Va..................................................... 76

Roanoke River at Roanvke, Va....................................................... 77

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

Blackwater Fiver near Unlcn Hsll. V-a............................................. 79

Roanoke River near Toshes , \'i\................. .................................... SO

Plgg River near Toshes, Va.... ..,,,........ .................................... SI

Goose Creek ruar Huddles^on, Va ..... ............................................ 82

Roanoke River ai Altavis ca.. Va . . ................................................. 83

Otter River r.?ar Bedford , Va. ..... ..... ........................................ 84

Otter River nsar Evinpton.Va..................... .............................. 85

Roanoke River £ r Brookneal, Va.............. ....... ....... ...................... 86

Falling River >ar Nururm, Va...... ............................................. 37

Cub Creek at Ph^ii /., «/'a ...................... . . . ............................ 68

Roanoke River at R&ndolpb, Va..................... ................................ 89

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va. ..................................................... 90

Roanoke River near Clever, Va...................................................... 91

Dan River near Fran<IECO , N . C................................................... 92

Mayo River:

North Mayo River r eai- Spencer, Va............................................ 93

Mayo River near Price , N. C .............. ..................................... 94

Dan River near rfentwcrth, N. C............ ...................................... 95

Smith River near Fhilpott, Va.................................................. 96

Smith River at Bassett, Va..................................................... 97

Smith River at Mart.inaville, Va. ............................................... 98

Smith River at. Si-ray. N. C ...................................... .............. 99

Sandy River near" Darivlll e , Va................... .............................. 100

Dan River at Danville. Vy.... ................................................... 101

Dan River at Paces , V'-i.................. ........................................ 102

Dan River at South Bc^lcn, Va.............................. ..................... 103

Banister River;

Georges Creeic near Grei,r._, Va ................................................ 104

Banister Rivar at Halifax, Va.................................................. 105

Hyco River near Dem.l&i. an , Va.................................................. 106

Roanoke River at Clarksvilj ^, Va. ............. .................................... 107

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

Roanoke Piver at Roanoke Rapids . N C .............................................. 109

Roanoke River near Scot" and Heck, N . C............................................. 110

Pamlleo River Dasin:

Tar River ihea3~oirTamllco " Iver) near Tar River, N. C ............................. Ill

Tar River near Nash"ills . Bi. C . . . . ................................................ 112

Tar River at Tarbo^o. N.

Herring Run near Washington, N. C. . ............................................ 115

Heuse River basin:

EKoTiv^r~TheIJT";jf Neuse River) at Hillsboru, II. C................................. 116

T?ly t Riv-r at Bahama Y.. C ....................................................... 117

1/1 i] Creek r.ear Banniaa , U. C ................................................... 113

HRUSP River r^sr Northside, H. C . . . . .............................................. 122

Neusi River rear Tiayton, K . C . . . . ................................................ 123

Middle Gr-.e!: near Clavton, H. C . ........................... ................... 124

Little River near Princeton, N. C ................................................ 126

Neuse River r^3r Goldsborr. , N. C .................................................. 127

Heuse River at Kln.2t.ori, i. C ....................................................... 128

r. .tentnes Ciert' n?sr- Wilsur 51. C. ............................................. 129

Ccntentri92 Creefc HT, Kuoktrtcn, W, i"1 .............................................. 130

:. ............................................... 131

.................................................. 132

New River basin:

EftfW RTveY near Gum Branch, 11. C . . ... ............................................. 133

Cape Pear Rlyer basin:

HavTRIver THea" oTT^pe Pear River) near Benaja , N. C .............................. 134

Reedy For'*:

Horseper. Creek at Fart ^F Ground,!.. C .......................................... 135

Reedy Fork near Gibs^nville, K. 0 ............. .................................. 136

Buffalo Creek uea' Greensboro , II. 0 ............................................ 137

North Buffalo Cr-el-c near Greensloro , II C .................................... 138

Haw River at E-iW ni" er, il. C .......... ............................................ 139

Haw River near Pltts.or; , K. C ....................... ............................. 140

Nev» Hope Klver near Pit-caboro ,11. C .............................................. 141

Meat Fork Deep Rivei near High Point, N. C ....................................... 142

East Fork Deep Rii «- r near High Point, N. C ..................................... 143

Deep River near Ranal-i-inan, II. C .................................................. 144

Deep River at Rams AIT , II. C ...................................................... 145

Bear Creek at Robbing , N. C .................................................... 146
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Cape Fear River basin Continued. Page 

Rockfish Creek hear Hope Mills, N. '"............................................. 150

Cape Fear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C...................................... 151

Black River: 

Coharie Creek:

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro , N. C ..................................... 152

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.................................................. 153

South River near Parkersburg, N. C .............................................. 154

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C................................................... 155

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin , N. C.................................. 156

Waccamaw River basin:

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C................................................... 157

Waccamaw River near Longs , S. C.................................................... 158

Pee Dee River basin:

TaSklrTRiver (head of Pee Dee River) at. Patterson, N. C............................ 160

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro , N. C.......................................... 161

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C................................................... 162

Fisher River near Copeland , N. C................................................. 163

Forbush Creek near.Yadkinville, N. C............................................. 164

Yadkin River at Yadkin College , N. C............................................... 165

South Yadkin River:

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C............................................... 166

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C......................................... 167

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C ............................................... 168

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. <":............................................ 169

Third Creek at Cleveland , N. C....... ......................................... 170

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C................................................. 171

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C .................................................... 17£

Uwharrie River near Eldorado , N. C ............................................... 173

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C................................................... 174

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C................................................... 175

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C................................................ 176

Thompson Creek:

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C ................................................ 177

Pee Dee River at Peedee , S. C...................................................... 178

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C ............................................. 179

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C ................................................. 180

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C ........................................... 181

Drowning Creek (head of Lumber River) near Hoffman, N. C ....................... 182

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................. 183

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, C,. C .................................... 184

Black River near Gable , S . C ..........'........................................... 185

Black River at Kingstree , S. C ................................................... 186

Santee River basin:

Catawba River (head of Santee River) near Marion, N. C............................. 187

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 188

Catawba River at Catawba , N . C ..................................................... 189

Henry Fork (head of South Fork Catawba River) near Henry River, N. C............. 190

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C ............................................. 191

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C......................................... 192

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C................................................. 133

Sugar Creek:

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C. ...................................... 194

Rocky Creek at Great Falls , S. C ................................................. 195

Wateree River continuation of Catawba River) near Camden, S. C.................... 197

Broad River head of Congaree River) near Chimmey Rock, N. C ..................... 198

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C ............................................. 199

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C. 

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.. 

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

North Pacolet River at Fingerville , 3 .

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville , 3. C .

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C .

Broad River near Carlisle , S . C ......................................... ........ 210

North Tyger River near Fairmont , S . C .......................................... 211

Middle Tyger River at Lyman , S . C . . . ........................................ 212

North Tyger River near Moore , S . C ................ ............................ 213

South Tyger River near Reidville , S . C ....................................... 214

South Tyger River near Woodruff , S . C ........................................ 215

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C. '""""

Enoree River near Enoree , S. C................................................. 218

road River at Richtex, S. C....

Saluda River near Greenville,

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C. 

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C. 

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S.

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Lake Murray near Columbia, 3. C.

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

Santee River:

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville , S. C......... ............ 230

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C........'................................... ....... 231

Santee River near Pineville, S. C..................................... ............ 232
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Cooper River basin:

Cooper Kiver:

West Branch Cooper River: Page 

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C ............................................. 233

Edisto River basin:

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C ..................................... 234

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C......................................... 235

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C ...................................... 236

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C ................................................ 237

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C .................................................... 238

Combahee River basin:

Salkehatchie River thead of Combahee River) near Miley, S. C....................... 239

Combahee River near Yemassee , S. C................................................. 241

Broad River basin:

Coosawhatchie River (head of Broad River) near Hampton, S. C....................... 242

Savannah River basin:

Chattooga River (head of Savannah River) near Clayton, Ga.......................... 244

Panther Creek near Toccoa , Ga.................................................... 245

Tugaloo River (continuation of Chattooga River) near Hartwell, Ga.................. 246

Keowee River (head of Seneca River) near Newry, S. C ............................. 247

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 248

Savannah River near Iva, S. C...................................................... 249

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls , S . C'. ............................................ 250

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 253

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, 3. C............................................ 254

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 255

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C............................................. 256

Little River near Washington, Ga................................................. 257

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 258

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga. .................................................. 259

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga...................................................... 260

Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga......................... 261

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 262

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga....................................................... 263

Miscellaneous discharge measurements ................................................. 264

Index................................................................................ 283

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

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

Creek at Newcastle, Va. ................................................. 4

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

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

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 12
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE BASINS, JAMES RIVER 

TO SAVANNAH RIVER, 1952

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, 1952. 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 12,600 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many 

others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1952, the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations were maintaining 6,700 gaging stations, including 

those in Alaska and Hawaii. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other 

points in the 1952 water year.

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, G. L. Glllis, director.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, G. R. Ross, 

director; city of Burlington, E. C. Brandon, Jr., city manager.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, C. R. McMillan, chief highway commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manager; State Research, Planning and Development Board, L. W. Bishop, director; city of Spartanburg, 

R. E. Stallings, chairman of commissioners of public works.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, S. S. Kellam, director; State Department of Highways, J. A. Anderson, director; city of Norfolk, 

C. A. Harrell, city manager; Newport News Waterworks Commission, E. P. Dugger, 

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 128 gaging stations, of 

which 7 were in Georgia, 44 in North Carolina, C7 in South Carolina, and 50 in Virginia. 

Assistance was also given by the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. 

The following organisations aided in collecting records: 

Georgia: City of Augusta.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission, State Stream Sanitation Committee, cities of Durham and Gastonia, Carolina Power & Light Co., and Duke 

Power Co.

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. 1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2A

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, under the direction of Joseph V. B. Wells, 

chief of the Surface Water Branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under the supervision of the district engineers at the 

offices listed below. The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual Reports Section.

State District Address

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

North Carolina........... Raleigh................... 1201 Capitol Club Building.

South Carolina b/........ Columbia.................. 207 Creason Building.

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

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 records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of strearr.flow and other hydroiogic 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 terms 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 co 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 stage-discharge 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 uf a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information is 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 

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

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 feat-ores that form the control, the daily mean discharge 

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

the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a station Is
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2A

A. Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

B. Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va. 

FIGURE 1.-GAGING STATION STRUCTURES
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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 of 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 sorre 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.

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

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general re-narks, 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 "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 of gages, locations, and datums of previous gages for which discharge records are 

generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under "Average discharge" is given the 

average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having 

fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. Under 

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

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

of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest-stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height 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."
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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 bo 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 report 

number, "W" means water-supply paper. 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 

irea 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 ecuivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

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

each month are underlined. If the value 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 values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headei "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Runoff for fie 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"). Values for cubic feet per. second per
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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 values of maximum are th? maximum 

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

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runcff 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, values of 

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

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

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

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.
SURFACE WATER SDPPLY, 1952, PART 2A

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 furtt°r 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- below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated have 

been included for some streams.

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

(A - Annual Report; B = Bulletin; W = Water-Supply Paper)

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. ......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

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

....do................ . ... ...,..-....--..........-

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights 

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights 

monthly discharge.

, ratings, and

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 3O, 1891. 

1884-E-2. 

1888-S3. 

1893 -S4.

1895.
Figure 2.--Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on surface water supply. The area covered by this

report is shaded.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1952, PART 2A

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

(A - Annual Reports; B - Bulletin; W - Water-Supply Paper)

Report

W 11.. .......

18th A, pt. 4 

W 15.........

19th A, pt. 4

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39. .. 

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52.. . 

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66..... 

W 75.. .......

Character of data

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 stream west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries. 

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

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

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

Year

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

In general, be found In the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the 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, 1899-1952

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

U.S. P.

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

U.S. P.

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

U.S. P.

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

712

727

Year

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

U.S. P.

742

757

782

802

822

852

872

892

922

952

Year

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

U.S. P.

972

1002

1032

1052

1082

1112

1142

1172

1203

1233

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. 

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

made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the end 

of each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed In the same order as the 

streams and gaging stations In the body of the report. An Index of the records obtained 

before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-vrater 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 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 pre-
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

viously 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

Georgia. ...... 

Do. ........

North Carolina

Do. ........

Do. .....

South Carolina

Virginia. ..... 

Do.. .......

Do .........

Do.........

Period

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1884-1946

1B95-19E7 

19E7-42

1927-42 

1942-50 

1942-50

Report

Bull . 16, Water powers of Georgia. .........

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North Carolina streams. 1 

Hydrologic data on the Neuse River basin... 

Hydrologic data on the Cape Pear River 

bas in . 

Hydrologic data on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River 

basin. 

Hydrologic data on the Catawba and Broad 

River basins. 

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

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

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River basin). 

Bull. 6, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Roanoke and Chowan River basins). 

Bull. 13, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(James River basin). 

Bull. 14, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(Chowan and Roanoke River basins).

Is sued by

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

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:

Water-Supply Title Paper 

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

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

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

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

1066......... Floods of August 1940 in southeastern States.

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 Soil Conservation Service of the Uiited 

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

than 20 acres each near Chatham, Va., since 1938.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The water year 1952 was characterized by below normal runoff over most of the South 

Atlantic slope basin, James River to Savannah River during large parts of the periods 

October to December and June to August. The yearly average runoff for most of the area 

was above normal due to floods in March over most of the area and the hurricane of Aug. 

31, Sept. 1 which caused moderate floods in the eastern half of the area. For three key 

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

mean discharges during the 1952 water year with the median discharges for the 25-year 

period 1921-45 is shown in figure 3 on the following page.
12 HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

500

400

300

200

100

Slate River near Arvonia, Va. 

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

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

year

2000

1500

1000

500

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C 

Drainage area, 1.140 sq mi.

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

year

Lynches River at Effinghrjn, S. C. 

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 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 1952.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1952 water year 

with median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGHG-STATION RECORDS 13

JAMES RIVER BASH 

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'05", long. 79°40'4.0", In Highland County, 1,000 ft north o*" Bolar 

which is on oounty line between Bath and Highland Counties.

Records only).available. August 

 

1947, October 1949 to September 1952 (discharge measurements 

Extremes.--1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 17.6 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; minimum 

measured, 3.59 cfs Aug. 28, 1947.

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

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

Jan 

Mar 

Apr

10 .......... 4.69

8 .......... 5.12

7 .......... 4.03

11 .......... 6.45

7 .......... 7.37

May 12 .......... 10.2

June 20 .......... 5.52

July 7 .......... 4.58

Aug. 4 .......... 4.53

Sept.18 .......... 4.24

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va.

Location. Lat 38°06'25", 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, August 1946 to September 1952 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes. 1946, 1947-52: Maximum discharge measured, 12.3 cfs Feb. 3, 1950; irinimum 

measured, 2.30 cfs Oct. 8, 1946.

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

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

Jan 

Mar 

Apr

10 ........... 3.36

8 ........... 3.70

7 ........... 4.81

7 ........... 6.33

8 ........... 7.01

May 12 .......... 7.65

June 20 .......... 3.64

July 7 .......... 3.05

Aug. 4 .......... 3.51

Sept.18 .......... 2.88
14 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va,

Location. Lat 38°04'10", long. 79°53'50", on left bank 0.4 mile downst-eam 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 1952.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,110 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow 

at gage height 9.05 ft, for flood of Feb. 21, 1953; minimum, 6.8 cfs Oct. 14 (gage 

height, 1.67 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gag£ height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

Z.O 

2.3 

2.7

5.0

7.5

11

20

44

98

5.0 

6.0

179

390

690

1,480

2,480

3,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

. 8.2

8.2

*8.2

7.8

7.5

J\2

7.2

7.5

7.2

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5 

7.8

7.8

8.9

10

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

249.8

8.06

0.062

0.07

Calendar yeai

Nov.

42

51

32

24

18

M

22

*36

29

23

19

17

16

16 

16

18

23

29

25

21

18 

16

16

16

20

45

83

62

48

41

-

858

28.6

0.218

0.24

Dec.

36

30

28

46

204

 153

105

93

109

116

98

86

71

63

218

252

173

128

95

95

1.260 

1,060

456

281

225

200

207

166

153

134

450

6,791

219

1.67

1.92

Jan.

844

614

578

590

S16

548

355

260

225

514

*512

350

265

225

229

1,390

802

489

326 

360

662

467

326

702

1,660

1,480

858

500

331

17,748

573

4.37

5.04

Feb.

265

214

222

916

*704

478

365

281

241

196

186

163

147

139

125

157

440

396

299

241

200 

160

136

120

109

95

90

86

83.

_

-

7,254

250

1.91

2.06

- 1951: Max - Min -

Mar.

81

75

78

150

375

317

*260

210

173

157

5.620

1,340

704

467 

322

256

210

182

244

445

739 

548

1,180

1,060

608

418

317

256

214

179

150

15,335

495

3.78

4.36

Apr.

179

286

248

210

229

273

269

*233

207

186

169

150

144

166 

176

173

153

142

131

120

109 

98

93

259

1.000

948

662

566

478

365

-

8,422

281

2.15

2.40

May

277

222

186

150

139

150

125

118

144

1.270

1,220

*851

572

396 

303

237

190

157

142

153

190 

193

169

144

444

566

355

244

190

153

125

9,775

315

2.40

2.77

June

107

91

78

70

63

57

52

47

41

43

46

40

34

33

34

32

33

33

28

*24

30 

35

41

37

29

25

21

19

17

18

-

1,258

41.9

0.320

0.36

Jily

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

*14

36

IE

26

20

17

16 

17

18

30

34

26

22

18 

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.9

7.8

778

5*6.3

17.6

0.134

0.15

Aug.

i!

20

16

*15

14

15

20

42

43

15.

52

35

31

26 

21

21

37

33

25

21

20 

20

31

23

18

16

14

13

14

13

15

766

34.8

0.189

0.22

Sept.

18

21

18

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.6

7.5

1^2 

7.2

7.5

7.5

*7.5

16

IS

26

27

40

31

24

18

16

14

13

13

-

483.2

16.1

0.123

0.14

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,620 Min 7.2 Mean 190 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.73

vea.K discharge I case. 1.400 cfs). Dec. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (5.31 ft); Jan. 18 (10:30 a.m.) 

1,700 cfs (5.24 ft); Jan. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (5.57 ft); Mar. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 7,110 cfs (8.70 

ft); Mar. 23 (5 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (s.32 ft); May 10 (4 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (5.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Peak discharge (base
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

Falling Springs Creek near Palling Spring, Va.

Location. lat 37°52 I 05", long. 79°56'45", on right tank SO ft downstream from tridge on 

U. S. Highway 220, 0.7 mile downstream from Palling Spring (the main source), 2.1 miles 

southeast of town of Falling Spring, Alleghany County, and 5 miles northeast of Covington.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1952 (fragmentary prior to March 1948).

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,150 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 197 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum, 

5.5 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 27, 28 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 519 cfs Dec. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 3.0 ft Peb. 

14, 1948, from recorded range in stage; minimum discharge, 3.5 cfs Aug. 7, 1?50 (gage 

height, 0.30 ft); minimum daily, 5.5 cfs Sept. 18, 1951, Sept. 24, 25, 27, 2S, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation at low flow by cress beds 2,000 to 3,000 ft above station prior to August 1951.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

132

242

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.9

*6.9

6.5

6.9

6.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.8

BTff

5.8

5.8

204.4

6.59

-

-

Nov.

6.9

6.5

6.2

5.8

578

6.2

*8.0

772

6.5

6.5

6.2 s'e

5.8

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

-

187.2

6.24

-

-

Dec.

 STs 5.8

5.8

*8.6

13

10

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

19

14

11

11

9.0

9.0

38

34

23

18

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

393.2

12.7

-

-

Jan.

12

1Z

13

13

17

17

16

15

*14

29

27

25

21

20

18

17

17

34

38

32

28

49

70

47

37

37

59

81

T6

54

42

987

31.8.

-

-

Feb.

34

31

54

113.

*76

54

42

37

32

29

28

25

Z4

23

22

23

31

30

28

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

_

-

938

32.3

-

-

Mar.

15

14

14

22

*28

25

25

24

22

20

149

99

59

44

36

32

28

27

30

35

34

33

48

54

47

40

35

31

29

26

25

1,150

37.1

-

-

Apr.

Z5

24

Z3

22

Z4

25

25

24

*23

22

22

22

22

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

20

32

35

35

48

44

38

-

734

24.5

-

-

May

33

Z8

25

22

20

20

18

18

18

33

34

33

31

*28

26

24

23

22

22

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

15

697

22.5

-

-

June

14

T4

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

*9.4

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

877

8.7

8.7

-

315.6

10.5

-

-

July

8.7

873

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.Z

7.2

6.9

BT?

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

239.3

7.72

-

-

Aug.

6.9

7.2

6.9

7.2

*6.9

6.5

175

6.9

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

7.2

fiil

216.2

6.97

-

-

Sept.

~5.4 13

8.0

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

*5.8

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.8

6.2

-

198.9

6.63

-

- -

Calendar year 1951: Max 171 Min 5.5 Mean 19.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52; Max 149 Min 5.5 Mean 17.1 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
16 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va.

Location. Lab 37°52' 36". long. 79°58'39", on right bank 20 ft upstream f-om Smith Bridge, 

0.8 mile south of town of Palling Spring, Alleghany County, 1.6 miles downstream from 

Palling Springs Creek, and 5.5 miles north of Covington.

Drainage area. 409 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1952. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"at Barber."

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

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

Average discharge. 27 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.28 ft); 

minimum, 87 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.97 ft).

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 24,700 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 9,000 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).-- W 952: 1926-30 (maximum only 1926, 1928), 19r2-40.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

91

170

340

815

2.9 

3.3 

4.0

5.0

77

145

338

740

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,310

2,870

5,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

102

101

99

101

101

104

TOT

101

96

*97

96 

96

96

96

96

96

96

94

91

94

94

96

97

99

101

101 

99

99

97

97

97

3,037

98.0

0.240

0.28

Nov.

185

232

rra

137

125

116

137

*178

168

139

127 

120

116

116

116

118

121

133

129

121

116

111

m

116

118

137 

215

220

182

165

4,298

143

0.350

0.39

Dec.

150

135

129

159

570

*494

363

307

301

318

292 

261

230

212

580

650

482

412

356

311

2,070

2.500

1,190

790

630

570 

590

522

458

423

590

17,045

550

1.34

1.54

Jan.

608

1,310

1,100

1,070

1,720

1,340

950

710

*630

1,100

1,280 

950

765

650

610

590

550

2.T30"

1,900

1,280

950

1,110

1,820

1,310

950

1,160 

2,770

5.090

2,240

1,440

1,070

39,453

1,273

3.11

3.58

Feb.

840

740

892

2,520

*1,860

1,340

1,070

865

765

650

610

570

522

510

490

583

1,280

1,070

840

710

630

550

494

450

416

382 

352

338

524

-

22,463

775

1.89

2.04

Mar.

324

311

331

740

*1,130

890

710

630

570

518

5.900 

3,960

1,960

1,400

1,040

840

710

630

920

1,220

1,480

1,280

2,010

2,410

1,650

1,220 

980

815

690

610

550

38,429

1,240

3.03

3.49

Apr.

530

690

650

570

610

765

710

*650

590

530

498 

458

435

486

514

502

458

427

397

378

356

328

314 694"

1,760

1.930 

1,540

1,620

1,310

1,010

-

21,710

724

1.77

1.98

May

815

690

610

530

482

502

451

404

435

2,400

2,680 

2,000

*1,480

1,130

865

740

630

550

514

510

530

518

470

435

631

1,010 

765

590

518

458

597

24,740

798

1.95

2.25

June

360

321

285

261

243

225

212

197

190

187

194 

182

173

173

175

166

*154

163

152

141

141

156

166

161

145

135 

129

125

121

120

-

5,553

185

0.452

0.50

July

118

114

112

116

116

114

112

*114

135

165

139 

121

114

111

118

112

114

145

143

131

121

114

107

102

99

97 

96

96

94

94

93

3,575

115

O.J81

0.32

Aug.

ITS- 94

120

111

*109

109

116

145

192

207

217 

T67

141

129

120

116

125

143

127

116

112

111

120

120

107

102 

99

97

99

99

111

3,889

125

0.306

0.35

Sept.

139

127

116

107

99

97

97

104

97

94

93 

90

90

88

9S

91

90

*90

99

142

137

155

161

152

127

114 

107

102

99

97

-

3,271

109

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,530 Hln 65 Mean 591 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.64

Water year 1951-52; Max 5,900 Hln 88 Mean 512 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Mar. 11 (6;30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (12.28 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. 3. Highway 60, 2.2 miles downstream from Ogle Creek, arid 3.0 miles west of Covington, Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1952.

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

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

Average discharge.--23 years (1929-52), 159 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.700 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minr 

imum, 9 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1928-52: 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 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). W972 : 1929-30, 1932-34, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

14

32

74

179

321

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

550

1,130

1,840

3,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 Oct.

16

16

16

*16

15

18

17

19

21

20

20 

21

20

22

21

20

22

21

21

22

20

22

22

21

22

22

21

22

23

24

^3

626

, 20.2

0.122

0.14

Nov.

42

41

31

27

26

24

*34

40

34

31

29 

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

26

25

24

23

23

24

25

27

28

29

29

28

857

28.6

0.172

0.19

Dec.

28

26

25

*43

115

78

57

47

43

41

40 

38

35

35

186

170

105

84

67

67

740

616

243

158

121

119

149

124

111

97

121

3,959

128

0.771

0.89

Jan.

149

134

115

105

tsl

266

196

152

*130

416

405 

251

193

158

138

119

113

1,020

565

314

216

674

1,260

6ll

352

396

920

1,130

950

490

304

12", 493

403

2.43

2.80

Feb.

237

198

196

42S

410

301

249

*219

240

269

a200 

a!60

a250

a390

a360

344

655

m

307

243

203

170

145

132

121

109

99

97

89Z 

-

7,262

250

1.51

1.63

Mar.

99

95

134

612

*740

460

311

240

203

179

3,160 

1,230

638

418

287

237

198

174

501

770

530

392

882

890

535

382

301

249

211

181

161

15,400

497

2.99

3.45

Apr.

156

154

138

128

134

130

121

113

*107

101

99 

97

95

97

103

89

80

72

69

67

66

62

2'2'T 60

890

655

480

1,880

860

485

 7,809

260

1.57

1.75

May

325

251

208

174

154

141

121

109

107

405

740 

175

*344

269

219

193

163

138

141

147

154

147

130

115

121

107

93

82

80

78

69_

6,000

194

1.17

1.35

June

64

57

53

49

44

42

39

38

35

34

35 

34

34

34

39

35

*31

30

29

26

28

42

38

34

29

27

24

23

23

22

-

1,072

35.7

0.215

0.24

July

22

20

20

28

26

26

25

23

»22

23

20 

20

17

20

21

20

20

 56 39

23

20

20

18

18

16

17

16

16

15

16

16

649

20.9

0.126

0.15

Aug.

 33 17

27

25

*26

27

24

27

28

76

56 

43

54

40

34

46

49

40

33

30

27

27

26

23

22

20

20

19

20

20

22

981

31.6

C.190

0.22

Sept.

69

47

35

29

27

24

20

21

21

20

18 

19

18

17

If

18

*17

17

19

21

20

23

29

26

22

19

20

19

19

18

-

710

23.7

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Mln 15 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,160 Mln 15 ^ Mean 158 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.97

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efa). Mar. 11 (1:30 p.m.) 5,700 cfs (8.68 ft); Apr. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 

2.74O cfs (6.01 ft;.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Potts Creek near Covington 

and Jackson River at Palling Spring.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

Location. Lat 37°44'10", long. 80°01 I 55", near center of span on downstream side of

highway bridge, 0.2 mile upstream from Hays Creek and 3.2 miles southwest of Covington, 

Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available. December 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Chain gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

1,257.61 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years (1929-52), 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 9.10 ft); minimum observed, 28 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 6 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1928-52: 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 

discharge, 13 cfs Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except tho'se for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). W 727: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

338

700

1,070 2.1 

2.5

147

315

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

670

1,470

3,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

282"8~

31

*29

a2B

28

29

3633"

a32

a32

32

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

32

31

32

32

32

33

a32

a32

a31

a32

a35

33

975

31.5

0.199

0.23

Nov.

80

67

44

40

36

a60

*90

75

50

44

40

38

36

42

46

48

45

44

40

36

33

5T

a37

a38

39

45

45

44

42

39

-

1,399

' 46.6

0.295

0.33

Dec.

3636"

36

*68

196

614

149

a90

a62

a70

a60

56

54

56

359

178

al50

125

101

85

735

438

a300

168

135

154

168

alSO

a!30

allO

allO

5,179

167

1.06

1.22

Jan.

a!20

123

95

a200~

410

270

208

175

*164

569

417

292

243

199

161

alSO

147

384

315

270

199

647

1,600

 670

417

404

990

1,470

1,150

870

478

13,807

445

2.82

3.25

Feb.

355

274

670

950

670

454

365

*310

256

a260

221

199

178

502

a430

365

47B

350

315

284

243

199

172

161

150

132

126

120

114

-

9,303

321

2.03

2.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,870 Mln 28

Mar.

172

al90~

182

*630

550

398

315

279

234

225

2,890

1,940

950

590

446

365

297

270

910

910

670

590

770

1,280

630

462

365

a300

a250

a230

212

18,502

597

3.78

4.36

Apr.

199

225

191

175

195

191

164

158

*147

132

135

129

135

154

141

129

a!20

allO

alOO

a95

a90

a85

aSO

a300

a800

a70o

al,000

al.BOO

al,200

a600

-

9,680

323

2.04

2.28

May

a400

a320

a270

a230

a200

alSO

a!60

alSO

a200

aSOO

a900

a600"

*404

a320

a270

a220

a200

a!70

a!60

al80

a!70

a!60

alSO

alSO

a!40

a!30

a!20

a!20

allO

al?0~

allO

7,514

242

1.53

1.76

June

alOO

S5F

a92

a90

a86

a84

a82

a80

a74

a70

a67

a6S

a64

a65

a70

a65

*61

a55

a.50

a52

a57

a62

a58

a56

a54

aS3

a52

aSO

a48

a46_

-

2,004'

66.8

0.423

0.47

July

a45

44

42

a43

a45

46

47

44

*44

a43

42

41

a4O

39

38

37

34

42

a58

a4T

34

a32

a31

a30

a29_

29

29

29

29

30

33

1,192

313.5

0.244

0.2B

Aug.

32

56

aSO

43

*46

47

42

48

54

Z-L

50

68

41

42

a38

47

39

42

37

38

41

a37

a35

a33

32

a30~ 30

a31

a32

33

a70

1,343

43.3

0.274

Sept.

135 age7

48

44

39

37

32

3033"

34

33

32

a31

30

a30

a31

*32

30

93

60

43

60

46

39

a38

a36

35

33

32

32

-

1,318

43.9

0.278

0.32 0.31

Mean 209 Cfsm 1.32 In.' 17.98

Water year 1951-52 : Max 2,890 Mln 28 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17. OO

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs).--Jan. 23 (time unknown) 2,680 cfs (5.35 ft); Mar. 11 (time 

unknown) 7,840 cfs (9,10 ft); Mar. 24 (time unknown) 2,410 cfs (5.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for "Dunlap Creek near eovlngton 

and Jackson River at Palling Spring.
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 about 

3,5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 13.5 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,406 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 5 years, 22.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 447 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 4.90 ft); 

minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs July 31; minimum gage height, 1.08 ft July 29, 30, 31.

1947-52; Maximum discharge observed, 1,200 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 7.30 ft); 

minimum discharge, that of July 31, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Aug. 29, Sept. 5, 

1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effects, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

1.1 1.3

1.2 2.4

1.4 6.0

1.7 15

2.0 

2.4 

2.8

1.0 

1.2

1,4 

1.6 

1.8

0.9

3.1

7.0

14

22

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

33

73

125

183

263

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

t>ay

1

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.1

57T

2.1

2.2

2.4

*2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2. '3

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.0

4.0 470-

3.7

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

82.4

2.66

0.197

0.23

Nov.

13

4.8

3.7

3.4

*3.2

3.0

12

5.4

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

b3.0

b3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

5.0

4.0

4.0

3 .8

3.5

125.2

4.17

0.309

0.34

Dec.

3.4

3.2 372"

*10

14

9.9

7.5

5.4

7.2

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.6

5.6

15

28

b20

b!5

b!5

b20

94

47

28

21

17

18

19

17

17

15

27

522.4

16.9

1.25

1.44

Jan.

34

30

26

17

21

21

*17

16

15

SB

50

32

27

24

21

18

16

60

54

39

30

46

56

48

40

45

88

97

8T

62

45

1,245

40.2

2.98

3.44

Feb.

35

28

30

92

74

58

*45

34

29

24

25

21

19

20

19

19

37

35

33

28

24

20

18

16

15

14

14

13

IS.

-

851

29.3

2.17

2.34

Mar.

12

11

*13

22

28

34

31

28

25

22

255

TO

73

54

43

34

28

25

39

44

47

45

68

64

55

46

38

31

26

22

21

1,398

45.1

3.34

3,85

Apr.

21

21

21

20

27

33

32

29

*25

23

21

20

20

31

33

31

28

25

22

21

19

17

16

64

88

68

55

60

53

48

-

992

33.1

2.45

2.73

May

44

37

28

24

21

20

18

16

16

40

53

47

38

*32

27

24

20

22

20

23

24

21

20

18

29

28

25

21

20

18

16

810

26.1

1.93

2.22

June

14

12

11

9.4

8.5

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.5

6.6

5.S

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.5

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.4

8.8

4.8

6.8

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.1

371

3.1

3.3

-

177.7

5.92

0.439

0.49

July

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

5.6

3.3

3.4

*3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

ITS' 1.5

1.5

79.1

2.55

0.189

0.22

Aug.

1.6

3.0

1.7

1.8

*3.6

4.5

3.6

7.6

5.2

8.2

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

9.1

94.5

3.05

0.226

0.26

Sept.

14

5.0

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

*2.1

1.9

274

2.5

2.0

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

-

83.0

2.77

0.205

0.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 250 Min 1.7 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.55

Water year 1951-52: Max 255 Min 1.5 Mean 17.7 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 37°47'30", long. 79°45'35", 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, Alleghany County.

Drainage area. 456 sq mi.

Records available . May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1952.

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 same site and different 

datum. March 1925 to October 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1925-52), 528 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 12.18 ft); minimum, 76 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1907-8, 1925-52: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.62ft), 

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.

Revisions (water years). W 952: 1925-41 (maximum only 1925, 1941). W 972: 1913(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

98

98

98

95

93SB100

120

*125

103

93

93

95

93

93

93

95

95

95

93

98

98

103

107

105

103

103

100

100

100

3,076

99.2

0.21B

0.25

Nov.

204

280

218

166

*151

137

181

276

250

185

157

142

137

137

145

148

154

169

166

145

134

125

123

T5F

128

137

148

210

185

166

-

5,029

168

0.368

0.41

Dec.

157

145

139

2BT

935

*804

482

356

320

308

272

250

232

218

365

460

352

320

352

385

2,010

3,210

1,460

848

704

641

747

624

508

464

629

18,948

611

1.34

1.54

Jan.

2,040

2,520

1,680

1,300

2,300

1,860

1,180

835

698

*1,540

2,000

1,1-80

882

728

641

591

539

2,T5o

1,910

1,260

950

1,220

2,200

1,600

1,060

1,680

3,570

3,830

2,850

1,680

1,140

49,614

1,600

3.51

4.05

Feb.

882

765

1,010

5,570

2,460

1,550

*1,180

915

765

657

607

575

513

488

454

474

1,500

1,300

915

765

663

575

508

454

426

394

362

345

337

_

-

25,409

876

1.92

2.07

Mar.

341

341

384

*901

1,420

1,020

810

681

596

544

6,560

8,030

2,460

1,640

1,140

915

753

646

1,060

2,000

1,510

1,260

1,680

2,300

1,680

1,260

985

829

710

618

549

45,623

1,472

3.23

3.72

Apr.

523

747

765

646

1,030

1,730

1,260

915

759

646

*591

539

493

983

1,550

1,180

882

722

629

565

503

464

426

1,555"

2,410

2,360

1,960

3,210

2,410

1,550

-

33,538

1,118

2.45

2.73

May

1,100

882

728

618

544

513

493

430

394

l,TTo~

2,630

2,150

1,680

1,180

882

*728

613

539

607

559

591

518

440

398

469

759

687

559

478

449

394

24,122

778

1.71

1.97

June

349

328

292

265

246

228

214

197

191

188

191

185

172

169

172

163

169

154

*145

134

139

166

175

172

154

139

134

128

125

125

-

5,607

187

0.410

0.46

July

120

115

115

115

115

115

1-15

128

*134

169

154

128

117

110

117

117

151

120

154

128

123

112

107

103

93

91

89

91

89

89

BT_

3,591

116

0.254

0.29

Aug.

85

120

110

110

154

181

*139

249

7E5" 816

596

300

218

181

160

148

166

246

185

157

145

157

160

175

159

125

115

110

110

110

151

6,546

211

0.465

0.55

Sept.

341

464

288

201

160

137

125

120

117

112

107

105

105

100

98

103

*9533"

115

171

197

157

163

191

160

137

128

117

112

110

-

4,629

154

0.558

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,330 Min 93 Mean 649 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.32

Water year 1951-52: Max 8,030 Min 85 Mean 617 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (4:50 a.m.) 15,900 cfs (12.18 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Stuart Spring near McDowell, Va.

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

east of McDowell, Highland County. 

Records available . August 1947, October 1949 to September 1952 (discharg3 measurements

only). 

Extremes. 1947. 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, that of Feb. 4, 1952; minimum

measured, 1.18 cfs Aug. 28, 1947 

Remarks'. Discharge measurements made monthly 300 to 400 ft below source of spring.

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

1951 to September 1952

Oct. 9....... 5.21

Nov. 15. ...... 2.54

Dec. 5....... 2.54

Jan. 7....... 5.47

Feb. 4....... 8.02

Mar. 10....... 3.95

Apr. 7....... 6.48

May 5....... 5.95

June 9,,..... 2.59

July 8....... 2.74

Aug. 8....... 4.16

Sept.8....... 2.98
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Lick Run, Va.

21

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 1952.

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

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage at same site and datuir.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,593 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,300 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 19.07 ft); minimum, 251 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1925-52: 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).~W 757: Drainage area. W 852: 1936-37. W 97S: 1927, 1930(M), 

1932(M), 1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In oubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.5 

4.0

222

760

1,980

6.0

10.0

15.0

4,650

11,000

23,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

271

*5BT 

287

281

281

276

281

297

307

318

292

281

281

287

287

292

297

297

302

302

302

302

302 

318

528

323

318

318

313

313

323

9,258

299

0.218

0.25

Nov.

566

760 

638

465

412

378

*514

651

612

489

418

389

372

372

389

395

401

406

418

389

362

340 340- 

362

367

389

412

580

521

465

-

13,572

452

0.330

0.37

Dec.

435

406 

*389 658'

2,020

1,940

1,340

1,060

928

905

852

774

697

664

1,380

2,030

1,340

1,140

1,060

942

4,920

8,750

4,356 

2,640

2,130

1,940

2,130

1,900

1,640

1,460

1,720

54,540

1,759

1.28

1.48

Jan.

4,200

4,950 

3,600

3,040

5,100

4,800

3,320

2,400

2,030

*3,720

5,250

3,460

2,640

2,240

1,980

1,900

1,760

5,800

6,370

4,050

3,040

3,440

7,730 

5,400

3,750

3,900

8,930

11,400

5^720

3,900

139,110

4,487

3.28

3.78

Feb.

3,040

2,580 

2,900

8,580

7,050

4,800

*3,750

3,040

2,580

2,240

2,130

2,080

1,900

1,850

2,130

2,080

4,500

4,050

3,180

2,640

2,290

1,980

1,800 

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,300

1,260

1,220

-

-

81,520

2,811

2.05

2.21

Mar.

1,260

1,260 

1,380

*3,040

4,500

3,680

2,900

2,400

2,130

1,940

18,400

22,200

8,070

5,400

3,900

3,110

2,580

2,240

3,660

5,880

4,950

4,500

5,560 

8,070

5,720

4,350

3,390

2,900

2,520

2,180

1,940

146,010

4,710

3.44

3.97

Apr.

1,900

2,180 

2,290

2,030

2,400

3,320

2,840

2,400

2,080

1,900

1,760

1,640

1,550

*2,150

2,840

2,340

2,030

1,800

1,640

1,510

1,420

1,300

1,260 

2,380

6,200

6,880

5,560

9,470

7,390

4,800

-

89,260

2,975

2.17

2.42

May

3,600

2,900 

2,400

2,080

1,850

1,760

1,680

1,510

1,420

3,490

8,410

6,370

4,950

3,680

2,840

2,460

2,180

1,850

1,900

1,800

1,850

1,720

1,590 

1,420

1,900

2,770

2,400

1,940

1,680

1,550

1,380

79,330

2,560

1.87

2.16

June

1,260

1,140 

1,020

935

860

774

767

664

612

586

592

586 '554

554

580

560

508

489

*471

435

508

664

573 

540

495

447

406

401

389

5.78

-

18,748

625

0.457

0.51

July

367

356 

345

372

367

362

362

384

*378

435

429

378

345

323

340

356

350

367

447 335"

362

334

318 

297

281

271

271 266'

261

2BT

261

10,641

343

0.251

0.29

Aug.

276 ESS" 

362

3? 6

412

471

*412

670

1,460

1,510

1,300

774

670

514

447

441

459

547

483

418

412

378

395 

412

367

340

318

307

318

313

490

16,438-

530

0.387

0.45

Sept.

950

 1,020 638"

471

395

356

328

328

328

313

297

287

281

271

276

*276

271

266

3lS

406

483

441

477 

508

435

378

345

323

307

302

-

12,075

402

0.294

0.33

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,600 Hln 271 Mean 1,920 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

Water year 1951-52 : Max 22,200 Hln 261 Mean 1,832 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.22

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (3:30 a.m.) 34,300 cfs (19.07 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day. ^i irPE
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location. Lat 37°29'35", long. 80°06'35", on left bank at southern town limits of 

Newcastle, Craig County, 800 ft upstream from Newcastle-Salem highwry bridge and 

0.6 mile-upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--13.8 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of fage is 1,337.32

Ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to

June 21, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1929-36, 1938-52), 16.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minlmum daily, 3.0 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 6.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 4.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of records for Johns Creek at Newcastle 

and Craig Creek at Parr; minimum, 0.5 cfs July 1, 1945 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Sept. 4, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good prior to June 16, poor thereafter. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow caused by powerplant above station,

Revisions (water years). W 1002: 1938-43.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to Sept. 30)

1.8

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.2 

4.7

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

112

227

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

375

3.0

3.1

3.1

*3.3

5.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

105.3

3.40

0.246

0.2B

Nov.

8.2

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

*3.6

6.3

4.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3,7

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.6

-

123.3

4.11

0.298

0.33

Dec .

3.6

3.7

3.9

8.7

*12

7.1

5.6

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.4

17

8.4

6.1

6.0

5.8

6.7

75

42

20

15

12

11

9.6

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

342.4

11.0

0.797

0.92

Jan.

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.3

20

19

16

*13

13

28

24

19

17

15

13

11

10

15

15

15

13

33

74

46

34

53

98

128

T08

57

40

981. 7

31.7

2.30

2.65

Feb.

32

26

78

164

104

*58

45

36

29

24

22

19

18

28

28

30

3.6

34

29

26

23

19

18

17

16

15

15

13

13

-

-

1,015

35.0

2.54

2.74

Calendar year 1951; Max 211 Min 3.0

Mar.

14

12

15

22

32-

*27

23

20

19

18

170

140

97

60

40

33

28

24

40

50

43

38

46

50

47

39

34

29

26

22

21

1,279

41.3

2.99

3.45

Apr.

20

19

18

17

18

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

13

12

12

12

11

1°

10

10

10

19

37

39

47

155

112

64

-

794

26.5

1.92

2.14

May

47

37

30

26

22

20

18

17

17

26

24

22

20

19

*18

20

18

16

16

16

15

13

IS.

12

15

13

12

12

13

13

12

591

19.1

1.38

1.59

June

12

TT

10

9.3

9.3

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.5

*6.0

5.8

4.2

4.3

9.6

8.0

5.7

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.6

11

6.7

-

223.1

7.44

0.539

0.60

July

5.6

5.3

5.4

5.4

10

14

11

14

15

*17

14

12

10

9.3

11

11

9.1

8.2

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.2

5. 8

5.8

6.0

5.6

269.2

8.68

0.629

0.73

Aug.

5.4

6.5

5.4

5.1

4.7

*4.3

4.3

5.6

8.4

12

7.1

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.7

6.0

4.9

4.4

7.5

6.5

6.7

7.1

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.7

4.9

4.1

10

180.2

5.81

0.421

0.49

Sept.

41

17

13

11

9.6

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.6

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

*6.3

1^

6.0

8.8

8.6

6.5

7.3

7.8

6.7

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

-

261.3

8.71

0.631

0.70

Mean 21.4 Cfsm 1.55 ir. 21.04

Water year 1951-52; Max 170 Min 3.0 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 1.22 Ir. 16.62

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--D

(3.62 ft); Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 186 c

;c. 21 (6 p.m.) 1O5 cfs (3.46 ft): Jan. 28 (7 p.m.) 136 cfs 

Fs (3.84 ft); Mar. 11 (12:30 p.m.) 222 cfs (3.98 ft); Apr. 28

(11 a.Li. ) 164 cfs (3.75 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.--Lat 37 8 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. 106 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1926 to September 1952.

flage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is. 1,254.43 ft above mean sea level, unadjusfed. 

Prior to June 7, 1937, chain gage at same site and dattim.

Average discharge.--26 years, 127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 9.71 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs July 29 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1926-52: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 10.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; 

minimum discharge, 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 972: 1935(M) , 1936(M), 1940(M). W 1203: 1928, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21. Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

2.7 10

3.0 25

3.5 61

4.0 120

4.5 190

5.0 292

5.5 456

2.5 9.

3.0 26

3.5 58

4.0 114

4.5 190

5.0 292

5.5 456

6.0 680

7.0 1,240

8.0 2,070

9.0 3,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

13

*14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

18

18

18

19

IS 

18

18

19

463

14.9

0.141

0.16

Nov.

46

49

28

21

20

*19

30

34

28

23

20

20

19

21

25

26

27

27

24

21

20

20

21

21

21

23

24

25 

24

23

-

750

25.0

0.236

0.26

Dec .

21

20

20

49

*159

73

51

43

37

34

32

30

29

27

161

130

87

81

66

55

351

438

T73

123

98

96

122

87 

80

72

91

2,936

94.7

0.893

1.03

Jan.

98

80

68

66

201

171

124

*101

91

270

244

176

145

124

109

93

84

167

190

162

132

362

780

404

287

450

990

456

314

8,934

288

2.72

3.14

Feb.

246

204

493

805

607

*382

292

230

192

159

160

a!40

a!30

a200

a300

a250

a350

a300

a250

210

182

154

133

120

109

97

91

85 

_79

-

6,950

240

2.26

2.44

Mar.

115

110

144

' 435

530

350

266

217

188

190

5.210'

1,200

607

407

292

236

199

176

610

630

445

353

496

521

411

320

264

222 

190

163

148

13,645

440

4.15

4.78

Apr.

151

154

145

136

146

134

122

111

102

*94

89

85

84

101

97

92

85

79

76

72

69

66

64

239

607

488

459

1,670 

805

488

"

7,110

237

2.24

2.50

May

338

261

208

173

146

126

108

93

94

394

433

303

246

206

175

195

170

145

138

136

146

128

114

102

338

280

203

152 

126

108

92

5,877

190

1.79

2.06

June

78

66

58

51

45

39

35

32

29

30

30

26

26

29

41

31

26

*24

23

20

26

32

28

26

22

19

17

33

20

-

990

33.0

0.311

0.35

July

20

18

16

15

51

28

21

27

24

*23

19

16

15

15

16

16

14

16

14

14

14

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.9 

9.6

iZ

13

501.5

16.2

0.153

0.18

Aug.

13

16

21

19

19

*15

16

25

51

lA

39

26

24

23

22

30

25

24

25

23

22

22

23

20

17

16

15

16 

18

17

30

746

2.1.1

0.227

0.26

Sept.

192

72

44

34

28

24

22

20

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

*16

15

15

26

37

24

23

31

26

21

18

17

16 

a!5

a!5

"

869

29.0

0.274

O.31

Calendar year 1951; Max 1,950 Mln 10 Mean 129 cfsm 1-22 in. 16.43

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,210 Min 9.6 Mean 136 cfsm 1-28 In. 17.47

Peak discharge (base. 2.100 efs). Mar. 11 (5 p.m.) 5,000 ofs (9.71 ft); Apr. 28 (10 a.m.) 2,230 

cfs (8.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Meadow Creek at Newcastle 

and Cralg Creek at Parr.
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.

Location. Lat 37°39'55", long. 79 0 54'40", on right bank 12 ft upstream from Chesapeake 

& 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' (corrected).

Records available.--April 1925 to September 1952.

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

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

Average discharge. 27 years, 385 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,510 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 10.60 ft); 

minimum, 42 cfs July 28, 29 (gage height, 3.45 ft).

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Jan. 23,. 1935 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from

f

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

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

Remarks. Records good.

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

Rating table, water-year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19)

202

350

510

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

785

1,200

2,230

4,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

£

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49 

49

51

49 

48

47

47

46

*46

48

49

49

49

51

51

51

52

52

51

52

53

53

53

56

57

57

56

56 

56

56

§1

1,598

51.5

0.156

0.18

Nov.

84 

124

118

86 

72

 68

86

97

95

84

72

68

67

69

72

80

81

81

80

78

71

68

68

71

71

71

74

74 

78

78

-

2,386

79.5

0.240

0.27

Dec.

75 

74

12

93

*306

281

183

144

124

105

97

92

87

87

133

400

245

230

200

323

677

1.780

697

444

336

289

322

314 

255

235

235

8,935

288

0.870

1.00

Jan.

297 

269

229

211 

395

587

455

350

297

 497

966

642

499

411

341

293

262

297

444

428

395

554

2,410

1,580

930

837

2,230

5.640 

3,430

1,730

1,060

26,966

870

2.63

3.03

Feb.

768 

648

790

4.540 

2,350

*1,480

1,000

758

656

538

482

455

590

526

922

763

1,090

914

752

648

560

482

411

560

528

297

273

258 

248

-

-

23,467

809

2.44

2.65

Mar.

'328 277 

350

860 

1,450

 1,110

804

664

560

504

4.760

4,490

1,840

1,200

850

692

592

504

912

1,750

1,200

950

975

1,530

1,200

930

763

658 

565

494

435

34,155

1,101

5.53

3.84

Apr.

416 

416

416

385 

590

422

570

550

518

*289

277

265

255

265

275

255

242

226

217

208

205

197

186

248

1,290

1,680

1,070

5,160 

2,840

1,550

-

18,661

622

1.88

2.10

May

1,020 

758

626

510 

428

570

523

277

262

472

1.550

1,010

741

609

*499

466

444

565

556

541

536

518

277

258

347

642

472

565 

314

293

258

15,267

492

1.49

1.72

June

229 

255

180

161 

146

135

122

111

104

97

95

95

90

93

104

111

98

*84

80

74

75

90

109

90

84

75

67

67 

68

98

-

3,237

108

0.326

0.36

July

75 

69

64

58 

57

87

111

86

86

*81

84

75

67

61

64

87

97

95

76

65

58

56

53

51

46

45

44

44 

44

45

46

2,077

67.0

0.202

0.23

Aug.

52

61

67

65 

75

 98

98

100

435

472

310

178

128

102

95

230

252

156

120

128

199

158

140

118

97

84

75

72 

75

78

87

4,585

141

0.426

0.49

Sept.

2.170 

778

350

229

175

142

124

111

98

92

34

78

74

69

68

 68

67

64

81

156

137

107

100

104

90

81

75

69 

67

64

-

5,972

199

0.601

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,910 Win 46 Mean 393 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.12

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,760 Win 44 Mean 402 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.52

Peak discharge (base. 4.200 efs).--Jan. 28 (7 a.m.) 4,200 ofs (8.55 ft); Feb. 4 (7:50 a.m.) 5,910 

cfs (9.63 ft); Mar. 11 (8 p.m.) 7,510 cfs (10.60 ft); Apr. 28 (8 p.m.) 4,490 ofs (8.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.

25

Location. Lat 37°28'05", long. 80°00'20", on left bank at 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 ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 

1,299.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 41.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 4.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 8, 

9-11 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,300 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 5.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 620 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minlmun discharge, 2.2 cfs Sept. 7-11, 1944 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

Flood In August 1940 reached a stage of 13.26 ft, from Information by obS3rver.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

feet per second)

Oet. 1 to Mar. 11 

6 2.4

4.6

7.8

12

40

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

220

403

650

Mar. 12 to Sept. 1

0.8 3.6 1.3 57

.9 13 1.5 95

1.0 24 2.0 220

1.1 31 2.5 403

Sept. 2-30

0.3 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

7.2

11

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

*3.8

3.8

5.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

6.1

6.7

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.1

7.0

154.9

5.00

0.147

0.17

Nov.

15 

TT

9.7

8.2

7.0

*6.4 IT"

10

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.2

7.8

10

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0 7.0'

7.4

7.8

7.0 

7.0 

6.4

6.4

-

242.9

8.10

0.238

0.27

Dec.

6.4 

6.4

6.4

15

*20

13

10

8.5

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

IT"6.1

25

20

18

16

60

~7Z 148

39

38

38

37

32 

30 

20

16

22

773.4

24.9

0.732

0.84

Jan.

24

19

16

20

40

38

36

*24

23

95

62

35

30

27

22

19

20

28

22

22

19

95

113

81

58

89

382 

382 

192

133

79

2,24§

72.4

2.13

2.46

Feb.

64 

51

236

142

178

111

85

62

54

42

42

37

35

64

56

77

87

73

60

53

42

37

33

31

29

28

27 i2,086

71.9

2.11

2.28

Mar.

II

45

95

93

*81

62

46

42

142

462

T58

103

75

59

52

42

40

95

73

66

56

120

109

87

71

59 

56 

52

51

52

2,593

83.6

2.46

2.84

Apr.

54 

52

46

42

56

46

41

38

34

32

30

26

28

31

30

30

28

28

27

25

I4- 23

24

66

206

131

129 

fft

111

-

1,982

66.1

1.94

2.16

May

83 

70

61

51

44

40

36

34

35

105

115.

85

64

56

*46

51

42

39

48

45

41

32

31

30

33

30

28 

26 

28

30

25.

1,484

47.9

1.41

1.63

June

24 

24

22

21

20

20

17

15

14

18

18

14

13

25

23

15

13

*13

12

12

22

13

18

14

13

12

12 

11

13

14

-

495

16.5

0.485

0.54

July

13 

13

12

11

36

21

13

13

18

*15

13

1Z

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.0 

8.6 

8.6

9.0

9.4

384.8

12.4

0.365

0.42

Are;.

20

13

12

9.9

*14

12

20

5^4

86

30

23

16

13

13

30

26

21

14

20

28

23

17

13

13

12

12 

12 

13

12

171

1,03?. 3

33.3

0.979

1.13

Sept.

*418 

77

46

33

28

24

18

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

34

16

12

13

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.3

-

937.1

31.2

0.918

1.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 540 Mln 3.6 Mean 39.9 Cfsm 1.17 In. '15.92

Water year 1951-52: Max 462 Mln 3.6 Mean 39.4 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.76

(base. 600 cfs). Mar. 11 (time unknown) 955 cfs fc3.52 ft)j Sept. 1 (time unknown)

1,380 da (4-13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
)6 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°31'50", long. 79°40'45", on left bank at Chesapeake & Ohio Railway 

station at Buchanan, Botetourt County, 300 ft upstream from bridge or U. S. Highway 

11, 1,000 ft upstream from Purgatory Creek, ij miles downstream from Looney Creek, 

and at mile 301.2.

Drainage area. 2,084 sq mi.

Records available. August 1895 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1898 to September 1916 (revised) in Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin 31.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.56 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Aug. 18, 1895, 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 . 53 years (1898-1912, 1913-52), 2,523 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 cfs Mar. 12 (gage heigVt, 17.73 ft); 

minimum, 398 cfs Oct. 8, 9, July 28 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1895-1952: 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; minimun, 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).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

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

W 972:1935-36.See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.8 364

2.0 480

2.5 820

3.0 1,280

4.0 2,450

5.0 4,030

7.0 8,750

9.0 14,800

Jan. 1 to Sept. 3C

1.8 364

2.0 4SO

2.5 820

3.0 1,230

4.0 2,280

6.0 5,700

10.0 15,800

16.0 35,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

420 

420

420

420

409

409

403

*398

403

420

438

414

403

409

409

414

420

420

420

420

420

426

432

444

462

456

450

450

444

438

444

13,155

424

0.203

0.23

Nov.

607 

883

1.030

780

*635

570

642

847

874

780

656

a60O

a560

a56o

a570

a580

a590

a600

a600

588

558

528

504

504

528

546

558

588

733

677

-

19,276

643

0.309

0.34

Dec.

621 

582

564

720

2,590

2,800

2,000

1,480

1,230

1,140

1,090

1,010

928

874

1,130

2,520

2,060

1,540

1,430

1,330

4,000

14.200

7,660

5,000

3,030

2,660

2,880

2,730

2,320

2,060

2,120

76,299

2,461

1.18

1.36

Jan.

3,640 

5,490

4,430

3,440

5,300

6,590

*4,620

3,270

2,650

3,440

7,280

5,090

3,800

3,020

2,580

2,40O

2.220

4,090

8,750

5,490

4,070

4,160

11,200

9,750

6,140

5,290

11,000

18.200

16,700

10,500

6,590

191,190

6,167

2.96

3.41

Feb.

4,900 

4,070

3,890

*14.300

12 , 800

8,500

6,140

4,900

3,980

3,360

3,020

2,860

2,650

2,580

3,270

3,360

5,700

6,590

4,900

4,070

3,440

2,940

2,580

2,340

2,170

2,060

1,900

1,780

1,730

_

-

126,780

4,372

2.10

2.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 29,200 Min 398

Mar.

1.730 

1,730

*1,950

3,320

6,590

6,140

4,620

3,710

3,180

2,860

19,000

34.200

13 , 500

8,750

6,140

4,710

3,890

3,360

4,810

9,000

7,760

6,590

6,820

11,000

9,000

6,590

5,290

4,340

3,710

3,180

2.790

210,310

6,784

3.26

3.76

Apr.

2,580 

2,280

3,100

2,720

3,020

4,340

3,890

3,270

2,860

2,580

*2,340

2,220

2,120

2,220

3,360

3,020

2,580

2,280

2,120

2,000

1,900

1,780

1.680

2,000

7,420

10,500

8,500

13,300

15.800

8,500

-

124,280

4,143

1.99

2.22

May

5,920 

4,620

3,SOO

3,180

2,720

2,460

2,340

2,120

2,000

2,780

10.800

9,000

7,050

5.O9O

4,070

3,360

3,020

2,580

2,520

2,520

*2,400

2,400

2,170

2,000

2,120

3,440

3,440

2,720

2,340

2,170

1,950

109,100

3,519

1.69

1.95

June

1.730 

1,530

1,430

1,310

1,210

1,120

1,050.

1,020

924

884

868

852

844

820

876

*860

828

772

719

684

677

916

916

836

788

712

649

607

916

656

-

28,054

935

0.449

0.50

July

628 

576

558

552

649

670

628

628

642

670

*691

642

570

534

516

534

588

594

621

614

564

522

498

468

438

414

414

403

403

403

403

17,035

550

0.264

0.30

Aug.

468 

1,350

642

642

582

1,620

*1,380

1,480

3,350

3.360

2,580

1,630

1,300

1,040

884

1,190

1,530

1,120

1,060

892

828

932

780

748

712

642

594

576

576

570

777

35,835

1,156

0.555

0.64

Sept.

4.800 

3,100

1,840

1,280

1,020

860

772

733

698

656

621

594

570

546

*528

528

516

504

813

1,040

884

844

828

820

804

698

628

582

558

540

-

29,205

974

0.467

0.52

Mean 2,857 Cfsm 1.37 Ir. 18.58

Water year 1951-52 : Max 34,2OO Min 398 Mean 2,679 Cfsm 1.29 Ir. 17.49

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 cfs).--Mar. 12 (10 a.m.) 42,000 cfs (17.73 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Lick Run and at 

Holcombs Rock.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Karnes Spring near Buchanan, Va.

Location. Lat 37°35'55", long. 79°40'50", 4.7 miles north of Bucnanan, Botetoir-t County 

Records"available.--July 1928, August 1947, October 1949 to September 1952 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes. 1928. 1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 21.0 cfs Apr. 2, 1951; minimum measured, that of Dee. 3, 1951. 

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

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 8....... 2.49

Nov. 5....... 2.87

Dec. 3....... 1.49

Jan. 7. ...... 7.37

Mar. 3 ....... 7.89

May lb....... 9.97

June 16....... 5.59

July 11....... 2.74

Aug. 7....... 5.91

Sept.15....... 4.01

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 1952.

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. 13 years, 168 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs July 31; minimum gage height, 1.57 ft Oct. 8, 9.

1939-52: 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 and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge given herein includes diversion 50 ft above control 

by Stillwater Worsted Mill.

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-20)

1.5 5.1 2.4 40 3.4 310 6.0 2,280

1.8 10 2.6 65 4.0 640 7.0 3,770

2.2 25 3.0 150 5.0 1,270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oct.

10

10

10

11 

12

8.7

6.9

6,5

6,5

6.7

*&*!

6.7

7.0

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.0

6.9

6.9

.6.9

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.8

8.5

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.O

7.0

7.2

240.1

7.75

0.053

0.06

Nov.

22

21

18

15 

13

iz

30

*27

22

20

18 

17

15

17

19

19

19

19

17

16

15

15

14

15

16

17

19

20

20

2O

-

547

18.2

0.124

0.14

Dec.

20

19

19

34

260

178

*114

96

82

70

59

54

48

41

112

140

109

125

loo

84

1,090

1.150

486

290

224

213

236

199

171

150

257

6,210

2OO

1.36

1.57

Jan.

607

563

414

365 

748

629

392

275

224

738

*718 

442

310

236

199

1S2

168

387

470

365

260

348

736

530

365

453

790

940

850

552

376

14,632

472

3.21

3.70

Feb.

275

224

257

1 .270 

820

536

387

*285

232

192

174 

154

130

120

111

128

453

436

338

260

213

178

154

130

118

107

96

90

86

-

7,954

274

1.86

2.01

Mar.

86

82

86

166 

290

285

248

210

182

164

2.610 

1,470

658

442

300

232

196

168

369

612

497

414

519

712

519

370

280

232

196

168

138

12,901

416

2.83

3.26

Apr.

a250

a375

a300

a250 

a360

a470

*a400

305

236

199

174 

150

128

212

354

3OO

236

199

168

138

125

111

104

297

676

760

688

1.980,

940

552

-

11,437

381

1.59

2.89

May

370

270

216

174 

140

138

125

104

1OO

531

S5O 

850

590

387

270

*210

168

140

135

130

128

114

104

92

111

154

154

125

118

123

98

7,219

233

1.59

1.83

June

92

79

65

58 

50

44

38

36

35

33

33 

27

26

26

25

24

27

27

23

*20

16

17

19

20

18

15

14

13

12

13

-

945

31.5

0.214

0.24

July

13

12

12

12 

12

12

*13

15

30

25

21 

18

16

15

19

12

11

11

12

13

12

11

8.7

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.7

7.0

5.7

5^

386.9

12.5

0.085

0.10

Auj.

6.7

976

9.4

*8.4 

7.9

10

12

27

36

21

51

30

24

19

16

18

f8

F7

FO

16

16

£8

?8

20

16

14

12

12

12

11

12

699.0

22.5

0.153

C.18

Sept.

141

164

96

62 

44

34

27

24

22

19

17 

15

14

13

12

12

10

10

*12

18

15

15

21

19

16

15

13

12

12

12

-

916

30.5

0.207

0.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 

Water year 1951-52: Max

4,550

2,610

Min 

Min

6.4 

5.5

Mean 

Mean

188

175

Cfsm 1.28 

Cfsm 1.19

17.33

16.21

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). Mar. 11 (6 p.m.) 5,080 cfs (7.83 ft); Apr. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 2,690 

cfs (6.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of records for Maury River at Roc'<bridge 

Baths.
28 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

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

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

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952. 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 

cy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years (1929-52), 364 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 8,9, July 31 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1928-52: 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 except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 972: 1929-40 , 1941(M). W1002: 1930(m).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.5

17

35

68

112

240

460

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

750

1,430

2,370

3,650

5,500

8.0 8,000 

later year October 19E

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

2728 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27 

26

27

25 

25

25

24

23

23

24

*25

26

26

27

28

27

27

27

28

27

27

30

28 

31

M

32

31

32

31

28

31

852

27.5

0.084

0.10

Nov.

95 

83

61

54 

46

40

122

112

72

59

54

48

*46

54

64

61

63

59

54

47

47

46

46 

47

50

54

61

63 

57

55

-

1,820

60.7

0.184

0.21

Dec.

54 

52

50

104 

750

*380

240

187

187

158

134

120

105

105

264

344

a290

a240

a210

a!70

a2.500

a2 , 200

al,2OO 

a640

a530

a 500

a520

a450 

a390

a350

a72O

13,944

450

1.37

1.58

Jan.

al , 400 

al,200

a900

a86O 

al,700

al , 500

aSOO

a620

*a520

1,690

1,550

965

726

582

475

405

370

1,140

1,040

810

618

1,050

1,800 

1,210

870

1,070

1,850

2.490 

2,150

1,320

9OO

34,581

1,116

3.39

3.91

Feb.

726 

606

1,080

3.240 

1,900

*1,240

930

750

630

516

490

420

365

344

312

416

1,140

965

780

642

540

445

385 

348

312

280

260

248 

229

-

-

20,539

708

2.15

2.32

Mar.

236 

233

272

630 

9OO

*750

648

540

470

420

7.050

3,710

1,670

1,140

840

708

582

470

1,260

1,550

1,180

965

1,350 

1,590

1,210

930

750

648 

534

455

395

34,086

1,100

3.34

3.85

Apr.

*400 

1,040

780

618 

840

1,140

900

714

582

480

425

370

343

465

660

582

470

400

352

316

288

260

236 

792

1,630

1,630

1,430

3.580 

1/556

1,240

-

24,918

831

2.53

2.82

May

870 

690

552

450 

385

375

320

272

256

1,080

1,800

1.850

CSSb

870

660

522

410

445

522

470

*450

365

1

312 

276

375

430

370

308 

268

284

233

17,750

573

1.74

2.01

June

218 

184

158

140 

126

110

98

89

85

83

78

72

66

64

74

63

*57

61

55

50

59

94

78 

68

61

54

50

11 

48

50

-

2,540

84.7

0,257

0.29

July

-* 40

38

38 

38

36

38

44

88

*81

59

48

44

41

61

44

38

35

35

36

35

32

31 

27

25

24

25

25 

24

24

23

1,219

39.3

0.119

0.14

Aug.

I

36

34

31

34

*41

118

134

168

155

83

66

54

47

44

298

103

64

54

47

211

94 

63

50

44

40

38 

38

38

40

2,327

75.1

0.228

0.26

Sept.

300

161

107 

83

68

61

*55

50

46

41

38

35

35

34

33

32

51

41

54

44

44

64 

57

46

41

36

36 

35

34

-

2,086

69.5

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,180 Min 23 Mean 424 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.50

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,O50 Min 23 Mean 428 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.73

Peak discharge (baae. 4.500 efs).--Har. 11 (3:30 p.m.) 9,900 cfs (8.64 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Calfpasture River above Mill 

Creek, at Ooshen and Maury River near Lexington.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location . Lat 37°49'33", long. 79°26'28", near center of span on downstream side of high- 

 way bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth and 2.8 miles north of Lexington, Root-bridge 

County.

Drainage area. --34 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --January 1927 to September 1952 (fragmentary prior to August 19fO) .

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

is 972.04 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 12, 

1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --22 years (1930-52), 38.7 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs Mar. 11 '(gage height, 9.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs as explained below; minimum, 8.4 cfs on many days 

in October and September; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Sept. 15, 18.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.8 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of one slope-area determination at 

gage height 9.3 ft, and one contracted-opening and one 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.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years) . W 1203: 1927-49 (maximum only 1930-34, 1941, 1943-48)

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jar;

3.3 

3.9 

4.5

176

330

3.0 

3.5

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

230

610

1,120

1,870

2,970

Discharge per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

 eTT 8.4

8.8

8.4

*8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.6

1°

9.6

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.8

9.6

276.4

8.92

0.262

0.30

Nov .

38

13

11

10

9.6

9.2

34

15

12

11

10

10

*10

10

12

12

12

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

-

365.2

12.2

0.359

0.40

Dec.

9.6

9.6

9.2

16

56

*23

18

16

14

13

12 

12

11

10

44

45

33

22

22

21

248

100

54

41

38

43

42

34

29

24

38

1,087.4

35.1

1.03

1.19

Jan.

36

33

28

26

100

68

43

37

*33

120

60 

48

39

32

30

28

29

133

66

51

41

140

164

104

80

134

230

215

175

104

86

2,513

81.1

2.39

2.76

Feb.

70

61

153

340

*144

104

86

70

64

56

66 

54

54

49

44

104

104

80

67

60

52

48

44

42

39

37

35

34

31

-

-

2,192

75.6

2.22

2.39

Mar.

40

32

54

104

*86

68

60

54

48

122

1,920

2T5

118

86

70

62

54

50

260

118

86

75

144

104

86

70

63

57

52

46

42

4,446

143

4.21

4.85

Apr.

45

*48

40

38

61

60

50

46

42

38

37

35

33

38

33

31

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

68

153

92

86

175

104

80

-

1,616

53.9

1.59

1.77

May

63

54

48

42

38

38

34

"ST 31

126

98 

80

62

51

46

40

35

35

56

58

*52

42

37

34

92

54

44

38

37

34

32

1,562

50.4

1.48

1.71

June

29

28

26

25

24

22

22

19

19

19

18

18

17

24

18

16

*18

16

15

14

19

21

21

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

"

567

18.9

0.556

0.62

July

13

13

13

12

13

12

12

14

*15

13

12 

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

345.0

11.1

0.326

0.38

Aug.

9.8

17

16

11

11

24

*13

46

ET

21

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.8

9.0

9.8

406.4

13.1

0.385

0.44

Sept.

31

14

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0 

8.7

8.7

8.7

11

9.8

8.7

8.4

31

14

11

13

16

12

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

-

349.4

11.6

0.341

0.38

Calendar year 1951: Max 590 Mln 8.4 Mean 42.2 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

 later year 1951-52: Max 1,320 Mln 8.4 Mean 43.0 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.19

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs).--Mar. 11 (time unknown) 4,620 cfs (9.04 ft). 

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

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va.

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

Records available. August 1947, October 1949 to September 1952 (discharge measurements

only). 

Extremes. 1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 9.41 cfs Apr. 3, 1951; minimum

measured, that of Sept. 8, 1952. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made monthly at bridge.on State Highway 620.

Discharge measurements, li cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 

to Jfcpternber 1952

Maury Fiver 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 mi]e downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from

Lexington, Rockbridgt County. 

Drainage area. 487 sq mi. 

Records available, August 1925 to September 1952. Frier 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. 24 years (1928-52), 516 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.78 ft); mirr 

 imum, 75 cfs Oct. 11, 12- 13 (gage height. 2.04 ft).

1925-52: 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 ). W 952: 193G(K). W 972: 1936.

Discharge, in ^ublc feet per gecon.3, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

86

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

82

82

*78

75

75

76

78

30

17 78

19

20

21

°3

->&

76

76

78

80

81

24 | 82

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

81

86

82

82

82

81

82

2,513

81.1

0.167

0.19

JJov,

176

175

134

115

loo

94

175

?15

142

118

1C? "02

97

*98

112

115

115

109

98

95

39

90

90

90

94

Sti

102

104 10"

3B

~

3,448

115

0.236

0.26

Dec.

37

95

94

140

*890

540

349

27o

25o

235

184-

16 f

Jar. .

1,440

1,360

1,010

862

1,940

1,600

1,130

862

*725

1,860

1,990

1,260

950

15? 780

£54

469

410

550

295

245

3,240

2,760

560

575

516

1.370

1,360

1,100

862

1,330

l,;0.:i 2,600

S3 51 1,700

6B5

675

780

615

535

1,220

1 , 400

L,500

3,600

3,360

474 i 1,940

630

18,277

590

1.21

1.40

1,360

45,282

1,461

3.00

3.46

Feb.

1,100

950

1,260

4,560

2/700

1,780

1,360

1,100

920

780

752

665

595

555

511

595

1,470

1,300

1,070

890

780

665

585

535

487

442

416

394

374

-

-

29,391

1,013

2.08

2.24

Mar.

378

374

424

335

i,ieo

*1,010

862

752

555

610

9^,160

5,010

2,350

1,620

1,220

1,010

862

725

1,620

2,oeo

1,540

1,330

1,750

2,080

1,620

1,300

1,070

920

808

700

625

46,470

1,499

3.08

3.55

Apr.

615

1,220

1,040

835

1,010

1 , 440

1,160

950

808

695

630

560

525

610

808

752

635

555

502

456

420

390

365

820

1,990

2,030

1,740

3,970

2,600

1,660

-

31,791

1,060

2.18

2.43

May

1,220

980

808

675

eoo

580

5O6

442

412

1,150

2,160

2,260

1,620

1,160

320

752

620

57O

752

680

665

555

478

424

615

655

580

492

442

451

38_6_

24,610

794

1.63

1.88

June

365

326

288

266

242

225

208

193

187

190

178

169

161

161

169

155

*147

147

134

127

134

196

July

118

104

100

100

104

113

142

118

150

*175

134

115

107

100

172

120

109

104

98

97

97

94

175 90

153 87

142 81

130 80

120 80

115 80

111 80

12~4 80

- l 80

5,438 3,309

181 107

0.372 0.220

0.42 0.25

Aug.

82

118

122

97

98

109

*118

249

284

222

288

167

134

118

107

104

274

190

132

111

100

283

181

130

107

97

90

87

87

89

92

4,467

144

0.296

0.34

Sept.

404

266- 460

187

150

130

115

111

*102

97

92

89

84

82

84

84

81

78

130

142

109

loo

137

127

104

95

90

87

86

86

-

3,989

133

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,390 Mln 75 Mean 605 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.86

Water aoc.L- year yccu- 1951-52: -LSDx-at:; Max riaA 9,16O y,±&'j Mln rij.ii 75 75 Mean Mean 598 598 Cfsm ui sm 1-23 A.£O In. in, 16.72

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--Mar. 11 (1O.-5O a.m.) 12.100 cfa (12.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

South River near Riverside, Va.

31

Location. Lat 37°47'00", long. 79 0 21'35", on right bank 20 ft upstream from highway 

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

mouth, and 4 miles east of Lexington.

Drainage area.--Ill sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 910 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 2.16 ft July 28, 29.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 8.67 ft); minimum, 

that of Oct. 6, 1951; minimum gage height, that of July 28, 29, 1952.

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 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

2.2 18

2.5 46

3.0 103

3.5 177

4.0 295

5.0 685

6.0 1,260

7.0 2,040

2.1 22

2.4 46

3.0 112

5.5 179

4.0 295

5.0 685

6.0 1,260

7.0 2,040

per se:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Hay

1

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

20

20

20

19

M

18

18

18

20

20

20 

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

23

24

2J7

24

24

24

24

24

24

650

21.0

0.189

0.22

Nov.

61

43

54

40

32

30

56

48

36

32

32 

31

30

*31

a32

a32

a31

a29

a28

a27

a26

a27

28

29

29

30

30

28

27

26

-

1,015

33.8

0.305

0.34

Dec.

26

25

25

100

*261

124

89

75

64

56

52

48

44

43

142

114

96

93

85

75

758

530

286

197

158

140

124

104

102

96

90

4,222

13E

1.23

1.42

Jan .

85

80

77

80

143

148

128

116

109

*163

195

174

152

134

123

110

110

232

250

208

168

293

595

452

326

320

504

918

945

5^5

433

8,372

270

2.43

2.80

Feb.

329

269

480

1,520

*918

640

502

389

317

260

237 

202

181

167

154

179

240

235

215

194

177

160

148

140

132

126

122 lie

114

_

-

8,865

306

2.76

2.98

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,520 Min 18

Mar.

119

112

1C1

132

*140

137

132

126

124

121

"835" 1,500 

550

196

292

240

204

183

371

414

336

278

3£0

414

378

320

275

237

211

188

170

9,416

304

2.74

3.16

Apr.

170

*181

164

153

244

317

267

221

192

170

158 

142

137

206

226

217

192

169

154

139

126

125

120

245

550

572

470

1,440

972

640

9,079

303

2.73

3.05

Mean 147

May

478

353

278

235

204

187

160

144

134

358

572 

760

510

374

287

240

198

185

181

*162

146

132

123

118

238

287

185

148

147

140

123

7,787

251

2.26

2.61

June

118

109

101

96

90

86

81

77

78

81

77 

70

69

66

67

61

65

*65

56

53

55

58

62

59

53

47

45

44

42

Tf

-

2,078

69.3

0.624

0.70

July

42

39

38

37

41

43

39

52

46

42

*37 

35

33

32

31

35

59

48

38

42

36

33

47

37

31

28

28

26

28

35

11

1,207

38.9

0.350

0.40

Aug.

40

72

76

58

67

*7E"

sr

57?

204

13S

104 

87

77

67

62

6S

77

58

53

50

62

81

55

48

44

42

40

41

43

3973~

2,663

85.9

0.774

0.89

Sept.

689 233'

134

105

90

80

74

69

*65

59

54 

50

49

46

48

53

43

42

86

80

59

71

72

57

52

49

46

44

42

42

-

2,683

89.4

0.805

0.90

Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.01

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,520 Min IB Mean 159 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).-- Dec. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 1,120 cfs (5.79 ft); Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 1,300 

cfs"(6.05 ft); Feb. 4 (2 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (6.98 ft); Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (7.30 ft); Apr. 28 

(1:30 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (6.62 ft); May 11 (10:30 p.m.) 918 cfs (5.43 ft); Aug. 8 (3:30 a.m.) 1,000 cfs 

(5.58 ft); Sept. 1 (2.30 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Maury River near Buen3 Vista.
32 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°45'45", long. 79°S3'30", 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 1952. Prior to October 1945, published as 

North River near Buena Vista.

"Gage. Gage. Water-stage W recorder. Datum of gage is 846.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"OJ929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.75 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Oct. 6-12 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1939-5S: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 952: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.Z 

3.0 

4.0

193

472

1,000

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

2,600

4,880

9,760

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct.

101

105

103

99

99

97

95

95

a95

a95

a95

*a95

97

99

99

101

101

99

99

101

103

103

107

111

120

115

109

109

107

105

105

3,164

102

0.157

0.18

Nov.

240

250

205

167

143

131

234

a270

a220

a!70

a!50

a!40

a!40

also

167

167

161

a!50

alSO

a!40

a!30

3157

a!30

a!30

a!40

a!40

alSO

alSO 

alSO

alSO

-

4,945

165

0.254

0.28

Dec .

a!40

aISS

a200

a350

*a83O

728

480

372

340

316

279

253

237

224

436

581

460

428

387

362

3,320

5,720

1,780

1,180

902

3900

a970

3800 

3700

3700

31,200

23,725

765

1.18

1.36

Jan.

al,700

al,700

31,400

al,500

a2,200

a2,100

31,700

31,200

31,300

*s2,300

2,380

1,580

1,210

1,000

840

728

652

1,560

1,740

1,440

1,100

1,600

3,310

2,290

1,700

1,780

3,200

4,620

4,360

3,200

1,950

59,340

1,914

2.95

3.40

Feb.

1,580

1,360

1,880

5,860

*3,760

2,560

1,990

1,620

1,360

1,140

1,070

968

840

782

728

810

1,740

1,660

1,440

1,210

1,040

902

810

728

677

628

604

558 

545

-

-

40,850

1,409

2.17

2.34

Msr.

549

536

604

935

1,400

1,250

1,100

935

840

782

9,260

6,330

2,990

2,160

1,660

1,360

1,140

1,000

1,810

2,640

1,990

1,700

2,120

2,560

2,160

1,700

1,470

1,250 

1,100

968

870

57,169

1,844

2.84

3.27

Apr.

840

*1,400

1,360

1,100

1,240

1,860

1,550

1,320

1,100

935

870

782

728

810

1,070

1,040

.902

782

728

652

604

581

540

937

2,560

2,640

2,240

5,140 

3,640

2,380

-

42,331

1,411

2.17

2.42

Way

1,780

1,440

1,180

968

870

810

728

652

604

1,210

2,790

5,090

2,246

1,660

1,280

1,070

870

782

968

*870

840

754

652

604

915

1,000

810

702 

628

628

558

33,955

1,095

1.69

1.95

June

523 455"

432

402

372

351

53C

312

299

306

29e

27f

26S

266

28?

253

246

*24I

22 T

21?

21T

29f

2sr

25f

23C

20F

193

184 

17F

T9T

-

8,623

287

0.442

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,470 Mln 95 Mean 771 Cfsm 1.19

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,260 Mln 95 Mean 803 Cfsm 1.24

July

190

167

159

156

16.4

170

212

187

202

245

 193

170

159

148

204

178

193

167

156

156

148

141

156

138

124

117

115 HF

120

122

159

5,029

162

0.250

0.29

Aug.

126

237

259

181

193

*190

224

aSOO

«S56~

a350

a380

a240

al90

3170

al70

3160

3310

3270

a 200

a!70

a!60

a320

3270

alSO

a!60

3140

alSO

a!20 

aT20~

a!20

a!30

7,270

235

0.362

0.42

Sept.

a820 a70"6"

a560

3450

a 400

a300

a290

a250

*a210

173

161

1S4

146

138

141

148

133

129

«4T

282

199

187

230

215

184

167

156

146 

143

141

-

7,630

254

0.391

0.44

In. 16.12

In. 16.84

Peak discharge (bane. 6,2£0 cfe ). Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) ,6, ,630 cfs (9.19 ft)j 1'ar. 11 (1 p.m.) 13,400

cfs (12.75 ft); Apr. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 6,310 cfs (8.98 ft".

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Haury River near Lexington 

and South River near Riverside.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.

33

Location. Lat 37°32'35", long. 79°15'10", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.2 miles south of 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 656 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 123 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 9.63 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 2.200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 

5, 6, 7 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 ft, from 

floodmark 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).

Remarks. Records good. Diversion above station for municipal supply of Lynchburg.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

4.0

8.0

19

38

108

3.5 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

290

973

2,100

2,900

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

?8

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.2

5.2

8.0

12

*9.0

8.5

8.5- 

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

10

10

10

11

11

11 

12

14

16

19

16

15

15

15

15

16

335.2

10.8

+7.0

Nov.

~58 115

70

30

22

19

34

30

22

20

18

*18

19

25

31

26

25

21

19

18

17 

17

17

17

17

17

TB" 15

15

15

-

782

26.1

+ 17.0

Dec.

15

14

14

*316

269

121

68

52

45

36

32 

28

25

25

96

68

51

51

60

166

1.540 

480

221

152

125

123

125

95

83

78

78

4,452

144

+ 15.6

Jan.

79

72

62

140" 60

140

106

85

79

147

*147 

123

104

87

76

65

62

91

81

78

72 

270

368

243

179

207

429

752

620

317

218

5,559

179

+ 11.9

Feb.

181

157

367

*785

457

301

246

202

176

154

143

127

118

110

102

137

246

179

152

134

125 

116

102

98

91

83

79

76

I±

-

5,318

183

4-11.8

Mar.

87

76

*1W

118

131

121

110

98

91

87

2.120 

73¥

407

274

218

184

159

147

691

902

283 

229

644

466

264

277

235

202

184

164

152

10,059

324

+ 12.2

Apr.

147

154

134

*125

231

251

205

176

157

143

136 

125

123

171

164

147

134

125

121

114

108 

98

93

224

620

439

398

526

356

270

-

6,215

207

+ 12.8

May

224

192

169

154

140

131

121

114

112

221

836 

597

301

224

186

164

143

134

134

*129

121 

108

98

93

121

102

83

78

85

108

85

5,508

178

+13.1

June

81

72

65

62

58

55

51

46

44

54

55 

42

39

46

45

38

54

*55

37

32

32

52

68

46

41

34

31

37

30

32

-

1,434

47.8

+13.3

July

29

25

22

48

42

35

30

*106 ^76

48

34

27

24

21

21

21

26

40

25

21

19 

17

28

27

19

16

15 TB"

15

15

17

924

29.8

+ 13.1

Aug.

21

22T

76

74

*63

189

72

841

We

461

174 

114

98

66

250

171

140

83

65

55

51 

54

60

42

36

3,3

30

31

31

35

263

4,703

153

+ 13.5

Sept.

1.420

257

166

118

95

81

70

63

63

*55

49 

46

42

41

38

42

41

35

91

91

51 

48

55

44

39

36

34

31

29

30

-

3,301

110

+ 13.9

Adjusted' for diversion and change In cpntents In Lynchburg Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

17.8 

0.196 

0.23

43.3 

0.474 

0.53

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

160 

1.76 

2.03

191 

2.10 

2.42

195 

2.14 

2.31

336 

3.69' 

4.25

220 

2.42 

2.70

191 

2.10 

2.42

Observe^

Max 1,340 Mln 5.2 Mean 103 

Max 2,120 Mln 5.2 Mean 133

61.1 

0.671 

0.75

42.9 

0.471 

0.54

163 

1.82 

2.10

124 

1.36 

1.52

Adjusted

Mean 116 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.30 

Mean 146 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21. 8O

iase. 1,300 cfs).--Dec. 4 (9 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (5.86 ft); Dec. 21 (2 a.m.) 2,500 cfs 

11:30 a.m.) 4,620 cfs (9.63 ft); Mar. 19 (8 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (5.74 ft); Miy 11 

7.79 ft); Aug. 9 (9 p.m.) 2,340rcfs (7.26 ft); Aug. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 1,400 cfs

 ^ a.Tn.\ 4_Rnn ffa t Q - 4fi ft-.^ _

Peak discharge (b 

(7.53 ft); Mar. 11

'5.84 ft);'sept. 1 3 a.m-T^SOO cfs'(9746 ft)! 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion and change In contents In Lynchburg Reservoir furnished by city of Lynchburg.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Holcorabs Rock, Va.

Lojation.--Lat 37°30'04", long. 79°15i46", on right bank at Holcorabs Rock, Bedford County, 

0.9 mile downstream from Pedlar River and at mile 263.2.

Drainage area.--3.350 sq mi.

Records available. January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), December 1926 to 

September 1952. Published as "at Salt Creek" December 1926 to June 1931.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. 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.--S4 years (1927-30, 1931-52), 3,767 el's.

Ex tr erne s.--Max imum discharge during year, 49,bOO cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 20.33 ft); minimum, 323 cfs July 10 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum daily, 590 cfs Oct. 15.

1926-52: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 57,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations in James 

River basin; minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 21, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 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 period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 972: 1913(M), 1932-33,. 1935(M), 1936. W 1203: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

4.0 590

4.5 1,090

6.0 3,490

9.0 

12.0

9,450

17,000

23 to Sept. 30

4.0 560

4.4 933

6.0 3,370

10.0 11,800

15.0 27,100

20.0 48,100

Day

I

2

3

4

5

p

7

8

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

51

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oc t .

a660

a660

a660

a660

a64O

a640

a640

a630

a640

616

598

624

641

624

590

598

632

616

641

624

632

632

650

684

692

675

709

666

684

684

715

20,055

647

0.199

0 23

IIov.

1,270

1,390

1 . 600

1,430

1,080

886

1,120

1,270

1,310

1,250

1,160

812

920

946

*92£

986

918

1,000

864

904

842

858

B12

786

775

880

830

836

886

1,060

-

30,601

1,020

0.514

0 55

Dec.

920

868

894

1,600

4,540

4,270

3,410

2,380

E.040

1,720

1,680

1,600

1,430

1,330

1,720

2,730

3,440

2,520

2,220

£,380

7,720

16,400

11,800

£,830

4,920

4,180

4,130

4,200

3,640

3,230

2,860

113,402

3,658

1.15

1.30

Jan.

4,080

7,470

6,830

5,200

6,830

9,670

7.470

*5,400

4,440

4,540

9,900

B,350

6,200

5,200

4,350

3,810

3,370

3,990

10,400

8,350

6,200

6,000

13,500

14,000

9,900

B,350

12,700

24,200

25,000

16,100

11,000

272,800

8,800

2.71

3.12

Feb.

8,550

6,830

7,250

21,800

20,500

*13,700

10,400

8,570

7,040

5,800

5,200

4,900

4,480

4,240

4,480

5,020

7,470

9,670

8,130

6,620

5,600

5,010

4,360

4,040

3,650

3,450

3,160

2,980

2,870

-

-

205,570

7,089

2.18

2.35

Mar.

2,940

2,900

3,110

3,900

7,910

8,570

6,830

5,600

5,010

4,350

26,500

46.700

21,500

13,000

9,900

7,470

6,410

5,600

8,130

13,000

11,800

10,100

10,600

14,000

13,500

10,400

B,570

7,250

6,200

5,400

4,820

511,970

10,060

3.10

3.57

Apr.

4,440

4,650

*5,200

4,820

4,820

6,850

7,040

5,400

5,010

4,540

3,990

3,810

3,630

3,710

4,630

5,200

4,480

3,850

3,620

3,400

3,100

2,760

2,860

3,340

9,230

14,200

12,700

18,200

20,800

13,500

-

193,740

6,458

1.99

2.22

May

9,900

7,690

6,410

5,400

4,740

4,240

3,800

3,620

3,360

3,880

12,200

14,500

11,300

8,570

6,830

5,600

4,990

4,280

*4,150

4,180

4,020

3,860

3,600

3,300

5.220

4,560

5,200

4,400

3,580

3,420

3,34<J

172,140

5,553

1.71

1.97

June

2,810

2,720

2,480

2,260

2,060

1,680

1,810

1,670

1,620

1,550

1,440

1,350

1,580

1,380

1,400

1,420

1,340

1,420

*1,260

1,090

1,020

1,210

1,730

1,400

1,280

1,150

1,120

1,080

968

1,260

-

46,558

1,545

0.475

0.55

July

1,020

955

B71

8B2

945

956

1,090

1,150

*1,140

1,170

1,120

965

1,050

900

825

686

902

1,110

915

800

909

824

834

828

754

714

628

636

645

645

661

27,488

887

0.273

0.31

Aug.

692

2,940

1,360

1,120

1,260

*1,500

2,950

4,920

6,550

7,390

4,370

3,220

2,400

1,880

1,740

1,92O

2,460

2,260

1,740

1,600

1,360

1,550

1,640

1,540

1,190

1,170

1,020

956

956

956

1,200

67,410

2,175

0.669

0.77

Sept.

9,450

6,850

3,950

2,690

2,220

1,450

1,500

1,340

1,430

1,140

*1,150

1,050

972

9-18

962

920

908

875

1,000

2,200

1,930

1,350

1,380

1,360

1,220

1,250

1,100

970

956

910

~

55,381

1,846

0.568

0.65

Calendar year 1951: Max 57,80O Mln 590 Mean 4,015 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 46,70O Mln 590 Mean 4,145 Cfsro 1.28 In. 17.35

Peak discharge (base. 25,500 cfs). Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 29,400 cfs (15.63 ft); Feb. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 

25,700 cfs (14.63 ft); Mar. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 49,600 cfE (20.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Buchanan and at 

Bent Creek.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

35

Drainage area.--3.671 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1935 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 331.39 ft dbove mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1930, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge'.--27 years, 4,135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,500 cfs Mar. IT (gage height, 14.97 ft); 

minimum, 426 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.43 ft); minimum daily, 567 cfs Oct. 1.

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Mar. 18, Iy36 (&age height, 23.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended abcve 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,--Recorae good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Drainage area. W 972: 1935-36.

Racing table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discnarge,

555

1,080

1,960

3,020

cubic feet per second)

5.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

5,420

14,900

27,600

49,500

Di&chargp 1951 to September 1952

Da/ net.

~~1 1 567

-

4

5

P

7

a

9

10

2^

12

13

14

15

16

li

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

605

814

665

8£0

775

695

895

827

762

736

712

712

7bO

750

738

738

738

750

750

775

788

814

814

881

894

814

868

814

814

827

23,904

771

0.210

0.2t

t 3V.

5,920

2,120

3,720

1,800

1,660

1,620

1 , £20

1,220

1,620

1,630

1 , 400

1,560

1,000

1,050

1,260

1,180

1,400

1,080

1,200

1,180

1,010

1,000

1,060

1,250

820

1,140

1,080

880

1,100

1,050

-

43,530

1,451

0,395

0.44

Dec.

1,320

1,110

Jan.

5,460

6,750

1,120 8,330

l,Z80l 7,140

Feb.

10,200

8,640

8,640

22,100

6,080| 6,720| 24,500

4,760

4,680

3,360

2,680

2,120

1,750

2,200

1,840

1,800

2,100

2,060

3,800

3,720

2,590

2,830

12,500

15,600

15,600

9,570

7,480

4,920

4,990

5,220

4,720

3,880

3,870

141,550

4,566

1.24

1.43

9,880

9,570

7,430

5,860

5,820

8,530

10,500

7,970

6,740

5,620

4,650

4,320

4,080

8,840

10,200

7,960

8,150

12,500

16,400

12,500

10,200

11,800

24,800

29.600

20, 400

13,500

310,220

10,010

2.73

3.15

16,800

12,800

10,200

8,640

7,580

6,820

5,940

*5,930

5,340

4,720

6,030

7,520

10,200

9,570

8,030

7,430

6,140

5,380

4,930

4,580

3,720

4,000

3,640

5,600

-

"

243,420

8,394

2.29

2.47

Mar.

5.490

3,700

3,770

4,520

6,550

9,570

8,640

7,430

6,140

5,640

15,900

46,500

30,800

16,000

11,800

9,570

8,030

7,430

8,950

13,100

13,800

11,500

13,800

16 , 000

17,200

12,800

10,500

8,950

8,030

7,200

5,950

353,260

11,400

3.11

3.58

Apr.

5,720

5,6OO

6,320

5,970

6,100

6,520

8,330

7,580

6,400

5,420

5,040

4,840

4,680

4,520

4,630

6,100

5,640

5,000

4,600

4,210

3,770

3,490

5.460

3,670

8,580

15,600

14,900

17,600

25 . 400

16,400

-

225,890

7,465

2.05

2.26

May

12,100

9,570

8,050

7,160

6,180

5,490

4,880

4,560

4,590

4,470

8,350

17.200

15,500

10,500

8,640

7,580

6,260

5,820

4,920

5,220

4,820

4,760

4,600

4,920

4,570

4,620

5,820

5,640

4,930

4.070

4,140

207,490

6,693

1.82

2.10

June

3,730

3,460

*3,220

a5,000

a2,700

a2,600

a2,400

a2,200

a2 , 500

a2,100

32,000

a2,000

al,800

al,900

a2,000

a2,000

al.800

al,900

al,700

al,500

al,600

al,700

a2,500

a2,100

al,800

al,700

al.500

al.400

31,500

al,700

-

65,6^.0

2,120

0.577

0.64

July

al,800

,520

,200

,O60

,540

,580

,440

,700

,560

,620

.580

,410

,540

,160

,410

,040

,040

,520

,420

,200

,180

,170

,060

,250

,150

970

895

880

888

1,040

955

59,758

1,283

0.349

0.40

Aug.

540

2,310

2,4fO

1,6CO

1,5CO

2,070

2,760

5,570

9,570

12.100

6,450

4,740

3,250

2,650

2,510

2,850

2,860

2,960

2,540

2,440

1,810

2,560

2,140

2,130

1,760

1,380

1,460

1,520

*1,270

1,220

1,960

92,930

2,998

0.817

0.94

Sept.

16,400

9,570

6,440

5,820

2,980

2,580

1,600

2,170

2,000

1,450

1,450

al,500

al,200

al,100

al,100

al,150

al.100

al.050

al,200

a2,500

a2 , 000

al,600

al,600

al,600

al,500

al,500

al,400

al , 200

al,150

al,100

-

76,810

2,560

0.697

0.78

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,900 Min 567 Mean 4,539 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 46,500 Min 567 Mean 4,974 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.43

Peak discharge (base, 26,500 cfs)..--Jan. 50 (1 a.m.) 34,200 cfs (12.27 ft); Feb. 5 (6 a.m.) 27,600 

cfs (10.97 ft); Mar. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 49,500 cfs (14.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Holcombs Rock and 

at Scottsville.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°38', long. 78°53', on right bank 1 mile downstream from Tye River,

3 miles upstream from Rucker Run, and 4} miles upstream from moutt and Norwood, Nelson 

County.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi, approximately.

Ree rds available.--March 1940 to September 1952.

Gage_. --Vfater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge^--12 years, 507 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge d iring year, 7,770 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.94 ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 33,5_0 cfs Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 

18.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13.00C cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

Oct. 1 to July 8

104

220

465

3.4 

4.0 

6.0

1,020

1,760

4,880

July 9 to Sept. 30

2.2 133

2.5 260

2.8 465

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 2.8 ft.

Discharge, in -ubir iVtt per seaoni, water y^ar October 1951 to September 1952

L'ay

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

78

83

81

78

74

70

83

148

*94

86

86

86

86

86

86

88

88

88

86

83

91

96

104

111

a!30

alOO

a90

alOO

alOO

alOO

allO

2,870

92.6

0.257

0.30

!.T o\ .

a320

a230

a300

a!50

a!30

allO

a32o

a220

a!60

a!40

a!20

allO

alOO

a!40

*a240

211

202

188

175

167

152

160

160

156

160

164

164

152

148

145

"

5,294

176

0.4S9

0.55

L'e-.

148

145

T4TJ

491

1,540

738

513

428

373

328

299

282

260

250

666

505

379

465

529

570

4.570

2,260

1,320

976

810

756

675

570

521

481

458

22,251

718

1.99

2.29

Jan. Feb.

428 al,300

414

386

392

702

*a579

a560

a540

a570

a760

a720

a670

a640

a600

a580

a550

a520

a660

a740

a660

aS40

a900

al,500

al,400

al,300

al,200

al,500

al,800

a2.500

al,900

al.500

27,811

897

2.49

2.87

al,100

al , 700

a2 , 700

a5,400

a2,100

al , 700

al,400

al,100

a900

a800

a 700

*a630

583

545

613

910

720

666

630

596

562

537

521

497

473

458

443

428

-

-

28,717

990

2.75

2.97

Mar.

473

428

537

*579

529

473

450

428

428

414

4,620

2,630

1,760

1,360

1,120

976

860

792

2,560

1,590

1,350

1,190

3,010

2,330

1,970

1,500

1,290

1,130

1,020

932

860

39,589

1,277

3.55

4.09

Apr.

840

840

*738

666

880

87O

810

765

720

684

666

622

596

684

675

630

604

579

562

537

521

497

481

872

1,700

1,530

1,500

2.400

1,760

1,420

-

26,649

888

2.47

2.76

Hay

1,190

1,030

900

810

756

702

648

588

570

810

1,160

1.600

1,130

965

850

774

711

666

657

630

604

*529

497

481

579

588

489

458

458

529

465

22,824

736

2.04

2.35

June

481

443

386

366

354

328

316

305

293

299

293

255

255

260

299

250

260

299

*235

211

211

255

316

260

240

206

193

184

T84

235

-

8,472

282

0.783

0.87

July

225

175

167

285

439

392

282

1,550

1,150

613

412

334

296

272

245

260

*558

376

278

260

235

210

282

255

197

185

181

172

168

176

240

10,870

351

0.975

1.12

Aug.

a!70

a3OO

a250

a230

*a260

341

278

992

954

1,510

747

579

579

465

450

481

529

341

296

284

266

314

272

235

210

206

197

189

202

202

518

12,847

414

1.15

1.33

Sept.

5.960

1,530

1,080

900

900

675

545

579

521

*405

296

278

260

240

235

240

220

210

306

398

245

250

278

235

215

210

202

193

189

189

-

15,984

533

1.48

1.65

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,070 Win 70 Mean 494 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,620 Win 70 Mean 613 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.15

. . 

(6.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

and Tye River near Lovingston.

of records for Piney Fiver at Piney River
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

37

Location. Lat 37 0 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 578.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge.--14 years, 155 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 9,670 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7 ft); minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.29 ft Oct. 4, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1938i

Rating tables, water year a.951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 11 ar. 12 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

95

176

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

300

460

1,480

3,870

1.1 

1.5 

Z.O 

3.0 

5.0

193

4,60

1,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per seoond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

15

14

12

12

11

12

*17

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

15

15

21

22

22

25

28

55

26

22

22

22

22

25

566

18.5

0.199

0.23

Nov.

134

72

113

61

42

57

168

92

58

48

40

*38

59

51

69

61

58

51

47

41

38

40

40

41

42

44

42

38

56

56

-

1,718

57.3

0.625

0.70

Dec .

55

54

*55

297

520

224

165

133

111

97

85

78

68

69

232

154

135

146

139

338

1.480

690

400

303

249

229

199

169

158

148

141

7,257

234

2.54

2.95

Jan.

a!40

a!30

a!30

aT40~

a!70

a!60

al60

a!50

al60

a 200

*a!90

172

163

154

146

153

131

210

188

181

161

346

432

360

303

315

360

610

620

439

360

7,514

242

2.63

3.03

Feb.

309

269

467

*1.060

640

468

384

324

280

251

239

208

194

183

169

218

280

236

217

206

192

176

165

158

150

141

135

129

125

-

-

7,971

275

2.99

3.22

Mar.

129

121

*146

141

139

127

121

117

115

117

5.090

1,110

665

468

380

328

290

267

596

446

380

339

815

610

500

413

363

328

294

272

253

13,480

435

4.73

5.45

Apr.

246

244

216

*207

315

504

277

257

241

228

216

204

200

257

255

237

223

209

198

187

178

170

162

294

474

436

487

990

765

527

-

9,202

307

3.34

3.75

May

410

352

310

280

255

239

214

202

191

297

434

468

361

504

272

246

225

216

*218

207

187

168

157

151

207

211

170

155

168

172

159

7,606

245

2.66

5.07

June

164

149

134

128

119

111

103

96

90

98

92

81

78

81

79

72

81

82

66

*62

67

71

82

72

61

55

50

49

49

62

-

2,584

86.1

0.936

1.04

July

58

48

46

106

76

98

89

697

296

174

*126

105

87

76

75

126

172

105

89

86

72

64

63

62

55

51

50

48

15

51

76

3,372'

109

1.18

1.36

Aug.

56

87

64

*75

79

119

81

245

244

255

170

136

120

102

150

159

155

105

87

81

89

100

73

66

62

58

55

55

59

56

152

3,595

109

1.18

1.36

Sept.

*1.150

328

230

180

155

152

119

111

102

89

*81

76

72

67

67

72

62

58

102

90

68

71

81

66

59

56

51

50

50

49.

-

5,944

131

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,300 Min 11 Mean 170 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,090 Min 11 Mean 187 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.70

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 4 (10 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (5.38 ft); Dec. 21 (2 a.m.) 2,400

cfs (6.50 ft); Feb. 4 (12:30 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (5.09 ft); Mar. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (10.82 ft);

Mar. 23 (ll a.m.) 1,360 cfa (4.82 ft); July 8 (3:30 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (6.52 ft); Sept. 1 (4 a.m.)

2,880 cfs (6.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Piney River at P'ney River

and Buffalo River near Norwood.
38 JAMKS RIVER BASIN

Piney River at Piney River, Va.

Location. Lat 37°42'10", long. 79°01 I 40", on right bank 20 ft downstrea-n from bridge on 

State Highway 151, 0.2 mile southwest of Piney 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 5.31 ft); minimum, 5.3 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Dec. 7, 1950 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 6, 1951.

Flood in June 1949 eached a stage of 9.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

143

268

453

895

1,660

rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct .

8.0 

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.0

8.8

*10

8.0 

8.0

8.4

8.0

9.2

-11

11

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.6

11

11

14

14

11

10

11

11

11

12

298.2

9.62

0.200

0.23

Hov.

50 

28

39

23

18

16

45

29

19 

16

15

 13

13

18

27

23

22

22

20

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

-

645

21.5

0.448

0.50

Dec.

16 

16

*16

112

176

112

86

73

66 

57

51

46

40

43

104

75

75

80

70

158

519

368

255

194

161

147

123

104

95

86

78

3,662

118

2.46

2.84

Jan.

72

67

62

69

91

84

81

80

78 

106

*93

90

93

91

86

81

81

100

93

93

91

172

208

203

182

182

198

302

342

278

228

4,077

132

2.75

3.17

Feb.

191

167

291

*524

429

331

265

219

184 

163

147

127

115

106

100

119

127

119

117

114

106

99

95

93

86

80

76

70

66

-

-

4,726

163

3.40

3.67

Mar.

70

66

*78

73

72

67

66

67

69 

78

1.250

600

421

309

246

203

176

159

294

225

208

194

413

356

313

£68

228

198

180

165

151

7,263

234

4.88

5.63

Apr.

147 

143

125

*117

159

161

161

153

141 

131

121

112

110

121

112

108

104

100

97

93

88

84

81

147

276

288

316

360

331

278

-

4,765

159

3.31

3.69

May

233

198

171

155

141

129

115

108

100 

147

225

252

225

194

171

153

139

131

*123

114

100

91

83

80

106

84

78

15.

81

83

76

4,159

134

2.79

3.22

June

75 

67

63

60

55

51

50

50

46 

46

41

40

38

38

36

32

33

31

27

*25

28

34

36

30

25

22

18

19

23

28

"

1,167

38.9

0.810

0.90

July

22 

19

18

23

28

33

33

232

93 

62

*46

36

33

28

28

46

78

53

44

41

33

31

40

38

27

24

24

22

21

25

36

1,317

42.5

0.885

1.02

Aug.

23 

4F

33

*33

41

57

44

158

m

167

129

106

91

75

67

64

51

46

42

42

41

34

52

30

28

27

27

28

25

135

2,171

70.0

1.46

1.68

Sept.

*700 

320

206

157

127

106

95

83

73 

64

*56

51

47

46

42

44

36

34

62

48

39

41

41

34

31

29

26

26

26

25

"

2,721

90.7

1.89

2.11

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,730 Min 6.0 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.58

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,250 Min 6.0 Mean 101 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.66
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Rockflsh River near Greenfield, Va.

39

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 Porks, and 

4.1 miles south of Greenfield, Nelson County.

Drainage area.--96 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1943 to September 1952.

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. 2-1, 1943, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 145 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6.840 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 13.3 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1943-52: 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, 3.0 cfs July 30, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 23.4 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

30,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair.

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

3.0

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

6.0 4.0

27 5.0

71 7.0

457

S1Q

1,790

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

234

455

5.0

7.0

10.0

750

1,600

3,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe

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

E6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

13

12 

11

11

10

*16

13

13

13

14

13

13

15

15

15

14

13

17

18

18

21

24

_25

18

18

18

18

17

18

480

15.5

0.161

0.19

NOV.

104

51

91

46 

35

32

290 ~52

61

50

44

*40

40

48

56

54

51

46

43

40

38

37

37

36

35

38

35

34

33

32

-

1,669

55.6

0.579

0.65

Dec.

32

32

31

298

624

222

150

118

100

85

78

72

64

66

176

118

112

108

104

116

1,560

704

392

310

260

237

213

175

159

148

140

7,004

226

2.35

2.71

Jan.

132

124

116

112 

209

171

151

137

129

208

200

181

163

151

139

124

118

164

140

135

126

258

367

310

269

269

310

566

615

417

344

6,855

221

2.30

2.65

Feb.

300

269

534

1,490 

690

500

404

344

310

269

246

222

208

190

175

248

310

260

237

220

204

188

173

164

151

145

139

132

126

-

8,848

305

3.18

3.43

Mar.

143

129

151

158 

150

140

132

129

124

T28

2,820

930

555

430

355

311

282

253

562

405

355

311

492

480

442

380

332

301

282

253

242

12,157

392

4.08

4.70

Apr.

234

230

210

201 

287

242

224

213

204

195

188

183

179

219

210

204

193

186

177

170

165

159

"249 154

452

430

741

1,560

715

518

-

9,092

303

3.16

3.53

May

405

332

282

252 

230

217

193

177

169

272

402

480

344

291

253

230

202

201

204

195

174

152

140

133

193

164

136

124

166

201

179

7,094

229

2.39

C.76

June

193

159

142

131 

121

112

100

95

93

95

85

78

76

78

78

68

66

66

57

52

54

63

76

65

56

47

43

43

43

51

-

2,486

82.9

0.864

0.96

July

47

39

38

59 

54

44

44

196

123

80

63

54

48

44

42

68

95

57

49

47

42

39

42

37

33

32

32

31

28

30

36

1,673

54.0

0.562

0.65

Avg.

'32

65

37

38 

206

152

87

366

193

199

115

93

78

63

116

115

97

65

56

52

48

51

43

39

37

36

34

35

37

35

60

2,680

86.5

0.901

1.04

Sept.

779

zTa

154

117 

97

80

72

70

63

54

51

49

47

43

42

48

40

39

74

57

47

56

61

48

43

40

*39

37

37

36

-

2,658

88.6

0.923

1.03

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,560 Min 10 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.65

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,820 Min 10 Mean 171 Cfem 1.78 In. 24.30

Peak discharge (base, 1,200

cfs (7.48 ftj; Feb. n. ) 2,440

(11:30 p.m.) 2,100 

(7.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi

fa). Dec. 4 (12

8.18 ft)

n. ) 1,790 cfs (7.01 ft); Dec. 21 (6 a.m.) 2,060 

Mar. 11 (9:30 a.m.') 6,840 cfs (13 :3 _ft);_Apr. 27

(7.98 ft); Aug. 5 (10 p.m.] 1,240 cfs (6.25 ft); Sept. 1 (5 a.m.) 1,950 cfs
40 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°47'50", long. 78°29i30", 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-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, chair gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 5,230 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,500 cfs Mar. 13 (gage height, 17.59 ft);

minimum, 584 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.27 ft); minimum daily, 673 cfs Oct. 3. 

1925-52: Maximum discharge 133,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage heigtt, 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. . .

November 1877. . 

March 1913 .....

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

Discharge 

(cfs)

About 160,000 

121,000

Remarks

Gage height from information by 

local resident. 

Do.

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

Plow regulated by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses, water

temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1952 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1250. 

Revisions (water years).--W 727: 1931(m). W 972: 1913(M), 1936(M), 1940(M). W 1066:

1940

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

5.0

610

800

1,360

4,630

8.0

12.0

17.0

11,500

25,900

50,900

October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.190

730

673

922

770

900

860

1,050

1,140

966

933

911

840

820

870

890

850

850

850

850

860

900

955

999

1,090

1,100

1,060

977

1,010

955

988

28,759

928

0.203

0.23

Nov.

3,040

5,300

5,410

3,810

2,450

2,060

3,460

3,120

2,210

2,210

2,060

1,840

1,910

1,520

1,690

1,840

1,690

1,910

1,250

1,690

1,490

1,310

1,390

1,520

1,520

1,250

1,450

1,410

1.250

*1,390

-

64, 430

2,148

0.470

0.52

Dec.

1,420

1,580

1,400

1,420

7,470

7,180

6,010

4,720

3,370

3,200

2,690

2,370

2,690

2,210

3,030

3,460

3,200

4,820

4,720

3,810

a25,000

a20,000

a!7,000

a!2,000

aB,000

a6,500

a6 , 400

a6,200

*a6,000

5,810

4,630

188,310

6,075

1.33

1.53

Jan.

4,540

5,410

8,630

7,940

7,940

9,110

11,200

8,870

7,500

6,850

7,720

11,800

9,600

7,940

6,850

6,010

5,410

4,820

5,810

11.800

9,110

9,110

14,000

19 , 600

15,700

11,800

all, 000

a!7,000

a55,000

a25,000

a20 , 000

343,070

11,070

2.42

2.79

Feb.

*a!3 , 000

10,400

9,850

28,000

31,400

23,100

16,400

12,700

10,600

9,110

8,400

7,720

6,850

6,640

6,220

6,430

8,400

9,850

11,500

9,600

8,630

7,720

6,640

6,220

5,610

5,210

5,010

4,720

*4, 260

-

-

300,190

10,350

2.26

2.44

Mar.

4,720

4.540

4,630

5,410

6,220

9,350

9,850

8,170

7,720

6,430

15,900

48,600

45,100

22,300

15,300

11,800

9,850

8,870

13,400

15,300

17,400

14,300

19,600

21,500

25,100

17,800

14,000

11,500

10,100

9,110

*8,170

442,040

14,260

3.12

3.60

Apr.

7,500

7,280

7,060

7,280

7,500

7,500

8,870

8,870

8,400

7,060

6,220

6,220

5,810

5,610

5,810

6,640

6,850

6,010

5,810

5,410

4,820

4,820

4,170

5,010

8,860

18,500

19,600

24,300

28.400

23,900

-

280,090

9,336

2.04

2.28

May

16,000

12,400

10,100

8,870

8,170

6,640

6,430

5,610

5,410

6,010

7,060

*19.600

17,100

13,000

10,400

8,870

7,940

6,850

6,220

6,220

6,220

5,610

5,410

5,410

5,810

5,410

6,010

6,430

6,220

5,410

4.650

251,470

8,112

1.77

2.04

June

4.820

4,440

4,080

3,810

3,280

3,280

3,030

2,610

2,780

2,690

2,530

*2,530

2,290

2,370

2,450

2,450

2,140

2,370

2,210

1,980

1,910

1,980

2,210

3,570

2,060

2,290

1,980

1.690

1,760

1,910

-

79,300

2,643

0.578

0.64

July

2,370

1,840

1,620

1,620

2,290

2,060

2,140

2,690

5.920

3,460

2,530

2,140

1,980

1,910

1,480

1,840

1,?80

1,760

2,290

1,840

1,690

1,690

1,390

1,530

1,520

1,370

1,240

1,160

1,160

1^1-20

I,f40

61,170

1,S73

0.432

0.50

Aug.

1.360

1,410

3,630

2,210

2,140

*2,140

2,780

5,010

- 10,100

15.700

9,350

6,220

5,010

3,720

2,610

3,900

4,260

3,540

3,370

2,780

3,030

2,450

2,780

2,450

2,370

2,060

1,690

1,690

1,910

1,610

1,620

114,900

3,706

0.811

0.94

Sept .

22.3OO

14,000

9,110

5,810

4,170

3,720

2,940

2,290

2,610

2,450

*1,840

2,060

1,980

1,840

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,690

1,610

2,140

3,200

2,370

2,290

2,370

1,840

2,060

2,140

1,690

1,610

1.590

-

108,790

3,626

0.793

0.88

Calendar year 1951: Max 38,500 Mln 673 Mean 5,609 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.65

Water year 1951-52: Max 48,600 Min 673 Mean 6,182 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.39

Peak discharee (base, 27,000 cfs). --Dec. 21 (2:3O p.m.) 35,900'cfs (14.33 ft); F=b . 5 (lo a.m.)

32,700 cfs (13.60 ft); Mar. 13 (6 a.m.) 54,500 cfs (17.59 ft); Mar. 25 (6 a.m.) 26,000 cfs (12.47

ft); Apr. 29 (7 p.m.) 29,700 cfs (12.93 ft); Sept. 1 (2 p.m.) 35,900 cfs (14.28 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

at Bent Creek.

ecords for stations at Carterville and
JAMES RIVER BASIN 41

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°48 I 45", long. 78°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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 294.96 ft above mean sea level, dat m of 

1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-52), 133 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.86 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house); minimum, 31 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area 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 periods of nd gage-height record, which ar<5 fair. 

Prior to November 1947, occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by dam 

and gristmill 2.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 952: 1941(M). W1002: 1940, 1943. W 1032: 1940, 1914.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 22, Dec. 30 to Feb. 2)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

49

115

190

6.0 

9.5

11.0

13.0

712

1,440

1,950

3,500

Discharge, in cubic feet pe 3ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*35

35

34

33

33

33

33

50

38

36

41

40

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

41

44

41

42

44

Ji§

44

41

42 

42

41

*41

1,219

39.3

0.339

0.39

Nov.

250 

157

451

136

84

70

445

212

121

96

82

75

71

72

77

71

70

62

60

58

56

57

57

57

57

60

58

53 

52

55

-

3,279

109

0.940

1.05

Dec.

51

5T

51

56

514

190

134

110

98

*88

82

78

75

72

187

154

110

154

190

172

3.440

1,050

a700

a400

a300

a 200

a!50

al40

a!30

122

121

8,370

270

2.33

2.69

Jan.

118 

115

110

"228 108

158

142

134

132

272

198

156

144

139

136

134

127

138

134

124

115

386

496

280

176

168

250

707 

606

TOT

212

6,850

221

1.91

2.20

Feb.

*184 

168

3600

al,900

al,700

a800

a500

a400

a300

a240

a220

a210

a200

a220

a250

a300

a400

a350

-a 3 00

a250

a230

a210

a200

al80

a!70

al50

a!40

a!30 

a!20

_

-

11,022

380

3.28

3.54

Mar.

a!50 

a!30

¥150

al80

alSO

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!30

a700

a3,000

a2,500

a 1,500

a700

a450

a350

a300

a500

a700

a 600

aSOO

a450

a 500

a450

a400

a380

a350

a330 

a300

a270

a250

16,770

541

4.66

5.37

Apr.

a260 

a290

a320

a350

a400

a350

a300

a250

a230

a210

a200

a210

a220

a250

a200

a!50

*136

134

132

128

127

122

a~250" 118

aSOO

a700

al.OOO

al,500 

712

451

-

10,200

340

2.93

3.27

May

a 400 

a350

a320

a300

a 250

a230

a210

a240

aSOO

a 400

a600

*a700

316

242

212

198

178

170

186

182

174

156

146

142

255

676

228

181 

172

205

172

8,456

273

2.35

2.71

June

187 

152

139

132

127

121

112

108

109

112

104

*97

97

92

109

92

110

124

88

81

81

91

120

96

82

76

71

77 

77

96

-

3,160

105

0.905

1.01

July

114 

72

68

96

180

92

*85

316

198

242

114

94

82

a80

a75

a70

a90

70

68

66

64

62

61

59

52

51

50

49 86"

70

*52

2,928

94.5

0.815

0.94

Aug.

50

175

71

62

73

64

61

510

280

451

178

121

104

88

90

160

235

109

88

81

77

81

63

64

61

59

57

57 

*53

53

75

3, 763

121

l.Ot

1.20

Sept.

1,060 

250

156

120

102

92

86

85

81

76

72

70

68

66

65

66

61

60

67

76

64

70

86

67

62

60

59

57 

57

*58

-

3,439

115

0.991

1.11

Calendar year 1951; Max 2,440 nin 33 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.19

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,000 Mln 33 Mean 217 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 3,100 cfs f!2.61 ft); Feb. 4 (timf unknown; 2,500 cfs (ll.92 ft); Mar. 11 (time unknown) 3,400 cfs (12.86 ft); Apr. 28 (time unknown) 

3,300 cfs (12.79 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Rockfish River near Greenfield.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°42'10", long. 78°22'40", on left bank 100 ft upstrean from Bumpers 

Bridge, 1.8 miles northwest of Arvonia, Buckingham County, 2.9 miles upstream from 

Hunt Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. April 1926 to September 1952.

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. 25 years (1926-35, 1936-52), 232 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,720 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 12.10 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

1926-52: 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 period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Prior to October 1947, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow crused by gristmill 

5.4 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).' W 972: 1928-29, 1932, 1933-34(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year- 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0

112

298

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

2,080

4,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

I'ean

Cfsm

Oct.

*34

36

36

36

34

33

S3

143 ~87

55

61

73

61

53

52

52

52

52

51

50

51

52

53

54

61

62

59

56 

56

55

*55

1,718

55.4

0.236

0,27

Nov.

1,290

657

1,130

402

178

132

778

472

206

153

129

115

109

114

137

132

112

99

93

90

a85

a80 a~e"5

a90

a90

a90

alOO

a95 

a90

a90

-

7,422

247

1.05

1.17

Dec.

86

86

85

88

261

230

153

132

124

112

105

101

96

92

211

294

133

226

444

346

3,980

4,500

774

365

294

272

248

204 

*188

184

174

14,588

471

2.00

2.31

Jan.

162

157

150

143

386

318

234

192

178

708

602

310

252

224

204

186

169

196

206

176

160

966

1,900

620

360

302

583

1,840 

2,440

637

365

15,326

494

2.10

2.42

Feb.

*312

284

693

3,540

1,460

514

365

308

280

254

240

220

210

2O8

208

232

480

327

262

238

224

208

200

200

216

206

198

190 

*184

_

-

12,261

423

1.80

1.94

Mar.

296

290

358

532

404

300

264

242

226

216

1,200

1,050

407

322

276

254

236

224

1,440

1,030

427

333

1,270

1,940

2,200

690

462

365 

318

292

*274

18,138

585

2.49

2.87

Apr.

274

286

262

240

376

340

268

244

232

224

222

216

216

236

232

212

198

196

192

188

182

178

174

T3C

1,080

1,530

1,030

1,840 

923

*462

-

12,443

415

1.77

1.98

May

350

302

266

244

230

220

204

192

190

308

306

420

266

222

196

186

174

165

167

182

204

167

152

153

308

230

173

152 

141

148

157

6,775

219

0.932

1.07

June

*165

164

145

130

124

120

111

104

99

99

104

*96

94

93

97

101

92

109

93

80

77

84

97

98

101

84

73

68 

73

*112

-

3,087

103

0.438

0.49

July

364

127

87

108

160

264

160

396

244

137

108

92

84

78

75

106

112

88

78

75

78

68

61

59

58

54

52

52 

49

48

*51

3,573

115

C.489

0.56

Aug.

79

83

80

64

69

130

85

101

155

2.080

286

138

104

90

80

129

176

120

84

83

101

97

104

78

71

67

65

65 

*69

72

107

5,112

165

0.702

0.81

Sept.

2,140

728

210

141

112

101

94

92

92

86

83

79

77

74

72

75

75

69

70

92

90

82

111

98

80

75

72

70 

67

*69

-

5,376

179

0.762

0.85

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,500 Min 33 Mean 209 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.07

Water year 1951-52: Max 4.500 Min 33 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).-- Dec. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 4,720 cfs (12.10 ft) 

2,500 cfs (8.71 ft Jan. 28 (10 p.m.) 3,160 cfs (9.83 ft); Feb. 4 (4:30 a.n

Mar. 19 (7:30 p.m. 

2,200 cfs (8.16 ft

2,200 cfs (8.19 ft); Mar. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (8.89 ft)

23 (2:30 a.m.! 

40 cfs (10.55 ft); 

Apr. 25 (11 p.m.)

Sept. 1 (4 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (8.58 ft). 

* .Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Willis River at Planagan 

Mills.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Moormans River near Whitehall, Va.

43

Location. Lat 38°Q8'25", long. 78°45'Q5", 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 999 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 437 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 4.40 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs July 29 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

Flood of Oct. 15, 1942, reached a stage of 11.7 ft, fron floodmarks, (discharge, 

7,620 cfs, by slope-area determination of peak flow.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, Dec. 8, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Dec. 8 to Feb, 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.6 

5.0 

9.6

35

77

140

1.2

1.4 

1.7

1.5 

4.7 

9.4

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

140

333

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period December 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

7.2

5.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.1

8.9

6.8

5.7

6.5

»6.1

6.1

103

100

52

32

22

17

1Z

9.6

8.9

8.4

7.7

-

-

-

Jan.

7.0

6.5

675

7.5

16

21

18

15

14

60

69

48

34

26

20

15

*14

16

14

14

12

24

56

54

40

35

36

98

~5T 135

50

1,062.5

34.3

3.01

3.47

Feb.

34

27

74

*301

T32

82

58

43

35

27

23

20

16

15

12

18

27

26

25

24

22

20

16

15

13

12

11

11

10

-

-

1,149

39.6

3.47

3.74

Mar.

11

10 9.4

15

18

18

18

17

16

17

*252

T40

85

56

42

32

26

22

79

93

71

53

48

44

44

41

38

34

28

24

21

1,422.4

45.9

4.03

4.65

Apr.

24

27

24

24

48

63

56

42

33

27

23

20

19

49

64

62

50

41

34

28

23

20

18

57

135

140

126

*197

129

84

-

1,687

56. 2

4.93

5.50

May

56

43

32

26

22

21

18

15

13

3U

78

156

Too

60

*42

31

24

23

21

21

20

17

15

14

19

20

17

15

17

17

21

1,024

33.0

2.89

3.33

June

28

26

23

20

16

13

11

9.7

8.9

8.3

7.5

6.5

*6.1

5.5

6.3

5.9

6.0

5.1

4.2

3.7

4.2

4.9

6.5

5.1

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.2

6.5

12

-

273.8

9.13

0.801

0.89

July

5.5

*3.7

3.2

5.6

7.8

4.7

4.4

53

38

22

14

10

7.5

6.1

5.3

4.7

4.9

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

1.6

1.5

T76

1.6

10

12

4.4

256.3

8.27

0.725

0.84

Aug.

3.3

5.5

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.7

*3.5

13

10

8.9

6.1

4.7

4.2

3.3

3.0

4.8

6.7

3.7

3.2

3.0

4.2

8.3

5.1

4.2

3.5

2.8

2_._6

2.7

3.0

2.7

51

161.0

5.19

0.455

0.52

Sept.

*176 ~59

29

18

13

9.4

8.6

7.2

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.3

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.7

4.7

4.0

3.0

3.7

4.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2. 1

2.0 "270

2.0

-

394.6

13.2

1.16

1.29

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
44 JAMES RIVER BASIN

South Pork Rivanna River near Earlysville, Va.

Location. Lat 38°07'30", long. 78°31'05", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from Pishing 

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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 369 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period December to September, 7,480 cfs Mar. 11 (gage 

height, 13.55 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

Flood probably in October 1942 reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation, mostly at medium flow, by city of 

Charlottesville reservoir on Moormans River. Records of discharge do not include diversion for Charlottesville municipal water supply which averages about 6 cfs.

Rating table, Dec. 21, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, ir feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21)

1.5

2.0

214

349

1,040

2,060

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, December 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

1 , 700

994

490

379

306

278

264

212

192

178

180

_

-

-

-

Jan.

174

158

146

T42" 144

355

284

233

212

394

426 

426

306

254

228

203

188

*259

221

203

186

392

622

442

367

343

401

864

1,060

639

474

11,046

356

1.65

1.90

Feb.

398

346

976

»3,630

1,120

740

590

474

398

340

317

272

264

238

231

301

590

385

358

317

300

261

256

228

243

199

201

186

T92

_

-

14,351

495

2.29

2.47

Mar.

221

199

243

517

314

275

275

231

228

231

*5,BOO 

1,520

865

639

507

442

355

314

928

774

606

524

573

606

656

524

474

426

370

355

292

18,089

584

2.70

3.11

Apr.

320

385

340

31E

490

507

442

404

358

317

286

275

248

458

474

490

355

349

320

270

259

238

219

490

1,120

1,120

1,390

»2,550

1,170

810

16,566

552

2.56

2.86

May

606

524

442

346

340

352

289

259

248

458

915

1,430

792

590

*474

401

340

329

373

329

312

259

236

221

292

309

233

207

270

379

286

12,841

414

1.92

2.21

June

349

281

241

216

199

178

156

138

132

130

129

126

*126

124

129

127

119

127

116

110

IDE

12,

168

129

126

105

97

no

158

290

-

4,665

156

0.722

0.81

July

200

127

12-1

312

392

148

130

1,030

' 865

69O

*298

199

154

126

116

134

148

111

105

97

92

83

83

81

71

67

66

65

64

12T

95

6,394

206

0.954

1.10

Aug.

89

134

87

73

78

150

*95

361

236

221

138

111

97

78

73

103

154

87

73

67

71

113

73

61

57

52

49

m

se

55

167

3,310

107

0.495

0.57

Sept.

1,500

40O

250

192

150

126

116

*110

103

90

83

77

71

66

64

66

60

58

110

95

70

81

124

80

69

65

62

58

57

60

-

4,513

150

0.694

0.77

Calendar year 

Water year

Discharge surement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 45

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 1952.

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. 24, 1942, water-stage 

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. 18 years, 763 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11.400 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 17.80 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.95 ft).

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 78,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 ft, site 

then in use, 37.4 ft at present site); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.53 

ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 802: 1936(1.1. W852: 1937, W 892: 1934-35.

Rating table, water 

and discharge

ar 1951-52 fgage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

61

130

280

530

900

5.0

6.0

11.0

16.0

1,450

2,400

5,600

9,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

 

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

in

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

78 

82

78

76

10T

106

96

101

116

allO

alOO

allO 

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a 100

a 100

alOO

allO

a!20

a!30

a!20

a!20

a!40

a!60

aTSo

a!20

a!20

a!20

*a!20

3,374

109

0.161

0.19

Nov .

457 

551

868

551

300

227

889

a 1,700

a600

a 400

a350

a;oo

a300

a350

a450

a450

a430

a400

a370

a350

a320

a320

a320

a340

a340

a330

a320

a320

a320

a320

-

13,543

451

0.668

0.75

Dec.

a320 

a320

a900

al,700

a3,500

al,600

a900

a700

a500

*a400

34B

320 

295

271

390

453

305

378

a500

al.OOO

a7,000

a4,000

a2,500

a2,000

a 1,500

al,200

a 1,000

a900

aSOO

a700

a660

37,360

1,205

1.79

2.06

Jan.

a620 

a6OO

a640

a700

a800

31,000

a 9 00

a 8 00

a 7 00

aSOO

a900

1,020 

884

733

656

593

*551

698

705

614

558

1,320

2,680

1,370

1,010

884

1,050

2,880

4,460

2,070

1,240

34,436

1,111

1.65

1.90

Feb.

1,010 

918

1,220

*9,400

4,400

2,400

1,570

1,200

1,030

900

820

756 

691

684

649

691

1,740

1,140

918

812

772

698

663

628

600

579

544

530 sie

-

38,479

1,327

1.97

2.12

Mar.

586 

600

712

876

884

772

719

698

649

621

5,960

7,220 

TTEIO

1,730

1,240

1,060

954

836

2 , 900

2,960

1,790

1,300

2,860

2,960

3,030

1,960

1,360

1,180

1,060

963

884

53,994

1,742

2.58

2.97

Apr.

868 

954

900

836

1,280

1,420

1,110

981

909

836

780

740 

719

820

1,010

900

884

780

740

719

656

642

614

1,300

3,520

4,460

4,040

*7,750

3.8RO

2,470

-

47,498

1,583

2.35

2.62

May

1,700 

1,200

1,060

900

852

918

812

719

691

1,640

1,950

2^260

1,440

1,090

963

852

796

884

852

844

733

670

628

914

1,800

780

642

593

1,140

844

35,387

1,142

1.69

1.95

June

868 

796

684

628

593

572

523

481

453

446

460

*425 

397

384

488

432

384

481

372

320

300

378

565

544

411

342

305

360

325

742

-

14,459

482

0.714

0.80

July

649 

467

342

384

932

663

*425

1,430

2,400

2,470

972

69B 

572

488

425

378

378

397

330

310

290

262

248

262

235

207

199

195

19¥

253

276

17,732

572

0.847

0.98

Aug.

215 

389

384

248

240

248

*336

558

780

677

509

342 

300

271

235

271

488

348

262

258

231

266

276

215

195

184

174

170 ire

195

195

9,648

311

0.461

0.53

Sept.

4,110 

1,630

780

558

439

372

320

*315

315

285

262

248 

231

223

211

211

211

199

S03

300

253

231

320

310

244

223

211

203

195

192

-

13,805

460

0.681

0.76

Calendar year 1951: Max 9,150 Min 76 Mean 741 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,400 Min 76 Mean 674 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.63

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (time unknown) 8,920 cfs (15.34 ft); Feb. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 

11,000 cfs (17.38 ft); Mar. 12 (2:30 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (17.80 ft); Apr. 28 (5 a.m.) 9,600 cfs 

(15.98 ft); Sept. 1 (8 a.m.) 6,040 cfs (11.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge 

measurements, and records for Rockfish River near Qreenfield and Hardware River below B'iery Run, 

near Scottsville.
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°4U', 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 178.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Jan. 3, 1935, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1926-34, 1936-52), 248 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 16.05 ft); minimum, 29 cfs July 29, 30 (gage height, 3.18 ft).

1926-35, 1936-52: 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 velocity-area 

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 (water years).--W 872: 

1937, 194U. W 1203: 1929.

1936-37. W 892: 1928-29, 1932-34(M), 1935. W 972:

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 3ept. 3-16)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26, Sept. 3-30 27 to Sept. 2

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

101

214

7.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

461

1,470

2,100

3,550

3.2 

3.6

4.0

5.0 

7.0

180

461

Note. Same as preceding table above 7.0 

ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Caler

Oct.

34

30

30

34

32

36

33

134

80

66

55

52

51

49

45

39

40

*42

40

43

38

43

39

41

45

48

46

45

47

43

44

1,444

46.6

0.189

C.22

Nov.

425

727

822

765

*433

176

451

480

319

176

122

103

95

95

152

182

152

110

95

85

80

78

80

85

85

90

94

87

82

*77

-

6,803

227

0.919

1.03

Dec.

79

74

74

75

112

158

146

115

99

95

86

82

78

75

159

311

228

188

424

414

1,620

2,800

3,460

2,260

949

336

272

P21

194

188

182

15,554

502

2.03

2.34

Jan.

170

164

158

146

298

424

362

235

194

*499

765

689

442

287

242

214

188

188

201

188

164

478

1,120

1,180

1,210

575

470

1,000

1,520

2,000

1,810

17,581

567

2.30

2.65

Feb.

860

370

370

*940

1,160

1,470

1,130

388

311

264

242

214

201

194

194

201

328

451

397

272

235

208

194

188

201

201

194

188

176

_

-

11,742

405

1.64

1.77

Mar.

332

461

451

556

594

480

*328

264

235

221

415

708

727

451

295

250

221

201

459

784

499

362

689

1,140

1,620

1,960

1,670

727

389

326

283

18,098

584

2.36

2.72

Apr.

276

276

264

235

246

276

257

218

208

202

196

196

196

*202

208

196

180

174

164

164

158

152

147

T52

438

960

1,000

1,210

1,140

860

-

10,551

352

1.43

1.60

May

470 2~5B~

246

213

191

186

169

158

180

208

L'64

334

326

224

174

158

142

125

119

125

147

147

130

121

311

334

*202

142

120

115

al20

6,197

200

0.810

0.93

June

a!20

3110

alOO

a95

a90

a85

a85

a80

78

*73

78

80

74

74

68

68

68

91

142

88

70

65

70

76

78

70

59

54

51

So

2,420

80.7

0.327

0.36

July

86

66

75

63

62

72

77

*174

257

213

113

85

67

60

56

51

54

55

54

45

45

42

40

36

42

36

34

34

30

30

37

2,191

70.7

0.286

0 . 33

A no- KU£ .

40

48

48

*a45

a50

a6O

a55

a 110

a500

a700

a600

a500

a300

a!50

a!20

al50

a200

a!70

a!20

a 90

a 90

a95

a8o

a70

a£0

a55

a50

46

47

48

49

4,74G

153

0.619

Sept.

594

822

689

242

111

99

85

73

*80

72

76

65

60

54

51

50

50

50

49

49

51

54

64

71

66

55

52

48

48

45

3,975

132

0.534 o.7i[ o.eo

idar year 1951: Max 3,460 Mln 30 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.63

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,460 Mln 30 Mean 277 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.26

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).-- Dec. 23 (10:30 a.m.) 3,550 cfs (16.05 ft); Jan. 30 (7 p.m.) 

2,050 cfs (13.87 ft); Mar. 26 (1 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (13.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Slate River near Arvonla.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Cartersville, Va.

47

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.--6,242 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1899 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 161.57 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to June 4, 1927, wire-weight or chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 52 years (1899-1904, 1905-52), 7,210 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,300 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 18.16 ft); minimum, 942 c^s Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 1,030 cfs Oct. 4.

1899-1952: 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, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 582: Drainage area. W 972: 1936(M). W 1203: 1901-2(M), 

1924-25(M), 1928(M).

Rating

Oct

0.

3.

6.

11.

17,

tablea, water

and discharge

. 1 to Mar. 12

6 1,020

0 4,760

0 11,600

0 27,800

0 54,200

year 1951-52 (gage height. In fe(

, In cubic feet per aecond)

Mar. 13 to Sept. 3(

1.0 1,550

3.0 5,080

6.0 11,600

11.0 27,800

18.0 59,200

Discharge, In ^ublc feet per second, water ar October 1951 to September 19E"2

L'ay

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

1,160

1,440 

1,050

1,050

1,230

1,090

1,220

1,410

1,620

1,440

1,370

1,340

1,300

1', 30

1, 20

1, 60

1, 70

1, 30

1, 40

1, 40

1, 40

1,290

1,340

1,380

1,440

1,540

1,510

1,450

'1,380

1,410

1,370

40,740

1,314

0.211

0.24

Nov.

3 , 400

8,280 

8 , 280

8,280

4,140

3,160

4,690

7,590

4,060

3,320

3,080

2,680

2,540

2,380

2,310

2,610

2,540

2,380

2,460"

2,010

2,240

2,010

1,980

2,080

2,240

2,010

2,160

2,080

1,_940

27oTo

-

100,940

3,365

0.539

0.60

Dec.

1,950

2,160 

2,080

2,080

4,560

12,200

7,590

6,500

5,120

*3,980

3,560

3,240

2,920

3,320

3,000

4,940

3,980

4,940

6,500

5,490

32,100

49,700

32 j 200

22,700

14,400

11,100

8,280

7,590

7.370

6,930

6,290

288,770

9,315

1.49

1.72

Jan.

5,680

5,300 

8,050

9,500

10,000

10,800

13,000

11,600

9,500

9,750

*12,700

13,000

13,900

10,500

9,000

7,590

6,710

6,290

6,500

10,800

11,900

10,800

22,000

22,400

22,400

16,500

14,400

23,700

50,700

39,700

26,700

451,370

14,560

2.33

2.69

Feb.

18,700

14,400 

12,400

35,200

45,900

33,800

23,800

17,800

14,700

12 , 400

11,100

9,750

8,520

8,280

7,590

7,150

11,100

12,400

14,400

12,400

10,800

10,000

8,520

7,590

7,150

6,710

5,880

6,080

5,490

-

400,010

13,790

2.21

2.38

Kir.

5,880

6,290 

*6,500

7,820

8,520

10,000

12,400

10,800

9,500

8,280

13,500

52,700

57,700

31,800

18,700

15,900

13,000

11,100

16,000

24,100

21,700

19,300

20,600

32,200

35,500

27,000

20,600

16,500

13,900

12,200,

11,100

571,090

18,420

2.95

3.40

Apr.

9,500

9,260 

9,030

9,260

9,260

10,800

10,300

11,600

10,800

9,260

3,130

7,710

7,300

7,300

*7,710

7,710

8,570

7,920

7,300

6 , 900

6,520

5,980

5,800

5,980

11,900

27,400

27,400

39,700

36,700

32,600

-

375,600

12,520

2.01

2.24

May

22,400

16,800 

13,900

11,600

10,500

9,260

8,570

7,500

7 , 100

7,710

10,500

20,800

23,400

17,800

13,900

11,300

10,300

8,570

8,130

7,710

7,920

7,100

6,710

6,520

7,300

8,800

7,500

7,710

7,500

7,300

6,710

328,820

lO.PilO

1.70

1.96

June

6,520

6,340 

5,620

5,260

4,720

4,450

4,180

3,820

3,550

3,550

3,370

3,370

3,010

3,010

3,190

3,730

3,010

3,190

3,280

2,920

2,470

2,740

*2,920

3,550

3,830

3,010

2,740

2,650

2,580

3,190

-

109,570

3,652

0.585

0.65

July

3,730

3,460 

2,470

2,290

3 , 640

4,000

3,280

4,090

8,350

7,920

5,080

3,820

3,100

2,650

2,740

2,380

2,470

2,740

2,470

2,830

2,290

2,120

2,200

1,810

2,120

1,860

1,720

1,660

1,580

1,670

1,700

94,240

3,040

0.487

0.56

Aug.

2,030

2,030 

2,920

4,000

2,650

2,740

3,100

4,180

10,800

17,800

15,300

8,130

6,340

4,900

4,090

3,820

6,160

4,900

4,270

3,820

3,460

3,460

3,280

3,280

2,920

2,560

*2,380

2,200

2,120

2,380

2,120

144,140

4,650

0.745

0.86

Sept.

18,200

26,600 

13,000

8,570

5,980

4,900

4,360

3,370

3,190

3,010

3,010

,380

,560

,380

,290

,200

,200

,030

, 120

,200

,830

,820

,830

* ,920

,830

,470

,560

,470

,120

,120

-

141,520

4,717

0.756

0.84

Calendar year 1951: Max 50,700 Win 1,030 Mean 7,196 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.64

Water year 1951-52: Max 57,700 Mln 1,030 Mean 8,325 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.14

Peak dlacharge (base, 40.0UO cfs). --Dec. 22 (2 aim.) 60,300 cfs (18.16 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.)

53,700 cfs (16.92 ft); Feb. 5 (2 a.m.) 50,200 cfs (16.20 ft); Mar. 12 (8 p.m.) 59,800 cfs (18.08 ft);

Apr. 28 (5 p.m.) 42,800 cfa (14.60 ft): Sept. 1 (12 m. ) 41,000 cfs (14.18 ft).

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

Pine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.

Location. Lat 37°35i52", long. 77°49'12", on left bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Pine Creek Mills, Powhatan County, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth, ard 6.7 miles 

northeast of Powhatan.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1952.

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

T60 ft (from topographic map). Prior to July 16, 1946, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 22.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs July 27-29 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 1,651) cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 7.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 5, 1947; minimum gage height, that of July 27-29, 

1952.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1203: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 

discharge, In

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29, 

Sept. 2-30

1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

cubic feet per second)

Jan. 30 to Sept. 1

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.3

2.5 66

2.8 120

3.0 173

5.0 865

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5 76

3.0 173

3.5 338

?, In cubic feet per se:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C,

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ot.

4.e

4.6

4. 6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

14

9.2

6.2

9.2

6.2

6 . 2

6.2

6.2

6.2

e.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2 *e.2

6.2

6.5

b.5

6.2

6.2

6 . 2

6.2

6. 2

6.5

195.3

6.30

0.274

0.32

Nov .

80

73

94

50

23

*15

50

41

20

20

16

15

15

13

20

1C

15

13

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

17

11

10

10

10

~

718

23.9

1.04

1.16

Dec.

10

10

10

10

22

13

13

13

12

10

10

10

10 no

56

16

15

17

29

44

682

366

47

31

23

22

20

19

18

19

16

1,583

51.1

2.22

2.56

Jan.

16

IF

13

13

45

19

20

20

23

*70

35

24

23

20

18

17

16

£2

16

16

17

43

159

20

27

22

54

140

253

82

36

1,315

42.4

1.84

2.12

Feb.

34

19

27

*69

43

34

29

27

27

23

22

20

19

22

21

23

56

34

27

26

24

21

19

27

23

23

24

22

21

-

~

806

27.8

1.21

1.30

Mir.

59

29

*47

52

36

29

26

24

23

23

91

62

34

29

26

23

23

21

64

34

29

27

82

126

504

86

47

37

34

30

27

1,584

51.1

2.22

2.56

Apr.

27

26

23

22

121

64

37

Z7

25

24

24

Z2

20

*22

Z2

21

18

18

16

16

16

16

ie

15

95

179

140

173

121

76

~

1,442

48.1

2.09

2.33

May

34

31

25

22

21

30

23

18

16

59

29

50

*23

18

16

16

16

16

16

26

21

15

15

19

26

20

15

13

13

16

23

701

22.6

0.983

1.13

June

18

16

13

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.8

E.8

*7.8

7.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.9

16

7.8

5.9

.s_a

5.1

8.9

7.8

6.8

6.8

5.5

5.1

5.1

.25

~

267.7

8.82

0.388

0.43

July

11

10

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.8

*12

15

8.9

7.8

5.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.9

6.4

18

6.8

5.1

5.1

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.3

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.1

6.4

206.3

6.65

0.289

0.33

Aug.

6.8

5.1

4.3

*4.0

3.8

27

13

60

36

26

10

6.8

6.8

5.5

5.1

5.9

15

6.8

6.8

12

8.9

6.8

5.9

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

325.1

10.5

0.457

0.53

Sept.

102

43

9.2

6.9

6.2

6.2

5.6

5.6

*6.2

5.9

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.2

4.6

8.8

9.8

7.6

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.7

~

300.5

1O.O

0.435

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 682 Mln 4.0 Mean 20.5 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.12

Water year 1951-52: Max 682 Mln 3.2 Mean 25.8 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.26

Peak discharge (bas,

338 cfs (3.50 ft); Ma:

* Discharge measure]

!. 200 efs). Dec. 21 (time unknown) 1,410 cfs (6.40 ft); Jan. 29 (8:3O 

 . 25 (9 a.m. ) 336 cfs (3.50 ft), 

lent made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 49 

James River near Richmond, Va.

Location. Lat 37°33'47", long. 77°32'50", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream froir Huguenot 

Memorial Bridge, 1.7 miles downstream from Bosher Dam, 2.9 miles west of city limits 

Richmond, Henrico County, 3.3 miles upstream from Powhite Creek, and at mile 111.7.

Drainage area. 6,757 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 98.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge.--17 years (1935-52), 7,821 cfs (includes flow in James River & Kanawha 

Canal).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,700 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 14.53 ft); 

minimum, 159 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.12 ft); minimum daily, 202 cfs Oct. 5.

1934-52: 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.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants above station. Extremes and records of daily discharge 

do not include flow in James River & Kanawha Canal, which diverts around station. For 

canal records, see page 50. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

3.1 130

3.5 900

4.0 2,050

6.0 8,050

9.0 21,000

15.0 62,700

3.5 B80

4.0 2,000

5.0 4,720

7.0 11,800

10.0 26,600

15.O 62,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

K>tal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

439

357

648

275

202

439

816

816

753

944

*774

669

606

564

480

439

460

480

480 

460

460

460

480

564

627

669

753

774

711 

627

648

17,874

577

777

Nov.

1,550

6,540

8,940

10,200

6,100

3,230

*3,820

7,360

a4,000

a3,100

32,600

32,300

32,100

31,800

31,600

31,900

31,900

31,800

31,700 

31,500

31 , 300

31,500

31 , 400

31,300 

31,500

31,400

31,300

31,400

31,300 

31,200

-

87,640

2,921

909

Dec.

31.500

31,300

31,400

31,300

31,300

34,000

312,000

' 37,000

35,500

34,000

* 33, 500

2,780

2,460

2,560

2,780

3,670

4,450

3,580

5,950 

6,560

21,100

56,500

37,700

25,400 

16,600

11,400

8,940

7,880

7,030 

6,870

6,560

283,170

9,135

985

Jsn.

5,500

5.550

5,950

8,940

9,120

10,600

11,400

12 , 200

9,860

*9,300

12,200

11,800

13,900

11,000

9,300

8,050

7,030

6,250

6,250 

7,360

12,200

11,000

19,900

22,000 

22,600

17,500

14,300

19,900

45,600 

46 . 400

29,700

442,460

14,270

1,055

Feb.

20,400

15,200

12,600

22,400

*46 . 400

37,000

25,400

18,400

12,600

12,600

11,000

9,860

9,120

8,220

7,690

7,520

8,760

12,200

13,000 

13,000

11,000

9,860

8,760

8,220 

7,340

6,840

6,500

6,010

5.840

-

393,740

13,580

1,049

M3r.

5.840

6,840

6,840

7,690

8,580

8,760

11,400

11,000

9,490

8,760

8,580

34,500

55,500

44, 900

22,600

16,600

13,500

11,000

11,000 

22, 600

20,400

19,400

17,500

33,000 

37,000

31,600

22,000

17,500

14,800 

12,200

11,000

562,380

18,140

1,042

Apr.

9,860

9,120

8,760

8,580

9,490

10,600

10,200

11,000

10,600

9,490

8,400

7,520

7,340

7,000

*7,000

7,340

8,040

8,040

7,170 

6,670

6,340

5,680

5,520

4,880 

7,860

24,200

29,700

36,300

58.400 

34,300

-

365,400

12,180

1,069

Msy

24,800

18,000

14,300

11,800

10,600

9,860

8,580

7,690

6,840

6,840

9,120

12,200

25.400

18,400

14, 800

313,000

311,000

39,000

a7,900 

37,500

37,700

a7 , 700

a6 , 500

36,OOO 

36,100

*37,900

7,860

7,000

7,170 

6,670

7,000

325,230

10,490

1,086

June

5,840

6,010

5,360

4,720

4,420

3,700

3,700

3,290

2,920

2,810

2,790

2,600

2,660

2,320

2,350

2,500

2,920

2,380

2,500 

2,450

2,150

1,800

2,050

*2,300 

3,180

2,450

2,250

1,950

1,900 

2,250

~

90,520

3,017

932

July

2,990

3,210

2,400

1,700

1,850

3,070

2,890

2,580

5,200

8.400

6,180

3,560

2,810

2,220

1,880

*1,850

1,700

1,800

1,950 

1,880

1,900

1,520

1,390

1,430

1,110

1,320

1,130

985

922 

901

143

73,671

2,376

875

Jug.

1.050

1,430

1,410

2,760

2,530

2,080

2,150

2,940

6,500

13,500

18.400

10, 200

6,500

5,040

3,700

3,050

5,040

5,200

3,840 

3,420

2,860

2,860

2,420

2,580 

2,350

2,100

1,730

1,520

1,370 

1,390

1,520

123,420

3,981

885

Sept.

6,620

55,000

15,200

10,200

6,500

4,570

3,840

3,100

2,250

2,550

2,250

2,080

1,700

1,780

1,680

1,520

1,450

*1,520

1,260 

1,340

1,590

2,550

2,760

2,150 

2,150

1,850

1,680

1,700

1,590 

1,320

-

123,750

4,125

931

Adjusted for diversion by James River & Kanswh3 Can3l

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,354 

0.200 

0.23

3,830 

0.567 

0.63

Cslend3r ye3r 1951: 

Water yesr 1951-52:

10,120 

1.50 

1.73

15,330 

2.27 

2.62

14,630 

2.17 

2.33

19,180 

2.84 

3.27

13,250 

1.96 

2.19

11,580 

1.71 

1.97

Observed

M3X 56,300 Min 202 Mesn 6,820 

Max 56,300 Min 202 Mean 7,894

3,949 

0.584

0.65

3,251 

0.481 

0.55

4,866 

0.720 

0.83

5,056 

0.748 

0.83

Adjusted

Mean 7,793 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63 

Mean 8,860 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

Peak dl£ (ba 50.000 efsj. Dec. 22 (1 p.m.) 58,700 cfs (14.53 ft); Jan. 30 (12:30 a.m.)

53,200 cfs (13.82 ft); Kar. 13 (9:SO p.m.) 56,300 cfs (14.22 ft).

* Disch3rge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No g3ge-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of records for James River.3t Csrtersville 

3nd James River & Kanswhs C3nsl nesr Richmond.

t Mesn monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, of James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond.
50 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

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, 

400 ft downstream from headgates, 1,200 ft north of north end of Boshe Dam on James 

River, 2.1 miles upstream from Huguenot Memorial Bridge, and 4.4 miles west of city 

limits of Richmond, Henrico County.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 106.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'">. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, at datum 3.06 ft higher.

Average discharge.--16 years, cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 9.53 ft); no 

flow at times when headgates were closed.

1936-52: 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 period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

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 preceding page.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage 

and discharge, in cubic feet p

sight, In feet, 

second)

2.9

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

215

361

660

1,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septemter 1952

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.

609

6O9

810

770

770

757

146

830

830

830

830

810

810

810

790

790

790

790

790

790

790.

790

790

810

810

830

830

830

830

810

810

24,091

777

-

"

Nov.

870

1,050

1,010

1,010

990

930

*970

1,030

970

910

910

910

890

890

870

870

910

890

890

870

870

870

850

870

870

870

870

870

870

850

-

27,280

909

-

"

Dec.

870

"BTO 850

870

870

990

990

1,030

1,010

970

950

*910

910

910

930

970

990

950

1,030

1,070

1.090

,050

,030

,070

,050

,070

,050

,050

,050

,050

,050

30,550

985

-

~

Jan.

1,030

1,030

1,050

,090

,070

,070

,070

,050

,030

,030

,030

,050

,050

,030

,050

,030

,030

,050

,050

,090

,110

,050

,070

,070

,110

,050

,050

,090

.010

,050

,070

32,710

1,055

-

-

Feb.

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

*1,030

1,050

1,050

1,050

930

910

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,090

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

-

-

30,410

1,049

-

"

Kar.

,030

,070

,050

* ,030

,050

,070

,070

,070

,070

,090

,070

,110

,090

,070

,070

,070

,070

,070

,070

,090

,090

,090

,110

,090

,010

,070

,070

892

341

,090

,070

32,303

1,042

-

-

Apr.

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,090

*1.110

1,090

1.070

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,090

-

32,060

1,069

-

-

May

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,050

*1,090

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,070

33,670

1,086

-

"

June

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,010

990

970

970

950

930

930

930

950

930

910

910

910

930

910

910

910

890

890

890

*890

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

-

27,960

932

-

-

July

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

a900

*a900

870

870

870

870

870

870

850

85u

850 &*&

850

830

830

830

850

850

27,140

875

-

"

Aug.

850

870

870

930

910

890

890

852

272

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,010

970

871

219

1,030

970

970

950

950

930

930

910

910

*890

870

870

870

890

27,444

885

-

"

Sept.

1,050

1,110

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,010

990

950

930

950

930

910

890

890

890

890

*870

890

870

870

890

930

930

910

910

890

890

890

890

870

-

27,940

931

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,170 Mln 346 Mean 973 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,110 Mln 219 Mean 966 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

51

Location. Lat 37°27'40", long. 77°28iOO", on left bank 15 ft downstream from 1 ighway 

bridge, 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 68 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 55.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.28 ft); minimum; 0.8 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 7,270 cfs July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1951.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1032: 1943-44(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr.'26 to May 25)

1.1

1.2

0.9

1.5

2.5

4.2

10

29

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

104

194

306

465

890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 19!:2

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

3.5

15

B.I

5.4

5.6

*5.9

4.8

5.1

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

6.2

120.5

3.89

0.072

0.08

Nov.

8.5

18

37

31

18

13

54

*40

22

16

14

13

12

12

16

20

32

22

17

14

13

12

12

12

13

IB

18

15

13

12

-

567.5

18.9

0.350

0.39

bee.

11

11

11

10

16

20

16

15

15

13

13

*12

11

11

28

28

17'23

63

42

339

266

112

72

55

55

52

40

37

36

34

1,484

47.9

0.887

1.02

Jan.

32

30

28

27

61

58

43

36

*35

142

154

96

72

62

52

45

39

43

42

35

31

120

228

121

81

70

89

426

655

282

145

3,380

109

2.02

2.33

Feb.

116

101

101

247

164

*112

90

77

70

63

60

51

48

48

47

45

110

121

78

65

60

51

46

50

69

85

82

96

80

-

-

2,433

83.9

1.55

1.67

Mar.

156

133

152

212

*160

114

93

82

73

67

176

206

124

97

80

72

63

57

138

131

90

76

158

549

790

334

192

147

119

101

91

5,033

162

3.00

3.46

Apr.

87

84

73

65

163

138

93

77

69

64

61

56

54

54

*49

46

43

40

38

35

34

32

30

29

139

621

615

500

288

176

-

3,853

128

2.37

2.64

May

119

89

69

56

50

140

94

61

51

81

96

90

*64

45

37

31

28

26

24

30

34

26

20

34

131

71

42

30

26

27

35

1,757

56.7

1.05

1.21

 

June

51

39

28

24

22

20

18

16

15

15

15

13

13

12

14

15

15

19

17

13

11

11

12

13

*13

11

11

10

12

27

-

525

17.5

0.324

0.36

 

July

23

14

10

9.1

12

19

12

20

*28

16

12

9.8

8.1

6.8

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.5

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.B

4.5

3.2

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.8

9.9

6.2

270.7

8.73

0.162

0.19

A'lg.

6.5

20

21

*10

10

110

252

112

85

64

34

a25

a20

a!5

a!3

a!5

a!7

a!7

a!5

a!3

a!2

a!3

al3

a!2

alO

a9.0

alO

a!2

a!3

a25

a2oO

1,203.5

38. 8

0.719

0.83

Sept.

a250

alOO

a30

a20

a!7

a!6

a!5

alV

a!5

a!3

all

a 10

a 10

a9

a9

a9

aB

*a8

a9

alO

a9

a!2

a!5

al2

alO

a9

a8

a7

a7

aB_

-

681

22.7

0.420

0.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 339 Min 0.9 Mean 27.8 Cfsm 0.515 In. 6.97

Water year 1951-52: Max 790 Min 0.9 Mean 58.2 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Jan. 29 (3 a.m.) 640 cfs (4.90 ft); Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 1,040 cfs 

(5.28 ft); Apr. 26 (5 p.m.) 840 cfs (4.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Fine Creek at Fine Creek 

Mills and sum of records for James River near Richmond and James River & Kanawha Canal near 

Richmond.
52 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18', long. 78°23', on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge 

 1,00'0~ ft north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and It miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 306 sq mi.

Records available. March 1926 to September 1952.

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. 26 years, 301 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 17.96 ft); 

minimum, 58 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum daily, 61 cfs Oct. 7.

1926-52: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1927-37, 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1,

May 27-31, July 11-31)

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

53

80

132

200

500

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

1,600

2,200

2,800

3,800

7,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

70

68

66

64

62

61

90

87

*76

94

106

86

79

78

78

77

77

76

77

77

77

78

80

86

84

84

84

84-

83

84

2,439

78.7

0.257

0.30

Nov.

866

869

765

546

263

180

553

608

*314

200

162

146

144

155

242

221

168

141

128

121

114

117

118

120

128

131

127

118

113 in7,989

266

0.869

0.97

Dec.

112

113

112

122

292

277

193

165

154

146

132

128

122

*120

292

322

a280

a210

a3 70

a580

al,300

a4,000

ae.ooo

a4,000

a2,000

al,oOO

a 700

a450

a330

a300

a270

24,592

793

2.59

2.99

Jan.

a260

a240

a220

a210

a320

a470

a400

*a300

214

584

848

452

329

277

a250

a240

a240

a230

a220

a210

a230

a600

al,000

al,400

al,200

a900

a900

al,500

a2, 200

a2.800

al,800

21,044

679

2.22

2.56

Feb.

al,000

a850

a 700

al.OOO

al.400

al,300

*a500

352

314

284

263

242

235

242

263

249

452

484

344

284

263

242

228

228

242

242

235

228

200

-

-

12,866

444

1.45

1.56

Mar,

420

452

404

626

590

*404

322

284

263

249

562

1,210

a800

a550

a400

a300

a250

a300

a400

a600

a600

a450

a650

al,200

al,500

a 1,700

al,900

a2 . OOP

al.100

a500

a350

21,336

688

2.25

2.59

Apr.

a340

a320

a300

a280

a 420

a370

a330

a300

a270

a250

a250

a240

a240

a240

a260

*a230

193

193

186

183

178

172

168

193

642

1.500

978

1,370

1,180

590

-

12,366

412

1.35

1.51

May

404

322

270

242

221

207

193

182

178

182

200

228

242

*214

193

179

168

155

157

172

186

161

142

a300

a350

a250

207

175

164

162

169

6,575

212

0.693

0.80

June

al80

al60

alSO

al40

al20

allO

allO

alOO

a9 5

a95

*alOO

120

a90

a85

a8 5

a8S

alOO

al30

alSO

al20

a90

a80

a90

a 100

a!20

alOO

a90

a80

a90

al20

-

3,285

110

0.359

0.40

July

al20

alOO

allO

a80

aSO

a90

alOO

a200

a260

*a200

127

110

103

f7

1?9

235

138 ies iee

1C 9

9<J

90

87

105

91

81

78

76

73

133

322

3.97T 12~>

0.418

0.*^

Aug.

446

172

145

108

186

*352

228

186

172

620

685

228

155

126

112

180

249

178

119

120

128

125

122

107

98

93ai93

98

101

172

5,995

193

0.631

0.73

Sept.

1,470

2.820

737

299

200

173

155

148

141

*137

130

122

118

113

111

185

109

104

103

135

132

119

149

126

110

106

104

100 '92

99

-

8,652

288

0.941

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,000 Mln 61 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.04

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,000 Mln 61 Mean 358 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.94

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Dec. 21 (time unknown) 7,400 cfs. (17.96 ft)j SM>t. 2 (8 a.m.) 

3,800 cfs (15.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations nea" Petersburg and 

Wlllls River at Planagan Mills.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 53

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, 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 Sidney, 

Prince Edward County, and 6 miles southwest of Farmville.

Drainage area --70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1952.

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

340 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 6 years, 71.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs, Dec. 21 (gage height, 7.53 f/); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 6 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 21, 1951; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 5,6, 

1947 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from information by local resident .

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

17

15

15

16

15

16

25" 40

*20

35

35

25

26

26

23

22

24

25

26

25 

23

24

25

27

25

25

28

26

24

27

741

23.9

0.341

0.39

Nov.

2-30" 290

254

106

75

50

215

166

*70

55

48

38

40

106

91

100

48

48

38

38

38 

38

38

38

40

40

38

35

34

34

-

2,479

82.6

1.18

1.32

Dee.

33

34

33

68

82

62

48

42

42

40

35

38

32

*31

50

75

65

50

50

108

1,970 

1,050

166

122

88

78

70

70

68

65

68

4,833

156

2.23

2.57

Jan.

62

55

52

52

48

91

60

*94

85

215

180

82

65

60

52

52

55

52

52

48

45 

132

290

106

78

68

88

635 293"

127

97

3,471

112

1.60

1.84

Feb.

80

78

78

290

551

254

*142

72

72

70

70

72

50" 58

70

62

72

97

80

72

68 

60

58

62

60

65

62

60

58

-

2,733

94.2

1.35

1.46

Mar.

193

97

103

200

154

*91

75

75

65

122

186

110

82

80

70

65

55

62

85

106

78 

89

402

331

702

127

118

97

88

80

80

4,268

138

1.97

2.27

Apr.

78

78

75

68

82

75

70

72

60

60

60

60

58

60

60

*60

58

55

5055"

55 

52

52

132

198

350

290

434

20T

137

3,202

107

1.53

1.71

May

91

80

72

70

68

62

65

55

55

68

72

127

72

*70

62

55

52

50

52

55

58 

48

48

45

55

62

50

45

SB- 42

45

1,896

61.2

0.874

1.01

June

48

48

42

40

40

40

38

34

32

35

*40

35

34

31

31

35

35

50

34

31

30 

34

45

40

35

31

28

28

28

50

-

1,102

36.7

0.524

0.58

July

52

40

31

30

35

34

32

103

50

*42

35

35

30

29

29

45

28

97

55

34

30 

28

52

29

28

26

25

25

24

55

414

1,605

51.8

0.740

0.85

Aug.

96

114

91

85

103

*186 "62

52

48

68

50

38

32

28

26

35

ee

40

?6

30

26 

30

26

25

24

19

18

20

21

21

50

1,578

50.9

0.727

0.84

Sept.

780

294

68

38

40

38

34

33

32

*31

30

28

28

24

21

29

25

24

24

52

42 

30

40

30

28

28

28

26

25

24

-

1,974

65.8

0.940

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,970 Mln 15 Mean 63.8 cfsm 0.911 In. 12.36

Water year fear 1951-52: 1951-52; Max Max 1,970 1,970_____Mln Mln 15 15_____ Mean Mean 81.6 81.6 Cfsm cfsm 1.17 1.17 In. In. 15.69 15.69_________

discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Dee. 21 (time unknown) 3,54O cfs (7.53 ft); Jan. 28 (tine unknown) 

:fs (6.52 ft); Mar. 25 [time unknown) 1,50O cfs (6.52 ft); July 31 (time unknown) 1,OOO cfs 

't}: Sent 1 (time nnlmnwn^ 1 . fi/in pfs (fi K9 ft-. ^

P

1,500 cfs (6.52 ft); Mar. 25 [time unknown 1,O cfs 

(6.13 ft); Sept. 1 (time unknown) 1,840 cfs (6.69 ft).

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

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°25'17", long. 77°51'33", on right bank 75 ft upstres.ni 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 1952.

Cage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 174.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to December 1P05, chain gage at 

same site at different datum. March 1926 to October 1936, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 737 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,540 cfs Dec. 24 (gage height, 23.2 ft); mini-

 mum, 120 cfs July 29 (gage height, 5.40 ft).

1900-1905, 1926-52: Maximum discharge, 35,000 ofs 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; mirimum, 11 cfs Oct. 2, 

1930 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 782: Drainage area. W 892: 1938. W 97£: 1928, 1932, 

1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.2 

6.5 

8.0 

13.0

100

245

580

2,000

20.0

22.0

23.0

4,650

6,120

7,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

150

155

160

160

160-

160

188

dlYO

*d!60

*160

155

171

171

155

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

150

155

150

160

160

155

155

155

_ f , 

4,825

156

0.214

0.25

Nov.

537

1,870

2,220

2,100

1,160

630

1,290

1,900

*1,240

731

518

430

384

384

455

580

542

480

396

328

296

211

277

277

296

317

317

296

277

260

-

21,065

702

0.963

1.07

Dec.

252

2BT

252

252

350

630

655

468

407

361

338

306

*286

211

480

835

731

492

835

1,070

3,180

3,830

a4, 7OO

a5 , 400

a6,200

a5,100

a3,000

al,100

a640

a580

a530

43,789

1,413

1.94

2.24

Jan.

a500

a440

a430

a510

a700

a920

a860

a660

a540

a950

al,700

al,800

al,200

a840

a720

a620

a560

a520

a580

a520

a500

a900

a2,300

a2,300

al,800

al,200

al,000

a2,500

a3,800

a4,400

a4,000

40,270

1,299

1.78

2.05

Feb.

a3,500

a2,500

al,800

al,600

a2,100

a2,2OO

al,900

1,440

939

835

757

680

630

605

630

680

887

1,380

1,270

887

757

705

630

605

631T

680

705

680

630

-

33,242

1,146

1.57

1.69

Mar.

835

1,320

1,320

1,590

1,900

1,650

1,070

861

757

705

1,070

1,740

2,190

1,380

939

783

705

655

809

1,380

1,590

1,020

1,300

3,000

3,990

4,070

4,700

5,290

3,340

1,100

965

54,024

1,743

2.39

Z.76

Apr.

887

835

809

757

1,070

1,020

913

757

680

630

630

605

605

605

630

605

542

505

492

480

468

442

430

431T

912

2,830

3,300

5,750

3,710

3,450

-

33,779

'1,126

1.54

1.72

May

2,800

1,130

887

757

680

630

580

530

480

568

705

913

939

705

555

480

455

430

407

418

442

455

407

680

992

757

605

468

384

350

36T

20,950

676

0.927

1.07

June

407

384

361

338

286

277

260

238

224

218

231

238

218

206

200

200

231

286

372

296

212

194

206

218

277

231

200

176

171

252

-

7,608

254

0.348

0.39

July

392

245

268

200

182

194

194

376

5~9~2" 731

328

238

200

182

171

160

326

337

200

260

200

166

150

140

145

150

135

125

121

160

194

7,462

241

0.331

0.38

Aug.

518

592

328

238

206

231

418

555

480

468

690

861

407

245

206

200

407

396

306

224

218

206

245

296

200

171

160

150

150

155

186

10,113

326

0.447

0.52

Sept.

1,710

2,060

2,260

2,260

731

418

328

296

277

260

245

231

218

206

206

194

224

206

182

176

188

224

231

*231

224

194

176

171

166

160

-

14,653

488

0.669

0.75

Calendar year 1951; Max 6,200 Min 144 Mean 616 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.45

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,200 Min 121 Mean 797 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.89

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP cfs). Dec. 24 (time unknown) 7,540 cfs (23.2 ft ; Jan. 30 (time 

unknown) 4,700 cfs (20.08 ft); Mar. 28 (10.30 a.m.) 5,360 cfs (21.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Farmville and near 

Petersburg.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Farmville 

and near Petersburg.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

55

Location.--Lat 37°16 I 59", long. 7V°52 I 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 V.5 miles southeast of Amelia.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 177.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 2, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.590 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 9.78 ft); mini- 

 mum, 19 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 7,140 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 13.1 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 6 1947 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

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) . W 1203: 1948 (calendar year figures only).

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, a

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to July 3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

148

260

402

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

615

900

1,300

1,910

2,820

1.3 24 4.0 243 

2.0 63 5.0 393 

3.0 139 6.0 615 

Note. Same as preceding table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

2T

22

21

21

21

21

60

H4

*42

40

42

36

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

30

30

31

33

35

33

34

35

36

34

997

32.2

0.206

0.24

Nov.

48

9T

148

224

148

84

160

*299

224

105

82

72

68

71

94

113

178

148

105

83

72

69

68

69

72

75

76

70

63

60

-

3,245

108

0.692

0.77

Dec .

59

58

57

5F

112

130

105

86

80

75

68

64

*61

59

101

134

89

109

230

260

654

2,120

866

327

181

152

144

113

110

110

110

6,882

222

1.42

1.64

Jan.

101

96

92

87

138

176

139

*114

106

272

602

445

196

157

134

122

110

114

118

106

96

263

691

572

207

166

207

630

1,770 8"6Ty

352

9,239

298

1.91

2.20

Feb.

231

202

200

403

540

*375

219

171

152

139

130

122

114

12T

144

130

181

283

231

162

148

134

122

126

157

213

219

243

225

_

-

5,844

202

1.29

1.33

Mar.

334

552

403

578

691

413

*237

186

166

152

307

739

541

256

191

162

148

139

209

366

243

176

231

656

1,770

926

463

283

225

186

166

12,095

390

2.50

2.88

Apr.

162

162

152

134

272

628

368

191

162

148

139

139

134

134

144

*122

114

110

104

101

96

93

89

86

212

8S5

1,210

1,080

868

540

-

8,759

292

1.87

2.09

May

283

19T

152

130

118

114

103

92

90

110

139

148

122

*95

85

80

76

72

73

82

96

81

70

66

105

100

81

67

60

58

67

3,203

103

0.660

0.76

June

77

69

58

53

50

47

44

41

40

51

*52

44

40

38

37

39

39

53

48

38

33

37

43

49

46

40

34

32

30

87

1,389

46.3

0.297

0.33

July

126

82

55

43

38

38

38

87

*213

110

64

50

45

41

38

37

40

271

~6T 286

49

41

48

72

65

45

37

32

30

30

180

2,398

77.4

0.496

0.57

Aug. 

~n232

52

43

*37

50

81

75

152

139

79

56

44

37

33

33

41

43

35

34

37

39

161

93

51

37

32

31

3?

32

33

2,018

65.1

0.417

0.48

Sept.

554

1.000

261

70

53

46

41

39

38

*35

32

31

30

28

27

27

27

26

24

40

41

40

61

55

41

34

31

28

28

27

-

2,815

93.8

0.601

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,120 Min 16 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.692 In. 9.38

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,120 Min 21 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

Peak discharge (baa

cfs (9.38 ft); Ma: . . , _ 

(5:30 a.m.) 1,210 cfa (7.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thi

1,200 cfs) . Dec. 22 (11 a.m.) 2,590 cfs (9.78 ft); Jan. 29 (l p.ff.) 2,220 

25 (3 p.m.J 2,220 cfs (9.37 ft); Apr. 27 (2 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (8.22 ft); Sept. 2

day.
56 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 Whlpponock 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 1952.

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.--24 years (1927-30, 1931-52), 1,238 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 7,950 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 9.82 ft); minimum, 178 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Revisions (water yeargJ. W 757: 1932-33. W 802: 1936(M). W 972: 1932, 1934-35.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28, 

July 9 to Sept. 30

2.4 166 4.0

2.7 256 8.0

3.0 385 10.0

3.5 685

1,100 

5,500 

8, £50

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

Apr. 29 to July 8

276

355

630

4.0 1,040

8.0 5,500

1O.O 8,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

184

181

186

188

184

181

186

249

292

284

284

*288

280

276

272

252

232

228

228

235

235

228

232

235

238

252

249

256 

256

256

256

7,383

238

0.178

0.21

Nov.

288

1,210

2,430

2,870

2,320

1,190

1,090

*2,700

2,430

1,530

882

678

602

570

615

800

1,010

891

760

602

526

484

468

479

490

526

550

532 

490

462

30,475

1,016

0.761

0.85

Dec.

435

430

420

425

514

824

1,030

824

685

608

563

532

*496

468

589

1,050

1,150

900

1,330

1,680

4,300

6,410

7,080

7,080

6,410

6,280

6,410

2,160 

1,090

993

950

64,116

2,068

1.55

1.79

Jan.

900

848

808

768 953"

1,430

1,430

1,180

*993

1,680

3,200

3,420

2,650

1,580

1,280

1,140

1,020

976

1,010

959

900

1,260

3,890

4,420

3,860

2,480

1,580

3,820 

7,080

7,500

7,220

72,275

2,331

1.75

2.02

Feb.

6,150

5,380

3,310

2,980

3,860

*3,860

3,640

3,200

1,630

1,380

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,040

1,100

1,110

1,430

2,260

2,380

1,780

1,430

1,240

1,140

1,080

1,240

1,580

1,580

1,730 

1,630

_

-

62,580

2,158

1.62

1.75

Mar.

2,160

2,650

3,090

3,640

*3,860

3,420

,320

,680

,480

,330

,080

,530

,750

,090

,830

,480

,330

,190

,480

,210

,540

,990

,990

,650

,080

,650

,500

,670 

,020

,420

,680

99,790

3,219

2.41

2.78

Apr.

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,280

1,880

2,650

2,260

1,580

1,280

1,190

1,140

1,110

1,090

1,110

1,140

*1,100

1,010

942

891

866

848

824

800

776

1,210"

5,830

7,360

7,950 

7,650

6,940

67,027

2,234

1.67

1.86

May

5,500

3,010

1,550

1,260

1,130

1,040

968

878

820

878

1,130

1,310

1,400

1,220

968

828

764

732

716

74O

820

828

764

700

1,460

1,400

*1,080

869 

724

658

658

36,803

1,187

0.889

1.02

June

764

679" 788

637

584

547

523

483

456

456

461

445

435

410

382

373

386

461

517

547

445

355

339

364

*373

415

364

314 

284

3T53

13,890

463

0.347

0.39

July

542

618

410

378

295

287

306

330

*1,030

1,170

730

484

385

326

296

276

296

603

848

479

405

322

264

264

268

252

246

215 

206" 203

260

12,994

419

0.314

0.36

Aug.

613

808

671

430

348

322

405

622

882

925

700

891

874

484

344

296

348

538

490

40O

326

318

318

570

440

*318

264

242 

232

232

238

14,889

480

0.360

0.42

Sept .

1,600

3,420

3,310

2,540

1,880

664

446

376

353

335

322

309

305

292

276

276

268

30T

309

272

272

300

371

400

385

353

309

288 

272

268

21,076

703

0.527

0.59

Calendar year 1951 : Max 7,080 Min 181 Mean 948 cfsn 0.710 In. 9.66

Water year 1951-52; Max 7,950 Min 181 Mean 1,375 Cfsra 1.03 In. 14.04

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 23 (11 p.m.) 7,22O cfs (9.28 ft); Ja~i. 30 (7 p.m.) 7,500

cfs (9.52 ft); Mar. 26 (1 a.m.) 7.80O cfs (9.72 ft); Apr. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 7,950 cfs (9.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Chickahominy Ri^er near Providence Purge, Va.

57

Location. Lat 37 0 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6.07 ft above mean sea level, datu-n of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 cfs May 1 (gage height, 8.93 ft); minimum, 

HTcTs Oct. 1-4, July 29; minimum gage height, 1.95 ft Oct. 2, 3.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 5,750 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum, 9.6 cfs Aug. 25, 26, Sept.- 18, 1943, July 8, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.56 ft 

Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

185

423

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

9.0

18

44

86

180

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

408

567

955

1,250

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18 

18

18

18

20

21

22

45

70

80

84 *73"

62

54

47

40

35

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

36

38

38

40

38

34

1,208

39.0

0.157

0.18

Nov.

40 

6T

104

132

146

155

*215

275

323

555

296

252

241

246

241

205

165

145

155

170

160

145

122

1O4

102

108

118

122

122

122

-

5,127

171

0.687

0.77

Dec.

122 

118

108

98

95

9395"

100

108

118

118

*113

102

93

118

131

136

165

220

230

394

545

620

725

811

1,180

1,180

955

686

495

394

10,466

338

1.36

1.57

Jan.

319 

268

241

220 236"

246

252

252

*252

363

511

567

545

495

465

465

465

408

343

296

263

268

355

422

465

465

495

740

1,180

1,400

1,250

14,512

468

1.88

2.17

Feb.

1,180 

1,250

1,180

1,060

*955

811

686

651

651

651

567

465

394

331

307

280

307

343

368

394

394

4O8

436

436

408

381

381

394

394

-

-

16,463

. 568

2.28

2.46

Mar.

450 

495

545

*686

686

725

686

651

620

545

511

495

436

408

594

480

567

545

511

480

436

394

394

480

857

1,180

1,320

1,490

1,490

1,250

955

21,162

683

2.74

3.16

Apr.

767 

592

a500

a450

a400

a350

a350

a400

a450

a500

a450

a400

a370

a350

*a330

307

296

268

258

258

246

230

210

190 220"

355

657

1,060

1,250

1,490

-

13,954

465

1.87

2.09

May

1,590 

1,320

1,120

905

725

620

527

465

394

355

368

331

*307

285

274

258

230

210

180

165

165

155

155

150 180"

252

355

319

241

190

165

12,956

418

1.68

1.94

June

165 

185

185

165

145

122

95

77

66

*62

56

53

49

46

43

44

47

52

52

50

43

37

37

38

38

36

39" 33

62

82

-

2,204

73.5

0.295

0.33

July

102 

113

122

140

170

170

102

*90

131

131

131

113

72

47

39

34

31

34

57

46

40

31

26

25

28

24

21

19

Is

19

26

2,153

69.5

0.279

0.32

Aug.

31

33

33

31

*30

58

131

180

225

230_

180

150

126

71

46

38

40

54

73

131

97

65

63

46

36

 31

28

28

30

31

31

2,377

76.7

0 .308

0.36

Sept.

61 

131

170

175

145

150

210

307

*280~

131

74

54

43

38

35

33

32

31

34

62

84

76

79

88

91

78

54

40

34

32

-

2,852

95.1

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,180 Min 18 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.75

Water year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max 1,590590_____Kin Mi199______Mean Mean28888_____Cfsm Cfs1.16 In. 15.785.78_______

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Dec. 26 (9:30 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (8.53 ft); Jan. 30 (4:30 p.m.) 

1,490 cfs (8.80 ft); Mar. 28 (11 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (8.88 ft); May 1 (Z a.m.) 1,590 cfs (8.93 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Dragon Run near Churchview.
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 Hansemond County line, 3.1 miles north of Morth Carolina State 

line, and 20 miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 15 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 5.51 ft Mar. 6; minimum, 0.00 Sept. 13-23.

H526-52: Maximum gage height, 6.09 ft Oct. 7, 1929; minimum, 0.00 ft sometime 

during fall or winter of 1941-42, Sept. 13-23, 1952.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1934-43.

height, in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.56

3.50

3.51

3.61

3.61

3.54

3.48

3.54

3.50

3.48

3.57

3.60

3. 58

3.52

3.52

3.5C

s.s:

3.53

3.58

3.59

3.57

3.58

3.49

3.4E

3..4E

3.49

3.43

3.41

3.38

3.36

3.37

Nov.

3.38

3.38

3.66

3.71

3.78

3.86

4.05

4.25

4.32

4.41

4.49

4.47

4.69

4.76

4.88

4.96

5.06

5.09

5.14

5.12

5.1 

5.16

5.17

5.12

5.09

5.07

5.01

4.99

5.00

5.0C

-

Dec.

5.05

5.07

5.07

5.10

5.11

5.08

5.06

5.07

5.07

5.00

5.01

5.03

5.00

4.98

4.94

5.00

4.95

4.93

5.00

5.04

5.09

5.04

5.0E

5.0:

5.0:

5.06

5.08

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

Jan.

5.07

5.02

5.02

5.02

5.03

5.06

5.07

5.04

5.05

5.19

5.13

5.15

5.09

5.07

5.07

5.00

5.08

5.11

5.10

5.09

5.12

5.08

5.12

5.07

5.09

5.08

5.10

5.11

5.14

5.10

5.09

Feb.

5.06

5.01

5.00

5.05

5.10

5.10

5.10

5.06

5.04

5.09

5.05

5.01

5.04

5.05

5.00

4.99

5.10

5.11

5.07

5.06

5.06

5.04

4.99

5.03

5.11

5.08

5.24

5.28

5.32

-

Mar.

5.35

5.21

5.33

5.46

5.49

5.51

5.49

5.44

5.29

5.20

5.16

5.10

5.02

5.05

5.00

5.05

5.00

5.00

5.02

5.03

5.04

5.09

5.11

5.22

5.07

5.02

5.03

5.07

5.07

5.04

5.00

Apr.

4.98

5.05

5.07

5.03

5.05

5.08

5.09

5.05

5.01

5.03

5.03

5.01

5.04

5.07

5.06

5.06

5.02

5.01

5.00

5.00

4.96

4.99

4.98

4.98

4.99

5.01

5.10

5.14

5.16

5.15

-

May

.06

.09

.06

.01

.98

.96

.92

.91

.92

.98

.04

.05

.99

.96

.90

.91

.92

.87

.85

.82

.85

.79

.73

.67

.66

.70

.64

.54

.58

.48

.47

June

4.45

4.45

4.36

4.27

4.24

4.20

4.17

4.10

4.01

3.98

3.95

3.86

3.76

3.74

3.69

3.64

3.57

3.57

2.53

3.47

3.39

3.57

3.50

3.47

3.41

3.37

3.33

3.33

3.30

3.29

-

July

3.21

3.17

3.11

3.06

3.00

2.91

2.83

2.89

2.87

2.92

2.89

2.81

2.75

2.69

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.52

2.53

2.47

2.38

2.30

2.25

2.19

2.12

2.05

2.00

1.94

1.88

1.85

1.86

Aug.

1.98

2.05

1.94

1.87

1.82

1.78

1.88

1.96

1.99

1.99

1.97

1.96

1.94

1.85

1.79

1.81

1.82

1.77

1.72

1.63

1.61

1.58

1.49

1.40

1.36

1.29

1.23

1.19

1.10

.98

.92

Sept.

1.00

1.01

.96

.86

.74

.60

.56

.47

.28

.11

.08

.04

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.00

.28

.25

.28

.29

.26

.21

.15

-
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

59

Location. Lat 37°05', long. 78°12', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Secondary State Highway 723, 2f miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria,' 

and 7f miles south of Burkeville, Nottoway County.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 354.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 38.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 15.17 ft); 

minimum, 0.5 cfs July 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft Oct. 1, 4-7.

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,020 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 18.15 

ft); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 20, 1947 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.4 ft August 1940, from Corps of Engineers floodmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

0.6 

1.7

5.4

3.5 

5.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

83

184

424

558

942

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30 

.1 0.5 2.0

1.2 

3.1 

4.3 

7.5

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

70

161

317

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

9.2

3.6

2.0

3.6

4.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.6

*2.7

2.8

2.9

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.9

4.3

4.0

3.9

87.9

2.84

0.075

0.09

Nov.

23

15

~28 106

13

aS.O

a80

a25

a!3

aS.O

a7.4

a6.8

a6.8

a7.4

a20

a50

a60

a 30

20

16

14

14

13

13

15

17

16

13

13

12

-

683.4

22.8

0.600

0.67

Dec.

12

12

12

14

118

42

28

24

21

*19

17

16

15

15

67

33

26

63

98

60

334

156

64

46

37

35

30

26

25

26

24

1,515

48.9

1.29

1.49

Jan.

23

22

22

20

46

34

27

24

24

205

107

52

39

34

30

27

24

34

29

25

*22

121

156

56

40

37

54

233

254

86

53

1,960

63.2

1.66

1.91

Feb.

45

40

74

191

138

61

46

38

34

30

*28

26

26

42

39

33

100

71

42

35

34

29

27

29

38

70

58

73

56

-

-

1,553

53.6

1.41

1.52

Kar.

163

69

132

262

104

61

48

40

37

*35

4O6

128

67

51

41

37

34

32

118

68

46

39

186

"588 761

107

70

56

46

40

37

3,909

126

3.32

3.83

Apr.

37

38

32

30

149

67

44

37

33

31

30

29

28

30

28

26

24

23

22

21

*20

19

18

19

a350

alSO

482

890

TTs

62

-

2,887

96.2

2.53

2.82

May

42

34

26

22

21

18

16

14

14

26

22

32

18

15

13

12

10

9.8

11

16

17

11

9.5

9.5

17

*16

11

8.7

7.9

8.5

10

517. 9

16.7

0.439

0.51

June

11

8.3

6.8

6.5

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.2

6.1

.§4

16

13

9.1

7.2

6.3

5.5

5.8

20

6.6

5.0

4.2

4.1

11

7.5

5.8

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.7

375

"

227.4

7.58

0.199

0.22

July

4.9

3.1

2.6

2.5

5.2

5.4

4.1

5.0

9.5

6.1

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.5

*2.7

4.3

2.3

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

76

.6

.6

1.4

86:0

2.77

0.073

0.08

Aug.

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

5.8

2.9

12

5.8

4.6

3.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.2

4.6

3.7

*2.7

1.8

1.7

1.9

"6.8 27

2.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.8

14

124.2

4.01

0. 106

0.12

Sept.

300

20

9.1

6.0

4.9

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

*2.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.6

4.8

4.1

4.3

8.7

4.6

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

"

431.2

14.4

0.379

0.42

Calendar year 1951: Max 447 Min 1.0 Mean 24.4 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.71

Water Mater year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 890 890_____ Min Min 0.6 0.6__ Mean Mean 38.2 38.2 Cfsm Cfsm 1.01 1.01 In. In. 13.68 15.66_________

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Mar. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 942 cfs (1O.91 ft); Mar. 25 (l a.m.) 1,640 cfs 

(13.86 ft); Apr. 28 (2:50 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (15.17 ft); Sept. 1 (7 a.m.) 817 cfs (10.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Meherrin River near 

Keysville and North Heherrin River near Lunenburg.
60 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°59'00", long. 77°48'00", on right bank at downstream<side of bridge on 

State Highway 612, at Harpers Mill, 2.6 miles northwest of Rawlings, Brunswick County.

Drainage area. 323 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recordpr. Altitude of gage is 174.ft (by barometer).

Extremes. 1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,690 cfs Mar. 21 (gage height, 

b.y? ft); minimum daily, 23 cfs Aug. 26, 27.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during mater year, 4,240 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 9.80 

ft); minimum, 32 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.44 ft).

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

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 6 to June 13, 1951; Apr. 30 to 

June 9, 1952)

2.2

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

feet pe

20

91

142

3.3

4.0 

6.0 

C. 0

214

574

1,690

3,640

;eond, water y^ar October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

a!20

a!40

a!40

a!20

a200

aSOO

a450

a250

also

a!40

a!20

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

allO

allO

allO

al50

a200

a250

a200

a!60

a!40

a!30

a!30

5,080

164

0 . 508.

0.59

11 3V.

a!20

114

IT4

125

194

238

142

134

128

128

125

122

120

117

114

117

125

122

117

117

155

168

145

131

248

606 3"56~

224

187

168

-

5,021

167

0.517

0.58

Dec.

152

149

262~ 145

1,010

979

496

709

871

470

460

486

428

356

314

304

288

262

*219

183

175

168

179

187

194

191

175

145

158

202

228

10,545

340

1.05

1.21

Jan.

219

191

175

179

175

165

191

460

460

304

257

248

228

214

248

304

283

238

238

238

228

214

206

210

224

233

219

206

202

206

*224

7,387

238

0.737

0.85

Feb.

228

248

272

a240

a200

a220

a250

a450

a580

a 400

a370

340

330

314

288

262

278

434

538

475

408

*428

465

402

330

293

283

267

_

-

-

9,593

343

1.06

1.10

Mar.

243

257

252

238

238

243

252

288

319

288

248

228

228

408

682

470

283

257

298

628

 1,390 790

512

428

356

319

298

283

*283

288

293

11,588

374

1.16

1.34

Apr.

257

238

596

871

517

382

324

350

623

666

501

423

496

392

324

283

283

257

233

228

214

202 2~4"8~

402

*304

243

248

238

214

283

-

10,840

361

1.12

1.25

May

233

194

183

179

198

210

202

175

158

149

145

165

162

139

125

117

114

109

112

120

125

117

109

*114

105

93

89

85

83

102

128

4,339

140

0.433

0.50

June

93

76

69

68

70

85

83

93

109

165

272

145

107

139

210

145

102

85

85

89

87

76

70

63

60

5B~ 54

*58

56

a63

-

2,935

97.8

0.303

0.34

July

a90

a!30

alOO

a76

a62

a58

a52

a47

a40

a3_5_

a 40

a38

a35

a35

a40

a54

a90

a76

a70

a!90

a450

a250

a!30

a80

a62

183

96

72

85

*122

76

2,964

95.6

0.296

0.34

Aug.

63 *57

52

a50

a40

a38

a 40

a45

a54

a50

a48

a43

a60

a200

a!20

a70

a60

a45

a 40

a40

a36

a32

a30

a28

a26

a23

a27

a25

*42

42

38

1,560

50.3

0.156

0.18

Sept.

35

a35

a45

a 100

a250

91

69

68

63

52

45

42

42

40

47

70

64

57

53

49

45

42

42

40

*54

83

66

50

42

38

-

1,819

60.6

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,390 Min 23 Mean 202 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations near Burkevllle and 

near Stony Creek.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Nottoway River near Rawlings, Va. Continued

61

Discharge, in cubic feet pe econd, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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.

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

159

152

80

70

69

62

54

52

50

47

47

47

47

47

47 

47

*47

50

50

49

50

54

53

53

1,731

55.8

0.173

0.20

Nov.

80

168

309

480

238

131

257

682

345

187

145

125

120

120

149

198

219

335

187

136

120

112 

109

109

117

131

131

*120

112

107

-

5,779

193

0.598

0.67

Dec.

102

100

102

102

206

428

267

191

168

152

136

131

*114

107

158

233

187

172

444

501

1,390

3,640 

2,890

601

402

335

293

233

210

206

198

14,399

464

1.44

1.66

Jan.

187

175

168

158

220

293'

262

206

191

1,030

1,690

871

486

382

324

278

243

233

243

228

198

371 

1,370

1,230

517

413

371

1,090

3,430

3,220

979

21,057

679

2.10

2.42

Feb.

564

486

465

844

979

709

501

413

371

335

314

278

262

*2T8

324

314

413

644

486

376

345

309 

278

288

376

496

543

596

709

-

-

13,296

458

1.42

1.53

Mar.

1,170

1,310

871

1,420

1,750

871

596

496

444

408

*569

1,420

1,060

579

475

428

382

350 42-8

709

522

428 

423

925

2,550

3,080

1,010

650

543

475

428

26,770

864

2.67

3.08

Apr.

413

408

376

340

666

1,250

633

470

408

376

361

350

340

340

382

324

293

278

267

257

243

238 

228

*206

387

2,050

3,010

3/150

3,570

1,450

-

23,064

769

2.38

2.66

May

655

506

413

345

309

314

298

228

210

262

340

345

298

228

202

191

179

172

172

198

248

206 

179

162

198

214

202

*172

152

15?

165

7,915

255

0.789

0.91

June

187

172

149

136

128

122

114

102

100

120

155

142

107

93

91

100

113

158

128

98

78

76 

85

98

98

82

68

70

58 152"

-

3,350

112

0.347

0.39

July

120

122

82

66

63

69

70

165

T7z- 304

105

82

70

63

62

*78

66

63

70

62

53

48 

43

41

39

37

35

35

34

5?

103

2,456

79.2

0.245

0.28

Aug.

96

69

62

53

66

131

283

252

267

145

93

78

63

57

50

4982-

85

68

*60

57

114 

314

194

87

63

54

53

56

58

63

3,222

104

0.322

0.37

Sept.

1,230

1,870 361'

155

109

91

82

76

72

70

66

64

63

58

56

56

54

*50

56

128

98

80 

85

85

76

66

62

56

53

53

-

5,481

183

.0.567

0.63

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,640 Min 23 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.635 In. 8.64

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,640 Min 34 Mean 351 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efs). Dec . 22 (7 p.m.) 4,240 eta (9.80 ft); Jan. 29 (8:30 p.m.) 

4,020 cfs (9.48 ft); Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 3,640 cfs (8.98 ft); Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 3,720 efs (9.C9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottowqy River near Stony Creek, Va.

Drainage area . 586 sq mi.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1952.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gagp is 58 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 

11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--82 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Apr, 28 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Oct. 5 (g&ge height, 2.13 ft).

1930-5C: Maximum discharge 25,200 cfj Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 ft); from

rating curve extended above 13,000 efs by logarithmic plotting on basis of records for

stations on Appomattox River ; minimum, 5 cfs Sect. 2, 5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 ft.).

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water y?ars).--W 802: 193b{M) . W 972 : }9S1(M), 1932, 1334-35, 1939.

Rating table, water year, 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

535

1,170

ll'.O 

13.0 

15.0

17.0

2,550

3,360

4,820

7,180

Discharge, in cubi; feet per second, water year October 1351 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

C

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

54 

44

50

55

i3-

S'j

SO

 0

176

212

139

114

HE

100

88

84

81

78

75

73

76

76

*76

78

79

78

86

90 

73

86

90

2,626

84.7

0.145

0.17

125

274

422

752

338

362

482

930

870

446

294

247

217

210

233

316

362

374

422

284

223

133

188

130

200

227

253

243

217

*200

-

10,366

393

0.578

188 

179

176

386 

362

338

176 327

188

410

545

558

840

1.9ZO 

990

900

 

2,510 

2.930

2,440

1,850 3,010

2,220

1,650

S58| 1,110

374 5201 "870

294

231

233

*215

204

131

217

410

598

327

eio

sco

1,950

3,860

4.120

3.79C

1,050

671

632

508 

i34

422

410

24,543

732

1.35

0.64! 1.56

446

1,95O

3,330

2,780

1,240

840

697

620

520

495

495

752

658

6oe

558

*495

52C

645

320

752

1,?4O

1,020

458 752

422 645

595 595

*2,51C

2,47O

l,41u

310

724

1,370

5)750 strso44,591

1.438

2.45

2.82

532

532

724

1,140

1,240

1,440

1,710

_

-

28,688

989

1.69

1.82

3,480

2,700

1,370

1,020

' 870

780

990

1,710

2,020

*3 ,170

870

724

b71

606

697

990

697 

671

632

582

960

l.^BO

1,510

840

671

608

582

558

532

545

620

545

482

446

434

410

9SO| 398

752

671

1,080

3,170

3 .,540

5,660

1,580 990'

840

752

49,585

1,600

2.73

3.15

374

*350

327

434

2,810

5,550

7,180 

7,050

3,420

41,998

1,400

2.39

2.67

May

5,090 

1,200

870

724

645

570

558

495

434

520

724

645

595

470

398

362

338

316

305

327

532

482

350

305

294

362

*350

305 

263

251

274

17,354

560

0.956

1.10

June

338 

327

274

235

210

197

186

174

159

153

183

219

193

166

153

153

167

199

263

195

158

142

145

156

159

151

134

114 

113

113

5,529

184

0.314

0.35

July

184 

169

169

134

113

114

118

134

305

*386

235

161

128

112

106

100

107

114

97

104

96

92

81

75

68

68

66

72 

65

79

147

3,999

129

0.220

0.25

Aug.

171 

190

147

120

113

113

532

632

697

410

237

161

136

119

100

99

100

124

134

*114

107

113

184

410

247

143

110

104 

94

97

104

6,162

199

0.340

0.39

Sept.

434 

2,050

1,540

386

316

161

137

125

118

112

106

100

96

94

90

*90

85

85

86

166

263

163

134

137

131

118

110

107 

89

88

7,717

257

0.439

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,120 Min 42 Mean 370 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.58

Water year 1951-52 1951-52: :Max 7,160,160_____Min Ml435 Mean 664 Cfsm 1.135 In. 15.415.41________

Peak discharge (b3seT3,500 cFa) .-- Dec. 24 (T"a.m.) 4,460 cfs (14.58 ft); Jan. 11 (10 to 11 a.m 

,140 cfs (14.15 ft); Janl 30 (1 to 2 a.m.) 5,900 cfa (16.03 ft); Mar. 5 (4 a.m.) 3,600 cfs (13.43 

t)j Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 3,860 cfs (13.82 ft)j Apr. 28 (7 to 9 p.m.) 7,600 cfs (17.30 ft).

reraent made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Location.--Lat 37 0 04'00", long. 77°36 I 10", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 1, 1.2 miles southwest of Dirwiddie, 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 1952. Published as "at Dinwiddie" September 1946 to September 1947 and October 1949 to September 1950.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Crest-stage indicator since Nov. 28, 1950. Altitude of gage is 131 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--6 years, 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height," 10.93 ft); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs July 30 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan. 29, 1952; minimum observed, that 

of July 30, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.4 

1.7

371

645

9.0

10.0

11.0

Discharge, ir water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.6

13

12

26

23

19

17

16

14

12

10

11

10

10

10

10

9.1

*10

10

10 

9.5

11

11

11

12

355.0

11.5

0.104

0.12

11 ov .

24

34

78

92

65

45

139

131

85

54

49

37

31

31

35

41

37

33

30

27

26

25

24

24

27

29 

35

*32

28

27

-

1,375

45.8

0.413

0.46

Dec.

25

24

23

25

31

48

49

44

39

36

32

32

*29

27

42

58

43

58

214

285

728

708

539

214

123

106 

96

77

70

69

65

3,959

128

1.15

1.33

Jan.

63

59

54

51

77

115

104

73

68

608

671

349

196

139

115

98

92

94

95

84

79

163

593

371

131

139

123

804

2,190

890

371

9,059

292

2.63

3.03

Feb.

238

115

171

270

399

254

188

147

131

115

107

95

82

*95

91

107

155

180

205

139

123

107

98

100

147

238

285

357

497

-

5,236

181

1.63

1.76

Mar.

818

7S4

567

866 655"

4? 7

285

214

196

163

413

343

270

*188

147

131

123

10 7

163

254

222

139

139

440

794

690

357

270

205

163

147

10,725

346

3.12

3.60

Apr.

139

139

123

131

399

469

222

155

131

123

107

102

100

96

107

98

95

86

79

75

72

68

65

*60

1,020

2,070 

1,640

1,830

990

511

11,302

377

3.40

3.79

May

385

222

155

123

107

95

82

73

69

79

91

94

81

68

60

64

48

43

42

52

72

61

51

52

59

58

54

*57

41

43

46

2,627

84.7

0.763

0.88

 

June

61

53

44

38

36

33

31

29

27

35

27

27

26

24

22

22

22

65

43

34

27

23

24

26

27

23 

20

20

19

31

-

939

31.3

0.282

0.31

July

36

31

24

18

16

14

12

17

14

49

36

24

17

15

12

*10

9.5

8.2

8.2

7.1

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

123 1.7

535.4

17.3

0.156

0.18

Aug.

88.0

P4

36

26

18

16

72

60

107

54

43

29

19

16

13

12

19

17

16

14

13

13

13

16

*14

12 

10

10

7.1

^T

8.6

864.8

27.9

0.231

0.29

Sept.

455

196

107

52

32

22

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.1

9.1

8.2

*7.1

6.4

82

19

17

19

17

15

13 

13

9.1

8.6

10

-

1,230.6

41.0

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1951: Max 728 Min 4.2 Mean 71.5 Cfsm '0.644 In. 8.74

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,190 Min 1.7 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (bas. 

2,460 cfs (10.75 ft). 

* Discharge measures

cfs) . Jan. 29 (4 a.m.) 

on this day.

,530 cfs (10.93 ft); Apr. 25 (about 8 p.m.)
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 36°55'10", long. 77°15'45", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

 State Highway 40, 1 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 96 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 86 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 5.37 ft); no flow 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2, June 7 to Aug. 7,. Aug. 12 to Sept. 30.

1948-52: Maximum discharge 126 cfs Sept. 12, 1950 (gage height, 6.12 ft); no flow 

for prolonged periods.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.9

3.0

1.0 

1.6

3.5 

3.8

4.2 

5.0

5.0

11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

fjOV .

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

5.3

4TT

2.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.8

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

-

25.6

0.85

0.157

0.18

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

*.3

.3

.3

1.1

1.1

.8

2.9

7.0

6.4

29

40

19

9.9

7.0

7.2

7.8

6.1

4.9

a4.0

a3.5

162.7

5.25

0.972

1.12

Jan.

a3.0

a2.8

a2.5

a3.0

a5.0

all

a!2

a9.0

a8.0

a!5

a!6

a!6

a!4

a9.0

a5.4

a4.6

a4.0

a3.7

a3.3

a2.9

a3.0

a6.0

*a!5

27

14

10

8.8

34

66

32

17

383.0

12.4

2.30

2.65

Feb.

12

10

9.9

30

3_7

23

15

10

8.6

7.2

6.4

5.2

*4.6

5.9

6.8

6.3

9.2

a!2

a9.0

a5.8

a5.4

a5.2

a4.8

a5.6

a6.0

alO

a30

a35

a30

_

-

365.9

12.6

2.33

2.51

Calendar year 1951: Max 40 Min 0

Mar.

a26

a23

a20

a30

a42

a34

a20

a!3

alO

a8.0

*a!6

33

18

12

9.0

7.4

6.4

5.5

977

12

9.2

7.0

6.1

17

40

27

14

10

8.2

6.6

5,7

505.8

16.3

3.02

3.48

Apr.

a5.2

a5.0

a4.5

a5.6

a6.4

a6.2

a5.6

a5.0

a4.2

a3.5

a3.3

a3.3

a3.2

a3.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.5

al.2

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

*a.6

.5

7.1

29

52

47

29

18

-

257.8

8.59

1.59

1.77

May

~6.6 10

4.2

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.1

.8

.6

1.1

1.2

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.T

.1

.3

10

4.1

1.2

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.-1

.4

.5

53.5

1.73

0.320

0.37

June

0.9

1.1

. 5

.2

.1

.1

00~

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.9

.0.10

0.019

0.02

July

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

2.0 ~T3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.2

0.10

0.019

0.02

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Mean 2.97 Cfsm 0.550 In. 7.46

Water year 1951-52: Max 66 Min 0 Mean 4.81 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.12

Pealc discharge (base. 50 cfs ).--Jan. 29 (1 a.m.) 86 'Cfs (5.37 ft); Apr. 27 (6 to 8 p.m.) 61 cfs 

(4.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Pontain? Creek nedr Emporia.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 65

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location.--La t 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 5.3 miles upstream frum Assamoosick Swamp.

Drainage area.--1,451 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5.96 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Tug. 23, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 1,246 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during y;ar, 12,000 cfs May 1 (gage height, 19.61 f;); min- 

 imum, 73 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 3.33 ft).

1941-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.5 f':); 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).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height 

cubic feet per s

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

3.3

3.7 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

70

120

270

616

1,190

1,890

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

2,700

3,790

5,580

8,600

10,700

 ight.

 cond)

3.9

5.0

7.0

11.0

13.0

In feet

May 1

91

324

84O

2,160

3,020

, and discharge, ir

to Sept. 30

14.0 3,640

16.0 5,58O

18.0 8,600

20.0 12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

'j

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.

104

96

84

80

81

82

78 

85

84

102

258

2T4

181

165

154

137

122

116

111

108

102

100

*102

102

102

105

102

105

114

114

102

3,592

116

O.OBO

0.09

Nov.

123

152

290

508

772

824

720 

94O

1,290

1,390

1,000

694

544

472

436

448

532

580

568

592

496

412

367

345

345

367

400

448

*460

424

-

16,939

565

0.389

0.43

Dec.

389

356

345

334

334

334

436 

629

556

472

*424

389

356

345

345

389

556

642

720

1,120

1,670

2,210

2,740

3,260

4,170

5,16O

5,260

4,170

2,700

1,810

1,390

44,011

1,420

0.979

1.13

Jan.

1,190

1,120

1,030

940

1,050

1,390

1,850 

1,810

1,600

1,710

2,410

3,050

3,930

5,160

5,470

4,500

3,150

2,250

1,740

1,560

1,390

*1,390

2,090

2,830

3,510

4,250

4,500

3,930

3,860

4,500

5,800

84,910

2,739

1.89

2.18

Feb.

7,800

9,440

8,600

6,540

5,160

4,680

4,860 

5,060

4,680

3,720

2,870

*2,370

2,010

1,810

1,780

1,890

1,970

2,210

2,610

2,870

2,830

2,410

2,050

1,810

1,970

2,330

2,920

3,580

4,170

_

-

107,000

3,690

2.54

2.74

Mar.

4,590

4,860

5,260

5,920

6,670

6,940

7,100 

7 , 100

6,280

4,960

*3,790

3,200

3,200

3,510

3,790

3,720

3,050

2,490

2,210

2,210

2,450

2,570

2,450

2,250

2,740

3,320

4,090

5,160

5,800

5,690

4,680

132,050

4,260

2.94

3.39

Apr.

3,440

2,570

2,170

1,930

1,780

1,890

2,490 

2,870

3,010

2,530

1,850

1,530

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,390

1,360

1,220

1,120

1,030

970

*910

852

798

852

1,460

2,570

3,650

5,920

9,860

-

66,232

2,208

1.52

1.70

May

12,000

11,100

9,230

6,540

4,460

2,700

1,800 

1,400

1,140

1,110

1,200

1,430

1,400

1,360

1,200

1,020

870

784

702

650

784

990

960

840

728

728

*7B4

756

702

676

624

70,668

2,280

1.57

1.81

June

611

728

728

624

520

468

420 

384

348

324

300

300

324

324

295

269

262

295

312

408

360

312

283

286

276

274

254

235

224

242

-

10,990

366

0.252

0.28

July

224

238

290

266

235

215

202

204

*224

360

533

481

372

259

206

177

164

158

171

158

146

150

140

134

122

114

107

102

102

124

180

6,558

212

0.146

0.17

Aug.

348

432

468

444

324

230

221 

408

840

990

900

702

507

372

312

242

197

184

*180

204

193

184

175

206

360

372

233

177

158

14G

142

10,851

350

0.241

0.28

Sept.

150

239

1,360

1,770

930

420

290 

228

197

177

166

156

148

140

132

126

*117

117

120

140

169

372

286

206

184

177

162

144

132

126

-

9,081

303

0.209

0.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,260 Min 78 Mean 782 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.31

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,000 Min 78 Mean 1,538 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°01'30", long. 76°52'30", on left bank 10 ft upstream from Walls Bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Cypress Swamp, and 3.5 miles southeast of Dendron, Surry 

County.

Drainage area.--385 sq mi.

Records available, January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.99 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge.--10 years, 290 cfs.

Extremes.- -Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 4,710 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 8.90 ft), no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Dct. 1 to Jan. 12

1.8 

2.5

3.4 224

3.8 394

5.0 1,150

6.0 1,960

0.9 0.7

1.0 1.1

1.1 1.8

1.3 4.0

1.6 12

Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

2.0 24

2.4 39

2.6 53

2.8 75

3.0 111

3.4 218

4.0 447

5.0 1,140

7.0 2,850

in cubic feet per second, water ytar October 1951 to September 1952

Day j Oct.

1

3

4

6

7

8

9

1U

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

49

47

43

39

35

27

23

28

28

26

44

50

49

49

46

40

34

29

27

26

25

22

21

*20

20

19

19

21

22

21

21

970

31.3

0.110

0.13

I.OV.

29

55

119

187

207

224

366

420

456

524

467

399

366

361

352

316

278

235

204

181

159

144

136

133

142

144

142

136

*133

127

-

7,142

238

0.835

0.93

Dec .

122

114

106

103

111

111

111

108

103

99

*90

81

77

73

99

116

116

147

217

274

409

626

908

1,010

908

908

975

875

712

602

536

10,847

350

1.23

1.42

Jan.

489

414

352

316 3~56

430

462

478

478

680

908

1,340

1,340

1,180

1,100

1,060

912

734

601

517

474

*452

646

890

1,020

950

852

1,020

1,700

2 ,,400

2,130

26,681

861

3.02

3.48

Feb.

2,040

1,960

1,700

1,660

1,750

1,620

1,380

1,180

1,100

928

822

692

*608

541

489

474

500

523

552

558

512

463

484

529

570

589

755

1,020

1,180

-

-

27,179

937

3.29

3.55

Mar.

1,300

1,500

1,580

1 , 830

2,090

2,090

1,880

1,660

1,380

1,140

1,020

912

*905

852

785

678

626

583

558

546

535

517

489

541

785

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,140

980

33,542

1,082

3.80

4.38

Apr.

822

685

564

474

418

378

365

360

344

317

299

306

325

325

321

285

261

236

218

209

195

*189

181

161

1BT

227

336

529

785

1,020

-

11,318

377

1.32

1.47

May

1,180

1,140

980

778

589

447

344

278

233

198

158

143

121

109

103

97

86

73

65

76

212

215

209

153

116

93

*73

56

41

103

123

8,592

277

0.972

1.12

June

140

143

TT8

99

65

48

37

30

24

19

13

9.0

6.0

4.6

3.6

3.3

3.4

4.4

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1 .8

3.3

-

799.7

26.7

0.094

0.10

July

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

3.5

*11

26

27

24

18

11

6.3

4.8

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.3

177.3

5.72

0.020

0.02

Aug.

1.6

2 . 6

3.3

4.4

5.4

5.0

4.2

6.3

11

14

18

20

20

19

20

22

25

25

*23

40

40

45

33

19

11

6.6

3.9

4.8

5.2

4.4

4.2

466.9

15.1

0.053

0.06

Sept.

6.0

5.8

4.4

3.9

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.8

.7

2.3

11

9.6

6.6

9.6

8.4

6.6

5.4

3.9

3.2

2.6

2.2

-

112.5

3.75

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,010 Min 1.6 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.32

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,400 Min 0.7 Mean 349 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.67

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

67

Location. Lat 36°52'05'', long. 76°50'07", on left bank it downstream side of bridge on 

0. S. Highway 460 at Zuni, Isle of Wight bounty, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp, 

and 4.2 miles upstream from Antioeh Swamp.

Drainage area. 448 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1943 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 8.56 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 193S .

Average discharge. 9 years, 436 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 11.88 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs July 25, 1945 (gage height, 15.05 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10-13, 1944.

Flood In August 194C reached a stage of 23.2 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except tnose below 20 cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables, *ater year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Aug. 27)

Oct. 1 Nov

2.2 24 6.0

3.0 45 7.0

4.0 93 8.0

5.0 158

263

530

900

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0.6 

1.7 

2.2 

5.2

Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

12

27

64

149

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

244

515

1,340

12.0 2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

r^Tl

i

3 

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Oct.

32

36

41 

45 

53

53

45

41

45

58

49

58

63

14 : 68

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

2S

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

II

68

63

53

49

41

38

36

55

*32

30

26

24 ~Z\

24

24

24

1,531

42.9

0.096

0.11

Nov.

26 

45

78 

144 

166

202

280

468

530

635

670 S"60

660

620

515

480

480

445

410

380

325

260

251

208

208

208

219

219

*219

208

-

10,199

340

0.759

0.85

Dec.

197 

197

138 

188 

179

179

179

171

171

171

163

156

149

149

156

*163

171

179

244

280

410

660

740

900

1,030

1,210

1,260

1,160

1,'120

1,080

985

14,185

458

1.02

1.18

Jan.

860 

780

700 

620 

585

620

700

740

780

820

1,080

1,390

1,570

1,820

1,570

1,520

1,340

1,260

1,160

1,030

940

820

*1,080

1,160

1,300

1,770

1,300

1,340

1,480

1,920

2.500

36,555

1,179

2.65

3.05

Feb.

2,740 

2,560

2,620 

2.860 

2,260

2,380

2,320

2,080

1,720

1,570

1,340

1,210

*1,080

985

900

820

860

940

985

1,050

940

900

820

780 '860

985

1,210

1,770

2,020

-

-

43,545

1,502

3.35

3.61

Mar.

2,080 

2,200

2,260 

2,500 

2,800

2,800

2,920

2,690

2,320

1,970

1,670

1,480

 1,340

1,260

1,160

1,080

1,030

940

900

900

900

860

820

780

620

1,080

1,340

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

48,250

1,555

5.47

4.00

Apr.

1,300 

1,160

1,030 

940 

820

740

660

585

515

515

480

445

410

410

410

410

410

380

350

525

280

*2BO

231

219

231

280

325

585

740

900

-

16,346

545

1.22

1.56

May

1,030 

1,080

1,210 

1,160 

1,120

940

820

660

515

410

350

280

244

208

171

149

129

111

105

99

117

179

244

325

500

231

*188

149

117

99

89

12,829

414

0.924

1.07

June

171 

179

208 

197 

171

163

84

69

56

44

32

24

15

14

13

10

8,9

a. 2

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.1

5.9

3.7

3.4

374

4.1

-

1,526.3

50.9

0.114

0.15

July

5.2 

5.5

4.3 

5.0 

5.9

3.9

4.1

5.2

 5.6

40

64

111

T55

40

24

16

13

9.5

7.4

8.4

17

9.1

7.7

5.1

5.1

2.4

2.0

?75

2.1

5.6

4.1

535.2

17.3

0.039

0.04

Aug.

3.9

12

5.2

3.6 

2.6

2.8

5.9

15

16

11

7.1

9.1

7.7

10

9.1

12

14

16

*17

18

24

28

30

36

56

28

18

14

13

11

8.4

444.4

14.3

0.052

0,04

Sept.

6.6 

6.3

5.2 

4.5 

4.1

5.7

3.6

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

*.8

.7

\6

9.3

16

26

32

27

24

14

10

7.2

5.5

4.8

-

226.4

7.55

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,26O Mln 9.0 Mean 262 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.96

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,920 Mln 0.6 Mean 508 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.44

Discharge measurement made on this day.
6g CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location. Lat 36°45'44", long. 76°53'55", on right bank 0.4 mile south of town of 

Burdette, at mouth of Black Creek, 3.3 miles downstream from Corrowacgh Swamp, and 

6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area. 613 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 2 ft, revised (from topographic 

map) .

Average discharge.--8 years, 620 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 12.1 ft), from 

graph based on gage readings; minimum daily, 4 cfs July 29, Sept. 14, 15.

1944-52: 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 fair. Diversion above station by city of Norfolk for municipal supply 

some years. No diversion during the 1952 water year. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12-27, June 4 to July 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov.

1.4 27

2.0 64

3.0 144

Nov. 4 to July 29

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

375

565

875

1,300

2,550

5,000

July 30 to Sept.

1

9

29

64

101

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, in 3ubir feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952 

 i i I i I I I I 1 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

35

40

46

50

56

57

60

54

52

58

77

82

84

§5

84

76

66

60

54

52

51

*43

41

41

34

31

33

33

31

33

1,630

52.6

0.086

0. 10

Nov.

43

56

109

195

235

252

359

527

621

680

725 72~5

710

680

636

607

593

579

539

504

455

4O7

359

321

300

300

314

314

*314

300

"

12,759

425

0.693

0.77

Dec.

282

270

264

252

246

258

258

252

246

235

*220

210

195

185

205

240

252

264

375

455

579

822

995

1,120

1,300

1,400

1.520

1,520

1,400

1,350

1,300

18,470

596

0.972

1.12

Jan.

1,210

1,080

935

840

822

858

915

975

995

1,120

,460

,770

,030

,16O

,160

,030

,900

,700

,560

,460

,300

* ,210

,400

,700

,840

,900

,840

,900

,220

2,550

2.900

48,760

1,573

2.57

2.96

Feb.

5,110

3,110

2,970

2,900

3,040

3,000

2,800

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,700

*1,520

1,300

1,210

1,120

995

995

1,160

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,120

1,040

975

1,120

1,260

1,770

2,690

2,970

-

-

54,305

1,873

3.06

3.30

Mar.

3,040

3,180

3,260

3,660

4,010

4,100

4.190

3,830

3,740

2,900

2,550

2,290

2,030

1,840

1,700

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210

1.160

1,160

1,520

1,900

1,960

2,030

2,030

1,900

1,770

70,960

2,289

3.73

4.30

Apr.

1.700

1,640

1,460

1,300

1,160

1,040

915

822

740

680

65O

621

593

552

552

539

527

527

504

473

431

*391

343

307

321

423

621

895

1,080

1,210

-

23,017

767

1.25

1.40

May

,260

,300

.550

,350

,300

,210

,080

395

725

607

515

455

407

336

270

215

175

145

126

126

150

210

264

323

391

375

*30O

230

170

126

112

16,503

532

0.368

1.00

June

130

195

"240 246

220

185

135

95

71

53

39

30

24

2O

17

15

14

13

11

9

a

8

B

B

8

6

8

16

8

13

-

1,853

61.8

0.101

0.11

July

14

13

10

9

8

7

7

10

*9

15

48

86

"57 89

37

27

13

14

12

10

13

15

12

12

11

8

6

5

4

12

26

624

20.1

0.033

0.04

Aug.

40

56

65

32

18

12

23

50

38

31

24

13

13

12

14

15

20

20

*19

19

22

29

29

30

32

32

30

25

20

18

17

828

26.7

0.044

0.05

Sept.

16

15

14

13

10

9

B

1

7

6

5

5

5

4

e4

e7

*e3

elO

elB

e!4

14

23

34

34

29

24

16

12

10

9

"

390

13.0

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,52O Min 7.3 Mean 376 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.45

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,19O Min 4 Mean 683 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.17

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 27 (6 to 12 p.m.) 1,520 cfs (8.40 ft); Jan. 15 (1 to 4 a.m.) 

2,160 cfs (9.39 ft); Feb. 1 (10 to 12 p.m.) 3,110 cfs (1O.82 ft); Mar. 7 (12 m.) 4,190 cfs (12.1 ft); 

Mar. 28 (10 to 12 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (9.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by tide; discharge estimated from 2 discharge measurements and 

records for station at Zuni.

Note. Figures for calendar year 1951 adjusted for diversion by city of Norfolk; mean., 383 cfs; 

0.625 cubic feet per second per square mile; runoff, 8.45 inches.
CHOHAN RIVER BASIN 69

North Meherrin River near Keysville, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°03', 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 475 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 800 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.80 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs June 29; minimum gage height. 

0.48 ft Aug. 14-16.

1948-52: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 1, 1952, minimum, that of June 29, 1952; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 14-16, 1952.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

£3

24

£5

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.4

1.6

.8

.9

2.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.6

38.6

1.25

0.136

0.16

Nov.

5.8

1.3

11

1.3

.7

.7

17

1.9

1.0

.8

.7

.6

77

1.5

£.8

~9.2 19

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.6

£.6

2.£

2.4

a2.S

a2.8

2.6

2.2

2.2

*2.1

-

110.0

3.67

0.399

0.45

Dec.

2.2 "272

2.2

10

20

8.9

6.2

5.4

4.8

*4.0

3.8

4.0

3.5

7.0

16

5.9

5.7

11

12

49

~a£41

34

38

38

41

40

38

40

37

31

805.8

£6.0

£.83

3.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 241

Jan.

22

22

18

20

31

20

16

19

21

54

25

18

17

16

13

12

12

1£

11

10

*10

50

26

21

22

24

26

-65 144

43

50

865

27.9

3.03

3.49

Feb.

53

48

68

71

52

46

42

40

36

34

*28

30

34

38

27

£8

53

38

36

31

18

£6

32

32

36

43

45

35

28

-

-

1,128

38.9

4.23

4.56

Min 0. 5

Mar.

52

52

62

65

44

38

36

36

35

*9.3

78

26

18

14

13

12

11

11

34

18

14

1£

47

210

47

22

16

14

12

12

11

1,081.3

34.9

3.79

4.37

Apr.

12

12

9.7

9.3

23

12

11

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.4

8.4

10

8.4

8.0

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

*6.1

5.3

5.3

£4

113

34

~57 172

40

34

-

687.6

2£.9

£.49

2.78

May

28

25

21

20

18

16

16

15

14

24

24

19

16

14

13

13

12

1£

1£

16

10

5.7

5.4

10

16

*8.5

5.7

4.8 4~8

5.1

5.1

429.1

13.8

1.50

1.73

June

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

5.6

176

4.3

2.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

£.9

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.7

£.6

1.0

.8

.5

.4

74

.4

.8

-

64.4

2.15

0.£34

0.26

July

0.5

.4

74

.4

.8

.5

.5

5.2

3.0

2.4

a2.1

al.9

al.7

al.5

al.2

a4.0

*17

11

3.0

£.4

£.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

17

5.2

98.3

3.17

0.345

0.40

Aug.

1.9

2.1

1.6

T7T

£.6

4.8

5.4

8.9

3.1

3.1

2.4

£.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

4.8

3.8

*2.1

2.1

£.1

9.2

-3.1 70

£.2

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

54

£C8.5

6.73

0.732

C.84

Sept.

-*.l 83

£.8

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.7

T7T

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

140.5

4.68

0.509

0.57

Mean 8.35 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.33

Water year 1951-52: Max 241 Min 0.4 Mean 15.5 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.87

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Dec. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 600 cfs (5.79 ft); Jan. 28 (3 p.m.) 360 

cfs (4.54 ft;i Mar. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 408 cfs (4.69 ft)s Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 510 cfs (5.34 ft)j Apr. £5 

(5 a.m.) 314 cfs (4.12 ft); Apr. £7 (10 a.m.) 660 cfs (6.06 ft)j July 17 (11 p.m.) 408 cfs (4.55 

ft); Aug. 2£ (3 a.m.) 528 cfs (5.23 ft)j Sept. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 800 cfs (6.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for North Meherrin River near 

Lunenburg and Nottoway River near Burkevllle.
70 CHOWM 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, half a 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 338 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 5, 

1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 51.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 17.0 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,340 cfs Oct. 31, 1949 (gage height, 18.25 

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1951.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Records of shemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1250.

Rating table, water- year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

1.3

3.8

12

25

51

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

129

271

624

1,350

1,780

Discnarge iibic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

T78

2.1

2.4

8.6

4.1

5.1

5.4

6.4

4.1

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.6

*4.6

5.1

5.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

140.3

4.53

0.075

0.09

Nov.

35

16

127

23

11

9.4

163 

31

15

12

11

10

11

12

56

106

101

27

18

15

14

14

12

13

15

16

15

13

12

12

-

942.4

31.4

0.523

0.58

Dec.

11

11

11

20

190

43

29

24

21

*18

17

16

15

15

68

30

27

84

94

296

1,610

163

69

49

40

37

32

27

27

27

25

3,146

101

1.68

1.94

Jan.

24

23

22

20

48

35

29

27

27

409

110

58

45

39

34

30

28

33

29

27

*23

356

152

63

45

43

73

996

255

90

61

3,254

105

1.75

2.02

Feb.

53

46

182

351

162

74

57

46

41

36

*34

31

30

51

45

40

152

94

50

43

43

36

33

38

68

86

80

83

62

_

-

2,147

74.0

1.23

1.33

Mar.

226

84

181

426

125

82

64

55

50

*48

800

127

80

61

50

45

41

39

118

74

53

47

239

1,280

296

116

82

65

55

48

45

5,132

166

2.77

3.19

Apr.

45

45

38

35

168

67

50

43

40

38

37

36

36

40

35

32

30

29

28

27

*26

24

23 "24

640

232

1,000

624

158

91

-

3,741

125

2.08

2.32

May

63

49

40

35

32

29

25

23

23

50

36

63

30

25

22

20

19

18 ' 19

26

26

20

18

18

43

*29

20

17

15

Tf

18

888

28.6

0.477

0.55

June

21

19

15

14

13

12

11

10

17

26

22

12

11

10

11

11

20

27

TT

9.1

8.3

8.6

16

812

a9.4

a7.2

a6.0

85.0

84.5

a5.6

-

384.7

12.8

0.213

0.24

July

a7.6

a5.0

84.5

a4.0

a8.0

a8.8

87.0

a8.0

a!5

a9.0

a7.0

a6.0

a5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a4.0 *al5

~8.3 69

5.9

4.8

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

17

47

299.8

9.67

C.161

0.19

Aug.

8.3

21

7.8

5.9

8.3

14

34

30

12

10

8.3

6.4

5.9

5.4

4.8

9.1

*27

6.7

6.1

6.4

7.5

115

13

7.5

6.1

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.6

6.1

246

660.1

21.3

0.355

0.41

Sept.

~29 870

15

11

9.1

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.4

*6.1

6.1

5.9

 674 5.4

9.1

6.7

8.8

12

7.8

6.4

5.9

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

-

1,110- 4

37.0

0.617

0.69

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,610 Min 1.8 Mean 37.8 Cfsm 0.630 Ir. 8.52

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,610 Min 1.8 Mean 59.7 Cfsm 0.995 Ir. 13.55

Discharge measurement made on this day.

«. No gage-height record? discharge estimated on basis of records for North Meherrin River 

near Keysville and Nottoway River near Burkeville.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 71

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location. La t 36°43"00", long. 77°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 1952.

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. 23 years (1929-52), 507 cfs.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 21.38 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1928-52: 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', 5 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 

1932 (gage height, 0.72 ft); minimum daily, 5 cfs Sept. 24, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1932(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-21, Jan. 11- 

23, June 19 to Aug. 19)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

84

226

669

8.0

14.0

21.0

1,490

3,700

6,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

43

47

46

43

45

39

63

150

T5S

100

98

84

74

65

70

73

68

71

68

65

*60

60 

69

70

68 

69

71

69

64

77

2,1*5

69.5

0.126

0.15

Nov.

142

212

398

925

322

170

538

1,22O

386

218

168

148

143

140

161

322

263

420

218

161

144

138

134 

135

140

157 

170

*170

150

139

-

8,152

272

0.492

0.55

Dec.

133

118

T26

130

448

1,000

444

302

254

*221

202

186

176

168

200

432

322

254

925

795

3,190

5,520

5,760 

1,030

572

478 

444

375

332

322

312

25,171

812

1.47

1.70

Jan.

292

282

263

254

375

795

512

409

375

2,520

4,15O

1,610

744

560

478

420

375

343

332

312

*292

524

3,400 

1,620

744

572 

524

1,450

5,070

6,080

Z,2OO

37,877

1,222

2.21

2.55

Feb.

821

669

644

2.140

2,100

1,170

769

620

548

512

*466

432

409

432

512

501

620

1,220

769

572

512

490

444 

444

560

979 

1,060

1,250

1,490

.

-

23,155 7-98

r. 44

1.55

Mar.

2,560

2,560

1,520

3,780

3,890

1,310

925

769

669

*608

873

3,090

1,UO

821

669

584

536

501

536

1,090

719

572

536 

1,220

4,230

fcfft

873

719

620

572

43,942

1,417

2.56

2.95

Apr.

548

536

501

466

1,420

1,960

821

620

548

501

478

466

444

455

455

444

386

364

354

343

*332

312

302 

282

459

4,000 

4,730

4,506

a4,000

a3 , 400

34,377

1,146

2.07

2.31

May

a2,700

31,500

a800

a7OO

a 600

a520

a500

a450

a410

3500

a700

3600

3540

3450

3400

3350

3320

a300

3280

3320

3500

a450

3350 

3300

3280

*3350 

375

292

 zzz 244

254

16,579

535

0.96.7

1.11

June

272

251

254

272

244

226

218

206

186

181

192

197

195

186

186

199

202

224

223

209

197

224

150

155

144

137 

122

T35

122

125

5,837

195

0.353

0.39

July

134

190

144

131

104

104

113

*150

172

176

150

139

129

106

106

97

92

137

167

150

118

120

103 

92

88

82 

S4

80

W

95

354

3,987

129

0.233

0.27

Aug.

263

174

140

116

129

272

719

640

620

312

444

364

190

15.5

143

160

466

*254

197

al50

a200

a250

a300 

a400

a200

e!50 

a!30

allO

FITO

al20

a250

8,126

262

0.474

0.55

Sept.

39OO

a2000

a800

34OO

3300

3200

a!50

3130

a!2O

allO

3100

398

a96

alOO

*3llO

108

108

94

95

140

128

106

118 

120

106

102 

113

100

 5Z 86

7,232

241

0.436

0.49

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,760 Mln 39 l Mean 359 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.83

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,080 Mln 39 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

* Dischsrge messurement made on this dsy.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for Nottoway River near Stony 

Creek snd Meherrin River 3t Emporla.
72 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 68 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--1951r Maximum discharge during period January to September, 5,100 cfs Mar. 21 

 Tggige height, 16.90 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,410 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 

20.60 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 0.8 mile above staRatlng tables, Jan. 30, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, In fefjt, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 16, 1952, Mar. 6-11, 1952)

Jan. 30 to Dec. 23, 1951

1.3 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

4.0 

6.0

22

66

103

166

453

968

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

20.2

1,390

2,280

3,080

4,360

8,860

Dec. 24, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952

1.4 28 6.0 820 

2.0 66 12.0 2,180 

2.4 103 14.0 3,080 

3.0 200

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 14.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, January to September IB'51

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

446

446

-

-

-

-

Feb.

460

462

641

661

586

474

599

901

1.670

Ttoto"

655

654

567

584

441

516

594

1,190

1,430

1,130

838

*916

1,130

916

595

500

586

534

-

-

-

21,100

754

1.01

1.05

Mar.

518

663

565

510

536

529

628

748

888 

747

517

546

622

1,310

2,190

1,310

1,110

708

725

1,910

4.680

2,160

1,310

1,130

937

681

759

705

*683

711

522

31,558

1,018

1.36

1.57

Apr.

662

724

1,100

5.080

1,750

1,070

1,020

1,130

1,430 

2,050

1,580

'1,230

1,130

1,130

931

812

747

694

667

604

545

534

588

*687

1,000

742

653

474

469

616

"

29,849

995

1.33

1.48

May

493

501

380

445

470

1.110

712

511

454 

348

502

382

508

434

304

363

268

294

359

248

288

*390

520

270

314

253

243

252

126

216

241

11,999

387

0.517

0.60

June

390

98

116

388

279

514

242

243

337

460

440

555

358

328

655

318

212

268

182

170

205

222

204

142

218

108

*178

500

374

364

"

9,066

302

0.403

0.45

July

795

388

195

200

249

158

98

142

160 

104

158

112

142

1Z

118

336

634

375

220

422

930

386

182

300

464

n^sso

563

202

156

405

164

10,375

335

0.447

0.52

Aug.

154

34

226

90

83

140

80

242

175 

519

513

127

846

676

305

327

146

154

100

82

68

74

27

*28

29

30

50

72

113

94

142

5,746

185

0.247

0.28

Sept.

81

41

39

341

160

96

150

81

96 

84

75

78

86

30

87

29

163

29

26

25

179

84

29

26

48

191

*88

326

90

75

-

2,934

97. a

0.131

0.15

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsro In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsro In.

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va. Continaed

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

73

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

32

32

33

33

33

38

35

34

36

35

41

90

101

91

82

83

90

90

91

87

87

*85

83 

85

87

91

102

92

90

91

2,118

68.3

0.091

0.10

Nov.

148

390

490

1,110

838

366

478

1.520

1,070

499

368

208

226

260

224

392

419

446

452

244

236

146

238

188 

195

272

294

218

208

*204

-

12,347

412

0.550

0.61

Dec.

201

192

171

242

276

1,020

890

654

192

331

260

*203

208

265

312

325

598

368

778

1,250

2,260

7,070

8.860

5,200 

1,190

800

690

664

690

352

518

37,030

1,195

1.60

1.84

Jan.

424

473

334

391

631

876

967

485

549

1,720

6,300

4,950

1,520

1,050

784

602

727

564

495

472

488

*654

3,860

3,600 

1,350

1,020

722

876

6,740

8.480

6,980

59,084

1,906

2.54

2.93

Feb.

1,750

1,200

1,220

2,000

5.760

2,080

1,330

1,120

1,040

796

800

*629

676

690

741

712

769

1,290

1,270

897

750

672

622

735. 

830

1,010

1,640

1,730

1,920

-

34,679

1,196

1.60

1.73

Mar,

2,460

4,280

2,400

4,120

4,440

3,250

1,440

1,070

886

796

1,010

*2,840

*2,360

1,200

1,000

872

720

172

783

1,020

1,140

842

703

976 

4,060

6.650

3,340

1,360

1,060

950

758

59,438

1,917

2.56

2.95

Apr.

738

734

706

628

832

2,630

1,440

936

735

650

641

589

578

583

602

566

522

516

386

426

509

433

*427

m

3,630

8.120

7,880

7,520

6,410

-

51 , 308

1,710

2.28

2.54

May

2,020

1,170

949

770

619

634

554

522

495

927

1,140

830

692

604

468

478

396

353

378

382

884

735

430

364 

384

598

*535

442

352

355

414

19,904

642

0.857

0.99

June

401

456

338

308

258

305

138

231

228

202

264

276

46i

37

35

194

418

357

270

196

242

292

281

187 

244

104

197

114

224

146

7,407

247

0.330

0.37

July

98

106

146

155

156

144

90

253

268

*282

219

158

209

88

110

116

106

212

34

69

238

120

124

109 

128

34

34

111

119

220

485

4,739

155

0.204

0.24

Aug.

450

198

254

100

94

275

652

810

923

Wf

284

480

298

185

270

214

213

471

*284

171

172

252

102

382 

234

84

104

207

212

35

35

9,120

294

0.395

0.45

Sept.

1,230

4.920

5,730

690

248

242

164

240

124

242

171

220

33

54

262

*118

91

151

199

52

252

176

151

180 

118

142

130

156

74

86

-

14,586

486

0.649

0.72

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max 8,860,860____Mln Mln52____Mean 32 Mean 852____Cfsm 852 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.475.47_________

§

eak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs^ Dee. 23 (8 to 9 p.m.) 9,410 cfs (20.60 ft); Jan. 11 (12 p.m.) 

70 cfs (18.68 ft); Jan. 50 (10 p.m.) 8,990 cfs (20.52 ft); Mar. 5 (1 to 4 p.m.) 6,630 cfs (18.31 

ft)j Mar. 26 (7 to 8 p.m.) 6,960 cfs (18.60 ft); Apr. 27 (9 to 10 p.m.) 8,990 cfs (20.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
74 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va.

Location.--Lat 36,38"10", long. 77°35"10", near center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 4.4 miles southwest of Emporia, Greensville County, and 7.1 miles upstream 

from Cattail Creek.

Drainage area. 96 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1944 to September 1952.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since May 29, 1951. Altitude 

of gage is 98 ft. (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,010 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 7.90 

ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 1.72 ft Oct. 1.

1944-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 cfs July 19, 1945 (ease height, 10.58 

ft); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 4, 1951 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

Remarks.--Records poor. Occasional regulation at low flow by mill abov? station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 4,

Sept. 20-30)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0.5

.6

3.5

7.4

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

57

112

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

204

320

670

2,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.9

.6

1.0

.6

.5

.5

3.0

4.2

6.7

8.7

774

6.5

5.6

4.7

3.7

2.4

2.3

3.0

3.2

2.8

2.3

*3.0

3.5

4.0

4.4

5.0

8.4 

5.2

3.8

3.0

111.5

3.60

0.037

0.04

Nov.

1B~ 5.0

21

17

12

7.9

114

TTC

98

79

40

13

13

12

12

14

18

16

16

13

12

12

12

10

10

15

14

14

13

*16

774.9

25.8

0.269

0.30

Dec.

18

16

14

T7

22

25

26

25

28

34

31

*25

20

18

22

19

17

16

3O

47

274

352

352

289

150

120

110

98

71

56

51

2,393

77.2

O.804

0.93

Jan.

50

44

41

41

68

178

218

166

102

274

289

289

259

204

98

86

73

67

60

52

47

67

416

320

178

120

98

245 

496

710

592

5,948

192

2.00

2.31

Feb.

320

178

166

484

520

384

245

191

143

112

98

*86

86

102

118

110

178

218

150

102

98

96

84

98

102

154

520

630 

630

_

-

6,403

221

2.30

2.48

Mar.

484

416

352

500

750

670

484

245

204

132

289

*245

484

352

259

191

154

108

259

289

218

178

204

475

790

520

384

218 

154

143

132

10,283

332

3.46

3.99

Apr.

130

108

79

100

114

114

110

90

79

70

65

63

65

63

62

56

53

51

49

46

42

40

*39

T5

51

352

1,340

1,610 

1,260

990

7,331

244

2.54

2.83

May

"525 750

384

320

245

204

191

166

143

191

178

154

122

86

71

56

46

38

31

24

22

20

19

"27 16

65

55

*42 

34

39

51

4,310

139

1.45

1.67

June

49

40

33

25

21

17

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.0

9.7

10

9.0

8.4

9.5

63

W

50

42

37

32

30 

25

20

702.6

23.4

0.244

0.27

JUy

15

11

8.7

9.0

8.4

9.0

11

*12

16

92

178

TTS

12.

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1 

15

26

35

7S0.5

24.2

0.252

0.29

Aug.

45

46

38

24

14

17

20

24

31

30

32

28

25

24

23

22

26

*35

34

31

27

24

22

18

15

12

10

10 

9.5

iC~9.2

735.7

23.7

0.247

0.28

Sept.

14

16

19

22

18

14

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.2

7.2

*7.2

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.7

7.4

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.4

6.7

6.3

5.9 

5.6

5.O

285.1

9.50

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1951: Max 450 Min 0.4 Mean 50.7 Cfsm 0.528 In. 7.16

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,610 Min 0.5 Mean 109 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs).--Jan. 31 (about 3 a.m.) 830 cfs (5.39 ft)j Feb. 28 (about 10 p.m.) 

830 cfs (5.38 ftjj Mar. 25 (about 1 a.m.) 990 cfs (5.75 ft)j Apr. 27 (ll p.m.) 2,010 cfs (7.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C.

75

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 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Ahoskie, Hartford County.

Drainage area.--64.3 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1952.

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, 904 cfs Feb. 29 (gage height, 7.47 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for several days 

in July and September.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 29, 1952; 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 for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

.7 

1.7 

2.9

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

5.7

11

31

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

425

658

933

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

a.l

1.5

8.5

4.7

2.5

1.3

1.2

.9

.7

.8

1.6

1.7

1.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

*-9

.9

1.4

2.3

1.8

1.4

40.4

1.30

0.020

0.02

Nov.

3.7

8.5

44

22

18

15

122 ~99

106

92

81

74

64

55

46

38

33

29

24

22

19

18

18

17

18

20

19

18

18

18

1,179.2

39.3

0.611

0.68

Dec.

17

17

17

17

27

29

28

28

27

25

22

20

19

18

21

21

18

23

48

44

71

97

116

119

119

121

Tie

108

97

93

88

1,631

52.6

0.818

0.94

Jan.

81

74

67

53.

65

68

70

70

71

*148

198

253

263

243

198

154

119

101

83

74

67

108

204

321

580

360

281

220

188

160

151

4,899

158

2.46

2.83

Feb.

145

137

121

169

220

274

295

263

210

160

126

103

86

83

80

75

95

126

166

198

204

175

134

163

253

368

736

875

§75

_

-

6,915

238

3.70

4.00

Mar.

658

459

396

513 *sig

818

608

408

288

214

194

169

148

137

126

119

110

95

99

99

99

99

101

198

372

518

541

417

295

217

157

9,490

306

4.76

5.49

Apr.

121

99

85

71

64

55

47

40

34

29

26

24

22

23

21

18

17

15

14

13

11

9.6

8.1

7.1

975

11

46

60

93

154

-

1,226.8

40.9

0.636

0.71

May

142

T21

92

70

52

37

26

18

14

19

16

14

11

13

17

19

20

18

15

13

10

7.6

5.2

3.6

2.5

5.2

*4.1

2.7

1.7

1.0

T7T

791.7

25.5

0.396

0.46

June

1.3

T73

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

7T

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

-

12.3

0.41

0.0064

0.007

July

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.6

.9

1.0

1.4

2.4

.4

0

T5

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.2

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

2.2

4.7

17.3

0.56

0.0087

0.01

Aug.

7.9

62

142

97

78

55

43

148

223

J230

230

182

114

74

eo

36

33

19

33

20

17

*14

9.8

6.6

4.8

3.4

374

9.4

6.4

7.1

9.8

1,958.6

S3. 2

0,983

1.13

Sept.

8.1

^70

4.2

3.2

2.3

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.5

*.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

7J

0

-

31.5

1.05

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 206 Min 0 Mean 24.0 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.08

Water year 1951-52: Max 875 Mln 0 Mean 77.0 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations.
76 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Big Springs at Elliston. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°13', long. 80°14' , a quarter of a mile upstream from South Fork

Koanoke River and 0.3 mile south of Elliston, Montgomery County. 

Records available. June 1928, August 1947, December 1949 to September 1962 (discharge

measurements only). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during year, 5.10 cfs Apr. 29: minimum measured

3.15 cfs Oct. 10.

1928, 1947, 1949-52: Maximum discharge measured, 6.51 Cfs May 3, 1950; minimum

measured, that of Oct. 10, 1951. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements made at bridge where spring crosses U. S. Highway 11.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Oct. 10.......... 3.15

Nov. 13.......... 4.42

Dec. 11.......... 3.65

Jan. 8.......... 3.61

Feb. 19.......... 4.58

Mar. 10.......... 4.73

31.......... 4.72

Apr. 29.......... 5.10

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

June 12.......... 3.48

July 2........:. 3.26

Aug. 5.......... 3.73

Sept.16.......... 3.32

Location. Lat 37°14', long. 80°13', on right bank at Lafayette, Montgomery County, a 

third of a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Porks, and If miles upstream from Mill Branch.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

j[929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 30, 1949, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,430 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 8.10 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1943-52: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 cfs Aug. 4, 1948 (gage height, 10.88 

ft); minimum observed, 26 cfs on many days in August and on Sept. 1, 1944 (gage height, 

0.85 ft).

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1250.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

47

45

45

42

42

42

49

47

*45

45

45

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

49

56

SI

60

56

56

58

58

58

1,529

49.3

0.192

0.22

Nov.

190

120

110

89

75

70

125

117

89

76

72

70

*67

70

80

76

76

72

67

60

58

65

67

70

86

89

86

80

72

72

-

2,516

83.9

0.326

0.36

Dee .

67

67

67

131

320

171

134

112

100

94

*89

89

86

83

123

92

86

109

140

126

1.110

674

346

259

191

179

179

144

152

144

140

5,804

187

0.728

0.84

Jan.

140

137

134

126

156

164

148

*140

137

662

460

336

277

238

187

175

156

160

152

144

137

533

800

510

385

351

1,400

2.160

1,480

698

485

13,168

425

1.65

1.90

Feb.

400

351

957

1.540

535

440

370

332

290

272

246

229

255

255

255

308

300

*286

272

255

234

221

212

204

196

187

183

IZ2

-

10,534

363

1.41

1.52

Mar.

234

221

322

740

692

510

415

351

318

*290

774

692

490

400

336

295

259

238

332

380

336

304

495

525

480

425

365

304

259

217

*204

12,203

394

1.53

1.76

Apr.

221

234

212

204

191

183

179

175

164

134

109

109

120

123

120

106

94

92

86

78

71

78

75

194

860

590

559

5^200

*1,360

770

-

10,691

356

1.39

1.55

May

545

440

375

322

290

268

251

234

242

602

632

455

365

313

282

282

246

225

242

225

221

191

179

175

183

187

167

156

152

T64

160

8,771

283

1.10

1.27

June

144

140

130

123

116

112

109

109

106

120

106

*100

106

140

194

110

107

110

91

86

86

139

110

94

86

80

12

72

101

89

"

3,288

110

0.428

0.48

July

91

*72

70

67

172

135

83

108

120

101

75

70

67

63

65

114

76

70

75

63

58

56

52

49

45

43

42

40

40

47

86

2,315

74.7

0.291

0.34

Aug.

67

94

89

58

*72

alSO

alio

also

a450

a300

a200

al30

al2o

alio

alOO

alSO

a240

al70

al20

a21o

aieo

also

al2o

alOO

a90

aso

a70

a90

allO

alOO

aSOO

4,660

150

0.584

0.67

Sept.

a3.500

a450

a350

a250

194

155

135

127

120

107

97

91

89

86

86

*91

80

75

80

91

76

75

80

72

67

67

67

65

63

63

"

6,949

232

0.903

1.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,260 Min 42 Mean 237 Cfsm 0.922 In, .12.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,500 Min 40 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.92

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 efs). Sept. 1 (time unknown) 6,430 cfs (8.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Roanoke and at 

Niagara.
ROANOKE 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 CreeY, and at 

mile 360.6.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1896 to September 1952.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 906.84 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"^orps 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. 54 years (1896-1905, 1907-52), 398 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,570 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 8.29 ft); minimum, 64 cfs July 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Nov. 20, 21; minimum daily discharge, 64 cfs July 27.

1896-1952: 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 slopearea determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by 

Corps of Engineers, 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 doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by.powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936-39(14)..

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Mar. 10-12,

July 29 to Aug. 31)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

158

323

585

3.0

4.0 

6.0

1,300 

2, ISO

4,07O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

85

83

77

77

74

77

89

74

*77

74

72

74

74

74

79

77

77

79

77

79

79

83

83

92

98

105

95

95

92

95

95

2,561

82.6

0.213

0.25

Nov.

203

240

163

147

124

113

169

203

154

132

124

*116

108

108

116

116

105

108

100

90

83

81

90

98

110

124

124

118

105

98

-

3,770

126

0.325

0.36

Dec.

95

95

92

181

394

252

189

157

138

*127

113

110

105

102

124

147

105

147

154

183

1,030

1.220

597

439

351

319

d300

d280

d260

d25O

d240

8,296

268

0.691

0.80

 

Jan.

d230

d220

d210

d200

d250

d270

*252

229

218

693

724

531

418

355

302

264

236

225

225

225

218

469

1,26O

865

645

597

1,730

2,690

2,420

1,300

858

19,329

624

1.61

1.86

Feb.

d650

d560

1,310

2.870

1,540

1,OOO

787

d640

d580

d500

d450

d410

d400

408

413

428

537

549

*503

465

423

374

351

328

310

289

280

264

252

-

-

17,871

616

1.59

1.72

Mar.

3O6

323

379

815

962

731

6O3

514

444

*389

1,OOO

1,080

745

615

591

579

514

460

555

603

603

603

684

829

745

645

d600

d560

d500

d450

*384

18,811

607

1.56

1.80

Apr.

398

4O8

403

374

389

394

369

346

328

306

293

284

289

306

293

272

252

236

229

222

222

214

207

498

al,500

al,300

al, 1OO

*a3.200

2,060

1,220

"

17,912

597

1.54

1.72

May

880

710

645

567

498

444

398

364

389

888

1.150

773

678

579

486

465

418

408

449

423

403

355

319

302

297

306

272

248

276

284

268

14,942

482

1.24

1.43

June

244

222

207

193

183

172

163

157

154

163

*157

147

144

172

284

189

16O

160

147

132

138

193

193

166

144

132

121

118

132

189

"

5,076

169

0.436

0.49

July

*138

130

113

108

132

289

166

157

240

186

144

121

110

108

95

135

130

121

105

110

98.

88

81

79

68

66

64

66

72

72

102

3,694

119

0.307

0.35

Aug.

113

132

147

124

*1O5

222

157

256

661

470

272

193

183

166

150

256

364

236

176

324

225

218

176

147

130

113

105

132

172

150

708

6.983

225

0.580

0.67

Sept.

5.960

1,080

639

492

384

328

297

268

248

222

186

169

154

144

*144

147

138

130

147

157

147

135

132

130

116

110

110

108

105

122

10,629

354

0.912

1.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,070 Min 72 Mean 349 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.22

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,960 Min 64 Mean 355 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.47

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 efs).--Sept. 1 (7 a.m.) 6,570 cfs (8.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Lafayette and at 

Niagara.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Lafayette 

and at Niagara.
78 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.-

Location. Lat 37° 15'18", long. 79°52il8", 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 820.15 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--26 years, 538 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 13.10 ft); 

minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum daily, 110 cfs Oct. 20.

1926-52: 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 ard flood-routing 

studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in the Roanoke River 

basin; minimum, 13 cfs June 4, 1937 {gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 

18, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated at dam and powerplant 200 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). tf 892: 1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M), 1935-36(M), 1938(M). W 972: 

1927-30 (maximum only 1929), 1933-38, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

105

139

360

530

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

920

1,470

3,120

7,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

140

142

140

129

128

123

159

133

*146

138

134

120

133

128

126

125

126

127

120

110

121

136

132

132

138

152

130

141

135

144

146

4,134

133

0.260

0.30

Nov.

322

335

224

183

156

142

284

256

170

191

138

*186

135

162

167

167

136

136

165

135

158" 130

156

144

152

184

158

153

144

144

"

5,293

176

0.344

0.38

Dec.

142

142

139

355

500

331

266

190

211

*218

180

166

162

157

243

171

174

230

19-6

309

1,380

1.460

714

532

402

402

368

350

287

302

302

10,981

354

0.693

0.80

Jan.

270

274

280

249

312

367

344

296

300

812

896

625

500

470

398

364

336

319

315

286

302

722

1,470

1,040

797

700

2,460

4,020

3,120

1,540

1,040

25,223

814

1.59

1.83

Feb.

863

738

1,740

5,620

1,870

1,200

958

815

686

680

550

507

478

574

564

655

791

*754

656

630

567

504

484

446

402

404

365

394

374

-

-

23,269

802

1.57

1.69

Mar.

456

445

544

988

1,170

962

810

678

609

584

1.910

1,640

1,150

940

788

712

629

556

872

916

848

762

997

1,170

1,060

932

838

748

634

582

*590

26,520

855

1.67

1.92

Apr.

568

593

606

530

548

554

560

498

453

443

436

359

405

564

452

379

386

352

313

307

381

329

312

658

2,450

1,790

1,440

4.450

2,850

1,640

-

25,606

854

1.67

May

1,120

920

771

691

602

573

492

473

464

1,120

1.500

1J010

820

685

594

603

530

513

586

538

518

468

428

391

366

412

386

501

450

585

314

19,002

613

1.20

1.86 1.38

June

337

320

278

281

260

238

208

228

264

248

*250

228

234

240

558

298

228

242

228

194

250

292

500

250

194

176

185

169

182

300

-

7,458

248

0.485

0.54

Jrly

194

192

176

168

285

528

254

242

350

259

£05

182

170

180

168

190

215

189

175

182

154

156

134

142

134

156

124

T45

166

130

196

5,915

191

0.574

Aug.

262

364

237

*318

172

550

226

456

1.560

821

452

338

266

274

230

388

566

525

258

450

525

518

245

236

182

185

178

246

244

230

866

11,302

365

0.714

0.43| 0.82

Sept.

6,600-

1,350

772

584

547

520

514

350

300

290

272

242

226

226

245

223

210

218

288

224

210

228

205

198

199

192

183

170

170

188

~

15,722

524

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,340 Mln 110 Mean 497 Cfsm O.973 In. 13.20

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,600 Mln 110 Mean 493 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.10

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Sept. 1 (2:30 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (13.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANORE RIVER BASIN 79

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location. Lat 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 1952.

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.--37 years, 236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 10.36 ft); minimum, 73 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1925-52: 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).--W 892: 1930(M), 1933(M), 1938-39(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29 to May 11;

backwater from Ice Dec. 17-19).

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

60

128

317

560

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,090

2,390

3,930

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

83

83

83

78

76_

76

80

106

96

*80

83

80

80

83

83

83

83

83

80

80

83 

85

87

94

96

94

87

90

90

87

87

2,639

85.1

0.409

0.47

Nov.

355 272"

234

158 

123

112

158

222

143

123

117

»11Z

112

117

125

123

117

109

104

101

104 

106

104

104

109

117

114

109

104

lol

"

4,109

137

0.659

0.74

Dec .

101

99

419- 96

830

247

182

158

146

134

*m

120

117

117

131

143

170

250

400

481

1,270 

806

350

255

215

203

19?

175

168

161

158

8,417

272

1.31

1.51

Jan .

158

152

*146

143 

158

158

152

146

146

247

276

215

196

182

172

165

155

155

149

146

140 

168

251

207

185

182

315

842

781

500

*350

7,338

237

1.14

1.31

Feb.

268

247

599

1,450 

6TO

422

350

304

268

247

234

222

219

226

230

234

317

276

247

234

226 

211

203

203

200

192

192

189

182

-

-

9,002

310

1.49

1.61

Mar.

247

251

*255

436 

378

299

264

243

230

226

2,920

1,090

640

486

407

355

312

294

980

615

461 

402

870

788

710

490

417

369

348

317

299

16,391

529

2.54

2.93

Apr.

*299

294

268

255

272

272

247

243

234

230

230

230

234

350

331

268

251

243

234

234

226 

222

219

234

925

585

615

1,710

*788

555

-

11,298

377

1.81

2.02

May

456

393

355

326 

304

290

272

264

268

308

471

727

3738"

255

230

219

207

200

203

219

215 

189

178

T85

226

268

196

182

178

200

207

8,499

274

1.32

1.52

June

196

*189

389

290 

203

196

192

185

196

207

196

185

189

390

304

211

252

200

178

165

165 

175

230

175

161

152

146

140

137

178

-

6,172

206

0.990

1.10

July

»149

143

137

131 

149

243

175

165

192

175

146

137

131

125

160

436

149

152

123

112

101 

94

90

85

80

78

78

83

76

76

92

4,263

138

0.663

0.76

Aug.

99

140

158

106 

*134

178

580

393

393

345

178

140

128

117

117

226

165

128

123

219

137 

222

131

109

101

96

92

1TJB"

149

125

586

5,921

191

0.918

1.06

Sept.

3,610

788

685

336 

264

226

207

192

192

178

165

161

158

155

155

*155

143

140

172

192

146 

143

146

143

131

131

128

12i

123

123

-

9,611

320

1.54

1.72

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,570 Mln 76 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,610 Mln 76 Mean 256 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.75
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'03", long. 79°31'18", on right bank lj 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 1952.

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. 27 years, 1,038 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 19,400 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 15.56 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 120 cfs Dec. 17 (gage height, 1.04 ft)-.

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 27.36 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs by logarithrric plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 93 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0,96 ft).

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1933(M), 1938-39(M), 1940, 1944(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

230

399

685

2,330

6.0

9.0

14.0

4,360

8,400

16,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

254 

261

266

256

245

230

23T

334

298

*257

266 

252

249

264

268

266

262

263

260

254

256

276

292

304

311

307

305

301

298

294

294

8,474

273

0.268

0.31

Nov.

988 

984

983

586

443

368

556

744

561

436

409 

354

400

370

*435

421

402

359

338

356

318

340

350

374

376

406

424

382

i 368

344

-

14,175

472

0.463

0.52

Dec.

352 

316

334

836

2,700

1,140

762

618

512

500

488 

436

*420

399

468

504

377

468

704

681

6,140

4,240

1,880

1,250

1,010

907

892

798

749

688

662

32,231

1,040

1.02

1.18

Jan.

668 

628

640

606

654

721

731

683

619

980

1,720 

1,260

1,030

886

838

764

692

674

647

609

587

706

1,920

1,870

1,410

1,160

1,760

5,620

6,010

3,000

2,010

42,103

1,358

1.33

1.53

Feb.

1,590 

1,360

1,930

6,700

3,700

2,400

1,860

1,540

1,350

1,210

1,170 

976

969

998

1,070

1,100

1,580

1,430

1,270

*1,150

1,090

986

936

925

880

842

830

780

782

-

43 , 404

1,497

1.47

1.58

Mar.

923 

1,000

1,020

1,620

2,070

1,790

1,500

1,250

1,160

1,060

6,540 

4,360

2,570

2,030

1,680

1,450

1,310

1,210

2,800

2,420

1,830

1,550

3,400

3,200

2,800

2,090

1,800

1,580

1,430

1,300

1,210

61,953

1,998

1.96

2.26

Apr.

1,180 

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,070

1,030

*963

938

902 

910

836

1,150

1,170

997

904

864

843

778

767

812

748

807

3,600

3,500

3,000

8,100

B , 100

3,100

-

49,759

1,659

1.63

1.82

May

2,240 

1,830

1,540

1,360

1,250

1,120

1,040

966

957

1,330

3,330 

3,300

1,730

1,410

1,220

1,140

1,100

963

1,100

al,200

al.100

3l,OOO

a960

a900

al.OOO

al,O50

31,100

a90p

a82O

3800

a900

40,656

1,311

1.29

1.49

June

a850 

3800

a760

a820

a760

a700

a660

a6OO

a600

a640

a620 

a580

*a560

572

862

706

670

602

506

480

424

531

726

687

486

446

415

386

374

4S8

-

18,291 '610

0.598

0.67

July

546 

414

390

375

406

791

670

545

713

736

520 

432

380

382

397

a800

3500"

3470

a 440

a400

a370

a340

3330

a320

a300

a280

268

272

264

295

324

13,670

441

C.432

0.50

Aug.

386 

538

688

448

636

488

 1,210

1,450

3,110

2,260

1,05O 

718

612

501

498

660

1,150

806

578

1,960

1,140

1,220

681

535

472

410

402

408

558

496

a4,OOO

30,069

970

0.951

1.10

Sept.

al5,000 

a3,500

al,700

al,200

3940

a820

a740

3700

a660

a600

a56O 

a540

a 500

a48O

a 480

a480

a46O

3450

3500

a560

a 500

a470

3460

3440

a420

a40D

a390

3380

a370

aSSS

-

35,080

1,169

1.15

1:28

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,42O Mln 230 Mean 980 Cfsm 0.961 Ir 13.05

Water year 1951-52: Max 15,OOO Mln 230 Mean 1,O65 CCsm 1.O4 Ir, 14.24

Pesk discharge (bsse, 7,500 cfs). --Dec. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 8,100 cfs (8.82 ft); Jan. 29 (12:3O a.m.)

8,100 cfs (8.80 ft); Feb. 4 (9 a.m.) 8,250 cfs (8.90 ft); Mar. 11 (5 p.m.) 11, SCO cfs (11.15 ft);

Apr. 28 (8 a.m.) 8,700 cfs (9.25 ft); Sept. 1 (time unknown) 19.4OO cfs (15.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Nlsgsrs and at 

Altavlsta.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

81

Location. La t 36°59'01", long. 79°30'52", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream froir Pryingpan 

Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County.

Drainage area. 394 sq mi.

Records available. August 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 602.55 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge . 22 years, 412 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs Dec. 21, Sept. 1; maximum gage height, 

15.93 ft Dec. 21; minimum discharge, 97 cfs Oct. 6,7; minimum gage height, 3.16 ft 

July 28.

1930-52: 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 (page height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks . Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years ) . W 972: 1931-40 (maximum only, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1937).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting -control method used Dec. 22 to Feb. 4; backwater 

from ice Dec. 17-19)

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28

174

290

1,060

8.0

12.0

15.0

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1,960

4,460

6,900

3.2

3.6 

4.0

112

192

290

5.0 

8.0

582

1,960

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

108

114 no106

104

99

101

139

171

*144

133

128

126

128

135

137

137

137

137

135

133

137

144

153

166

174 rrr

166 

164

164

161

4,262

137

0.348

0.40

Nov.

865

S45

785

407

255

225

321

407

287

237

220

208

211

225

*268

249

225

208

203

197

192

192

197

200

214

231

225

206 

184

T95

-

8,684

289

0.734

0.82

Dec.

208

195

192

660

2,280

665

426

342

297

277

252

243

*208

222

274

249

300

400

500

705

6,160

2,170

745

488

414

364

335

293 

277

271

258

20,670

667

1.69

1.95

Jan.

243

234

225

217

246

240

225

211

208

*411

470

342

287

264

249

231

220

214

206

200

192

23T

374

293

246

234

385

1,230 

1,580

625

422

10,955

353

0.896

1.03

Feb.

364

321

829

3,110

1,060

685

545

470

411

382

367

338

328

367

385

403

645

507

418

*382

364

342

324

335

335

324

324

307 

300

-

-

15,272

527

1.34

1.44

Mar.

585

565

545

945

785

565

470

414

385

367

3,830

*1,750

785

605

507

463

411

385

1,260

1,060

625

526

1,550

2,690

1,910

965

725

605 

526

488

466

27,758

895

2.27

2.62

Apr.

455

448

400

389

422

426

374

364

*346

331

335

342

346

463

488

400

353

342

331

331

328

SsTT

328

335

1,630

1,340

1,140

4,460 

1,220

704

-

19,499

650

1.65

1.84

May

*549

442

399

427

358

344

330

330

344

371

502

385

344

312

309

295

285

317

344

330

298

280

282

456

533

371

306 

290

301

312

11,217

362

0.919

1.06

June

293

277

267

262

254

244

234

227

232

259

239

227

*244

252

344

262

290

427

267

222

210

210

371

295

225

206

192

183 

ISB" 181

-

7,581

253

0.642

0.72

July

185

179

*170

170

289

597 2-67

304

304

282

232

201

183

181

559

399

220

188

183

170

162

152

144

146

140

154

118

112 

142

231

239

7,003

226

0.574

0.66

Aug.

174

249

284

179

199

616

638

668

486

1,130

427

280

234

213

311

442

317

246

213

239

201

201

204

190

181

177

170

S4T

304

237

925

1C, 557

341

C.865

1.00

Sept.

5,660

929

471

344

293

269

252

239

246

232

222

215

210

206

204

206

199

*190

194

269

220

210

222

206

197

192

185

185 

T5B" 183

-

13,038

435

1.10

1.23

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,160 Mln 99 Mean 385 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13. 2f

Water year 1951-52; Max 6,160 Min 99 Mean 428 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.77

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Dec. 21 (2 p.m..) 7,700 cfs f!5.93 ft) i Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) 4,530

cfs (12.16 ft); Mar. 11 (4:30 p.m.) 5,680 cfs (13-50 ft); Apr. 28 (7 a.m.) 6,000 cfs (ir.95 ft);

Sept. 1 (4 a.m.) 7,700 cfs (15.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°10<, long. 79°32', on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Haden 

Bridge, three- eighths of a mile upstream from Rockcastle 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 1952.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 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. --22 years (1930-52), 188 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 11.900 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 19.95 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 20,300 cfs Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 ft, from 

f loodmarks ) , 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. SO 1934.

Remarks . --Records good. 

Revisions (water years ) . W 892:

38; 1940, 1941(M). W1082:

1933. 1935(M), 1939. W 972: 

1940(P). W1142: 1938-40(M).

1931-32(K), 1934(M), 1935-

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, May 12 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

70

176

4.0 81Z

6.0 1,620

10.0 3,580

1.4 

1.6 105

162

234

2 to May 11

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

428

576

1,190

2,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

57

57

56

55

54

53

51

92

*60

59

58

58

57

58

59

59

58

59

58

58

59

60

66

68

77

65

63

65

65

62

64

1,890

61.0

0.326

0.38

Nov.

409

193

293

144

105

96

169

153

113

100

94

*89

89

98

110

98

94

87

84

82

82

89

82

87

91

91

96

82 

80

80

-

3,560

119

0.636

0.71

Dec .

80

78

78

520

641

242

165

141

127

*116

110

105

103

103

135

129

127

172

211

219

2,510

969

534

383

297

276

272

200 

189

169

162

9,363

302

1.61

1.86

Jan.

159

156

147

132

193

179

*159

147

147

330

284

215

182

16E

156

147

132

138

132

127

121

28T

534

358

272

230

608

1,430 

1,080

576

397

9,311

300

1.60

1.84

Feb.

318

268

703

1,090

615

428

334

272

242

211

196

182

179

211

211

238

444

*318

259

223

200

182

176

176

165

162

156

150 

147

-

-

3,456

292

1.56

1.68

Mar.

193

169

215

305

255

215

196

179

176

*169

1,480

505

376

297

E51

215

200

836

562

394

314

790

699

576

401

326

276 

247

223

211

12,013

388

2.07

2.39

Apr.

*215

223

204

189

215

211

189

179

179

169

172

169

165

268

211

182

172

162

162

162

156

153

147

200

930

602

825

 

1,230 8T5"

444

-

9,100

303

1.62

1.81

May

350

*284

251

223

211

196

182

176

176

446

1,900

913

418

319

257

240

206

176

192

179

168

149

140

149

164

144

128

12F 

128

187

146

8,926

288

1.54

1.78

June

137

128

122

122

118

118

113

107

107

109

*111

107

111

115

120

111

107

109

103

99

98

128

171

122

107

101

98

94 

W

99

-

3,390

113

0.604

0.67

July

*94

86

84

81

94

115

92

111

124

148

94

86

83

79

79

79

81

88

92

75

72

66

66

66

63

62

62

60 63~

68

92

2,605

84. C

0.449

0.52

Aug.

77

151

111

*81

146

118

113

434

2,100

642

284

181

144

124

115

149

272

124

118

439

368

268

258

133

115

107

101

105 

109

101

1,640

9,228

298

1.59

1.83

Sept.

3,140

727

440

246

187

158

140

128

126

118

115

111

109

107

*105

107

105

163

122

142

107

107

113

105

103

101

98

94 

94

96

-

7,554

252

1.35

1.51

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,310 Mln 51 Mean 190 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,140 Mln 51 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.98

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--Dec. 21 (6 a.m.) 3,910 cfs (10.60 ft); M^y 11 (8p.m.) 6, 660 of s 

(14.97 ft); Aug. 9 (10 a.m.) 4,820 cfs (l2.24 ft)j Aug. 31 (12 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (19.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 83

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va.

Location. Lat 37°06'21", long. 79° 17'38", 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, 3| miles upstream from Otter River, and at mile 286.5.

Drainage area. 1.802 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and telemark. Datum of gage is 503.10 ft above mear 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. 22 years, 1,988 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 41,200 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 27,46 ft); minimum, 335 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.87 ft).

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 40.08 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

forgather stations in Roanoke River basin; minimum, 94 cfs Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 

1.66 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant at Niagara, 

69 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1938(M). W 972: 1931-33.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and dlscharg 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. i to Nov. 1

2.9 

3.5 

5.5

350

690

2,250

2.8

4.0

6.0

10.0

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

410 16.0

1,090 22.0

2,700 26.0

6,400

13,800

25,800

36,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

428

433

438

416

400

370

370

522

*600

540

500

480

450

455

477

494

494

482

477

472

472

488

540 

570

612

624 5~B2~

570

576

570

558

15,460

499

0.277

0.32

Nov.

2,150

2,970

2,790

1,880

1,160

1,000

1,090

1,680

1,400

1,060

940

910

910

940

 1,090

1,030

1,000

910

850

820

790

778

820 

820

880

910

940

910

850

790

-

55,068

1,169

0.649

0.72

Dec.

790

790

760

1,090

7,620

5,420

2,080

1,600

1,570

1,260

1,160

1,090

1,030

1,000

1,090

1,120

940

940

1,480

1,680

16,400

14,2OO

5,130 

3,240

2,520

2,160

2,080

1,880

1,720

1,560

1,560

84,760

2,734

1.52

1.75

Jan.

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,520

1,520

1,400

*1,340

1,840

3,240

2,790

2,160

1,840

1,720

1,560

1,400

1,370

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,570

3,060 

5,510

2,790

2,250

2,880

8,610

12,800

6,400

4,140

82,220

2,652

1.47

1.70

Feb.

3.350

2,880

5,240

15,600

7,950

5,040

3,870

3,240

2,880

2,520

2,340

2,160

2,000

2,000

2,250

2,250

3,330

3,240

2,700

2,340

2,250

2,080

1,920 

1,840

1,800

1,760

1,680

1,600

1.560

_

-

89,650

5,091

1.72

1.86

Mar.

1,840

5,340

2,160

3,350

4,140

3,510

2,970

2,520

2,250

2,080

8,890

11.900

*5,400

4,230

3,510

3,060

2,700

2,520

4,680

6,400

4,050

3,420

5,530 

9,050

8,170

5,040

4,140

3,600

3,150

2,880

2,610

132,070

4,260

2.36

2.72

Apr.

2,610

2,610

2,430

2,340

2,250

2,340

2,250

2,080

2,000

1,920

1,880

1,880

1,760

2,080

2,700

2,160

1,920

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,640

1,520 

1,520

5,450

8,060

5,600

16,900

6!200

101,060

3,369

1.87

2.09

May

»4,590

3,780

3,240

2,880

2,610

2,340

2,250

2,040

2,000

2,250

3,870

8,550

3,960

3,060

2,610

2,340

2,250

2,040

2,000

2,250

2,160

1,960

1,800 

1,720

1,960

2,160

2,040

1,680

1,520

1,680

1,800

81,570

2,625

1.46

1.68

June

1,640

1,520

1,480

1,680

1,400

1,300

1,230

1,120

1,160

1,260'

1,200

1,160

970

1,090

1,560

1,480

1,340

1,640

1,230

1,060

970

970

1,720 

1,680

1,160

1,000

910

880

820 520"

37,450

1,248

0.693

0.77

July

1,000

 910

850

850

910

1,680

1,600

1,340

1,680

1,520

1,340

1,030

940

880

880

2,000

1,260

1,060

1,000

910

850

778

736 

724

676

628

646

585

575

69^

1,330

31,862

1,028

0.570

0.66

Aug.

850

1,536"

1,440

1,050

1,160

1,480

2,540

*5,330

6,720

6,900

5,240

1,840

1,440

1,230

1,160

1,440

2,250

1,880

1,340

3,750

1,960

3,330

1,920 

1,370

1,160

1,090

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,260

1,750

62,890

2,029

1.13

1.30

Sept.

54,800

11,300

5,480

3,240

2,340

2,040

1,760

1,640

1,600

1,480

1,370

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,030

1,030

1,540

1,260

1,090

1,120 

1,060

1,000

970

940

910

380" 880

87,610

2,920

1.62

1.81

Calendar year 1951 : Max 16,400 Min 370 Mean 1,947 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1951-52 : Max 34,800 Min 370 Mean 2,299 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.38

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Dee. 21 (10 p.m.) 23,900 cfs (21.25 ft); Mar. 12 (12:30 a.m.) 

20,500 cfs (19.64 ft); Apr. 28 (1 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (19.05 ft); Sept. 1 (2 p.m.) 41,200 cfs (27.46 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

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, 

6j 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 1952.

~ai Gage.--Water-stage Gage recorder. Datum of gage is 647.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

'929. 

Average discharge. '9 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 16.10 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs as explained below); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 1 (gage 

height, 1.26 ft).

1943-52: 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 determiration at gage 

heights 12.1 and 17.3 ft; minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 0.89 ft).

Flood in 1937 or 1939 reached a stage of 21.8 ft, from floodmarks on bridge piers. 

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 12.1 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 8,080 

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

at gage heights 18.1 and 17.3 ft.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1142: 1940(M), 1944(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 ttf Nov. 1

60

145

375

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

Nov. 2 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

95

170

370

830

1,590

3,650

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

18

22

25

24

24

52

54

*30

28

27

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

25

29

30

37

28

27

28

26

25

27

819

26.4

0.228

0.26

Nov.

366

102

182

82

61

53

115

88

71

68

64

*61

61

63

68

66

62

57

56

53

45

46

45

47

48

49

46

44

43

42

-

2,254

75.1

0.647'

0.72

Dec.

42

38

38

425

343

144

104

87

80

*80

76

72

66

66

124

101

a80

allO

a!60

al50

a2.000

a800

a300

a210

al80

a!70

al60

a 130

a!20

allO

allO

6,676

215

1.85

2.13

Jan.

a 100

a 100

a90

a 100

al50

a!40

*a!20

106

102

194

152

134

124

119

110

104

100

108

96

95

88

387

394

265

204

232

528

866

620

374

286

6,588

213

1.84

2.12

Feb.

245

213

529

760

455

342

279

245

216

195

182

168

159

190

170

230

323

 232

201

182

170

159

150

146

138

132

128

123

119

_

-

6,781

234

2.02

2.18

Mar.

142

123

159

175

163

148

138

132

128

 123

982

478

346

272

235

204

188

178

654

366

290

251

766

550

460

378

323

286

258

238

222

9,356

302

2.60

3.00

Apr.

*222

232

198

188

216

198

185

178

170

168

161

157

161

216

170

157

150

146

142

138

136

132

128

264

728

446

455

630

419

338

-

7,229

241

2.08

2.32

May

286

 251

219

201

185

172

157

148

150

337

1.440

610

326

251

219

198

175

170

195

172

161

142

134

142

159

138

119

115

115

138

119

7,344

237

2.04

2.35

June

112

102

100

106

92

85

81

78

77

80

 76

71

73

100

104

76

72

72

61

56

58

78

146

77

67

58

56

74

100

60

-

2,448

81.6

0.703

0.78

Jrly

 63

50

50

48

54

60

48

100

118

88

60

52

47

45

42

41

41

60

47

43

40

34

31

31

27

26

27

24

24

32

36

1,489

48. 0

0.414

0.48

Aug.

32

320

62

 128

387

336

142

2,320

4.640

1,060

378

238

182

146

130

170

190

128

136

126

126

126

108

94

88

82

80

89

100

85

652

12,881

416

3.59

4.14

Sept.

2.510

575

350

251

198

175

157

144

136

123

114

106

102

96

 92

91

87

101

154

151

106

107

107

96

85

81

72

71

72

72

-

6,542

211

1.82

2.03

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,000 Min 16 Mean 128 Cfsm i . 10 In. 14.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,640 Min 17 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 4 (9 p.m.) 1,930 cfs (5.40 ft): Dec. 21 (time unknown)

4,510 cfs (7.89 ft); Jan. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 1,670 cfs (5.10 ft); Feb. 3 (10 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (5.26 ft);

Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (5.68 ft); Mar. 23 (9 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.97 ft); May 11 (6 p.m.) 5,140

cfs (8.56 ft

1 (3:30 a.m.

; Aug. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (5.50 ft); Aug. 9 (1 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (16.10 ft); Sept.

6,040 cfs (9.57 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Otter Rive" near Evington and 

Goose Creek near Huddleston.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Otter River near Evington, Va.

85

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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 544.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years (1937-52), 374 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11.300 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 18.56 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1936-52: 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, 39 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 

1.07 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper

Revisions (water years). W 852: 1937. W 892: 1938-39(M). W 972: 1937-39. W 1032: 

1940.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 24 to Sept. 1

1.4 60

2.0 153

3.0 383

5.0 960

7 .0

13.0

15.0

1,640

4,370

5,870

1.6

2.0 

3.0

109

180

430

7.0

13.0

17.0

1,660

4,540

8,220

Sept. 2-30

2.3 204

3.U 345

5.0 918

7.0 1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

72

73

73

7

3

3

2

1 2

*105

92

93

90

84

84

86

84

88

87

83

83

84

92

104

107

132

115

102

105

102

98

102

2,887

93.1

0.286

0.33

Nov.

1.090

514

838

346

221

176

333

321

212

a!90

a!80

a!70

a 170

a!80

a!90

*a220

190

162

151

140

128

135

139

142

157

153

148

135

133

133

-

7,397

247

0.760

0.85

Dec.

132

128

128

574

1,770

570

383

309

261

230

205

190

*168

161

268

244

172

287

434

423

5.790

2,050

858

614

500

474

447

358

333

321

309

19,091

616

1.90

2.19

Jan.

295

280

261

247

421

383

333

292

*287

611

514

408

370

346

321

299

278

297

275

261

244

736

1,220

748

556

528

1,100

2,400

1,910

928

688

17,837

575

1.77

2.04

Feb.

584

528

1,520

2.600

1,150

808

673

570

514

460

434

396

383

474

460

547

992

643

*528

474

434

408

383

370

358

346

333

321

309

-

-

18,000

621

1.91

2.06

Mar.

421

358

460

658

542

447

408

370

358

546

*2,250

1,180

808

643

542

487

447

421

1,740

992

703

599

2,040

1,620

1,330

937

787

697

622

577

532

24,322

785

2.42

2.79

Apr.

547

577

*502

459

532

517

459

430

416

401

401

387

387

547

488

416

387

373

360

347

334

334

321

444

1,680

1,180

1,220

2,160

1,090

847

-

18,543

618

1.90

2.12

May

697

*607

547

488

459

430

401

373

387

967

1,340

2.400

847

682

577

532

459

430

488

459

430

373

347

416

474

401

347

316

308

347

321

17,650

569

1.75

Z.02

June

314

284

269

276

254

242

226

211

204

213

213

*a200

a220

a280

a260

a210

a200

a!80

a!70

a!60

a!70

a350

592

a200

a!70

a!60

a!80

242

242

184

-

7,076

236

0.726

0.81

July

178

*162

156

288

572

278

200

920

607

401

249

206

184

166

155

151

202

459

206

174

174

147

135

134

123

114

112

111

138

193,

174

7,469

241

0.742

0.86

Aug.

147

495

252

176

416

1,240

517

*2,520

7^.240

3,500

1 , 060

697

547

430

373

387

667

387

360

787

592

727

697

416

334

301

274

296

334

288

744

27,201

877

2.70

3.11'

Sept.

7.150

1,310

1,020

621

492

436

382

357

334

311

290

279

269

250

250

259

238

a250

290

382

279

269

290

259

238

229

218

209

209

215

-

17,585

586

1.80

2.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,790 Min 69 Mean 375 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.67

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,240 Min 72 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.19

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). --Dec. 21 (10 a.m.) 7,660 cfs (16.57 ft); Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 4,220

cfs (12.67 ft); Feb. 4 (3 a.m.) 4,370 cfs (13.00 ft); May 12 (2 a.m.) 5,050 cfs (13.71 ft); Aug. 9

(11:30 a.m.) 11,300 cfs (18.56 ft); Sept. 1 (8:30 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (18.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°02 I 28", long. 78 0 57'02", on left bank 1,600 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Brookneal, Campbell County, 3 miles upstream from Palling River, and at mile 

255.9.

Drainage area.--2,420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1923 to September 1952.

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, 1940, 

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. 29 years, 2,527 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 43,600 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 30.68 ft); minimum, 507 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 6.01 ft).

1923-52: 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 44,000 

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 period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 622: Drainage area. W 892: 1928(M). W 972: 1928-34.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

500

1,330

6,750

18,100

30,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

591

598

612

605

584

556

563

640

840

792

*688

664

640

626

633

656

664

664

664

640

633

640

696

752

800

832

792

768

744

760

760

21,097

681

0.281

0.32

Nov.

2 , 190

.150

,500

,970

,670

,240

Dec.

a 1,080

a 1,050

al.020

al,700

alO.OOO

a5,000

,2401 a2,700

,720

,770

,380

,200

* ,100

.040

a ,130

a ,300

a ,350

a ,280

a ,150

a ,100

a ,100

a ,080

a ,040

a ,100

a ,100

a ,200

a ,220

a ,280

a ,220

a ,150

a ,100

-

45,070

1,502

0.621

0.69

a2,200

al,900

al,600

1,470

1,380

1,280

1,240

1,330

1,570

1,280

1,060

1,520

2,130

17,700

25,900

7,710

4,150

3,180

2,760

2,550

2,340

2,130

1,970

1,920

114,820

3 , 704

1.53

1.76

Jan.

1,820

1,770

1,720

1,620

1,720

1,970

*1,920

1,8£0

1,720

2,080

3,390

3,390

2,660

2,340

2,130

1,970

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,620

1,570

1,870

3,930

4,370

3,500

2,860

3,080

8,700

17.800

9,080

5,260

102,940

3,321

1.37

1.58

Feb.

4 , 040

3 , 500

4,040

14 , 800

11,800

6,640

4,920

4,150

3,600

3,180

2,860

2,760

2,500

2,550

2,760

2,860

4,260

4,480

3,600

3,180

2,860

2,760

2,500

2 ,390

2,390

2,290

2,180

2,130

2,020

-

114,000

3,931

1.62

1.75

Calendar year 1951: Max 25,900 Min 556

Mar.

2.340

2 ,760

2,860

3,820

4,810

4,260

3,600

3,080

2,760

2,600

7,660

17 . 100

*7,230

5,030

4 , 150

3,600

3 , 180

2,860

4,590

8,700

5,260

4,260

5 , 140

13,300

12,300

6,990

5,140

4,370

3,820

3,500

3,180

164,250

5,298

2.19

2.52

Apr.

3,080

3,080

2,970

2,760

2,860

2,970

2,860

2,660

2,550

2,440

2,390

2,340

2,290

2,390

3,080

2,760

2,500

2 , 2 90

2,240

2 , 130

2,080

2,020

2,020

1 , 970

4,700

10,500

7 , 950

18,500

15,100

8,080

-

125,560

4,185

1.73

1.93

May

5,600

4,480

3,930

3,500

3 , 180

2,970

2,760

2,500

2,390

2,760

4,150

9.460

6,180

4.260

*3,500

3,080

2,860

2,760

2,550

2,760

2,760

2,600

2,390

2,290

2,500

2,760

2,600

2,240

2,020

1,970

2,240

102 , 000

3,290

1.36

1.57

June

,130

,970

,870

,820

,970

,670

,570

,470

,380

,470

,520

,420

,380

,380

,470

,920

,720

,080

,720

,420

,280

,280

,290

.440

,820

,420

,280

.150

,240

,200

-

4 ,750

,625

.671

0.75

July

,200

,380

,240

,150

,420

,620

,180

,820

,080

,130

,970

,470

,280

* ,150

,150

,670

,870

,470

,470

,240

,150

,060

,O60

,150

979

907

889

872

889

934

1,520

43,370

1,399

0.578

0.67

Aug.

1,280

1,100

1,770

1,620

1,280

2,390

2,550

3,600

8,580

14,000

5.720

2,970

2,130

1,770

1,570

1,570

2,340

2,550

2,080

3,080

3,080

3,930

2,860

2,130

1,570

1,380

1,280

1,240

1,380

1,570

1,820

86,190

2,780

1.15

1.33

Sept.

27,600

29,000

6,990

4,260

2,860

2,390

2,130

1,870

1,770

 1,720

1,620

1,520

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,330

1,380

1,280

1,280

1,470

1,770

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,150

1.100

-

107,810

3,594

1.49

1.66

Mean 2,432 Cfsm .00 In. 13.63

Water year 1951-52: Max 29,000 Min 556 Mean 2,94o Cfsm .21 In. 16.53

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs). --Dec. 22 (3 a.m.) 33,000 cfs (26.97 ft); Apr. 28 (10 p.m.)

22,200 cfs (22.20 ft); Sept. 2 (1:30 a.m.) 43,600 cfs (30.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at AltaVista and at

Randolph.
ROAKOKE RIVER BASIN 87

Falling River near Naruna, Va.

Location. Lat 37*07", long. 78°58', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

2 miles upstream from Little Falling River and 2j miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell 

County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 12, 1929, to Jan. 15, 1935, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1929-34, 1941-52), 153 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5.760 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 15.48 f:); minimum, 27 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.55 ft).

1929-35, 1941-52: 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 

slope-area 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.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage 

in cubic feet pe

leight, in feet, and dis 

second)

iharge

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

100

216

4.0 362

6.0 1,040

12.0 3,610

14.0 4,720

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

690

1,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

40

38

37

34

33

34

36

61

38

39

*45

48

.45

40

45

43

45

42

44

43

43

46

49

49

60

49

45

49

50

48

50

1,366

44.1

0.256

0.30

Nov.

766

142

381

142

98

83

204

230

170

130

90

*80

79

87

104

89

81

74

72

71

69

71

72

71

81

81

78

72

81

69

-

3,908

130

0.756

0.84

Dec.

69

67

67

91

407

158

120

108

100

*92

87

83

79

78

158

131

108

149

208

252

4.450

1.010

314

233

193

188

163

138

133

131

127

9,692

313

1.82

2.10

Jan.

120

118

110

108

193

154

*131

118

116

370

250

180

156

144

138

127

118

138

122

118

108

473

490

233

180

172

806

1.760

981

329

238

8,799

284

1.65

1.90

.Feb.

211

195

603

1,560

420

273

230

*200

185

170

160

149

151

198

172

224

372

230

190

175

165

151

147

151

154

147

142

138

155

-

-

7,596

255

1.48

1.60

Mar.

244

178

250

350

256

203

178

165

156

151

1.710

*490

293

238

203

186

178

172

538

332

238

208

750

1,710

1,010

404

305

256

227

208

198

,11,967

386

2.24

2.58

Apr.

203

208

180

311

198

175

*165

154

149

147

149

149

147

163

147

140

133

131

131

129

124

122

120

127

776

474

557

904

362

261

-

7,136

238

1.38

1.54

May

211

188

168

156

149

144

135

127

131

288

211

253

165

149

*135

131

122

122

131

138

135

118

112

114

163

154

120

112

110

114

112

4,618

149

0.866 i.oo

June

114

106

102

100

98

94

92

89

92

96

92

83

83

85

106

90

353

144

*79

72

69

74

543_

138

119

85

77

80

71

75

-

3,501

117

0.680

0.76

July

91

69

66

66

80

91

82

189

110

93

79

72

69

*69

66

74

69

74

66

69

89

62

61

79

59

55

55

55

53

126

68

2,406

77.6

0.451

0.52

Aug.

65

65

65

62

65

85

96

235

342

699

152

93

*BO

69

66

74

138

72

68

77

74

158

85

69

63

62

56

66

66

66

215

3,648

118

0.686

0.79

Sept.

1,850

232

155

102

87

80

77

»75

77

72

74

68

61

65

66

68

63

63

68

102

68

72

85

71

66

68

65

61

63

65

-

4,169

139

0.808

0.90

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,450 

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,450

Min 

Min

150

187

0.872

1.09

In. 

In.

11.83

14.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Nov. 1 (12 m.) 1.840 cfs (B.O2 ft); Dec. 21 (5 p.m.) 5,760 cfs 

(15.48 ft): Jan. 28 (9:30 p.m.) 5,330 cfs (11.36 ft): Feb. 4 (2:30 a.m.) 3.24U cfs (11.19 ft); Mar. 

11 (2 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (11.77 ft); Mar. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 2,970 cfs (10.59 fb); Apr. 27 (12 p.m.) 2,090 

cfs (£.64 ft); June 23 (6 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (7.78 ft); Aug. 10 (3:30 a.m.) 1,840 cfs (8.02 ft); Sept. 

1 (7 a.m.) 3,520 cfs (11.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
00 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°05', long. 78°46 I , 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 371 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 

14, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 11.80 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 2,340 cfs Apr. 1, 1948 (gage height, 11.88 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 31, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft Sept. 5, 1947.

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 17.5 ft, from floodmark.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1250.

Rating table, water ; 

and discharge

ear 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

82

133

3.0 

5.0 

10.0

197

479

1,750

Discharge, title feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

27

26

*25

24

27

55

37

33

42

a35

a30

a27

a28

a30

a30

a30

a32

a30

a30

a33

35

36

43

38

37

38

38

37

a7_p_

1,057

34.1

0.334

0.39

Nov.

a400

a90

a230

a 90

a60

a50

a!20

a!40

alOO

a80

a54

*a'60

66

74

110

84

73

65

62

60

57

58

59

59

64

66

64

58

56

55

-

2,664

88.8

0.871

0.97

Dec.

55

54

54

57

142

133

84

76

72

*68

64

63

60

60

105

103

75

76

93

97

al,500

a400

a!70

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

a90

86

86

84

4,467

144

1.41

1.63

Jan.

80

78

76

73

111

102

»87

83

82

151

251

135

107

98

92

87

82

91

87

82

77

147

363

279

123

109

138

443

1.010

a200

a!50

5,074

164

1.61

1.86

Feb.

a!30

a!20

aSOO

a900

a250

a!60

*a!40

120

110

101

97

91

92

111

111

109

216

197

126

110

106

97

94

96

100

97

94

90

8T_

_

-

4,652

160

1.57

1.69

Mar.

150

143

137

204

184

127

111

102

98

»96

194

433

204

133

111

103

97

95

171

300

155

120

178

519

1.140

470

223

155

132

120

111

6,516

210

2.06

2.38

Apr.

Ill

117

105

98

140

133

103

97

*95

93

93

93

92

96

95

88

85

83

82

81

79

78

76

76

216

514

377

532

433

210

-

4,571

152

1.49

1.66

May

137

114

101

94

90

86

79

77

78

136

129

a!45

98

86

80

78

75

73

77

a80

a76

a70

69

68

103

106

81

72

68

68

a70

2,764

89.2

0.875

1.01

June

a70

a66

a62

a60

a60

a58

55

53

52

58

a56

a 52

a50

50

58

56

47

84

*57

51

48

51

94

75

58

52

47

45

43

69

-

1,747

58.2

0.571

0.64

July

63

51

46

43

44

56

50

178

113

66

57

52

49

»47

45

46

48

aSO

a45

68

59

52

48

48

44

42

42

41

38

77

55

1,763

56.9

0.558

0.64

Aug.

49

48

48

44

64

57

52

53

a200

a400

102

58

*50

44

44

104

80

53

46

52

52

56

49

43

41

39

38

a36

a40

a40

a300

2,382

76.8

0.753

0.87

Sept.

al.OOO

a200

a 100

62

55

52

50

49

48

*48

45

44

44

42

41

42

41

38

41

68

49

48

62

50

44

42

41

40

39

41

-

2,566

85.5

0.838

0.94

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,500 Mln 24 Mean 88.6 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,500 Mln 24 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (time unknown) 2.300 cfs (11.80 ft); Jan. 29 (2 p.m.)

1,340 cfs (8.65 ft); Feb. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (7.72 ft); Mar. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (8.66 ft)j

Sept. 1 {, time unknown) 1,310 cfs (8.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Falling River near Naruna 

and Roanoke Creek at Saxe .
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 89

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. 3,000 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1900 to August 1906, October 1927 to March 1930, and October

 1950 to September 1952 In reports of Geological Survey. Prior to January 1905, published as Staunton River at Randolph. Records prior to August 1906, republlshed 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 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Aug. 27, 1900, to Oct. 13, 1902, wireweight 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. 7 years (1902-5, 1927-29, 1950-52), 3,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 26.5C ft); 

minimum, 674 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.84 ft).

1900-1906, 1927-30, 1950-52; Maximum discharge, about 80,000 efs Dec. 30, 1901 

(gage height, 34.0 ft, site and datum then In use); minimum, 590 cfs Oct. 18, 1904 

(gage height, 2.5 ft, site and datum then In use).

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 41.6 ft (discharge, 150,000 cf s ) , from 

Information by Corps of Engineers.

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

 Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given

In Water-Supply Paper 1250. 

Revisions (water years). W 1203: 1927-30. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

4.a

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

650

1,510

3,240

4,900

6,200

16.0

18.0

22.0

25.0

9,500

12,400

21,000

28,000

5.2

7.0

13.0

19.0

25.0

880

2,240

7,540

13,200

27,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water yesr October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mesn

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a700

3680

3700

3700

3680

686

692

864

920

1,060

990

*913

857

829

822

857

857

864

864

857

857

857

871

955

1,020

1,060

1.100

1,020

1,020 

990

990

27,152

875

0.292

0.34

Nov.

1,980

5.250

4,760

4,760

2,970

1,910

1,950

2,340

2,610

2,160

1,710

1,510

1,510

*1,450

1,750

1,830

1,750

1,590

1,430

1,310

1,270

31.200

31,200

31,220

31,300

31,330

31 , 400

al,320

al,500 

al,250

59,300

1,977

0.659

0.74

Dec.

al,200

31,150

al.150

al,200

a5,500

38,400

34,000

32,600

a2,200

32,000

81,800

81,700

1,650

1,550

1,650

1,990

1,710

1,550

1,870

2,610

12,200

27 . 500

24 , 200

7,520

4,620

3,870

3,420

3,150

2,880 

2,700

2,520

140,000

4,516

1.51

1.74

Jan.

2,430

2,340

2,250

2,160

2,250

2,610

2,520

2,430

*2,250

2,880

4,380

4,620

3,780

3,150

2,880

2,700

2,430

2,540

2,250

2,160

2,050

2,450

4,900

5,600

4,830

3,960

5,600

7,370

19.600 

16,900

7,750

135,780

4,515

1.44

1.66

Feb.

5,500

4,540

4,440

12,900

*17,700

9,320

6,360

5,230

4,540

3,940

3,540

3,240

3,050

5,050

3,340

3,340

4,640

5,860

4,740

3,940

3,540

3,240

2,960

2,870

2,780

2,780

2,600

2,510

2.420

-

138,910

4,790

1.60

1.73

Msr.

5.050

3,440

3,740

4,840

5,860

5,590

4,640

3,940

5,540

*3,240

5,510

16,800

12,200

6,760

5,500

4,640

4,140

3,740

4,340

8,720

7,050

5,500

5,410

12,600

18,200

11,200

7,050

5,770

5,040 

4,540

4,140

200,730

6,475

2.16

2.49

Apr.

5,940

5,940

5,840

5,540

5,540

5,740

3,540

3,540

*3,050

2,870

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,690

3,240

3,540

2,960

2,690

2,600

2,510

2,420

2,330

2,420

2,240

3,840

10,900

9,310

16,700

*21,800

-

148,070

4,936

1.65

1.84

Msy

7,120

5,770

4,940

4,340

5,840

5,540

5,240

3,050

2,870

2,960

4,540

7,880

*8,030

5,040

4,140

3,640

3,340

5,050

2,960

2,960

3,140

3,050

2,780

2,600

2,690

5,140

3,140

2,870

2,420 

2.240

2,330

117,650

5,795

1.26

1.45

June

2,510

2,330

2,160

2,080

2,160

2,000

1,840

1,760

1,640

1,680

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,640

2,080

*2,080

2,960

2,330

1,760

1,560

31,420

32,100

35.100

32,500

32,000

31,600

al,450

31,350 

31,300

-

58,030

1,954

0.645

0.72

July

31,450

31,450

31,450

31,350

al , 500

al,700

a2 ,000

a2 ,800

a3,100

35,300

32,200

al,900

al,600

31,450

31,350

*3l,300

2,240

1,920

1,960

1,520

1,370

1,230

1,120

1,200

1,160

1,020

915

915

880 

555

1,060

49,090

.1,584

0.528

0.61

AUK.

1,760

1,540

1 ,520

1,880

1,520

1,720

5,050

3,240

6,760

12.600

9,140

*4,340

2,780

2,240

1,960

1,920

2,330

3,140

2,420

2,000

4,740

3,440

4,140

2,780

2,000

1,640

1,520

1,400

1,440

1,720

1,880

94,560

5,044

1.01

1.16

Sept.

11,700

27.100

24,200

7,820

4,340

33,500

32,700

32,400

32,200

32,100

*a2,000

2,000

1,800

1,680

i;eoo

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,560

2,000

1,880

1,720

1,720-

1,600

1,480

1,400

1,370

1.540 

1,340

-

120,670

4,022

1.34

1.50

Calendar year 1951: Max 27,500 Mln 680 Mean 2,924 Cfsm 0.975 In. 15.26

Water yesr 1951-52: Max 27,500 Mln 680 Mesn 3,518 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.98

Peak discharge (base. 20,000 cfs).--Dec. 22 (10 p.m.) 29,900 cfs (25.83 ft)j Jan. 29 (11:30 p.m.) 

23.100 cfs (22.87 ft); Apr. 29 (11 a.m.) 22,900 cfs (23.27 ft); Sept. 2 (11 p.m.) 51,600 cfs (26.50 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this Say.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations nesr Clover and at 

Brookneal.
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 78°41', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

500ft northwest of Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 162 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 325 ft (from Corps cf Engineers maps). 

Prior to July 21, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 130 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 10.80 ft); 

minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Oct. 6, 7, July 30.

1946-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,190 cfs Dec. 6, 1948, Ncv. 1, 1949 (gage 

height, 11.94 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 6, 7, 1951; miniirum gage height 

observed, 1.73 ft Sept. 6, 1947.

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached" a stage of 25.7 ft (backwater from Roanoke River), 

from floodmark.

A discharge of 10.8 cfs was measured on Sept. 13, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0

74

211

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

Nov. 10 to Feb. 5, 

May 14 to Sept. 30

18 7.0

35 8.0

81 9.0

211 11.0

281

400

680

1,110

2,470

Feb. 8 to May 13

2.T 54 

3.5 99 

6.C 281 

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

16

17

17

17

*16

15

16

22

27

25

32

39

36

29

27

25

25

25

24

24

25

25

25

27

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

779

25.1

0.155

0.18

Nov.

52

86

183

162

134

76

166

183

197

108

7'1

58

53

*55

84

132

211

123

84

62

51

47

47

49

53

60

61

56

50

47

-

2,801

93.4

0.577

0.64

Dec.

45

44

44

52

132

141

120

84

73

64

58

*53

50

49

78

105

114

96

126

166

1,150

2.090

1,120

376

197

141

126

105

96

93

93

7,281

235

1.45

1.67

Jan.

90

84

81

7890"

114

114

96

*90

232

348

336

204

135

114

102

93

87

87

84

78

176

362

400

253

144

135

380

1.110

908

379

6,984

225

1.39

1.60

Feb.

204

152

183

615

*850

450

233

153

122

108

99

90

87

93

114

125

181

249

249

164

125

111

99

96

105

128

132

122

108

_

-

5,527

191

1.18

1.27

Mar.

202

257

281

362

450

306

188

139

114

*105

193

325

315

181

128

105

96

87

139

188

195

136

188

634

1.550

910

379

225

160

132

114

8,764

283

1.75

2.02

Apr.

108

108

105

96

114

132

128

99

*87

81

78

78

78

78

78

75

69

66

63

62

59

58

56

54

195

525

680

1.530

1,010

450

-

6,400

213

1.31

1.46

May

257

160

111

90

78

72

66

60

56

60

96

*132

146

123

87

74

67

61

58

65

74

71

62

56

62

84

81

67

58

53

53

2,640

85.2

0.526

0.61

June

56

62

56

48

44

40

38

34

32

32

38

37

34

32

32

32

*35

41

42

35

30

28

45

74

56

39

31

28

25

32

-

1,188

39.6

0.244

0.27

July

67

99

60

34

32

74

71

144

204

T69

78

45

35

30

28

*26

26

28

44

46

32

27

25

24

22

20

20

18

18

18

24

1,588

51.2

0.316

0.36

Aug.

38

66

53

44

42

84

117

102

75

74

75

*63

44

34

29

30

46

74

66

48

40

61

126

166

75

42

34

31

32

32

55

1,898

61.2

0.378

0.44

Sept.

318

1.060

790

204

74

49

41

38

36

*35

34

32

32

30

28

28

27

26

27

30

34

34

36

38

34

32

30

28

26

26

-

3,257

109

0.673

0.75

Calendar year 1951 : Max 2,090 nin 15 Mean 96.2 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.06

Water year 1951-52; Max 2,090 win 15 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.827 In. 11.27

Peak dlscharee (base, 1,000 cfs).--

cfs (9.26 ftj; Mar. 25 (6:30 p.m.) 1,

Dec. 22 (10 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (10.80 ft); Jan. 29 (9 p.m.) 1,290 

670 cfs (9.92 ft); Apr. 28 (7:30 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (9.94 ft);

Sept. 2 (1 p.m.) 1,230 cfs (9.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.

91

Location. Lat 36°50'17", long. 78°40'02", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 360, 3| miles downstream from Roanoke Creek, 6 miles east of Clover, 

Halifax County, and at mile 220.0.

Drainage area. 3,230 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1952 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 302.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 23 years, 3,355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,400 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 19.88 ft); 

minimum, 700 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 37.15 ft, 

from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting 

on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and floodrouting studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanol'e 

River basin; minimum, 204 cfs Sept. 3, 1932 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water years) . W 727: 1930(M) . W 972: 1930, 1931(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

2.5

6.0

12.0

20.0

700

1,420

5,230

13,000

34,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

770

742 

*756

770

756

735

728

¥78

952

1,060

1,040

975

922

885

870

885

892

885

885

885

87B

878

892

945

1,010

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,030 

1,010

1,020

28,164

909

0.281

0.32

Nov.

1,470

5.110 

4,990

4,750

3,090

2,020

2,270

2,430

2,650

2,220

1,770

1,620

1,520

1,470

1,770

1,920

2,170

1,720

1,570

1,420

1,330

1,330

1.280

1,330

1,380

1,470

1,520

1,470

1,420 

1,380

-

61,860

2,062

0.638

0.71

Dec.

1,330

1,280 

1,280

1,280

3,650

9,420

4,410

2,870

2,380

2,120

*1,920

1,770

1,720

1,620

1,770

2,070

1,920

1,720

2,070

2,700

12,200

25 , 900

51.400

12 , 800

5,110

4,190

3,750

3,420

3,090 

2,870

2,650

156,680

5,054

1.56

1.80

Jan.

2,540

2,480 

2,320

2,270

2,380

2,760

2,760

2,540

2,380

3,640

4,870

4,990

4,080

3,310

2,980

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,320

2,270

2.120

2,760

5,350

6,310

5,350

4,080

3,640

8,380

18,900 

21 , OOP

9,940

146,340

4,721

1.46

1.68

Feb.

5,710

4,630 

4,630

13,000

20.500

12,700

*7,030

5,350

4,520

3,970

3,640

3,420

3,200

3,200

3,420

3,530

3,640

6,070

4,870

4,080

3,640

3,420

3,200

2,980

2,980

3,090

2,980

2,760

2.650

-

148,810

5,131

1.59

1.72

Mar.

3,640

3,860 

4,190

5,710

6,430

5,950

4,750

4,080

3,640

5.510

5,250

16,500

16,500

7,590

5,470

4,650

4,080

3,640

4,080

9,160

7,990

5,470

5,550

15,500

21,500

16,200

8,380

6,070

5,110 

4,520

4,190

220,120

7,101

2.20

2.54

Apr.

5,860

5,860 

5,860

5,640

5,640

5,750

5,640

3,510

*5,200

2,980

2,980

2,870

2,870

2,870

5,200

5,640

3,090

2,870

2,700

2,600

2,540

2,480

2,480

2.580

3^860

12,400

11,700

17,800

24.000 

T7/700

-

162,770

5,426

1.68

1.87

May

8,250

6,070 

4,990

4,500

5,860

3,640

3,310

3,090

2,980

2,980

4,190

7,590

9.680

5,110

4,080

5,550

5,200

5,090

2,870

2,980

3,200

2,980

2,760

2,600

2,760

5,200

3,200

2,870

2,480 

2,520

2,430

120,390

5,884

1.20

1.38

June

2,600

2,430 

2,220

2,170

2,220

2,120

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,820

1,770

1,720

1,670

1,670

2,020

2,120

2,980

2,480

1,870

1,620

1,520

2,270

5.420

2,650

2,020

1,670

1,570

1,470 

1.420

-

60,690

2,023

0.626

0.70

July

1,570

1,570 

1,570

1,420

1,580

1,920

2,120

5,090

5,510

5.550

2,520

2,070

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,420

*2,070

1,970

1,970

1,620

1,420

1,280

1,200

1,240

1,200

1,040

968

952

900 955

1,240

51,915

1,675

0.519

0.60

Aug.

1,770

1.3EO 

1,470

1,920

1,570

1,770

5,OfO

3.2CO

6,450

15. SCO

11.7CO

4,3CO

2,760

2,220

1,920

1,920

2,220

2,9SO

2,4SO

2,020

4,3CO

3.2CO

4,150

2,870

2,070

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,470 

1,620

1,870

96,820

5,125

0.967

1.11

Sept.

10,600

2 3', 400 

5-1 . 400

12,500

4,410

3,420

2,870

2,480

2,320

2,170

2,070

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,570

1,920

1,920

1,720

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,380

1,550 

1,350

-

128,500

4,285

1.55

1.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 31,400 Mln 728 Mean 3,042 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.76

Water year 1951-52; Max 31,400 Mln 728 Mean 3,779 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

Peak discharge (base. 25,000 cfs). Dec. 25 (7:50 a.m.) 54.000 cfs (19.85 ft); Jan. 30 (7 a.m.) 

23,200 cfs (16.80 ft)j Apr. 29 (5 p.m.) 24,600 cfs (17.34 ft ; Sept. 3 (9 to 10 a.m.) 54,400 cfs 

(19.88 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location. lat 36°30<54", long. 80°18'12", on left bank at downstream side of 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 Riv?r.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

U> Nov. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 189 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 1, 15 (gage height, 1.02 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Oct. 1.

1924-52: 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 of 1916 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Oct. 19, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by 

Pinnacles powerplant and two reservoirs, 28 miles above station with a combined capacity 

of 416,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions. W 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 43 2.5 470

1.2 66 3.0 750

1.5 123 3.5 1,090

2.0 263 4.0 1,490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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.

115" 53

*125

123

127

130

153

66

80

86

88

74

73

64

55

113

115

120

122

121

96 

62

123 

127

126

92

81

68

*58

73

89

2,948

95.1

0.767

0.88

Nov.

I50~ 340

154

135

93

142

192

144

134

123

102

77

131

*148

148

142

134

105

86

132

107 

103

86 

99

90

87

103

103

99

94

-

3,783

126

1.02

1.13

Dec.

89

75- 73

507

267

210

154

169

119

102

133

124

126

130

160

117

139

200

*177

262

1,370 

SSY

219 

206

166

146

142

143

145

130

109

6,461

208

1.68

1.94

Jan.

128

110

123

126

133

113

101

125

131

213

157

139

122

106

132

123

122

122

114

106

*83 146-

140 

126

125

132

147

284

253

193

185

4,360

141

1.14

1.31

Feb.

160

149

513 476-

316

238

206

186

168

150

139

153

153

183

163

180

166

146

158

157

155 

144

144

140

129

151

152

143

143

-

-

5,461

188

1.52

1.64

Mar.

194

177

184

348

*232

]94

179

164

149

145

1,080

421

321

285

266

239

232

203

486

344

292 

273

1,480 

*1,220

761

527

435

366

323

284

291

12,093

390

3.15

3.63

Apr.

310

297

279

240

277

256

252

235

243

212

216

241

250

318

*288

283

258

223

195

217

216 

176

I7F 

199

595

485

516

551

411

312

-

8,725

291

2.35

2.62

May

273

252

259

219

204

219

210

174

230" 1ST

384

324

260

219

183

199

204

226

306

246

203 

179

176 

213

349

*272

241

210

184

218

215

7,232

233

1.88

2.17

June

190

169

168

169

167

166

159

145

136

TBT

148

142

143

240

212

151

187

167

152

152

156 

168

160 

148

158

159

165

162

149

139

-

4,882

163

1.31

1.46

July

148

130

126

127

116

167

102 145-

143

*132

124

122

113

111

168

161

144

155

147

158

114 

159

157 

132

125

125

202

107

130

156

£04

4,350

140

1.13

1.30

Aug.

137

626

319

198

250

423

272

307

442

490

236

209

203

195

203

238

229

146

178

183

*196 

182

159 

119

102

133

136

176

165

146

518

7,516

242

1.95

2.25

Sept.

400- 685

320

265

*248

231

213

209

222

212

174

178

174

140

141

175

168

165

194

184

151 

135

165 

157

153

149

144

112

115

147

-

6,126

204

1.65

1.84

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,370 win 53 Mean 171 Cfsra 1.38 In. 18.77

Water year 1951-52 : Max 1,480 Mln 53 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,470 cfs (5.97 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 2,200 

cfs (4.76 ft); Mar. 23 (1 p.m.)' 2,650 cfs (5.19 ft); Aug. 2 (3 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (4.54 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

93

Location. Lat 36°34'05", long. 79°59 | 15 n , 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.94 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps 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 ard datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1929-35, 1936-52), 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.270 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 6.05 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

1928-52: 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, 19 cfs Sept. 2-5, 1930 (gage height, 2.12 ft, site and datum then in use.

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

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 Nov. 2 to May 25

1.4 

1.7 

3.0

77

478

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

52

156

297

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

478

975

2,270

May 26 to Sept. 3O

1.4 32 2.5 289

1.7 73 3.0 478

2.0 139 4.0 975

Discharge, In cubic feet per serond, water year October 1951 to September 1352

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

42

42

41

39

37_

37

37

48

44

42

*44

41

42

44

45

46

46

44

42

42

45

47

51

51

54

49

48

49

49

48

49

1,385

44.7

0.414

0.48

Nov.

158

111

~9T 183

71

66

95

95

71

68

66

63

63

*70

80

70

70

63

62

59_

63

60

60

62

65

63

60

59

59

59

-

2,285

76.2

0.706

0.79

 

Dec.

59

5T

59

154

431

140

106

93

84

79

75

*70

68

66

104

80

80

118

172

159

 

1,710 430~

211

156

133

128

111

99

97

95

91

5,517

178

1.65

1.90

Jan.

86

84

82

*77

84

82

79

77

79

228

143

113

99

93

88

84

80

79

75

75

73

54

102

80

79

79

106

2So~ 304

*151

123

3,348

108

1.00

1.15

 

Feb.

113

106

418

773 2"80

194

159

140

128

118

111

104

104

118

111

118

167

125

113

108

104

97

95

97

95

95

95

95

97

_

-

4,478

154

1.43

1.54

 

Mar.

328

167

*208

417

225

167

143

130

123

127

~~ 1,180 33?

219

178

159

146

135

128

520

239

180

161

776

838

490

271

219

191

175

164

156

8,893

287

2.66

3.07

Apr.

156

*151

140

135

140

133

128

125

123

120

118

118

118

167

138

a!20

allO

allO

allO

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

a!20

a700

a450

a370

al.OOO

a450

*a200

-

6,170

206

1.91

2.13

May

178

159

148

140

135

130

125

118

120

135

156

183

133

128

118

118

113

111

m

146

135

118

113

125

512

255

137

117

111

117

113

4,419

143

1.32

1.52

June

106

*102

95

93

91

89

85

83

83

83

81

79

89

83

125

93

89

89

79

73

73

75

79

83

73

68

65

63

63

73

-

2,505

83.5

0.773

0.86

July

70

*62

62

59

57

73

67

93

120

77

67

63

59

60

85

73

67

63

60

56

51

49

49

49

43

43

43

41

IT

68

93

1,963

63.3

0.586

0.68

Aug.

70

85

81

67

67

*125

100

171

100

222

100

75

70

62

63

163

165

87

81

70

67

63

70

60

54

54

53

a?

81

68

225

2,913

94.0

0.870

1.00

Sept.

852

190

127

100

89

79

75

83

79

70

67

67

65

63

62

65

*60

59

63

71

62

63

65

60

57

57

56

54

54

57

-

2,971

99.0

0.917

1.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,710 Mln 37 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,710 Mln 37 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs).--Dee. 21 (4 p.m.) 2,27O cfs (6.05 ft); Feb. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 1,480 

cfs U-83 ft); Mar. 11 (6 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (5.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Sandy River near Danville.
ROANOKS RIVER BASIN

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°32'00", long. 79°S9'30", on right bank 300 ft downstresm from Anglins 

Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, threequarters of a mile downstreaia from Virginia-North Carolina State line, and 4 miles 

west of Price, Roc'kingham County.

Drainage area.--260 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 689.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 29, 1929, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 32S cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 6.75 ft); mini-

 mum',' 94 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (^age nelght, 0.92 ft).

1929-52: 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, 41 cfs Sept. 19, 

1932 (gage height, 0.52 ft); minimum daily, 44 cfs Sept. 19, 1932.

Remarks. Records gu,jd except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period of'Ice effect (gage 

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

Some diurnal

0.3 31

170

272

468

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,060

1,900

3,110

4,710

Discharge, In cufclr feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

 Day

1

3

4

S

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

112

112

108

105

100

98

Nov.

420 

25¥

398

223

176

163

10"5l 225

127

119

114

116

112

114

118

118

*114

114

112

108

108

116

121

131

131

141

131

125

131

131

127

133

3,647

118

0.454

0.52

233

178

165

161

158

156

*165

190

173

173

158

154,

147

152

152

147

149

158

154

147

143

143

Dec.

141 

T4T

141

380

978

345

£53

226

208

202

184

176

Jar,. Feb.

241 

230

216

205

223

216

198

190

192

519

3^9

285

168 I 260

168 i 245

245

b!80

blSO

285

430

388

4,360

1. 180

544

414

335

326

285

256

*-*<=,?;

141 1 256

-

5,596

186

0.715

0.80

253

13,854

447

1.72

1.98

230

219

205

303

264

965

1,880

754

522

419

369

316

298

281

249

253

*298

28i

281

404

Mar.

712 

409

483

1,160

594

436

374

330

307

SOT

3,200

Sbl

616

500

436

394

359

202 290 1 350

195

190

181 195"

260

!°*

192

198

245

684

80fe

42T

32«

8,557

£76

1.06

1.22

281i 1,210

264

256

241

237

245

245

241

241

233

233

-

11, 144

384

1.43

1.5?

6S5

500

436

1,920

2,220

*1,430

808

Apr.

457 

425

399

389

379

379

364

335

May

484 

436

389

364

350

335

326

298

326 285

316 330

316

316

312

484

379

340

303

303

294

290

290

294

281

281

1,180

736

649 i 773

566

506

473

452

23,763

767

2.95

3.40

1,390

754

572

-

13,657

455

1.75

1.95

384

511

340

321

298

285

290

281

522

364

326

285

264

312

1,020

621

369

326

281

298

290

11,585

374

1.44

1.66

June

276 

264

256

245

237

226

223

212

216

216

212

198

223

212

528

290

276

237

205

192

187

195

190

195

187

*173

163

158 158-

195

-

6,745

225

0.865

0.96

Jjly

176 

165

156

147

145

178

170

233

234

195

173

163

152

145

308

201

295

190

178

154

145

139

135

133

125

123

127

123

119 146"

251

5,384

174

0.669

0.77

Aug.

192 

278

440

198

190

476

285

452

316

682

350

241

216

190

198

298

443

233

307

195

195

202

170

170

163

161

158

54T

264

205

788

8,897

287

1.10

1.27

Sept.

2,680 

610

404

307

268

245

226

268

237

212

202

195

187

181

178

181

176

181

165

223

181

178

181

170

165

161

161

158

T58

161

-

9,000

300

1.15

1.29

Calendar year 1951; Max 4,360 

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,360

Mean 

Mean

1.09 In. 14.83 

ter year 1951-52: Max 4,360 Mln 98 Mean 333 Cf.sm 1.28 1.28 In. In. 17.41 17.41

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 cfs).--Dec. 21 (12 m.) 6,310 cfs (6.75 ft); Feb. 4 (1 a.m.) 3,550 cfs 

.28 ft); MarT 11 (12 ».) 5,080 cfs (6.15 ft); Mar. 23 (6:30 p.m.) 3,700 cfs (5.39 ft); Sept. 1

(6'a.m.) s m 1 4.71O 4,710'cfs r-fs fR (5.983R fM

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

95

Location. Lat 36°25', long. 79°50', on right bank 600 ft downstream from Settles Bridge 

(bridge relocated) , 3| miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockinghani County, and ? = miles 

downstream from Mayo River.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 518 ft (by barometer). Prior to Aug. 3, 

1949, at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,007 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Dec. 22 (gage height, 19.09 ft); minimum, 222 cfs Oct. 3, 13, (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum daily, 255 cfs Oct. £.

1939-52: 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, 149 cfs Sept. 11, 1944

(gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 182 cfs Sept. 11, 1944.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage about 7 ft higher than that of Sept. 18, 1945, and 

flood of 1937 reached a stage of 29.8 ft, from Information by local residents.

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

are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation and regulation at low flow caused by powerplants 

above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

287

272

350" 255

296

272

281

356

377

284

293

293

278

281

296

*281

309

342

332

322

336

342

322

349

406

428 345"

356

374 

346

329

9,9«8

320

0.305

0.35

Nov.

632

1,360

1,140

944

547

439

506

765

568

474

432

436

388

*474

547

610

486

482

428

574

395

398

428

377

424

455

413

406

395 

391

_

16,114

537

0.511

0.57

Dec.

370

377

377

424

2,770

1,350

855

720

676

632

531

535

494

486

568

742

424

462

968

968

10,300

9,580

2,130

1,440

1,140

968

922

788

742

720

698

44,157

1,424

1.36

1.56

Jan.

610

654

568

543

568

632

568

510

535

2,940

2,450

1,290

945

832

742

698

654

632

589

568

568

539

788

698

589

589

654

2,160

4,650 

1,880

1,220

31,863

1,028

0.979

1.13

Feb.

1,060

922

2,180

8,950

3,240

2,OOO

1,540

1,260

1,040

968

922

810

810

*855

968

878

1,190

1,030

900

878

832

768

720

765

810

742

788

855

810

_

39,571

1,365

1-.30

1.40

Mir.

1,920

1,820

1,550

9,270

4,310

2,000

1,540

1,340

1,190

1,140

8,500

8,340

2,440

1,880

1,590

1,490

1,340

1,260

3,990

3,120

1,940

1,64O

4,700

11,700

10,400

3,440

*2,510

2,000

1,760 

1,590

1,490

103,200

3,229

3.17

3.66

Apr.

,490

,490

,340

,290

,260

,260

,220

,120

,120

,060

,040

,020

,040

,510

,570

,240

,140

,060

990

945

968

945

900

878

4,140

3,330

3,380

5,820

2^120

_

49,926

;,664

1.58

1.77

May

,640

,490

,340

,240

,190

,090

* ,090

,040

968

968

.290

,640

,240

,090

990

922

922

900

1,580

1,340

1,190

1,020

922

855

3,580

2,460

1,440

1,160

1,040 

1,020

1,040

39,697

1,281

1.2?

1.41

June

990

945

855

855

855

832

765

742

742

698

720

676

698

698

1,960

1,060

765

788

720

632

568

589

698

676

610

547

*535

531

498 

632

_

22,880

763

0.727

0.81

July

547

526

421

428

a50O

a500

a500

a600

a800

a600

a500

a460

a440

a420

aAZS

a460

a600

a900

d535

d494

d486

a480

a480

a480

a500

dl,250

d589

d568

a550 

a500

a500

17,034

549

0.523

0.60

Aug.

a700

a900

al.100

a900

al,000

* ,230

,490

,640

,260

,590

1,390

900

742

698

676

765

1,290

968

1,140

945

698

765

765

632

589

490

52?

676

990 

810

2,250

30,511

984

0.937

1.08

Sept.

9,970

2,140

1,340

1,080

900

832

765

765

788

720

676

654

589

568

568

510

568

531

531

589

610

568

547

568

506

482

490

458

462 

413

-

30,168

1,006

0.958

1.07

Calendar year 1951; Max 10,3OO Min 255 i Mean 967 Cfsm 0.921 In. 12.52

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,700 Min 255 Mean 1,189 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.41

Peak discharge (base. 12,000 cfa).--Dec. 22 (2 a.m.) 16,400 cfs (19.O9 ft); Mar. 12 (3 a.m.) 

14,800 cfs (18717 ft); Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 14,10O cfs (17.82 ft); Sept. 1 (11 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (16.50 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basii of weather records, recorded rang", in stage, 

and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge based on doubtful gage heights.
96 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48 I , long. SO'Cl 1 , on left bank 1 mile upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 674, 1.2 miles upstream from Town Creek, 1-J- miles west of Ptiilpott, Henry County 

2 miles downstream from Philpott Dam, and 9.8 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area. 214 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--6 years, 336 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,300 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum, 

28 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 2.55 ft);

1946-52: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 29, 1949 (gage height, 20.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 18.2 and 20.3 ft; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 20, 1951 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 145,200 acre-ft).

Revisions.--W 1203: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height,- in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5

4.0

193

340

5.0 

6.O 

7.0

760

1,320

2,040

Di3cnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

TtT

Oct.

132

83

111

92

85

82

81 140"

104

*93

90

88

88

88

90

90

90

90

88

88

90

93

104

100

110

100

93

96

98

93

110

2,980

96.1 

-2

Nov.

580

2BO

265

177

140

128

381

253

171

149

137

130

*132

142

161

144

147

130

118

112

110

US

118

118

130

142

128

118

114

112

-

5,053

168 

-1

Dec.

112

110

108

554

1,050

325

241

213

190

142

*152

154

149

142

169

188

185

159

295

227

218

149

140

135

137

137

140

140

142

142

142

6,797

219 

+138

Jan.

142

142

*142

142

142

142

142

142

156

188

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

188

166

137

137

140

137

137

135

130~ 130

135

137

*140

158

4,817

155

+73

Feb.

140 140'

149

154

154

154

154

152

152

152

154

149

123 T25"

125

128

128

128

128

128

130

130

130

130

128

123

123

123

123

_

-

3,957

136

+255

Mar.

125

T2"8 123

*132

135

135

132

132

130

132

578

553

960 960"

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

428

703

960

960

960

803

960

960

960

554

19,323

623 

+100

Apr.

325

*325

331

331

331

331

331

331

322

328

325

325

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

328

331

334

334

337

495

702

*960

-

11,037

368

+76

May

960

960

534

331

331

331

331

331

331

328

331

569

810

487

325

325

325

328

325

325

325

325

325

325

331

325

253

171

174

174

174

11,820

381

-57

June

174

*T74

171

140

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

95

93

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

92_

98

98

96

96

98

-

3,117

104 

+90

July

*100

98

85

64

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

124

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

166

147

4,038

130 

+25

Aug.

149

152

149

149

159

*130

380

1,170

 826

221

221

221

221

221

221

227

224

1,110

728

166

152

152

152

152

152

149

149

152

149

149

161

8,714

281 

+87

Sept.

1,170

2,OOO

1,080

256

253

247

244

238

233

215

190

188

182

182

182

*188

190

193

193

193

193

215

227

227

224

224

224

224

224

180

-

9,979

333 

-63

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

94.1

0.440 

0.51

167 

0.780 

0.87

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52 :

357 

1.67 

1.92

228 

1.07 

1.23

391 

1.83 

1.97

723 

3.38 

3.90

444 

2.07 

2.31

324 

1.51 

1.74

Observed

Max 2,310 Min 58 Mean 257 

Max 2,000 Min 64 Mean 250

194 

0.907 

1.01

155 

0.724 

0.83

368

1.72 

1.98

270 

1.26

1.41

Adjusted

Mean 269 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.03 

Mean 309 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.68

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (11 P.m.) 3,300 cfs (8.44 ft).

Corps of Engineers .

furnished by
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

97

Location. Lat 36°46'15", long. 80°00'00", on left bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at north edge of North Bassett, 1 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, 3 miles 

downstream from Town Creek, and 5.6 miles upstream from Reed Creek.

Drainage area.--253 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.09 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 371 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs Dec. 4 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.S4 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 26,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.28 ft); minmum, 38 cfs Sept. 20, 1951 (gage height, 1.17 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 table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

2.5

143

310

580

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

920

1,910

3,130

Dlscnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

162

106 

116

111

104

98

101

155

127

*111

111

111

111

111

114

114

114

114

111

111

114

121

133

137

147

137

127

130

133

127

147

3,766

121

-z

Nov.

756

360 

375

243

198

182

474

335 

230

202

190

178

174

*190

218

194

190

174

162

155

162

162

162

152

178

190

174

162

155

155

-

6,842

22a

-1

Dec.

155

151 

151

1,210

1,580

426

315

273 

247

198

194

*194

190

186

210

251

206

230

350

390

1,020

305

222

202

190

190

190

186

186

182

182

9,962

321

+ 13B

Jan.

182

182 

178

*182

182

182

178

174 

186

296

243

235

230

230

230

226

226

226

206

170

170

198

198

190

186

174

190

332

264

218

*226

6,490

209

+ 73

Feb.

202

198

520

370

260

230

218

210 

202

202

202

190

170

182

178

190

206

186

182

182

178

174

170

174

174

170

170

166

166

-

-

6,022

208

+ 255

Mar.

247

198

214

*264

210

190

182

182 

178

18?

1,470

640

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,310

1,130

1,090

612

1,200

1,430

1,230

1,140

973

1,090

1,080

1,070

694

24,736

79B

+ 100

Apr.

410

*400 

395

395

405

395

390

390 

385

385

385

385

395

426

405

400

395

395

395

385

385

385

385

395

634

460

482

832

841

« 1,110

-

13,825

461

+ 76

May

1,090

1,070 

679

395

395

395

395

390 

395

395

432

612

896

620

385

385

385

395

405

395

390

385

385

390

460

425

340

226

226

230

222

14,189

458

-57

June

222

*218 

214

194

133

133

130

130 

130

130

130

130

133

143

143

133

147

143

133

130

130

130

130

130

127

127

127

127

127

127

-

4,281

143

+ 90

July

*130

127 

117

86

133

143

133

143 

140

137

133

133

130

130

130

130

130

166

222

214

214

210

210

206

206

206

202

202

210

198

182

5,053

163

+ 25

Aug.

182

206 

186

159

218

*243

438

1,200 

1,200

426

305

292

292

305

301

301

305

1,110

892

230

206

206

206

206

202

202

202

230

214

210

664

11,539

372

+ 87

Sept.

1,470

2,180 

1,300

278

273

273

269

282 

273

256

230

226

218

218

218

218

*222

218

226

222

218

235

256

251

251

251

251

251

251

218

-

11,503

383

-63

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

119

0.470 

0.54

227 

0.897 

1.00

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

459 

1.81 

2.09

282 

1.11 

1.28

463 

1.83 

1.97

898 

3.55 

4.09

537 

2.12 

2.36

401 

1.58 

1.82

Observed

Max 2,790 Min Bl Mean 325 

Max 2,180 Min 86 Mean 323

233 

0.921- 

1.03

188 

0.743 

0.86

459 

1.81 

2.09

320 

1.26 

1.41

Adjusted

Mean 337 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.05 

Mean 382 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
98 ROANORE RIVER BASIN

Smith River at Martinsville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'45", long. 79°52'55", on right bank 800 ft downstream from bridge on

 [J. S. Highways 58 and 220, 2 miles south of Martinsville, Henry County, and 5 miles 

downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 374 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1929 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years, 472 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 7.36 ft); mini-

 mum, 13 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.37 ft); minimum daily, 112 cfs Oct. 7.

1929-52: 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 

£ci-e heights 16.76 and 21.50 ft; minimum, 5 cfs May 20, 1934 (gage height, 1.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

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

Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). 

Some additional regulation by powerplant 1,000 ft above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 1940-41(P).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

94

163

438

860

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,760

2,860

4,280

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

199

177

130

156

156

130

112

234

176

170

*144

159

156

122

171

164

139

169

148

159

130

181

162

186

185

188

178

174

174

164

172

5,065

163

-2

Nov.

947 694"

632

348

225

246

390

556

302

258

233

236

205

*240

308

281

230

224

192

204

191

198

214

212

232

224

232

198

204

194

-

9,050

302

-1

Dec.

212

188

182

898

a2,500

a900

a500

a400

a350

a300

a270

a270

263

250

327

277

238

340

386

510

5,220

771

494

381

279

313

283

272

263

272

269

16,378

528

+138

Jan.

239

248

262

*246

260

268

244

252

264

508

478

374

343

339

290

342

310

290

318

256

226

336

304

272

250

272

276

691

619

402

321

10,100

326

+ 73

Feb.

278

296

1,210

1,020

570

431

351

316

307

272

270

279

251

304

268

330

362

327

269

263

273

298

144

234

340

274

218

262

290

-

10,307

355

+ 255

Mar.

682

316

*485

720

496

341

348

-5T4 222

305

2,650

754

1,250

1,200

1,180

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,720

1,300

1,160

1,000

1/720

2,090

1,620

1,360

1,110

1,250

1,180

1,180

866

32,229

1,040

+ 100

Apr.

523

512

477

531

480

488

474

480

472

476

518

495

502

582

496

480

443

512

478

488

479

407

460

492

1,220

678

736

1,540

840

*1,250

-

18,009

600

+ 76

May

1,220

1,180

1,030

460

422

502

493

414

536

454

618

672

1,020

916

352

464

493

539

632

562

534

497

476

516

994

756

549

345

327

345

333

18,651

602

-57

June

327

314

302

297

234

215

219

210

205

210

205

205

215

215

248

206

216

234

205

197

197

197

366

210

197

318

197

180

176

2lf3"

-

6,940

231

+ 90

July

188

*215

205

197

188

234

239

243

248

229

215

210

201

197

197

197

201

192

264

275

264

258

253

248

248

258

253

326

a2~80~ 392

a260

7,375

238

+ 25

Aug.

a270

a300

a280

a230

a300

a400

538

1,540

1,490

1,170

541

384

388

280

466

364

520

806

1,140

274

256

256

262

246

259

214

249

298

258

302

1,070

15,351

495

+ 87

Sept.

2,500

2,140

1,790

348

348

348

335

350

355

332

288

300

273

261

280

292

*264

279

272

320

243

302

318

320

316

312

308

284

314

305

-

14,697

490

-63

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

161 

0.430 

0.50

301 

0.805 

0.90

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

666 

1.78 

2.05

399 

1.07 

1.23

610 

1.63 

1.76

1,140 

3.05 

3.52

Observed

676 

1.81 

2.02

545 

1.46 

1.68

Max 3,220 Min 112 Mean 418 

Max 3,220 Min 112 Mean 449

321 

0.858 

0.96

263 

0.703 

0.81

582 

1.56 

1.80

Adjusted

427 

1.14 

1.27

Mean 430 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15,62 

Mean 508 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.50

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 efs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

a No gage-height record: discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Bassett and near 

Philpott.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 99

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°31'45", long. 79°4S'10 11 , on right banr 0.9 mile south of Virginia-North 

Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile north of Spray, 

Rockingham County.

Drainage area.--£38 sq mi,

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 652 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimom daily, 148 cfs Oct. 7.

1939-52: 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 

lj miles downstream; minimum, 63 cfs Jan. 12, 1942 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum 

daily, *6 cfs Sept. 10, 1944.

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

Plow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir (capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). 

Some additional regulation by powerplant at Martinsville, Va.

Fating table;

and di£ 

1.7

2.1

2.5

3.0

4.0

, water year 1951-52 (gage he

128

263

475

840

1,690

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

sight, in f( 

;cond)

2,680

5,840

5,200

6,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

236

216

191

164

186

168

148

216

253 

20T

184

169

199

168

215

*186

186

186

204

183

160

201

214

220

238

218

224

218

216

241

214

6,225

201

-2

Nov.

704

973

774

500

350

264

350

686

398 

323

268

260

302

299

346

348

314

273

267

251

254

260

236

271

298

272

288

277

236

242

-

10,924

364

-1

Dec.

263

259

242 £00"

3,220

916

558

444

390 

364

318

307

312

290

376

321

308

345

498

633

5,57.0

2,030

738

518

440

426

412

354

372

324

365

22,513

726

+ 138

Jan.

340

322

324

312

363

334

319

318

310 

780

714

514

414

418

384

382

368

367

351

331

297

316

430

352

326

318

363

1,000

1,560

620

428

13,775

444

+ 73

Feb.

422

392

1,330

2,540

696

666

534

495

439 

424

409

387

380

394

*416

411

617

522

436

397

390

382

413

238 460"

378

361

349

346

-

15,824

546

+255

Mar.

1,050

648

7O6

1,670

*888

544

488

435

390 

564

4,450

1,980

1,380

1,420

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,250

2,730

1,670

1,460

1,260

1,920

a2,50O

al,900

al,600

al,500

*1,460

1,580

1,540

1,510

45,613

1,407

+ 100

Apr.

588

686

687

564

652

616

BOB

596

596 

582

632

553

598

717

707

540

618

560

538

596

626

560

532

590

2,250

1,250

1,080

2,550

1,180

1 , 460

-

24,092

803

+76

May

1,420

1,340

1,290

672

652

565

*610

568

60S 

643

695

814

1,140

1,120

593

586

569

594

1,020

745

700

640

598

610

1,290

1,420

766

575

488

508

501

24,560

786

-57

June

482

463

457

457

427

565

349

339

344 

339

328

318

339

323

365

313

313

344

308

290

281

290

384

340

286

*315

259

239

231

272

-

10,160

339

+90

July

245

255

259

235

231

263

276

299

304 

276

251

239

219

216

227

259

235

216

251

272

272

272

255

259

255

272

276

277

212

Eeo

392

8,430

272

+ 25

Au3 .

297

438

317

281

346

*762

560

1,400

1,870 

1,660

1,160

462

402

306

506

406

566

410

1,660

444

306

274

286

294

268

266

260

322

357

310

764

17,960

579

+87

Sept.

4,550

2,270

2,470

508

596

580

382

396

395 

362

326

310

311

511

516

352

301

299

320

331

323

356

535

545

556

548

523

328

552

551

-

18,441

615

-65

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

199 

0.570

0.43

565 

0.675 

0.75

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

864 

1.61 

1.86

517 

0.961 

1.11

801 

1.49

1.61

1,507 

2.80 

5.23

879 

1.65 

1.82

729 

1.36 

1.57

Observed

Max 5,570 Mln 144 Mean 574 

Max 5,570 Mln 148 Mean 591

429 

0.797 

0.89

297 

0.552 

0.64

666 

1.24 

1.45

552 

1.05 

1.15

Adjusted

Mean 586 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80 

Mean 650 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.49

* 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 records for other stations in the basin.
100 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 460.38 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 26, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft downstream at datum 5.57 

ft lower.

Average discharge . 22 years (1930-52), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 6 cfs July 29; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Oct. 5, 6, 7; mininum daily discharge, 

17 cfs Oct. 5-7.

1929-52: 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. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above staRevisions (water years). W 972: 1930-41.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to July 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

13

22

51

114

225

2.5 385

3.0 605

4.0 1,190

5.0 2,050

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

104

203

2.5 350

3.0 595

4.0 1,190

5.0 2,050

Discharge ubie feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

L

>g

'3

4

5

6

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

22

18

*20

17_

17

17

25

22

23

25

22

25

25

27

25

26

25

22

25

26

31

32

31

35

31

30

34

34

31

34

797

25.7

0.227

0.26

Nov.

118

68

109

56

46

41

£5

54

46

43

41

*43

43

49

56

51

45

43

43

41

43

43

43

43

48

48

43

41

41

41

-

1,535

51.2

0.453

0.51

Dec.

43

41

43

150

396

109

76

68

65

60

56

54

51

*51

66

74

76

76

109

99

1,760

547

172

123

102

97

88

77

70

70

68

4,937

159

1.41

1.63

Jan.

64

60

60

57

77

70

62

58

60

221

*138

99

88

79

73

68

62

62

60

58

57

70

88

66

60

62

75

354

344

142

114

3,008

97.0

0.858

0.99

Feb.

97

90

518

905

219

*172

121

102

92

88

81

75

73

88

81

88

133

99

88

81

77

73

70

75

75

73

75

73

70

_

-

3,952

136

1.20

1.29

Mar.

251

138

213

688

224

150

123

109

99

97

1,280

-S3I9

177

138

118

109

99

95

357

195

138

121

216

938

579

219

164

140

126

114

106

7,840

253

2.24

2.56

Apr.

104

104

97

92

95

92

88

*81

81

81

81

81

81

99

86

77

75

75

73

73

73

70

68

77

612

274

242

880

2BT

164

4,427

148

1.31

1.46

May

133

116

104

99

99

90

81

79

81

90

102

102

86

*81

73

73

70

75

133

97

88

75

70

73

221

187

102

86

79

81

81

3,007

97.0

0.858

0.99

June

81

81

70

70

68

62

60

60

57

58

57

55

60

58

62

*55

58

79

52

46

50

50

86

955~5

60

50

52

50

45

-

1,842

61.4

0.543

0.61

July

43

45

37

37

39

53

57

70

60

48

39

36

36

32

*33

97

37

28

21

24

29

28

29

35

28

30

30

29

99

250

212

1,671

53.9

0.477

0.55

Aug.

64

*430

106

64

68

83

162

121

99

160

145

64

52

45

43

48

66

43

40

42

42

42

37

37

35

33

3T

62

52

43

527

2,888

93.2

0.825

0.95

Sept.

946

150

95

73

64

58

57

55

*53

52

50

48

46

46

46

48

45

42

46

46

43

48

48

42

40

40

42

39

35

39

-

2,482

82.7

0.732

0.82

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,760 Min 17 Mean 80.7 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.71

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,760 Min 17 Mean 105 Cfsm O.929 In. 12.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Dec. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 2,220 cfs (5.16 ft); Feb. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 

1,950 cfs (4.90 ft); Mar. 11 (7:30 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (4.92 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 1,530 cfs (4.45 ft): 

Aug. 31 (10 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (5.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 101

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 Fall Creek, and 

at mile 62.7.

Drainage area. 2,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 379.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 2,426 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 10.?2 ft); minimum, 180 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.76 ft); minimum daily, 476 cfs Oct. 6.

1934-52: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.9T ft); minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8, 1946 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 338 cfs Sept. 12, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow slightly regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Sirith River 

(usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). Diurnal fluctuation caused by cotton mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W972: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 24, 

Jan. 10, 11, 28, 29)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

400

810

1,610

4.0

6.0

11.0

3,700

8,800

23,900

Dlscnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

700 

586

571

*496

542

476

562

509

780

660

566 

616

544

566

482

609 

561 

593

636

565

584

630

704 

663

746

820

708

684 

739

738

699

19,335

624

-2

Nov.

880 

2,710

2,280

2,060

1,430

912

850

1,140

1,630

896

845 

*848

784

803

1,020

1,140 

1,020 

856

893

774

772

714

847 

660

TeT

885

854

770 

766

752

31,552

1,052

-1

Dec.

628 

720

754

845

5,560

4,180

2,090

1,420

1,090

1,220

994 

878

904

909

874

1,110 

1,100 

794

1,310

2,070

13,600

20,900

5,860 

2,830

2,350

2,100

1,900

1,650 

1,600

1,500

1,450

85,190

2,748

+138

Jan.

1,400 

1,320

1,250

1,220

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,300

1,250

4,040

*5,980 

4,000

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,700 

1,600 

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,750 

1,850

1,700

1,400

2,000

2,520 

8,800

5,740

3,580

72,150

2,327

+ 73

Feb.

2,730 

2,510

3,870

15,600

10,200

5,560

4,060

3,400

2,960

2,630

2,790 

2,410

2,270

2,380

2,600

2,560 

2,930 

3,670

2,900

2,600

2,420

2,420

2,320 

1,920

2,250

2,490

2,350

2,440 

2,460

-

101,700

3,507

+255

Mar.

4,680 

5,580

4,860

12,700

11,900

4,770

3,170

2,590

1,850

2,160

8,460 

*17,800

6,470

4,660

4,100

3,670 

3,640 

3,270

5,120

9,080

5,070

4,170

4,350 

18,100

21.900

10,200

6,100

4,610 

4,280

4,030

3,930

207,270

6,686

+100

Apr.

3,110 

2,860

2,720

2,520

2,550

2,300

2,540

*2,290

2,210

2,220

2,120 

2,140

2,020

2,400

3,390

2,600 

2,360 

2,170

2,160

1,910

2,150

2,000

1,820 

1,820

4,960

9,360

5,620

10,800 

9,080

5,000

-

101,200

3,373

+ 76

May

4,290 

3,540

3,150

2,840

2,290

2,090

1,940

1,960

1,770

1,820

2,080 

2,790

2,970

*2,660

2,390

1,540 

1,530 

1,740

2,430

2,990

2,270

2,030

1,770 

1,650

3,670

7,860

3,520

2,350 

1,840

2,700

1,650

80,020

2,581

-57

June

1,730 

1,720

1,510

,390

,370

,370

,120

,190

,150

,100

1,030 

1,060

958

1,180

1,210

»2,550 

1,450 

1,160

1,210

1,050

990

1,170

1,210 

1,430

1,070

916

974

942 

610

906

-

36,706

1,224

+90

July

1,080 

852

692

718

653

900

1,170

963

1,540

1,300

940 

970

549

764

*709

1,150 

1,280 

1,430

904

826

852

111

839 

718

790

622

1,520

920 

953

1,060

3,180

31,621

1,020

+25

Avg.

1,650 

2,950

1,590

2,180

1,400

1,350

3,240

2,520

4,110

3,700

5,440 

2,160

1,440

1, 50

1,080

1,570 

1,640 

2,230

2,420

2,900

1,310

1,130

1,120 

1,100

967

907

728

1,140 

1,480

1,660

3,060

61,422

1,981

+87

Sept.

17,800 

10,200

5,180

3,170

1,720

1,530

1,380

1,390

*1,370

1,320

1,170 

1,120

996

964

962

960 

894 

918

942

902

1,010

1,090

1,030 

966

977

896

916

570" 860 

892

-

64,395

2,146

-63

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

622 

0.303 

0.35

1,051 

0.513 

0.57

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52:

2,886 

1.41 

1.63

2,400 

1.17 

1.35

3,762 

1.84 

1.98

6,786 

3.31 

3.82

3,449 

1.68 

1.87

2,524 

1.23 

1.42

Observed

Max 20,900 Mln 476 Mean 1,942 

Max 21,900 Mln 476 Mean 2,439

1,314 

0.641 

0.72

1,045 

0.510 

0.59

2,068 

1.01 

1.16

2,083 

1.02 

1.14

Adjusted

Mean 1,954 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.94 

Mean 2,498 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 eta). Dee. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 22,900 cfs (10.89 ft); Mar. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 

23,500 cfs (10.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott Reservoir, furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Note.--Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 9, Jan. 12-27; discharge computed on basis of 

records for stations at Paces and at South Boston.
102 ROANOKE RIVER BASDI

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 1952.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 330 ft (from Corps of Engineers map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,700 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 22.12 ft);

 minimurn, 455 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 26, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1951. 

Flood of Aug. 16, 1940, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from levels to floodmark.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow slightly regulated since August I960 by Philpott Res-

 ervoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). Diurnal fluctuation caused 

by cotton mills at Danville.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0 

5.0 

10.0

500

740

1,970

5,470

14.0

18.0

22.0

9,160

16,000

25,400

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

740

672

610

*552

535

570

518

590

610

718

672

590

630

570

570

570

630

590

610

650

610

650

650

740

695

765

765

740

740

765

765

20,082

648

-2

Nov.

765

1,400

2.950

2,320

2,110

1,360

1,150

1,180

1,690

1,400

1,120

1,030

1,060

*1,000

1,150

1,210

1,360

1,180

1,060

1,000

922

895

895

978

950

1,000

1,090

1,000

1,000

950

-

37,175

1,239

-1

Dec.

868

895

922

1,000

2,460

5,620

2,950

2,040

1,660

1>590

1,460

1,240

 1,210

1,180

1,240

1,360

1,430

1,270

1,360

2,110

9,130

19,300

19.500

4,840

3,160

2,670

2,460

2,040

1,970

1,830

1,760

102,525

3,307

+ 138

Jan.

1,760

1,690

1,590

1,530

1,590

1,690

1,760

1,620

1.500

*5,470

8,080

5,540

3,160

2,670

2,320

2,040

2,040

1,760

1,690

1,660

1,620

1,660

2,180

2,250

2,040

1,690

1,660

4,280

10 , 600

8,800

4,210

92 , 150

2,973

+73

Feb.

2,950

2,600

2,810

11,600

 16.400

6,680

4,070

3,160

2,810

2,390

2,460

2,180

1,970

2,040

2,180

2,250

2,670

3,510

2,880

2,390

2,250

2,040

1,900

2,110

1.620

2,180

2,110

2,320

2,390

_

-

98,920

3,411

+255

Mar.

4,070

5,770

5,190

11,500

17,600

10,300

4,210

3,300

2,810

2.670

4,460

*15,600

13,400

5,190

2,810

3,930

3,860

3,440

3,650

7,660

5,400

4,350

4,070

12,500

 23,200

25.400

7,850

4,980

4,280

4,070

3,930

229,450

7,4O2

+ 100

Apr.

3,650

3.020

2.950

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,740

 2,460

2,390

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,040

2,320

2,880

3,020

2,320

2,250

2,180

1,970

2,110

2,040

1,97O

Iv850

2,950

8,440

5,920

9,020

11.000

5,840

-

102,280

3,409

+76

May

4,630

4,000

3,370

3,300

2,740

2,460

2,250

2,110

2,110

1,970

2,320

2,740

2,950

2,880

2,670

2,110

1.760

1,830

2,390

3,160

2,880

2,600

2,180

1,970

2,320

10.400

5,190

3,020

2,390

2,110

1,970

90,780

2,928

-57

June

2,040

2,110

1,830

1,660

1,690

1,590

1,690

1,090

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,530

2.460

 1,900

1,560

1,360

1,300

1,090

1,210

1,760

2,180

1,500

1,240

1,090

1,180

895

840

-

44,235

1,474

+90

July

1,180

1,090

1,060

672

790

1,300

1,150

3,410

5.540

2,250

1,180

1,240

895

740

 868

922

1,500

1,530

1,360

922

1,000

895

950

1,000

840

815

950

1,590

950

1,240

2,390

42,019

1,355

+25

Aug.

2,810

2,740

2,390

2,320

1,970

 1,400

2,460

2,810

3,440

3,790

4,650

3,300

1,830

1,500

1,360

1,300

1,970

2,040

1,900

3,370

2,110

1,530

1,330

1,270

1,150

1,060

1,000

978

1,660

1,900

2,530

65,848

2,124

+87

Sept.

16,200

19.800

7,260

4,280

2,250

1,830

1,690

1,590

 1,590

1,590

1,500

1,400

1,270

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,180

1,150

1,430

1,430

1,300

1,180

1,150

1,090

1,060

1,030

1.000

-

82,240

2,741

-63

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

646 

0.253 

0.29

1,236 

0.485 

0.54

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52 :

3,445 

1.35 

1.56

3,046 

1.19 

1.37

3,666 

1.44 

1.55

7,502 

2.94 

3.39

3,485 

1.37 

1.53

2,871 

1.13 

1.30

Observed

Max 22,300 Min 518 Mean 2,156 

Max 23,400 Min 518 Mean 2,753

1,564 

0.613 

0.68

1,380 

0.541 

0.62

2,211 

0.867 

1.00

2,678 

1.05 

1.17

Adjusted

Mean 2,168 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.52 

Mean 2,812 C"sm 1.10 In. 15.00

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 efs).--Dec. 23 (6 a.m.) 23.4OO cfs (21.26 ft); t'«r. 26 (3 to 6 a.m.) 

25,700 cfs (22.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir, furnished by corps 

of Engineers.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Dan River at South Boston, Va.

103

Location.--Lat 36°41'37", long. 78°54'09 I ", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Norfolk & 

Western Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 1 mile downstream from Lawsons 

Creek, 6 miles upstream from Banister River, and at mile 22.6.

Drainage area. 2,730 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1900 to May 1907, April 1923 to September 1952 (dlscortinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 299.23 ft above mean sea level, ds turn of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. August 1900 to May 1907, wire or chain gage

at same site at datum 3.06 ft higher. Apr. 28, 1923, to Dec. 8, 1928, chain gage at

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1900-1902, 1903-6, 1923-52), 2,957 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 24.12 ft); minimum, 416 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum dally, 513 cfs Oct. 5.

1900-1907, 1923-52: Maximum discharge, 81,000 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 31.8 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 161 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 3.11 ft); minimum 

dally, 208 cfs Sept. 15, 1932.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow slightly regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft). Diurnal fluctuatlor at low 

flow caused by cotton mills at Danville. Water supply for South Boston diverted Just 

above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the wfter year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply paper 1250.

Revisions IMS"! (water years). W 697: Drainage area. W 972: 1930, 1936-40, 1942. V 1002:

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.6 

6.0 

8.0 

1O.O

482

1,170

2,290

3,800

14.0

18.0

24.0

8,000

13,400

26,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

810

710

660

*592

515

561

526

614

614

785

785

660

614

614

614

557

637

637

637

660

637

660

685

760

760

810

860

810

785

835

810

21,212

684

-2

Nov.

835

,090

.740

,290

,170

,560

,280

,220

,440

,660

,220

,120

* ,120

,090

,200

,360

,390

,310

,140

,140

,040

985

960

,060

,010

,090

,170

,120

,060

,060

-

38,930

1,298

-1

Dec.

1,040

960

985

,090

,72O

,460

,44O

,170

,830

,560

,610

,390

* ,280

,250

,340

,390

,440

,440

,440

,880

10,000

19,200

2Z.700

9,530

3,440

2,740

2,470

2,110

2,000

1,880

1,830

113,615

3,665

+ 138

Jan.

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,610

1,660

1,780

1,830

1,720

1,610

6,230

10,300

7,670

3,530

2,670

2,350

2,110

1,940

1,830

1,720

1.560

1,610

1,780

2,170

2,230

2,110

1,830

1,660

4,460

12 , 100

12.400

5,600

105,350

3,398

+ 73

Feb.

3,190

2,600

2,810

11,700

16.200

* 10, 900

4,800

3,440

2,880

2,470

2,410

2,230

2,050

2,000

2,170

2,230

2,600

3,530

3,110

2,470

2,230

2,110

2,000

2,050

1.850

2,050

2,230

2,230

2,410

_

-

106,930

3,687

+255

Mar.

3,620

6,570

6,570

12,700

18 , 400

16,400

5,400

3,620

2,950

2.670

3,820

15,200

18,200

6,790

4,800

4,200

4,200

3,530

3,620

7,920

7,340

5,000

4,300

11,000

22,000

25.700

16,700

6,350

4,900

4,500

4,200

263,170

8,489

+ 100

Apr.

3,900

3,110

2,950

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,600

*2,470

2,290

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,110

2,170

2,600

3,030

2,350

2,230

2,110

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,860

2,530

8,960

8,480

10,200

14.000

8,120

-

111,130

3,704

+76

May

5,500

4,400

3,530

3,350

2,880

2,410

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,050

2,290

2,810

2,880

2,810

2,600

2,290

1.760

1,780

2,170

2,740

2,950

2,600

2,170

1,940

2,000

10.900

7,230

3,190

2,410

2,110

2,000

94,460

3,047

-57

June

2,000

2,000

,940

,720

,720

.170

,610

,310

,360

,390

,340

,060

,280

,220

,560

,050

,110

,720

,440

,440

,250

,390

,660

,050

,720

,390

,200

,250

,120

660

-

46,330

1,544

+90

July

1,220

1,250

1,090

835

860

1,280

1,310

2,230

7.570

2,290

1,560

1,310

1,200

810

1,010

*935

1,390

1,500

1,560

1,120

1,010

1,010

960

1,060

910

910

810

1,340

1,090

1,220

1,830

44,480

1,435

+25

Aug.

2,950

2,290

2,740

2,000'

2,110

1,660

1,880

2,880

2,950

4,000

4.600

4,100

2,000

1,610

1,440

1,310

1,940

1,940

2,050

2,810

2,410

1,610

1,440

1,310

1,280

1,140

1,060

960

1,500

1,780

2,110

65,860

2,125

+87

Sept.

14,700

2O. 800

13,700

,200

,530

,940

,780

,660

,610

,660

,560

,440

,360

,280

,220

,220

,220

,140

,170

,280

,170

,360

,560

,440

,280

,220

,170

,120

.090

,090

-

90,950

3,032

-63

Adjusted for change In contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

682 

0.250 

0.29

1,297 

0.475 

0.53

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52:

3,803 

1.39

1.60

3,471 

1.27 

1.46

3,942 

1.44 

1.55

8,589 

3.15 

3.63

3,780 

1.38 

1.54

2,990 

1.10 

1.27

Observed

Max 22,700 Min 513 Mean 2,364 

Max 25,700 Min 513 Mean 3,012

1,634 

0.599 

0.67

1,460 

0.535 

0.62

2,212

0.810 

0.93

2,969 

1.09 

1.22

Adjusted

Mean 2,376 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.80 

Mean 3,071 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.31

Peak discharge (base. 22.000 cfs). Dee. 23 (4 p.m.) 23,700 cfs (23.12 ft); Mar. 26 (5 p.m.) 

26,300 cfs (24.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Philpott Reservoir furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
104 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

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 Whltehorn Creek.

Drainage area.--9.2 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage Is 631 ft (by barometer) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25 cfs; minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.01 ft). 

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 670 cfs Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height, 6.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25 cfs; minimum, 2.5 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 1951; minimum 

gage height, 1.49 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

278

2.8

3.3

4.1

3.3

*3.3

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.5

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.9

4.1

108.8

3.51

0.382

0.44

Nov.

40is'

8.5

7.7

7.2

10

8.2

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

g. Q *7!o

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.5

7.7

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

-

251.4

8.38

0.911

1.02

Dec.

6.9

6.9

6.9

19

11

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.2

»5.9

5.7

5.9

7.2

6.2

5.7

7.2

7.E

9.3

146

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

450.7

14.5

1.58

1.82

Jan.

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

*14

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

13

11

11

10

12

41

14

12

382.6

12.3

1.34

1.54

Feb.

12

11

36

43

25

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

11

13

15

12

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

413

14.2

1.54

1.66

Mar.

14

11

13

20

14

10

11

11

11

11

80

*¥2

16

13

12

12

11

11

24

14

12

11

14

36

25

16

14

12

11

11

10

513

16.5

1.79

2.06

Apr.

10

*10

9.6

9.6

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.6

9.9

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

TTT?

9.6

40

20

44

88

22

16

-

453.6

15.1

1.64

1.83

May

*14

13

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.9

11

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

9.6

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

13

9.2

8.2

8.0

EfTO

8.2

8.2

308.8

9.96

1.08

1.24

June

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.4

6.2

5.9

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

*6.9

~8.8 10

7.5

9.8

8.0

6.9

6.4

6.7

6.7

9.2

8.2

7.7

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.5

575

-

212.5

7.08

0.770

0.86

July

5.5

*S75

5.7

5.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

9.6

7.7

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

14

8.5

6.9

6.4

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

"7.7 18

217.8

7.03

O.764

0.88

Aug.

6.7

7.5

6.7

43 6.4

14

*8.5

9.6

17

29

11

8.8

8.2

7.5

8.0

13

9.9

7.7

7.5

28

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.2

7.2

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

£1

393.2

12.7

1.38

1.59

Sept.

110

T6

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.5

.2

.2

.2

.5

.2

* i.7

.2

.5

.2

. 2

.7

.2

.2

.2

.9

). 9

.9

.9

-

340.3

11.3

1.23

1.37

Calendar year 1951: Max 146 Min 2.8 Mean 8.13 Cfsm O.884 In. 11.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 146 Min 2.8 Mean 11.1 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.31

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Nov. 1 (9:30 a.m.) 155 cfs (3.66 ft); Dec. 21 (8:30 a.m.) 326

cfs (4.86 ft); Mar. 11 (9 a.m.) 276 cfs (4.38 ft); Apr. 28 (12:30 a.m.) 252 cfs (4.3O ft); Aug. 5 

(10 p.m.) 245 cfs (4.29 ft); Aug. 2O (3:3O a.m.) 215 cfs (4.O9 ft); Sept. 1 (2 a.m.) 570 cfs (6. OS

Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 105

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location.--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 mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to December 1905 (gage'heights only), December 1928 to 

' September 1952. Published as '"near Houston" 1904-5.

Page.--Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 318.54 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Tbrps of Engineers). Sept. 28, 1904, to Dec. 31, 1905, chain gage at site 40C ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 9, 1928, to Sept. 20, 1950, water-stage recorder at 

site 400 ft upstream at present datum. '

Average discharge.--23 years (1929-52), 548 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 19.80 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, -0.13 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs July 20.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 40.8 ft, from 

floodraarks), 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 gage height, that of Aug. 13, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 

6 cfs Aug. 30, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good, 

station.

Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant half a mile above

Revisions (water years). W 892: 

1943(M).

1929-30, 1932-35. W 972: 1938(M), 1940. W1112:

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1

.5

1.0

2.0

110

262

4.0

8.0

14.0

19.0

635

1,590

3,460

6,100

Discharge, In eublc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

83

113

73

72

 78

54

246

78

41

82

332

95

37

37

140

98

125

110

106

180

37

145

115

121

148

138

142

119

143 

126

140

3,554

115

0.208

0.24

Nov.

328

586

465

398

306

128

280

278

184

232

169

172

160

*242

189

334

198

166

214

162

150

139

196

194

182

226

196

222

162 

188

-

7,050

235

0.426

0.48

Dec.

167

173

167

294

768

706

270

292

236

*264

233

183

251

238

264

198

152

^0

356

567

2,030

4,400

3,100

1,220

806

484

480

424

418 

265

382

20,018

646

1.17

1.35

Jan.

394

296

317

290

502

266

344

329

 344

868

975

808

362

428

404

360

364

320

310

306

295

604

933

481

290

472

328

936

2,470 

1,720

925

18,041

582

1.05

1.21

Feb.

638

528

622

2,410

2,790

*1,430

937

648

549

412

484

382

343

472

548

371

788

938

668

519

470

460

392

381

417

414

462

396

522

-

20,191

696

1.26

1.36

Mar.

872

844

581

1,290

1,480

1,050

871

543

420

533

*828

2,410

1,800

961

817

477

468

518

556

1,120

834

928

728

1,860

3,460

2,440

1,220

952

770 

660

500

32,791

1,058

1.92

2.21

Apr.

488

540

444

445

496

440

440

325

*324

370

438

313

390

312

405

380

284

345

324

307

307

292

289

373

944

1,860

1,780

2,500

3,610 

1,750

-

21,510

717

1.30

1.45

May

935

837

462

426

406

381

384

257

348

337

398

484

280

*314

262

346

274

388

160

337

232

268

198

386

382

454

393

206

346 

309

296

11,546

372

0.674

0.78

June

172

250

332

136

242

232

218

148

234

136

218

190

166

209

274

416

278

*176

244

196

136

190

336

366

346

240

 216 105

132 

157

-

6,691

223

0.404

0.45

July

230

143

136

156

176

364

300

605

684

767

197

198

194

168

160

 168

296

160

248

3_6

156

156

148

82

154

78

117

135

110 

198

569

6,889

222

0.402

0.46

Aug.

418

296

208

184

158

378

137

374

275

623

808

F34

*132

148

289

316

713

328

180

617

338

175

184

156

146

162

169

273

105 

190

475

9,439

306

0.534

0.64

Sept.

2,730

6,100

2,420

690

330

296

278

297

184

 224

192

232

208

186

145

246

168

162

171

271

178

355

146

138

156

206

140

157

172 

158

-

17,336

578

1.05

1.17

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,400 Min 31 Mean 375 cfsm 0.679 In. 9.22

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,100 Min 36 Mean 478 Cfsra 0.866 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-- Sept. 2 (l p.m.) 6,740 cfs (19.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Hyco River near Denniston, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°35il6", long. 78°53'56", on left bank 10.ft upstream from bridge on 

U. 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. 219 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1929 to March 1934, October 1950 to September 1952.

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. 6 years (1929-33, 1950-52), 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 17.96 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.39 ft).

1929-34, 1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 3,420 cfs Mar. 2, 1934 (gage height, 

19.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum discharge, 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 ard 25.6 ft, respectively, from levels to floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to July 31)

4.4

4.5

4.6

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

9.0

12.0

18.0

87

190

485

1,070

2,540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.9

5.9

6.6

*5.3

4.8

4.8

4.2

6.2

12

10

8.0

16

15

12

11

13

11

12

10

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

11

14

11

11

13

13

14

19

315.3

10.2

0.047

0.05

Nov.

24

52

145

168

86

45

41

41

36

32

30

23

27

 29

40

61

49

42

35

32

28

26

30

31

31

31

38

38

36

34

-

1,361

45.4

0.207

0.23

Dec.

32

32

27

37

382

502

210

118

90

76

64

57

*50

46

57

78

60

74

196

311

1,640

2,130

2.510

2,080

721

289

283

242

190

179

162

12,925

417

1.90

2.19

Jan.

152

135

125

113

157

216

190

162

157

*1,640

2,050

2,030

1,500

262

289

242

196

179

162

146

130

320

840

642

355

255

222

954

2,100

2,180

2,030

20,131

649

2.96

3.41

Feb.

809

348

448

1,480

* 1,600

1.670

1,090

400

304

255

216

184

168

184

269

242

498

760

468

304

262

229

190

190

255

417

519

700

720

-

-

15,179

523

2.39

2.58

Mar.

1,350

1,690

1,920

2,210

2,320

2.450

1,720

588

385

332

*900

1,390

1,430

840

378

311

269

229

297

485

362

276

269

980

1,840

2,030

1,820

681

378

304

262

30,676

990

4.52

5.21

Apr.

242

229

210

179

369

325

222

*179

162

152

146

140

135

135

130

115

}06

100

97

92

88

83

77

72

423

1,370

1,410

1,690

1.740

1,620

-

11,938

398

1.82

2.03

May

780

355

269

216

179

157

140

124

115

146

152

 335

269

162

124

107

96

86

277

485

660

642

262

174

598

1,480

1.770

370

203

168

»162

11,053

357

1.63

1.88

June

152

125

119

100

255

162

92

72

64

57

55

50

50

49

50

52

*52

158

96

56

47

44

130

242

119

64

52

46

40

36

-

2,686

89.5

0.409

0.46

Jvly

31

34

30

29

27

270

502

* 684

1.460

902

179

91

63

52

*46

42

40

39

37

30

28

27

28

27

24

25

20

20

19

122

109

5,037

162

0.740

0.85

Aug.

417

210

135

75

174

*105

146

97

115

91

80

46

38

30

32

34

42

43

43

46

109

62

47

36

24

28

20

23

96

130

224

2,798

90.3

0.412

0.48

Sept.

1,550

1.720

1,720

267

110

82

69

60

*55

51

48

44

42

38

37

35

34

32

34

42

44

85

242

140

72

53

46

41

38

34

-

6,865

229

1.05

1.17

Calendar year 1951; Max 2,510 Min 4.2 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,510 Mln 4.2 Mean 331 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --Mar. 6 (5 a.m.) 2.540 cfs (17.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 107

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va.

Location.- -La t 36 0 37'40", long. 78°33'04", on right bank 6 ft downstream from highway 

bridge in Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, 500 ft upstream from Dan River, and at 

mile 199.0. Records include flow of Dan River.

Drainage area. --7. 320 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Dan River. 

Records available. --December 1934 to September 1952.

~~Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 258.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 17 years (1935-52), 8,331 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 65,000 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum, 1,280 cfs Oct. 5, 6, 7 (gage height, 1.35 ft); minimum daily, 1,320 cfs Oct. 6.

1935-52: Maximum discharge, 280,000 cfs Aug. 17 1940 (gage height, 26.66 ft); minimum, 1,100 cfs Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

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

Flow slightly regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith River (usable 

capacity, 145,200 arce-ft). Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused b;r cotton 

mills at Danville and powerplant on Banister River.

Revisions (water years) . W 852: 1936-37. W 922: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3

2.0 

3.0

1,210

2,450

5,150 13.0

12,600

28,000

69,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

,490

» ,520

,540

,410

,340

.520

,330

,590

,600

,670

,000

,060

,640

,570

,490

,570

,500

,620

,590

,600

,710

,520

,660

,660

,850

a ,000

a .100

,020

,950

,950

,950

51,820

1,672

-2

Nov.

2,020

4,740

8,550

a8,OOO

a6,000

a4,100

a4,200

a4,500

a4 , 800

a4 , 500

a5, 500

a3,200

*a3,000

2,810

3,410

3,670

4,090

3,540

3,080

2,890

2,650

2,490

2,430

2,630

2,670

2,840

2,980

2,910

2,840

2,650

-

111,490

3,716

-1

Dec.

2,630

2,450

2,470

a2,800

a7,000

a!2,000

a9,000

6,450

4,990

4,230

4,090

3,670

3,410

3,280

3,540

3,950

3,810

3,670

4,680

5,310

28,600

47,600

57.200

39,600

14,400

8,350

7,470

6,620

5,950

5,630

5,310

320,160

10,328

-H38

Jan.

4,990

4,990

4,680

4.550

5,150

5,470

5,630

*5,510

4,990

15,500

21,200

18,700

13,000

8,710

6,960

6,110

5,470

5,310

4,830

4,830

4,530

5,630

10 , 800

10 , 800

9,620

7,470

6,620

14,600

39,600

42.000

26,600

355,650

10,762

+75

Feb.

14,400

9,070

9,070

26,800

42.000

55,200

17,200

11,700

9,250

8,550

7,500

7,150

6,450

6,280

6,790

7,130

8,710

12,500

10,800

8,710

7,640

6,960

6,620

6,280

6,450

7,300

7,300

7,810

7,470

_

-

528,770

11,357

+255

Mar.

12,500

14,800

16,200

26,200

50,400

29,200

17,700

11,700

8,890

7,640

111,200

29,800

39,600

20,700

15 , 000

10 , 400

9,620

8,890

8,890

16,200

19,200

12,600

14,000

25,000

47,600

49.200

55,900

17,200

12,600

10,400

9,620

596,850

19,255

+ 100

Apr.

9,250

8,550

8,170

7,810

8,170

8,350

7,640

7,500

6,790

*6,450

6,280

6,110

6,110

5,950

6,280

7,470

6,790

5,950

5,790

5,650

5,470

5,650

5,470

5.510

7,990

24,000

28,000

51,700

42 . BOO

37,500

-

334,490

11,150

+76

May

19.200

13 , 500

10,400

9,070

8,170

7,300

6,790

6,280

5,950

5,790

6,960

9,250

15,300

9,620

7,990

7,130

6,110

5,790

5,950

6,620

8,170

 7,470

6,450

5,630

5,790

13,300

15,300

9,070

6,280

5,630

5.510

261,570

8,438

-57

June

5,470

5,510

5,150

4,990

4,550

4,850

4,250

5,950

3,410

3,540

5,540

5,540

5,410

5,410

5,540

4,090

5,470

4,990

4,850

5,950

5,410

5,150

5,540

6,110

5,790

4,230

5,410

2,910

2,950

2,560

-

124,220

4,141

+90

July

2,810

5,150

2,740

2,650

2,290

3,410

4,530

7,990

14,400

9,620

5.630

5,950

5,410

2,560

2,580

2,450

5,050

4,090

5,810

3,410

2,540

2,6513

2,350

2,350

2,430

2,190

2 .000

2,510

2,520

2,140

2,950

114,920

5,707

+25

Avg.

5,790

4,850

5,150

4,230

4,550

4,990

5,510

11,200

8,170

15,800

18.700

11,700

6,110

4.,250

5,810

5,150

5,950

5,630

5,470

5,150

9,070

7,640

6,280

4,850

5,950

3,280

2,950

2,790

3,950

3,670

6,430

193,720

6,346

+87

Sept.

27,400

44,400

61.000

a25,000

a 10, 000

a6,200

a5,600

a3 , 900

a4,500

a4,600

a4,300

a4,000

a3,800

a5 , 600

a3 , 500

a3,500

a5,3t>0

a3,200

a5,200

a5 , 500

a3,700

a4,100

a4,000

a5 , 800

a3,500

a3,200

a3,100

a3,000

a2 , 900

a2,BQO

-

262,600

8,753

-63

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott Reservoir

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,670 

0.228 

0.26

3.71E

0.506 0.5-

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

10,466 

1.45 

1.65

10,855 

1.48 

1.71

11,592 

1.58 

1.70

19,353 

2.64 

3.04

11,226 

1.55 

1.71

8,381 

1.14 

1.51

Observed

Max 57,200 Min 1,320 Mean 6,562 

Max 61,000 Min 1,320 Mean 8,298

4,251

0.578 

0.64

3,732 

0.510 

0.59

6,435

0.879 

1.01

8,690 

1.19 

1.33

Adjusted

Mean 6,574 Cfsm 0.871 !« 11.81 

Mean 8,557 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.52

Peak discharge (base, 50.000 cfs).--Dec. 25 (7 p.m.) 60,000 cfs (12.11 ft); Mar. 26 (8 to 9 a.m.) 

50,000 cfs (11.04 ft); Sept. 5 (4 to 6 p.m.) 65,000 cfs (12.58 ft).

* 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 sum of records for Roanoke River near 

Clover, Dan River at South Boston, Hyco River near Denniston, and Banister River at Halifax.
108 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location.--Lat 360 36'29", long. 78°17'33", on left bank 0.8 mile downstream from John H.

 Kerr Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Aliens Creek, 4.8 miles upstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 1, 6.7 miles southeast of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, and at mile 177.9.

Drainage area. 7,780 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 200 ft (from topographic map). November 

1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), water-stage recorder at site 0.8 mile upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 9,058 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,500 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum daily, 1,400 cfs Oct. 6.

1947-52: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Dec. 7, 1948 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum daily, that of Oct. 6, 1951.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated since August 1950 by Philpott Reservoir on Smith

 River (usuable capacity, 145,200 acre-ft) and by John H. Kerr Reservoir (usuable capacity, 2,324,300 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses for water year,1952 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1250

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 1,270

.7 1,650

1.5 3,510

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

8,700 

18,000 

38,OOO

Discnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

al,700

al,690

»al,700

al,600

al,500

al.400

al,420

a 1,500

al,700

al,780

al,900

a2 . 100

a2 , 000

al,820

al,700

al,600

al,600

al,600

al,620

al,650

al,650

al,720

al,600

al,700

ai;720

al,820

a2 , 000

a2,050

a2 , 050

a2 , 000

a2,100

53,990

1,742

+4

Nov.

a2.500

a3,500

7,100

8.700

7,900

5,980

5,470

a5,000

at, 500

a4,500

a4,000

a3, 500

»a3 , 100

a3 , 100

a3, 300

a3,700

a3 , 800

a3,800

a3, 400

a3 , 000

a2,800

a2,700

a2,600

a2,500

a2,700

a2,800

a2 , 900

a3 , 000

a2,900

a2,700

-

117,250

3,980

+7

Dec.

a2,650

a2.550

a2,600

a2,700

4,210

10,300

14,600

8,100

5,980

a4 , 900

»a4,400

a3 , 800

a3, 500

a3,500

as, 400

a3,700

as , 900

a4 , 100

4,820

5,810

18,000

30,500

36,000

56,500

35 , 000

31,500

22,000

9,150

6,720

6,340

5,980

337,210

10,878

+222

Jan.

5,640

a5, 200

a5 , 100

a5,200

5,300

6,160

5,980

 5,810

5,470

12,300

19,000

19,000

19,500

14,600

9,150

7,300

7,100

5,980

5,300

5,140

4.980

5,470

11,400

12,300

11,200

8,920

7,700

10,300

28,000

32,500

34jOOO

341,000

11,000

+1,050

Feb.

51.000

18,500

10,700

19,000

28,500

30,500

30,000

27,000

15,500

10,500

8,500

7,900

7,500

6.540

6,910

7,300

8,100

11,400

12,300

10,500

8,500

7,700

7,500

6,910

7,100

8,500

8,700

9,600

9,600

-

-

381,460

15,154

-785

Mar.

11,800

15,500

17,000

25,000

29,000

50,000

28,500

21,500

12,800

9,600

*a9.000

20,500

29,500

51,500

25,000

15,500

alO.OOO

a9,700

a9,500

all ,000

19,000

17 , 000

15,200

15,000

29,000

32,500

55.500

35,000

50,500

25,000

15 , 000

656,600

20,555

+229

Apr.

11,000

1O,000

9,150

a8, 400

8,920

9,820

10,500

8,100

7,300

6,720

6,720

6,720

6,340

5,980

5,980

7,900

7,900

6,160

a5 , 800

a5,700

a5, 700

a4,600

a4 , 000

a5 . 800

a4,700

11,800

20,000

24,500

28,000

50.500

-

392,510

9,750

+2,095

May

51.000

29,000

24,500

18 , 000

14,600

a9,000

a7,400

a6,400

a6,500

a6,200

a6,100

a6 , 100

»a6,500

a7,000

a8, 600

a8,500

a8,000

a7,400

a7,000

a6 , 000

a4,600

a4.500

a6,000

a7,500

a7,600

a7,500

a8,600

a9,200

a9,000

a8,500

a8,000

304,000

9,806

-1,747

June

a7.40O

a6,600

a6 , 100

a5,700

a5, 400

a5 , 000

a4,600

a4,200

a3 , 90O

a3,700

a3, 400

a5,500

a5, 500

a5, 200

a3 , 100

a3,300

a3 , 600

»a4,000

a4,400

a4,400

a4,400

a4,000

as , 500

a5 , 500

a4,400

a4,700

a4,200

as, 700

as, 500

a2 . 800

-

127,300

4,243

-291

Jrly

a.2,000

al.600

a:, 700

a], 800

a2,200

a2, 300

a2,300

a2,500

a3,300

a3.700

a2,200

al,800

al,800

al,800

al,800

al,800

»al,900

al,900

a2,000

al,900

al,800

al,900

al,900

al,800

al,800

al,800

al,800

al,700

al,800

a2,200

a2 , 000

62,800

2,026

+1,916

Aug.

a 1.80,0

al.800

al,800

al,900

a2,500

a2 , 80O

a2 , 800

a2,500

a2,400

a2,700

as, 000

a2,500

a3,000

a3, 700

a4,500

a4,600

a4,700

a4,700

a4,600

a4,700

a4,8OO

a4 . 900

a4,600

a4,600

a4,600

as , 000

a2,200

a2,000

a2 , 000

a2,500

a4 , 000

102,200

3,297

+3,112

Sept.

8,540

14,100

14,600

15,000

15 , 000

14,600

14,600

12,300

7,900

5,470

a3 , 500

a2 , 500

a2,000

al.BOO

al.750

al,750

al,800

al,900

al,950

al,850

a2,000

as , OOO

a3,500

as , 500

a3,700

a3,500

a3 , 300

a3,100

U2 , 900

a2,600

-

174,010

5,800

+2,409

Adjusted for change in contents in Philpott and Kerr Reservoir!

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,746 

0.224 

0.26

3,915 

0.503 

0.56

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

11,100 

1.43 

1.65

12,050 

1.55 

1.79

12,371 

1.59 

1.72

20,764 

2.67 

3.08

11,845 

1.52 

1.70

8,059 

1.04 

1.20

Observed

Max 36,500 Min 1,400 Mean 6,645 

Max 36,500 Min 1,400 Mean 8,006

Peak discharge (base. 50.000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made oh thJ

3,952

0.508 

0.57

3,942

0.507 

0.58

6,409 

0.824 

0.95

8,209 

1.06 

1.18

Adjusted

Mean 6,660 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.63 

Mean 8,695 Cfsu 1.12 In. 15.24

-No peak above base. 

s day .

, , , 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

a Doublful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of occasional gage readings, 

discharge measurements, and records for stations at Roanoke Rapids, and near Scotland Neck, N. C.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 109

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°28 T , long. 77°38', on right bank l£ miles downstream from bridge on

State Highway 47 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, 2? miles upstream from CVocyott

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 ), February 193U to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage

since November 1890 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since February 1930. Datum-of gage

is 43.83 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. 41 years, 8,481 efs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 cfs Dec. 23; maximum gage heigV*-., 12.37

ft Dec. 25; minimum discharge, 783 cfs July 3 (gage height, 

1911-52: Maximum discharge, 261,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (

floodmarks); minimum, 458 cfs Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height,

472 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Flood of November 1877 at Old Gaston reached a stage about 2 ft lower than flood of

August 1940, which was 21.5 ft. 

Remarks. Records good. 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). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Roanoke Rapids. 

Revisions (water years). W 712: 1930. W822: 1936. W1032: 1912, 1923(M), 1928(M) ,

1930(M), iy33(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Dec. 24-27, Mar. 28, 29)

1.67 ft), 

gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

1.25 ft); minimum daily,

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,410

1,760

2,320

3,140

4,100

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

6,500

9,500

17,000

27,000

39,000

Disc/iarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,830 

1,830

1,760 

1,700

1,640

1,580

1,480

1,580

1,640

1,850

1,900

2,040

2,250

2,110

1,830

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,830 

1,700

*1,830

1,830

1,970

2,110

2,180

2,180

2,110

56,880

1,835

+4

Nov.

2,250 

2,480

4,200 

8,900

9,200

7,250

6,000

5,880

5,380

4,750

4,750

4,200

3,500

3,140

3,230

3,500

4,000

4; 100

4,100

3,500

3,140

2,960

2,800 

2,720

2,720

2,960

2,960

3,140

3,140

3,050

-

123,900

4,130

+7

Dec.

2,960 

2,800

2,720 

2,720

2,960

5,220

13,800

12,300

6,950

5,750

4,880

4,300

4,000

3,700

3,700

3,600

4,000

4,300

4,500

5,380

10,500

31,200

37,200 

37,200

37,100

33,700

29,500

15,600

7,700

6,800

6,500

353,540

11,400

+222

Jan.

6,000 

5,750

5,500 

5,380

6,000

6,000

6,500

6,250

6,000

7,920

21,500

18,500

19,000

18,500

11,200

8,600

7,400

7,400

6,000

5,620

5,380

5,500

9,750 

13,000

12,300

10,600

8,900

8,860

25,400

33,700

35,400

353,810

11,410

+1,050

Feb.

55,400

is! ooo

14,100

26,500

51,200

27,900

51,600

20,500

12,500

9,550

8,000

7,550

7,250

6,950

7,550

8,000

10,200

12,600

12,000

9,700

8,500

7,700 

7,400

7,400

8,300

9 ,"850

10,200

10 , 200

_

-

406,580

14,020

-783

Mar.

10,600 

15,800

16,600 

24,000

50,600

50,600

50,600

25,000

16,600

10,900

9,500

15,000

24,500

51,200

27,600

19,500

15,000

10,600

10,200

10,200

15,000

18,000

14,600 

13,400

25,000

51,800

55,400

55,900

52,500

27,000

20,500

651,700

21,020

+229

Apr.

12,000 

10,200

9,500 

8,900

9,500

11,200

10,200

9,850

8,300

*7,550

7,100

6,950

6,800

6,650

6,000

6,380

8,500

7,550

6,120

6,120

6,000

6,250

5,750 

4,200

4,100

10,500

18,400

24,000

27,000

28,200

-

299,370

9,979

+2,095

May

30,000 

29,400

26,000 

20,000

15,400

15,000

8,900

7,250

6,500

6,800

6,650

6,120

6,120

6,800

9,200

9,200

8,900

8,300

7,700

7,400

7,700

4,880

4,500 

7,620

8,300

8,000

8,300

9,850

9,850

9,500

8,900

327,040

10,550

-1,747

June

8,300 

7,550

6,800 

6,380

6,120

5,620

5,120

4,750

4,300

4,100

3,800

3,500

3,600

3,500

3,410

3,410

3,600

4,300

4,620

4,750

4,620

4,750

3,800 

3,500

4,100

5,120

5,000

4,300

3,800

3J250

-

159,750

4,658

-291

July

2,420 

1,830

1,620 

1,830

2,040

2,560

2,310

2,560

2,880

4,620

3,560

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,970

1,970

1,970

2,110

2,040

1,970

1,970

2,040 

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,760

2,320

67,710

2,184

+1,916

Aug.

2,480 

2,040

1,900 

1,970

1,970

2,180

2,800

3,050

2,880

2,480

2,640

3,590

2,400

3,710

4,880

4,880

5,620

5,620

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,120

5,120 

4,880

4,880

4,880

3,110

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,250

108,670

3,505

+3,112

Sept.

6,400 

16,200

14,200 

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,200

15,800

10,600

6,460

5,380

3,750

2,480

1,900

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,900

2,040

1,970

1,900

2,560

3,320 

3,800

3,320

4,000

3,500

3,230

5,230

2,800

-

182,230

6,074

+2,409

Adjusted for change In contents In Philpott and Kerr Reservoirs

Mean 

Cf sm

1,859 

0.219 

0.25

4,137 

0.492 

0.55

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

11,620 

1.38 

1.59

12,460 

1.48 

1.71

15,240 

1.57 

1.69

21,250 

2.55 

2.92

12,070 

1.44 

1.61

8,803 

1.05 

1.21

Observed

Max 57,200 Mln 1,480 Mean 6,806 

Max 57,200 Mln 1,480 Mean 8,391

4,367 

0.519 

0.58

4,100 

0.488 

0.56

6,617 

0.787 

0.91

8,483 

1.01 

1.13

Adjusted

Mean 6,820 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.00 

Mean 9,080 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Philpott and Kerr Reservoirs, furnished by Corps of Engineers.
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, 5£ 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

lD~29, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1896 to fey 1903 chair gage at different 

datum at site of auxiliary gage. Aug. 15 to Oct. 18, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 8.9 miles downstream at same datum 

as present base gage. Aug. 15, 1940, to Jan. 13, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at same 

site and datum as present auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--18 years (1896-1902, 1940-52), 9,154 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs Dec. 25; maximum gage height, 30.08 

ft Dec. 27; minimum discharge, 1,350 cfs Oct. 7.

1896-1903, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs Aug. 19, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 41.98 ft Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, 1,200 cfs Oct. 16, 1941.

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 State 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 at auxiliary 

gage, which are fair. 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).

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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

(t)

Oct.

,540 

,680

,730

,660

,570

,520

,460

a ,500

a ,500

,600

,790 

,790

,980

,110

2,010

,730

,63O

,580

,650

,650

,700

,650

,700

,700

,650

,700

,760

,860

,030

2,060

2,010

53,500

1,726

+4

Nov.

2,030 

2,210

2,60O

6,120

9,120

8,420

6,820

6,020

5,690

5,150

4,810 

4,630

4,000

3,380

3,290

3,450

3,880

4,130

4,200

3,910

3,490

3,170

2.. 990

2,870

2,840

2,930

3,020

3,110

3,230

3,200

-

124,710

4,157

+7

Dec.

3,080 

3,020

2,900

2,840

2,840

3,450

9,370

14,100

9,820

7,010

5,590 

4,580

4,240

3,940

3,700

3,670

3,770

4,170

4,490

4,970

6,910

18,500

25,100

27,700

29,800

51,200

31,200

28,800

20,900

14,500

11,000

347,160

11,200

+222

Jan.

9,240 

7,680

6,790

6,010

5,860

6,120

6,650

6,610

6,510

7,050

15,600 

19,500

19,400

19 , 700

16,800

12,200

9,190

8,150

6,930

6,210

5,760

5.710

7,670

12 , 900

13 , 400

12,400

10,500

9,070

16,200

24,400

26,800

347,010

11,190

+1,050

Feb.

28,600 

29,400

26 800

20,900

21,900

24,600

26,600

27,500

27,600

23,900

17 , 4OO 

12,900

10,300

8,720

7,940

7,910

8,250

9,460

12,300

13,200

11,400

9,600

8,470

7,990

8,850

8,920

11,300

12,400

12,300

_

-

457,410

15,770

-783

Mar.

11,900 

14,8OO

17,500

20,400

24,400

26,500

27,700

27,800

26,400

20,400

15,700 

15,200

19,500

23,000

25,300

25,600

21,700

16,700

13 , 700

12 , 800

13,900

17,500

17,200

15,400

18,500

23,900

26,200

28,200

5O,000

29,900

28,300

656,000

21,160

+229

Apr.

24,1OO 

18,200

14,500

12,300

11,100

11,400

11,300

10,700

9,150

8,340

7,570 

7,250

7,160

6,970

6,800

6,330

7, .820

8,500

7,060

6,490

6,440

6,570

6,410

5,670

4,140

6,800

15,400

20,200

22,800

24,500

-

321,970

10,730

+2,095

May

25,600 

26,900

27.100

26,200

22,600

18,600

14, 500

10,600

8,480

7,530

7,410 

6,660

6,320

6,520

8,150

9,780

9,390

8,950

8,430

7,910

7,720

6,900

5,030

5,650

8,700

8,770

8,420

9,410

10,300

10,300

9,660

358,490

11,560

-1,747

June

9,150 

8,430

7,720

7,090

6,690

6,410

5,850

5,440

4,910

4,540

4,260 

3,980

3,770

3,740

3,630

3,560

3,630

4,060

4,650

5,020

4,930

5,140

4,680

3,940

3,810

4,580

5,270

4,930

4,330

3,730

-

151,850

5,062

-291

Jaly

3,320 

2,330

1,910

1,830

2,020

2,370

2,660

2,460

2,840

3,740

4,750 

3,090

2,210

2,040

1,970

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,170

2,220

2,090

2,040

2,040

2,060

2,040

1,990

2,010

1,990

2,010

1,940

2,500

72,760

2,347

+1,916

Aug.

2,960 

2,700

2,400

2,170

2,060

2,060

2,410

3,050

3,290

3,110

2,640 

3,180

3,020

2,600

4,330

4,890

5,220

6,190

5,550

5,280

5,120

5,170

5,250

5,090

5,010

4,930

4,540

2,840

2,450

2,310

2,270

114,090

3,680

+3,112

Sept.

2,920 

12,300

15,400

15,100

15,300

15,200

15,000

15 , 000

13,100

9,850

6,470 

5,330

3,420

2,470

2,110

2,050

2,020

2,000

2,020

2,120

2,070

2,070

3.070

3,420

3,780

3,920

3,960

3,450

3,290

3,230

-

191,440

6,381

 H2,409

Adjusted for change In contents in Philpott and Kerr Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm

1,730 

0.199 

0.23

4,164 

0.479 

0.53

Calendar year 1951 : 

Water year 1951-52:

11,420 

1.31 

1.51

12,240 

1.41 

1.63

14,990 

1.72 

1.86

21,390 

2.46 

2.84

12,830 

1.47 

1.64

9,813 

1.13 

1.30

Observed

Max 31,200 Min 1,460 Mean 6,896 

Max 31,200 Min 1,46O Mean 8,733

4,771 

0.548 

0.61

4,263 

0.490 

0.5B

6,792 

0.781 

0.90

8,790 

1.01

1.13

Adjusted

Mean 6,910 Cfsm 0 

Mean 9,422 Cfsm 1

794 In. 10.79 

08 In. 14.74

cond, in Philpott and Kerr Reservoirs, furge estimated on basis of records at Roanoke
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 111

Tar River near ^ar River, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°12', long. 78°34', on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 96, 1-J- miles upstream from Fishing Creek, 2j 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 280 ft (from tofographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 152 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 13.36 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.51 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9-22, 1941, Oct. 18, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Town of Oxford diverts about 0.5 cfs for municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years).--W 972: 1940-41. W 1112: 1941 (calendar year figures).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-3O)

.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.2

1.1

3.0

5.7

12

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

223

524

5.0

6.0

8.0

13.0

867

1,320

2,400

6,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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.

0.7 

.6

*.6

.7

.5

.4

.6

1.3

.9

.9

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.3

2.0

1.7

 1.9

49.7

1.60

0.0099

0.01

Nov.

4.1 

10

32

36

15

11

10

14

12

8.8

7.9

7.2

7.2

6.9

8.8

13

12

8.8

7.6

6.6

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.3

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.7

-

297.1

9.90

0.061

0.07

Dec.

5.4 

5.2

5.2

S.O

41

70

46

35

30

24

15

*9.4

8.2

7.9

13

26

15

26

108

156

2,090

2,000

265

137

99

92

112

87

69

62

56

5,721.3

185

1.15

1.32

Jan.

51 

47

44

38

46

71

75

60

54

1,230

1,250

264

167

124

103

90

75

68

62

56

51

261

797

294

157

117

107

879

*2,720

462

210

10,030

324

2.01

2.32

Feb.

160 

131

268

1,470

1,210

398

226

170

134

114

102

88

79

102

183

131

374

375

183

134

119

108

94

170

339

375

384

644

496

-

"

8,761

302

1.88

2.02

Mar.

1,050 

518

670

4,070

2,090

398

264

200

170

150

1,290

1,090

314

223

174

154

131

114

292

375

197

147

131

660

1,870

448

267

197

164

134

117

18,069

583

3.62

4.17

Apr.

112 

112

100

90

945

428

200

144

117

103

95

89

84

83

77

68

62

58

55

53

49

46

*42

39

rf

594

496

496

398

200

-

5,512

184

1.14

1.27

May

124 

91

69

59

53

48

43

38

36

71

134

180

91

59

45

39

35

3£

177

233

538

241

102

65

77

164

99

62

47

41

39

3,130

101

0.627

0.72

June

39 

36

30

28

52

46

31

24

20

16

15

14

14

13

20

54

30

48

44

d26

d!8

d!02

d41

d22

d28

d21

d!5

d!2

dll

dlO

"

880

29.3

0.182

0.20

July

39.1 

d8.2

d7.9

d6.6

d6.6

d88

d39

d792

31,470

d301

d76

d47

d31

d24

*20

16

14

13

11

11

9.8

9.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.2

6.6

6.3

6.3

58

149

3,269.2

105

0.652

0.76

Aug.

526 

76

41

25

158

207

823

604

838

157

107

79

44

30

E36

409

150

58

76

982

322

87

68

44

31

24

20

211

122

190

1 . 150

8,180

264

1.64

1.89

Sept.

6.050 

899

157

88

63

51

42

37

33

30

28

26

24

23

21

20

22

26

22

21

30

28

84

55

33

26

21

19

18

i£

-

8,013

267

1.66

1.85

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,090 Min 0.4 Mean 87.3 Cfsm 0.542 In. 7.36

Water Water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 6,O50 6,O50_____MLn MLn 0.4 0.4_____Mean Mean 196 196_____Cfsm Cfsm 1.22 1.22 In. In. 16.60 16.60________

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 efs).--Dec. 22 (2 a.m.) 3,3OO cfs (9.34 ft); Jan. 10 (12 p.m.) 2,280 

cfs (7.82 ft); Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 3,680 cfs (9.75 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (11.93 ft); Mar. 11 

(10 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (8.05 ft); Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 2,400 cfs (8.04 ft); Sept. 1 (11 a.m.) 7,060 cfs 

(13.36 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
112 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°51'00" , long. 77°55 I 50", on left bank 15 ft downstream from Cockrell 

Bridge on State Highway 58, 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek, and 10 miles south of 

Nashville, Nash County.

Drainage area. 701 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, 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.--24 years, 750 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7.200 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 13.70 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 8.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by small mills 

above station.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

164

325

745

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

11.0

14.0

1,200

2,200

3,400

4,800

7,500

Discharge, In cubic feeb per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

78

78

68

47

40

37

22

74

112

131

142

178

135

113

102

*102

113

92

102

102

38 

76

*84

88

75

76

75

47

107

126

2,703

87.2

0.124

0.14

Nov.

116

133

292

389

469

288

251

541

565

278

186

213

a220

 a220

a220

a280

303

a270

a240

a220

a!90

a!70 

a!50

148

a!50

al70

a!90

al90

also

a!70

-

7,402

247

0.352

0.39

Dec.

a!70

a!60

a!60

164

201

303

385

318

268

244

241

222

207

189

:95

204

219

219

274

615

709

1,820 

2,690

5.470

1,960

635

565

557

489

425

421

18,699

603

0.860

0.99

Jan.

393

369

349

325

325

353

365

365

349

429

1,480

2,470

2,450

905

635

557

493

445

421

380

365

441 

825

1,870

1,420

770

590

638

2,250

3,540

4,240

30,807

994

1.42

1.63

Feb.

5.770

1,020

835

1,290

2,140

2,750

2,250

1,040

795

680

655

565

525

509

553

660

770

1,'020

1,250

855

680

615 

549

705

1,140

1,450

2,200

2,200

2,510

-

-

55,741

1,232

1.76

1.90

Mar.

2,140

2,090

*2,640

5,100

5,280

5,780

6,600

7,100

a5,000

al,700

al , 000

a5, 000

a2,500

al,600

1,140

925

860

770

795

1,040

1,200

905 

770

1,080

2,310

2,990

5,470

1,800

1,070

885

795

74,555

2,398

5.42

5.94

Apr.

745

725

705

655

615

1,290

1,920

1,580

*705

615

565

555

537

545

549

521

481

461

457

417

415

597 

577

555

385

857

1,920

2.140

1,670

1,470

-

24,583

813

1.16

1.29

May

975

705

565

489

445

409

585

557

369

513

565

705

770

590

437

369

533

310

461

533

835

815 

835

485

405

*655

835

1.040

635

445

381

17,651

569

0.812

0.94

June

565

355

310

288

549

590

541

575

261

241

216

195

189

170

167

192

297

555

306

274

219

201 

469

577

254

238

192

175

159

145

-

8,457

281

0.401

0.45

July

158

136

111

104

97

108

132

349

529

1,280

^,.090

1,770

425

*257

204

181

156

148

145

116

99

102 

95

88

111

88

82

72

74

76

111

9,272

299

0.427

0.49

Aug.

662

950

549

271

207

215

715

1,290

1,520

1,770

1,070

457

393

257

195

492

1,140

615

421

519

1,780

 1,990 6W

557

271

216

198

295

508

590

860

21,589

690

0.984

1.15

Sept.

2,720

3,960

4,800

5.690

4,760

549

377

318

285

261

241

255

252

213

201

201

186

181

207

353

314

295 

401

377

310

254

232

201

178

186

"

28,718

957

1.57

1.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,470 Win 22 Mean 402 Cfsm 0.573 In. 7.76

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,100 Win 22 Mean 764 Cfsm 1.09 In- 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O cfs).--Feb. 1 (6 a.m.) 4,450 cfs (10.47 ft); Mar. 4 (11 a.m.) 5,520 

cfs (11.88 ft); Mar. 8 (about noon) 7,200 cfs (13.70 ft); Sept. 5 (7 a.m.) 6,230 cfs (12.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In sbage and records at 

Tarboro.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 113 

Pishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

nnnViT- 7r42 '%on right bank IS ft downstream from bridge on U S 

2,000 ft downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 2 miles 

southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4? miles downstream from Rockf Creek

Drainage area. 521 sq mi.

site since Tu?v iqinT6rva "°n and Development Gage-height records collate 

site since July 1910 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

bridge

recorder ^^ of gage ls 76 - 26 ft above mean sea leve1 ' " JU ^ 1936 ' Prl0r t0 00t ' 27 ' 1932 ' Staff gage

Average discharge . 34 years (1918-52), 511 cfs.

' 1 ?'?°° cfs Dec ' 2 ' 1934 ' Aug- 18 ' 1940 = maximum gage 

; rainlraum discharge, about 10 cfs Oct 19 1S33 '

Rem|ffe"^°°^ds good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by mills above staRevisions (water years). W 872: 1935(M). W1172: Drainage area.

Rsting tsble, water year 1951-52 (gsge height, in feet, and dischsrge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Rste of chsnge in stsge used 33 3 fsctor Nov. 16, Dec 19-22 

24, 25, Mar. 4, 8, 9, 12, 24, 25, 27, 28, Apr. 26, 27, 30, 

May 1, June 16, July 9, 11, 31, Aug. 1-3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 

13-16, 19-22, 31, Sept. 1, 4, 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec

0.4 

1.0 

2.0

39

100

201

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

22

433

800

1,220

Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

0.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

100

208

480

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.5

1,020

1,720

2,400

5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1932

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

42

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

49

55

56

52

54

59

61

59

57

56

54

48

50

56

*57

58

59

55.

48

50

75

91

1,624

52.4

0.101

0.12

Nov.

83

82

lie

208

248

185

190

303

317

227

170

140

123

117

125

234

295

232

180

150

130

125

118

116

122

130

135

140

140

135

-

5,016

167

0.321

0.36

Dec.

127

124

119

*120

128

175

222

201

175

165

150

145

140

128

130

135

175

175

244

433

550

1,240

1.310

979

604

407

379

393

330

288

274

10,165

328

0.630

0.73

Jan.

262

256

238

226

226

244

274

262

*244

a300

al.OOO

al,400

al,500

a 600

a440

a380

a340

3300

a280

a260

a260

a260

a600

al , 100

a900

a500

a420

a500

al,800

a2 . 400

a2,400

20,172

651

1-25

1.44

Feb.

a2.000

a700

3600

3800

31,200

al,900

31,500

3700

a550

3480

3440

3400

3360

a360

3460

3550

3650

3750

3700

3550

3480

a420

3380

a460

a700

31,000

31,600

31 , 600

al , 600

-

"

23,890

824

1.58

1.71

Mar.

31,600

31,600

32,000

*2,850

4,530

*5,050

4,200

2,040

1,010 749-

767

1,200

1,330

1,020

731

623

572

525

570

860

880

650

540

835

2,140

2,190

1,670

1,020

731

606

540

45,629

1,472

2.83

3.26

Apr.

510

510

495

450

435

435

525

495

*407

379

365

365

365

365

407

407

351

316

302

288

281

262

250

238

262

930

2,280

2.850

2,590

1,580

-

19,695

656

1.26

1.41

May

866

590

465

393

344

316

288

268

262

330

637

612

495

421

316

268

238

220

268

379

379

351

288

232

226

*365

365

281

262

421

351

11,497

371

0.712

0.82

June

281

256

238

208

172

156

150

140

130

118

111

105

100

100

98

382

323

365

316

184

130

247

256

262

214

135

106

94

90

J35

-

5,552

185

0.355

0.40

July

81

78

74

71

71

66

92

123

511

572

661

404

208

*145

116

100

93

86

79

124

208

108

79

77

76

71

66

63

66

59

148

4,776

154

0.296

0.34

Aug.

1,440

1,120

584

271

161

140

254

1,200

2.510

1,460

1,080

1,500

1,260

413

360

1,110

1,180

*1,000

580

600

1,460

580

393

250

232

178

156

208

390

344

466

22,880

738

1.42

1.63

Sept.

1,690

2.400

2,400

1,430

535

295

238

214

190

178

172

166

161

156

145

140

135

130

135

208

274

220

232

226

190

161

140

135

126

121

-

12,943

431

0.827

0.92

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,990 Mln 40 Mean 241 Cfsm 0.463 In. 6.29

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,050 Min 40 Mean 502 Cfsm 0.964 In. 13.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby str
114 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°53'40", long. 77°32'00", 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 1952. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1905 are contained in reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

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 d^tum. Oct. 1 to 

Dec. 9, 1931, chain gage at present datum 100 ft upstream.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,249 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Mar-. 9 (gage height, 24.20 ft); minImum, 100 cfs Oct.- 9 {gage height, 0.97 ft).

1896-1900, 1931-52: Maximum discharge, 37 200 cfs Aug. 20, 194U (gage height, 

31.77 f.t); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft, present datum, July 27, 1919, from floodmarks 20 ft 

downstream (discharge, 52,800 cfs, from rating curve extended above 38,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Town of Henderson diverted an average of 1.9 cfs out of basin above station. 

Town of Tarboro diverted about 1 cfs for municipal supply.

Revisions.--W 1172: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 15 to Aug. 1; rate of change 

In stage used as a factor Dec. 23, 26, 27, Jan. 12, 15, 23,

24. 27, 30, Feb. 9, 25, 27, 28, Mar. 4, 5, 11-12, 16, 17,

25. 26, 30, 31, Apr. 7, 27, 28, May 3, 4, July 11, 13, 14, 

Aug. 2, 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, Sept. 1, 2, 7, 8)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

105

202

330

670

1,460

7.0 

10.0 

14.0 

18.0 

£5.0

2,380

4,080

6,650

9,750

18,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

135

150

167

150

140

136

146 

108

136

155

153

249

220

230

244

214

200

172

204

198

131

195

*187

120

135

161

204

230 

146

114

5,256

170

0.079

0.09

Nov.

180

249

310

327

542

746

920

980 

960

1.180

940

727

614

560

508

508

560

746

784

652

633

542

560

508

473

473

490

542

508 

525

"

18,247

608

0.284

0.32

Dec.

525

508

473

473

456

490

596

746 

784

708

670

633

614

596

560

560

578

633

746

823

1,220

1,630

2,890

3,840

4.560

3,660

2,170

1,900

1,810 

1,680

1,460

38,992

1,258

0.588

0.68

Jan.

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,140

1 , 100

1,140

1,180

1,180 

1,180

1,220

*1,580

2,970

4,140

4,560

3,020

2,380

2,080

1,860

1,630

1,460

1,340

1,340

2,310

3,300

4,200

4,260

2,980

2,640

2,640 

4,420

5 . 450

72,600

2,342

1.09

1.26

Feb.

6,320

7,060

6,790

5,980

5,520

5,520

5,910

5,980 

4,300

3,360

2,760

2,380

2,080

1,900

1.860

1,860

2,230

2,920

3,300

3,660

3,200

2,700

2,380

2,330

3,910

4,740

6,270

7,770

8,610

-

123,600

4,262

1.99

2.15

Mar.

9,120

9,300

9,030

10,600

*13,100

15,100

16,600

17.500 

17,500

16,600

12,500

9,150

7,230

6,850

6,790

5,250

3,930

3,420

5,140

3,200

3,480

3,780

3,420

3,480

5,540

7,120

7,830

8,610

8,690 

6,750

4,890

259,500

8,371

3.91

4.51

Apr.

3,650

3,080

2,810

2,540

2,330

2,130

2,600

3,200 

2,590

2,040

1,810

1,760

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,140

1^060

1,060

1,220

2,050

4,090

4,680 

4.950

"

65,370

2,179

1.02

1.14

May

5.060

5,000

4,110

2,710

2,040

1,630

1,380

1,220 

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,540

1,760

1,810

1,630

1,380

1,140

1,060

980

1,100

1,300

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,180

960

*1,140

1,460

1,680 

1,340

1,220

53,870

1,738

0.812

0.94

June

1.180

1,060

1,020

960

862

784

960

940 

804

633

578

490

456

423

404

645

727

823

1,020

882

823

727

708

920

901

804

727

670

508 

560

-

23,999

767

0.358

0.40

July

388

342

333

316

283

242

308

391 

508

842

1,840

g.590

2,410

1,240

804

*596

490

407

376

407

280

342

345

324

.262

225

244

230

204 

254

425

18,248

589

0.275

0.32

Aug.

670

2,160

3,360

3,030

1,810

1,340

1,140

1,460 

2,650

3,720

4,560

4,620

3,720

3,030

2,240

1,630

2,570

4,030

4,500

4,500

5,000

5,720

6.050

3,710

2,050

1,500

1,180

1,060

1,140 

1,340

1,720

87,210

2,813

1.31

1.52

Sept.

2,300

4,360

5,450

6,380

7,060

7.690

5,480

2,430 

1,580

1,220

980

842

765

708

633

633

525

525

525

525

633

804

920

1,000

980

868

746

633

560 

508

"

58,257

1,942

0.907

1.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,110 Min 108 Mean 1,031 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,500 Min 108 Mean 2,252 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.34

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 115 

Herring Run near Washington, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°34', long. 77°01', on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on county 

road, 1 mile upstream from bridge on U, S. Highway 264, 2f miles northeast of Washington, Beaufort County, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. January I960 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7 ft (fron topographic map). Prior to May 8, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 9.28 ft); minimum, 

 0.7 cfs Oct. 22-24

1950-52:' Maximum discharge, 271 cfs June 27, 1951 (gage height, 11.21 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1950, Oct. 22-24, 1951.

Flood in 1946 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local resident (discharge not determined).

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

Rating table, water year 19al-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.0 

7.0

5.1

5.2 

5.4

2.0

5.6

14

24

42

77

128

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

*.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.178~

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

25.1

0.810

-

-

Nov.

O.9

1.0

4.8

1.1

.9

1.0

~2.5 14

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

*.9

.9

-

50.9

1.70

-

Dec .

0.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O

.9

.9

1.1

.0

.O

.1

.0

.0

.5

.4

.1

.1

.0

.5

._?

. 5

.4

.4

.2

34.6

1.12

-

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

2.7

a2.5

a2.0

al.8

1.7

al.6

al.5

al.5

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

3.0

2.7

2.2

54.9

1.77

-

-

I 

Feb.

2.0

1.8

3.3

8.8

6.1

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

2.2

2.0

2.5

9.2

9.6

7.0

*5.6

4.6

3.3

3.0

17

25

21

*42

24

18

-

"

238.1

8.21

-

-

Mar.

19

16

22

84

34

25

21

19

17

16

18

*18

16

14

13

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.6

13

17

16

14

12

11

10

9.2

547.8

17.7

-

-

Apr.

8.4

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.1

5.6

5.1

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

al.8

aS.O

alO

a3.0

a2.2

a6.0

-

119.5

3.98

-

-

May

*5.1

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.O

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

it?

1.5

6.9

4.6

3.0

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

73.5

2.37

-

-

June

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

8.0

8.2

a3.0

1.7

al.5

al.3

al.2

l!l

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

. 9

79

.9

ii

12

a3.0

al.5

al.O

*1.5

6.1

2.5

1.5

-

81.2

2.71

-

-

July

1.2

1.0

1.0

9

79

.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

T74

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

.9

32.4

1.04

-

-

Aug.

2.2

4.0

1.2

1.0

ii

JL.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

4.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

al.O

al.O

a3.0

47.4

1.53

-

-

Sept.

al.l

al.O

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.0

1.8

20

7.5

2.5

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

-

57.1

1.90

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 55 Min 0.7 Mean 3.29 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 84 Min 0.7 Mean 3.72 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (baae. 180 cfa).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

available, and occasional observer readings.
116 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°04', long. 79°06i, on right bank 1,000 ft downstream f'om 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 1952 (fragmentary prior to April 1930).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested 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. 22 years (1930-52), 65.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.02 ft).

1927-52: 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 daily, 0.3 

cfs Oct. 20-27, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Diversion of about 0.25 

cfs for Hillsboro water supply is partly returned above station as sewage.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1939(M), 1944(M). w 1203: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet pe

1.3 

1.5

0.8

2.7

5.2

8.1

15

1.7

3.0 

4.0

23

38

81

145

312

econd)

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

655

1,030

1,660

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.1

*2.3

2.7 

2.7

2.7

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.8

3.2

4.0

4.4

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.7

3.2

4.4

4.4

*5.2 4^0"

92.2

2.97

0.04,5

0.05

Nov.

6.0

12

44

24 

12

8.1

6.4

6.1

6.4

5.5

5.2

4.4

572

5.8

8.7

11

9.1

7.5

6.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.4

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.4

262.5

8.75

0.132

0.15

Dec.

6.1

5.8

5.8

44 

163

41

23

18

16

14

13

11

*11

10

18

26

16

22

98

108

1,570

305

98

64

49

51

49

44

36

35

32

3,002.7

96.8

1.46

1.68

Jan.

30

28

26

25 

26

32

28

26

26

491

168

83

62

52

46

40

35

33

30

28

27

*59

163

68

48

42

40

510 479-

117

78

2,946

95.0

1.43

1.65

Fee.

65

56

274

554 

428

138

94

76

66

56

51

45

4349"

57

54

127

90

61

52

52

48

43

112

152

114

124

207

140

_

-

3,428

118

1.77

1.92

Mar.

274

126

418

2,470 

318

163

120

98

86

77

475

181

118

96

83

86

76

66

1ST

116

83

73

74

766

*465

168

122

99

86

77

75

7,702

248

3.73

4.31

Apr.

69

71

63

56 

142

83

73

56

52

50

48

46

46

46

43

40

38

37

36

36

34

*32

30

29

324

320

4O7

558

218

122

-

3,205

107

1.61

1.79

May

89

71

58

51 

47

44

40

37

36

38

102

107

51

40

34

31

28

27

34

48

56

37

29

32

158

66

40

31

28

28

30

1,548

49.9

0.750

0.87

June

28

29

26

24

22

21

19

17

16

16

*16

14

14

14

15

16

18

20

16

13_

15

~49 538

30

25

21

19

16

15

14

1,116

37.2

0.559

0.62

July

14

12

12

11 

10

13

26

50

82

31

23

16

14

13

13

*14

13

13

11

10

9.1

8.1

10

14

10

8.4

7.2

6.6

5.8

9.4

14

553.6

17.9

0.269

0.31

Aug.

32

18

14

10 

9.7

155

42

106

44

21

16

13

11

9.4

8.4

9.4

20

18

11

17

17

11

8.7

7.8

7.2

6.4 676"

*13

63

27

585

1,137.6

36.7

0.552

0.64

Sept.

-56- 302

30

22 

19

17

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

1013"

14

62

28

16

262

96

36

24

21

19

17

15

14

-

1,207

40.2

0.604

0.68

Calendar year 1951; Max 1,570 Min 1.6 Mean 38.6 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.89

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,470 Min 1.6 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-

cfs (10.34 ft); Mar. 4 (11 a.m.) 3,8

-Dec. 21 (4 p.m.) 1,820 cfs (11.63 ft); Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 1,500 

30 cfs (16.04 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (10.94 ft); Aug.

31 (11 p.m.) 1*610 cfs (l0.76"ft)1

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Plat River at Bahama, N. C.

117

Location.--Lat 36°11'00", long. 78°52'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Lake 

Wienie, l£ miles upstream from highway bridge l£ miles north of Bahama, Durham County, 

and 1-J- miles upstream from Dial Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1952.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 346 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 12, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 9.78 ft); min- 

 Imum7 2.2 cfs Oct. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.90 ft), from

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum, 0.37 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1932 (gage

height, 0.23 ft).

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

Some diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow caused by small mill 

5 miles above station. Town of Roxboro diverted an average of 1.6 cfs during water 

year 1952 out of Hyco River (Roanoke River basin) returning sewage to Flat River above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

1.3

3.1

5.7

20

50

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

135

341

580

870

1,220

5.0

6.0 

8.0

2,100

3,300

6,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.1

5.6

3.1 

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

4.1

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

1427T

3.6

3.6

*2.9

2.9

92.2

2.97

0.020

0.02

Nov.

BT2" 4.9

8.5

24 

54

23

18

13

11

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.8

7.4

6.8

8.8

10

9.6

8.5

7.4

7.1

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

-

298.8

9.96

0.066

0.07

Dec.

7.1

7T4

7.4

12 

192

70

41

30

24

20

17

14

*16

15

16

14

14

25

95

162

5y660

648

180

105

78

76

105

69

56

55

50

5,868.9

189

1.26

1.46

Jan.

48

44

42

39 

41

67

54

48

44

1,640

466

188

127

98

84

73

64

60

56

52

49

193

576

178

105

86

80

1,700

*1,350

505

172

8,127

262

1.75

2.01

Feb.

132

116

512

1,550 

867

514

204

148

124

105

94

82

76

115

142

106

552

a200

a!40

alOO

a90

a 80

108" 74

216

394

519

509

341

.

-

7,588

262

1.75

1.88

Mar.

990

554

848

4,920 

859

400

283

217

180

152

1,090

521

270

200

158

152

127

111

410

287

168

132

130

1,770

1,220

400

270

196

158

135

119

17,227

556

3.71

4.27

Apr.

116

113

101

89 

504

200

124

105

91

84

80

78

74

74

71

65

62

59

58

56

54

*50

4848"

859

802

697

750

420

217

-

6,127

204

1.36

1.52

May

142

108

89

74 

71

65

59

54

55

65

135

145

78

58

52

49

46

44

57

122

518

T3T

74

62

409

145

82

62

54

55

54

5,241

105

0.700

0.80

June

52

48

46

42 

46

*45

56

52

53

29

28

28

25

24

23

31

29

57

34

27

21

106

89

174

47

54

51

24

20

18

-

1,257

41.9

0.279

0.51

July

16

16

14

15 

25

555

60

598

794

169

56

41

54

52

*26

55

27

52

26

20

19

18

28

22

16

16

14

1225"

'252

995

3.8OO

125

0.820

0.94

Aug.

567

74

54

40 

120

6"54

554

623

254

89

56

43

38

34

30

28

56

44

52

129

76

43

34

29

*27

24

23

164

137

134

2,040

6,230

201

1.54

1.54

Sept.

4,520

261

122

80 

a60

a54

52

49

446

a44

a40

a38

a36

a34

a54

53

55

29

43

48

39

129

108

50

59

35

32

31

30

28_

-

5,977

199

1.53

1.48

Calendar, year 1951 : Max 5,660 Min 2.4 Mean 88.0 Cfsm 0.587 In. 7.95

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,920 Min 2.4 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.50

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs}. Dec. 21 (3 p.m.) 4,750 cfs (6.98 ft): Mar. 4 (9 a.m.) 6,500

cfs (8.05 ft); Aug. 31 (11 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (9.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorded range in stage and records for nearby 

stations.
118 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

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 if miles northeast of Bahama, Durham Co-inty.

Drainage area. 4.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1952. Prior to October 1929, published as 

h at Bahama."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 356 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 27 years, 4.34 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 728 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 4.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 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 Q-jt. 1-10, 13-17.

1925-52: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 24, 1940 (gage height, 7.60 

ft); no flow at times in many years.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for some water years have b?en revised as 

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

papers indicated.

Paper

622. .......

642. .......

662........

682........

712........

712.. ......

727.. ......

742.. ......

757. .......

782.. ......

802... .....

822. .......

852........

872........

892... .....

922........

952. .......

1002. .......

1032........

1052... .....

1082........

1112........

1142........

1172........

year

1925-26

1927-28

1928-29

1930-31

1931-32

1933-34

1935-36

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40

1940-41

1941-42

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

1946-47

1947-48

1948-49

1949-50

Date

Feb. 25

Mar. 5

Aug. 11

Nov. 29

Apr. 25

Aug. 18

May 24

Aug. 9

Sept. 30

Feb. 10

May 30

July 9

Maximum

Gage height 

(feet)

4.50

3.25

5.60

4.40

3.99

3.30

4.10

4.50

4.75

4.06

5.30

4.35

7.60

3.47

3.41

4.12

4.98

3.64

3.79

4.09

3.75

4.01

Discharge 

(cfs)

550

134

1,330

500

1,090

321

307

142

360

550

682

346

1,050

475

(t)

174

162

368 81'8

214

256

356

244

328

t Not determined. 

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water years

1926-40, 1944-45 and revised peak discharges for the water years 1948-EO, superseding 

those published in Water-Supply Papers 622, 642, 662, 682, 712, 727, 742, 757, 782, 

802, 822, 852, 872, 892, 1002, 1032, 1112, 1142, 1172, are given herewith.

Day 

(water year)

1925-26

Jan. 18.....

Feb. 25.. ...

1926-27

Dec. 28.. ...

1927-28

Feb. 8.....

Mar . 18 .....

Apr. 27. ....

28.....

May 23 .....

June 4 .....

Sept. 7. ....

19.....

1928-29

Feb. 27.. ...

28. ....

Mar . 5 .....

1929-30

Oct. 1.....

2. ....

Discharge 

(cfs)

60

180

54

26

33

375

86

46

102

6.8

180

38

160

185

183

294

Day 

(water year)

1929-30

July 17 .....

1930-31

Apr . 6 .....

Aug. 11.....

1931-32

Jan . 8 .....

9. ....

Mar . 6 .....

1932-33

Dec. 25.....

1933-34

Apr . 9 .....

Sept. 16. ....

1934-35

Nov . 29 .....

1935-36

Jan. 19.....

Apr . 6 .....

Discharge 

(cfs)

36

36

68

54

46

110

29

156

48

197

195

152

Day 

(water year)

1935-36

July 21 .....

1936-37

Apr . 25 .....

1937-38

June 21 .....

22.. ...

July 24 .....

26.....

1938-39

Aug. 18. ....

28.....

1939-40

May 24 .....

June 18 .....

1943-44

Sept. 30.. .. .

1944-45

Sept. 17. ....

18.... .

Discharge 

^cfs)

87

82

98

82

105

245

148

107

389

86

140

232

136
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C. Continued

119

Revised peak discharges . 1947-48: Oct. 9 (11:30 p.m.) 268 

187 cfs (3.53 ft); Feb. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 216 cfs (3.65 ft); May 

1948-49: Nov. 28 (8:30 p.m.) 244 cfs (3.75 ft); July 19 (7 p

:fS (3.83 

30 (2:30 

i.m.) 174

83 ft); Nov. 11 (8:30 p.m.)

56 cfs (4.09 ft).

47 ft); Ai? . 28 (9:30

:30 p.m.) 356 cfs (4.09 ft). 

fs (3.

p.m.) 174 cfs (3.47 ft) .

1949-50: July 1 (4:30 a.m.) 162 cfs (3.41 ft); July 9 (2 p.m.) 328 cfs (4.01 ft); July 12 (9:30 

p.m.) 160 cfs (3.40 ft).

Month

December .................

Calendar year 1926 ..... 

Water year 1926-27 .....

September ................

Water year 1927-28...,.

Water year 1928-29 .....

July 1930 ................

Water year 1929-30.....

April 1931 ...............

Water year 1930-31 .....

Water year 1931-32 .....

Water year 1932-33.....

Water year 1933-34.....

Calendar year 1934..... 

Water year 1934-35..... 

Calendar year 1935.....

July................ .....

Water year 1935-36 ..... 

Calendar year 1936 .....

April 1937 ...............

Water year 1936-37 ..... 

Calendar year 1937.....

Water year 1937-38..... 

Calendar year 1938 .....

Water year 1938-39 ..... 

Calendar year 1939 .....

Water year 1939-40..... 

Calendar year 1940..... -

Water year 1943-44..... 

Calendar year 1944.....

Water year 1944-45..... 

Calendar year 1945.....

Cfs-days

147.98

1,019.87 

775.05

370.15

2,040.28

1,664.46

1,630.09

773.07

670.68

1,179.19

1,274.91

1,792.95 

1,930.41 

1,634.07

160.17

2,771.08 

2,896.97

2,177.91 

2,150.61

380.76

2,070.39 

2,016.33

2,450.50 

2,355.73

1,841.94 

1,982.79

1,306.52 

1,594.48

2,373.85 

2,566.30

Maximum

54

180 

54

180

375

185

294

68

54

110

"?Q

51

156

197 

197 

96

87

195 

195

82 

82

245 

245

148 

148

389 

389

140 

140

232 

232

Minimum

.18

0 

0

2 52

1 45

1.04

.04

.58

0

0

0

0

0

.12 

.08 

.08

.33

.30 

.33

.43 

.43

.68 

.66

.66 

.80

1.64

.30 

.25

0 

0

1.20

.30 

.30

Mean

4.77

2.79

2.12

20 3

4 25

12.3

5.57

14 5

4.56

4.47

2.12

7 95

1.83

3.23

3.49

4.91 

5.29 

4.48

5.17

7.57 

7.92

13.5

5.97 

5.89

12. 7

5.67 

5. 52

12.8

6.71 

6.45

17.7

5.03 

5.42

8.30

3.57 

4.36

19.8

6.50 

7.03

Per square 

'mile .

.973

.569 

.433

AC'7

Z.51

1.14

2 95

.931

3 69

522

.912

.433

.373

.659

1 22

.712

1.00 

1.08 

.914

1.06

1.54 

1.62

2.76

1.22 

1.20

2.59

1.16 

1.13

2.61

1.37 

1.32

3.61

1.21

1.03 

1.11

1.63

.729 

.890

4.04

1.33

1.43

Runoff In 

Inches

1.12

7.74 

5.87

1 00

2.81

15.49

12.62

12.35

99

5.86

1 fl*7

5.09

8.96

9.67

13.60 

14.64 

12.39

5.13

1.22

21.04 

22.00

3.08

16.54 

16.33

2.89

15.71 

15,30

3.02

18.62 

17.89

4.16

1.35

13.96 

15.05

1.89

9.92

12.11

4.51

18.01 

19.46
120 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0

.01

.07

.17

.30

.73

1.38

2.42

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

50

95

125

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.02

0

0

0

0

.01

.03

.03

.03

.03

.05

.07 

.06

.06

.06

.06

 12

.34 

.16

.17

1.68

0.054

0.011

0.01

Nov.

0.97

.67

[gQ

!39

.36

2.29

.70

.44

.39

.35

.35

.37

.44

1.25

.87

.58

.46

.39

.37

.37

.37

.39 

.39

.48

.66

.56

.4a

.44 

.43

19.79

0.660

0.135

0.15

Dec.

0.43

.41

.41

4.53

7.2

2.03

1.30

1.08

.96

.93

.81

.75

.68

.63

1.96

1.20

.99

3.23

3.71

7.8

71

12

5.1 

3.47

2.73

3.63

2.94

2.24

2.12 

2.06

1.95

150.28

4.85

0.990

1.14

Jan.

1.80

1.70

1.55

1.42

2.18

1.95

1.70

1.60

1.-66

30

9.5

5.3

4.03

3.47

2.94

2.54

2.30

2.24

1.95

1.95

1.70

5.2

*8.7 

4.48

3.47

3.23

3.01

*43

T5

7.5

5.1

185.17

5.97

1.22

1.41

Feb.

4.39

3.87

16

21 re

7.6

5.5

4.57

3.95

3.47

3.23

2.87

2.80

5.1

3.63

4.49

11

6.5

4.75

4.12

4.03

3.39

3.15 7.8*

8.1

5,8

10

12

10

-

199.11

6.87

1.40

1.51

Mar.

18

8.7

30

126

11

7.8

6.2

5.7

a5.4

a38

12

9.0

6.8

5.9

5.5

4.75

4.39

L9

9.1

6.7

5.7

5.7 

42

20

11

8.0

6.5

5.5 

4.93

4.66

471.93

15.2

3.10

3.58

Apr.

4.75

4.48

3.87

3.79

56

9.5

6.5

5.4

4.75

4.39

4.21

3.87

3.87

3.71

3.39

3.15

3.08

2.94

2.80

2.60

2.48

*2.30

2.24 

2724

7.7

7.6

11

10

6.2

4.48

-

173.29

5.78

1.18

1.32

May

3.47

3.01

2.54

2.36

2.18

2.00

1.80

1.65

1.70

4.98

4.21

4.62

2.42

2.00

1.85

1.65

1.50

1.60

3.08

3.61

2.84

1.85

1

1.60 

1.80

7.0

2.54

1.85

1.55

TT75 i!?o

78.12

2.52

0.514

0.59

June

1.46

1.26

1.15

1.11

1.50

 1.02

-.87

.75

.81

.84

.63

.58

.68

.60

.63

.66

.70

1.05

.56

.43

.41

.43

1.23 

.81

.50

.37

.30

.26

:ft22.08

0.736

0.150

0.17

July

0.21

.17

.16

 11

.49

1.70

.99

7.0

3.74

3.29

1.15

.63

.53

.43

.43

.41

.39

.43

.50

.30

.25

.22

1.72 

.87

.32

.25

.25

.21

4.11 

3.21

51

85.50

2.76

0.563

0.65

Aug.

10

3.08

1.38

1.22

2.44

33

59

68

24

6.5

3.39

2.36

1.95

1.60

1.55

2.08

6.1

1.60

1.34

19

2.87

2.00

1.70 

1.42

 1.18

1.08

1 .05

11

2.80 

2.12

*122

398.81

12.9

2.63

3.03

Sept.

56

9.1

4.66

3.31

2.60

2.30

2.00

1.85

1.80

1.65

1.46

1.42

1.30

1.18

1.15

1.15

1.70

1.26

1.90

1.70

1.34

6.0

3.55 

1.95

1.55

1.46

1.30

1.18

1.11 T7i5

-

120.08

4.00

0.816

0.91

Calendar year 1951: Max 71 Min 0 Mean 2.21 Cfsm 0.451 In. 6.11

Water year 1951-52: Max 126 Min 0 Mean 5.21 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.47

Peak discharge (base. 160 ef s) .--Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 307 cfs (3.95 ft); Mar. 10 or 11 (time unknown) 

164 ofs (3.42 ft); July 31 (9 p.m.) 377 cfs (4.14 ft); Aug. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 644 ofs (4.68 ft); Aug. 

31 (9:30 p.m.) 728 cfs (4.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records at stations nearby.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 121

Plat River at daiq near Bahama, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°08'55", long. 78°49'43", on right bank 900 ft downstream from Durham 

municipal darn, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham County, and 5 miles upstrean from 

confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1927 to Septerntier 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 255.05 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 25 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 15.10 ft);

minimum not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record; minimum daily, 

3 cfs several days in October, November, and December.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 18,600 cfs July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13 ,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Durham 

municipal dam; 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 15.3 cfs was diverted above station for Durham rrunicipal 

water supply. About 5.3 cfs was returned as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles upstream 

from Northside gage.

Revisions (water years). W 802: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

160

398

720

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,560

2,550

3,900

7,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsiti

In.

Oct.

*

18

6540"

14

a3

aS

a3

a3

a3

4

4

4

a3

a3

a3

a3

*a3

235

7.6

-

-

Nov.

a3

a3

a3

a3 

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

-

104

3.5

-

-

Dec.

a3

a3

a3

6 

8

4

4

7

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4,000

a9OO

a370

a370

a290

a!80

a!50

a80

a8O

a60

a28

6,594

213

-

-

Jan.

a44

44

44

44 

44

43

43

42

42

816

724

342

284

146

146

146

53

50

54

47

48

127

*334

272

245

181

99

906

2,290

a500

a380

8,580

277

-

-

Feb.

a250

a220

a260

al,800 

al,<500

a350

a370

a360

a280

a240

184

133

73

73

75

149

266

221

186

184

184

97

31

154

184

185

312

361

381

_

-

8,563

295

-

-

Mar.

850

535

740

5,550 

1,270

488

413

398

351

290

596

734

398

398

382

220

188

194

194

177

178

170

224

935

2,050

529

413

356

383

303

158

20,065

647

-

-

Apr.

155

116

80

80 

156

381

246

192

182

180

112

80

47

70

51

70

77

81

81

75

50

73

83

84

132

556" 847

720

545

398

-

6,113

204

-

-

May

212

190

190

84 

62

81

83

83

83

73

47

148

157

75

74

52

67

52

74

72

115

384 260"

153

102

246

52

T9" 41

91

90

3,572

115

-

-

June

68

60

55

77 

75

84

S4

84

60

34

44

42

42

1313"

13

14

13

14

14

14

14

15

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

-

1,045

34.8

-

-

July

14

14

14

15 

15

23

a!50

a270

a360

aSSTT

a!90

a80

a80

a8o

*77

83

81

81

81

31

a 15

alS

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

121

2,372

76.5

-

-

Aug.

878

398

135

62

51

133

1,150

741

642

232

165

88

88

88

88

88

88

71

51

49

49

49

48

22

*2T

44

35

22

24

44

1,160

6,866

221

-

-

Sept.

5,920

502

260

172 

67

55

65

65

77

84

83

83

83

62

21

11

TT

11

11

11

11

23

42

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

7,807

260

-

-

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,000 Mln 3 Mean 93.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 5,920 Mln 3 Mean 196 Cfsiti - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.
122 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°02'07", long. 78°44*59" , on right bank 10 ft downstream from Fish Dam 

Bridge, 1-f miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 2-| miles downstream from Seaboard Alpline Railway bridge, and 2| miles south of Northside, Granville County.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1927 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 226.32 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1928, chain gage at bridge 10 ft upstream at 

same datum. Since Sept. 29, 1950, auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on II. S. 

Highway 15, 4 miles upstream. Mar. 25, 1949, to Sept. 28, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight 

gage at same site.

Average discharge. 25 years, 538 cfs.

Extremes, Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 23.15 

ft Mar. 5; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 36,600 cfs Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 31.02 

ft, from floodmark, Sept. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, 3.1 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.87 ft).

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

Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow slightly regulated by Durham municipal dam. For diversion see records for Flat River at dam near 

Bahama.

Revisions (water years). W 822: 

1938-39, 1944(M).

Drainage area. W 1032: 1933(M), 1935-36, 1937(M),

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Pall between gages Is used as a factor Dec. 22-27, Jan. 12, 

14, 23-25, 28-31, Feb. 1, 3-8, 18, 19, 25-29, Mar. 1-15, 

24, 26-29, Apr. 5-7, 26-30, May 1, 13, 23-27, Aug. 1-3, 

8-11, 21, 31, Sept. 1-5, 24; shifting-control method used 

Apr. 13-25).

1,620

2,650

3,920

1.1 15

1.3 28

1.5 57

1.7 95

2.0 136

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

207

282

438

624

1,070

9.0

12.0

15.0

2ond, water year October 1951 to September 19_52

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18-

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

*16 

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

16

21

27

21

18

16

32

73

48

27

16

15

15 

15

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

*20

650

21.0

0.040

0.05

Nov.

20

28 

76

139

126

67

53

63

41

34

29

26

28

31

30

38

41

38

37

36

29

26 

26

25

25

.25

26

26

23

24

"

1,236

41.2

0.078

0.09

Dec,

28

26 

a28

a!40

a400

a!50

alOO

a90

82

77

63

*52

46

44

44

67

77

88

264

360

2,130

4.110 

3,430

1,330

654

498

485

446

298

244

222

16,073

518

0.985

1.14

Jan.

192

178 

165

154

157

174

175

164

153

1,010

3,170

1,380

748

500

422

375

298

222

207

192

175

*282 

1,240

932

595

509

390

1,100

*4.110

4,010

1,860

25,239

814

1.55

1.78

Feb.

761

604 

649

2,490

5.350

2,420

1,060

754

685

584

472

426

313

306

360

376

760

972

608

508

472

448 

290

451

1,150

842

983

1,570

1,390

-

-

26,054

898

1.71

1.84

Mar.

1,680

2,030 

1,350

*4, 770

*9,570

*5,160

2,720

2,630

1,020

730

1,840

3,560

2,150

1,060

880

814

624

584

710

1,150

748

575 

624

1,160

3,900

3,220

1,930

996

827

769

604

60,385

1,948

3.70

4.27

Apr.

508

508 

422

375

1,250

1,410

810

604

527

472

438

336

313

274

282

237

267

260

252

244

207

192 

*214

207

252

1,940

1,950

2.580

2,080

1,070

-

20,281

676

1.29

1.43

May

705

546 

472

391

237

290

267

244

237

267

556

508

552

306

237

207

177

172

192

298

313

508 

493

326

315

674

364

200

171

207

207

10,399

335

0.637

0.74

June

207

156 

165

160

172

185

161

149

130

*106

91

91

84

81

55

S5

73

84

81

71

57

200 

406

157

96

75

63

55

50

44

-

3,570

119

0.226

0.25

July

46

41 

44

38

34

50

185

313

801

1.020

551

207

142

84

91

*129

126

112

130

119

50

35 

29

28

34

36

43

37

36

36

81

4,708

152

0.289

0.33

Aug.

932

614 

366

147

98

175

1,890

1,480

3.250

1,630

461

260

192

161

147

142

402

352

185

603

401

178 

132

108

79

81

88

*140

167

282

712

13,835

511

0.971

1.12

Sept.

6,160

7.450 

3,410

1,120

600

244

214

207

192

207

200

192

185

178

125

77

71

77

77

190

171

103 

541

303

158

109

93

81

71

63

22,869

762

1.45

1.62

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,110 Mln 15 Mean 283 Cfsm 0.538 In. 7.30

Water year 1951-52: Max 9,570 Mln 15 Mean 566 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

Peak dlscharse (base, 4.500 cfs).--

4,850 cfs (17.28 ft); Mar. 5 (8 a.m.)

Dec. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 4,530 cfs (16.69 ft); Jan. 29 (11 p.m.) 

11,200 cfs (22.90 ft); Sept. 2 (2 a.m.) 9,940 cfs (22.28 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this Hay.

 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records at nearby stations 
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

123

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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 128.12 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 18, 1942, at site 1,100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,225 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 15.72 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1927-52: 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 & stage of 21.15 ft from floodmark at former site 

(discharge, 21,200 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--¥ 822: Drainage area. W1032: 1930, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 2)

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

51

106

192

468

770

1,080

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

1,750

3,160

4,850

7,650

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

*78

95

92

81

70

67

64 LSI

114

148 

195

T62

131

112

106

106

109

148

142

128

103

95

95

95

92

89

92

112

106

112

3,337

108

0.095

0.11

Nov.

*117 

*19"5

315

404 2"66~

279

258

234

216

183

162 

142

159

156

*177

234

192

174

162

171

*162

151

148

159

159

162

162

151

145

*165

-

5,760

192

0.168

0.19

Dec.

154 

142

134

156

258

362

666

468

324

258

246 

223

206

192

206

219

183

*219

357

510

1,350

3,010

3,400

3,910

4,000

1,700

990

860

758

612

*534

26,607

858

0.753

0.87

Jan.

480 

438

409

378

383

415

421

409

388

474

2,060 

3,090

3,010

1,520

990

776

685

606

498

450

421

468

1,180

2,010

1,820

1,150

925

1,000

5,380

6,980

*5,40<5

44,614

1,439

1.26

1.46

Feb.

5,220 

3,550

1,420

2,480

3,320

3,910

4,170

2,840

1,460

1,220

1,050 

860

770

709

666

703

860

1,460

1,620

1,180

960

860

806

830

1,700

2,150

2,810

3,740

 3,490

-

-

56,814

1,959

1.72

1.85

Mar.

3,400 

3,570

3,560

9,420

12,000

11,700

9,220

8,850

8,450

6,200

2,740 

3,650

4,000

4,340

2,850

1,750

1,520

1,250

1,320

1,750

1,820

1,420

1,150

1,780

5,100

5,030

4,850

4,940

3,170

1,620

T,380

133,800

4,316

3.79

4.36

Apr.

*1,180 

1,020

990

860

976

2,650

2,650

1,620

1,080

925

860 

812

709

697

624

606

546

546

528

504

492

468

427

438

504

860

2,290

3,160

3,320

3,320

-

35,662

1,189

1.04

1.16

May

2,200 

*1,270

890

758

672

540

516

510

522

727

630

830

990

890

630

492

438

393

462

558

672

630

727

770

922

1,180

1,150

770

504

415

421

23,079

744

0.653

0.75

June

427 

*409

393

348

348

378

352

329

292

284

262 

234

209

202

223

514

306

348

288

246

216

202

219

573

353

270

216

180

162

151

-

8,964

299

0.262

0.29

July

*145 

134

131

126

112

109

128

174

528

1,120

1.320 

860

456

275

238

199

192

206

234

192

189

189

148

151

123

98

89

89

100

168

1,320

9,543

308

0.270

0.31

Auf.

*1,680 

1,550

1,250

709

427

383

942

2,270

3,090

3,090

3,400 itns

564

362

310

275

611

812

648

986

2,320

1,310

630

399

292

250

209

25?

324

498

836

32,091

1,035

0.908

1.05

Sept.

5,690 

9,050

8,250

7,270

7,270

5,570

1,020

498

427

367

357 

348

343

315

306

297

250

219

266

621

357

526

660

624

612

383

306

250

223

238

-

52,913

1,764

1.55

1.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,680 Min 64 Mean 584 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.96

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,000 Min 64 Mean 1,184 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.13

Peak discharge (base, 7,100 cfs). Dec. 30 (7 a.m.) 7,460 cfs (10.80 ft)t Mar. 5 (11 p.m.) 12,900
124 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Middle Creek near Claytoa, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°34'10 M , long. V8°35'30", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3£ 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 177 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 

2l, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 87.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 12.31 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 8-10 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 1, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 8-10, 

1951.

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

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

Q7P

1032. .......

1142........

Water 

year

1948-49

Date

May 11

Gage height 

(feet)

11.70

11.52

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,260

3,460

3,260

Remarks. Records fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow cauaed by gristmill 

above station.

Revisions (water years). W 952: 1940(M), 1941. Revised figures of discharge for water

years 1945 and 

Supply Papers

194"9 are given herewith. They supersede those published 

1032 and 1142.

Day 

(water year)

1944-45 

Sept. 18.....

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,170

Day 

(water year)

1948-49 

May 11..... 

Aug . 29 .....

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,070 

2,060

in WaterRevised peak discharge (base. 6OO cfs). May 11, 

-945~re~pr£.) 5,560 eta (11.52 ft); Aug. 29, 1949 

(4:30 p.m.) 2,52O cfs (1O.70 ft).

Month

Water year 1944-45 ..... 

Calendar year 1945 .....

Water year 1948-49 ..... 

Calenday year 1949 .....

Total

10,350

40,985.4

7,075

10,552

54,827 

46,805

Maximum

3,170

3,170

2,070

2,060

2,070 

2,070

Minimum

_

_

_

_

-

Mean

345

112 

117

228

340

150 

128

Per square 

mile

4.28

1.39 

1.45

2.83

4.21

1.86 

1.59

Runoff in 

inches

4.77

19.66

3.26

21.56
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

125

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

*2.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

7?

.6

Z.4

3.4

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.2

80.5

2.60

0.032

0.04

Nov.

*5.3

*4.0

67?

9.6

9.4

7.0

6.4

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.0

6.1

6.6

*7.5

9.1

7.9

8.0

7.4

6.9

*6.7

6.6

6.6

6.7

7.1

7.7

7.4

7.9

7.8

*7.2

210.8

7.03

0.087

0.10

Dec.

7.0

7^0

7.4

12

24

18

11

10

11

12

11

10

9.8

11

11

13

*12

16

20

34

67

BT

32

24

24

28

29

27

24

*24

610.2

19.7

0.244

0.28

Jan.

23

21

21

22" 19

27

29

25

23

30

52

54

38

32

29

28

25

23

22

21

21

28

57

65

44

35

34

45

178

248

*173-

1,492

48.1

0.596

0.69

Feb.

SO

67

78

211

237

114

82

70

62

55

51

48

44

ST

69

65

100

124

82

65

64

60

52

80

157

120

282

352

329

_

-

3,252

112

1.39

1.50

Mar.

208

192

152

1,900

2,420

785

362

203

167

142

183

282

*240

162

128

124

116

102

140

224

167

120

108

228

*542

620

350

172

142

120

108

10,909

352

4.36

5.03

Apr.

*106

112

103

90

87

89

78

73

70

67

65

63

63

67

61

55

52

49

46

44

41

38

35

34

4T

120

224

TST

162

101

2,424

80.8

1.00

1.12

May

73

*58

48

40

35

32

30

27

25

90

80

90

71

49

37

32

27

23

27

46

50

38

29

24

31

34

27

20

17

15

if

1,241

40.0

0.496

0.57

June

16

*14

13

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.4

T74

50

37

33

29

17

11

8.8

11

~5T 146

21

14

9.9

8.2

20

614.2

20.5

0.254

0.28

July

*31

17

11

8.5

7.3

6.9

7.8

52

50

71

80

29

17

12

9.9

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.4

3.9

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.4

470

82_

565.2

18.2

0.226

0.26

Au'l.

*177

246

437

208

72

52

92

147

85

56

37

27

20

17

14

JJj

33

48

27

152

*679

415

205

68

42

31

26

32

42

34

130

3,662

116

1.46

1.69

Sept.

*2,72O

1,260

338

112

80

68

58

54

54

50

45

44

42

62

50

55

45

35

38

48

47

408

640

296

124

98

82

71

58

48

7,128

238

2.95

3.28

Calendar year 1951 : Max 347 Min 0.6 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 0.367 In. 4.98

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,720 Min 0.6 Mean 87.9 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.84

--Mar. 4 (11 p.m.) 3,660 cfs (11.89 ft); Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 720 cfs 

I cfs (8.29 ft); Sept. 1 (2 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (12.31 ft) S'5pt. 23

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs. 

(7.07 ft); Aug7 21 (3 p.m.) 1,030 

(6 a.m.) 765 cfs (7.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
126 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location. Lafc 35"30'20", long. 78°09 I 30", on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 3 miles north 

of Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area. 229 sq ml.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 108 ft (by barometer). Prior to Nov. 

16, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Oct. 6-8.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 4,470 cfs (revised) Dec. 2, 1934 (gage height, 12.68 

ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs several times in September and October 1932 (gage height, 0.30 ftl

Flood of September 1924 reached a stage of 14.90 ft; July 1919, 14.57 ft; October 

1929, 13.47 ft, from information by local resident.

Revisions. The-maximum discharge for water year 1935 has been revised to 4,470 cfs 

Dec. 2, 1934 (gage height, 12.68 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 782.

Remarks. Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation and occasionally some regulation for 

short periods caused by mills above station.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area,

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2, 3, Dee. 7-13, July 31 to Aug. 3)

Oct. 1 to De Dec . 14 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.8 

3.8

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.0

4.7 

7 .3

1.0 

1.3

1.6

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

120

219

5.0 352

6.0 500

8.0 940

10.0 1,950

11.0 2,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water ye~ar October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

12

13

*13

10

8

7

7

7

8

8

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

*10

10

10

10

10

11

12

11

*lu

9

9

9

10

10

302

9.7

0.042

0.05

Nov.

13

12

12

12

14

17

35

36

34

43

48

51

37

32

*Z9

25

24

31

40

42

34

30

25

24

24

26

»31

32

34

33

-

880

29.3

0.128

0.14

Dee.

30

29

23.

27

34

39

52

66

58

49

40

38

36

51

32

29

30

39

50

48

75

100

127

139

151

141

112

98

90

83

76

1,972

63.6

0.278

0.32

Jan.

70

66

64

58

61

64

70

73

66

71

93

117

124

1S8

129

»110

95

88

76

73

70

106

195

214

186

168

160

136

169

256

294

3,660

118

0.515

0.59

Feb.

370

370

275

342

370

351

322

266

205

169

150

131

119

126

151

150

236

»351

294

222

196

171

144

208

465

522

773

1,050

894

_

-

9,373

323

1.41

1.52

Mar.

731

674

598

1,270

2,820

3.870

3,070

2,210

1,170

598

»664

828

642

512

452

392

342

294

304

402

372

313

274

482

»1,040

1,250

1,040

744

598

432

322

28,710

926

4.04

4.66

Apr.

275

256

239

213

193

180

160

146

134

124

124

115

115

120

129

114

110

102

97

88

85

81

70

70

102

134

246

274

275

243

-

4,614

154

0.672

0.75

May

191

136

117

97

83

76

64

54

52

64

75

169

222

194

162

121

83

69

62

62

83

123

94

78

62

55

66

83

133

164

106

3,200

103

0.450

0.52

June

75

48

51

47

47

47

43

48

54

»68

54

44

39

36

37

34

27

27

29

28

28

29

30

28

28

28

»28

28

28

28

-

1,166

38.9

0.170

0.19

July

E4

23

21

18

20

22

22

19

19

22

17

19

22

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

24

*23

22

22

2,3

22

20

18

18

679

21.9

0.096

0.11

Aug.

22

40

101

97

78

53

40

50

53

61

83

80

56

36

33

30

30

29

38

43

46

65

52

47

39

34

33

33

32

32

36

1.50E

48.4

0.211

0.24

Sept.

76

*318

446

446

312

130

66

52

44

41

36

34

33

31

31

30

29

29

28

26

26

44

188

294

264

147

90

64

58

52

-

3,465

116

0.507

0.56

Calendar year 1951: Max 636 Hin 7 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 0.364 In. 4.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,870 Hin 7 Mean 163 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.65

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Mar 6 (8 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (12.39 ft): Mar. 23 (8 a.m.) 1.300 cfs

(7.02 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

127

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 (by United States Weather Bureau).

Drainage area. 2.390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 42.95 ft above mean sea levej., datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 23, 1931, chain gage at railroad 

bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 5.84 ft higher. July 23, 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. 22 years, 2,436 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 22.29 ft); minImum unregulated discharge, 106 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.41 ft); minimum, 80 cfs 

Dec. 3 (result of temporary closure of river channel upstream).

1930-52: 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, that of 

Dec. 3, 1951.

Maximum discharge known, 38,300 cfs Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 31.1 ft, at railroad 

bridge and present datum), by current-meter measurement.

Remarks. Records good except those below 150 cfs, which are poor. 

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 23, 28, 

29, Jan. 12, 13, 16, 30, Feb. 11, 12, Mar. 8, 9, 

16-20, 24, Apr. 2-4, 10, 28, May 4, Aug. 2, 9, 

14, 15, 22, 26, Sept. 2, 5, 5, 6, 10-12)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

104

170

252

392

540

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

930

1,850

2,900

4,100

6,100

16.0

19.0

22.0

8,400

n.aoo

16,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct'.

151

135

133

128,

133

139

139

128

114

116

175

221

216

204

246

232

193

»173

163

163

153

180

188

173

151

135

144

151

151

148

146

5,022

162

0.068

0.08

Nov.

158

163

235

244

364

450

592

558

558

525

480

450

392

350

319

364

364

406

406

378

350

3S6

333

308

297

286

»302

300

302

311

-

10,881

363

0.152

0.17

Dec.

308

260

260

330

350

350

420

540

730

710

575

495

450

435

420

420

420

435

510

540

710

950

2,000

2,790

3,200

3,500

5,740

3,060

1,930

1,520

1,380

33,738

1,088

0.455

0.52

Jan.

1,190

1,040

950

850

850

930

950

995

995

970

995

1,410

2,580

3,140

3,260

*2,230

1,620

1,330

1,190

1,080

970

970

1,150

1,570

2,350

2,840

2,620

2,050

1,850

2,630

5,620

51,175

1,651

0.691

0.80

Feb.

4,100

4,550

5,140

5,820

6.240

6,100

5,470

5,140

5,010

5,010

4,020

2,540

2,050

1,750

1.710

1,710

2,000

2,510

3,080

3,440

3,320

2,790

2,400

2,350

2,900

3,560

4,750

5,400

5,890

-

-

110,750

3,819

1.60

1.72

Mar.

6,380

6,730

7,040

7,440

7,840

8,160

9,200

12,000

15,000

16 , 500

17.100

16,300

15,100

14,000

12,400

10,300

8,840

7,440

5,740

3,940

5.740

3,800

3,800

4,300

5,270

5,960

6,520

7,120

7,600

8,000

8,240

271,800

8,768

3.67

4.23

Apr.

8.080

,770

,410

,150

,790

,460

,790

,500

,620

,730

,200

,950

,850

,750

,710

,660

,520

,470

,380

,330

,240

,150

,100

,060

,190

,280

,750

,750

* ,620

,040

-

76,300

2,543

1.06

1.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,680 Mln 114 Mean 1,007

May

.250

,230

,920

,340

,660

,380

,190

,080

,060

,580

,420

,710

,750

,800

,800

,620

,240

995

950

950

,080

,190

,550

,280

,190

,150

,240

,580

,380

,150

970

50,045

1,614

0.675

0.78

June

830

770

730

690

650

650

575

558

558

*540

510

510

495

450

450

420

465

592

592

575

525

465

465

510

480

710

750

575

495

406

-

16,971

566

0.257

0.26

July

378

336

508

505

283

265

286

291

550

592

632

1,190

1,550

1,020

690

480

406

364

336

328

550

528

316

352

502

272

255

232

216

221

252

13,044

421

0.176

0.20

Aug.

495

2,030

2,200

2,460

2,350

1,850

1,280

1,060

1,830

2,620

3,020

5^260

5,260

2,050

1,060

770

770

850

1,150

1,470

1,660

2,280

2,840

2,570

2,050

1,400

1,020

850

750

750

870

52,875

1,706

0.714

0.82

Sept.

1,100

2,370

3,640

4,100

5,000

6,590

7,120

7,920

8,240

6,920

5,570

1,460

1,060

910

810

750

690

650

610

592

630

970

1,150

1,850

2,050

2 , 100

1,900

1,380

1,100

910

-

77,922

2,597

1.09

1.21

Cfsm 0.421 In. 5.72

Water year 1951-52 : Max 17,100 Mln 114 Mean 2,105 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.98

Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River at Klnston, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°15'30", long. 77°35'10", on left bank at Klnston, Lencir 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 1952.

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. 22 years, 2,815 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 19.18 ft); min- 

 imum, 202 cfs Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1930-52: 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, present site and datum, July 1919 (discharge, about 

39,000 cfs), from information furnished by North Carolina State Highway and Public 

Works Commission.

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

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 3 to July 13; rate 

of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 7, Dec. 

24, 30, Jan. 13, 14, 17, 18, 31, Feb. 13, 14, 

Mar. 11, 20-22, Apr. 5-7, May 5, 6, Aug. 2, 

3, 10, 15, 16, Sept. 13, 14)

1.9

2.0 

2.5

3.0

216 

24O 

371 

532 

914

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0 

1Z.O

1,360

1,820

2,940

4,200

5,640

14.0

16.0

19.0

7,400

10,100

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septetiber 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

260

248

242

230

226

216

218

216

211

216

252

303

319

321

300

313

*319

290

275

265

260

255

255

275

265

260

235

235 

240

248

245

8,013

258

0.096

0.11

Nov.

248

262

415

496

430

430

1,090

1.320

1,090

914

810

734

678

604

568

532

586

586

568

604

568

550

514

514

496

479

*446

462 

462

462

-

17; 9 18

597

0.222

0.25

Dec.

462

462

446

400

586

660

604

622

734

872

914

851

790

678

641

641

622

604

678

790

830

957

1,180

1,840

2,520

3,000

3,240

5.480 

3,480

2,510

1,870

37,964

1,225

0.455

0.52

Jan.

1,630

1,450

1,320

1,180

1.140

1,140

1,180

1 , 180

1,220

1,220

1,270

1,320

1,520

2,360

2,880

3,180

2,740

1,970

1,630

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,320

1,450

1,720

2,230

2,760

2,820 

2,460

2,180

2,460

55,010

1,7'75

0.660

0.76

Feb.

3,180

3,600

4,000

4,480

4,900

5,420

5,800

5.880

5,720

5,420

5,190

4,900

3,900

2,730

2,230

2.020

2,070

2,400

2,760

3,060

3,360

3,420

3,180

2,940

3,120

3,480

4,000

4,620 

5,340

_

-

113,120

3,901

1.45

1.56

Mar.

5,800

6,120

6,440

7,000

7,510

7,850

8,090

8,210

8,600

9,940

12,500

14,400

16,400

16.800

16,600

15,600

14,400

12,700

11,100

8,850

6,980

5,470

4,830

4.480

4,550

4,900

5,490

5,960 

6,360

6,800

7,200

277,930

8,965

3.33

3.84

Apr.

7,620

7.970

7,970

7,400

5,560

4,190

3,250

3,060

3,300

3,600

3,480

2,820

2,340

2,180

2,070

2,020

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,630

1,580

1,500

1,450

1.560

1,400

1,720

1,870

2,120 

*2,640

3,240

-

94,800

3,160

1.17

1.31

May

,670

,930

,060

.150

,290

,100

,720

,540

,540

,680

,070

,280

,180

,070

,020

,020

,820

,580

.560

,560

,400

,500

,500

,540

,500

,400

,560

,360

,500

,500

,360

62,340

2,011

0.748

0.86

June

1.180

1,040

936

893

830

810

790

696

660

*641

622

586

568

568

532

514

514

514

586

660

641

641

641

586

622

568

660

790 

715

622

-

20,626

688

0.256

0.29

July

550

462

415

396

360

351

357

371

400

446

462

586

1,040

1.270

1,180

872

660

532

479

446

415

415

430

446

462

446

371

349 

321

290

298

15,868

512

0.190

0.22

Aug.

415

719

1,780

2,120

2,280

2,340

2,020

1,630

1,360

1,710

2,340

2,760

3,000

5.120

2,510

1,520

1,180

al.100

al,100

al,200

al,400

al,600

2,070

a2,300

a2,600

a2,200

al,700

al,200 

a950

914

a950

54,088

1,745

0.649

0.75

Sept.

al,000

* 1,180

1,870

a2 , 500

a3,000

3,740

a4,400

a5,000

a5, 600

6,440

7.000

6,900

4,260

1,830

1,220

1,020

914

851

830

893

790

830

1,270

1,360

1,680

1,970

2,070

1,970 

1,580

1,270

-

75,238

2,508

0.932

1.04

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,340 Min 211 Mean 1,150 Cfsm o 428 In- 5.80

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,800 Min 211 Mean 2,276 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from recorded range in stage, occasional gage rea 

ings, and records for station near Ooldsboro.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C.

129

Location. Lat SSMl'lS", long. 77°56'50", in left abutment midway between separated lanes 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 250 ft downstream from municipal powerplant, 1 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of Wilson, 

Wilson County.

Drainage area. 236 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 78 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 24, 1934, staff gage at tailrace of municipal powerplant 250 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 236 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 12-18, 21, July 29, 30.

1930-52: Maximum discharge, 4,830 cfs Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 13.80 ft); minimum, about 0.2 cfs Oct. 6-15, 1932, Nov. 24 to Dec. 26, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 24.3 ft in September 1924, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Extreme diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation during low flow caused by reservoir and minicipal 

powerplant above station. City of Wilson diverted an average of 2.9 cfs above station 

for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years). W 782: 1934. W 822: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3C

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

2.9

*2.7

2.7-

2.0

1.1

.9

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

30.0

0.97

0.0041

0.005

Nov.

0.7

..8

1.0

.8

.7

1.6

68

40

53

49

22

22

22

16

15

13

Z2

11

13

27

18

18

18

17

13

24

19

19

*17

8.3

-

569.9

19.0

0.081

0.09

Dec.

1.8

31

16

41

Z6

42

14

44

42

27

28

28

24

26

32

22

22

59

41

69

104

133

141

205

95

121

68

66

103

56

71

1,798.8

58.0

0.246

0.28

Jan.

63

76

55

50

87

69

97

74

83

105

137

214

197

137

105

98

98

*73

83

64

80

182

327

394

358

232

214

176

241

328

415

4,912

158

0.669

0.77

Feb.

437

306

231

351

436

467

467

313

207

147

146

130

ill

144

152

170

28Z

349

405

»361

210

183

145

228

450

585

846

1.160

1,160

-

10,595

365

1.55

1.67

Mar.

1,160

1,010

765

1,920

3,710

4.510

3,070

1,940

1,010

630

525

711

684

585

465

390

328

332

298

390

420

405

319

381

*836

1,100

1,240

1,120

752

480

376

31,662

1,021

4.33

4.99

Apr.

299

283

252

246

206

147

234

161

152

142

138

138

146

148

148

127

123

99

74

96

71

62

66

68

127

218

318

405

390

279

-

5,363

179

0.758

0.84

May

166

*128

110

57

57

57

57

57

27

Z2_

81

151

136

92

74

48

41

54

40

70

79

123

110

47

49

37

31

48

33

182

164

2,428

78.3

0.332

0.38

June

58

31

37

Z2

Z9

Zl

Zl

Z2

67

15

11

*3.0

Z.7

2.7

Z. 7

2.7

2.8

Z.5

2.4

2.Z

4.9

35

17

15

15

14

*14

5.2

Z.4

1.9

-

482.1

16.1

0.068

0.08

July

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

40

1Z

12

13

5.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

17

15

7.3

2.0

2.0

1.2

.7

1.4

1Q2

259.5

8.37

0.035

0.04

Aug.

133

91

110

51

37

9^6

9.7

58

88

52

83

26-

28

10

11

12

13

1Z

1Z

119

198

42

42

19

11

12

12

80

71

12

52

1,516.3

48.9

O.Z07

0.24

Sept.

120

253

28Z

*246

68

46

46

23

16

16

17

17

16

10

5.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.5

5.5

116

1Z2

178

151

58

45

30

40

53

-

1,975.0

65.8

0.279

0.31

Calendar year 1951: Max 688 Mln 0.5 Mean 74.5 Cfsm 0.316 In. 4.Z6

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,310 Mln 0.5 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.7O

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
130 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°25'4Q", long. 77°35'Q5", on right bank at Hookerton, Greene County, half 

a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 123, and 2 miles upstream from Wheat Swamp 

Creek.

Drainage area. 789 sq mi.

Records available. November 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 16 ft (from topograplic map). Prior to 

Nov. 26, 1934, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 756 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.950 cfs Mar. 10 (gage heiglt, 14.80 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1928-52: 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 (discharge, 34,000 

cfs), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting. High water 

of autumn 1924 was at practically the same stage.

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-24, Sept. 27-30; 

rate of change in stage used as a factor Nov. 7, 

Jan. 23, 24, Feb. 17, 18, 23, 25, Mar. 8, 25, 26, 

Apr. 3-5, 25, May 2, 3, 10, July 24, 31, Aug. 1, 

S, 6, 9, 17, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, Sept. 7, 21, 

22, 24)

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

24

37

122

239

395

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

770

1,200

1,850

3, 160

5,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

26

27

34

55

90

91

80

67

59

»53

48

45

43

43

41

39

39

39

38

37

37

37

37

38

1,332

43.0

0.054

0.06

Nov.

39

43

78

95

98

92

271

370

296

239

187

152

132

122

109

118

132

122

108

99

95

89

86

88

90

90

90

90

»90

90

-

3,800

127

0.161

0.18

Dec.

91

93

97

95

100

122

137

137

127

122

122

132

118

109

108

113

118

132

152

181

226

252

281

304

296

304

319

304

281

246

232

5,451

176

0.223

0.26

Jan.

226

206

194

187

194

232

266

274

259

259

288

336

370

378

378

»344

296

266

252

239

220

232

347

582

690

750

770

690

566

539

594

11,424

369

0.468

0.54

Feb.

632

651

690

730

770

790

810

830

830

750

575

458

386

378

404

440

552

»795

890

950

970

950

799

750

1,100

1,230

1,480

1,770

1^950

_

-

24,310

838

1.06

1.15

Mar.

2,100

2,220

2,400

2,610

2,840

2,920

3,080

3,920

4,620

4.950

4,730

4,320

3,700

3,080

2,610

2,280

2,050

1,770

1,540

1,370

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,440

1,750

2,050

2,340

2,540

2,610

2,540

79,040

2,550

3.23

3.73

Apr.

2.540

2,000

1,510

1,220

996

890

790

690

632

594

521

521

503

485

503

485

467

458

4X5

570

527

527

296

"448 274

594

651

770

850

850

-

21,755

725

0.919

1.03

May

850

»686

507

404

319

274

239

213

213

298

378

296

274

274

281

246

206

187

187

181

259

252

246

239

226

187

163

158

137

127

TF7

8,634

279

0.354

0.41

June

158

'2C5 206

163

127

122

104

94

89

95

*84

88

82

71

71

75

84

85

89

73

63

61

69

89

104

91

75

66

102

118

-

3,004

100

0.127

0.14

July

100

75

60

53

48

47

48

55

66

69

73

66

58

51

46

43

51

53

51

57

»55

47

47

146

113

88

67

57

51

45

77

1,963

63.3

0.080

0.09

Aug.

638

890

1,060

1,060

636

344

239

194

270

386

" 431

344

266

206

152

127

177

259

259

246

413

590

710

572

320

220

158

163

233

378

378

12,319

397

0.503

0.58

Sept.

370

»4O4

449

440

458

404

264

187

142

127

113

104

95

89

83

77

73

67

67

89

157

376

467

316

266

259

259

239

187

152

-

6,780

226

0.286

0.32

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,030 Min 25 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.269 In. 3.67

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,950 Min 25 Mean 491 Cfsm 0.622 In. 8.49

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Swift Creek near Vanceboro , N. C.

131

Location.--Lat 35°20'42", long. 77°11'44", on left bank at bridge on county road 2f miles 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 118, 2j miles downstream from Clayroot Swamp, and 

3j miles northwest of Vanceboro, Craven County.

Drainage area. 182 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Jan. 16, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 efs Mar. 6 (gage height, 7.67 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs July 23 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 2,330 efs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 9.54 ft); 

minimum, that of July 23, 1952.

Flood of 1909 reached a stage of 16 ft, and flood of 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 1952 

water year are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18 to Dec. 23, Sept. 3-19)

Oct. 1 to Nov

Discharge, in cubic feet

4 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

6.0 

7.0

130 

£52 

436

626

1,030

1,520

2cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

5.8

6.2

6.6

7.0

6.6

5.6

6.8

8.0

9.6

12

T2

12

11

9.4

7.6

*6.8

6.0

6.8

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.9

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

11

265.9

8.58

0.047

0.05

Nov.

12

T4

56

166

130

74

123

421

364

210

153

122

101

88

75

66

61

57

52

43

38

35

34

32

32

30

28

*27

26

25

-

2,S95

89.8

0.493

0.55

Dec.

25

23

22

24

40

51

57

52

50

47

46

47

*47

46

46

47

49

47

48

52

60

78

102

98

88

84

101

138

128

llfi

110

1,969

63.5

0.349

0.40

Jan.

106

97

94

88

86

113

147

141

128

125

164

T82" 210

157

143

128

113

*104

97

92

89

89

120

194

175

143

127

120

127

170

164

4,033

130

0.714

0.82

Feb.

140

125

120

168

349

337

252

199

164

141

125

112

102

101

Tie

143

177

311

322

*259

210

180

149

170

497

840

*1,060

1,180

1,250

-

-

9,281

320

1.76

1.90

Mar.

1,200

1,060

820

900

1,230

1,550

1,550

1,030

646

455

385

*470

550

452

318

259

240

210

192

189

187

164

149

IB?

276

440

598

522

255

210

180

15,987

516

2.84

3.27

Apr.

157

147

141

125

115

112

102

93

85

80

75

75

75

78

77

72

64

58

55

51

47

44

41

38

42

61

214

598

760

740

-

4,422

147

0.808

0.90

May

*569

285

172

122

94

79

68

SI

83

127

387

375

311

189

128

93

73

68

100

197

368

398

246

160

112

92

74

59

50

45

44

5,227

169

0.929

1.07

June

44

40

34

29

51

194

470

266

126

94

77

*58

47

40

33

29

28

23

18

16

15

12

13

17

14

10

*8.1

7.3

879

9.1

-

1,811.4

60.4

0.332

0.37

July

13

8.1

4.7

3.7

3.2

2.7

5.1

16

25

17

14

9.1

7.1

6.0

*4.5

3.8

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.7

15~~ 1.6

56

30

13

4.9

2.9

3.2

3.8

268.3

8.65

0.048

0.05

Aug.

22

83

72

43

25

17

22

29

40

40

22ir

9.1

6.6

5.5

F.6

18

24

16

1?

4C

3C

17

S.7

e.o

4.2

T^

24

44

28

34

770.0

24.8

0.136

0.16

Sept.

60

52

*32

23

16

11

8.4

6.6

5.5

4.5

4.9

11

19

12

7.3

5.3

5.5

5.5

6.6

25

51

107

333

360

2T6

130

85

60

47

40

-

1,750.1

58.3

0.320

0.36

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,260 Min 2.1 Mean 70.9 Cfsm 0.390 In. 5.28

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,330 Min 1.6 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
133 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, if miles southwest of Phillips Crossroads, and 6 miles west of Trenton, Jones County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 18.5 ft above mean sea level (from Corps 

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage an bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Feb. 28 (gage height, 11.41 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 28, 1952; minimum, 2.9 cfs June 12, 13, 

1951.

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 17.3 ft, from information furnished by State Highway and Public Works Commission.

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

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1952 are given 

in Water-supply Paper 1250.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Feb. 4, May 

29 to June 13)

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

2.4

4.2

8.3

13

26

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

110

264

503

925

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf stn

Oct.

10

T.2

8.5

8.3

7.5

7.0

6.2

6.2

5.2

5.6

*6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5 

3.3

3.3

5.1

169.5

5.47

0.033

.0.04

Nov.

3.5

STff

21

35

35

34

136

314

432

503

503

419

314

214

145

110

91

79

67

60

53

48

46

44

44

43

42

*42 

42

42

-

3,965.3

132

0.786

0.88

Dec.

42

12

42

42

65

114

145

162

159

142

128

114

110

104

97

94

91

84

88

97

124

180

222

230

214

186

162

152 

145

138

124

3,839

124

0.738

0.85

Jan.

117

107

97

91

84

88

94

97

91

91

100

110

110

107

100

91

*83

76

69

66

67

78

117

152

170

170

156

145 

145

162

174

3,405

110

0.655

0.75

Feb.

174

159

148

202

a260

a310

a340

a330

a290

a220

166

142

117

T20

174

206

264

347

*382

382

358

303

246

255

502

*654

895

*1,050 

1,020

_

-

10,016

345

2.05

2.22

Mar.

895 733-

600

583

617

690

757

*670

568

459

394 382-

382

394

370

325

273

230

202

190

174

159

148

T6T

326

459

551

583 

535

445

358

13,638

440

2.62

3.02

Apr.

273

222

198

174

159

148

134

117

104

94

88

79

72

72

70

64

61

55

50

46

41

37

53

30

27.

28

33

75 

104

*114

-

2,802

93.4

0.556

0.62

May

104

88

69

53

42

33

27

2~6 24

40

70

106

114

107

91

71

54

41

44

88

145

174

T52" 186

152

124

84

74 

57

48

42

2,560

82.6

0.492

0.57

June

40

42

38

36

43

55

42

33

26

37

*46

42

33

25

20

16

14

12

10

9.0

8.5

8.1

8.3

8.8

7.7

*7.9

1~ 7.0

11

13

-

709.3

23.6

0.140

0.16

July

12

9.2

8.3

7.7

6.8

7.5

11

18

22

38

32

31

34

32

26

24

*19

18

14

11

9.2

7.2

8.9

12

9.0

9.9

10

10

9.7

7.9

6.2

481.5

15.5

0.092

0.11

Aug.

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

37?

6.0

8.8

9.9

11

13

14

13

12

10

18

28

25

22

19

16

17

16

40

2T

14

11

9.9

15

13

11

11

431.4

13.9

0.083

0.10

Sept.

13

15

*19

16

14

12

9.2

7.7

6.0

5.6

6.4

7.7

7.7

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

574

6.4

9.0

9.2

32

186

T5I

84

65

52

44 

35

26

-

840.3

28.0

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1951: Max 733 Mln 2.9 Mean 89.5 Cfstn 0.533 In. 7.22

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,050 Mln 3.1 Mean 117 Cfsm 0.696 In. 9.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed from records at supplementary gage 

2 miles downstream.
NEW RIVER BASIN 133

New River near Gum Branch, N. C.

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, if miles southwest of Gum Branch, 

Onslow County, and 3f miles southeast of Richlands.

Drainage area. 74.5 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Mar. 22, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs May 20 (gage height, 11.61 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, 2, Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1949-52: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs July 9, 1950 (gage height, 16.16 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum, that of July 31, Aug. 1, 2, Sept. 18, 

19, 1952.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage 2 ft higher than that of July 9, 1950, from information by local resident.

Remarks Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

4.3 3.0

7.1 4.0

13 6.0

28 8.0

76

148

308

550

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

35 11.0

81

141

305

545

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

678

 9.7

"9.1 10

8.0

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.6

211.6

6.83

0.092

0.11

Nov.

6.5

771

74

133

63

35

287

550

496

259

130

88

68

60

56

54

50

46

42

41

40

39

38

38

38

37

36

*37

40

40

-

2,928.6

97.6

1.31

1.46

Dec.

38

36

34

36

101

144

IT2

81

68

62

58

66

66

58

57

62

56

53

65

68

92

138

144

106

86

76

81

76

68

65

62

2,315

74.7

1.00

1.16

Jan.

60

56

54

50

50

58

55

52

48

51

61

57

53

50

48

46

*43

42

40

39_

40

44

86

"81 106

66

62

60

76

92

81

1,807

58.3

0.783

0.90

Feb.

68

62

68

138

200

172

115

B9

76

68

62

57

53

72

118

112

148

220

*257

176

127

103

89

162

421

636

575

*487

399

_

-

5,330

184

2.47

2.66

Mar.

285

224

200

258

555

355

257

188

155

134

144

220

248

184

144

121

109

97

94

100

92

81

76

106

196

275

285

224

166

127

106

5,606

181

2.43

2.80

Apr.

94

"97 103

84

81

81

68

60

55

52

50

48

46

53

51

43

41

38

36

32

30

28

26

24

24

29

53

64

50

*41

-

1,582

52.7

0.707

0.79

May

34

29

25

23

20

18

16

16

31

39

50

78

68

38

29

23

19

22

573

1,090

735

386

208

121

86

74

60

48

42

40

41

4,082

132

1.77

2.04

June

39

34

30

26

25

43

39

31

25

42

*52

30

23

20

17

16

15

13

12

11

12

18

19

17

13

*10

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.4

-

667.9

22.3

0.299

0.33

July

8.4

8.3

7.6

7.3

6.8

6.6

18

26

36

60

45

23

18

14

12

*21

14

11

9.5

8.8

7.9

*6.9

7.1

14

12

10

7.9

6.6

5.7

5.0

4.5

448.9

14.5

0.195

0.22

' Aug.

4.5

477

6.5

7.1

6.5

8.4

18

11

21

18

35

57

2B

24

15

10

13

15

9.7

7.9

7.7

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.0

5.4

7.4

36

26

13

11

452.1

14.6

0.196

0.23

Sept.

27

28

*16

11

8.3

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.2

6.5

11

11

8.1

6.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

5T2

23

33

69

300

336

TS2

60

43

34

30

27

-

1,271.6

42.4

0.569

0.63

Calendar year 1951: Max 550 Min 5.0 Mean 47.9 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.73

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,090 Min 4.5 Mean 73.0 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.33

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfa). May 20 (5 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (11.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°15', long. 79e 34 I , on left bank 200 ft upstream from site of old High 

Rock 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, Rockingham 

County.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 629 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 24 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 8.02 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1928-52: 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, 6.3 cfs Sept. 1, 1932 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from floodmark on tree 500 ft 

below gage.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

94

142

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

216

323

576

1,080

1,700

1.0 18

1.3 39

1.6 69

2.1 142

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.1 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totan

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

15 

15

15

14

13

12

12

11

TT

14

16

16

16

18

18

*18

IB

18

17

18

20

25

25

25

26

26

29

30

29

29

584

18.8

0.112

0.13

Nov.

37

48 

83

84

59

43

47

50

45

40

38

37

37

*37

53

61

57

50

43

40

37

36

38

39

42

48

51

47

43

41

-

1,411

47.0

0.280

0.31

Dec.

40

40

41

61

155

146

106

83

74

67

61

57

53

51

66

76

54

75

114

136

665

997

867

624

399

299

203

146

120

112

106

6,094

197

1.17

1.35

Jan.

102

97 

91

87

93

98

94

87

90

395

600

624

477

323

203

151

125

114

104

98

91

104

153

155

125

112

109

396

648

744

588

7,278

235

1.40

1.61

Feb.

386

277 

354

588

624

564

399

288

197

156

137

122

115

135

153

155

197

216

208

173

151

134

123

123

142

156

173

201

201

_

-

6,848

236

1.40

1.52

Mar.

294

277 

343

1,230

*1,640

1,240

792

490

311

205

428

648

768

552

412

288

205

171

197

246

288

250

234

577

1,380

1,410

934

576

373

234

184

17,177

554

3.30

3.80

Apr.

167

164 

156

142

144

139

128

120

114

112

111

109

109

111

112

106

102

98

97

94

91

89

84

84

196

246

271

386 3"86

348

-

4,616

154

0.917

1.02

May

248

165 

128

112

100

91

85

*79

77

79

81

88

81

74

69

66

64

61

S9

90

120

100

79

73

109

120

94

76

69

74

80

2,901

93.6

0.557

0.64

June

75

67 

61

59

56

52

49

45

44

41

41

38

39

39

46

58

110 ~84

60

49

43

90

56

48

49

49

*35

32

30

38

-

1,583

52.8

0.314

0.35

July

42

36 

30

26

30

38

39

56

49

44

38

32

30

27

29

~94 104

59

45

38

32

27

24

27

28

22

31

31

22

18

5T

1,205

38.9

0.232

0.27

Aug.

104

135 

173

173

90

*60

53

60

75

73

79

57

45

39

36

38

61

58

47

52

51

54

44

37

34

28

274~8

82

115

277

2,305

74.4

0.443

0.51

Sept.

936

1,480 

846

425

185

85

67

59

55

53

48

46

44

43

41

41

43

41

45

55

52

123

123

96

66

56

51

46

44

43

-

5,338

178

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,170 Min 11 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.679 In. 9.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,640 Min 11 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.69

Peak discharge (base. 1,400 eta). Mar. 5 (2 p.m.) 1.700 cfs (8.02 ft); Mar. 25 (9 p.m.) 1,640 cfs 

(7.84 ft); Sept. 2 (9 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (7.60 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

135

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.

Records available. November 1925 to July 1931 (fragmentary November 1925 to October 1928), 

May 1934 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 737 ft (by barometer"). 

Prior to July 31, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 1.45 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years (1929-30, 1934-52), 15.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1925-31, 1934-52: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage heigl-t, 10.36 

ft), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.7 cfs July 24, 1926.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1953

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.

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.-9

1.8

1.7

179

2.0

2.3

2.9

3.5

5.0

5.3

2.5

2.8

*2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.6

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.8 ~^iT

2.57

0.16Z

0.19

Nov.

11

8.5

~6.0 24

3.9

3.5

4.4

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

*3.0

3.7

6.0

3.9

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.5

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

-

136.2

4.54

0.286

0.32

Dec.

Z.9

279

3.0

22

18

8.3

6.7

6.0

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.9

4.2

9.1

5.7

5.3

15

14

45

~60 435

22

15

12

14

*11

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.6

796.5

25.7

1.62

1.86

Jan.

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.2

7.9

7.7

7.2

6.8

8.6

185

30

16

13

11

9.5

8.6

7.9

7.7

- 7.0

6.8

6.5

13

13

B.7

7.9

8.2

8.7

159

*55

18

13

682.7

22.0

1.38

1.60

Feb.

11

9.5

123

111

30

16

12

10

9.1

8.4

7.9

7.2

*7.2

9.1

8.0

14

22

13

10

8.9

8.7

7.9

7.5

11

13

13

27

22

15

-

-

572.4

19.7

1.24

1.34

Mar.

98

21

94

531

50

27

*20

16

14

14

189

34

20

15

15

14

12

T2

40

18

14

12

57

414

*98

*38

26

20

17

15

15

1,980

63.9

4.02

4.63

Apr.

15

20

14

14

17

14

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

9.5

9.1

8.9

8.9

9.5

9.7

8.9

8.6

¥79

34

20

56

80

28

18

-

509.0

17.0

1.07

1.19

May

14

11

9.5

8.9

8.2

7.8

7.8

9.1

*9.1

10

9.5

8.9

7.4

6.8

6.6

6.2

¥78" 6.0

7.B

9.7

15

7.8

6.B

11

26

10

7.6

6.6

6.2

B.6

7.4

284.1

9.16

0.576

0.66

June

6.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.9

5.4

4.2

4.2

4.7

6.2

9.3

5.6

5.8

6.6

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.6

*3.4

2.8

2.6

276

2.6

2.8

-

140.3

4.68

0.294

0.33

July

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

376

6.3

4.7

4.9

12

7.7

5.1

3.4

3.2

6.6

8.1

4.9

4.3

3.6

3.2

a3

a3

a3

a5

a4

a4

a!5

a5

a4

a3

a80 a3"0~

250.1

8.07

0.508

0.58

Aug.

a20

a30

a6

a5

*a5

4.5

5.8

7.4

5.4

5.1

4.3

7.0

8.2

6.6

4.3

4.3

5.2

4.0

3.6

5.6

3.8

4.0

3.4

3.2

2.8

578- 2.7

13

42

11

141

377.0

12.2

0.767

0.88

Sept.

*151 ~22

13

9.1

7.6

7.8

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

4.5

6.2

4.3

4.2

a50

a2O

alO

a8

a7

a6

a5

a5

a5

-

409.0

13.6

0.855

0.96

Calendar year 1951: Max 435 Min 1.7 Mean lo.S Cfsm 0.679 In. 9.22

Water year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max 53151______Min Min1.7.7_____Mean Mea17.0 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 14.544.54_______

Peak discharge (base. 3oO efs).--Dec. 21 (12 m.) 814 cfs (6.83 ft); Jan. 10 (10 a.m.) 334 cfs 

(6.01 ft); JanT 28 (7 p.m.) 33O cfs (6.0O ft) ; Feb. 3 (1O p.m.) 3O6 cfs (5.93 ft); Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 

1,200 cfs (7.27 ft); Mar. 11 (12 m.) 455 cfs (6.28 ft); Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 612 cfs (6.55 ft); Sept. 

1 (1 a.m.) 505 cfs (6.29 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

available, and records for nearby stations.
136 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rock masonry control. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (by 

oarometer).

Average discharge.--24 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Cct. 21.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 20.77 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs sometime during period Nov. 12 to Dec. 8, 1941; mirimum daily, 0.9 

cfs Sept. 25, 1942.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 17.90 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 8,640 cfs).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above statior. Flow partly 

regulated since 1923 by Lake Brandt (capacity, 113,256,000 cu ft) 14 miles above station, from which city of Greensboro diverted an average of 15 cfs during year for 

municipal supply. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating table, water yeai 

and discharge, 3

1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

n cubic feet per second)

2.7 

5.6

.9 10

1.0 16

1.2 32

Discharge, in cubic feet per

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

157

284

415

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

710

1,020

1,660

2,320

1, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

11

9.2

11

8.9

7.9

3.2

3.6

14

4.8

11

4.6

10

3.5

4.2

13

2.7

*12

8.3

6.0

2.7

2.1

14

7.2

8.7

5.4

8.4

8.4

5.6

~4.8 19

11

246.2

7.94

-

Nov.

12

21

26

22

7.8

5.5

18

21

16

11

15

16

13

16

*17

26

16

16

19

11

17

12

20

9.8

16

19

19

17

16

18

-

489.1

16.3

-

"

Dec.

18

17

17

32

124

71

43

35

31

30

23

IB

16

18

28

29

26

30

43

50

874

946

891

401

199

124

114

94

81

71

70

4,564

147

-

"

Jan.

64

60

57

53

54

55

53

50

50

427

407

460

214

164

122

93

80

70

63

57

53

64

86

90

82

71

68

408

508

665

398

5,146

166

-

"

Feb.

101

84

285

443

695

423

169

142

118

98

84

80

67

74

77

92

139

146

135

112

100

84

74

81

100

118

139

169

162

-

4,591

158

-

-

Mar.

321

237

420

2,000

*2 . 400

613

219

204

169

139

426

740

560

375

120

92

107

105

148

194

271

186

124

829

1,880

*983

362

266

184

90

94

14,858

479

-

"

Apr.

103

110

105

101

101

93

86

78

71

68

70

67

68

71

70

67

58

58

55

54

55

49

48

48

129

157

222

336

284

302

-

3,186

106

-

-

May

242

159

109

74

64

57

50

*44

44

48

54

54

52

4S

40

39

37

332

a40

350

a60

a52

a46

370

3170

380

360

350

346

345

345

2,061

66.5

-

-

June

 a40

20

23

21

23

25

26

21

38

21

26

27

23

17

25

31

26

22

15

9.6

28

"

867.6

28.9

-

-

July

26

17

17

16

19

22

18

21

20

19

17

16

15

15

]4

11

8.7

10

9.6

10

10

8.7

9.1

9.6

9.1

11

11

10

8.7

9.1

22

439.6

14.2

-

-

Aug.

26

55

188

176

129

58

*38

35

36

44

38

31

29

28

27

26

42

28

25

24

18

14

15

19

28

13

14

29

37

28

790

2,088

67.4

-

-

Sept.

996

864

375

75

50

40

35

30

29

26

28

24

22

20

15

14

23

17

17

20

20

98

118

157

171

87

54

39

32

29

-

3,525

118

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 946 win 2.1 Mean 69.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,400 Win 2.1 Mean 115 Cfsm - In. -

Pe3k discharge (base. 1.600 efs).--Mar. 5 (10 a.m. ) 2,870 cfs (10.50'ft); Msr. 25 (8 p.m.) 2,140 

cfs (8.53 ft); Aug. 31 (9 p.m.) 2,840 cfs (10.43 ft).

* Dischsrge messurement made on this dsy.

a No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimated on bssis of recorded rsnge in stage snd records for 

other stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 137

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°03'37", long. 79°43'33", on left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on 

McConnell road crossing, 3.8 miles east of post office in Greensboro, Guilforl County, 

and 6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 690 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge.--24 years, 37.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.39 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 14.

1928-52: 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.

Remarks. Records fair. Sewage from Greensboro enters above station affecting low-water 

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1928-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939, 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O to Nov. 2, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2

2.3 2.6

2.5 4.7

2.7 7.6

3.0 14

3.2 20

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

5.4

11

Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

120

171

6.0 260

6.5 440

7.O 775

8.0 1,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, witer year October 1951 to September 1952

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.

02t.

4.3

5.7

5.9

5.1

5.6

5.1

3.2

3.5

4.0

5.1

5.4

5.4

4.5

2.9

3.1

4.6

*4.7

4.7

4.8

4.5

3.0

3.7

5.1

5.5

5.6

5.9

5.5

6.2

5.7

i£

6.5

151.8

4.90

-

-

Nov.

16

18

45

13

7.4

7.6

10

9.8

7.7

6.8

5.1

5.4

7.7

8.8

*16

12

9.4

6.5

6.3

8.1

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.3

6.5

8.1

9.. 4

8.6

8.5

8.1

-

303.7

10.1

-

-

Dec.

7.6

5.8

7.2

43

132

27

16

12

9.0

8.8

9.0

8.8

7.9

7.6

26

15

8.1

30

60

52

1,350

718

102

36

24

40

39

22

18

17

18

2,856.8

92.2

-

-

Jan.

17

16

16

14

19

17

15

14

17

382

316

60

34

27

24

21

18

18

16

11

13

29

56

28

21

19

18

273

598

103

39

2,271

73.3

-

-

Feb.

32

28

125

440

258

84

47

37

27

26

21

*19" 19

25

24

37

86

60

36

29

31

25

21

46

68

55

77

138

76

-

-

1,997

68.9

-

-

Mar.

207

167

141

1.560

403

97

56

43

38

32

267

303

71

48

42

45

35

30

91

79

44

32

93

688

*672

*138

63

48

37

30

28

5,628

182

-

-

Apr.

30

55

38

30

38

28

23

22

20

18

19

18

17

17

18

18

18

16

15

13

13

12

T3

13

13O

103

64

271

173

45

~

1,308

43.6

-

-

May

30

23

IB

15

14

*14

13

12

12

25

34

25

16

13

12

12

9.6

8^

23

34

32

18

14

58

255

164

29

18

16

22

21

990.2

31.9

-

-

June

15

13

13

12

11

1O

9.2

7.7

9.7

19

11

9.6

9.4

14

86

18

22

52

15

10

9.4

52

17

15

*12

9.0

8.3

6.7

11

20

-

527.0

17. 6

-

-

July

8.6

7.4

6.6

5.4

4.2

4,2

7.4

22

66

22

14

9.8

7.2

6.8

54

21

11

9.0

7.9

5.6

5.9

6.5

6.7

13

9.2

13

36

8.8

7.7

10

90

506.9

16.4

-

-

Aug.

289

115

23

16

13

12

*12

20

18

26

13

11

12

9.6 9.2'

9.4

22

9.2

9.2

20

14

16

12

8.1

7.6

8.8

8.6

47

64

106

179

1,145.7

37.0

-

-

Sept.

1.550

144

27

17

15

15

10

10

12

12

11

11

10

8.5

8.6

10

11

10

18

14

9.4

72

50

14

11

9.4

8.1

6.8

774

7.2

"

1,877.2

62.6

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,330 Min 2.9 Mean 30.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,56O Mln 2.9 Mean 53.5 Cf£Jm - In. -

l.--Dec. 21 (6 p.m.) 2,070 cf£ 

(6.86 ft); Jan. 29 (3 a.m.) 962 . ,--,,-- 7.24 ft); Mar. - 4 -(1 ,-p.m. . 

1,270 cfs (7.62 ft); Sept. 1 (6 a.m.) 2,O70 cfs (8.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

(8.35 ft); Jan. 10 (10 p.m.) 67O cfs 

) 2,150 cfs (8.59 ft); Mar. 24 (11 p.m.)
138 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°07'13", long. 79°42 I 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. 36.4 sq mi. 

^Records available. August 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 676 ft (by 

Farometer),

Average discharge. 24 years, 45.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.50 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 8.5 cfs July 5 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 15.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determinations at gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 28, 1932.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. Diversion into basin 

from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

321

721

1,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!8

a!5

f

24

26

26

24

19

13

17

21

*20

21

20

17

13

22

21

21

21

19

15

li

21

21

22

618

19.9

-

"

Nov.

58

44

98

24

20

23

34 

24

22

18

15

19

24

26

*39

24

18

15

19

23

24

18

17

17

17

24

24

24

25

24

-

801

26.7

-

-

Dec.

21

16

25

188

90

37

30 

25

19

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

a26

a 20

a!8

a 40

a70

a60

al.OOO

a200

alOO

a80

a 60

a50

45

40

35

33

34

2,442

78.8

-

-

Jan.

30

31

31

29

37

26

30 

32

45

575

90

56

44

43

40

39

34

31

28

24

25

68

54

37

34

33

30

*530

*155

61

47

2,369

76.4

-

-

Feb.

42

37

'2ZO 340

101

64

53 

48

39

30.

32

32

*32

50

37

74

98

57

46

43

44

38

34

65

a80

a80

alOO

a!50

al20

-

-

2,196

75. 7

-

-

Mar.

a240

a200

a220

*1.3BO

149

83

63

50

43

47

504

118

77

58

59

51

47

45

120

68

53

45

119

872

308

104

76

61

47

38

41

5,386

174

-

-

Apr.

45

72

49

39

52

31

32 

33

33

34

31

27

24

24

26

27

27

28

26

11

23

28

27

28

199

66

118

259

60

51

-

1,541

51.4

-

-

Hay

43

34

32

24

28

*34

29 

28

28

58

35

34

28

26

25

24

22

18

35

46

50

30

26

55

185

44

34

28

27

42

28

1,180

38.1

-

-

June

21

24

24

24

24

24

19 

15

34

37

26

22

22

39

.70

28

34

33

24

22

19

19

21

22

28

*27

21

17

16

22

~

778

25.9

-

-

July

19

21

24

18

13

11

21 

33

69

50

26

22

16

16

50

34

24

22

21

16

16

20

19

22

19

19

a24

a!8

a!4

a20

al50

868

28.0

-

-

Aug.

a 40

a30

a25

a22

a20

a 20

*23 

44

31

36

24

25

26

24

24

21

49

22

23

38

26

27

21

16

19

22

24

94

120

49

497

1,482

47.8

-

~

Sept.

"47 528

35

30

*26

22

18 

19

22

24

24

24

20

11

20

23

22

23

36

24

18

181

48

30

27

25

22

19

19

24

~

1,417

47.2

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,000 Hin 10 Mean 41.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water Water year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 1,380 1,380_____Hin Hin 12______Mean 12 Mean 57.6 57.6 Cfsm Cfsm -_____In. - In. -_________ -

Peak discharge (base. 920 cfsl. Dec. 21 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 10 (8 a.m.) 926 c 

(7.05 ft); Jan. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (7.37 ft); Mar. 4 (time unknown) 2,370 cfs (11.50 ft); 

11 (11 a.m.) 926 cfs (6.95 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 1,300 cfs (8.69 ft); Aug. 31 (11 p.m.) 1,820 c 

(10.40 ft)..

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records at other stations.

i. ) 926 cfs 

~ Mar. 

cfs

ecords,
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 139

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°05i, long. 79°22i, 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 ml.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 471.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 24 years, 591 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15.200 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 22.83 ft); minImum, 22 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum dally, 25 cfs Oct. 1.

1928-52: 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 f;); minimum dally, 5 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for period 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 an average of 6.3 cfs for municipal supply from basin above station.

Revisions (water years). W 757: 1929(M). W 782: 1934. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

Z.O

3.0

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

384

1,060

1,880

2,840

11.0

14.0

17.0

21.0

4,000

6,000

8,400

12,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25 

26

32

38

45

54

52

49

46

46

54

45

46

59

59

49

44

*44

46

57

56

53

53

62

62

62

57

65

63

101

95

1,645

53.1

0.089

0.10

Nov.

110 

116

276

313

204

129

105

112

127

118

99

81

105

101

*103

160

155

125

116

127

97

101

95

95

81

108

136

110

149

110

-

3,864

129

0.215

0.24

Dec.

114

105

87

278

752

498

313

216

178

180

147

167

155

138

155

195

185

209

386

853

8.200

5,400

2,800

1,520

944

758

678

507

408

408

358

27,292

880

1.47

1.69

Jan.

333 

323

246

225

248

308

308

288

326

3,670

2,310

1,790

1,160

828

639

474

408

371

270

296

278

327

792

606

442

408

408

3,600

4.660

2,440

1,630

30 , 410

981

1.64

1.89

Feb.

934 

678

1,940

5.550

2,990

1,910

1,200

810

622

540

442

412

371

371

412

490

1,080

*770

722

590

524

458

412

507

678

845

929

1,350

1,020

-

-

29,557

1,019

1.70

1.84

Mar.

3,530

1,400

2,260

12.000

7,990

*3,600

1,660

1,140

880

705

3,230

2,660

2,150

1,500

985

810

656

540

830

985

950

828

810

5,430

7,070

4,380

2,100

1,380

950

705

573

74,687

2,409

4.02

4.63

Apr.

556 

590

596

490

740

622

474

412

408

333

318

346

384

408

358

371

313

268

263

278

270

266

256

226

1,300

1,510

1,320

2.940

1,920

1,300

"

19,836

661

1.10

1.23

May

915 

656

458

412

323

306

293

*240

238

333

606

639

358

316

211

192

185

223

238

300

458

442

333

427

2.020

985

622

371

268

223

246

13,837

446

0.745

0.86

June

273 

233

209

192

197

195

167

147

144

142

164

127

140

97

228

240

246

308

253

155

149

503

320

219

153

149

*127

112

95

57

5,741

191

0.319

0.36

July

86 

108

93

79

79

110

226

163

236

204

183

105

99

83

85

91

174

178

136

103

85

83

88

65

±1

62

74

79

99

63

186

3,552

115

0.192

0.22

Aug.

376 

456

556

442

531

333

212

211

174

178

197

180

174

136

118

91

143 2->2

151

138

131

131

114

116

81

104

68

129

170 3-58

2,070

8,531

275

0.459

0.53

Sept.

6.400 

3,520

1,930

846

442

258

187

162

147

136

136

142

a!40

a!30

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a 100

a600

a300

a300

a250

a210

alSO

a!50

a!20

allO

allO

allO

"

17,526

584

0.975

1.09

Calendar year 1951: Max 8,200 Mln 25 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 12,000 Mln 25 Mean 646 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (3 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (19.34 ft); Jan. 28 (10 p.m.) 8,490 

cfs (17.10 ft); Feb. 4 (5 a.m.) 7,180 cfs (15.59 ft); Mar. 4 (11 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (22.83 ft); Mar. 

24 (10 p.m.) 9,500 cfs (18.24 ft); Sept. 1 (3 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (19.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations.
140 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Haw River near Pifctsboro, 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 180.06 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,271 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 20.08 ft); min- 

 imum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 1, 8 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 7.8 cfs Oct. 21.

1928-52.: Maximum discharge, 79,000 cfs during night of Sept. 18-19, 1945 (gage 

height, 28.58 ft, from floodmark in gage shelter); minimum, 4.5 cfs Sept. 27, 1948 

(gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 7.3 cfs Sept. 26, 1948.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 32.1 ft from floodmarks 1,000 ft upstream 

(discharge, 98,000 cfs).

Flood of 1865 reached a stage about 1 ft lower than flood of 1903, from information 

by local residents.

Flood of September 1928 reached a stage of 20.3 from floodmarks (discharge, 39,200 

cfs).

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow 

caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6,010

9,320

13,100

22,700

37,900

1.5

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

318

580

950

1,360

2,260

3,320

8.0 

10.0 

1E.O 

16.0 

20.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

75

91

126

43

29

9.4

32

58

51

38

32

31

22

24

73

55

174

57

21

7.8

10

71

44

31

*25

32

20

59

88

49

1,537.2

' 49.6

0.038

O.04

Nov.

165

174

422

385

462

488

424

276

129

5J7

54

176

120

129

135

86

227

159

189

224

197

67

132

108

111

183

102

152

160

72

-

5,745

192

0.146

0.16

Dec.

242

199

200

205

1,580

1,300

802

588

202

266

542

245

*150

137

155

202

384

408

600

1,010

13,300

15.600

5,870

2,560

1,700

1,230

1,310

1,070

838

665

723

54,283

1,750

1.33

1.54

Jan.

769

579

565

511

447

246

569

774

392

4,420

5,860

2,880

2,220

1,480

1,190

974

838

721

542

464

588

576

1,540

*1,520

998

815

688

5,620

13.300

4,320

2,770

59,176

1,909

1.46

1.68

Feb.

1,790

1,310

2,530

15 . 500

8,240

4,000

2,360

1,660

1,360

1,070

1,060

910

853

819

810

776

1,520

2,160

1,440

1,190

1,070

990

838

1,240

2,410

1,880

2,120

3,790

2', 880

_

-

66,576

2,296

1.75

1.89

Mar.

4,720

4,060

4,200

54.200

20,600

7,100

3,390

2,260

1,790

1,570

6,440

6,680

3,790

2,770

1,920

1,660

1,520

1 . 230

1,960

2,560

1,790

1,480

1,360

7,750

16,000

7,220

3,790

2,560

1,880

1,520

1,270

161,040

5,195

3.97

4.57

Apr.

1,150

1,110

1,150

1,070

2,030

1,790

1,260

988

899

859

786

681

583

725

818

744

724

592

630

268

606

565

537

633

943

5,700

3,370

9.070

5,340

2,770

-

48,391

1,613

1.23

1.37

May

1,880

1,440

1,070

838

815

685

656

625

649

592

454

1,150

1,060

850

675

635

267

159

307

884

522

834

762

603

2,370

2.640

1,270

912

663

663

617

27,547

889

0.679

0.78

June

235

437

530

516

483

315

307

190

206

214

298

289

181

190

195

596

703

887

966

676

424

214

922

1.010

633

574

252

176

122

124

-

12,865

429

0.327

0.37

July

108

130

132

132

108

93

224

345

745

1.040

622

268

132

201

193

778

*444

116

290

237

267

222

243

98

.54

298

148

189

122

160

115

8,254

266

0.203

0.23

Aug.

510

1,120

860

780

858

1,040

1,540

1,810

1,130

444

427

564

540

315

174

128

149

213

207

437

676

339

151

155

195

*208

196

198

256

264

2.180

18,064

583

0.445

0.51

Sept.

25.400

6,860

3,160

1,660

935

672

367

361

459

223

232

233

160

159

188

302

211

218

202

903

417

S

I a340

J

a220

-

43,782

1,459

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1951 : Max 15,600 Min 7.8 Mean 727 Cfsm 0.555 In. 7.53

Water year 1951-52 : Max 34,200 Min 7.8 Mean 1,386 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38

Peak discharge (base. 17.OOP cfs).--Dec. 22 (3:3O a.m.) 2O,50o cfs (15.30 ft); Jan. 29 (1:30 a.m.) 

18.400 cfs.(14.47 ft); Mar! 4 (4:30 p.m.) 38,300 cfs (20.08 ft) Mar. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (15.12 

ft); Sept. 1 (11:30 a.m.) 27,800 cfs (17.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN .141

New Hope River near Plttsboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long. 79°02', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S.. 

Highway 64, a quarter of a mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek, and 8j miles east of 

Pittsboro, Chatham County.

Drainage area. 285 sq mi.

Records available. January 1949 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 176.42 ft above mean sea level (from 

cTorps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Mar. 17, 1950, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 19.74 ft); minimum observed, 4.5 cfs Oct. 26-28.

1949-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 5, 1952; minimum observed, 4.5 'cfs 

Sept. 4, Oct. 26-28, 1951.

Flood of 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 except those for periods computed from once-daily gage readings 

and those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. City of 

Durham discharges an average of 4.6 cfs sewage effluent into basin above station from 

Neuse River.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-26, Apr. 22-25)

Oct. 27 to Dec. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.9

4.4

5.8

8.0

23

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

4.5 

9

65

130

330

8.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

616

1,000

2,190

3,100

4,700

6,160

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

5.8 

9.5

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g7.3

g7.1

g6.5

g5.8

g5.7

g5.8

g5.5

g5.5

g5.7

g5.4

gll

g8.0

21

IT

13

g9.7

g6.7

g6.0

g6.0

g5.8

g6.0

g6.0

g6.0

g6.0

65. 1

*K4.5

64. 5

g4.7

g4.9

g5.7

g7.5

229.4

7.40

0.026

0.03

Nov.

10

9.9

19

31

a50

30

18

14

14

16

12

10

9.6

9^0

9.9

12

23

23

18

15

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

13

12

-

461.4

15.4

0.054

0.06

Dec.

12

11

11

13

18

a50

a70

a48

34

27

23

21

*19

18

17

16

16

20

29

84

383

650

686

686

434

179

144

144

120

98

89

4,170

135

0.474

0.54

Jan.

79

66

60

54

54

62

64

59

54

96

400

505

416

240

152

120

98

86

75

66

60

75

302

*474

403

230

148

581

1,800

2,310

2.550

11,719

378

1.33

1.53

Feb.

1,760

615

326

783

1,030

1,100

1,160

724

306

206

164

144

126

116

123

130

200

378

390

270

191

172

148

226

626

723

930

1,250

1,250

-

-

15,567

537

1.88

2.03

Mar.

1,340

1,310

1,070

*3,240

*6.940

*4,920

2,800

1,670

625

330

617

1,100

*1,310

1,580

1,070

442

330

270

283

474

490

403

282

517

*1,640

1,880

2,060

1,480

606

288

219

41,586

1,341

4.71

5.43

Apr.

191

186

177

156

805

1,070

1,010

713

298

191

160

144

134

126

120

106

92

82

75

68

64

58

54

*51

75

349

685

1,540

1.580

1,220

-

11,580

386

1.35

1.51

May

750

309

164

126

102

86

89

89

73

64

64

89

137

116

73

58

48

43

42

52

107

120

81

58

325

475

199

102

70

d56

d48

4,215

136

0.477

0.55

June

d45

d43

d38

d32

d28

d24

d22

d!9 die

d!7

die

*16

15

li

15

15

27

49

39

30

20

16

98

149

64

38

25

19

17

15

-

983

32.8

0.115

0.13

July

14

15

13

gll

g9.1

g7.7

g7.2

R6.8

29

32

38

31

20

*18

13

*26

38

22

15

13

g9.5

g8.1

*g7.0

g6.8

g9.8

g9.1

g8.3

g9.5

15 giz

40

513.9

16.6

0.058

0.07

n A'jfr Jg, .

89

112

* 64

37

110

a200

160

a320

a420

342

191

76

41

26

19

17

46

166

131

427

880

501

166

102

48

*30

22

22

28

36

232

5,061

163

0.572

0.66

Sept.

1,190

 3.610

2,920

1,480

231

95

68

54

44

38

34

31

28

26

22

20

19

IS

35

55

58

276

306

244

116

68

50

38

32

27

-

11,233

374

1.31

1.47

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,120 Mln 4.5 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.404 In. 5.47

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,940 Mln 4.5 Mean 293 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.01

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 efsl. Jan. 31 (3 a.m.) 2,710 cfs (15.27 ft); Mar. 5 (4 p.m.) 7,900 

cfs (19.74 ft); Sept. 2 (3 p.m.) 3,920 cfs (17.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed graph based on doubtful gage 

heights and observer readings.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
142 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 758 ft (from topo-

 graphic map). June 14, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at site 2,300 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 31.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 12.90 ft); min-

 imum, 2.7 cfs about Oct. 7 or 8 (gage height, 2.49 ft).

1923-26, 1928-52: 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.

Remarks. Records good except those above 25 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are [Joor.

Revisions (water years). W 852: Drainage area. W 922: 1928-29(M), 1933(M), 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

2.9

4.8

9.8

16

35

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

61

318

518

692

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a3.4

a3.2

. a3.0

> a3.6

*3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.1

5.6

4.8

5.2

118.1

3.81

0.119

0.14

Nov.

13

12

~9.3 34 

7.1

6.8

11

8.4

7.1

6.8

6.8 H7.9

15

9.0

7.9

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

-

265.8

8.86

0.276

0.31

Dee.

6.6

6.6

7.1 

38

24

13

11

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.4

8.4 

7.9 

7.9

19

9.8

8.2

30

25

130

414

157

40

28

23

36

26

19

18

18

17

1,185.2

38.2

1.19

1.37

Jan.

16

15

14 

13

16

14

13

13

18

588

64

35 

27 

23

20

18

17

16

15

15

13

32

34

20

18

18

18

290

*146

40

28

1,427

46.0

1.43

1.65

Feb.

25

23

279 

270

77

40

31

26

23

20

19

*17 

17 

21

18

32

55

31

23

22

22

19

18

30

30

27

55

51

35

_

-

1,356

46.8

1.46

1.57

Mar.

189

44

234

~T05 1.140

53

*40

34

30

29

437

77 

44 

34

32

33

26

24

107

45

32

28

127

858

248

62

44

35

30

27

25

4,273

138

4.30

4.95

Apr.

27

51

27 

24

28

22

21

19

18

18

18

18 

18 

18

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

92

64

81

162

52

33

956

31.9

0.994

1.11

May

26

22

20 

18

17

16

15

15

*17

21

19

19 

15

14

13

13

12

13

17

20

50

15

14

31

113

20

15

13

13

19

16

661

21.3

0.664

0.77

June

13

12

12 

27

17

12

11

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

8.7 

9.8 

9.0

11

9.3

11

11

8.4

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

*7.1

6.1

5.9

5^6

7.7

6.3

297.2

9.91

0.309

0.34

Jaly

5.6

5.2

5.4

4.6

4.6

5.2

6.1

7.9

7.1

7.6

5.6

5.4 

5.6 

5.0

5.4

20

12

9.7

6.3

5.6

4.6

4.6

9.0

9.6

5.2

14

8.2

5.4

4.6

41

161

409.1

13.2

0.411

0.47

Aug.

66

84

25 

20

*11

10

16

34

14

12

9,5

7.9 

7.6 

6.8

7.6

7.7

12

6.6

7.8

221

15

62

17

12

8.7

7.9

7.4

54

84

27

707

1,588.5

51.2

1.60

1.84

Sept.

446

36

21 

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.E

8.7

8.7 

8.4 

8.2

aS

a8

a8

aS

alO

a9

a9

a280

a40

a!6

al3

all

a9

a8

a8

aS

1,071.5

35.7

1.11

1.24

Calendar year 1951 : Max 414 Min 3.0 Mean 19.6 Cfsm 0.611 In. 8.28

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,140 Min 3.0 Mean 37.2 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.76

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Dec. 21 (9 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (11.12 ft); Mar. 4 (3 a.m.) 2,390 cfs 

(12.78 ft); Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (11.03 ft); Aug. 31 (8 p.m.) 2,460 cfs (If.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

available, and records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

East Fork Deep River near High Point, N.. C.

143

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. 14.2 sq mi.

Records available. July 1928 to September 1952.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Intake pipe extended to downstream side of bridge since 

rar. 1, 1934. Datum of gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 24 years, 14.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 25 (gage height, 0.15 ft), result of temporary regulation; minimum 

unregulated, 2.3 cfs Oct. 5-8.

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Sept. 24, 1947 (gage height, 10.87 ft, from 

floodmark), by contracted-opening method based on 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, 1.2 cfs Sept. 25, 

1941.

Remarks. Records good above 15 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions. W 852: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

3.0

7.6

16

38

1.3

1.6

2.4 

2.8

82

154

280

426

630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

2.7 2.7

2.6

ZjuA

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.4

3.6

LA

3.4

3.2

3.4

88.7

2.86

0.201

0.23

Nov.

8.3

6.8

i§.

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3^8.

4.2

5.9

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

-

141.6

4.72

0.332

0.37

Dec.

4.0

3.8

4.0

23

8.5

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

7.9

5.0

4.6

15

9.0

87

383

35

17

12

11

16

10

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

729.2

23.5

1.65

1.91

Jan.

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.8

6.6

6.3

6.0

21

168

23

15

12

10

9.0

7.9

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.3

16

14

9.3

7.9

7.9

8.3

156

34

17

12

634.9

20.5

1.44

1.66

Feb.

10

9.6

175

82

30

18

14

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.3

*8.3

10

8.3

17

26

14

10

9.6

9.3

8.3

Lil

13

15

13

32

22

16

-

625.5

21*. 6

1.52

1.64

Mar.

96

19

218

585

39

22

17

14

12

13

193

27

19

15

14

14

11

10

52

18

14

12

66

430

60

27

2Q

16

14

 12

12

2,091

67.5

4.75

5.48

Apr.

12

22

12

11

11

9.6

9.3

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.6

8.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.6

6^3

7.4

41

24

103

83

24

IB

-

513.0

17.1

1.20

1.34

May

11

9.3

8.3

7.6

7.1

6.8

6.3

6.3

7.6

9.0

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.3

6.8

8.3

14

7.1

6.0

16

30

9.3

7.1

6.8

6.6

8.6

7.1

265.7

8.57

0.604

0.70

June

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.5

4.8

6.0

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

*4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

5Te

3.6

-

146.0

4.87

0.343

0.38

July

3.4

3.0

2^9

2.9

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.8

4.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

5.9

4.2

4.8

21

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

5.2

3.6

3.2

24

4.8

3.6

3.2

92

30

268.1

8.65

0.609

0.70

Arg.

28

27

7.1

5.5

*5.3

5.3

6.8

7.6

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.3

4.4

4.4

29

6.6

11

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

18

69

11

529

842.7

27.2

1.92

2.21

Sept.

48

13

9.3

7.9

6.6

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

5.8

4.8

5.0

59

10

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

-

266.5

8.88

0.625

0.70

Calendar year 1951: Max 383 Mln 2.4 Mean 10.3 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.8"5

Water year 1951-52: Max 585 Mln 2.4 Mean 18.1 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.3?

Peak discharge (base. 800 eta). Dec. 21 (7 a.m.) 1,190 cfs (3.32 ft); Mar. 4 (1 a.m.) 2,120 cfs 

(4.84 ft); Aug. 31 (6 p.m.) 1,940 cfs (4.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
144 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54 | 10 M , 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, 4ir miles upstream from Muddy Creek, and 7 miles north of 

Randleman, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.11 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 24 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs Mar. 4 (gage -height, 21.72 ft); min-

 imum, 0.8 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimum daily, 1.9 cfs July 29.

1928-52r 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-i- 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. Large diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused b;r Coltrane's

 iTTT. Plow slightly regulated by High Point Lake (total capacity, 5,064 acre-ft). 

City of High Point diverted about 3 cfs from basin above station- (se? Abbotts Creek 

at Lexington).

Revisions (water years). W 782: 1929-30.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

3.7

10

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

141

337

785

1,280

1,800

14.0

18.0

20.0

2,960

4,400

5,440

Discharge, In cutlc feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

14

13

21

20

10

6.4

6.0

10

12

7.8

5.2

2.8

675

*14

18

8.0

22

6.0

18

3.7

18

9.5

12

15

15

12

7.1

21

11

16

372.0

12.0

0.097

0.11

Nov.

10

29

24

22

20

18

17

18

13

14

*17

10

16

20

21

17

17

17

15

14

14

19

10

12

12

13

13

13

-

539

18.0

0.145

0.16

Dee.

18

15

18

55

79

52

29

22

20

22

17

19

17

18

35

31

38

51

73

238

5 . 470

728

200

123

92

120

116

75

68

65

58

5,982

193

1.56

1.79

Jan.

56

57

52

46

54

51

45

42

45

1.550

336

160

120

113

126

76

44

39

35

43

73

73

135

88

62

74

52

1,280

714

207

143

5,791

187

1.51

1.74

Feb.

99

91

840

1.510

490

223

155

138

77

73

90

*70

70

67

69

97

211

161

103

91

97

81

52

145

158

131

206

283

190

-

5,868

202

1.63

1.76

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,47O Mln 2.8

Mar.

635

239

817

*4.970

677

265

193

161

135

117

1,300

460

215

165

143

143

133

120

288

221

153

136

358

2,930

1,480

326

212

171

143

127

117

17,530

565

4.56

5.26

Apr.

117

137

140

120

112

82

88

93

45

79

66

60

42

64

76

52

54

56

48

24

51

40

44

49

252

206

220

716

265

166

-

3,564

119

0.960

1.07

May

123

81

69

61

56

58

42

46

40

52

60

68

58

43

38

*39

52

20

83

77

75

68

44

38

487

154

101

55

26

63

41

2,298

74.1

0.598

0.69

June

39

59

24

68

122

85

28

19

36

29

39

20

23

22

29

19

20

45

29

31

30

32

19

*15

21

16

15

12

16

25

-

987

32.9

0.265

0.30

JUy

14

11

14

13

13

18

14

24

32

28

26

16

17

16

46

13

13

14

15

18

21

16

24

14

15

20

45

14

1.9

3.7

UO

639.6

22.2

0.179

0.21

Aug.

234

185

75

64

*30

44

47

34

20

35

34

35

13

28

18

27

23

20

20

257

101

104

64

28

42

27

19

86

395

146

1.540

3,791

122

0.984

1.14

Sept.

2.550

194

113

50

53

52

24

25

19

36

26

21

22

15

24

19

19

23

27

37

20

264

172

60

47

39

21

17

21

23

-

4,033

134

1.08

1.21

Mean 7O.7 Cfsm O.570 In. 7.73

Water ater year year 1951-52: 1951-52: Max Max 4,97O 4,97O Mln Mln 1.9 1.9 Mean Mean 141 141 Cfsm Cfsm 1.14 1.14 In, In. 15.44 15.44_________

Peak discharge (base. 2.600 efs).--Dec. 21 (2 p.m.) 4,85O cfs (18.93 ft); Jan. 28 (6 p.m.) 2,81O 

fs (13-49 ft); Mar. 4 (9 a.m.) 6,540 cfs (21.72 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 4,5OO cfs (18,16 ft); Sept. 1 

(1 1 a.m.) a.m.) 5.500 5,500 cfs cfs (2O.12 (20.12 ft). ft).'

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 145

Beep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°44', long. 79°39 I , on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from railroad statlon at Ramseur, Randolph County, and lj miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area. 346 sq mi.

Records available. November 1922 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 419.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 30 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 25.42 ft); minimum,3.2 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum dally, 3.7 cfs Oct. 13.

1922-52: 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 dally, 0.7 

cfs Nov. 29, 1941.

Flood of August 1901 reached a stage of 28.75 ft from floodmarks about a quarter 

of a mile upstream (discharge, 30,000 cfs).

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

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulatec? by 

High Point Lake and small powerplant reservoirs. Town of Asheboro diverted ar average of 1 cfs from Pee Dee River basin into this basin above station (see Uwharrie 

River near Eldorado).

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 1032: 

1930(M), 1932-33, 1934(M), 1935, 1936-37(M), 1944(M).

1923-26, 1927-28(M), 1929,

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4

2.0 

6.8

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

194

408

930

2,880

5,490

14.0

18.0

23.0

8,580

12,000

17,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

 58 65

11

4.2

5.3

9.6

9.6

58

26

8.6

3.7

F73

*6.5

11

12

8.6

22

21

5.3

7.7

38

21

11

7.7

8.6

9.6 

48

19

19

533.3

17.2

0.050

0.06

Nov.

21

23

66

107 

162

21

22

50

27

23

22

63

 16

19

76

53

16

19

74

16

62

19

19

18

18

59

44

13 

*5

41

-

1,237

41.2

0.119

0.13

Dec.

14

13

Tl

200 

546

251

88

50

36

132

26

122

22

70

23

22

154

51

346

879

7,450

3,140

574

328

248

239

309

235 

182

146

202

16,092

519

1.50

1.73

Jan.

115

188

95

133 

81

83

193

127

78 2,4'60"

1,190

444

311

262

261

223

198

135

. a!50

185

5.470 

3,160

662

408

15,662

505

1.46

1.68

Feb.

317

245

1,680

5,760 

2,000

750

465

560

290

212

290

*207

224

215

186

159

TTo

574

544

285

272

261

197

650

706

441

622

1,090 

715

-

-

18,203

628

1.82

1.96

Mar.

1,320

752

1,750

16,900 

3,310

*902

586

599

385

557

5,220

1,560

655

510

566

574

568

"510" 519

712

416

556

408

5,720

4,760

1,020

654

475 

596

544

350

50,414

1,626

4.70

5.42

Apr.

509

529

526

280 

857

408

514

286

270

218

196

125

150

250

225

197

198

118

56

101

204

208

116

25

1.247J

1,010

548

2,170 

1,060

505

-

12,233

408

1.18

1.31

May

565

294

225

140 

216

*217

' 15474

167

89

125

291

246

202

74

50

56

53

676

326

292

192

98

100

1.880

602

519

217 

195

145

199

8,255

266

0.769

0.89

June

116

194

221

147 

211

200

160

45

ISO

141

85

42

24

3T

33

161

152

220

217

37

46

74

143

68

78

65

28

77 

61

105

-

5,529

111

0.521

0.56

July

90

59

82

50 

51

48

114

96

61

24

81

28

28

26

52

109

91

26

25

25

24

25

27

~27 117

50

28

26 

86

25

55

1,592

51.4

0.149

0.17

Aug.

485

405

236

211 

»59

80

428

332

176

46

126

104

25

24

18

47

31

57

72

78

305

158

272

213

128

28

57

127 

400

642

5,180

10,610

3<2

0.993

1.14

Sept.

 8.110

VS1

314

215 

118

69

106

109

84

80

48

78

28

3T

71

80

31

58

476

228

50

433

485

283

173

61

69

47 

136

89

12,940

431

1.25

1.39

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,440 Mln 3.7 Mean 198 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.77

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,900 Mln 3.7 Mean 413 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.24

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). Dee. 21 (6 p.m.) 9,220 efs (14.7*6 ft)j Jan. 28 (7 p.m.) 8,100 

efs ^3.35 ft); Mar. 4 (7 a.m.) 22,4OO cfs (25.42 ft)! Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (16.02 ft)s 

Aug. 31 (10 p.m.) 16,700 cfs (22.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In fre basin.
146 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Bear freek at Robbins, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26', long. 79°36', on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cabin Creek and 

half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area. 134 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1952.

 e."Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 323.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by North Carolina Highway and Public 

Works Commission).

Average discharge.--13 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 23.46 ft); miniraum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 17. *_.»

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 32.02 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow Oct. 2, 22-27, 1941.

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

 Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Diversion of about 300,000 

gallons daily, from gage pool, for municipal water supply of town of Robbins is included in these records.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan - to S ^P*- 30

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

3.3

5.6

13

33

62

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

102

190

513

953

1,430

10.0

15.0

20.0

3,480

6,290

9,960

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

3.3

5.6

14

37

77

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

130

211

560

970

6.0 1,430

Note. Same sa preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

8.4

10 

10

10

8.4

7.4

4.2

4.7

16

T2" 17

10

4.9

3.3

.5

.4

.4

.7

.4

.7

.9

.9

5.6

4.7

5.1

7.5

*10

9.1

11

235.2

7.59

0.057

0.07

Nov.

22

46

~r£ 224

35

24

23

*22

19

r?

19

20

22

31

106

70

46

35

28

22

22 

22

20

22

24

33

32

31

35

29

-

1,173

39.1

0.292

0.33

Dec.

27

23

25

492 

460

102

68

58

49

46

41

38

35

33

40

46

38

*65

186

518

1,560 

284

132

92

74

88

126

74

79

62

59

5,020

162

1.21

1.39

Jan.

56

53

50

SB- 46 

94

58

52

46

478

191

99

78

74

66

61

54

51

51

48

46 

72

192

87

60

59

56

2,210

1,060

*244

166

6,026

194

1.45

1.67

Feb.

139

126

1,520

734 

322

201

161

139

126

114

110

107

101

174

172

346

484

250

164

141

211 

148

128

332

247

174

509

718

509

_

-

8,407

290

2.16

2.33

Mar.

623

271

724

7.100 

*620

339

259

219

194

181

1,380

390

253

206

179

166

155

143

470

241

174 

161

157

1,640

914

319

238

197

174

159

152

18,398

593

4.43

5.11

Apr.

159

235

164

141

647

238

176

153

143

134

128

121

125

159

*125

110

103

98

92

87

80 

79

70

66 $m

288

211

214

176

130

-

5,221

174

1.30

1.45

May

105

89

77

68 

59

56

53

49

91

312

122

222

107

74

61

53

45

44

137

419

228 

99

66

94

941

184

110

*80

71

160

139

4,445

143

1.07

1.23

June

87

66

56

52 

136

61

39

33

31

52

35

27

29

27

32

424

412

TI9- 761

66

47 

38

33

41

42

31

23

19

23

19

-

2,861

95.4

0.712

0.79

July

17

*16

14

13 

11

13

24

110

33

56

43

24

17

14

188

34

25

18

13

11

8.3

7.1

5.4

4.7

47?

5.4

5.4

8.3

7.1

17

244

1,011.6

32.6

0.243

0.28

Aug.

523

472

108

45 

34

126

186

1,140

200

alOO

a60

a45

*38

35

52

35

82

63

54

157

.57 

182

494

150

64

58

52

242

126

70

4.550

9,480

306

2.28

2.65

Sept.

3,280

a280

a!50

alOO 

a70

a60

 a50

41

41

522

102

56 

155

153

71

53

47

41

36

52

30

-

5,600

187

1.40

1.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,920 Min 2.5 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 0.613 In. 8.32

Water year 1951-52= Max 7,100 Min 2.5 Mean IBS Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.83

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--

cfs (10.06 ft): Mar. 4 (9 a.m.) 12,10 

31 (11 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (23.46 ft).

Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 5,360 cfs (13.20 ft); Pet. 3 (6 p.m.) 3,540 

0 cfs (21.95 ft); Mar. 24 (7 p.m.) 3,720 cfs (10.42 ft); Aug.

* 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.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 147

Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°36' , long. 79°05', on right bank ! £ miles northwest of Moncure, Chatham 

County, 2£ miles downstream from Rocky, River, and 4-|- miles upstream from confluence 

with Haw River.

Drainage area. 1,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1898 to December 1899, July 1930 to September 1952 in reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1898 to December 1899 (revised) in Bulletin 34 of North Carolina 

Department of Conservation and Development.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 185.88 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). May 1898 to December 1899 chain gage at railroad bridge 1 mile 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 1,458 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,700 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 31 (gage height, 0.59 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Oct. 30, 31. 

1898-99, 1930-52: Maximum discharge, 80,300 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 9 cfs Nov. 11, 194]; minimum daily, 10 cfs Nov. 5-6, 8-12, 1941.

Remarks. Records good above 250 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at 

low flow caused by small powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 822: Drainage area. W 1082: 1930-46 (1943-46 not previously 

published).See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.2 

1.5

139

276

1.7 

2'.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

398

621

1,110

1,800

3,740

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

6,240

9,340

13,200

21,200

41,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

88

126

75

70 

64

66

52

33

28

47

72

75

66

50

35

39

54

57 

57

57

52

36

34

45

33

*24 

21

21

20

19

15

1,535

49.5

0.035

0.04

Nov.

22

23

49

121 

460

287

328

233

75

64

129

69

67

168

79

57

119

238

192

139

132

92

128

92

70

151 

129

84

90

110

-

3,977

133

0.094

0.10

Dec.

116

86

lOTT

108 

1,800

2,050

920

589

385

276

194

164

318

183

150

178

151

222 27"0

681

6,830

10,800

7,650

1,790

940

754 

664

880

726

565

482

41,028

1,323

0.939

1.08

Jan.

453

489

385

405 

432

379

432

385

419

696

4,520

2,640

1,190

860

690

655

557

573 

541

453

353

340 75B"

1,460

1,000

744 

565

5,680

14,400

12,400

4,090

58,942

1,901

1.35

1.56

Feb.

1,490

1,110

2,610

12,000 

10,400

4,740

2,170

1,470

1,160

970

850

763

754

707 320"

990

2,650

3,300 

2,100

1,330

1,170

1,310

1,080

1,460

3,410

2,600 

3,520

6,710

5,820

-

79,564

2,744

1.95

2.10

Mar.

5,290

4,780

3,630

55,800 

23,300

33,100

20,300

6,160

1,830

1,490

5,770

10, 100

5,400

2,500

1,740

1,430

1,300

1,220 

1,940

4,070

2,430

1,590

1,330

5,700

* 14, 000

13,600 

5,740

2,270

1,740

1,420

1,230

220,200

7,103

5.04

5.81

Apr.

1,190

1,230

1,390

1,170 

4,800

4,640

2,400

1,440

1,210

1,030

950

870

800

726

820

781

726

630 

605

557

482

455

19T

526

817

4,270 

4,180

3,000

3,740

2,430

-

48,360

1,612

1.14

1.28

May

1,370

1,020

850

716 

621

504

526

565

460

970

1,620

890

1,000

830

613

504

446

379 "3~9"S

2,000

2,600

1,540

880

647

3,290

5,560 

2,5ZO

1,120

810

630

735

36,614

1,181

0.838

0.97

June

860

707

541

460 

467

455

497

467

455

353

340

299

271

260

317

385

1,510

1,700 

1,480

772

526

419

293

282

322

317 

293

224

276

168

-

15,712

524

0.372

0.41

July

158

245

158

122 

84

70

113

158

215

288

245

240

240

158

190

880 "4~53

379 

282

250

119

151

139

116

113

187 

178

158

158

98

194

6,539

211

0.150

0.17

Aug.

i,;io

3[950

2,850

1.C30 

621

1,740

2,810

6,170

6,160

1,850

870

E04

398

398

305

255

260

240 

201

l,T5o"

1,120

592

3,500

2,350

1,060

638 

446

£19

1,210

1,320

6, ?40

52,777

1,702

1.21

1.39

Sept.

26,500

al4,000

a4,400

a2,200 

al.500

a960

a800

a440

a480

a480

a280

a420

a320

a320

a300

a!80

aSZG

a240 

a 300

al,300

al,200

a5,200

a6,500

a2,800

al,500

a900 

a900

a350

a400

a400

-

75,890

2,530

1.79

2.00

Calendar year 1951: Max 12,400 Mln 19 Mean 723 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.96

Water year 1951-52 : Max 53,800 Mln 19 Mean 1,752 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.91

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). --Jan. 29 (li30 a.m.) 17,300 cfs (7.96 ft); Mar. 4 (12:30 p.m.)

43.700 cfa (12.27 ft); Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (7.51 ft); Sept. 1 (3 a.m.) 38.8OO cfs (11.63

ft); Sept. 22 or 23 (time unknown) 23,800 cfs (9.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Cape Pear River at Lllllngton, 

and Haw River and New Hope River near PlttBboro.
148 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Pear River at Lllllngton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°24" , long. 78°49' , near right bank In downstream end of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 15-A, 1,800 ft downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge, 0.5 

mile north of Lllllngton, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Nelll Creek.

Drainage area. 3,440 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 105.71 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 8, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1924-52), 3,326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,100 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 23.55 ft); mlnImum, 51 cfs during October (gage height, 0.29 ft from recorded ran^e In stage); minimum dally, 55 cfs.Oct. 22, 26, 28.

1923-52: Maximum discharge, 192,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and velocity-area studies; minimum, 29 cfs Oct. 8, 1926 (gage height, 0.01 ft); 

minimum dally, 29 cfs Oct. 8, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuatloT and considerable 

regulation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 1032: 1927, 1942(m).

Rating table, water year 1951-52, (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5

1.0 

1.5

52

81

129

240

505

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

870

1,860

4,850

8,580

19,300

15.0

19.0

23.0

34,000

52,400

73,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

220

180

210

120

110

70

70

100

110

130

120

120

100

80

130

120

250

135

90

70

12"0~ 55

100

70

55

60

55

90

120

80

3,560

115

0.033

0.04

Nov.

200

140

500

550

820

818

782

774

377

287

124

109

765

240

332

292

244

261

444

368

334

345

280

151

302

217

275

298

174

288

-

10,588

353

0.103

0.11

Dec.

246

318

356

327

1,080

4,810

2,490

1,570

897

697

594

790

356

510

408

332

548

745

630

1,600

12,200

29,600

17,500

6,660

3,850

2,700

2,230

2,300

2,100

1,640

1,420

101,504

3,274

0.952

1.10

Jan.

1,320

1,320

1,180

1,080

1,230

1,050

915

1,250"

1,180

1,490

11,700

7,500

4,680'

3,140

2,490

1,980

1,800

1,480

1,320

1,280

987

1,230

1,700

3,850

3,070

2,300

1,800

3,730

32.800

23,600

12 , 300

136,782

4,412

1.28

1.48

Feb.

6,420

4,260

3,460

24,500

23,600

13,000

6,980

4,850

3,530

2,770

2,420

2,160

1,920

1,920

2.040

2,360

3,590

6,790

5,020

3,450

3,000

2,770

2,560

2,560

6,700

6,240

7,760

13,000

11,700

_

-

181,130

6,246

1.82

1.96

Mar.

10,900

12,700

7,760

46,500

71.500

51,400

37,000

16 , 100

5,880

4,170

8,560

21,600

12,800

7,960

5,880

4,510

3,770

5,500

3,610

7,760

5,880

4,340

3,530

7,200

35,400

28 , 100

16,500

8,160

5,530

4,090

5,500

465,690

15,020

4.57

5.05

Apr.

5,070

2,920

3,070

2,840

6,060

9,010

5,530

4,010

2,920

2,420

2,300

2,040

1,750

1,640

1,750

1,920

1,700

1,480

1,570

1,570

978

1,230"

1,020

1,520

1,640

8,990

10,200

15,000

12,700

7,760

-

118,008

5,934

1.14

1.28

May

5,190

3,530

2,560

1,980

1,580

1,640

1,140

1,420

1,480

1,580

2,420

2,500

2,420

2,100

1,640

1,420

969

712

751

1,820

5,450

2,840

2,230

1,420

5,500

10,400

5,290

2,840

1,980

1,570

1,280

75,252

2,427

0.706

0.81

June

1,550

942

1,280

1,050

960

924

862

657

704

657

548

596

602

337

24T

798

1,690

2,100

2,920

1,860

1,110

743

862

1,320

1,320

906

767

380

430

459

-

29,699

990

0.288

0.52

July

561

240

527

508

256

219

198

407

814

1,250

1,250

697

460

363

308

974

1,420

674

774

589

598

570

329

470

262

TT9- 168

332

284

352

682

15,875

512

0.149

0.17

Aug.

857

4,910

4,850

2,490

1,700

2, ¥90

4,510

7,160

9,920

4,040

2,160

1,570

897

955

798

562

508

 5T5 426

2,740

4,900

2,560

5,760

5,770

2,060

1,180

690

1,140

1,250

1,920

7,010

84,140

2,714

0.789

0.91

Sept.

48.500

44,600

51,600

19,200

*4,540

2,04O

1,580

*1,06O

1,230

960

690

888

652

650

657

582

557

596

662

2,970

2,340

8,250

10,100

4,600

2,7OO

1,560

1,550

774

862

846

-

197,476

6,582

1.91

2.15

Calendar year 1951 : Max 32,400 Mln 55 Mean 1,660 Cfsm 0.483 In. 6.56

Water icer year year 1951-52 laoi-o^: : Max Max 71,500 fi.ouu Mln win 55 33 Mean wean 3,879 O.SHS Cfsm ursm 1.13 1.13 In. j.n. 15.34 10.04

Peak discharge (base, 50,000 efs) . Dee. 22 (2 p.m.) 31,600 cfs (14.45 ft): Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 

57,000 cfs (15770 ft)j Feb. 4 (4 p.m.) 50,000 cfs (14.00 ft)} Mar. 5 (5 a.m.) 77.1OO cfs (23.55 ft)l 

Mar. 25 (4 p.m.) 59,200 cfs (16.20 ft)j Sept. 1 (9 p.m.) 59,600 cfs (20.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2 to Nov. 4; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, and records for other streams In the basin.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 149

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 15-A. l£ miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream fron Stewart 

Creek, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1952. Prior to 1950, published as "Lower 

Little River."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 73.10 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 26, 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. 24 years, 550 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Sept. 1; maximum gage height, 21.35 

ft Mar. 5 (backwater from Cape Fear River); minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.97 

ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18, 1945, during period 

of backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 ft Sept. 19 or 27, 1945 

(from floodmark); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Oct. 14, 1940.

Flood of Sept. 21, 1928, reached a stage of 37.3 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Cape Fear River, which 

are poor.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of backwater 

from Cape Pear River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.4

2.7 

3.0

95

141

195

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

316

471

1,190

2,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

64

62

58

60

61

52

46

44

43

64

85

84

77

72

68

64

63

62

61

61

61

62

61

61

60

58

60

63

68

69

1,941

62.6

0.136

0.16

Nov.

72

12

160

203

208

197

*162

146

138

124

112

107

106

112

125

150

160

155

135

125

122

116

112

110

110

118

126

118

128

130

-

3,969

132

0.287

0.32

Dec.

128

119

TT5

128

225

258

284

240

189

165

160

146

139

135

138

148

163

160

180

210

273

369

422

369

281

243

271

297

289

248

231

6,727

217

0.472

0.54

Jan.

227

216

210

201 212"

260

302

279

248

246

308

384

351

300

268

246

234

220

210

206

208

231

330

422

390

322

279

268

*422

610

645

9,255

299

0.650

0.75

Feb.

'558

438

'882" 422

980

1,220

1,020

715

558

505

454

422

422

422

558

645

908

960

908

768

622

628

592

610

8 O2

855

1,270

1,340

1,580

_

-

21,904

755

1.64

1.77

Mar.

1,300

1,070

1,000

cl.540

c766

02,430

02,430

cl.320

1,070

925

1,000

1,110

1,150

1,150

1,000

802

715

732" 680

872

942

872

750

922

cl,720

c2,060

2,100

1,420

1,070

890

8 O2

36,610

1,181

2.57

2.96

Apr.

750

785

785

785

715

628

610

610

575

505

454

438

422

422

406

390

363

345

328

308

294

*289

256

246

538

1,160

1,780

1,660

1,220

829

-

18,756

625

1.36

1.52

May

628

522

422

369

325

292

268

246

236

540

724

980

732

558

397

308

266

~?5T 227

767

1,070

925

628

454

406

522

628

558

422

308

281

15,290

493

1.07

1.24

June

286

271

236

*225

201

176

163

151

138

127

116

113

116

120

120

138

138

189

;?9~4~ 311

201

197

193

201

165

131

106

92

84

2TFT

-

5,200

173

0.376

0.42

July

201

131

100

78

71

81

162

172

162

186

*169

150

141

119

117

193

139

118

107

94

85

74

"85 63

223

176

122

110

138

120

267

4,154

134

0.291

0.34

Aug.

540

610

802

662

372

276

240

328

803

850

662

454

284

216

178

176

L34

289

248

253

313

322

546

540

592

406

263

376

522

505

1,270

14,132

456

0.991

1.14

Sept.

C5.520

*c4,090

c4,650

c2,140

1,300

802

662

575

522

488

438

422

406

390

357

316

281

263

250

286

305

328

488

592

522

422

305

250

223

206

-

27,799

927

2.02

2.25

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,220 Mln 42 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.5OO In. 6. SO

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,520 MLn 43 Mean 453 Cfsm O.985 In. 13.41

Peak discharge (base, 2,1OQ efs).--Mar. 6 (9 a.m.) 2,830 cfs (19.70 ft)i Mar. 27 (2 a.m.) 2,280 

cfs (8.78 ft); Sept. 1 (12 m.) 5,86O cfs (16.90 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Cape Pear River.
150 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°58', long. 78°55', on left bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Hlghway 301, at mouth of Little Rockfish Creek, if miles east of town of Hope Mills, Cumberland County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Little Rock 

Creek.

Drainage area. 284 sq mi, includes that of Little Rockfish Creek.

Records available. October 1902 to May 1903 (gage heights only), November 1928 to December 1931, February 1939 to September 1952. Published as "near Brunt" 1902-3 and as 

"near Fayetteville" 1928-31.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.25 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. October 1902 to Mfy 1903 and November 1928 to December 1931, chain gages at sites 4 miles downstream ft different daturas. 

Since June 18, 1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--15 years (1929-31, 1939-52), 384 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 20.88 ft); minImum, 22 cfs May 30 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Dsc. 2, 16.

1928-31, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.75 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dams, three-quarters of a mile upstream on Rockfish Creek and if miles upstream 

on Little Rockfish Creek; minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct; 24, Nov. 22, 23, 1941; minimum daily, 

2.8 cfs Nov. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Cape Fear, which are 

fair, and those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. 

Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused by mills' and reservoirs 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period 

from Cape Pear River and Indefinite stage-di

,. s of backwater 

rrom Cape Pear River and Indefinite stage-discharge itage-discharge rels- I 

tlon (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

5.7 22

3.9 42

4.3 107

5.0 269

Discharge, In cubic feet per

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

508

729

1,100

cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

165

193

60

234

219

29

30

195

128

240

102

270

TTT

30

195

248

186

215

241

83

28

2^4

189

175

247-

124

28

30

239

266

250

4,954

160

0.563

0.65

Nov.

250

172

58

65

337

396

342

*325

146

33

33

262

292

294

318

133

30

28

286

349

282

312

142

?8~ 27

248

346

313

294

313

-

6,454

215

0.757

0.85

Dec.

119

2'2~5~ 26

321

306

366

263

104

124

285

358

277

295

336

124

26

234

352

322

324

260

223

264

316

324

196

293

158

207

78

411

7,517

242

0.852

0.98

Jan.

369

328

560

151

35

36

307

390

327

384

187

131

34

321

378

324

336

147

32

34

260

369

350

408

181

61

87

367

*451 39~9

431

7,975

257

0.905

1.04

Feb.

168

55

14T

499

528

511

499

327

62

181

394

375

547

384

196

150

359

615

524

461

440

324

108

286

481

600

504

503

388

_

-

10,393

358

1.26

1.36

Mar.

458

365

582

952

el, 200

el, 570

el, 270

c453

c294

563

527

*505

525

595

207

314

429

516

463

199

406

381

229

556

c716

C631

C686

666

347

330

445

17,180

554

1.95

2.25

Apr.

508

504

398

228

309

212

448

503

382

190

216

287

209

404

508

402

145

139

207

236

321

*409

330

140

304

546

717

800

cB"3T

504

-

10,937

365

1.28

1.43

May

559" 497

173

249

384

547

591

348

77

200

93

463

447

368

141

106

263

34

303

390

364

363

318

32 S3

287

447

331

243

83

74

8,238

266

 0.937

1.08

June

27

2T5

241

*234

212

268

95

27

179

168

213

207

78

27

34

227

409

571

313

350

113

31

258

350

389

353

227

175

127

128

-

6,044

201

0.703

0.79

July

180

132

185

56

50

55

190

212

203

173

195

38

38

180

224

218

256

237

36

36

179

160

158

166

286

127

153

379

75?

254

297

5,275

170

0.599

0.69

Aug.

521

256

391

516

412

308

361

402

180

67

436

447

369

275

411

128

58

2l>9~

323

301

255

318

169

508

603

585

*356

433

483

164

974

11,077

357

1.26

1.45

Sept.

02,910

*cl,430

cl,410

C856

C663

416

293

567

415

535

346

443

138

50

284

366

312

350

362

137

2^55 42

349

414

413

416

139

116

296

376

-

14,699

490

1.73

1.92

Calendar year 1951: Max 6O7 Mln 2O Mean 241 Cfsm O.849 In. 11.52

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,91O Mln 26 Mean 303 Cfsm/. 1.O7 In. 14.49

* Discharge measurement made on this

o Backwater from Cape Fear River.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

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

151

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 ml, approximately. 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete lock and dam control. Datum of gage Is 28.935 ft 

(revised) above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 19c6. Prior 

to Jan. 7, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall 100 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 600 ft downstream. Prior to Jan. 14, 1943, auxiliary staff 

gage 400 ft downstream on lower end of lock wall.

Average discharge. 15 years, 4,827 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 70,600 cfs Mar. 6; maximum gage height, 31.20 ft 

Mar. 6; minimum discharge, 288 cfs Oct. 28 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum dally, 302 

cfs Oct. 38.

1937-52: Maximum gage height, 43.44 ft Sept. 82, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 200 cfs Oct. 20, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 ft); minimum dally, 260 cfs 

Oct. 19, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those computed using submergence as a factor and tl-ose for

Indefinite submergence rating, 'ihlch are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation an<? some

regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods computed using 

submergence as a. factor and those for Indefinite submergence 

rating (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

0.6

1.0 

1.5

340

505

690

1,210

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

1,830

3,460

5,690

11,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

380

428

454

462

532

488 

372

340

380

340

471 

505

355" 604

340

437

428

446

471

454

404

364

428

462

550

*496

388

S25" 302

505

488

13,440

434

0.090

0.10

Nov.

505

595

662

815

1,060

1,580 

1,440

1,290

1,170

756

568 

5"B8~ 428

652

728

785

662

559

604

938

865

805

825

633

462

568

756

835

845

747

-

23,706

790

0.164

0.18

Dec.

815

595

6T34

896

1,030

2,920 

4,520

2,900

1,900

1,320

1,270 

1,200

1,180

958

990

766

700

1,110

1,430

1,420

3,330

kl7,900

k24,400

kl6,800

k8,070

4,390

3,360

2,990

2,990

2,500

2,270

117,524

3,791

0.788

0.91

Jan.

2,120

2,040

2,040

1,760

1,570

1,690 

1,620

1,900

2,120

1,970

5,880 

11,000

7,270

4,720

3,850

3,180

2,660

2,340

1,970

1,640

1,700

1,760

2,200

3,640

4,720

3,560

2,820

2,340

k!4,600

*k30,900

k23,100

154,680

4,990

1.04

1.20

Feb.

k!3,500

8,660

4,960

k!2,400

k25,900

k22,200 

k!5,000

k9,500

6,200

4,720

3,960 

3,650

3.270

3,270

3,270

3,650

4,720

7,540

8,950

6,730

5,200

4,610

4,170

4,170

5,620

9,550

10,200

13,900

k!7,000

-

-

246,470

8,499

1.77

1.91

Mar.

k!4,000

k!6,200

k!4,600

626,400

662,000

e68,400 

*e57,200

*e40, 900

*e22, 100

k!5,000

k9,690 

620,000

622,200

e 14, 200

kll,200

7,810

6,330

5,560

5.520

7,220

9,550

7,810

6,070

6,460

k!9,600

k27,800

k29,300

k24,200

k!4,000

k9,540

6,330

606,990

19,580

4.07

4.69

Apr.

5,560

5,320

5,200

4,960

4,960

9,880 

9,250

6,860

5,200

4,060

3,560 

3,360

3,080

2,820

2,990

2,990

2,900

2,500

2,270

2,120

1,970

1,900

1,900

1,760

2,270

5,060

e 13, 400

614,900

619,000

614,800

-

166,800

5,560

1.16

1.29

May

69,720

6,460

4,500

3,460

2,900

2,740 

2,500

2,120

2,200

2,340

3,080 

4,060

4,280

3,850

2,990

2,270

2,040

1,460

1.360

1,970

4,410

5,320

4,280

3,060

2,120

7,670

9,550

5,690

3,460

2,500

1,900

116,260

3,750

0.780

0.90

June

1,760

1,830

1,660

1,760

1,700

1,690 

1,520

1,160

1,040

1,090

1,070 

980

948

875

747

927

1,510

2,660

2,990

3,460

2,420

1,470

1,320

1,760

2,040

1,760

1,410

1,180

T76- 738

-

46,251

1,542

0.321

0.36

July

906

805

614

652

586

471 

67T

785

938

1,320

1.760 

1,520

1,020

825

815

776

1,540

1,640

1,090

958

815

728

690

690

865

906

595

709

885

766

865

28,206

910

0.189

0.22

Aug.

1,760

2,940

6,730

5,560

3,650

2,500 

4,080

5,940

10,500

9,^0

4,960 

3,360

2,340

1,640

1,530

1,510

1,180

1,170

1^270-

1,300

4,700

4,610

3,850

5,690

4,840

3,080

2,120

1,970

2,420

2,660

4,260

113,200

3,652

0.759

0.88

Sept.

k26,000

e58,400

650,800

640,400

k29,600

k!5,200 

k5,960

2,990

2,580

2,420

2,120 

1,900

1,970

1,510

1,370

1,500

1,430

1,470

1,370

1,760

3,560

4,560

10,800

9,850

5,940

4,060

2,580

1,970

1,460

1,600

-

297,130

9,904

2.06

2.30

Calendar year 1951: Max 30,400 Mln 302 Mean 2,411 Cfsm 0.501 In. 6.79

Water year 1951-52: Max 68,400 Mln 302 Mean 5,275 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Indefinite submergence rating; discharge computed on basis of U. S. Weather Bureau records at 

Fayettevllle.

lc Computed toy using submergence as a factor.
152 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°57' , long. 78°29' , on downstream end of center pier of bridge on State 

Highway 24, l£ miles east of Roseboro, Sampson County, and lj miles upstream from 

Bearskin Swamp.

Drainage area. 96.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1952,

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 81 ft (estimated from previously destroyed benchmark at site). Prior to Jan. 12, 1951, wireweight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 569 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 6.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 430 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.25 ft). 

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 27, 1952; minimum, that of July 31, 1952. 

Flood in 1924 reached a stage of 11.6 ft, from information by State Highway and 

Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per secondJ 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-16)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

1.3

3.0

5.2

10

20

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

32

45

65

118

154

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

215

348

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per serond, water year October 1951 to Septembei 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

14

13

13

12

12

11

9.5

9.2

*8.5

r77

25

SB" 62

43

30

25

22

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

16

18

17

612.2

19.7

0.204

0.24

Nov.

2B" 19

57

76

7JL

69

50

*38

33

28

25

22

22

22

24

52

65

60

46

38

34

33

32

31

31

32

34

40

40

37

-

1,193

39.8

0.413

0.46

Dec,

34

32

31

4T

97

100

100

100

81

60

50

48

44

40

45

52

52

48

*69

80

103

115

118 n?

106

94

92

92

92

89

78

2,296

74.1

0.769

0.89

Jan.

69

65

62

58

60

73

78

80

76

73

78

76

73

67

62

60

54

52

50

B?

54

68

103

109 155"

109

106

97

109

106

106

2,394

77.2

0.801

0.92

Feb.

*103

94

97

125

139

142

146

142

136

115

89

78

71BT

115

122

146

168

179

185

204

212

192

199

226

228

271

312

SI?

_

-

4,636

160

1.66

1.79

Mar.

337

326

306

396

130

408

*435

404

341

290

*290

368

356

383

360

312

273

237

217

199

179

163

158

22T

379

439

516- 553

421

348

290

10,335

333

3.45

3.99

Apr.

260 540"

217

192

179

168

158

146

136

118

103

97

92

94

92

86

78

69

65

56

52

46

*?0" 40

69

103

128

139

150

146

3,559

119

1.23

1.37

May

128

96

62

44

39

33

28" 28

36

77

97

112

122

122

103

62

42

33

59

94

56~8" 400

240

179

105

58

48

37

31

29

31

2,943

94.9

0.984

1.14

June

31

28

24

21

31

*270 540"

48

27

26

24

24

26

24

19

20

27

26

?1

16

13

14

16

29

38

34

24

16

12

10

-

1,179

39.3

0.408

0.45

July

8.2

7.1

6.2

5.5

5.1

5.0

7.7

14

16IB"

13

10

8.0

6.9

6.5

6.8

*5.9

5.2

4.7

5.9

3.5

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.1

1.8

1.3

rrr

185.9

6.00

0.062

0.07

Aug.

12.

38

52

83

132

199

I5S" 204

185

158

94

56

45

36

29

28

60

56

52

54

56

44

38

42

39

33

29

65

*58

48

62

2,272

73.3

0.760

0.88

Sept.

~§4 106

97

100

92

65

40

29

24

*20

19

19

22

22

19

16

13

IT

16

22

25

28

48

46

42

33

25

20

17

15

1,149

38.3

0.397

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 511 Min 3.8 Mean 56.2 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.93

Water year 1951-52: Max 553 Mln 1.3 Mean 89.5 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Black River near Tomahawk, N. C.

153

Location. Lat 34°45', long. 78°17', on upstream side of highway bridge near center of 

span, a quarter of a mile downstream from Clear Run Swamp and 3f miles northeast of 

Tomahawk, Sampson County.

Drainage area. 680 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1952.

gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 0.39 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 36.14 ft); minimum, 42 cfs July 22, 23 (gage height, 26.08 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

26.0

26.5

27.0

28.0

80

138

289

32.0

35.0

37.0

980

1,680

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952'

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*75

70

68

63

59

56

54

52

50

*48

50

59

107

IC9" 132

101

90

85

80

70

66

65

65

63

61

61

61

59

56

56

59

2,150

69.4

0.102

0.12

Nov.

65 *55

125

272

289

255

239

357

555

255

223

193

172

165

144

151

179

223

208

193

193

179

165

158

151

144

144

151

172

179

-

5,747

192

0.282

0.31

Dec.

179

172

158 165"

289

527

493

425

374

357

323

306

306

289

272

272

289

289

*306

391

459

527

544

557

493

459

510

527

493

476

442

11,639

375

0.551

0.64

Jan.

408

391

374

340

323

357

374

374

357

374

408

442

425

408

374

357

323

306

306

289

289

340

612

6TB~ 680

578

544

510

544

646

646

13,345

430

0.632

0.73

Feb.

*578

544

527

697

833

816

765

680

646

595

561

510

E46~ 493

748

765

799

920

940

920

902

850

799

833

1,060

1,270

1,390

1,510

1,620

-

-

24,217

835

1.23

1.32

Mar.

1,710

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,850

1,970

*2,050

2,090

2,050

1,810

*1,620

1,560

1,540

1,510

1,470

1,470

1,370

1,290

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,020

902

1,520"

1,250

1,390

1,470

1,540

1,590

1,650

1,650

47,572

1,535

2.26

2.60

Apr.

1,620

1,540

1,440

1,270

1,100

960

833

731

680

646

595

561

527

493

476

459

442

425

408

374

357

323

289

*272 572"

306

459

578

561

510

-

19,507

650

0.956

1.07

May

493

459

391

340

289

239

208

476- 193

493

442

493

527

493

476

425

391

323

510

748

884

1,040

1,180

1,390

1,510

1,290

782

493

344

306

323

17,951

579

0.851

0.98

June

559" 323

255

223

193

*172

239

323

323

223

138

125

109

138

138

144

138

125

109

101

101

96

1ST

101

165

132

96

107

96

138

-

4,961

165

0.243

0.27

July

138

90

69

61

52

53

61

80

172

225

208

151

107

90

80

80

*96

66

56

50

56

43

44

53

193

144

80

69

56

52

46

2,809

90.6

0.133

0.15

Aug.

Ill

FF5 6-9

6f3

510

3?1 3J-7

578

663

§15.

7F2

6f3

5*4

3f7

272

2E3

323

510

2f5

208

223

223

2?3

223

2r3

1?3

If 8

2F5

*3?1

323

2f5

12, ore

388

0.571

0.66

Sept.

323

442

391

306

255

223

208

179

138

125

103

103

103

107

101

90

75

70

7?

125

158

172

442

493

357

255

193

172

158

138

-

6,080

203

0.299

0.33

Calendar year 1951: Max - Hin - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,090 Hin 43 Mean 459 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.18

Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

South River near Parkersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 34 0 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 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 0.38 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 60.37 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs July 31 (gage height, 52.33 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

52.3

52.5

52.7

53.0

53.5

54.0

55.0

56.0

57.0

58.0

59.0

60.4

136

222

320

470

700

1,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

*1212"

16

26

44

4T

35

28

26

23

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

17

18

17

616

19.9

0.052

0.06

Nov.

18 *55~

56

107

1ST

81

75

72

60

53

48

46

44

41

44

53

66

75

66

58

53

50

48

46

46

46

44

46

60

63

-

1,697

56.6

0.148

0.17

Dec.

58

56

5353"

160

186

168

136

114

100

93

93

87

81

81

93

87

87

*114

128

168

204

5oT

204

186

168

195

195

186

177

168

4,083

132

0.346

0.40

Jan.

152

144

136

136

144

160

160

160

152

160

186

195

195

186

177

168

160

144

136

128

136

160

240

269

279

269

259

240

269

279

279

5,858

189

0.495

0.57

Feb.

*279

277

279

320

375

390

405

405

390

360

346

320

299

320

375

375

420

470

510

530

530

550

550

570

620

620

700

765

~~I 800

-

13,152

454

1.19

1.28

Mar.

840

880

940

1,000

1,130

,270

* ,410

,480

,410

,270

* ,200

,130

,130

,270

,340

,270

,130

,000

840

765

700

620

550" 550

645

800

,060

,340

,270

,200

,060

32,500

1,048

2.74

3.16

Apr.

940

84O

800

730

700

645

595

550

470

420

375

332

299

289

279

269

259

240

222

195

177

160

144

*128

128

195

259

289

309

309

11,547

385

1.01

1.12

Hay

289

259

222

204

195

177

168

160

177

204

195

231

240

222

186

152

144

128

128

136

204

375

510 470"

332

204

136

107

87

81

81

6,404

207

0.542

0.62

June

72

66

58

48

41

*48

114

144

~BT 160

48

35

26

25

23

21

20

25

30

26

22

20

17

16

22

26

23

18

18

35

1,334

44.5

0.116

0.13

July

28

23

19

17

15

14

14

20

22

21

21

28

3026"

26

26

*20

15

14

11

9.4

8.0

8.9

17

20

12

8.9

8.0

6.6

5.4

574

519.6

16.8

0.044

0.05

Aug.

55" 17

58

58

48

44

60

87

168

222

177

121

100

75

66

72

107

152

152

121

121

128

114

128

144

144

144

186

*231 222"

204

3,706

120

0.314

0.36

Sept.

249

289

309

332

375

420

435

450

470

490

510

530 510"

450

390

309

249

204

160

136

121

160

204

168

128

100

87

75

69

63_

8,442

281

0.736

0.82

Calendar year 1951: Max - Hln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,480 Hln 5.4 Mean 246 Cfsra 0.644 In. 8.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 155

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°28' , long. 78°15', on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge or State 

Highway 53, 4 miles east of Kelly, Bladen County, and 6£ miles upstream from mcuth.

Drainage area. 85.2 sq ml.

Records available. January 1950 to September 1952.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 17 ft (by barometer). Prior to Dec. 

13, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 254 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 5.00 ft); ro flow 

Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, June 13-22, July 22-23, July 27 to Aug. 3.

1950-52: Maximum discharge observed, 647 cfs July 16, 1950 (gage height, 6.30 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of 11.1 ft; September 1945, 10.2 ft, from information by local resident. Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 7.7 ft, from Information by 

State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those for November and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second]

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

.8 

1.0 

1.3

0

.5 

1.0 

2.4

5.0

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.5

.5

1.3

3.3

5.9

11

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

71

106

254

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

570

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

1.9

*1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

»0

50.5

1.63

0.019

0.02

Nov.

0

0

2.3

6.7

6.7

6.2

11

TT

11

9.6

9.1

8.5

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.7

6.9

-

196.0

6.53

0.077

0.09

Dec.

6.9

679

6.9

11

21

23

25

26

28

28

27

27

26

25

26

26

25

 25

28

30

40

44

43

43

43

44

46

46

45

44

44

929.7

30.0

0.352

0.41

Jan.

44

44

45

43

43

45

45

44

44

46

47

46

45

44

43

41

40

39

38

36

35

39

54

58

59

58

56

58

66

67

*6T

1,479

47.7

0.560

0.65

Feb.

64

64

70

82

87

91

92

91

90

89

88

85

83

85

38

94

109

116

116

110

104

98

94

113

133

145

180

190

203

.

-

3,054

105

1.23

1.33

Calendar year 1951 : Max 196 Mln 0

Mar.

211

209

205

220

231

242

249

*240~

227

211

218

218

220

211

194

179

166

154

146

137

128

123

124

140

167

203

231

242

245

238

229

6,158

199

2.34

2.69

Apr.

222

222

224

216

205

185

170

154

139

124

112

101

93

85

77

69

62

57

51

45

40

36

*31

28

JJ6

41

97

87

66

52

3,117

104

1.22

1.36

May

41

36

32

29

826

823

821

a!9

824

826

a27

26

24

20

17

15

12

10

8.8

12

14

12

11

11

11

14

12

9.3

7.5

7 . 2

8.2

566.0

18.3

0.215

0.25

June

7.3

5.9

4.8

4.0

*3.3

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.1

1.0

.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

9.1

17

17

*12

7.0

3.9

2.5

1.8

-

107.3

3.58

0.042

0.05

July

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.1

.4

.3

.8

3.4

14

20

15

11

7.5

4.7

3.2

 2.2

1.4

.8

.9

2.7

1.0

.2

.1

.9

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

98.7

3.18

0.037

0.04

Aug.

0

15

.4

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.8

1.1

.9

1.0

1.7

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.1

4.3

7.3

7.8.

7.7

7.0

6.2

5.1

4.5

5.1

4.5

3.7

4.4

9.3

 9.1

8.2

10

125.9

4.06

0.04<5

0.0")

Sept.

12

IT

19

22

25

27

27

27

27

27

30

33

36

37

37

35

31

27

34

42

43

76

128

T55

121

114

107

101

96

91

1,572

52.4

0.615

0.69

Mean 49.3 cfsm 0.579 In. 7.85

Water year 1951-52 : Max 249 Mln 0 Mean 47.7 Cfsm 0.560 In. 7.62

* 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.
156 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIH

Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°49', long. 77°50', on right bank 540 ft downstream f-om bridge on State 

Highway 41, half a tulle downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west of Chinquapin, 

Dunlin County.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi.

Records available. July 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 17.28 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 12 years, 640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 1 (gage heigh4:, 10.48 ft); minimum, 20 cfs July 23.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1942 (gage heigfit, 16.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,100 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 25, 1941.

Flood of 1908 reached a stage of 22.6 ft at old bridge 1,000 ft upstream from gage. 

Flood of 1928 reached a stage of 0.8 ft lower than that of 1908, from information by 

State Highway and Public Works Commission.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height reco-d, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 22, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30 May 23 to Aug. 12

1.1 23

1.4 49

2.0 130

4.0 445

6.0 865

8.0 1,420

11.0 2,820

1.1 

1.4 

2.0

18

43

120

4.0 445

6.0 865

8.0 1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

^

50

39

34

33

33

28

25

22_

*23

32

74

89

76

57

44

40

40

37

37

38

34

30

29

30

34

42

41

36

*35

1,339

43.2

0.072

0.08

Nov.

36 

40

59

164

254

302

559

842

1,140

1.260

1,200

1,140

773

595

481

394

318

270

247

232

217

210

202

202

202

199

193

*192

194

202

-

12,319

411

0.685

0.76

Dec.

21O 

202

198

200

326

481

575

616

595

555

535

517

481

445

411

386

368

343

352

368

386

550

650

700

Too

650

650

600

600

550

550

14,750

476

0.793

0.91

Jan.

550 

500

500

480

460

420

420

420

420

420

420

460

460

460

420

380

*360

343

318

510

310

326

445

555

616

616

595

555

595

616

_659

14,409

465

0.775

0.89

Feb.

600 

550

550

700

800

900

900

850

800

700

600

500

480

460

550

700

900

1,100

*1,200

1,200

1,110

1,010

889

913

1,380

1,780

2,110

*2,370

2.480

_

-

29,082

1,003

1.67

1.80

Mar.

2.480 

2,420

2,260

2,210

2,260

2,370

2,420

2,310

2,110

1,900

1,700

1,580

1,420

1,290

1,170

1,060

1,010

1,010

937

865

773

681

616

842

1,140

1,380

1,540

1,580

1,500

1,380

1,290

47,504

1,532

2.55

2.94

Apr.

1.150 

1,010

865

750

659

616

555

499

445

402

377

352

326

318

318

302

286

278

254

240

224

200

184

168

159

168

254

360

402

*377

-

12,498

417

0.695

0.77

May

360

343

310

262

217

178

147

133

162

196

294

368

386

360

326

318

294

247

411

879

1,230

1.430

1,380

1,200

985

802

595

411

294

222

268

14,998

484

0.807

0.93

June

436 3-94

262

177

136

113

100

83

67

60

*54

53

47

40

57

41

55

72

64

50

41

43

92

160

185

*130

96

70

56

51

-

3,265

109

0.182

0.20

July

52 

52

53

44

32

27

31

41

98

270

377

402

186

155

me

75

52

41

35

28

26

*23

23

37

95

142

117

76

48

33

28

 2,905

93.7

0.156

0.18

Aug.

28

44

124

206

254

278

254

262

386

517

555

48T

377

318

247

178

158

188

196

169

131

108

102

102

109

105

98

112

144

155

148

6,534

211

0.352

0.40

Sept.

162 

180

 182

166

134

105

82

67

56

46

44

43

46

47

44

38

34

30

30

35

58

120

344

623

704

595

463

294

181

124

-

5,082

169

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1951; Max 1,260 Min 12 Mean -65 Cfsm 0.442 In. 5.99

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,480 win 22 Mean 500 Cfsm 0.883 In. 10.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 16, Feb. 1-18; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 157

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°05'43", long. 78°32'56", on left bank 150 ft downstream from New Brltton 

Bridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Freeland, Brunswick County, end 

7 miles downstream fronr Juniper Creek.

Drainage area. 626 sq ml.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1952.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 15.52 ft above mean sea, level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to July 14, 1943, staff gage at site 

150 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 3.3 mUes downstream. Oct. 7, 1949, to July 14, 1952, auxiliary staff gage at same site.

Average discharge. 13 years, 648 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.92 ft); mlnimum, 2.6 cfs July 6 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.92 ft); minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Nov. 10, 11, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for September and those for periods computed using 

rate of change in stage as a factor, which are poor.

Revisions. W 1172: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods computed by using 

rate of change In stage as a factor (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.O

6.O

8.0

1O.O

12.0

93

153

297

474

736

1,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

52

50

47

44

41

36

33

30

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

807

26.0

0.042

0.05

Nov.

*11

IT

16

21

26

27

31

37

40

40

40

39

40

39

38

37

36

34

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

-

900

30.0

0.048

0.05

Dec.

25

24

24

26

35

45

5O

55

57

59

62

66

70

70

73

78

78

78

83

86

96

114

129

135

138

141

147

150

T50

147

141

2,632

84.9

0.136

0.16

Jan.

135

129

126

117

114

114

114

114

111

108

111

111

111

108

105

102

99

93

90

86

83

80

86

90

90

88

90

93

113

129

*158

3,278

106

0.169

0.19

Feb.

141

144

162

233

268

281

305

321

337

346

346

346

337

329

329

337

346

355

364

373

364

364

355

403

439

534

620

676

766

-

10,521

363

0.580

0.63

Mar.

776

844

920

1,070

1,200

1,250

1,280

1,320

1,280

*1,280

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,21O

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,070

1,040

980

920

868

844

920

1,110

1,240

1,320

1,390

1.5OO

1.580

35,642

1,150

1.84

2.12

Apr.

1,620

1.670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,420

1,320

1,150

1.05O

931

849

758

673

603

539

498

450

405

375

342

309

*279

259

238

229

222

222

215

2T5

-

23,211

774

1.24

1.38

May

215 208"

194

ISO

160

144

126

108

96

90

80

78

76

7O

64

57

5O

43

37

36

45

45

38

31

26

24

21

18

15

14

15

2,402

77.5

0.124

0.14

June

12

15

10

9.6

 8.2

7.5

6.7

6.2

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.6

4.2

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.3

5.0

3.0

3.3

3.9

5.2

5.7

5.4

 4.8

4.9

4.3

5.9

165.4

5.51

0.0088

0.01

July

3.5

3.0

1*2

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

5.1

6.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.6

7.8

 8.1

7.6

6.7

5.9

5.2

4.6

3.9

3.8

5.2

5.9

7.1

7.8

8.2

7.3

6.0

5.1

177.3

5.72

0.0091

0.01

Aug.

6.9

To

9.0

6.0

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.2

S.8

1C

S.4

£.4

1C

1C

1C

S.8

1C

f.8

f.2

e.e

e.4

f.2

3?

55

4£

3£

3f

5C

5T

5F

5f

62? .2

20.3

0.032

0.04

Sept.

77

99

194

208

174

138

112

90

74

66.

112

223

236

257

273

273

273

265

257

273

313

6OO

798

1,11O

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,350

1.39O

1.42O

-

14,545

485

0.775

0.86

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,250 Mln 11 Mean 282 Cfsm 0.450 In. 6.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,670 Mln 2.7 Mean 259 Cfsm 0.414 In. 5.64

Ap

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

. Rate of change in stage used as a 1 

-25, Aug. 23, 28, Sept. 1-3, 5-9, 11-12, 22.

Hote. Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 5, Jan. 29, Feb. 3-5, 24-29, Mar. 4-5, 26-27, rTT-2 "" ""
158 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C,

Location. Lat 33°54'45", long. V8°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 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 5.28 ft abive mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period March to September, 5,370 cfs July 14- 

16; maximum gage height, 11.22 ft July 15, from graph based on gage readings; minimum 

discharge, 44 cfs May 30.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,860 cfs Jan. 8; maximum gage height observed, 9.41 ft Apr. 25-2V; minimum discharge, 44 cfs Sept. 6.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,520 cfs Apr. 1-5; maximum gage 

height, 10.05 ft Apr. 2, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 9 cfs 

July 30 to Aug. 1.

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

Rating table, Mar. 14, 1950, to Sept, 30, 1952 (gage height,

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

(Shlfting-control method used June 9 to July 8, 1950, Jan. 2

to Feb. 17, May 16 'to Aug. 26, 1951, Dec. 9, 1951, to

Feb. 14, 1952, Aug. 16 t.o Sept. 30, 1952)

0.4 

.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

8.5 

9.0

191

445

990

1,140

1,420

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.2

1,860

2,520

3,440

4,770

5,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 19EO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

^

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

1,140

* 1,100

1,100

,100

,070

,070

,040

,040

,040

,070

,070

,070

,100

,070

,070

* ,070

,070

,040

.

_

_

-

Apr.

1.040

1,040

1,020

990

968

946

904

864

844

804

766

709

673

620

569

521

475

431

375

336

297

260

236

213

191

*170

150

140

122

108.

-

16,782

559

0.543

0.61

May

104

100

96

96

92

88

84

84

84

80

76

70

62

62

62

66

62

59

53

50

50

47

50

50

*53

50

50

47

47

44

50

2,068

66. T

0.065

0.07

June

56

76

113

150

170

191

236

284

323

549

336

323

297

284

260

248

213

191

160

140

122

108

100

92

88

88

*84

76

70

66

-

5,294

176

0.171

 0.19

July

62

59

56

63

96

92

92

348

1,160

2,060

3,240

 4-, 170

 5,070

5.570

5,370

5,370

5,070

4,770

4,470

4,170

3,900

3,660

3,660

3,660

 3,660

5,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

53,098

3,003

2.92

3.37

Aug.

5,660

3,440

3,040

2,860

2,520

2,220

2,080

1,760

1,580

1,420

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,040

990

'924

884

824

747

675

605

521

460

417

575

549

556

556

»556

510

297

58,572

1,244

1.21

1.40

Sept.

272

248

224

215

2O2

224

272

349

521

620

709

785

804

804

804

844

884

904

924

924

9O4

884

844

785

709

637

»553

460

389

536

-

18,052

601

0.585

O.65

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN 

Waccamaw River near Longs, S. C. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

159

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

Z5

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

310

272

272

260

248

236

224

213

191

180

160

160

150

150

150

150

140

131

122

140

160

224

323

445

553

673

766

884

968

1,070

1.140

11,065

357

0.347

0.40

Nov.

1,180

*1,230

1.290

1,290

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,020

946

904

844

785

7Z8

655

603

553

490

445

417

375

349

336

310

*297

Z97

Z84

-

23,868

796

0.773

0.86

Dec.

284

284

284

310

323

336

362

389

417

445

475

505

537

553

586

603

620

6ZO

620

620

620

603

603

586

569

537

537

537

537

603

728

15,633

504

0.489

0.56

Jan.

864

1,020

1,180

»1,290

1,500

1,670

1.760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,500

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,180

1,100

1,070

1,040

990

958

946

904

884

864

824

785

766

«-747

709

36,961

1,192

1.16

1.34

Feb.

673

655

637

603

569

553

553

553

553

537

521

521

521

505

505

490

490

490

505

505

521

521

505

505

490

475

*445

*2i

-

-

14,832

530

0.515

0.54

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln -

Mar.

403

375

362

336

336

336

537

586

709

804

924

1,020

1,100

1,230

1,350

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,500

1,500

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,760

1,670

1,670

*1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

35,768

1,154

1.12

1.29

Apr.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,420

1,420

1,550

1,350

1,500

1,670

1.760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,500

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

-

48,740

1,625

1.58

1.76

May

1,500

1,350

1,290

1,180

1,100

1,020

946

884

»824

766

709

655

586

521

460

417

362

323

284

260

236

224

202

180

170

150

140

131

122

113

104

17,209

555

0.539

0.62

June

96

88

76

73

76

80

76

73

73

70

62

62

66

62

59

59

62

100

 161

297

403

445

417

389

310

236

213

170

150

150

-

4,654

155

0.150

0.17

July

150

150

140

140

150

160

160

150

131

122

108

96

84

70

66

62

66

70

84

88

76

84

113

140

150

160

170

213

236

297

589

4,275

138

0.134

0.15

Aug.

490

*537

605

709

785

864

884

884

844

747

6C5

389

451

569

5E6

6C3

586

527

5C5

5C5

475

431

*5£9

562

2£7

224

170

131

108

es

ISIS, 409

497

0.485

0.56

Sept.

66

59

55

50

50

47

47

50

50

SO

53

53

53

50

53

56

62

98

122

113

113

113

113

100

96

88

108

140

150

a!50

-

2,406

80.2

0.078

0.09

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,760 Mln 47 Mean 63Z Cfam 0.614 In. 8.34

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; -discharge estimated from graph based on weather records and records for 

station at Freeland, N. C.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!30

allO

allO

alOO

a90

a85

76

66

62

56

50

47

44

44

44

41

38

36

36

35

51

30

32

30

29

28

28

27

26

*25

25.

1,607

51.8

0.050

0.06

Nov.

23

25

30

38

33

32

36

41

47

53

59

66

70

62

62

62

59

59

56

50

47

47

41

41

41

38

38

41

41

38

-

1,376

45.9

0.045

0.05

Dec.

36

34

34

35

44

50

56

66

73

92

 108

113

113

122

122

122

122

122

122

131

150

180

202

224

248

272

272

272

284

284

272

4,377

141

0.137

0.16

Jan.

272

260

248

236

224

224

213

213

213

213

213

202

202

191

191

191

180

180

170

160

160

160

160

160

160

170

170

170

 191

224

248

6,169

199

0.193

0.22

Feb.

272

284

323

431

537

603

673

728

747

747

766

747

728

709

673

673

655

655

655

655

673

673

673

709

747

785

884

968

1.040

-

-

19,413

669

0.650

0.70

Mar.

1.140

1,230

1,350

1,500

1,670

1,760

1,960

1,960

2,080

2,080

*2,080

2,080

2,220

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,860

1,960

2,220

2,220

2.560

2,360

58,700

1,894

1.84

2.12

Apr.

2,520

a, 520

2,520

2,520

a, 520

a, 360

2,220

2,220

2,080

1,960

1,860

1,760

1,670

1,500

1,350

1,230

1,140

1,040

968

904

844

766

673

603

521

475

417

375

*349

525

-

42,208

1,407

1.37

1.53

May

510

284

272

260

236

224

202

180

160

140

151

122

113

104

96

88

80

73

70

66

59

56

53

53

50

47

41

38

34

34

32

3,708

120

0.117

0.13'

June

30

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

 18

16

16

15

16

14

13

13

12

12

13«

16

20

25

23

19

15

14

15

14

-

548

18.3

0.018

0.02

 July

17

17

14

12

11

11

10

13

23

21

24

20

18

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

> 11

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

*10

9

9

409

13.2

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,760 Mln 23 Mean 514 Cfsm 0.499 In. 6

Aug.

9

14

26

30

20

18

17

ie

14

13

12

13

14

13

25

181

2C2

150

?6

ee

56

59

50

50

50

53

53

73

100

104

113

1,690

54.5

0.053

0.06

Sept.

170

191

202

224

260

284

272

248

213

180

170

202

260

336

389

460

*505

537

553

553

537

603

864

1,180

1,580

1,760

1.960

1,960

1,960

1,960

20,573

686

0.666

0.74

79

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,520 Mln 9 Mean 439 Cfsm 0.426 In. 5.80

- Discharge measurement made on this day, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from graph based on weather records and records for 

station at Freeland, N. C.
160 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkln River at Patterson, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°59'30", long. 81°33'30", on left bank 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder! Datum of gage is 1,212.47 ft above mean S3a level, unadjusted. Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 47.7 cf s.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

gage-heights 4.58, 7.70 and 12.70 ft; minimum, 10 cfs July 29, 30 (gage height, 0.18 

ft).

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 ft); 

from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam; minimum, 6 cfs Sept. 7, 1944, May 28, 29, 1947; minimum daily, 9 cfs June 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Stage-discharge relation affected by lc!e Nov. 20, 21, Dec. 16-20)

Oct. 10 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

0.2 9

.3 17

.5 38

.7 65

1.0 115

1.5 218

2.0 338

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

6.3

11

18

36

58

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.7 

4.0

101

198

323

539

1,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

11

TT

11

11

12

15

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

13

16

17

23

T8

15

1C

15

15

14

15

407

13.1

0.455

0.53

Nov.

57

30

26

21

18

18

36

25

21

19

17 

17

17

23

24

24

24

20

17

15

*15

17

17

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

-

628

20.9

0.726

0.81

Dec.

.15

15

129

71

41

35

30

28

26

24 

22

21

22

33

25

27

32

*35

36

200

112

68

51

42

39

36

31

31

30

29

1,356

43.7

1.52

1.75

Jan.

28

27

26

25

26

25

24

23

24

48

35 

31

29

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

27

23

24

24

30

37

*98

87

58

47

1,034

33.4

1.16

1.34

Feb.

41

38

"248" 311

144

102

82

63

55

47

44 

41

38

37

36

38

38

34

32

31

30

30

30

32

31

30

30

30

30

-

1,778

61.3

2.13

2.30

Mar.

47

37

IT

101

74

59

51

4.4

42

54

*1.020 

196

*121

90

79

68

60

58

93

76

68

67

358

203

143

111

94

80

72

65

63

3,740

121

4.20

4.83

Apr.

63

58

*53

50

50

48

47

45

44

11

43 

43

80

127

73

61

55

*51

49

48

47

45

44

44

78

69

75

80

68

60

-

1,741

58.0

2.01

2.25

May

56

53

50

47

45

43

42

38

38

53

53 

45

40

38

36

36

34

37

55

47

43

37

35

34

38

35

32

32

»32

34

33

1,271

41.0

1.42

1.64

June

32

29

29

29

28

32

27

26

28

27

29 

25

29

28

11

36

30

32

24

23

29

30

25

24

22

21

19

T5

21

*21

"

811

27.0

0.938

1.05

July

23

20

18

17

17

18

17

22

29

24

18

17

16

17

18

IS

20

20

25

17

15

14

13

*12

11

12

12

11

11

14

18

534

17.2

0.597

0.69

Aug.

16

18

14

13

T§

35

25

37

39

25

18 

16

16

15

15

16

16

13

23

16

18

25

18

19

16

14

13

38

32

23

28

648

20.9

0.726

0.84

Sept.

T?6" 27

25

18

16

15

13

16

*16

14

13 

14

17

14

13

13

12

12

16

15

13

19

15

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

"

452

15.1

0.524

0.58

Calendar year 1951: Max 308 Mln 11 Mean '39.4 cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,020 Min 11 Mean 39.3 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.61

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs).--Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 4,930 ofs (7.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

161

Location.--Lat 36°10', long. 81°10', on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway tridge l£ 

miles northwest of North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, ! £ 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 1952.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 978.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 13 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 7,400 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 12.52 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 52 cfs Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1939-52: 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, 43 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, but may have been less at times during periods of ice 

effect in January and February 1940.

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

which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

45

67

146

237

525

900

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

45

67

144

236

525

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

900

1,350

1,830

2,330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195£

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*60

59

57

55

53

52

56

61

55

55

56

55

55

56

56

55

55

54

54

54

56

65

T!

73

61

61

56

S3

61

63

1,830

59.0

0.628

0.72

Nov.

"39 222

93

75

70

68

152

94

78

74

73

70

68

*77

78

84

80

71

68

b65

b65

65

65 

67

68

70

66

65

63

63

-

2,416

80.5

0.857

0.96

Dec.

63

62

62

421

208

124

109

98

90

82

80

75

74

78

126

b77

b67

b!29

bl!5

bl!7

*672

33(55

3200 

3150

3130

3120

3110

3100

3100

395

*92

4,326

140

1.49

1.71

Jan.

88

87

84

81

90

82

78

77

85

141

104

96

92

90

86

84

81

81

77

78

77

90

90 

80

80

92

107

H9" 300

*148

126

3,166

102

1.09

1.25

Feb.

115

109

801

586

282

208

177

158

146

136

127

119

115

124

115

129

132

115

112

109

106

102

T52 

109

104

106

106

*102

102

_

-

4,854

167

1.78

1.92

Mar.

144

120

138

231

181

154

139

129

124

126

*2.070

460

307

246

216

194

178

173

378

258

218

204

876 

490

373

289

243

218

200

189

*187

9,453

305

3.25

3.74

Apr.

189

185

171

165

166

158

155

150

147

147

146

144

207

224

173

162

154

149

146

144

141

138

134 

142

250

12? ^3T

291

225

*194

-

5,398

180

1.92

2.14

May

174

163

155

149

142

139

133

130

134

187

187

146

134

128

125

118

115

115

133

130

122

114

109

117

147

125

110

106

*T57

136

117

4,147

134

1.43

1.64

June

107

102

149

118

106

102

98

103

115

110

96

106

110

131

141

107

99

93

87

86

120

92

92 

86

81

78

75

94

98

*88

-

3,070

102

1.09

1.22

July

86

80

77

73

73

87

75

~99 115

90

77

73

70

84

110

104

84

87

94

73

70

66

63 

61

59

61

62

*57

57

90

98

2,455

79.2

0.843

0.97

Aug.

73

109

77

68

105

222

112

106

93

86

74

68

68

63

94

119

98

70

119

93

96

96

84 

84

71

66

63

126

123

102

134

2,962

95.5

1.02

1.17

Sept.

125

157

101

81

77

73

68

68

71

67

63

65

66

62

61

62

59

*57

70

68

62

62

62 

59

56

56

55 53

54

53

-

2,043

68.1

0.725

0.81

Calendar year 1951: Max 920 Mln 52 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.82

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,070 Mln 52 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.35

cfs (12.52 ft}.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weatl<r records 

3nd records for nearby stations.
162 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°09', long. 81°09', on right bank 150 ft upstream fro-n bridge on U. S. 

Highway 421 between North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, 150 ft downstream from Reddles 

River, and half a mile northeast of Wilkesboro, Wilkes County.

Drainage area. 493 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1952. Prior to 

October iya«, published as "at North Wilkesboro." Discharge records April 1903 to 

June 1909 published in water-supply papers were considerably in ernr. Revised records April 1903 to Bay 1907 in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 942.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Apr. 10, 1903, to June 30, 1909, 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, chaingage at present site and datum. Datum 

used 1920-28 was about 1.2 ft lower than that used 1903-9.

Average discharge . 35 years (1903-6, 1920-52), 793 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 17.12 ft); 

minimum, 197 cfs July 29 (gage height, 1.73 ft); minimum daily, 242 cfs Oct. 6 and 

July 29.

1903-9, 1920-52: 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 slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 101 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 162 cfs July 21, 24, 1926.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 34.5 ft (present site and datum) from flood 

reference mark (discharge, 116,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs 

as explained above).

Remarks. Records good except those above 7,000 cfs, which are fair. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant on Reddles River 1 mile above station.

Revisions fwater years). W 822: Drainage area. W 892: 1930(M). See also Records (

wa 

e.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

303

288

284

269

260

242

260

322

274

269

269

260

260

269

274

269

 279

256

260

256

269

322

389

363

433

322

308

327

327

303

312

9,098

293

0.594

0.69

Nov.

1.250

574

490

389

34S

342

716

538

400

358

353

342

337

358 

433

411

433

378

358

337

337

332

337

337

348

353

332

317

 317

312

12,467

416

0.844

0.94

Dec.

303

308

312

1,960

1,690

740

596

537

485

457

419

408

376

382 

608

485

403

596

692

626

 3 . 690

2,100

1,100

805

692

680

620

543

537

525

502

24,177

780

1.58

1.82

Jan.

485

474

457

446

463

446

430

414

414

902

680

560

514

491 

474

452

441

435

419

419

419

457

508

441

419

485

572

1,550

1.640

 935

704

17,946

579

1.17

1.35

Feb.

632

572

3,330

4.580

1,980

1,290

1,030

870

786

716

668

626

602

602 

578

632

668

578

554

548

537

514

508 sSS"

543

531

548

*537

525

-

26,645

919

1.86

2.01

Mar.

786

662

692

1,840

1,260

935

772

686

644

658

9.100

3,026

1,730

1,350 

1,190

1,070

942

910

1,800

1,380

1,160

1,040

4,840

3,570

2,430

1,730

1,410

1,260

1,130

1,040

 1,010

52,027

1,678

3.40

3.92

Apr.

1,040

1,010

910

879

879

817

786

774

761

749

743

736

965

2.550 

1,220

975

879

817

786

761

736

718

699

754

1,730

1,670

1,480

1,510

1,220

1,070

-

30,594

1,020

2.07

2.31

May

942

848

817

774

743

718

699

668

687

910

1,070 *817

718

674 

650

638

608

608

767

730

687

626

602

620

736

699

602

*572

572

644

620

22,066

712

1.44

1.66

June

578

548

572

548

525

525

519

490

536

525

530

519

596

602 

755

632

530

560

467

444

530

519

484

461

427

411

389

455

411

416

-

15,449

515

1.04

1.17

July

400

*400

373

348

358

461

384

433

467

542

384

353

332

342

438

496

389

422

427

358

327

308

293

284

269

279

279

 260

242

315

444

11,407

368

0.746

0.86

Aug.

348

473

411

322

335

817

584

608

507

478

400

358

348

327 

342

490

578

353

788

507

519

461

433

422

373

337

322

582

749

554

632

14,755

476

0.966

1.11

Sept.

BTS" 681

519

405

378

368

348

353

378

34^

322

322

348

327 

312

337

298

 293

342

353

308

342

337

308

284

279

274

269

279

260

-

10,485

350

0.710

0.79

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,430 Min 242 Mean 688 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Water yea? 1951-52: Max 9,100 Min 242 Mean 675 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.63

Peak discharge (base. 8.OOP cfs). Feb. 3 (11 p.m.) 8,25O cfs (13.03 ft)j Mar. 11 (3 p.m.) 12,800 

cfs (17.12 ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 163

Fisher 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 1952.

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. 21 years, 184 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3.100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.38 f") . minimum, 52 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1931-52: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 f-., from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 ofs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 21 cfs Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except periods of'loe effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

51

105

183

329

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

562

806

1,350

2,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952 

 i i i i i i i i i 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

*66

63

60

57

54

63

68

60

58

60

58

58

60

62

60

60

58

58

58

58

63

75

75

82

70

68

73

73

71

73

1,988

64.1

0.530

0.61

Nov.

451

154

151

114

101

97

331

168

126

110

101

97

92

*101

110

110

112

99

94

88

b86

86

86

88

92

92

88

84

82

80

-

3,671

122

1.01

1.13

Dec .

79

79

77

953

593

254

196

168

154

138

128

121

114

114

177

b!33

b!03

b!68

*b2l5

194

1.600

520

288

232

202

196

180

163

157

151

149

7,996

258

2.13

2.46

Jan.

144

138

133

128

136

131

123

121

121

271

189

163

149

144

138

133

126

126

119

116

*114

128

141

123

121

131

149

445

351

215

177

4,944

159

1.31

1.52

Feb.

168

160

696

942

428

300

254

222

205

189

177

166

163

209

186

189

226

189

177

168

163

154

149

157

157

151

154

149

146

-

6,794

234

1.93

2.09

Mar.

215

168

189

405

*250

209

189

177

171

171

1.760

528

364

296

261

240

222

215

604

329

269

250

1,340

882

*548

382

321

288

265

250

243

12,001

387

3.20

3.69

Apr.

243

236

218

212

243

215

205

199

193

189

186

183

205

495

*261

229

209

199

196

189

183

180

177

177

704

338

428

480

329

277

-

7,778

259

2.14

2.39

May

243

226

209

199

193

183

177

168

171

177

265

222

183

174

166

160

154

180

343

205

189

168

160

246

464

296

193

168

163

236

189

6,470

209

1.73

1.99

June

168

157

181

183

157

146

138

141

149

136

133

123

133

128

144

141

'294 585

166

144

320

157

141

131

121

114

107

105

123

116

-

4,982

166

1.37

1.53

July

205

123

112

105

105

163

114

112

*114

105

94

90

86

84

101

153

105

99

103

84

79

73

70

68

63

64

91

66

62

137

291

3,321

107

0.884

1.02

Aug.

123

458

182

135

136

556

226

468

480

265

166

136

126

119

222

133

154

112

105

*364~

1 , 050

344

199

171

146

133

123

138

171

146

330

7,597

245

2.02

2.34

Sept.

376

?I5

2O9

160

144

133

126

121

121

114

110

105

105

101

101

105

97

90

103

114

101

116

101

92

90

88

84

82

55

82

-

3,668

122

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1951; Max 1,600 Mln 54 Mean 160 cfsm 1.32 i n . 17. 93

Water ater year year 1951-52; J.3DJ.-OC: Max Max 1,760 J.,'bu Mln Mln 54 a* Mean Mean 195 J.== cfsm ursm 1.61 J..DJ. In. in. 21.90 ej..=«

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs).--Dec. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 3,020 cfs (7.31 ft); Dec. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 

,860 cfs (7.11 ft); Mar. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 3,100 ofs (7.38 ft); Mar. 23 (l p.m.) 2,7SO cfs (6.99 ft) 

* * Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this dav.y 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
164 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°08', long. 80°33', on left bank 900 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Porbush Church, 2| miles upstream from Logan Creek, 

3| miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadklnvllle, Yadkln County.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 728 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 21.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 818 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 7.37 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 4-8.

1940-52: 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, 2.1 cfs 

Sept. 22, 24, 25, 1941; minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.4

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

106

163

223

288

353

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2*

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

 3.3

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.1

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.7

5.0

6.3

6.6

5.6

5.6

6.6 6.-0

5.6

6.3

134.9

4.35

0.200

0.23

Nov.

17

IT

16

8.5

7.5

7.3

14

9.3

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

 8.5

9.6

8.5

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

265.3

8.84

0.407

0.45

Dec.

7.3

7.3

7.7

39

25

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

8.9

8.9

12

8.9

7.3

12

13

*35

324 109"

38

28

22

22

20

18

18

18

17

901.5

29.1

1.34

1.54

Jan.

17

18

20

22

27

27

26

26

26

§1

32

29

25

21

18

16

15

14

13

11

*12

14

13

12

12

12

12

73

42

22

18

727

23.5

1.08

1.25

Feb.

16

15

175

101

44

30

23

20

18

16

15

15

15

16

15

17

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

753

26.0

1.20

1.29

Calendar year 1951: Max 324 Min 2.8

Mar.

36

21

35

296

 57

35

26

22

20

20

33655~

36

30

26

24

21

20

154

44

33

31

70

241

 82

42

32

26

23

22

21

1,937

62.5

2.88

3.32

Apr.

22

24

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

38

 21

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

16

63

92

97

98

47

32

-

862

28.7

1.32

1.48

May

26

22

19

18

17

17

16

16

18

93

103

4O

26

21

19

17

16

16

27

19

17

IS

15

107

114

*32

22

19

18

20

18

963

31.1

1.43

1.65

June

17

16

16

17

14

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

13

19

14

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.5

8.1

43~7.7

13

-

408.8

13.6

0.627

0.70

July

9.3

8.5

7.7

7.0

12

10

8.5

8.5

 9.3

8.1

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.6

57

12

9.3

8.1

8.5

6.6

6.5

5.3

5.0

5.3

4.7

9.3

6.0

5.0

5.0

12

62

340.8

11.0

C.507

0.58

Aug.

13

42

19

10

9.3

10

12

18

16

13

9.3

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.5

7.7

8.5

6.6

575

*73

314

Tl

19

15

13

11

10

15

15

13

114

889.1

28.7

1.32

1.52

Sept.

49

2T

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.3

8.9

8.5

7.7

8.9

8.9

7.7

7.3

7.O

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

-

318.8

10.6

0.488

0.55

Mean 16.1 Cfsm 0.742 Ir. 10.07

Water year 1951-52: Max 336 Min 2.8 Mean 23.2 Cfsm 1.07 Ir . 14.56

Peak discharge (base. 570 cfs).--Mar. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 640 cfs (6.17 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 640 cfs 

(6.23 ft); Aug. 21 (2:45 a.m.) 818 ofs (7.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PER DBB RIVER BASIN 

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

165

Location. Lat 35*51'24", long. 80e 23'09", on left bank 80 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. s. Highway 64, li miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 6£ miles 

downstream from Reedy Creek.

Drainage area. 2.280 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1928 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.65 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

<7orps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 24 years, 2,934 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 18.80 ft); min-

 imum. 636 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

1928-52: Maximum discharge, 80,200 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75 ft); minimum, 395 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.0 ft from floodmarks, sometime in July 1916 (discharge, 

86,600 cfs).

* Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or computed 

from once-daily, or more often, chain-gage readings, which are fair. Slight diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by small powerplant with little storage capacity 10 

miles upstream from station. Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 852: 1935-37(m).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

740

955

1,350

1,790

3,750

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

5,900

9,740

14,000

19,100

25,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

902 

895

925

880

838

810

817

 803

1,035"

918

838

859

831

845

831

852

852

852

838

845

810

845

880

940

1,030

1.070

1,670 

1,030 

1,010

1,030

1,030

28,006

903

0.396

0.46

Nov.

1,250 

3.590

2,950

2,100

1,610

1,430

1,390

2,360

2,200

1,660

1..480

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,480

1,660

1,560

1,480 

1,430

 1,350

1,310 

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,350

1,350 

1,310 

1,270

1,230

-

47,910

1,597

0.700

0.78

Dec.

1,230 

1,236

1,230

1,310

7,670

6,080

3,050

2,350

2,200

1,920

1,740

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,880

1,740

1,560 

1,920

2,500

12,200 

20,800

8,580

4,360

3,350

2,950

2,750 

2,500 

2,250

2,150

2,100

109,860

3,544

1.56

1.79

Jan.

2,060 

*2,020

1,970

1,880

1,920

1,880

1,880

1,790

1,840

5,140

4,970

3,450

2,650

2,300

2,200

2,060

1,970

1,880 

1,790

1,790

1,740

1,740

2,020

2,020

1,840

1,790

1,880 

4,090 

8.960

5,780

3,650

82,950

2,676

1.17

1.35

Feb.

2,950 

2,550

3,880

16,200

14,700

6,620

4,550

3,750

3,350

2,950

2,750

*2,500

2,350

2,350

2,500

2,350

2,650

2,750 

2,450

2,300

2,200 

2,150

2,060

27150"

2,200

2,200

2,150 

2,250 

2,150

-

105,910

3,652

1.60

1.73

Mar.

2,850 

3,150

3,150

14,400

11,800

5,300

3,950

3,250

2,850

2.650

11,500

*22,600

13,300

5,780

4,550

4,050

3,650

3,350 

5,400

8,440

4,970 

4,250

6,840

21,300

24,200

9,980

6,260 

5,080 

4,150

4,050

3,750

230,800

7,445

3.27

3.76

Apr.

3,650 

3,750

3,550

3,250

3,050

3,150

3,150

2,950

2,850

2,750

2,750

2,650

2,750

5,080

8,030

4,150

3,450

3,150 

2,950

2,850

2,750 

2,750

2,550

2,500

4,516

8,180

9,120 87530" 

6,880

4,860

-

122,840

4,095

1.80

2.00

May

4,050 

3,650

3,350

3,050

2,850

2,750

2,650

2,500

*2,650

2,950

4,150

5,420

3,550

2,850

2,550

2,500

2,350

2.250 

3,156

3,350

3,050 

2,650

2,400

2,250

6.300

4,550

3,450 

2,650 

2,350

2,350

2,500

97,070

3,131

1.37

1.58

June

2,400 

2,250

2,150

2,150

2,650

2,150

1,880

1,970

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,840

1,840

1,880

2,020

2,550

2,300

5,510 

 2,550

1,920

1,740 

2,400

1,970

1,790

1,660

1,520

1,480 

1.350 

1,350

1,790

-

60,820

2,027

0.889

0.99

July

1,560 

1,520

1,430

1,310

1,270

1,550

1,700

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,480

1,350

1,230

1,230

1,520

1,920

2.350

1,880 

1,520

1,480

1,550 

1,150

1,070

1,110

985

1,180

1,740 

1,310 

1,050

1,110

1,500

44,275

1,428

0.626

0.72

Art?.

2,450 

2,060

5,830

2,650

1,700

2,220

5.500

377SO"

3,150

3,050

2,850

 1,880

1,560

1,450

1,520

1,560

1,880

1,790 

1,520

2,690

5,07.0 

4,790

3,150

2,100

1,790

1,560

& 

1,840

2,350

2,650

77,050

2,485

1.09

1.26

Sept.

8,900 

4,146

2,550

2,300

1,840

1,610

1,560

1,480

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,230

1,270

1,310

1,270

1,310

1,270 

1,230

1,270

1,480 

1,560

1,390

1,310

1,230

 1,190

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1.070

-

52,540

1,751

0.768

0.86

Calendar year 1951: Max 20,800 Mln 803 Mean 2,439 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Water year 1951-52: Max 24,200 Mln 803 Mean 2,896 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.2EPeak discharge (base, 18.000 cfs).--Dec. 22 (time unknown) 23.000 efs (16.95 ft); Feb. 4 (11 p.m.) 

19.700 cfs (15.30 ft); Mar. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 23,900 cfs (17.41 ft)j Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) 27,000 cfs (18.80 

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from doubtful gage-height record Oct. 22-30, Nov. 3, 7, 8. Feb. 12-14. 

Discharge computed from once-daily, or more often, chain-gage readings Nov. 1, 15^17, !>->" 21-24, 31, 

Jan. 1, 2, 5-14, Mar. 12 to Apr. 8.
166 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°54' , long. 80°48i, 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 \\ 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 85.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1952.

fla,

>

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 19, 1950, at site 170 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.340 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.07 ft); mini- 

 mum, 25 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Oct. 7, 8.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 6,080 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.08 ft)r , from 

rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs'by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 18, 

1940, Oct. 26, .1941; minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 26, 1941.

A stage of about 18 ft was reached by a flood sometime during the years 1936 to 1938, 

from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills 

.above station in some past years but slight fluctuation in recent years.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5

25

51

92

200

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0

357

600

1,290

1,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septemb

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

*34

32

31

29

28

27

»2T

31

31

31

30

31

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

33 

35

38

38

44

41

36

40

39

39

41

1,043

33.6

0.393

0.45

Nov.

72

79

S~6 84

48

47

68

72

54

51

48

47

47

48

56

*56

52

50

48

46

46 

46

47

47

46

48

46

46

46

45

-

1,596

53.2

0.622

0.69

Dec.

45

45

46

149

247

105

81

72

66

62

59

56

54

53

68

60

50

70

80

98

1,110

SS1

219

157

124

118

*105

92

87

84

81

4,334

140

1.64

1.89

Jan.

76

73

72

69

69

69

65

63

65

269

200

134

112

99

90

84

78

75

72

70

68 

72

82

70

68

69

72

200

227

145

114

3,111

100

1.17

1.35

Feb.

103

96

449

*934

364

216

166

137

122

110

101

94

90

94

*87

92

97

87

82

79

78 

7373"

82

81

76

81

84

81

-

-

4,309

149

1.74

1.87

Mar.

126

106

IBT

1,430

414

233

175

143

126

126

*1,540

515

259

195

168

154

134

126

389

233

178 

154

568

1,000

634

311

227

190

166

152

143

10,471

338

3.95

4.55

Apr.

146

146

126

*124

122

116

112

106

105

103

103

101

103

205

178

132

114

106

101

97

94 

90

89

89

277

224

216

192

170

145

-

4,038

135

1.58

1.76

May

126

114

105

99

94

69

66

82

*l!T

194

368 283"

157

124

110

103

96

104

114

106

106 

92

86

86

280

132

103

92

86

94

92

3,934

127

1.49

1.71

June

67

62

69

94

78

72

70

68

66

63

63

62

69

76

139

90

79

78

*69

63

65

70

62

58

56

53

51

76" 49

84

-

2,181

72.7

0.850

0.95

Jily

53

51

49

47

46

46

46

51

51

62

51

46

45

44

45

87

57

47

46

42

39 

38

37

38

36

52

46

38

34

TT

122

1,539

49.6

0.580

0 67

Aug.

96

56

94

125

294

406

2e¥

224

116

97

103

75

70

*69

80

62

106

62

65

168

258 

188

125

84

68

60

55

I?

96

82

203

3,941

127

1.49

1.71

Sept.

ITS' 216

106

79

70

65

61

56

59

55

53

52

54

53

51

53

52

50

56

62

58 

67

*62

53

51

51

50

46

47

Tf

-

1,959

65.3

0.764

0.65

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,110 Mln 27 Mean 88.3 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,540 Mln 27 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.45

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Mar. 11 (6:15 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (7.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

167

Drainage area. 313 sq mi,.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 660 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 320 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.02 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Oct. 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

Maximum stage known, 22.6 ft October 1929, from floodmark established by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

78

157

280

4,30

4.0

B'.O 6.0

10.0

760

1,440

2,180

3,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October'1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

93

*93

90

86

82

81

80

80

87

86

86

86

86

87

87

87

87

86

84

87

93

97

101

109

113 T0~6

107

111

107

109

2,867

92.5

0.296

0.34

Nov.

143

£45

235

186

148

136

162

220

171

148

141

136

134

139

152

*164

155

146

139

134

132

132

134

134

134

136

134

132

T29~ 129

-

4,560

152

0.486

0.54

Dec.

T29~ 129

129

184

644

360

245

212

198

188

176

169

162

157

176

188

146

198

262

324

1,690

2,140

1,720

578

414

371

*341

288

262

252

242

12,674

409

1.31

1.51

Jan.

232

222

215

205

205

203

193

188

222

*925

810

480

362

315

288

268

250

240

230

220

215

220

260

235

215

212

232

732

925

546

384

10,449

337

1.08

1.24

Feb.

324

296

880

*1,880

1,960

859

562

446

375

335

307

285

260

272

270

275

302

275

258

248

242

235

230

240

252

242

258

265

252

-

12,885

444

1.42>

1.53

Mar.

347

547

531

2,600

5,050

1,700

661

512

450

578

1,810

*2,560

2,040

727

578

512

446

591

920

925

612

496

1,700

2,600

2,700

1,900

859

661

562

496

446.

34,477

1,112

3.55

4.10

Apr.

446

562

446

391

371

353

335

*327

513

304

302

299

299

558

595

584

529

510

296

288

278

270

262

258

288

795

744

612

512

450

-

11,735

391

1.25

1.39

May

368

552

504

285

272

260

250

242

260

417

550

644

410

515

283

265

252

245

469

304

387

*275

250

240

514

727

299

272

275

275

10,632

343

1.10

1.26

June

268

262

260

384

278

228

215

205

198

195

191

183

193

215

391

299

255

255

228

193

186

252

210

188

171

162

152

l£§~ 146

203

-

6,712

224

0.716

0.80

July

198

*210

150

139

132

129

132

148

148

150

157

152

125

120

118

152

268

155

139

129

116

107

116

116

107

102

171

116

156" 101

276

4,465

144

0.460

0.53

Avg.

304

304

214

171

430

793

612

686

307

235

262

*215

218

167

343

171

278

176

162

411

863

661

571

283

218

186

167

205

262

255

606

1C, 536

340

1.09

1.25

Sept.

826

5TS

299

250

208

193

181

174

171

167

157

150

150

150

146

146

146

139

141

171

176

155

*186

157

143

139

136

134

129

T55

-

5,824

194

0.620

0.69

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,140 Win 76 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.73

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,030 Mln 80 Mean 349 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Mar. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 3,150 cfa (9.99 ft)} Mar. 12 (10 p.m.) 3,150

cfs (10.00 ft); Mar. 24 (4:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfa (9. 41' ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

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 cf Houstonvllle, 

Iredell County, 2 miles downstream from U. S. Highway 21, and 3|- miles northeast of 

Harmony.

Drainage area. 153 sq ml.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1952.

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, 3,570 ofs Mar. 11 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1951.

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

Small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Gale

Oct.

55

*54

50

49

47

45

43

90

13

56

53

52

50

51

56

55

54

53

51

50

52

58

61

64

76

65

60

63

65

63

65

1,769

57.1

0.373

0.43

Nov.

198

167

156

112

94

90

168

142

105

91

87

85

83

*84

109

91

85

75

71

65

66

67

66

64

67

67

64

63

67

64

-

2,811

93.7

0-. 612

0.68

Dec.

64

64

67

420

477

191

144

128

115

109

101

95

90

88

122

101

79

130

*150

154

1,940

742

311

228

186

182

162

144

136

134

128

7,182

232

1.52

1.75

Jan.

123

120

116

112

118

115

109

108

116

*441

268

198

169

154

146

138

130

129

122

119

*115

123

140

119

116

119

129

275

339

220

175

4,921

159

1.04

1.20

Feb.

161

153

725

*1,550

*478

302

244

212

191

175

164

153

146

148

*158

142

152

130

119

115

109

101

98 115"

112

102

106

106

99

_

-

6,326

218

1.42

1.54

ndar year 1951: Max 1,940 Mln 43

Mar.

184

144

174

*1,540

456

276

212

185

169

170

*2,250

596

348

268

236

220

201

191

629

a 400

a320

a260

a700

al,100

a850

418

330

285

260

236

228

13,636

440

2.88

3.31

Apr.

244

236

212

*204

a200

199

193

191

186

185

185

182

188

781

358

260

220

204

199

191

185

180

174

175

822

536

452

452

358

293

-

8,445

282

1.84

2.05

May

250

224

209

197

188

181

175

167

*186

302

656

48?

267

224

204

191

180

177

201

202

194

173

165

178

480

216

183

169

164

180

173

7,145

230

1.50

1.74

June

162

157

149

149

151

141

141

132

132

132

130

128

151

166

506

199

151

141

*126

116

123

120

112

123

106

101

94

91

97

95

-

4,122

137

0.895

1.00

July

98

99

90

84

82

91

90

99

104

152

95

83

85

79

108

121

99

90

88

77

72

67

62

64

61

88

74

66

*60

9T

150

2,727

88.0

0.57-5

0.66

Aug.

155

102

158

120

525

650

STS

211

159

138

112

99

98

99

111

95

117

86

9T

144

157

284

185

155

110

95

90

125

161

154

204

5,041

165

1.07

1.23

Sept.

574

T77

145

114

105

102

95

94

98

94

87

90

90'

86

85

*84

82

77

83

110

90

102

92

82

77

74

76

74

76

76

-

5,089

105

0.673

0.75

Mean 150 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.35

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,250 Mln 43 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.34

(10.10 ft); Mar. 11 (12 m.) 5,570 cfs (15.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

169

,_ 3 '. lonS- 80°34', on left bank 150 ft downstream from tailrace of

m in o£?n !?i lls at Coole emee, Davie County, 550 ft upstream from bridge on State

Highway 801, & $ miles downstream from Bear Creek, and 2j miles upstream from Third

Drainage area. 569 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1952.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

no 1'n^pplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Sine? June 

27, 1949, auxiliary wire-weight gage at bridge on U. S. Highway 601, 5 miles downstream.

Average discharge . 22 years (1930-52), 625 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 16.66 ft); minimu?A 4 cfs Oet - 16 ( ga£e height, 0.64 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Oct. 6.

1928-52: 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; 

19 1941 ° 1S N° V ' 25> 1931 ge helght ' °' 40 ft ' ; mi-nlm daily, 23 cfs Oct. 12,

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 27.2 ft, from floodmark in Erwin Cotton Mill.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 1,500 cfs, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mills 

above station.

Revisions. W 822: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 25)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

114

198

350

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

696 

1,430 

2,400 

3,900 

5,9OO

ischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

fa

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Gale

Oct.

269

127

156

140

152

27

127

234

124

168

130

96

98

155

256

*119

135

87

138

147

149

230

165

146

210

179

136

169

264

152

187

4,852

157

0.276

0.32

Nov.

159

416

452

285

315

255

225

332

281

263

251

320

198

228

285

239

185

254

315

20L

208

143

313

132

233

288

242

196

*220

179

-

7,573

252

0.443

0.49

Dec .

176

227

258

280

1,060

749

449

376

353

391

310

293

286

268

186

537

300

262

416

493

2,750

4,180

3,910

1,230

753

658

592

507

480

407

434

23,571

754

1.33

1.53

Jan.

385

419

381

554

320

357

*394

326

334

2,320

1,920

802

621

531

481

448

419

394

365

373

410

344

405

416

375

314

383

1,190

1,910

951

691

19,330

624

1 . 10

1.26

Feb.

499

581

1,260

3,380

5,580

1,950

1,080

791

652

533

509

483

466

453

*498

420

535

504

447 '434

425

436

328

409

443

420

436

485

452

_

-

22,887

789

1.39

1.50

Mar.

677

640

880

4,620

5,620

*4,130

1,280

848

715

693

2,810

*4,460

4,120

1,420

962

sae

787

705

1,400

1,880

1,150

715

2,240

4,950

5,660

4,440

1,740

1,150

945

848

775

64,122

2,068

5.63

4.19

Apr.

750

968

770

695

611

621

578

*539

555

521

552

555

516

557

1,190

775

665

584

500

504

513

484

473

Tn

739

1,66O

1,720

1,460

1,330

887

-

22,683

756

1.53

1.48

May

764

692

573

568

537

507

492

472

486

848

1,000

1,500

962

663

605

550

479

499

943

666

818

*599

550

454

867

1,120

651

510

467

450

429

20,461

660

1.16

1.34

June

449

499

546

505

476

402

561

323

357

387

526

270

356

324

595

527

462

410

409

358

300

526

414

277

246

276

277

227

191

35?

-

11,016

367

0.645

0.72

July

235

*314

255

229

251

254

265

287

281

290

506

266

251

288

*188

229

424 300"

218

195

212

173

180

213

189

120

2TT

274

176

167

287

7,554

244

0.429

0.49

Aug.

528

606

329

318

554

1,510

1,150

1,140

596

593

459.

320

*588

254

"6215

556

550

585

295

502

1,290

1,040

675

499

380

554

293

313

442

424

996

17,713

571

l.OO

1.16

Sept.

1,820

743

508

440

378

308

288

310

340

253

280

244

242

236

297

206

266

268

237

255

275

340

*277

269

242

229

"236 173

288

220

-

10,468

349

0.613

0.68

ndar year 1951: Max 4,180 Min 27 Mean 458 Cfsm O.8O5 In. 1O.9Z

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,660 Min 27 Mean 634 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°45', long. 80°41', on left bank 200 ft downstream fron highway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Fourth Creek.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Hay 22, 1950, on right bank at site 

200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average dlschargp. 12 years, 90.8 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1940-52: 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, 19 cfs Oct. 9, 24, 1941, Sept. 11; 13, Oct. 8, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft sometime in July 1916, from floodmar't witnessed by 

local resident. Creek channel Improved considerably by dredging sinie 1916.

Remarks.--Records good. Town of Statesville diverts about three-quarters of a cubic foot 

per second into basin above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1112: 1944-46.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 26)

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1.0 50 

1.5 87 

2.0 134 

3.0 237 

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

348

475

710

920

1,280

1,830

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

26

25

24

22

22

22

20

2T

22

22

22

22

23

24

23

23

22

21

22

24

26

26

26

28

*26

26

28

28

27

28

747

24.1

0.276

0.32

Nov.

56

45

63

38

52

32

48

42

35

34

33

32

33

35

39

36

35

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

*33

33

33

-

1,101

36.7

0.420

0.47

Dec .

33

?3

33

71

106

56

47

44

44

45

41

40

38

38

50

42

36

59

76

107

901

912

245

131

99

98

86

73

69

66

63

3,782

122

1.40

1.61

Jan.

60

59

57

55

56

54

*51

50

64

»868

*328

149

111

93

82

75

70

68

63

62

59

68

76

63

61

63

64

266

289

132

99

3,715

120

1.37

1.58

Feb.

86

81

431

669 '240

149

116

97

87

81

75

70

68

70

*68

78

84

73

68

67

65

63

 55 61

65

63

73

78

72

-

-

3,366

116

1.33

1.43

Mar.

190

97

208

1,160

»1,710

*437

169

128

107

65

835

694

204

144

119

105

92

85

275

154

116

101

656

1,050

1,200

540

199

154

155

119

110

11,154

559

4.11

4.74

Apr.

109

187

*117

104

99

95

89

*87

85

84

84

81

85

86

81

79

76

76

75

75

72

71

70

75

141

151

233

T3S

112

99

-

2,988

99.6

1.14

1.27

May

89

81

76

73

70

68

67

65

65

69

70

77

*65

63

62

60

58

60

~89 153

85

67

62

60

65

62

57

56

56

64

62

2,176

70.2

0.803

0.95

June

58

58

56

59

54

52

49

47

46

49

46

45

51

49

56

50

58

58

46

45

41

42

44

41

*57

55

55

52

57

33

-

1,405

46.8

0.535

0.60

July

44

40

55

55

51

53

37

42

38

37

52

30

50

28

55

62

121

41

55

31

50

28

29

42

29

28

28

25

24

T!8

58

1,162

57.5

0.429

0.49

Aug.

61

174

44

55

156

529

ITS

508

93

69

58

*51

48

44

44

44

64

42

125

122

63

56

66

54

46

42

41

72

68

65

208

3,018

97.4

1.11

1.28

Sept.

-75 160

61

53

49

46

44

42

45

41

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

36

40

60

41

44

*45

58

36

36

35

35

34

33

-

1,396

46.5

0.532

0.59

Calendar year 1951: Max 912 Min 20 Mean 60.7 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.45

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,710 Min 20 Mean 98.3 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.31

scharge (bas 

(11.08 ft).

se, 1,050 cfs). --Mar. 5 (9:30 a.m.) 1,920 eta (13.26 ft); r»r. 25 (11 a.m.)

1,300 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 171

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location.--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 bridge on U. S. 

Highway 64, \\ miles southeast of Lexington, Davidson County, and 4.9 miles downstream 

from Rich Fork.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1952.

_.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 627 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 

8, 1949, on left bank at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,470 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.80 f"); minimum, 4.8 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Sept. 25, 1947 (gage height, 22.12 ft, site 

then in use, from floodmarks); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

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

Town of Lexington diverted an average of 3.2 cfs above station for water supply. City 

of High Point discharged about 3 cfs sewage effluent diverted from Deep River into 

Rich Fork above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

5.0 

6.6 

9.0

12

16 22

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

31

57

109

184

308

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

29

53

108

184

308

600

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,060

1,860

3,020

4,440

6,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8

8.5

*9.0

7.7

6.6

6.0

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.7

5.4

6.6

5.1

5 .2

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.7

7.0

6.8

6.6

7.5

7.7

8.8

9.5

12

T5

10

220.8

7.12

0.041

0.05

Nov.

34

68

125

88

38

22

27

43

27

a24

a22

a20

a!8

a.'ZS

a 55

a34

a26

a22

a20

*a20

18

20

20

20

25

26

24

22

20

20

-

968

32.3

0.186

0.21

Dec.

 55 19

22

75

207

102

59

47

46

53

41

37

33

30

65

80

35

67

202

240

2,880

3,620

807

236

184

193

217

146

1E2

115

106

10,106

326

1.87

2.16

Jan.

98

89

83

76

78

87

*74

69

86

al,200

*1,280

361

202

156

134

113

98

91

82

76

73

85

223

144

104

95

95

628

1,520

590

208

8,098

261

1.50

1.73

Feb.

164

144

666

1,780

1,300

474

248

190

156

154

120

*104

98

l5o

100

115

264

236

154

126

126

110

100

154

190

148

202

391

270

-

-

8,362

288

1.66

1.79

Mar.

652

558

599

5,760

5,450

692

521

250

193

173

*1,520

1,740

486

260

214

223

173

146

445

430

217

176

758

3,680

5,510

755

549

253

190

156

141

28,250

911

5.24

6.03

Apr.

141

214

*173

129

156

122

102

93

85

82

80

76

76

80

71

66

61

59

58

56

53

50

48

U

541

415

286

950

TTT

259

-

5,102

170

0.977

1.09

May

159

122

102

87

76

67

61

56

574

T68

95

89

*67

58

53

50

46

15

192

178

151

95

66

59

222

146

74

58

52

64

74

3,208

103

0.592

0.69

June

59

50

44

43

114

58

43

38

35

29

28

26

51

32

31

38

46

264

66

36

27

26

29

107

*31

25

20

 58" 18

94

-

1,514

50.5

0.290

0.32

July

39

20

16

15

15

14

18

32

44

45

30

18

15

13

13

14

18

44

21-

14

10

*7.7

iz~ 7.0

40

12

18

16

10

14

31

635.7

20.5

0.118

0.14

Aug.

83

208

89

44

36

38

72

91

64

43

30

20

16

16

16

34

40

30

27

395

1,090

130

704

260

76

50

41

151

259

364

455

5,050

163

0.937

1.08

Sept.

2,210

1,510

181

91

66

56

48

43

39

37

32

30

29

27

27

26

25

"5? 23

67

45

55

184

69

39

*31

29

27

24

23

-

5,145

172

0.988

1.10

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,620 Mln 5.0 Mean 108 cfsm 0.621 in. 8.42

Water year 1951-52; Max 5,760 MLn 5.1 Mean 209 cfsm 1.20 in. 16.39

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs).--Dee. 22 (time unknown) 4,800 cfs (14.38 ft); Mar. 4 (time untaiown) 7,470 cfs (16.80 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 5,390 cfs (14.98 ft); Sept. 1 (8 p.m.) 2,920 cfs 

(11.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby streams.
172 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

mile downstream from High 

miles upstream from Lick

Location. Lat 35°35'46", long. 80°13'59", on right bank 0.2

Rock Dam, 0.6 mile west of High Rock, Davidson County, l|

Creek, and at mile 253.

Drainage area. 3,980 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to September 1952. 

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.--17 years (1919-25, 1926-27, 1942-52), 4,862 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 48,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 12.62 ft); minImum, 15 cfs June 29, 30, July 5, 6, 13, 14; minimum daily, 15 cfs, July 5, 6, 13. 

1919-27, 1941-52: 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 dally. 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

floods, flow completely regulated by High Rock Reservoir since. 1927 (usable capacity,

10,230,000,000 cu ft). 

Revisions (water years). W 972: 1919(M), drainage area. Previously p-jblished records

for this station prior to November 1941 are occasionally subject to error, owing to

faulty 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 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

13

19

28

42

83

189

5.0 

6.0

390

940

1,710

2,730

4,130

7,780

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

12,500

23,500

36,500

51,600

Discnarge, in cubic feeb per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,300

2,380

2,380

2,820

2,590

172

42

1,600

2,590

1,720

2,630

1,290

39

32

2,870

2.940

2,520

1,820

2,250

112

58

2,310

2,270

2,220

1,410

805

235

44

1,510

1,460

1,080

48,499

1,564

-493

Nov.

1,200

1,390

130

38

1,410

622

606

*1,660

2,260

94

35

3,850

3,580

3,360

3,440

4,010

42

96

3,340

3,000

2,500

230

2,310

197

44

4,720

5,600

6.150

4,890

3,090

-

63,874

2,129

-125

Dec.

259

42

1,480

1,540

2,820

3,410

3,330

4,320

46

4,690

5,880

6,150

5,600

4,320

362

39

*4,570

3,720

3,650

3,440

5,110

25.100

20,400

9,430

4,290

6,470

7,430

6,180

4,680

1,100

6,040

153,898

4,964

+915

Jan,

5,970

4,090

5,540

5,560

4,560

1.790

5,550

5,660

5,550

5,570

6,610

5,100

2,320

5,250

5,330

6,240

6.930

6,840

5,660

2,880

5,660

6,880

6,320

5,280

4 , 800

5,240

1,980

6,210

6,010

5,000

3,700

158,040

5,098

-389

Feb.

4,810

5,680

3,230

12,700

24.200

12,300

8,420

5,490

4,130

4,130

4,070

5,030

5,780

7,780

4,040

4,630

1.320

2,600

4,940

5,310

5,130

5,310

5,130

3,020

5,460

6,650

5,490

3,900

4,430

_

-

175,110

6,038

+72

Mar.

6,310

5,290

5.160

39,000

34,200

17,200

7,850

6,780

3,480

4,450

22,400

 31,000

24,900

9,280

7,170

6,230

5,490

4,960

7,860

14,000

8,200

7,850

10 , 900

39,000

45 . 800

25,300

11,100

8,640

6,590

5,130

5,290

432,810

13,960

+588

Apr.

5,890

5,500

5,170

4,660

4; 500

4,210

4,060

5,620

6,400

6,210

6,210

5,920

5,430

6,780

6,400

6,400

5,180

2,480

2,540

2.180

5,130

6,500

6,210

6,750

6,490

5,130

3,500

9,480

11.500

7,440

-

169,670

5,656

-25

May

5,660

5,150

4,890

2,800

5,670

6,970

8,870

8,160

6,260

4,860

1,910

5,580

5,770

6,150

6,040

5,990

5,530

5,130

6,720

6,680

6,560

5,780

4,870

4,800

196

4,070

4,070

3,400

3,420

3,580

3,950

159,046

5,131

-586

June

60

4,120

4,370

4,620

5,060

4,900

1,440

139

4,310

3,980

3,650

3,550

 3,930

67

25

2,630

1,650

3,540

3,420

3,440

52

26

5.920

2,920

3,190

2,640

2,840

1,000

19

2,010

-

79,498

2,650

+46

Jx-ly

1,240

1,740

1,510

19

UL

15

3,460

3,820

4.130

2,700

2,370

34

15

3,650

2,550

2,500

2,400

1,980

1,190

38

2,260

2,450

2,580

2,740

2,730

148

26

3,650

3,570

3,300

3,370

62,000

2 , 000

-134

Aug.

1,810

1,240

27

 3,260

3,340

3,350

3,960

5,680

4,290

3,180

4,490

4,410

4,030

4,110

4,200

141

39

3,970

4,100

4,150

4,050

5,490

3,070

4,130

3,460

2,850

3,540

6,020

5,130

2,830

3,230

107,377

3,464

+554

Sept.

9,920

10.000

5,350

4,920

5,040

3,370

3,180

5,290

4,970

4,120

4,180

4,210

64

36

4,280

4,270

3,780

3,550

3,360

49

35

3,650

3,310

3,320

1,520

1,330

144

41

1,410

1,320

-

100,019

3,534

-640

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm

In.

1,071

0.269

0.31

2,00^

0.50^

0.5£

Calendar year 1951:

Water year 1951-52:

* Discharge

t Change ir

Carolina Alui

5,877

1.48

1.71

4,709

1.18

1.36

6,110 14

1.54

1.66

,550 5,631 4,545

5.66 1.41 1.14

4.22 1.57 1.31

Observed

Max 23,100 Min 26

Max 43,800 Min 15

Mean 3,489

Mean 4,672

2,696

0.677

0.76

1,866

0.469

0.54

4,018

1.01

1.16

2,694

0.677

0.76

Adjusted

Mean

Mean

3,559

4,655

Cf 3m 0

Cfam 1

.889 In. 12.06

.17 In. 15.92

measurement made on this day.

i contents, equiv

iiinum Co.

alent in cubic feet per second, in High Rock Re ser-'oir; furnished by
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

173

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long. 80°01'00", on right bank 300 ft downstream from State 

Highway 109, 1 mile upstream from McLeans Creek, and 3 miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 297 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 14 years, 322 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 20.80 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Oct. 28-29; minimum, 2.5 cfs Oc"b. 28 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1938-52: 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 of 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 Tow flow caused by gristmill above station. Town of Asheboro diverted an average 

of 1 cfs from basin above station for water supply. Sewage is returned to Deep River. 

(See Deep River at Ramseur.)

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

.9

1,0

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

5.0

91

187

343

555

4.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

1,090

2,400

5,320

9,000

12,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

9.8

9.6

14

11

16

9.6

5.4

3.8

14

14

18

16

11

6.8

17

14

9.3

6.1

9.4

18

19

11

6.8

4.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.1

25

326.1

10.5

0.030

0.03

Nov.

22

22

78

113

73

38

36

*34

17

23

24

15

25

29

41

30

18

24

23

36

23

17

15

28

22

17

37

24

27

22

-

953

31.8

0.092

0.10

Dec.

24

18

18

200

406

194

99

68

54

50

44

46

41

37

41

46

70

64

246

586

3,910

4.500

730

301

218

193

244

207

160

144

137

13,096

422

1.22

1.40

Jan.

122

111

101

93

101

101

101

86

86

1,000

1,430

416

275

221

184

160

139

127

122

109

105

118

423

359

215

174

157

1,880

5.910

966

425

13,817

446

1.29

1.48

Feb.

315

260

1,140

5.510

2,310

821

482

354

295

247

227

201

179

187

193

216

554

678

389

295

292

278

227

381

812

478

500

1,260

1,040

_

-

17 ,921

618

1.78

1.92

Mar.

1,070

856

1,300

13.200

11,700

1,430

675

510

420

362

1,990

2,160

7OO

519

402

369

340

292

504

735

430

347

322

2,380

5,430

1,860

700

532

425

358

322

52,640

1,698

4.90

5.64

Apr.

312

365

326

275

555

481

326

275

247

230

218

212

204

201

*193

176

165

160

152

147

147

137

129

127

1,130

1.670

545

583

736

425

-

10,849

362

1.04

1.16

May

292

238

201

179

165

152

139

127

132

683

290

498

302

187

150

137

118

111

625

486

418

245

174

152

1.350

720

298

207

168

356

458

9,758

315

0.908

1.05

June

458

195

155

137

222

168

125

101

95

93

84

77

77

77

179

364

153

308

196

105

78

70

80

157

134

82

66

54

46

48

-

4,184

139

0.401

0.45

July

56

*48

43

41

33

28

48

66

56

56

42

44

33

35

36

87

54

52

39

40

30

30

28

116

81

35

31

33

31

68

112

1,532

49.4

0.142

0.16

Aug.

768

456

248

105

95

348

780

795

266

129

99

75

61

48

44

41

64

70

70

59

1Z4

75

1,010

598

165

87

66

87

241

445

3.3'Q

10,919

352

1.01

1.17

Sept.

5.480

3,350

336

2O7

155

12'

107

101

87

84

73

70

7O

61

64

59

58

59

249

250

139

144

336

152

101

82

75

64

68

56

-

12,264

409

1.18

1.31

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,500 Min 2.6 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.524 In. 7.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 13,200 Min 2.6 Mean 405 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.87

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).-

cfs (9.55 ft); Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 16,10C 

(8 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (15.29 ft).

-Dec. 22 (2 p.m.) 4,990 cfs (9.62 ft); Jan. 28 (2 p.m.) 4,990 

3 cfs (20.80 ft); Mar. 25 (6 p.m.) 5,760 cfs (10.49 ft); Aug. 31

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°09'00 M , long. 80°10'30", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Lanes 

Creek, 1-J 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 1952.

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.--23 years, 1,264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63,400 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 34.00 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Oct. 18, 24, 25 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

1929-52: 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, 19 cfs Oct. 28, 1931, Nov. 13, 1933.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 35 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 852: 1937. W 1052: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.3

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

160

259

480

780

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

23.0

27.0

1,670

4,050

9,700

15,900

34,200

42,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

160

m

92

84 

80

75

67

56

50

45

50

54

54

50

45

43

35

33

13

45

45

43

39

35

35

41

»45

50

45

43

43

1,739

56.1

0.041

0.05

Nov.

58 

53

181

2~2~3~ 311 

146

114

*114

149

140

106

92

84

82

146

234

Z10

160

127

101

89

92

92

92

94

96

94

106

124

129

-

3,885

130

0.095

0.11

Dec.

119 

109

104

¥5T 

3,200

1,120

579

398

315

259

227

206

190

175

175

190

213

*197

1,090

2,890

17,400

ll.SoO

4,730

1,300

914

874

1,300

944

696

618

570

53,283

1,719

1.25

1.45

Jan.

510 

465

425

389

402

528

480

402

371

1,920

3,240

1,420

906

738

630

558

486

430

402

371

35"3 344

1,160

1,180

738

588

528

5,950

11,800

3,630

1.450

42,194

1,361

0.993

1.15

Feb.

1,080 

906

7,810

17,300 

7,420

2,790

1,620

1,220

993

850

750

672

 555 612

1,560

1,670

6,140

3,750

1,720

1,220

1,300

1,080

874

1,360

2,140

1,300

3,900

8,800

4,680

-

86,372

2,970

2.17

2.34

Calendar year 1951 : Max 17,400 Min 26

Mar.

5,380 

3,190

5,100

41.600 

34,700

* 15, 300

2,790

1,840

1,400

1,170

11,200

10,500

3,400

1,840

1,350

1,120

965

2,'2~TO~ 850

2,790

1,300

1,040

1,000

10,100

20,700

9,040

2,550

1,670-

1,300

1,040

930

199,365

6,431

4.69

5.41

Apr.

958 

1,500

1,170

882 

2,860

1,700

972

780

690

630

588

558

522

522

*516

455

416

384

358

336

315

298

290

23(5

1,760

2,010

1,300

1,260

1,080

874

-

26,274

876

0.639

0.71

May

660 

510

416

349

306

271

259

248

230

213

220

252

294

248

206

190

175

160

146 T6~o~

292

398

245

197

591

384- 922

*248

197

206

216

9,409

304

0.222

0.26

June

213 

216

220

184 

152

30Z

471

190

140

119

127

140

124

111

166

1,360

655

640

573

336

197

154

157

160

230

163

127

106

104

M7,926

264

0.193

0.22

July

80 

*109

154

109 

84

71

75

89

111

135

94

87

67

64

150

319

355

203

127

96

78

71

133" 58

116

119

282

315

154

94

404

4,403

142

0.104

0.12

Aug.

2,360 

1,170

1,350

978 

358

1,660

*3,330

4,840

2,020

1,260

683

380

241

181

1,520

2,160

950

510

271

278

340

306

197

213

294

181

154

2,200

2,350

1,130

28,600

62,465

2,015

1.47

1.70

Sept.

38.500 

4,850

1,140

720 

498

393

327

286

248

230

(.16

£13

230

241

220

184

»160

W

2,460

2,140

660

5,650

2,500

1,120

642

445

353

298

255

230

-

65,375

2,179

1.59

1.77

Mean 565 Cfsm 0.412 In. 5.60

Water year 1951-52: Max 41,6OO Min 33 Mean 1,537 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.29

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 efs).--Dec. 21 (5 

17,800 cfs (14708 ft); Feb. 4 (1 a.m.) 22,900 cfMar. 11 (4 p.m.) 17.1OO cfs (13.73 ft); Mar. 25 (l 

63,400 cfs (34.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a.m.) 20,300 cfs (15.57 ft); Jan. 28 (11 p.m.) 

s (17.07 ft); Mar. 4 (3 p.m.) 49,600 cfs (29.67 ft); 

(l a.m.) 25,800 cfs (18.66 ft); Aug. 31 (ll p.m.)
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

175

Location.--Lat 35°02'10", long. 80°08'40", on left bank 100 ft downstream from site of 

Medley's mill, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 74S, 3j 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 1952.

Gage.. Ifeter-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 216 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 15 years, 83.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,000 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 14.28 ft); no 

flow several days daring October and November.

1937-52: 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 of 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 above 5 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

0 

.42

1.14 

2.0 

4.2 

7.2

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

4.0

121

168

268

6.0 

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

470

741

1,470

3,360

4,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

al.4 

1.30

al.2

al.O

a. 6

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

i.l

.07

a. 04

a. 02

aO

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.43

0.207

0.0019

0.002

Nov.

0 

a. 4

a. 9

a76

a. 3

a.l

.07

.07

.07

.04

.04

.01

.04

.07

.26

.07

.07

.04

.04

.04

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.11

.16

.11

.04

-

4.07

0.136

0.0012

0.001

Dec.

"TOT 0.01

.01

9.9

26

6.5

14

9.9

6.8

5.2

3.9

3.0

2.2

1.83

1.56

1.22

.98

1.47

4.2

31

~9? 171

100

72

34

30

42

47

35

24

19

795.69

25.7

0.234

0.27

Jan.

15 

12

10

8.6

9.1

10

8.3

7.2

6.8

41

42

42

31

22

17

13

11

9.6

8.6

7.5

7.2

8.3

26

35

38

26

19

116

*266

188

193

1,254.2

40.5

0.368

0.42

Feb.

88

50

246

426

394

525

317

88

56

39

32

26

21

44

86

261

448

415

481

377

164

157

68

132

157

179

471

547

T~582

-

6,877

237

2.15

2.33

Mar.

653 

465

495

1,720

2,140

*1,270

650

273

113

86

494

582

669

503

196

90

64

52

171

129

99

70

62

339

787

812

675

322

109

74

57

14,221

459

4.17

4.81

Apr.

59 

78

63

48

279

208

220

99

60

44

37

32

28

26

23

*20

17

15

14

12

11

9.9

8.8

17T~ 8.7

178

178

131

84

56

-

2,218.4

73.9

0.672

0.75

May

37 

25

17

13

9.9

8.3

7.2

6.7

5.8

4.7

7.9

16

22

11

7.0

5.1

3.9

3.0

2.5

779

39

28

12

23

455

190

238

87

25

158

161

1,636.9.

52.8

0.480

0.55

June

142 

~6T 335

26

14

9.1

127

332

168

29

15

9.9

7.7

6.5

5.1

55

21

102

21

9.4

84

12

6.1

4.3

3.0

2.0

2.0

1.65

1.30

.90

-

J.618.95

54.0

0.491

0.55

July

T7B- 0.90 

*9.9

5.0

2.8

1.74

1.38

.90

2.1

8.3

5.9

4.2

2.7

1.74

4.4

6.8

22

16

8.0

5.1

2.7

2.3

1.56

1.22

14

2.2

.98

25

105 ~32"

12

313.42

10.1

0.092

0.11

AUK.

16

17

69

130

*41

269

176

534

277

188

112

88

32

16

9.9

22

18

11

8.6

6.7

IS"5.4

12

104

4-5

19

10

244

243

278

2,870

5,883.6

190

1.73

1.99

Sept.

4,520

2,040

898

315

55

31

20

15

12

9.9

8.6

8.6

36

12

8.6

*8.6

6.7

5.6

19

16

17

15

35

21

14

9.1

7.0

5.8

4.7

4.0

-

8,178.2

273

2.48

2.76

Calendar year 1951; Max 525 Min 0 Mean 26.4 Cfsm 0.240 In. 3.25

Water lacer year year 1951-52 ISDJ.-O.: : : Max wax 4,520 4,3£u Min Min 0 u Mean Mean 118 lib Cf.sm uj.sm 1.07 i.u/ In. in. 14.54 14.04

Peak discharge (base, 810 cfs).--Mar. 5 (6 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (11.00 ft); Mar. 26 (4 p.m. 

8.46 ft); AugT 31 (11 p.m.) 7,000 cfs (14.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 

nearby streams.

ecorded range in stage, and records for
176 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

Location. Lat 34°56'40", long. 79°52'10", 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, and 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County, and at mile 187.

Drainage area.--6,870 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1906 to January 1912 (gage heights and fragmentary discharge), 

 September 1927 to September 1952. Published as "Yadkin River near Peedee" 1906-12.

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.--25 years (1927-52), 7,916 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.80 ft); 

minimum, 50 cfs Dec. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.02 ft); minimum dally, 58 cfs Dec. 2.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 270,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 30.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 194,000 cfs; minimum, that of Dec. 2, 3, 1951; minimum 

daily, that of Dec. 2, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 ft Aug. 27, 1908 (present datum), fron records of State 

Highway and Public Works Commission (discharge, 276,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Flow largely regulated since 1928 by 4 reservoirs above station which have a combined 

usable capacity for normal operation of 17,638,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years). W 822: Drainage area. W 1203: 1928-37.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

3.0 

4.0

700

1,450

2,700

4,350

8,300

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

13,300

19,200

32,500

65,000

125,000

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,980

2,860

2,840

5.180

2,120

304

251

1,320

1,970

1,780

2,420

2,550

769

240

1,480

2,150

2,280

2,570

2,660

800

251

2,100

2,630

2,220

2,190

1,200

1,030

406

1,730

2,770

2,830

55,881

1,803

-638

Nov.

2,850

5.600

818

368

3,170

3,600

3,000

2,800

2,400

487

230

1,860

2,410

2,350

2,550

3,100

546

94

2,140

3,170

3,320

639

1,740

449

256

2,380

3,070

3,080

2,560

2,940

-

61,757

2,059

+302

Calendar year 1951: ! Water year 1951-52: 1

Dec.

318

 58

1,660

4,620

8,080

8,510

5,700

5,220

1,280

4,630

5,320

6,550

6,200

5,330

2,600

375

2,050

4,780

4,240

5,420

23,600

32 ,'500

40.500

20,000

11,100

8,980

8,520

9,200

8,750

5,380

4,960

256,231

8,266

+847

Jan.

7,590

7,860

7,860

7,430

5,720

5,660

5,390

6,320

6,490

7,290

9,200

10,600

8,980

6,670

6,950

8,300

7,010

7,010

5,520

4.020

5,040

6,740

8,520

6,860

7,430

7,040

7,070

6,260

52.900

20,300

12,200

262,230

8,459

-425

Feb.

9,200

7,860

6,910

29,300

38,900

27 ,200

18,000

13,000

10,100

7,880

5.640

8,300

6,880

7,070

7,090

8,750

11,700

15,000

12,200

10,600

9,880

10 , 100

9,880

8,970

6,020

9,420

11,100

19,800

18,000

_

-

364,750

12,580

-31

Mar.

16,200

14,200

13,500

65,700

117,000

80,500

28,400

13 , 000

11,100

9,650

19,200

48 , 800

42,200

23,100

13 , 900

10,600

9,420

8,980

8,980

15,600

16 , 800

10,800

10,600

29,900

74,700

67,300

29,400

18,000

11,900

9,88O

8,520

857,830

27,670

+745

Apr.

9,200

9,650

9,200

8,750

10,100

11.600

9,650

8,980

8,080

7,280

7,660

8,750

7,050

5,760

8,090

7,850

8,000

7,090

7,560

7,100

6,220

6,860

4.650

5,490

7,950

10 , 800

10,800

11,600

11,100

11,100

-

255,970

8,466

+ 195

May

10,600

9,200

8,080

6,300

5,940

7,860

7,000

7,000

6,900

7,640

8,080

6,870

7,860

7,860

7,030

7,060

7,070

6,850

5,900

8,520

8,520

6,230

6', 990

6,020

7,400

7,430

7,640

6,000

5,520

5.460

5,560

222,390

7,174

-805

June

2,420

5,370

5,440

5,490

5,460

4,660

3,550

2,720

5,130

5,720

5,220

5,180

5,320

3,720

988

6,730

7.840

6,540

5,550

4,520

1,480

1,080

4,820

4,300

5,040

4,050

3,700

1,540

268

2,620

-

124,466

4,149

-245

July

2,480

2,260

1,970

309

658

468

2,340

4,370

2,690

2,960

2,400

489

353

1,730

2,200

2,570

4.560

3,240

2,260

412

3,000

4,020

4,240

3,380

3,470

2,660

477

2,690

2,810

2,360

3,080

72,906

2,352

-9

Aug.

4,160'

7,770

1,450

3,310

4,150

4,900

10,300

17.500

12,500

9,510

5,200

5,800

6,760

5,620

5,490

5,410

2,790

4,740

4,150

2,940

2,950

4,860

5,840

6,660

5,540

6,070

6,980

6,300

8,610

9,200

17,100

204,540

6,592

+977

Sept.

79.400

51,800

18,800

10 , 100

8,980

6,820

5,520

5,720

5,820

6,690

5,700

4,570

1,890

439

4,660

4,100

4,080

5,930

4,110

2,820

2,170

6,350

11', 600

6,700

2,710

2,520

*1,020

950

3,090

3,700

-

276,359

9,212

-925

Observed Adjusted

tax 45,000 Mln 58 Mean 4,802 Mean 4,843 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.57

1ax 117,000 Min 58 Mean 8,233 Mean 8,234 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.33

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In High Rock, Narrows, and Reservoirs 

furnished by Carolina Aluminum Co., and Tlllery and Blewett Reservoirs furnished by Carolina Power 

and Light Co.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 177

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°39', long. 79°54', at left end of Eureka Lake Dam, If- miles upstream 

1'rom mouth and 3f miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area. 64 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete spillway. 

Average discharge. 12 years, 75.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 778 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak 

flow over dam; minimum, 4.9 cfs July 30.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 3,910 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 310 cfs by logarithmic plotting and computation of peak 

flow over dam; no flow May 29, 30, 1945, May 7, 1951 (water below spillway crest and 

gates closed).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of gate operation, which are fair, and 

those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1951-52, except period when gate 

In dam was open (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18-28)

0.1 

.2 

.3

6.2

17.5

33

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

131

235

454

724

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

26.2

23.8

22.4

20.9

20.2

19.5

17.5

16.2

16.2

25.4

39

54

63

49

36

29.5

27.0

26.2

23.8

23.8

24.6

23.8

25.4

23.8

23.1

23.1

23.1

*23.1

23.1

27.8

850.5

27.4

-

"

Nov.

39

47

75

86

86

86

81

56

42

37

32

3fi

33

37

39

40

39

37

33

31

30

30

30

31

30

32

32

34

33

32

~

1,300

43.3

-

-

Dec.

32

32

32

41

79

86

92

92

71

*53

46

42

39

38

43

45

48

50

59

69

92

99

102

97

86

71

70

70

71

68

59

1,974

63.7

-

-

Jan.

53

51

48

46

49

53

54

54

54

60

62

66

64

59

55

51

46

42

40

39

38

49

64

67

66

61

53

*58

71

75

75

1,723

55.6

-

-

Feb.

70

59

76

102

108

116

114

97

71

63

58

52

50

19

52

85

90

85

85

80

70

65

60

60

60

60

70

90

110

-

-

2,207

76.1

-

-

Mar.

110

110

110

170

260

280

200

150

120

90

100

110

130

120

110

90

75

*46

64

92

97

94

86

115

184

228

198

150

119

99

92

3,999

129

-

-

Apr.

86

97

102

108

102

86

75

69

63

62

60

59

62

63

61

58

54

51

48

46

42

39

35

36

64

102

131

*137

125

105

*

2,228

74.3

-

-

May

84

^7

56

46

40

34

31

28.6

28.6

31

36

46

50

47

36

28.6

24.6

21.6

20. 2

36

52

58

49

37

50

58

58

45

34

32

35

1,300.2

41.9

-

-

June

40

36

27.8

23.1

36

223

325

213

157

*137

144

160

137

99

66

64

69

86

71

53

42

37

36

45

42

35

27.8

23.1

31

59

~

2,544.8

84.8

-

-

July

52

37

27.8

22.4

18.2

17.5

23.1

31

29.5

25.4

22.4

20.9

18.2

16.2

14.9

14.3

13.1

12.5

11.9

11.3

8.6

7.6

10.5

13.7

9.1

13.0

18.8

13.7

8.6

6.2

8.2

557.6

18.0

-

-

Aug.

18.8

24.6

29.5

28.6

23.0

36

34

37

48

50

55

55

46

32

24.0

16.0

12.0^

8.5

l^fi

9.5

3?

6C

75

11C

7C

32*

14.0

2C.O

*13C

26C

46C

1,857.5

5£\9

-

-

Sept.

700

460

260

170

*120

102

81

68

62

58

58

59

63

66

59

*51

46

43

42

42

46

84

97

92

86

70

51

44

40

£9.

3,259

109

-

-

Calendar year 1951 : Max 342 Mln 5.3 Mean 45.8 Cfsm 0.716 In. 9.73

Water year 1951-52 : Max 700 Mln 6.2 Mean 65.0 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.83

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). June 7 (4 to 6:30 a.m.) 360 cfs (1.23 ft); probably Sept. 1 (time 

unknown) 778 cfs (2.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 10 to Sept. 5j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage, 2 discharge measurements, and weather records. Gate In dam open making spillway partially 

inoperative as control Feb. 16 to Mar. 18; discharge computed from flow over spillway plus computed 

flow through gate.
178 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River at Peedee, S. C.

Location. Lat 34° 12'IS", 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, 

8| miles downstream from Black Creek, and at mile 102.8 upstream from Winyah Bay.

Drainage area. 8.830 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1952. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Mars Bluff." Gage-height records collected at practically same sites since 1923 

are contained in reports of United State? 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.--13 years, 8,919 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,600 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 25.95 ft); 

minimum, 805 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.26 ft, from graph based on gage readings). 

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 220,000 ofs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 33.30 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 48,000 ofs on basis of 

discharge measurement of 221,000 cfs at Cheraw; minimum, that of Oct. 9, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants above station.

Rating tables , water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 4, Sept. 9-24)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 26 Dec. 27 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

880

930

1,200

1,820

3,890

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

8,460

12,300

15,200

19,900

20.0

22.0

19,900

29,800

24.0

26.0

43,700

62,600

Mote. Same as preceding table 

below 20.0 ft.

Discharge, in cublo feet pe cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

3,020

1,560

2,200

3,020

3,160

5.250

2,460 

gl,360

*g§80 

gl,200

2,080

2,400

2,810

2,810

1,8ZO

gl,200 

gl,570

2,400

2,530

2,740

2,880

1,680

gl,040

1,900

2,740

2,460

2,340

1,750

1,500

gl,150

1,730

65,620

2,117

-

-

Nov.

2,740

3,160

3,370

3,740

2,340

1,940

3,590 

5.890

3,660 

3,160

2,880

1,750

gl.150

1,330

2,880

2,880 

3,020

3,300

1,880

gl,150

2,350

3,370

3,300

1,940

1,940

gl,420

gl,180

2,510

3,230

3,500

-

78,350

2,612

-

-

Dec.

g3,300

g3,090

gl . 290

gl,310

g2,880

g6,890

g7,900 

g6,520

g6,290 

g5,240

g3,590

*5,090

6,220

6,520

6,290

5,460 

3,520

2,010

3,220

5,090

5,540

10,300

14,500

16,200

17,400

18.000

17,400

16,000

14,400

13,100

11,300

245,860

7,951

-

-

Jan.

8,620

8,380

8,540

8,540

8,300

8,380

6,890 

6,590

6,740 

6,960

7,260

8,220

9,310

9,580

8,620

7,900 

8,060

7,900

7,580

6,960

6,060

5.390

6,360

7,980

8,140

8,140

7,980

7,900

7,420

12,400

15,400

252,500

8,145

-

-

Feb.

15,500

14,500

13,100

11,600

13,900

16,400

18,000 

*19,900

21 . 500 

20,700

17,700

14,800

13,200

11,500

10,400

9.850 

10,000

11,200

13,000

13,500

13,20O

12,600

12,100

11,600

11,100

9,850

10,100

11,400

13,500

-

-

395,700

13,640

-

-

Mar.

15,200

15 700

16*200

16,600

17,700

19,900

23,300 

31,100

52,800 

 " 61,500

55,500

46,200

39,000

35,500

34, 200

34,200 

33,500

30,400

24,800

20,300

18,000

17,400

17,000

16,600

17,000

18,800

21,500

25,800

33,500

41,300

41,300

891,800

28,770

-

-

Apr.

56,200

29,800

23,800

19,900

17,200

15,900

15,400

14, 700

13,700 

12,700

11,400

10,700

10,500

10,100

8,860

9,040 

9,310

9,220

8,950

8,620

8,460

7,980

7,900

7,120

6.740

8,140

10,500

12,300

13,200

*13,700 "

392,040

13,070

-

-

May

15,700

13,400

12,500

11,300

9,580

8,220

8,220 

8,140

7,900 

7,740

7,900

8,300

8,500

8,500

*8,380

7,980 

7,740

7,580

7,420

7,040

7,820

8,700

8,060

7,660

7,260

8,220

8,700

8,620

7,740

6,960

6,660

266,040

8,582

-

-

June

6,660

6,060

4,940

5,990

6,220

6,660

6,960 

6,960

6,220 

5,620

g6,520

*6,520

6,290

6,290

5,990

4,560 

4,420

7,420

7,660

7,340

6,520

5,320

3,590

3,230

5,690

5,460

4,640

4,790

4,340

5.020 "

171,900

5,730

-

"

July

2,200

3,090

3,Z30

2,950

2,600

1,680

gl.440 

gl,480

2,820 

4,340

3,590

3,300

2,880

1,750

gl,440

2,010 

3,160

3,890

4,040

3,520

2,740

1,820

3,000

3,960

4,190

3,660

3,590

3,160

2,200

*2,950

3,160

89,840

2,898

-

-

Aug.

2.950

3,440

6,140

5,590

3,440

4,190

5,240 

7,740

10,900 

12.500

11,700

9,670

7,820

7,260

6,740

6,360 

6,440

5,920

4,860

5,460

4,860

4,040

4,190

5,840

7,580

7,660

7,740

8,060

8,380

9,580

11,000

212,890

6,867

-

-

Sept.

13,400

16,600

18,200

21,100

27,400

34, 800

55.500 

51,600

23,500 

17,400

14,500

12,600

10,400

8,460

6,060

4,540

5,590

*5,520

5,090

5,090

5,020

4,860

5,840

10,000

10,800

8,780

6,560

4,720

5,590

5.250 "

379,750

12,660

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 21,100 Min 880 Mean 5,426 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 61,500 Min 880 Mean 9,405 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 179

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C.

Location. Lat 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 Bramh.

Drainage area. 675 sq mi.

Records available. May 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to'June 11, 1948, at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 749 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 18.66 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 134 cfs Oct. 10, 11.

1942-52: 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, that of Oct. 10, 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfaiti

In.

Oct.

166 

158

150

142

142

150

150

150

142

154

134

142

150

ISO

150

142

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

142

150

150

ISO

ISO isa

*158

4, 61O

149

0.221

0.25

Nov.

158 

166

213

295

295

295

322

223

213

193

193

193

184

184

193

203

213

269

245

213

203

203

203

193

203

2O3

203

203

203

193

-

6,473

216

0.320

0.36

Dec.

193 

203

203

203

348

619

699

476

395

336

295

*295

282

282

282

295

295

308

380

510

659

819

1.020

927

883

662

350

639

619

476

427

14,380

464

0.687

0.79

Jan.

411 

395

380

365

35O

350

350

350

35O

350

38O

427

443

427

350

350

350

336

350

350

322

350

395

563

599

459

380

380

545

819

*1.040

13,266

428

0.634

0.73

Feb.

927 

581

527

679

1,140

1,440

1J 870

1,610

971

619

545

493

476

459

510

659

759

971

1,230

1,270

949

861

563

527

527

599

759

971

1,230

-

-

24,722

852

1.26

1.36

Mar.

1,510 

1,870

2,050

1,87O

2,050

3,720

7.960

4,820

2,710

1,870

1,35O

*1,270

1,640

2,250

2,710

2,050

1,350

949

949

927

1,090

1,140

905

1,060

1,35O

1,710

2,710

3,110

2,840

1,780

1,120

64,690

2,087

3.09

3.56

Apr.

861 

927

971

971

949

971

1,170

1,310

971

779

659

619

619

599

581

545

510

510

510

476

443

427

411

395

459

883

1,140

1,560

2,150

*2.560

-

25,736

858

1.27

1.42

May

1,960 

1,510

1,120

699

545

476

443

411

380

38O

380

443

619

510

411

427

443

322

508

322

427

510

476

365

411

779

883

581

595

459

799

18,194

587

0.87O

l.OO

June

995 

885

545

411

565

479

927

1,240

1.570

1,260

779

759

*527

427

38O

365

35O

336

536

38O

365

35O

38O

365

411

443

308

295

322

595

-

16,946

565

0.837

0.93

July

452 

336

508

269

234

225

245

336

322

295

269

245

223

213

223

257

282

257

254

215

203

203

213

245

295

282

269

445

411

295

*254

8,556

275

0.407

0.47

Aug.

215 

223

263

427

295

202

476

819

905

en

739

759

433

3K>

5?2

336

3?2

5?2

295

257

245

411

510

51O

545

493

395

521

819

1,060

1.640

16,130

520

O.77O

0.89

Sept.

2,050 

7,030

13.700

8,900

4,520

1,880

1,200

699

581

545

545

563

581

581

545

493

476

*459

445

545

905

1.O6O

949

779

659

510

445

411

595

580

-

52,827

1,761

2.61

2.91

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,710 Min 134 Mean 379 Cfsra 0.561 In. 7.63

Water year 1951-52: Max 13.7OO Min 134 Mean 728 Cfsra 1.O8 In. 14.67

Peak discharKe (base, 3.OOO cfs). --Mar. 7 (7 a.m.) 9,220 cfs (15.98 ft); Mar. 28 (6 p.m.) 3,110

cfs (12.90 ft); Sept. 3 (7 p.m.) 15,OOO cfs (18. O6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Loca bion . iat 34°03 I OS", long. 790 45 | 15 n , 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 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1891 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 58.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

±929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 7, 1934, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 956 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 16.76 ft); 

minimum, 138 cfs Oct. 12.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 21.21 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs by logarithmic plottinf ; minimum, 116 cfs 

July 1, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given 

ETWater-Supply Paper 1250.

Cooperation. Gage-height records collected in cooperation with Unitec? States Weather 

Bureau. 

Revisions . --W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Mar. 10 to 

June. 15, Aug. 12 to Sept. 11)

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

130

190

505

694

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

2,190

3,260

5,160

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

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.

250

242

228

205 

190

180

163

157

152

146

144

139

140

146

154

166

166

157

151

150

151

151

146

145

144

144

146

148

145

146

*148

5,040

163

0.158

0.18

Nov.

154

163

190

205 

228

280

348

565

362

325

310

295

288

272

265

265

265

272

295

332

332

310

288

280

272

272

272

272

*272

272

-

8,341

278

0.270

0.30

Dec.

272

272

272

280 

302

310

325

401

487

559

613

541

451

401

378

362

340

348

401

434

469

505

559

613

685

741

822

89jt

*822

685

685

15,229

491

0.477

0.55

Jan.

722

703

613

559 

523

523

487

469

469

469

469

451

451

469

505

505

469

451

434

417

417

417

451

505

559

595

649

703

141

*685

631

16,511

533

0.517

0.60

Feb.

631

703

900

1,240 

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,300

1,340

1,400

1,460

1,600

1,560

1,220

894

844

844

921

1,000

1,100

1,120

1,180

1,300

1,400

1,300

1,220

1,100

*1,060

-

-

33,877

1,168

1.13

1.22

Mar.

1.100

1,120

1,240

1,520 

1,880

2,050

2,260

2,410

2,410

4,140

6.340

5,520

4,200

3,260

2,610

2,260

2,050

1,940

2,160

2,330

2,190

1,940

1,740

2,050

2,300

2,460

2,610

2,500

2,370

2,260

*2,580

77,800

2,510

2.44

2.81

Apr.

3.260

3,190

2,720

2,330 

2,050

1,800

1,630

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,420

1,490

1,300

1,060

894

822

781

722

685

649

613

577

559

577

613

761

948

*1,240

-

39,551

1,318

1.28

1.43

May

1,520

1,740

1,940

2.190 

2,190

2,020

1,770

1,460

1,030

705

595

577

541

523

559

613

631

541

514

1,000

828

595

505

523

577

577

487

487

*577

665

801

29,299

945

0.917

1.06

June

685

577

613

722

801

844

650

469

487

595

703

822

921

1,000

1.060

894

622

451

401

385

434

469

451

451

434

451

469

523

559

*469

-

18,412

614

0.596

0.66

July

401

385

417

434

370

332

310

280

265

302

340

348

318

288

265

242

250

235

258

272

258

242

220

205

205

272

325

325

288

*295

401

9,348

302

0.293

0.34

Aug.

434

332

272

242 

250

318

362

325

325

434

523

631

722

*801

801

801

631

469

434

434

401

385

362

355

385

469

541

741

*948

976

1.450

16,554

534

0.518

0.60

Sept.

2,220

2,560

2,560

2,660 

4,330

10.000

10,000

6,880

4,370

2,910

2,240

1,880

1,450

1,070

844

781

761

722

667

631

613

685

894

1,040

1,180

1,300

1,340

1,300

1,120

*844

-

69,852

2,328

2.26

2.52

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,120 Mln 139 Mean 493 Cfsm 0.479 In. 6.50

Water year '1951-52: Max 10,000 Mln 139 Mean 928 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.27

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Pee Dee River near Dlllon, S. C.

181

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 Dlllon, Dlllon County, and 3 miles upstream from 

Maple Swamp.

Drainage area.--524 sq ml.

Records available. March. 1939 to September 1952. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. 

Average discharge. 13 years, 492 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Sept. 5, 6; maximum gage height, 

8.87 ft Sept. 6, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 50 efs July 31 

(gage height, 3.65 ft).

1939-52: 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 observed, 43 cfs Sept. 6, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 24, 

Mar. 28, May 2 to June 27, Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 

Feb. 26 to Ma

9,

. 28

Dec. 10 to Feb. 25, 

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

6.5

73

90

120

188

238

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

327

507

775

1,510

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

95

127

202

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

254

378

575

850

1,630

Discharge, In ruble feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

135

126

123

120

111

99

90

84

73.

73

78

87

90

96

102

90

84

90

93

a99

105

105

96

84

81

84

90

105 nil

99

3,041

96.1

0.187

0.22

Nov.

87

96

123

al45

162

180

192

196

196

200

a200

196

184

176

166

166

170

173

176

176

170

156

145

142

al52

156

162

162

162

156

-

4,923

164

0.313

0.35

De:.

152

145

145

159

180

180

192

200

205

223

*240

247

247

247

240

234

223

218

223

234

254

271

292

317

332

378

413

413

413

a362

332

7,911

255

0.487

0.56

Jan.

304

282

262

254

254

a247

247

234

228

223

223

234

240

240

240

247

247

240

228

a218

210

214

228

254

282

292

304

317

*346

362

362

8,063

260

0.496

0.57

Feb.

346

332

a346

396

432

450

490

410

530

510

490

470

413

378

362

346

a362

396

432

470

530

575

575

530

510

531

555

555

652

-

-

13,454

464

0.885

0.95

Mar.

660

a660

660

775

775

965

1,040

1,100

al,100

1,100

*1,100

1,100

1,180

1,180

1,040

900

835

775

715

660

605

580

531

605

775

1,040

1,260

1,340

1 , 450

1,360

1,200

29,066

938

1.79

2.06

Apr.

1.150

1,130

1,060

985

985

850

755

670

620

620

598

552

a530

490

450

413

396

396

378

362

346

362

346

292

282

282

304

332

*413

470

-

16,799

560

1.07

1.19

May

598

755

725

a670

598

530

450

378

282

228

a210

206

210

218

228

240

234

218

210

234

218

202

194

182

178

190

190

178

162

158

162

9,436

304

0.580

0.67

June

a!62

162

152

158

148

170

226

391

552

450

*282

254

247

228

a206

186

174

214

271

396

510

620

698

1,130

1.560

1,200

985

725

552

396

-

13,205

440

0.840

0.94

July

262

218

198

170

141

130

152

174

202

190

162

166

al70

174

158

141

101

92

92

95

92

80

70

67

62

67

a74

80

*72

57

50

3,959

128

0.244

0.28

Aug.

54

60

a64

80

86

80

77

86

92

a95

101

110

104

107

113

120

a!27

134

138

152

170

152

198

234

332

396

470

598

620

552

614

6,316

204

0.389

0.45

Sept.

a ,130

,450

,450

,450

.540

1,450

al,200

985

915

755

620

552

450

413

332

292

*282

304

317

304

292

413

530

510

490

530

598

a598

552

510

-

21,214

707

1.35

1.51

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,200 Win 48 Mean 254 Cfsm 0.485 In. 6.57

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,540 Win 50 Mean 375 Cfsm O.716 In. 9.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from graph based on weather records and records for 

preceding and following days.
182 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Drovming Creek near Hoffman , N. C .

Location. Lat 35°03'38", long. 79°29'39", on right bank 10 ft downstream from bridge 

on U. 3. Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Airline Railway bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond County.

Drainage area. 178 sqmi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 270 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Sept. 2 (gage heiglt, 6.90 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 8-10 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1939-52: 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 except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) .--W 972: 1941(M)..

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, anc"

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-14, Oct. 29-30,

Nov. 2 to Jan. 29}

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

42

65

119

182

285

5.5

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

460

700

1,060

1,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September

Day

1

£

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

In.

Oct.

62

58

57

55

51

47

46

44

44

46

102

175

156

97

90

82

77

71

70

69

71

75

84

87

80

75

71

76

97

97

87

2,597

77.5

0.434

0.50

Mov .

90

110

172

210

250

224

154

122

*113

107

104

102

104

125

143

162

156

128

115

107

104

104

104

104

104

107

110

134

159

134

-

5,940

151

0.756

0.82

Dee.

116

115

107

125

202

250

298

298

252

178

156

143

134

128

131

143

*137

131

175

206

231

258

298

298

265

218

218

226

226

186

175

6,002

194

1.09

1.25

Jan.

169

159

152

143

159

194

210

186

156

169

214

256

240

210

175

162

149

14O

157

154

159

166

202

226

218

172

156

156

*218

400

460

6,027

194

1.09

1.26

Feb.

440

540

540

500

700

700

600

440

560

320

300

280

260

260

260

400

460

500

500

460

440

580

560

380

440

550

600

700

800

-

13,070

451

2.53

2.73

Mar.

800

750

800

900

1,000

900

*750

550

480

440

420

460

525

600

500

420

580

340

340

560

400

600

550

700

800

1,000

1,000

800

600

550

500

19,195

619

5.48

4.01

Apr.

500

500

500

500

480

460

440

400

380

360

540

520

500

300

280

*275

250

236

226

222

214

198

186

186

272

400

500

525

460

580

-

10,590

555

1.98

2.21

May

325

265

222

194

175

162

152

156

149

156

212

258

275

232

167

140

125

116

122

204

285

340

325

225

210

358

790

530

*560

265

245

7,740

250

1.40

1.62

June

258

250

194

162

159

159

128

113

104

97

100

92

92

104

100

211

400

460

400

340

197

151

146

146

190

138

97

84

80

82

-

5,20.4

174

0.978

1.09

July

75

70

*67

63

61

62

80

107

107

121

190

161

92

82

84

84

82

92

80

67

60

55

55

62

78

70

75

69

60

54

57

2,522

81.4

0.457

0.53

Aug.

97

172

218

*206

119

116

172

236

265

250

250

210

119

102

98

154

169

202

144

125

202

213

198

265

222

131

104

181

245

258

519

5,762

186

1.04

1.20

Sept.

*930

1,560

890

550

420

298

240

214

198

194

175

172

198

202

166

»149

146

134

140

178

175

190

258

340

298

220

156

140

125

125

-

8,981

299

1.68

1.88

Calendar year 1951: Max 542 Min 37 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.39

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,360 Min 44 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.10

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). --Mar. 4 or 5 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 26 or 27 (time

and discharge unknown); Hay 27 (8 a.m.) 890 cfs (6.28 ft); Sept. 2 <3 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (6.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Ho gage-height record Jan. 50 to Mar. 6, Mar. 22 to Apr. 15; discharge estimated on basis

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

183

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-J- miles downstream from Big Swamp.

DraInage area.--1,220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1952.

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. 23 years, 1,234 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Mar. 15, 29; maximum gage height, 

7.00 ft Mar. 15; minimum discharge, 131 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Sept. 24, 1945 (gage height, 10.64 ft); 

minimum, 116 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 ft in August 1928, from floodmark witnessed by local 

resident (discharge, 25,000 cfs).

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

Revisions.--W 892: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor May 10, 12, 

13, June 24-27, 30, July 1-5, Aug. 8, 9, 11, 24, 

31, Sept. 1-4)

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

116

208

365

526

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

722

1,070

1,670

2,740

Discharge able feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

216

200

200

193

165

170

159

149

140

134

131

136

143

151

159

177

206

223

223

206

193

163

176

170

162

159

157

159

162

162

159

5,347

172

0.141

0.16

Nov.

*157

166

216

239

262

265

309

317

333

341

357

365

371

365

34L

317

317

309

325

333

333

341

341

341

325

317

301

293

293

293

-

9,205

307

0.252

0.26

Dec.

285

293

301

325

357

373

369

405

429

429

445

445

445

461

461

478

494

494

476

445

461

476

511

526

561

576

595

595

595

612

650

14,376

464

0.360

0.44

Jan.

630

630

630

612

595

595

561

544

511

511

494

511

526

526

526

526

526

511 511"

511

511

511

526

526

528

561

578

595

612

*630

630

17,209

555

0.455

0.52

Feb.

651

672

700

700

7OO

900

1,500

,700

,700

,700

,600

,500

,500

,500

,500

,500

,600

,600

,600

,600

,600

,600

,700

,700

,7OO

,700

,600

,600

,600

-

-

41,823

1,442

1.16

1.27

Mar.

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,200

*2,240

2,460

2,540

2,610

2,660

2.740

2,660

2,540

2,300

2,160

2,030

1,930

1,840

1,640

1,960

2,080

2,160

2,420

2,680

2,740

2,660

2,610

70,200

2,265

1.66

2.14

Apr.

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,420

2,300

2,060

1,930

1,750

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,360

1,270

1,220

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,030

950

690

606

*748

696

696

722

696

746

776

806

~

41,974

1,399

1.15

1.26

May

930

1,010

1,100

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,100

990

766

722

611

549

528

511

494

478

476

461

476

476

445

411

429

445

445

429

429

429

445

445

20,940

675

0.553

0.64

June

445

429

429

461

*494

544

544

494

476

476

476

413

397

357

317

293

276

276

309

333

365

405

461

537

643

623

*1,040

1,140

1,170

966

"

15,601

527

0.432

0.46

July

763

572

425

347

294

270

246

239

246

262

*285

293

301

293

276

270

270

254

231

216

216

206

223

223

200

190

206

206

208

231

231

8,701

261

0.230

0.27

Aug.

254

239

223

223

223

239

262

330

455

494

436

413

397

397

405

413

429

461

461

429

405

369

389

478

578

576

544

561

576

595

769

13,069

422

0.346

0.40

Sept.

1,170

1,600

1,950

2,420

2,480

2,360

2,130

1,930

1,980

2,130

2,240

2,240

2,080

1,600

1,600

1,390

1,240

1,120

1,010

910

910

870

930

970

1,030

1,030

990

950

890

870

-

45,220

1,507

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,600 Mln 116 Mean 536 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.95

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,740 Min 131 Mean 630 Cfsm 0.680 In. 9.26

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 3 to Mar. 9; discharge estimated on basis of gage-hei?ht record 

at Lumberton Steam Plant.
184 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

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 1952.

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. 10 years, 2,998 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 cfs Mar. 31 to Apr. 2; maximum gage

height, 8.82 ft Apr. 2, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

299 cfs Oct. 13-17, 29-31.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 26,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 282 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in September 1928, from floodmark set by local resident .

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10 to Hay 8, July 7)

Oct. 1 to July 7, Sept. 20-30 July 8 to Sept. 19

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

282

350

690

1,040

1,390

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,720

2,230

4,050

7,510

3.1 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

459

765

1,100

1,470

8.0 

9.0

1,820

2,420

4,370

7,510

Discharge, in :ubit feet per se:ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

435 

435

435

418

401

401

384

367

350

333

316

316

299

299

299

299

299

316

333

333

350

350

350

350

333

333

316

316

299

*299

299

10,663

344

0.123

0.14

Nov.

316 

333

367

384

401

418

452

486

520

520

554

588

588

622

622

622

622

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

554

554

554

554

15,923

531

0.190

0.21

Her .

554 

554

554

554

622

622

656

690

690

724

 758

758

758

792

792

826

826

826

860

895

930

930

965

965

965

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,100

1.140

25,456

821

0.294

0.34

Jan.

1,140 

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

965

965

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,180

*1,210

1,240

33,530

1,082

0.388

0.45

Feb.

1,280 

1,280

1,350

1,500

1,640

1,800

1,890

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,370

2,510

2,670

2,830

5,010

-

59,520

2,052

0.735

0.79

Mar.

5,190 

3,190

3,590

3,810

3,810

4,050

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,590

4,590

4,890

4,890

5,210

5,210

5,210

5,210

4,890

4,890

4,590

4,590

4,890

5,210

5,550

5,910

6,290

6,290

6,290

6,69Ci

149,070

4,809

1.72

1.98

Apr.

6,690

6,690

6,290

5,910

5,550

5,210

4,890

4,590

4,590

4,050

3,810

3,590

3,390

3,190

2,830

2,670

2,370

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,800

1,640

1,570

1,440

 1,390

1,390

l._550

1,350

*1,390

1,390

-

97,350

3,245

1.16

1.29

May

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,570

1,570

1.640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,100

1,000

930

895

965

965

930

895

826

792

758

724

724

724

724

690

35,952

1,160

0.416

0.48

June

690 

690

690

690

656

690

690

724

758

792

792

*826

860

826

792

724

690

622

588

554

554

656

724

792

895

965

1,040

1,140

1,240

1.550

-

23,700

790

0.283

0.32

Jvly

1,440 

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,240

1,070

930

833

799

799

731

697

663

663

663

663

629

595

561

561

527

493

493

493

493

493

459

459

459

*459

459

23,154

747

0.268

0.31

Aug.

459 

493

493

493

459

459

459

493

493

561

629

663

697

663

629

629

663

697

731

731

731

765

833

867

833

867

901

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,400

22,071

712

0.255

0.29

Sept.

1,820 

2,150

2,570

2,900

3,080

3,470

3,900

4,370

4,870

5.150

5,130

4,870

4,610

4,370

4,130

5,900

3,680

3,470

5,080

2,670

2,510

2,510

2,830

3,190

3,590

3,810

3,810

4,050

4,050

3,810

-

108,330

3,611

1.29

1.44

Calendar year 1951 : Max 4,890 Hin 282 Mean 1,195 Cfsm 0.428 In . 5.81

Water year 1951-52; Max 6,690 Hln 299 Mean 1,652 cfsm 0.592 in. 8.04

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 185

Black River near Gable, S. C.

Location Lat 33°54'00", 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 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 358 cfs Aug. 2<t (gage

 height, 2 82 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 12 els June t>. 

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,150 cfs Sept. 3 (gage heiglrt, b.it 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 10.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, June 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 20 to Oct. 6, 1951)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6

20

40

95

218

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

5.1

501

1,020

1,740

3,680

3,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951-52

Day

:

2

3

4

R

6

7

ft

9

10

June

*18

20

17

14

12

14

14

17

22

28

Total

July

213

184

138

106

80

68

58

48

36

30

Aug.

106

86

108

154

142

130

130

130

130

116

Sept.

28

24

20

17

T7

20

38

34

32

28

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

28

26

24

24

20

18

24

37

45

50

July

22

17

18

22

26

17

18

28

32

28

Aug.

109

98

89

98

98

83

65

55

48

42

Sept.

24

20

20

22

69 -

106

106

116

95

74

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2ft

29

30

31

In. ............................................................

June

90

138

116

98

112

92

160

253

*235

218

-

0.18

July

' 24

24

28

28

28

42

55

48

62

55

*71

0.133

0.15

Aug.

38

39

' 218

322

241

150

102

65

50

40

32_

107

0.267'

0.31

Sept.

52

48

77

102

116

102

83

*65

58

50

-

55.4

0.138

C.15

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

40

34 

30

26

24

20

18

15

12_

17

18

17

17

17

18

20

22

22

22

24

26

24

22

24

22

22

22

26

26

*28

723

23.3

0.058

0.07

Nov.

34

45

80 

109

112

112

120

126

126

126

126

126

134

134

134

134

134

134

138

138

138

146

He

142

142

142

142

142

142

138

3,742

125

0.312

0.35

Dec.

138

TSS

138 

150

175

184

194

194

194

194

194

194

204

199

204

204

204

208

224

247

276

296

303

303

303

310 303"

296

296

289

283

7,039

227

0.566

0.65

Jan.

276

270

*270 

259

259

253

247

235

218

224

218

213

208

204

199

199

199

194

T94

199

199

204

235

276

310

310

310

310

336

350

*3BO"

7,728

249

0.621

0.72

Feb.

343

558

435 

*556

621'

661

670

641

583

546

510

493

460

435

426

451

451

443

435

426

426

410

396

426

418

410

443

476

493

-

13,842

477

1.19

1.28

Mar.

493

476

525 

690

905

*1,080

1,140

1,080

1,020

962

962

905

905

905

850

850

795

742

742

690

670

661

690

905

1,210

1,500

1,580

1,500

1,280

1,140

1,020

28,876

931

2.32

2.68

Apr.

962

FIT

905 

905

850

850

795

690

651

602

556

519

484

451

435

418

388

366

343

330

310

289

276

253

2TT

336

418

556

850

962

-

16,976

566

1.41

1.57

May

962

*962

850 

795

690

583

484

435

373

343

336

358

358

316

303

270

241

208

284

403

493

451

388

330

310

316

283

264

*247

289

358

13,283

428

1.07

1.23

June

451

519

602 

670

63T

574

484

418

358

323

330

343

330

259

235

224

199

184

170

166

218

358

460

451

418

358

303

276

310

264

-

10,886

363

0.905

1.01

July

230

199

189 

180

170

154

162

184

199

224

213

180

158

130

109

92

77

71

60

55

50

45

40

36

34

36

36

38

36

36

*48

3,471

112

0.279

0.32

Aug.

52

BT

60 

65

77

89

112

162

213

276

236

239

3i3

538

937

1,150

234

303

239

276

253

208

270

247

247

247

239

403

451

460

1,090

10,021

3?3

0.805

0.93

Sept.

2,260

3,680

5,910 

*3,236

2,620

1,980

1,500

1,080

850

690

612

519

451

426

403

388

358

330

316

535

330

410

613

651

670

670

593

538

501

*451

-

31,348

1,045

2.61

2.91

Calendar year 1951: Max

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,910

Min - 

Min 12

Mean 

Mean

In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°39'40", long. 79°5p'10", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 52 at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, 1 mile downstream from Kingstree 

Swamp Canal.

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1952. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1893 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 7, 1934, tape gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 791 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 11.61 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 30 to Nov. 2.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 29,100 cfs Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 4 cfs June 30, July 1, 4, 5, 1935, Sept. 5, 6, Oct. 15-19, 1944.

Maximum 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 United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1928(M)., drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Nov. 25 to Mar. 14, 

May 12-26, Sept. 12-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Peb . 11 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

40

108

200

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

469

921

1,260

1,790

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

34

104

199

462

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,240

1,790

2,740

4,340

7,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

124 

128

12T

108

99

89

78 

69

59

50

42

36

32

28

25

23

21

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

*10~ 10

1,324

42.7

0.034

0.04

Nov.

10 

10

17

17

22

36

46 

52

59

62

65

69

77

86

97

108

116

IT2- 120

108

104

96

91

86

80

79

78

79

79

82

-

2,143

71.4

0.057

0.06

Dec.

82 

83

82

90

104

108

120 

128

142

151

160

165

165

165

165

170

175

 180

190

211

244

280

312

353

354

376

391

391

406

40TT

406

6,735

217

0.172

0.20

Jan.

421 

406

406

391

391

391

391 

376

376

376

361

354

340

326

312

306

293

286

274

262

256

244 235"

262

274

286

300

312

333

376

406

10,338

333

0.264

0.30

Feb.

437 

453

541

687

837

951

1,080 

1,260

1,440

1,490

1,430

1,430

*1,380

1,330

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

987

1,02O

1,020

1,050

-

31,073

1,071

0.850

0.92

Mar.

1,090 

1,090

1,120

1,200

1,330

1,540

1,790 

2,020

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,510

2,620

2,620

2,740

2,740

2,620

2,510

2,400

2,200

2,020

1,790

1,720

1,940

2,510

3,160

3,970

4,760

5.240

5,000

4,340

77,590

2,503

1.99

2.29

Apr.

5,970 

3,630

3,160

2,740

2,510

2,400

2,200 

2,020

1,940

1,790

1,660

1,540

1,380

1,280

1,200

1,090

987

898

818

742

649

567

512

462

431

401

sn

431

462

495

-

42,766

1,426

1.13

1.26

May

512 

548

606

767

927

1,090

1.160 

1,160

1,090

1,020

927

818

718

*649

567

495

431

359

338

373

401

416

401

462

548

606

627

649

671

671

649

20,656

666

0.529

0.61

June

606 

567

512

495

478

495

512 

548

567

567

548

512

446

373

312

256

221

199

183

173

163

153

139

130

130

126

116

151 14'4

188

-

9,980

333

0.264

0.29

July

204 

204

199

183

153

126

134 

183

*268

306

326

345

387

37?

300

221

173

148

130

112

94

71

53

42

34

35

33

35

34

26

i?-

4,954

 160

0.127

0.15

Aug.

22 

19

17is

13

12

13 

14

15

19

28

47

74

97

112

130

148

163

178

194

204

210

210

204

178

153

*144

148

163

194

280

3,418

110

0.087

0.10

Sept.

410 

597

792

987

1,350

3,330

5,500 

5.500

4,540

3,630

2,870

2,300

1,860

1,660

1,430

1,200

1,050

898

767

649

586

606

671

742

767

792

844

871

898

898

-

48,996

1,633

1.30

1.45

Calendar year 1951; Max 2,300 Min 10 Mean 377 Cfsm 0.299 In. 4.08

Water year 1951-52: Max 5,500 Min 10 Mean 710 Cfsrn. 0.563 In. 7.67

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 187

Catawba River near Marion, H. CLocation.--Lat 35 0 42'20", long. 82°02 I 10 M , on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

IT37 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 first tributary below bridge which erters 

above control).

Records available. October 1941 to September 1952.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 11 years, 333 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,010 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 10.58 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.85 ft); minimum daily, 64 cfs Oct. 8, 19, 20.

1941-52: 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 cortractedopening determinations at gage heights 15.02 and 19.34 ft; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 

1951; minimum daily, that of Oct. 8, 19, 20, 1951.

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 powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1032: 1942, 1943(P).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

54

87

130

215

400

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

860

1,510

2,310

3,100

3,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

73

72

95

67

65

68

64

6T

67

67

67

67

80

68

65

89

65

64

64

72

138

93

143

*146

84

80

84

105

80

82

2,540

81.9

0.479

0.55

Nov.

324

209

148

118

135

107

457

268

151

135

123

143

114

116

156

148

170

125

138

109

130

109

133

103

107

*123

107

143

112

130

-

4,591

153

0.895

1.00

Dec.

107

103

12T

 1,620 55B"

348

306

240

196

215

190

159

159

170

200

153

162

222

*236

262

1,230

687

436

360

320

278

254

243

206

215

212

10,212

329

1.92

2.22

Jan.

173

193

181

17.8

178

153

IBT

164

178

484

320

274

250

229

215

206

187

193

159

159

*181

215

218

164

190

206

206

448

460

348

278

7,152

231

1.35

1.56

Feb.

257

250

3,430

1,770

860

614

504

436

400

372

348

292

285

282

271

310

285

260

254

*240

236

218

215 250"

236

232

246

240

236

_

-

13,829

477

2.79

3.01

Mar.

328

254

453

1,370

715

524

432

400

368

478

5,590

1,020

750

588

516

464

420

412

655

496

448

529

2,710

*1,400

1,020

805

675

592

529

492

464

25,627

762

4.46

5.14

Apr.

468

492

452

412

408

564

556

544

313

536

302

315

388

720

488

420

*384

568

556

292

528

288 552"

311

715

785

glS" 816

529

468

-

15,124

457

2.56

2.85

May

428

30T

384

524

515

352

285

278

502

359

520

271

264

257

240

252

218

229

229

250

240

212

205

272

282

*240

209

195

19T

212

215

8,595

271

1.58

1.83

June

176

196

196

159

175

181

155

159

200

140

162

164

146

194

246

264

5BT

193

148

*170

204

187

140

156

143

118

158

112

Tio

118

-

5,140

171

1.00

1.12

July

140

121

158

105

121

99

128

146

178

OT

128

97

95

128

155

114

*155

158

116

107

121

114

105

99

78

97

78

B9~ 75

75

105

5,539

114

0.667

0.77

Aug.

153 25'2

170

151

189

567

403

574

285

246

187

140

148

148

173

151

114

150

*148

155

173

153

153

164

114

150

97

280

248

173

263

6,012

19 i

Sept.

see 155

176

156

135

118

118

133 112"

125

93

169

203

159

162

155

*155

123

130

125

121

123

121

112

107

103

103

101

99

97

-

. 4,075

136

1.13 1 0.795

1.31 0.89

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,620 Mln 64 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.51

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,430 Mln 64 Mean 279 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.25

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). Dec. 4 (2:50 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (7.21 ft); Feb. 5 (7 p.m.) 7,010 

cfs (10.58 ft); Mar. 11 (7 a.m.) 6,570 cfs (10.14 ft); Mar. 25 (6-a.m.) 5,650 cfs (6.71 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
188 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°47'50", long. 81°53'20", on right bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

SWte 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 (fragementary), June 1922 to September 1952 

FuDiisnea as "at Ponta Flora" 1907-8.

Gage -"tfater-stage recorder - Datum of gage is 1,205.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

|929.supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1907 to December 1908 staff gage about 

1.2 miles downstream at different datum. June 7, 1922, to July 5, 1936, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1922-52), 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum and minimum daily, 15 cfs July 30, 31 (gage height, 1.38 ft). 

,,,., S7 '8 ' 1922 '52: Maximum discharge, 39,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11 4 

it), Irom rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

Se t 7-9 l' minlmum> 3 cfs Jan> 2 ' 1940) result °f freezeup; minimum daily, 8 cfs 

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage about 0.4 ft lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

slight diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill above station.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1928-29, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-20, Feb. 12 to Mar. 3, Mar. 8-lo)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1O Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

10

18

40

70

108

158

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

264

540

960

1,450

2,020

2,720

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

38

68

108

158

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

264

570

1,000

1,520

2,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

25

24

23

21

20

19

20

19

18

18

17

IT

17

18

18

18

18

18

17

19

28

41

54

*6£

48

36

34

33

33

35

815

26.3

0.405

0.47

Nov.

75

102

62

50

43

40

132

m

74

57

50

44

40

46

60

67

77

64

50

32

b30 b35~

b40

41

41

*43

43

39

38

36

1,675

55.8

0.858

0.96

Dec.

34

3T

34

419

374

142

106

90

79

74

64

59

56

53

100

b85

b60

b80

*b95

102

824

4T7

252

189

153

142

134

blOO

blOO

102

94

4,657

150

2.31

2.66

Jan.

92

90

88

86

86

86

79

75

BT

155

142

120

108

106

96

92

86

84

83

79

*79

83

117

92

86

92

122

355

228" 388

180.

3,736

121

1.86

2.14

Feb.

116

144

2,370

1,180

570

371

273

217

183

155

139

124

113

108

100

102

104

92

86

*83

81

77

74

73

77

75

75

74

75

-

7,362

254

3.91

4.21

Mar.

110

102 108"

355

269

186

153

129

120

124

2,210

618

378

287

240

210

180

180

296

301

240

228

1,250

*730

506

384

310

260

224

200

186

11,074

357

5.49

6.34

Apr.

186

180

158

147

144

136

131

122

115

1]0

110

106

176

335 200"

164

*147

136

129

122

113

108

no" 104

200

252

248

232

206

180

-

4,807

160

2.46

2.75

May

161

I4T

136

126

120

113

108

102

100

117

124

104

102

91

85

83

78

76

89

91

83

76

68

66

72

*70

65

60

5762"

66

2,898

93.5

1.44

1.66

June

62

55

54

51

49

55

48

42

51

58

100

98

113 ~T4

100

93

85

66

54

*49

49

46

44

48

41

36

32

31

37

57

1,778

59.3

0.912

1.02

July

45

37

33

30

28

37

38

36

45

42

32

28

25

33

36

27

*95

100

72

49

38

32

25

22

20

18

26

20

16

15

15

1,115

36.0

0.554

0.64

Aug.

36

54

48

32

28.

46

87

74

87

66

54

41

34

31

45

63

55

38

*33

65

55

44

79

52

42

34

30

150

~53 180

115

1,891

61.0

0.938

1.08

Sept.

161

104

85

65

55

51

45

48

65

55

44

54

115

83

63

57

*51

46

45

42

41

42

38

36

33

31

30

28

27

27

-

1,667

55.6

0.855

0.95

Calendar year 1951; Max 987 Min 17 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.96

Water year 1951-52; Max 2,370 Min 15 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Feb. 3 (2:30 p.m.) 5,500 cfs (6.58 ft); Mar. 11 (3:30 a.m.)

4,820 cfs (6.25 ft)j Mar. 23 (9 a.m.) 1,690 cfs (4.15 ft).

« Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 189

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°43' , long. 81°04', on right bank at downstream side of bridge or 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 1952.

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. 20 years (1896-99, 1935-52), 2,385 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge .during year 22,800 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimumTlO? cfs Oct. 14, Nov. 11 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Oct. 14.

1896-1902, 1934-52: 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, 107 cfs Nov. 9, 1941, Oct. 14, 

Nov. 11, 1951; minimum daily, 115 cfs Dec. 10, 1939, Sept. 14, 1941, Oct. 14, 1951. 

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 (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs and those for period of no gag?-height 

record, which are fair. Plow regulated by four reservoirs above station which have a 

combined usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 cu ft.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1936-38. W 952: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8 

3.3

90

118

158

260

465

890

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,680

3,120

4,740

8,100

11,500

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,080 

966

1,010

916 

838

486

122

1,300

1,580

1,730

1,190

916

408

115

1,910"

1,300

1,440

1,440

1,230

467

118

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,430

1,120

380

153

1,600

1,890

1,700

33,435

1,079

-489

Nov.

1,300 

1,150

512

126 

1,910

2,010

*1,990

1,620

1,190

456

118

1,510'

1,620

1,650

1,500

1,480

462

126

1,770

1,480

1,480

549

762

490

130

1,270

1,690

2,080

1,560

1,270

-

35,561

1,185

-151

Calendar year 1951 :

Water year 1951-52:

Dec.

522

130

1,360

2,210 

1,710

1,550

1,450

434

142

1,620

1,650

1,480

1,620

2,130

530

274

1,950

1,970

1,590

2,020

2,660

955

626

508

537

1,290

810

790

708

210

1,330

36,766

1,186

+1,489

Jan.

1,320 

1,430

1,570

1,690 

590

919" 167

1,730

1,720

5,120

2,220

800

238

1,940

1,900

1,850

1,890

1,840

581

167

1,880

2,150

2,200

1,760

1,760

499

177

2,300

2,120

2,180

2,040

46,748

1,508

+395

Feb.

1,540 

589

1,980

12,200 

6,960

4,100

3,040

*1,950

608

1,350

3,020

2,100

2,010

1,850

2,830

1,070

186

2,210

2,640

3,030

2,030

2,200

528

167

2,256"

2,820

1,590

1,560

1,510

_

-

69,948

2,412

+695

Mar.

560 

172

2,520"

5,980 

5,400

3,080

2,790

862

712

4,330

17,000

14,600

8,110

5,860

5,730

5,100

4,740

4,740

5,070

4,840

4,580

3,880

5,070

11,500

9,860

7,970

5,490

5,070

4,910

3,270

4,440

168,336

5,430

+543

Apr.

4,740 

4,740

4,740

3,040 

806

196

2,460

2,820

2,970

2,400

2,220

672

186

3,710

4,740

4,740

4,580

2,380

640

165

2,920

4,580

3,070

3,000

4,410

4,520

700

4,430

4,430

5,750

-

88 , 755

2,958

-145

May

5,510 

5,270

1,750

214 

*2,590

2,450

5,150

2,860

2,560

546

554

2,290

2,500

5,050

2,970

2,520

640

150

2,7(35

2,750

2,480

2,550

2,290

1,180

191

2,450

5,020

2,550

2,850

2,280

676

64,441

2,079

-298

June

186 

2,550

2,660

5,090 

2,550

2,240

675

154

2,550

2,450

2,440

2,460

1,670

576

182

2,760

3,000

2,400

5,040

2,680

626

154

2,660

2,950

2,740

2,740

2,270

705

926" 154

-

55,776

1,859

-549

July

727 

528

895

165 

158

158

2,850

2,750

2,460

2,270

2,000

656

126

2,050

2,050

2,100

2,260

2,950

735

158

2,580

2,670

2,820

2,910

2,560

575

150

2,690

2,790

2,660

2,190

52,156

1,682

-961

Aug.

2,100 

540

138

1,6^0 

2,030

1,910

1.6FO

1,500

537

122

l,7fO

2,080

2,070

1,9PO

1,780

586 ifo

2,030

5,070

alTlOO"

a2,000

al,500

a540

a!80

al,400

al,500

al,700

al,200

1,580

551

246

41,760

1,547

+202

Sept.

988 

1,540

*1,470

1,510 

1,580

706

158

1,810

1,780

2,640

2,770

2,910

855

262

2,590

2,680

2,220

2,260

1,880

755

195

2,100

2,530

1,950

1,830

2,020

720

181

1,890

1,970

-

47,904

1,597

-589

Observed Adjusted

Max 4,470 Min 115 Mean 1,718 Mean 1,671 cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

lax 17,000 Min 115 Mean 2,026 Mean 2,027 cfsm 1.32 i n . 17.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Bridgewater, Rhodiss, Oxford and 

Lookout Shoals Reservoirs (furnished by Duke Power Co.).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of power output at Lookcut Shoals 

Dam.
190 3AHTEE RIVER BASIH

Henry Pork near Henry River, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°41', long. 81°24', on left bank 450 ft downstream frcm highway bridge 

at site of old Link Ford, l£ 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.99 ft above mean see ]evel, datum of 

~^T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 30, 1931, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1925-31, 1942-52), 126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,350 efs Mar. 11 (gage height, 11.20 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 cfs Nov. 12, 13; minimum daily, 6 ofs 

Oct. 19, 20, Jan. 20.

1925-31, 1941-52: 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 01 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 except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused 

by mill above station. An average of about 3.1 cfs was diverted for water supply by 

City of Morganton and Morganton State Hospital and wasted into Cata^ba River.

Revisions (water years). W 953: 1928, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage 

discharge, in cubic feet p

height, in feet, and 

;r second)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 2, 

Dec. ?1 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.1

1.7 

2,0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

174

264

625

1,520

2,6OO

0.5

.6

Oct. 2 to Dec. 20

1.2 5B

1.5 116

2.0 261

3.0 625

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Pay

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

Cfsir,

In.

Got,

31

33

32

32

30

29

29

27

*27

27

28 

28

28

29

29

29

16

22

6

5

8 

12

46

37

42

43

18

32

49

44

40

889

28.7

0.359

0.41

Nov.

68

64

~46 148

41

39

85

60

45

43

41 

21

39

42

30

47

26

10

Dec.

31

11

44

455

283

114

83

67

57

67

58 

57

57

57

53

24

56

60

38] *95

44

*34

46

43

15

24

49

93

43

39

39

-

1,402

46.7

0,584

0.65

138

*1,520 

506

226

153

122

117

110

94

88

81

81

4,965

160

2.00

2.31

Jan.

70

76

61

62

56

54

67

60

73

746_

284

166

129

112

97

83

76

81

132

6_

64 

75

92

74

69

Feb.

101

94

1,730

1,000

*400

254

196

161

143

126

124 

112

301

110

101

108

115

106

94

90

90 

83

81

91

92

67l 86

74

223

272

156

119

3,776

122

1.52

1.76

94

97

97

_

-

6,077

210

2.62

2.83

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,520 Min 6

Mar. | Apr.

174 202

151 284

263"! 223

*1,740

447

267

202

171

151

201

*2,560 

488

312

242

205

191

171

161

385

274

208 

180

839

868

564

346

271

232

205

188

185

12,842

414

5.18

5.97

194

182

164

161

153

146

143

143

136

166

164

146

136

131

126

122

124

124 

119

115

TT5

286

363

305

261

217

182

-

5,337

178

2.22

2.48

May

158

148

134

124

126

*117

117

119

110

110

176 

125

106

94

101

97

92

88

99

124

119

94

88

94

141

108

92

88

79

101

90

3,463

112

1.40

1.61

June

86

83

90

106

77

"55 165

77

90

99

79 

81

88

79

a80

a80

a80

*83

72

69

154 

101

83

72

69

65

62

51

55

65

-

2,543

84.8

1.06

1.18

July

65

65

67

30

48

51

67

122

87

67

67 

30

51

71

106

~S5 132

*64

46

52

61 

62

62

62

46

33

10

5S

58

60

60

1,909

61.6

0.770

0.89

Aug.

67

33

37

98

140

254

92

108

69

65

67 

64

64

67

67

44

80

62

802

166

208 

162

47

102

*97

86

67

195

188

126

124

3,845

124

1.55

1.79

Sept.

155" 136

99

76

69

58

60

65

64

65

65 

67

62

20

60

58

54

57

64

61

22 

62

64

61

57

58

39

8

37

55

-

1,831

61.0

0.762

8.85

Mean 89.9 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,560 Min 6 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.73

discharge (base, 2,800 efs). Feb. 3 (7:30 p.m.) 4,8 

cfs (8.06 ft); Mar. 11 (6 a.m.) 5,350 cfs (11.20 ft).

Peak (7:30 p.m.) 4,800 cfs (10.40 ft)j Mar. 4 (3:30 a.m.)

3,300 cf

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

Pork Catawba River at Lowell.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 191

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'20", long. 81°15'50", on left bank 250 ft upstream from remains of

 Rudislll Mill dam, half a mile upstream from highway bridge, li miles upstream from

mouth, Ij miles south of Laboratory, Lincoln County, and 3j miles south of Limolnton. 

Drainage area. 68.4 sq ml.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 736 ft (by barometer). 

Extremes. 1951; Maximum discharge during period August to September, 530 ofs Aug. 22

 (gage height, 3.49 ft); minimum, 20 ofs Sept. 13, 14, 29, 30.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,030 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.74

ft), from rating curve extended above 650 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow

over dam at gage heights, 4.95, 6.27 and 8.74 ft; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 7-9, 19, 20

and July 29 (gage height, 0.77 ft). 

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given

in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating table, for period Aug. 21, 1951 to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage 

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

1.0 

1.3

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

309

300

420

680

1,540

6.0 

7.0

3,440

3,360

4,350

Discharge, in cubic feet pe 

1951

second, 1951-53

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

In...

Aug.

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

Sept.

24

23

23

31

33

54

43

36

Day

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Sept.

33

33

21

21

20

55

64

32

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

_

_

_

29

116

187

47

Sept.

26

26

26

24

23

23

35

25

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

36

32

33

30

*29

28

26

-

Sept.

28

*Z6

38

26

20

21

-

0.47

Peak discharge (base, 1.50O cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

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

21

20

20

19

18

18

11

*17

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

17

17

20

23

24

23

24

21

21

26

24

23

25

626

20.2

0.295

0.34

Nov.

83

50

60

33

39

38

50

33

30

39

29

28

28

29

33

30

29

28

*28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

36

30

29

-

1,008

33.6

0.491

0.55

Dec.

29

29

30

*190

121

65

54

48

45

45

42

38

36

36

61

42

42

89

92

217

2.040

928

171

113

92

100

84

74

72

70

68

5,163

167

2.44

2.81

Jan.

63

61

59

*54

59

54

50

50

52

576

235

115

87

80

72

68

61

61

57

57

52

77

82

63

61

63

70

*453

405

135

102

3,534

114

1.67

1.92

Feb.

90

84

423

565

205

138

113

97

90

84

80

74

72

82

74

102

94

80

74

72

72

65

65

77

72

72

87

87

82

-

-

3,372

116

1.70

1.83

Mar.

129

90

3OO

*3.750

*591

183

138

115

97

142

1,310

442

168

129

113

102

92

90

425

162

123

123

*1,490

*1,310

667

211

162

138

120

110

107

13,129

424

6.20

7.14

Apr.

113

*115

97

92

92

84

84

82

80

80

80

77

87

84

77

77

72

72

72

70

68

68

65

65

144

105

97

87

77

72

-

2,535

84.5

1.24

1.38

May

68

65

63

61

59

*57

54

52

52

50

61

63

52

50

*48

47

45

45

45

61

52

47

45

70

72

54

47

45

47

61

54

1,692

54.6

0.798

0.92

June

30

71

84

143

50

45

43

42

40

50

42

36

42

50

54

42

40

*40

38

35

38

36

52

36

32

29

28

47

69

36

-

1,470

49.0

0.716

O.8O

July

148

40

33

32

29

29

33

32

35

30

28

26

26

26

26

40

28

*36

33

33

26

23

20

20

23

21

28

20

18

21

37

1,000

32.3

0.472

O.54

Aug.

129

249

45

37

66

153

955

?33

84

131

£38

84

77

68

59

52

47

43

285

90

77

61

75

65

50

42

38

190

71

82

279

4,132

133

1.94

2.25

Sept.

120

92

87

84

74

68

61

57

50

*43

40

40

42

40

95

263

70

52

52

70

50

57

52

45

42

42

40

38

38

36

-

1,940

64.7

0.946

1.05

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,750 Min 17 Mean 1O8 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.53

Peak discharge (base. 1.5OO cfs). Dec. 21 (7 p.m.) 2,890 cfs (6.49 ft); Mar. 4 (12 m.) 5,O3O cfs 

8.74 ft); Mar. 11 (6 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (5.38 ft); Mar. 23 (5:3O p.m.) 2,710 cfs (6.27 ft)) Aug. 7 .m.) 1,£ " ._---.. (10 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (5.38 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
192 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'09", long. 81°06'04", on right bank 50 ft north of highway, 120 ft 

downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area. 630 sq mi.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 603.10 ft above mean sef level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--10 years, 835 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage helglt, 15.30 ft); mlninium, 33 cfs Oct. 11 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs Oct. 7.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 19, 1945 (gage heigtt, 16.98 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 11, 1951; minimum dally, that of Oct. 7, 1951. 

Maximum stage known, 21.33 ft In August 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 240 cfs, which are poor. Considerable diurnal 

fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow caused by powerplant 

above station. City of Gastonia diverted an average of 6.7 cfs for water supply from 

Long Creek. For diversion by town of Morganton see Henry Fork near Henry River.

Revisions (water years). W 1002: 1943(m).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.0 

5.0

103

211

365

547

1,040

1,720

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

2,500

4,500

7,200

10,900

17,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204

200

167

*191

190

158

92

169

199

185

99

121

120

165

160

170

169

154

155

120

117

155

194

145

165

171

210

183

195

180

198

5,079

164

0.260

0.50

Nov.

294

503

535

400

558

252

320

569

325

235

276

260

246

265

257

*265

245

256

228

249

229

158

271

218

211

259

265

244

265

215

-

8,429

281

0.446

0.50

Dec.

200

252

251

420

1,480

1,280

647

502

465

450

402

400

400

519

411

452

404

416

781

855

7,480

7 , 930

4,070

1,980

1,040

920

838

714

668

647

626

37,658

1,215

1.95

2.22

Jan.

586

566

*528

509

509

490

509

472

472

2,650

5.670

2,540

1,080

865

737

668

626

586

547

586

528

540

737

606

547

528

547

1,400

*2,500

1,380

950

29,259

944

1.50

1.75

Feb.

785

691

2,060

4,070

4,170

5,100

1,550

1,040

892

810

757

714

668

691

668

785

760

714

647

626

606

566

566

626

626

626

691

760

668

_

-

51,715

1,094

1.74

1.87

Mar.

865

810

2,560

*16,600

*11,800

4,990

1,900

1,250

1,070

1,050

6,540

6,610

5,270

1,970

1,280

1,150

1,010

920

2,550

2,050

1,550

1,190

4,360

10,500

8,380

5,970

2,190

1,490

1,250

1,150

1,040

108,855

5,511

5.57

6.42

Apr.

1,070

1,160

1,150

1,010

920

865

858

*810

785

760

737

714

714

810

760

714

691

667

621

634

652

618

593

606

1,340

1,190

1.580

1,190

980

858

-

25,777

859

1.56

1.52

May

760

691

647

626

606

586

566

566

547

509

547

737

647

*566

509

509

472

472

509

547

547

566

490

740

1.150

647

528

490

458

5Z7

559

18,521

591

0.958

1.08

June

450

586

458

838

586

461

490

468

396

447

450

595

404

427

580

466

490

586

445

557

520

581

509

509

572

558

527

581

649

561

-

15,925

464

0.757

0.82

July

1.420

466

*368

308

240

269

288

551

351

429

327

292

247

255

504

548

472

552

394

350

280

271

214

202

268

186

167

215

224

122

419

10,555

554

0.550

0.61

Aug.

765

2,060

547

375

518

888

5.740

2,540

757

528

1,080

528

598

572

459

425

587

540

1,600

5,470

2,850

950

714

668

566

490

461

1,020

1,150

980

2,710

35,876

1,157

1.84

2.12

Sept.

1.680

892

810

626

528

509

422

458

421

440

404

*396

400

407

407

686

465

390

411

509

367

528

547

447

400

329

382

317

514

265

-

15,155

505

0.802

0.89

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,930 Mln 92 Mean 0.520 Cfsm 0.825 In. 11.21

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,600 Mln 92 Mesfri 950 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.08

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfs). --Dec. 21 (11 p.m.) 10.700 cfs (11.94 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 18,300

cfs (15.50 ft); Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (12.45 ft); Aug. 7 (5 a.m.) 8,540 cfs (10.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

193

Location. Lat 34°59', long. 80°58', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 21, 3| miles downstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, 

York County, and 1\ miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--3,050 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--September 1895 to July 1903, April 1942 to September 1952. 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. Sept. 23, 1895, to July 31, 1903, chain gage at Southern 

Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream, at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1895-1902, 1942-52), 4,836 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.96 ft); minimum, 522 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 3.04 ft); minimum daily, 860 cfs Aug. 17.

1895-1903, 1942-52: Maximum discharge, 151,000 cfs May 23, 1901 (gage heigl <-,, 24.15 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 42 cfs Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 2.59 ft); 

minimum daily, 815 cfs Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Catawba Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,542,000,000 

cu ft) and by other power-plants above station.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

740

1,210

2,120

4,670

8.0 

12.0

16.0

15,600

32,100

51,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

.25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,300

1,090

1,030

1,200

1,380

1,100

1,160

2,050

1,520

1,480

1,400

1,050

1,120

1,080

2,560

5.020

2,180

2,250

1,240

1,130

1,130

1,980

1,930 

2,000

2,030

1,340

1,020

970

1,97T5

1,860

2,420

48,990

1,580

-

-

Nov.

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,290

3,380

2,430

2,060

1,930

1,310

1,020

1,030

2,650

*2,230

2,470

1,750

1,710

1,150

986

2,320

2,590

5.590

1,100

1,140 

986

1,150

1,870

2,440

3,110

2,380

1,870

-

54,992

1,833

-

-

Dec .

1,130

1,160

2,560

2,480

1,720

1,940

2,000

1.020

1,070

2,210

2,210

2,050

1,560

1,860

1,210

1,180

*2,480

2,220

2,960

2,460

9,580

19,700

6,860 

3,900

4,050

1,620

2,060

2,310

4,110

1,170

2,720

95,560

3,083

-

-

Jan.

1,040

3,720

4,110

4,150

1,180

1,150

3,780

3,020

2,740

4,960

7.260

5,170

2,360

4,220

4,580

3,950

2,660

*1,760

1.020

1,210

4,620

5,150

4,230 

3,530

2,180

1,050

1,110

4,530

6,600

5,230

4,740

107,010

3,452

-

-

Feb.

3,310

1,110

7,740

16,000

18.000

11,300

7,300

5,020

2,110

2,620

4,860

6,300

5,470

5,180

6,060

2,600

2,330

5,480

7,040

7,540

3,170

3,640

1.100 

1,150

4,490

5,410

2,580

2,550

1,840

-

-

153,300

5,286

-

-

Mar.

1,180

1.070

7,670

46.600

30,200

11,000

9,800

6,770

1,600

7,870

20,800

31,200

19,300

14,300

10,200

7,400

*9,060

10,200

11,400

8,280

8,900

5,320

7,060 

34,200

33,900

16,000

13,600

8,900

6,400

6,340

9,760

416,280

13,430

-

-

Apr.

10,200

8,630

5,580

4,570

4,680

2,100

4,380

5,440

4,650

4,120

4,380

1,630

1,300

4,470

8,710

7,610

4,320

5,010

1,430

1.150

*5,260

5,830

4,510 

5,030

6,190

6,970

2,590

8,270

8,900

8,520

-

156,430

5,214

-

-

May

7,450

6,330

1,540

1,190

5,910

6,100

6,140

4,280

3,420

1,230

1,030

3,710

3,940

4,220

4,260

3,740

1,260

1,160

3,960

4,660

4,510

3,610

3,530 

1,340

1,750

3,490

3,650

4,020

4,220

2,730

1,270

109,630

3,536

-

-

June

1,150

4,970

4,500

5,000

5.150

4,120

1,240

1,100

4,640

4,470

4,600

2,840

1,950

1,210

1,100

4,540

4,280

4,940

4,350

4,270

1,220

1,290

*4,210 

4,460

4,700

4,580

3,730

1,140

1.03C

l.OOC

-

97,760

3,259

-

-

July

1,080

1,040

1,000

1,000

907

1,020

2,580

3,760

4,260

3,760

3,800

1,230

1,110

3,700

3,400

3,900

5,300

4,090

1,330

1,000

4,390

4,790

5,650 

3,870

3,480

1,260

1,050

5,100

5,000

4,060

3,340

91,257

2,944

-

"

Aug.

3,seo

1,010

1,070

1,870

2,190

1,8FO

1,9:0

1,760

1,030

9F2

*4,030

3,410

3,310

3,730

3,6?0

1,070

seo

4,2fO

4,2fO

3, SCO

3,830

3, SCO

1,110 

9?6

3,640

3,510

3,240 i,seo

5,lfO

2,2^0

7.8FO

86,538

2,7F2

-

Sept.

9.020

3,150

5,490

5,050

5,090

1,180

1,150

5,740

5,640

6,020

6,060

5,690

1,270

1,350

5,200

6,570

4,920

5,000

4,040

1.100

1,160

3,060

4,380 

4,420

4,370

3,990

1,420

1,120

*3,370

5,150

-

121,170

4,039

-

~

Calendar year 1951; Max 19,700 Mln 845 Mean 2,853 cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 46,600 Mln 860 Mean 4,205 cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

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 

planb of city of Charlotte, and 4.7 miles south of city hall, Charlotte, Mecklenburg 

County.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available . July 1924 to September 1952.

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.--28 years, 44.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 12.00 ft); 

minimum, 4.5 cfs Oct. 26, 27, 29, July 22 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1924-52: Maximum discharge, 8,370 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at 10.42, 11.47 and 12.00 ft; minimum, 1.6 cfs July 30, 31, 

Aug. 1, 1925.

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

Revisions (water years). W 1052: 1939-44.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

4.1 

9.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

126

277

570

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

4.1 

9.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

126

277

570

1,300

2,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.6

9.6

9.0

*8.0

8.0

7.5

5.9

5.9

6.9

6.4

8.0

6.9

5.9

5.0

579

8.5

8.0

7.5

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.9

6.9

7.5

6.9

5.9

5.9

"5.4 11

7.5

6.9

220.0

7.10

0.171

0.20

Nov.

51

74

74

11

8.0

11

23

11

9.0

8.0

6.9

7.5

8.5

29

25

*12

9.6

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.5

9.0

10

10

24

27

13

11

-

533.5

17.8

0.430

0.48

Dec.

9.6

9.0

27

276

57

26

20

16

15

14

14

14

12

12

34

i4

13

117

42

609

512

84

41

31

27

54

33

24

23

21

21

2,221.6

17.7

1.73

2.00

Jan.

21

19

19

*18

42

23

19

19

19

139

37

27

23

23

21

20

19

19

17

i6.

16

89

48

26

23

23

21

189

69

34

28

1,126

36.3

0.877

1.01

Feb.

a26

a30

a360

a95

a44

a40

a36

a34

a32

a30

a28

a26

*a25

54

31

115

87

41

32

33

29

26

24

48

30

46

158

93

73

_

-

1,726

59.5

1.44

1.55

Mar.

117

42

753

*1,600

113

62

47

39

35

120

591

75

53

41

35

33

31

32

227

50

43

43

117

1,164

a!50

a70

54

43

39

35

35

5,889

190

4.59

5.29

Apr.

84

48

35

33

37

2£

28

*27

ze

26

26

25

42

30

25

24

23

23

21

20

21

20

"31 IS

80

46

35

38

31

26

-

979

32.6

0.787

0.88

May

21

19

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

43

26

16

15

15

15

14

12

17

_47

18

15

*13

44

44

17

14

13

20

26

15

632

20.4

0.493

0.57

June

14

13

12

12

12

12

10

9.0

23

22

10

12

11

101

565

14

28

15

11

10

8.5

8.0

22

15

9.7

8.5

8.C

14

11

8.0

-

826.7

27.6

0.667

O.74

July

49

10

9.7

6.9

6.4

9.4

11

10

12

15

8.0

6.9

64

14

13

9.7

8.5

7.5

7.5

5.9

5.9

6.9

11

8.5

13

13

5.9

5.9

8.5

17

162

540.0

17.4

0.420

0.48

Aug.

74

53

12

9.7

9.0

50

96

47

15

10

10

11

9.0

14

*14

16

17

9.0

66

35

12

9.7

10

8.5

8.0

8.0

228~ 7.5

35

111

*2,OBO

3,092.4

99.8

2.41

2.78

Sept.

~39 222

25

18

16

14

12

12

13

12

11

17

15

10

11

12

11

21

168

21

20

74

22

15

12

12

11

9.7

10

10

-

875.7

29.2

0.705

0.79

Calendar year 1951; Max 609 win 3.0 Mean 28.0 rfsm 0.676 In. 9.19

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,080 Win 5.0 Mean 51.0 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 efs). Dec. 2O (7 p.m.) 2,550 cfs (9.45 ft); Mar. 4 (l a.m.) 4.O3O cfs 

(11.47 ft); Mar. 11 (4 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (7.99 ft); Aug. 31 (12:30 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (12.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Rocky Creek at Great Falls, 3, C.

195

Location. Lat 34°34", long. 80°55', on left bank 350 ft downstream from Turkey Pranch, 

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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1951: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 1,790 cfs Apr. 

8 (gage height, 4,91 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs July i'i (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 8,880 cfs Mar. 4 (gage heigrt, 9.77 

ft); minimum, 4.7 cfs July 26 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

Remarks --Records good.

Rating table, Feb. 16, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

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

1.1 

1.5

2.2

3.4

5.0

7.6

15

33

72

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

7.U 

9.0

155

289

477

1,080

1,880

4,210

7,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, February to September 1951

Hay] Oct.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

S

111

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsn

In.

llov. Liec . Jan. Feb.

_

_

-

.

_

-

-

_

,

_

_

-

*66

72

76

70

67

75

78

66

62

60

59

58

57

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Mar.

56

55

54

53

75

84

240

*328

141

98

85

81

220

614

187

128

103

92

136

525

213

140

110

97

85

78

72

70

75

262

356

4,913

158

0.814

0.94

Apr.

148

315

 1,230

359

199

149

135

1,590 

671

250

173

141

121

105

92

86

80

75

72

84

72

83

209

123

90

78

71

80

82

§2.

7,030

234

1.21

1.35

May

59

212

133

91

107

58

59

52 

48

*43

40

38

35

32

32

30

29

27

26

26

26

*25

23

24

21

20

22

20

18

16

16

1,418

45.7

0.236

June I July

16

15

14

15

14

16

14

18 

23

26

22

16

16

18

14

13

23

48

36

22

21

34

19

15

12

12

9.6

7.6

6.9

976

545.7

18.2

0.094

0.271 0.10

10

17

*38

20

13

8.6

6.0

5.0 

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.4

? * - Q a

3.9

7.6

64

43

21

1?

9.3

12

6.4

5.3

6.9

37

134

77

298

418

97

80

1,469.7

47.4

0.244

0.28

Aug.

55

26

20

18

16

14

13

12 

*12

10

10

12

10

22

10

7.9

"85 590

32

23

18

15

14

14

12

11

11

11

9.0

7.9

j_.ji

1,127.6

36.4

0.168

0.£2

Sept .

6.0

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

9.8

7.9 

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.3

675

55

*43

16

12

10

9.0

8.2

75

42

18

13

225

107

31

20

-

761.6

25.4

0.131

0.15

Calendar year : Max Kin Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Peak discharge (base. 2.6OO cf3).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Rocky Creek at Great Palls, S. C. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

15

14

13 

11

10

9.6

9.0

7.6

7.3

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.6

9.0

9.3

9.6

10

9.6

9,0

8.6

*9.6

12

12

12

11

10

13

16

16

15

337.0

10.9

0.056

0.06

Nov .

19

41

44

46 

24

19

22

22

19

18

18

18

18

19

114

91

42

31

26

24

23

23

22

23

23

24

24

23

23

22

-

905

30.2

0.156

0.17

DSC.

22

21

22

48 

3-71

103

59

48

44

40

38

*35

32

31

35

39

30

39

174

271

1.890

716

184

117

92

311

466

167

121

103

91

5,760

186

0.959

1.11

Jan.

80

75

70

64 

64

66

58

55

54

72

144

77

66

62

61

58

55

54

51

49

50

54

164

110

75

70

66

597

1.050

280

158

4,009

129

0.665

0.77

Feb.

126

110

1,090

*1,420 

398

218

150

124

108

96

88

80

76

77

120

243

835

388

191

143

122

105

94

102

110

138

710

893

346

-

8,701

300

1.55

1.67

Mar.

776

522

1,200

*7.100 

3,330

445

280

210

170

156

1,810

1,120

319

224

175

147

130

117

246

212

162

327

254

1,200

*2,270

464

272

202

165

141

128

24,274

783

4.04

4.66

Apr.

141

204

136

121 

322

178

131

114

103

96

92

88

88

94

80

75

70

68

66

62

59

56

54

55

77

317

163

158

136

174

-

3,578

119

0.613

0.68

May

102

82

71

62 

56

*52

47

45

44

41

56

64

45

39

38

35

33

31

32

168

332

75

52

51

69

51

42

37

36

54

50

1,992

64.3

0.331

0.38

June

39

35

33

31 

29

33

30

26

22

35

27

21

19

19

27

21

20

20

18

17

18

19

*15

13

12

11

11

24

66

31

-

742

24.7

0.127

0.14

July

57

55

21

15 

13

13

13

14

13

11

9.0

7.6

7.1

6.8

12

15

48

37

15

11

10

7.3

8.1

7.7

5.5

6.9

66

T7

8.4

41

35

606.2

19.6

0.101

0.12

Aug.

78

140

70

27 

20

143

*419

971

217

252

70

45

36

33

35

31

38

28

23

21

22

19

551

1,330

356

88

60

744

376

131

2,550

8,724

281

1.45

1.67

Sept.

5.460 *307

204

111 

82

71

62

55

51

47

42

56

53

45

41

39

37

117

972

254

106

103

106

75

*62

57

52

46

44

42

-

6,799

227

1.17

1.30

Calendar year 1951: Max

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,100

Peak discharg 

cfs (5.74 ft); 

* Discharge

Mln - 

Mln 5.3

Mean - 

Mean 181

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.73

rge (base, 2.600 cfs).--Mar. 4 (4 p.m.) 8,880 cfs (9.77 ft); Mar. 11 (8:15 p.m.) 2,640 

; Mar. 25 (9 a.m.) 2,990 cfs (6.06 ft); Sept. 1 (7 a.m.) 5,230 cfs (7.72 ft). 

measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

197

Location.--Lat 34°14'40", long. 80°39'15", In pier of bridge on 0. 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 1952. Gage-height records collected at site 1| miles 

downstream 1891-1934, at site 1,000 ft upstream January 1935 to September 1943, and 

at present site since October 1942, are contained in reports of United States 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.--23 years (1929-52) 5,932 cfs.<

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82,900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 31.35 ft); minimum daily, 188 cfs Oct. 7.

1904-10, 1929-52: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred Aug. 26,,1908 (gage height, 

39.7 ft, site and datum then in use, from records of If. S. Weather Bureau); minimum 

daily, 170 cfs June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 ft July 18, 1916, at site 1-| miles downstream, from records of United States Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by powerplant at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 

7,626 ,000,000 cu ft) and by other powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years) . W 802: 1930. W 952: Drainage area. W 1082: 1908(M) , 1934(m).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,330

2,900

3,040

2,470

3,200

661

188

1,680

2,850

3,120

2,980

2,330

904

374

2,630

5.920

3,890

5,740

2,220

794

352

2,670

*3,220

3,240

2,380

2,110

798

282

2,000

2,570

2,360

67,203

2,168

Uov.

2,690

2,210

1,050

457

4,520

5,790

3,140

2,660

2,510

926

296

2,660

3,950

3,560

2,650

2,190

1,080

350

2,040

2,940

4,190

1,280

745

560

291

2,840

3,160

4.850

3,650

2,560

-

69,535

2,318

-

-

Dee .

1,070

345

1,900

3,920

2,960

1,750

1,340

1,010

495

845

2,210

* 1,040

1,280

1,950

1,020

462

2,500

2,730

2,480

2,550

5,740

14,300

17,100

14,400

8,270

5,920

5,150

3,750

3,820

970

4,520

117,795

3,800

-

-

Jan.

4,400

4,530

5,370

5,160

2,970

504

2,940

3,900

3,630

3,680

6,820

6,840

1,640

4,380

6,470

+5,410

4,230

3,270

2,880

544

3,830

5,990

6,050

5,320

4,500

2,320

480

6,550

12.200

11,100

5,620

143,528

4,630

-

-

Feb.

4,42O

2,300

4,510

10,300

19,400

*20,500

17,9OO

14,000

4,700

1,070

6,030

7,160

6,210

7,530

9,000

12,500

6,790

8,090

9,380

9,780

8,340

7,360

3,230

630

5,750

7,740

6,130

6,390

8,020

-

-

235,160

8,109

-

-

Mir.

9,440

5,7OO

7,730

26,000

*72,200

57 , 400

28,800

19,800

16,100

16,000

16,500

17,600

29,300

27,100

21,300

17,800

16,800

16,400

16,100

16,000

14,600

11,500

8,620

12,500

28,200

48,000

31,800

23,300

18,600

12,800

10,700

672,690

21,700

-

"

Apr.

13,800

14,600

14,600

11,500

9,490

4,180

6,980

8,190

8,430

*7,970

7,040

4,770

1,930

4,610

10,200

10,900

8,920

6,070

3,840

1.660

5,880

6,030

5,360

6,220

7,930

8,250

4,360

10,900

15,700

16,000

-

246,310

8,210

-

~

May

13.400

7,310

4,740

1,500

6,500

8,750

8,180

6,120

4,960

2,740

1,010

4,840

4,880

*4,630

3,640

3,160

2,210

778

4,330

5,830

7,280

5,030

3,080

2,170

768

4,060

5,190

4,280

5,180

4,030

2,720

143,296

4,622

-

June

998

4,950

6,100

5,280

4,620

4,270

2,640

918

4,040

5,660

5,690

4,400

2,540

2,100

*744

5,610

5,610

5,780

6,390

8.260

5,240

1,320

3,790

4,650

4,670

5,220

5,010

2,550

1,330

2,970

-

123,350

4,112

-

"

July

2,490

2,310

2,200

1,350

2,010

660

3,350

3,350

4,260

3,560

3,110

2,280

672

4,010

4,030

3,620

5,480

5,870

2,850

658

5,130

6.280

5,170

5,280

3,830

2,180

657

5,270

5,600

4,720

4,530

106,767

3,444

-

"

Aug.

1,900

385

395

3,200

3,230

1,300

*3,880

7,420

7,140

1,380

2,430

4,220

4,890

4,900

3,540

2,550

763

5,970

6,660

4,950

5,300

3,250

2,290

755

4,970

5,120

5,600

8,550

12,000

12,900

10,400

142,238

4,588

-

"

Sept.

20,400

26,600

20,600

15,100

11,600

7,080

1,760

6,290

8,960

9,180

9,310

9,180

4,670

872

5,720

8,160

6,900

6,870

4,920

2,500

905

5,410

7,280

7,010

*5,550

4,700

2,630

706

4,990

6,660

-

232,513

7,750

-

"

Calendar year 1951: Max 17,100 Mln 182 Mean 3,565 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 72,200 Mln 188 Mean 6,285 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'35", long. 82°10'45", 1,000 ft downstream from Lafce Lure Dam, 1.5 

miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford 

County.

Drainage area.--97 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. May 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), March 1927 to September 1952. 

Published as at Uree" 1907-9.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). May 

T7, 1907, to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 1 2/8 miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1927-52), 178 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 0.51 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Jan. 20.

1927-52: 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 caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years) . W 892: 1927(M) , 1928-30, 1933, 1935-39(M) .

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 2.9 1.3 115

.6 5.9 1.5 183

.7 10 2.0 420

.8 18 2.5 750

.9 30 3.0 1,240

1.1 64 3.5 1,840

Discharge, in ruble feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

Z

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

49

4.1

41

86

85

85

85

49

5.3

5.3

45

85

86

84

45

4.7

7.8

4.7

39

88

85

86

87

88

47

41

81

80

81

82

1,826.9

58.9

0.607

0.70

Nov.

81

158

158

81

79

83

82

81

81

82

81

82

136

126

83

124

79

4.7

151

81

80

80

78

40

5.3

77

*78

79

79

77

-

2,587.0

86.2

0.889

0.99

Dec.

40

5.3

79

345

465

332

209

73

5.0

147

145

139

140

76

38

4.7

143

142

143

113

379

377

158

158

158

158

295

158

123

5.3

146

4,917.3

159

1.64

1.89

Jan.

146

150

148

150

78

5.0

148

148

80

119

158

124

5.3

249

261

214

146

150

76

3.8

148

*147

153

154

151

81

5.3

337

350

119

165

4,369.4

141

1.45

1.68

Feb.

165

84

1,620

922

520

472

464

453

231

5.0

221

257

267

221

219

82

5.0

221

219

218

*14l

153

81

5.0

219

292

251

113

161

-

8,182.0

282

2.91

3.14

Mar.

90

4.1

307

473

448

453

420

179

5.0

307

887

751

503

458

394

161

289

458

458

453

386

130

757

875

*582

561

540

470

440

254

346

12,839.1

414

4.27

4.92

Apr.

470

470

464

311

158

356~ 5.3

470

470

431

385

282

318

42O

315

267

*169

169

169

165

275

88

82

85

86

204

188

150

154

227

-

7,803.3

260

2.68

2.99

May

227

223

150

4.4

228

229

220

152

154

79

4.7

228

226

151

155

150

40

5.3

266

246

228

154

154

84

5.0

*128

229

153

153

157

41

4,624.4

149

1.54

1.77

June

160~ 4.7

151

85

86

84

42

5.3

157

152

154

156

85

45

8.2

160

157

155

*155

156

45

8.5

161

160

93

91

88

48

11

88

-

2,951.7

98.4

1.01

1.13

July

93

91

87

88

48

10

89

90

89

90

89

48

13

90

88

82

84

*93

5.0

5.0

86

83

37

87

86

57

34

88

88

86

87

2,191.0

70.7

0.729

0.84

Aug.

51

8.6

38

86

90

89

89

172

95

6.4

85

83

81

81

84

6.4

6.4

85

84

88

95

162

89

8.2

86

84

81

86

149

85

109

2,443.0

78.8

0.812

0.94

Sept.

172

239

127

84

85

5.9

5.9

89

88

85

84

89

89

9T~5.6

91

92

*93

91

43

5.9

156

91

89

89

91

42

5.6

90

87

-

2,495.9

83.2

0.858

0.96

Calendar year 1951: Max 513 Min 4.1 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.34

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,520 Min 3.8 Mean 156 Cfsm l.'Sl In. 21.95

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 199 

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°20ilO", long. 82°04'50", on right bank at abandoned ford 1.5 miles 

northeast of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 5.2 miles 

northeast of Mill Spring, Polk County.

Drainage area.--174 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1952'.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 770 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 13 years, 395 cfs.

Extremes. 1948-49: Maximum gage height during water year, 16.88 ft Aug. 28 (maximum 

discharge at gage not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoal Dam, 9 miles 

upstream, drainage area 135 sq mi, 12,000 cfs Aug. 28, by computation of flow ever 

dam; minimum discharge, 50 cfs Oct. 25, 31, Nov. 1 (gage height, 1.63 ft); minimum 

daily, 52 cfs Oct. 31.

1949-50: Maximum gage height during water year, 13.16 ft Oct. 7 (maximum discharge 

at gage not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 8,870 cfs Oct. 7, by 

computation of flow over dam; minimum discharge, 44 cfs Aug. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.60 

ft); minimum daily, 54 cfs Aug. 13.

1950-51: Maximum gage height during water year, 11.29 ft Dec. 7 (maximum discharge 

at gage not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 7,150 cfs Dec. 7, by 

computation of flow over dam; minimum discharge, 34 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.51 

ft); minimum daily, 35 cfs Sept. 2,3.

1951-52: Maximum gage height during water year, 12.31 ft Mar. 11 (maximum discharge at gage not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 6,760 cfs 

Mar. 11, by computation of flow over dam-; minimum discharge, 34 cfs Oct. 29 (gage 

height, 1.51 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Oct. 14, 21, 28.

1939-52: Maximum gage height, 22.15 ft Aug. 13, 1940 (maximum discharge at gage 

not determined); maximum discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, that of Aug. 28, 1949; minimum and minimum daily, 25 cfs July 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.2 ft in July 1916, from flood crest reference mark placed 

by local resident.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge at gage for water year 1940 as previously published is believed to be in error. A reliable figure of peak discharge at gage for 

the flood of August 1940 cannot be determined using data now available. The maximum 

discharge for flood of Aug. 13, 1940, at Turner Shoals Dam was 9,490 cfs, by computation of flow over dam.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 2,000 cfs and those for periods of no gsgeHeight record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, all of which are poor. large 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station; considerable regulatior by 

Lake Summitt and Turner Shoals Reservoirs (combined usable storage, 338,875;000 cu 

ft).

Rating tables, water year 1948-52, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 1948, to Oct. 1, 1949, to Oct. 1, 1950, to 

Nov. 27, 1948 Sept. 3O, 1949 Sept. 3O, 195O Sept. 30, 1952

1.6 44 1.7 64 3.6 1,130 1.7 64 2.8 578 1.5 32

1.8 87 1.9 115 4.0 1,390 1.8 87 3.3 940 1.7 69

2.0 148 2.1 185 4.5 1,S9O 1.9 115 4.O 1,520 1.9 119

2.2 227 2.4 326 5.0 1,990 2.0 148 5.0 2,260 2.2 227

2.4 326 E.7 513 6.O 2,560 2.2 227 6.0 2,920 2.5 390

2.6 445 3.0 735 8.0 3,700 2.5 383 7.0 3,48O 3.O 710

2.8 588 3.3 94O 3.5 1,120

3.0 748 4.0 1,570

3.6 1,180
SAFTEE RIVER BASIN 

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C. Continued

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

400

311

73

283

302

273

*270

284

245

60

267

280

282

296

284

69

56

260

291

297

277

280

296

75

278

291

288

300

289

168

5J2

7,477

241

Hov .

285

281

872

1,100

657

556

652

612

558

550

543

417

410

387

410

395

332

301

595

974

261

580

*636

628

604

588

741

e3,500

e4.000

1,260

-

23,685

790

Dec.

1,070

1,040

1,070

848

371

746

545

760

497

446

476

483

550

615

485

745

442

595

137

394

665

424

411

434

262

588

573

453

413

1,110

886

18,534

598

Jan.

671

240

558

760

761

975

817

724

289

768

566

*609

401

558

730

341

331

429

462

566

445

725

100

359

563

423

434

367

525

138

759

16,394

529

Feb.

472

777

409

656

436

211

788

663

499

759

896

558

147

582

727

723

468

460

862

925

898

866

662

404

737

514

260

762

.

_

-

17,121

611

Mar.

456

566

558

519

607

162

390

447

*628

438

429

622

119

321

462

418

412

423

401

2i

323

594

1.100

906

704

848

528

599

724

613

683

16,096

519

Apr.

703

780

415

660

496

872

697

658

437

186

764

861

1,260

1,130

912

726

268

603

644

877

438

754

513

208

775

443

416

677

486

931

-

19,590

653

May

1,130

1,160

1,070

955

902

*594

806

262

765

574

*958

837

825

5E7

227

857

517

673

456

473

634

221

564

439

686

442

398

448

188

329

437

19,354

624

June

603

436

426

420

290

331

448

383

371

379

190

110

317

451

478

756

1,260

1,010

218

580

627

464

432

440

489

209

623

422

436

758

-

14,357

479

July

449

396

98

73

408

*a440

a420

a420

a360

alOO

a420

al,100

al,200

al,200

al,150

a440

a650

al,200

al,200

al,200

al,200

a800

a420

a440

a800

a440

a440

a600

a800

a420

a200

19,484

629

Aug.

al,000

a420

a600

a600

782

418

112

320

377

384

298

306

393

116

294

563

1,130

852

618

929

1,100

1,160

1,010

896

484

853

564

*e5.500

e3,000

1,200

1,100

27,379

883

Sept.

~^72 1.000

944

505

774

776

884

868

588

726

184

788

632

658

456

881

889

202

799

632

353

389

674

452

169

553

426

470

668

457

-

18,669

622

Calendar year 1948: Max 4,000 Win 52 Mean 490 Cfsm 2.82 In. 38.35

Water year 1848-49 : Max 5,500 Win 52 Mean 598 Cfsm 3.44 In. 46.63

Peak discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream, drainage area, 135 sq ml (from hourly gage 

readings). AugT 28 (4 to 5 p.m.) 12,000 eFs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of power-company records.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge at gaging station estimated on basis of powercompany records at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second., water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

S

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Toba]

Mean

Oct.

382

103

287

664

388

*698

e6,000

2,320

1,270

1,100

926

752

710

732

712

230

835

756

670

703

716

502

207

786

651

447

438

696

504

499

1,360

27,044

872

Nov .

1.760

1,400

1,140

919

942

464

864

701 

773

509

760

857

136

368

756

712

442

685

326

184

625

591

61E

449

443

555

95

469

433

464

-

19,414

647

Der .

749

564

319

112

537

360

386

371 

613

411

104

32T

657

422

372

565

424

85

331

641

573

*344

585

168

380

746

1.060

636

844

521

723

14,924

481

Jan.

192

619

518

571

557

557

557

171 

329

564

571

507

527

358

161

421

592

476

621

585

446

347

557

550

453

403

375

717

212

541

434

14,489

467

Feb.

441

650

588

330

180

542

452

*327 

428

440

555

92

589

562

649

564

819

493

116

494

424

568

565

335

443

174

315

340

_

-

12,475

446

Mar.

607

403

379

371

82

600

377

334 

426

624

317

76

1,090

1,120

483

717

501

450

177

802

869

*457

632

460

446

93

828

649

622

553

586

16,131

520

Apr.

378

274

591

455

705

642

358

436

137

662

443

386

559

383

417

167

465

597

422

444

356

270

92

560

365

355

384

369

550

170

-

12,392

413

May

320

379

*639

354

353

265

69

339

367

340

355

360

123

80

496

370

370

335

356

187

64

303

326

304

319

358

280

190

516

365

951

10,433

337

June

446

592

412

394

773

426

418

433 

423

416

182

433

425

413

422

415

346

66

309

*584

324

356

288

168

5j>

262

349

369

339

329

-

11,168

372

July

477

62

6T

90

450

414

353

366 

70

279

330

445

417

639

328

78

307

706

512

441

378

327

153

354

486

557

424

441

409

97

301

10,758

347

Aug.

432

536

316

301

230

177

270

286 

274

277

272

182

54

286

301

281

285

276

207

56

270

270

297

290

375

307

64

265

268

279

348

8,332

269

Sept.

1,030

1,230

664

544

732

474

*719

m1,310

1,100

795

775

448

439

437

188

622

412

420

407

423

367

226

368

426

324

314

361

336

-

21,941

731

Calendar year 1949: Max 6,000 Min 73 Mean 630 Cfsm 3.62 In. 49.14

Water year 1949.50: Max 6,000 Min 54 Mean 492 Cfsm 2.83 In. 38.37

Peak discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream, drainage area. 155 so mi (from hourly gage 

readings).--Oct. 7 (2 to 3 a.m.) 8.870 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinitie; discharge at gaging station estimated on basis of powercompany records at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

201

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

134

304

332

338

330

335

358

106

372

328

319

312

296

219

65.

*289

290

286

428

e2,900

1,280

640

864

768

430

405

388

506

85

396

406

14,509

468

Nov.

367

455

368

501

114

314

376

350

360

415

339

90

295

345

338

369

357

337

ii

298

317

332

288

332

390

104

312

350

350

363

-

9,600

320

Dec.

328

251

74

346

572

434

e4.500

*e2,000

1,170

606

952

641

480

519

466

345

90

495

429

466

398

450

422

166

71

316

446

468

482

366

94

18,843

608

Jan.

3S9

410

424

419

388

263

69

337

392

386

404

392

259

71

348

392

366

366

393

278

69

334

390

378

352

347

304

78

316

356

377

9,987

322

Feb.

400

380

213

74

367

394

714

1,050

602

434

166

382

414

394

431

404

366

108

488

411

439

448

502

400

102

392

440

418

_

_

-

11,313

404

Mar.

384

408

291

89

439

448

702

520

480

372

182

432

767

588

 514

444

424

186

628

421

432

424

424

451

168

340

420

556

396

lj_230

1,090

15,250

492

Apr.

597

606

866

501

661

448

394

884

414

564

639

452

480

506

182

302

492

684

438

714

546

219

750

*678

670

430

559

621

276

820

16,393

546

May

488

566

740

454

420

115

328

359

418

357

358

260

74

322

401

328

333

335

86

80

327

364

348

345

299

173

69

287

326

338

292

9,990

322

June

298

127

59

141

292

170

263

312

84

63

311

414

*635

404

344

302

159

460

508

439

368

342

197

169

352

371

380

396

356

130

8,846

295

July

90

76

59

55

348

312

102

73

534

332

320

300

200

66

142

302

278

282

318

324

72

55

287

*308

280

308

314

102

101

347

281

6,968

225

Aug.

267

269

270

75

49

248

268

267

175

55

49

44

252

348

266

164

92

53

46

148

151

244

256

126

47

44

192

*178

170

173

164

5,150

166

Sept.

44

35

35

174

164

296

163

56

39

230

198

220

264

164

68

47

254

162

253

150

248

68

66

210

238

154

206

165

49

46

-

4,466

149

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,500 Min 54 Mean 441 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.43

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,500 Min 35 Mean 360 Cfsm 2.07 In- 28.07

Peak discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream, drainage area, 135 sq mi (from hourly 

readings).--Dec. 7 (2 to 4 p.m.) 7,150 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge at gaging station estimated on basis of powercompany records at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream.

Discharge, in :ubic feet per iter year October 1951 to September 19E2

Day

1

"2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

160

189

243

142

166

46

64

248

168

183

238

240

44

40

118

104

213

230

175

206

40

73

81

67

44

*117

204

40

174

118

53

4,228

136

Nov.

270

274

110

44

247

138

326

290

200

132

47

238

280

272

265

284

177

47

261

221

272

72

66

44

*JL

248

*268

250

270

196

-

5,851

195

Dec.

56

60

248

el, 020

1,120

664

438

486

71

388

546

578

383

207

193

67

321

588

575

*614

el, 500

1,370

788

634

601

608

601

588

582

340

310

16,545

534

Jan.

523

396

325

150

59

55

295

371

402

710

601

594

186

336

523

386

384

327

104

57

*276

398

510

504

343

376

198

562

536

523

516

11,526

372

Feb.

510

123

el, 300

eg, 500

1,080

773

668

620

601

562

536

530

530

530

523

196

203

511

384

384

*308

390

180

388

516

523

490

513

510

-

16,682

575

Mar.

L38

499" 74

el, 850

1,270

1,070

1,030

562

367

6360

65,000

el, BOO

1,180

1,030

942

356

823

698

1,130

915

900

642

e3,000

e2, 100

*1,590

1,260

1,090

1,080

933

488

1,030

35,507

1,145

Apr.

933

883

804

642

585

269

556

640

822

658

680

316

269

814

669

418

402

*650

182

83_

614

618

563

435

1.120

1,010

666

80S

690

628

-

18,427

614

May

B46

623

298

137

677

670

404

351

609

299

97

598

606

353

244

338

162

71

518

412

366

514

399

190

78

*514

480

522

312

586

223

12,197

393

June

74

265

391

321

315

391

208

65

332

396

294

304

394

252

69

298

313

343

*372

336

124

69

270

301

302

292

300

108

65

63

-

7,627

254

July

295

397

296

142

72

113

273

331

337

300

299

108

55

264

334

328

329

*308

92

55

268

262

276

174

193

184

103

168

182

193

162

6,893

222

Aug.

72

94

70

158

248

170

240

190

252

79

258

268

270

268

267

76

a55

aZOO

aZOO

a!50

212

192

61

53

154

177

312

241

256

141

61

5,445

176

Sept.

257

264

242

258

250

65

53

254

278

180

238

238

67

59

233

261

256

*272

285

185

51

300

ZB1

218

174

251

69

44

244

175

-

6,008

200

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,500 

Water year 1951-5C: Max 5,000 Mean

1.81

2.30

24.58

31.41

Peak discharge at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream, drainage area, 155 sq mi (from hourly reading).--Mar. 11 (9 to 10 a.m.) 6,760 cfs .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge at gaging station estimated on basis of powerplant records.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge at gaging station estimated on basis of powercompany records at Turner Shoals Dam, 9 miles upstream.
802 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°14', long. 81°46', on left bank a quarter of a mile do-vnstream from 

flam of Cliffside Mills, at Cliffside, Rutherford County, and Ij miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 211 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 670 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

June 21, 1934, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5.480 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.63 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 8.

1925-52: 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). W 892: 1928(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

22

35

67

138

250

445

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

735

1,160

2,030

2,900

3,770

4,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

128

27

134 

122

103

40

22

52

*108

68

73

54

71

136

130

107

27

117

59

73

161

143

80

92

129

163

61

127

146

150

3,039

98.0

0.464

0.54

Nov.

2O3

303

121

129 

160

160

168

241

154

140

114

173

155

138

124

127

153

129

161

144

*134

133

130

126

102

121

134

147

139

127

-

4,490

150

0.711

0.79

Dec.

126

97

158

401 

1,320

447

222

228

194

208

197

181

158

175

173

148

204

180

357

453

2,910

2,640

731

445

355

385

325

298

233

255

294

14,498

468

2.22

2.56

Jan.

208

*216

228

227 

167

191

213

195

208

1.140

809

399

328

294

258

240

244

182

192

187

215

193

302

204

192

165

212

570

*690

360

300

9.529

307

1.45

1.68

Feb.

280

232

1,030

2.120 

1,000

566

449

377

307

286

354

*198

274

232

279

226

275

311

186

233

215

218

187

229

253

256

243

248

239

_

-

11,303

390

1.85

1.99

Mar.

299

290

657

4.560 

*2,940

785

514

418

380

497

3,500

3,200

801

555

436

410

381

368

758

569

426

496

3,000

2,980

1,980

938

622

515

462

420

378

34,535

1,114

5.28

6.09

Apr.

386

430

367

340 

345

320

360

254

*298

275

267

272

305

366

281

263

256

247

242

246

266

266

203

234

717

588

516

448

384

341

-

10,083

336

1.59

1.78

May

305

267

264

259

290

208

231

225

208

208

247

334

191

190

*213

198

169

188

222

209

227

204

181

246

248

265

181

194

201

171

182

6,926

223

1.06

1.22

June

193

250

209

380

214

186

127

158

194

173

144

150

175

121

121

196

762

327

*214

204

125

174

209

177

169

146

92

109

121

180

-

6,000

200

0.948

1.06

July

129

146

157

116 

112

112

137

177

148

160

149

105

93

167

139

132

125

141

122

125

175

142

142

112

59

4a in

126

128

*120

109

3,965

128

0.6-37

0.70

Aug.

105

102

201

175 

165

670

*776

348

178

145

170

137

134

133

116

96

11

153

556

263

144

147

237

a!30

 \

Y a250

J

al50

6,642

214

1.01

1.17

Sept.

->

I

^ a!50

J

 >

1

> allo

J (*)

1O2

90

86

141

190

147

135

125

118

98

128

95

139

115

118

63

70

138

127

-

3,635

121

0.573

0.64

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,910 Win 22 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.05

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,560 Min 22 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.22

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs). --Dec. 22 (2 a.m.) 3.510 cfs (5.73 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 5,480 cfs

(7.87 ft); Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (6.90 ft); Mar. 24 (1 a.m.) 3,510 cfs (5.74 ft); Aug. 6 (11:3O

p.m.) 4,470 cfs (6.75 ft) .

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

and records for nearby stations .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN BOS

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 3-j miles southwest of Bailing Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area. 864 sq mi.

Records available. June 1925 to September 1952.

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. 27 years, 1,436 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,600 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.60 ft); min- 

 imum, 244 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 362 cfs Oct. 7, Aug. 17.

1925-52: Maximum discharge, 73,300 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 24.3 ft, former

site, present datum); minimum, 61 cfc July 21, 1940 (gage height, 1.06 ft); minimum

daily, 157 cfs Oct. 12, 1941.

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

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1928, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

346

508

690

1,250

1,900

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

3,300

6,240

9,480

13,600

18,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

475

578 

517

561

475

526

362

429

548

*531

458

534

433

370

450

534

491

433

517

425

442

500

517

483

458

483

576

491

450

587

578

15,212

491

0.568

0.65

liov.

833

1 . 200 

908

681

578

728

833

1,140

844

710

615

578

730

790

822

770

865

662

526

*756

690

740

543

543

475

442

666

770

750

730

-

21,918

731

0.846

0.94

Dec.

615

483 

491

1,750

4,750

2,650

1,610

1,640

1,110

811

1,710

1,510

1,260

1,640

1,610

1,470

720

1,330

1,900

2,440

10.000

7,400

3,160

2,110

1,840

1,840

1,700

1,700

1,510

1,470

976

64,706

2,087

2.42

2.79

Jan.

1,240

*1,280 

1,230

1,030

920

750

681

1,070

1,190

2.960

2,580

1,840

1,590

965

1,440

1,480

1,330

1,110

1,110

780

720

1,140

1,510

1,350

1,210

1,170

1,090

2,260

2,800

1,900

1,550

43,276

1,396

1.62

1.86

Feb.

1,510

1,340 

3,970

8.620

4,750

3,080

2,580

2,310

2,110

1,840

1,600

*1,590

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,610

1,150

1,230

1,430

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,250

1,060

1,290

1,550

1,700

1,560

1,440

-

-

59,650

2,057

2.38

2.57

Mar.

1,540

1.150 

1,920

16,500

7,200

3,730

3,080

2,580

1,840

1,960

13,800

10,900

4,390

3,370

2,940

2,510

1,770

2,310

4,090

3,160

2,800

2,940

11,000

10,400

6,540

4,600

a3,200

a2,600

a2,300

a2 . 000

a2,000

141,100

4,552

5.27

6.07

Apr.

a2,000

a2,500 

2,440

2,180

2,180

1,640

1,440

1,900

*2,180

2,110

1,970

1,900

1,520

1,900

2,040

1,770

1,600

1,430

1,610

1.110

1,110

1,770

1,460

1,460

5^060

2,870

2,510

2,040

2,040

1,840

-

57,580

1,919

2.22

2.48

fay

1.770

1,610 

1,740

1,250

1,060

1,640

1,670

1,330

1,280

1,510

1,140

1,090

1,550

1,490

*1,210

1,080

1,190

833

7_90

1,580

1,410

1,340

1,300

1,620

1,110

886

1,420

1,370

1,350

1,170

1,520

41,309

1,333

1.54

1.78

June

865

790 

1,120

1,440

1,050

1,090

1,010

790

681

1,380

1,070

1,010

1,110

1,010

811

720

1.650

1,240

*1,120

1,070

1,090

700

710

931

954

876

770

801

615

587

29,041

968

1.12

1.25

July

770

920 

876

854

578

570

526

861

976

939

835

801

500

517

730

896

854

811

822

517

508

690

770

624

540

552

801

458

*570

615

700

22,039

711

0.823

0.95

Aug.

643

760

681

552

760

2,270

2,520

1,400

908

801

543

681

700

681

740

643

362

417

1,440

844

624

662

865

596

491

552

552

1,180

1,050

al.OOO

al.OOO

26,918

868

1.00

1.16

Sept.

al.OOO

alt^55

aeoo

a 800

a700

a650

a650

a650

a650

a650

*587

624

643

450

442

692

710

681

681

690

543

587

865

720

634

578

615

386

401

587

19,666

656

0.759

0.85

Calendar year 1951: Max 10,000 Mln 327 Mean 1,164 rfsm 1.35 In. 18. Z£

Water year 1951-52: Max 16,500 Min 362 Mean 1,482 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.35

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). Dec. 21 (time unknown) 12,700 cfs (9.60 ft); Feb. 4- (l p.m.)

9,820 cfs (8.21 ft); Mar" § 4 (time unknown) 17,600 cfs (11.60 ft); Mar. 11 (3:30 p.m.) 16,000 cfs 

(10.99 ft); Mar. 23 (time unknown) 14,300 cfs (10.26 ft); Aug. 6 (11:30 p.m.) 9,650 cfs (8.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and records for nearby stations.

rec urded rarge in stage
204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

LocatIon. Lat 35°22'50", long. 81°32'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstresm from Shoal 

Rock Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Double Shoals, and Z\ miles 

southeast of Lawndale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area.--198 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topograpHc map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,880 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 20.41 ft); minImum, 24 cfs Oct. 9; minimum daily, 65 cfs Oct. 10, 11.

1940-52: 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, 16 cfs June 23, 30, 1940, July 25, 1943; minimum daily, 29 cfs July 29, 1940.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 ft, from floodmark estsblished by local 

resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low 

flow caused by powerplants and mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 952: Drainage area. W 1142: 1945-46(M).

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

55

114

212

350

625

1,240

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

1,640

2,450

3,950

5,500

7,700

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

103

208

350

Note. Same as pre 

ceding table above 

2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Totk:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

91

83

87

83

82

76

69

91

*71

65

65

70

70

76

70

82

76

76

76

69

67

95

83

91

93

91

85

96

87

87

93

2,496

80.5

0.407

0.47

Nov.

355

163

132

100

98

100

124

134

107

102

92

98

96

105

105

118

98

102

100

98

*96

98

96

96

102

98

98

118

102

98

-

3,429

114

0.576

0.64

Dec.

96

93

102

474

638

232

173

162

155

155

149

134

128

128

155

152

122

179

246

445

4.230

1,340

532

355

286

277

229

212

208

208

179

12,174

393

1.98

2.29

Jan.

182

179

175

*179

14?.

158

158

162

162

2 L 5_60

705

411

315

277

241

225

216

201

186

172

182

201

205

194

175

172

179

*681

614

360

291

10,067

325

1.64

1.89

Feb.

259

225

1,710

2,400

785

466

380

335

263

237

263

225

*212

216

229

225

205

220

201

197

194

197

186

194

194

205

205

197

201

-

-

11,026

380

1.92

2.07

Mar.

268

246

940

7 ,410

1,280

667

444

385

325

520

5,290

1,140

661

494

390

355

325

315

813

450

385

365

3,450

2,950

1,480

820

571

455

416

370

350

34,330

1,107

5.59

6.45

Apr.

370

406

350

335

295

300

300

*282

282

277

277

236

286

315

282

263

259

254

226

240

245

236

231

236

495

545

460

370

330

295

-

9,278

309

1.56

1.74

May

277

272

226

231

231

217

213

208

204

189

208

282

208

*193

193

189

178

178

181

208

208

189

178

284

208

208

181

178

178

208

174

6,480

209

1.06

1.22

June

185

181

207

394

189

170

189

148

156

163

152

148

145

163

174

156

311

*174

152

141

141

159

148

141

134

128

128

136

128

125

-

5,066

169

0.854

0.95

July

134

112

109

103

101

94

106

109

112

112

109

92

145

116

122

191

226

125

224

134

106

101

96

92

90

79

75

*83

83

79

83

3,543

114

0.576

0.67

Aug.

482

356

233

118

193

912

200

204

152

128

609

174

166

138

174

193

159

134

980

300

189

156

163

166

145

128

115

371

310

200

232

8,180

264

1.33

1.54

Sept.

217

189

159

141

134

128

115

125

122

*122

112

109

134

109

335

329

152

128

128

254

145

152

148

128

118

115

115

99

112

115

-

4,487

150

0.758

0.84

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,230 Mln 65 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.02

Water year 1951-52 : Max 7,410 Mln 65. Mean 302 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.77

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (9 a.m.) 5,120 cfs (12.29 ft); Mar. 4 (l p.m.) 9,880

cfs (20.41 ft); Mar. 11 (3 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (15.01 ft); Mar. 23 (3 a.m.) 5,780 cfs (13.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 205

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 29, 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 mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1896 to December 1899, December 1938 to September 1952.

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. 15 years (1896-98, 1939-52), 2,579 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,200 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 13.52 ft); minimum, 466 cfs July 30; minimum daily, 598 cfs Oct. 21.

1896-99, 1938-52: Maximum discharge, 119,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 19.78 

ft), by computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 242 cfs Sept. 18, Oct. 

30, 1939; minimum daily, 443 cfs July 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Some regulation at medium and low flow by powerplants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions. W 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,'

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-ZO, Feb. 4-7, Mar. 2O, 

to June 17, July 18 to Aug. 1, Aug. 20 to Sept. 15)

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

578

670

1,250

2,100

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

4,200

9,360

21,400

40,200

Discharge, In ?ubic feet per second, waber year October 1951 to September 19S2

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

778

934

*923

936

962

852

770

716

768

682

888

712

720

710

624

813

824

813

628

834

598

856

824

888

750

845

796

1,070

635

925

873

24,947

805

0.540

0.62

Nov.

1,320

2.600

1,660

1,270

1,090

1,060

1,360

1,830

1,470

1,220

1,030

991

*1,180

1,160

1,450

1,220

1,360

1,120

1,020

998

1,190

1,130

1,150

911

824

1,020

860

1,300

1,240

1,120

-

37,154

1,238

0.831

0.93

Dec.

1,210

849

1,090

1,600

8,020

4,290

2,800

2,220

1,880

1,330

1,590

1,760

1,680

1,610

1,490

1,360

*1,190

1,570

2,910

3,370

22.200

17,900

6,440

4,310

3,440

3,220

3,120

2,910

2,600

2,500

2,360

114,819

3,704

2.49

2.87

Jan.

2,120

2,180

2,080

1,980

1,860

1,700

1,540

1.450

1,630

2,560

5,820

3,870

3,330

2,700

2,300

2,440

2,260

2,200

2,000

1,680

1,450

1,460

2,440

2,380

2,200

1,980

1,980

4,080

6,040

4,090

3,120

78,920

2,546

1.71

1,97

Feb.

2,910

2,800

5,940

16 . 400

*9,950

6,040

4,640

4,090

3,650

3,120

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,700

2,600

2,700

2,320

2,080

2,440

2,120

2,160

1,940

1,980

1.840

2,120

2,300

2,600

2,700

2,220

-

-

104,160

3,592

2.41

2.60

Mar.

2,800

2.160

3,040

55.800

19,400

7,160

4,870

3.980

3,440

3,290

17,000

21,000

7,630

5,680

4,980

4,420

*3,330

3,760

7,300

5,380

4,310

4,760

18,900

26,600

16,400

8,400

6,280

5,920

5,440

4,760

3,440

271,630

8,762

5.88

6.78

Apr.

4,090

4,200

3,870

3,540

3,330

2,910

2,320

2,800

3,120

3,120

2,910

2,910

2,800

2,800

3,120

2,300

2,480

2,280

2,480

1,840

1,850

2,520

2,260

2,240

4,300

4.640

4,310

3,540

3,330

2,980

-

91,670

3,056

2.05

2.29

May

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,040

1,680

2,270

2,4QO

*2,l20

1,850

2,040

2,080

1,870

2,500

2,180

1,810

1,680

1,740

1,480

1.560

2,000

2,120

1,900

1,930

2,800

5,520

1,730

1,970

2,020

2,000

1,860

2,330

65,060

2,099

1.41

1.63

June

1,530

1,580

1,510

2,760

2,000

1,840

1,540

1,440

1,270

1,800

1,620

1,500

1,560

1,770

1,470

1,400

2,040

2,410

1,940

1,640

1,750

1,380

*1,360

1,250

1,560

1,460

1.120

1,550

1,870

1,150

-

49,050

1,654

1.10

1.23

July

2,450

1,460

1,500

1,240

1,250

900

1,030

1,180

1,530

1,600

1,280

1,310

854

1,110

966

1,390

1,930

1,270

1,680

856

1,080

802

1,180

863

877

863

1,050

887

746

865

804

36,561

1,179

0.791

0.91

Aug.

1,560

5,350

2,670

1,230

1,390

2,480

15^000

4,890

2,380

1,790

*1,820

1,620

1,470

1,410

1,410

1,560

1,230

1,010

4,250

3,500

1,450

1,510

4,740

2,100

1,280

1,090

1,110

3,010

3,120

2,460

2,520

80,410

2,594

1.74

2.01

Sept.

2.540

1,980

1,920

1,600

1,330

1,530

1,130

929

1,080

1,250

1,130

1,080

1,220

1,050

980

1,910

1,670

1,450

1,510

1,410

1,400

2,560

1,680

1,500

1,470

1,160

1,250

1,110

*954

960

-

42,103

1,403

0.942

1.05

Calendar year 1951 : Max 22,200 

Water year 1951-52': Max 35,800

598

598

Mean 1,952 

Mean 2,725

Cfsm 1.30 

Cfsm 1.83

In. 

In.

17.61

24.89

Peak dlseharg 

j.8.100 

ft); M

(base. 16.000 cfs . Dec. 21 (3:30 p.m.) 29,000 cfs (11.45 ft): Feb. 4 (5:45 p.m.) 

18,100 cfs (9.17 ft); Mar. 4 ^3:15 p.m.) p.m. ) 44,200 44,i:uu cfs crs (15.52 ^is.si: ft); rt;; Mar. mar. 12 iz (8 \a a.m.) a.m.; 28,400 i:B,4uu cfs cj (11.30

. p.m.) .. 27,800 . , cfs (11.37 . ft); Aug. 7 (3:30 a.m.) 21,400 cfs (10.04 ft).

scharge measurement made on this day. , 

Note . Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 22 to Feb. 5, Mar. 5-22, Mar. 26 

computed from reconstructed gage -height graph b 

for nearby streams.

. , . -, . Apr. 15; discharge 

d on recorded graph, weather records, and records
206 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', long. 81°59', on right bank at McMillln Mill, about 400 ft downstream from Obed Creek, and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 116 sq ml.

Records available. November 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 715.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 23, 1933, at site about 400 ft 

downstream at datum 5.60 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-52), 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Mar. 4, from rating curve extended 

above 1,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; maximum gage height, 

13.81 ft Mar. 23; minimum discharge, 25 cfs Oct. 9; minimum dally, 62 cfs Oct. 12, 19,

1929-52: 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, 10 cfs Oct. 7, 1940, 

June 22, 1941; minimum daily, 34 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill 

above station. Records of chemical .analyses for the water year 1952 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-3, 7, 8, Dec. 20-28, 

Jan. 10, 11, Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-9, Mar. 3-6, 

21-23, Apr. 14-22, 24-30, May 24-26, 30)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

132

238

5.0

7.0

11.0

484

1,050

2,520

Day

1

2

3

4

5

fa

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

85

83

82

78

72

74

72

71

*64

64

65

62

65

65

68

68

65

64

62

62

65

83

85

86

103

82

76

82

80

76

82

2,291

73.9

0.637

0.73

Nov.

331

227

160

123

112

107

202

168

123

109

100

94

96

*96

107

112

123

101

94

90

88

90

88

88

§6

110

100

90

90

90

-

3,595

120

1.03

1.15

Dec.

85

85

100

280

700

460

24O

180

140

160

140

130

120

120

180

160

160

240

*280

441

1,540

 '599

382

300

291

255

207

172

168

162

10,357

334

2.88

3.32

Jan.

154

150

144

138

148

142

134

.130

130

497

495

250

212

185

174

166

158

156

146

146

142

187

240

174

162

176

212

653

575

300

260

6,936

224

1.93

2.22

Feb.

218

187

708

1,570

*759

406

334

279

248

209

201

181

176

187

176

196

203

179

172

170

166

160

160

181

172

170

192

181

174

-

8,115

280

2.41

2.60

Mar.

209

183

481

*2,440

1,920

656

382

334

300

408

2,140

1,700

800

440

380

340

300

308

562

445

*322

406

2,040

2,020

1,050

642

510

445

406

370

358

23,297

752

6.48

7.47

Apr.

382

370

334

310

300

276

264

252

245

238

234

220

286

310

272

250

243

227

218

216

214

212

220

212

572

614

T9T

394

322

269

-

8,973

299

2.58

2.88

May

234

225

212

209

205

*205

194

187

179

172

181

190

174

168

166

164

158

158

162

181

179

164

158

286

273

212

183

158

158

252

220

5,967

192

1.66

1,91

June

185

170

162

156

154

162

154

148

148

183

156

142

144

140

142

140

164

140

138

139

144

160

160

130

*117

121

116

114

152

130

-

4,411

147

1.27

1.42

July

154

138

125

119

114

112

109

109

162

130

116

107

105

109

105

101

109

105

123

109

100

93

BB

86

Btj

92

135

93

83

86

110

3, 40^

110

0.948

1.09

Aug.

115

232

148

126

163

215

166

243

246

154

132

*110

110

103

109

107

101

98

101

105

109

126

264

148

116

105

96

ITT

160

134

148

4,461

144

1.24

1.43

Sept.

144

118

118

103

J.OO

100

98

96

100

OS

93

96

114

109

101

100

96

88

91

93

91

115

103

90

88

90

81

80

74

*72

"

2 , 938

97.9

0.844

0.94

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,880 Min 57 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.70

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,440 Min 62 Mean 232 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.16

Peak discharge (base 1.600 cfs).--Dee. 22 (2:45 a.m.! 2,800 cfs (10.72 ft); Feb. 4 (3:45 p.m.) 

1,800 cfs (8.25 ft): Mar. 4 (8 p.m.) 3,880 3fs (12.69 ft): Mar. 11 (11 p.m.) 3,380 cfs (12.88 ft);

Mar. 23 (11:3O p.m.) 3,830 cfs (13.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dee. 19, Feb. 22, 23, Mar. 12-17; discharge estimated on 

basis of records for Pacolet River near Fingerville and records of powerplant operation on South 

Paeolet River.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

207

Location.--Lat 35°07', long. 81°59', on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 

Traile upstream from dam and If miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 92 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 761.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 16.73 ft Mar. 23, 24; minimum, 8.47 ft

1930-52: Maximum gage height, 17.68 ft Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 ft Oct 8,

1930.

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 herewith represent usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 ft. City of Spartanburg diverted about 

8,880,000 gal daily (13.7 cfs) from reservoir for municipal supply during year 

Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10.22 

10.17

10.13

10.04

9.92

9.77

9.57

9.38

9.16

8.93

8.74

8.56

8.69 

8.95

9.13

9.05

8.93

8.8X 

8.62

8.55

8.77

8.93

8.92

9.01

9.12

9.20

9.48

9.89

10.136

10.01

10.00

Nov.

10.19 

10.95

11.64

11.87

11.88

11.72

11.87

12.10

11.89

11.70

11.71

11.62

11.38 

11.19

11.10

10.96

10.96

10.97 

10.96

10.90

10.82

10.74

10.68

10.62

10.52

10.42

10.46

10.47

10.52

10.57

-

Dec.

10.58 

10.61

10.54

10.48

11.30

13.90

14.70

14.72

14.55

14.43

14.23

13.90

13.54 

13.22

13.22

13.37

13.39

13.32 

13.75

14.63

15.83

16.10

15.46

15.10

14.83

14.81

14.19

13.49

12.86

12.89

12.93

Jan.

12.80 

12.70

12.58

12.40

12.36

12.32

12.17

11.90

11.73

11.87

12.84

13.63

13.90 

13.94

13.91

13.92

13.81

13.74 

13.57

13.48

13.36

13.20

13.52

13.89

13.97

13.94

14.07

14.68

15.26

15.12

14.66

Feb.

14.00 

13.84

14.54

15.57

15.40

15.11

14.76

14.20

13.49

13.32

13.57

13.46

13.42 

13.37

13.33

13.30

13.64

13.97 

13.83

13.64

13.40

13.16

12 . 88

12.89

13.16

13.20

13.39

13.40

13.32

-

-

Mar.

13.02

13.53

13.89

16.05

15.90

15.26

14.97

14.55

14.54

14.80

16.02

15.87

15.22 

14.98

14.66

14.70

14.84

14.30 

14. 2(J

14.91

14.94

15.06

15.93

16.22

15.65

15.30

15.10

14.97

14.74

14.87

14.90

Apr.

14.43 

14.67

14.75

14.13

13.49

13.36

13.71

13.79

13.82

13.83

13.82

13.85

14.57 

14.58

14.61

13.86

12.93

12.09 

12.10

12.19

12.35

12.41

12.39

12.31

13.00

14.58

15.32

15.05

14.68

14.13

-

May

13.81 

13.95

14.09

14.19

14.24

14.25

14.28

14.10

13.88

13.76

13.69

13.73

13.68 

13.55

13.50

13.41

13.17

12.86 

12.60

12.47

12.41

12.21

12.00

11.87

13.18

14.96

14.31

13.86

13.49

13.34

13.57

June

13.67 

13.57

13.47

13.36

12.62

11.80

11.57

11.59

11.60

11.73

11.90

11.89

11.67 

11.50

11.39

11.40

11.69

11.91 

11.78

11.79

11.84

11.84

11.80

11.74

11.70

11.60

11.52

11.47

11.67

12.04

-

July

12.15 

12.43

12.44

12 .41

12.38

12.22

12.. 13

11.88

11.84

11.77

11.64

11.59

11.57 

11.61

11.42

11.23

11.08

11.01 

10.86

10.74

10.78

10.63

10.43

10.19

9.95

9.70

9.79

9.97

9.97

9.81

9.56

Aug.

9.49 

9.47

10.62

11.13

11.21

11.31

11.38

11.76

12.57

12.92

12.79

12.89

12.95 

12.94

12.90

12.85

12.67

12.56 

12.27

12.19

12.12

12.00

12.07

12.27

12.29

12.29

12.22

12.29

12.69

12.80

12.68

Sept.

12.62

12.57

12.39

12.34

12.29

12.25

12.19

12.12

12.07

11.99

11.88

11.64

11.58 

11.56

11.58

11.56

11.48

11.36 

11.06

10.98

10.98

11.16

11.14

11.12

11.09

10.99

10.99

10.92

10.84

10.75

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Sept. 30. ...............

Nov. 30.. ..............

Calendar year 1951 . . .

Apr. 30... .............

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1951-52. . .

Gage height 

(feet)t

12 91

-

13 29

9 49

10.68

-

Contents 

(millions of 

gallons)

-

512

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in cfs)

+ .2

-7.5

+ .1

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
208 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

Location. Lat 35°07', 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 1952.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--22 years (1930-52), 341 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,760 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.46 ft); minimum daily, 74 cfs Oct. 13.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, £2,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage heigh*;, 22.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 38 cfs 

Oct. 4, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 46 ft in June 1903, from floodmark (dischargs not determined).

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

Flow partly regulated by South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 207). Some diurnal 

fluctuation caused by mill on Worth Pacolet River. About 8,880,000 gal a day (13.7 

cfs) diverted above station for city of Spartanburg water supply.

Hating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control emthod used Mar. 3-6)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Dec. 22 to Sept. 30 Dec. 6-21

0.3 

.5

1.0 

1.5

111

248

446

2.O 

3.0 

6.0

7.0

697

1,340

3,470

4,300

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

6.0

233

419

674

1,340

3,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oc t .

136

127

122

120

113

116

116

116

*110

107

111

95

74

76

95

105

103

101

103

81

80

125

137

129

146

116

88

95

127

122

144

3,436

111

-

~

IlOV.

417

350

240

195

175

181

285

287

221

186

159

172

181

*181

189

180

190

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

140

140

140

140

-

5,719

191

-

'

De:.

130

130

160

400

800

600

360

280

260

260

260

260

240

240

280

280

260

360

*400

618

2,910

3,800

1,260

697

448

502

502

442

313

298

283

18,033

582

-

"

Jan.

291

269

262

252

258

255

255

245

241

619

605

373

320

309

287

276

269

258

248

242

242

307

356

290

262

294

315

852

1.100

685

521

11,358

366

-

~

Feb.

424

336

850

2,250

*1,520

784

590

530

490

305

320

324

298

324

316

340

320

305

313

305

302

294

294

283

272

280

320

324

313

-

13,926

480

-

~

Calendar year 1951 : Max 3,800 Min 69

Mar.

356

287

607

4,200

*3,450

1,190

670

575

367

657

3,840

3,190

1,300

748

641

451

519

531

875

754

*582

745

3,480

4,230

2,180

1,240

875

731

662

497

609

41,029

1,324

-

~

Apr.

616

511

575

570

550

394

402

411

398

389

385

360

398

428

487

502

487

385

336

332

320

328

324

338

706

908

972

703

555

535

-

14,605

487

-

May

394

348

336

328

316

*316

320

328

313

290

302

302

294

287

267

276

283

272

280

305

302

283

272

404

377

468

394

302

302

373

336

9.970

322

-

June

302

283

249

296

340

299

226

204

219

254

216

222

238

210

217

197

227

198

202

204

212

232

235

216

*185

178

164

165

201

206

-

6,797

227

-

July

216

201

198

172

178

167

175

187

242

208

181

154

154

152

152

170

156

166

167

153

139

136

127

122

120

139

161

118

116

T29

148

5,004

161

"

Aug.

160

310

172

166

210

280

235

320

312

269

209

*164

162

152

154

164

160

153

178

154

154

179

319

242

167

154

149

259

222

219

266

6,414

207

"

Sept.

220

193

193

154

152

146

146

144

146

144

139

164

162

146

146

146

142

143

154

136

127

159

167

127

134

130

116

T25

122

*122

-

4,445

148

~

Mean 258 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52; Max 4,220 Min 74 Mean 385 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Dec. 19: discharge estimated on basis of records for 

station near Clifton, North Pacolet River at Fingerville, and records fo powerplant operation on 

South Pacolet Hiver.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 209 

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°58'10", long. 81°48'05", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream frcm dam at 

Clifton 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 ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--12 years (1940-52), 493 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 68 cfs Oct. 21.

1939-52: 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 station and South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p. 207). City of Spartanburg diverts water 

above station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31-23, Mar. 4-14)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

164

306

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

706

1,600

4,690

9,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

31

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

230

174

176

*160

164

166

128

179

154

156

150

155

150

7O

152

139

153

150

160

154

68

180

182

176

198

172

142

117

174

168

168

4,865

157

Hov .

414

444

396

196

263

238

298

345

300

234

200

248

246

240

239

*269

240

225

250

219

217

198

234

190

206

245

206

219

208

219

-

7,646

255

-

"

Dec.

188

174

237

528

1,050

918

565

399

393

406

370

374

342

347

406

429

392

487

 706

1,180

6,090

4,690

1,710

979

706

671

688

564

531

398

447

27,365

883

-

"

Jan.

394

390

380

368

390

328

396

350

322

688

900

582

430

487

410

384

392

363

364

296

372

418

548

422

387

370

396

1,400

1,360

1,030

732

16,049

518

-

"

Feb.

653

462

2,030

2,410

2,120

 1,110

803

706

609

512

457

455

416

459

435

474

470

458

436

426

422

392

368

385

428

392

453

474

452

_

-

19,667

678

-

"

Mar.

490

444

882

7,160

*4,560

1,200

697

600

429

708

5,740

4,770

1,500

961

840

715

680

715

1,600

 1,090

900

1,100

5,060

8.460

3,180

1,790

1,200

1,020

908

768

803

60,970

1,967

-

"

Apr.

873

732

724

768

732

627

592

592

574

538

557

520

536

644

600

653

636

609

434

426

474

447

429

442

1,160

1,080

1,110

940

741

706

-

19,896

663

"

May

606

496

428

436

484

434

448

 432

430

377

408

460

407

394

377

350

350

356

410

422

402

384

344

386

654

536

565

400

381

402

461

13,420

433

"

June

390

438

353

362

438

524

327

264

326

357

317

281

306

286

271

320

290

272

310

272

312

227

374

284

*257

250

243

272

256

274

-

9,453

315

-

July

396

323

220

222

222

215

267

276

266

291

253

208

166

236

201

219

215

208

240

174

223

184

182

174

164

146

228

196

158

164

220

6,857

221

~

Aug.

200

452

294

258

320

346

548

451

402

318

366

 212

221

305

212

323

184

332

276

211

210

243

406

286

266

210

193

485

358

318

312

9,208

297

-

Sept.

359

264

254

210

208

208

176

222

197

197

189

212

222

165

222

191

197

184

219

206

110

372

246

178

189

196

172

138

208

*180

-

6,291

210

-

Calendar year 1951, Max 6,090 Min 68 Mean 376 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52; Max 8,460 Min 68 Mean 551 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

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, 1\ miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream 

from Neals Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.--2.790 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 290.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-52), 3,816 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57.700 cfs Mar. 5 (gage heigh'-, 22.43 ft); minimum, 47 cfs July 28 (gage height, 1.04 ft); minimum daily, 57 cfs July 28.

1938-52: 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 July 28, 1952; minimum daily, that of July 28, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by power-plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs Insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1939(m) , drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

37

89

158

328

565

1,090

3.0

4.O

10.0

16.0

22.0

1,770

3,540

17,400

33,800

55,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,690

1,560

1,580

1,380

980

2,480

1,360

*112

600

1,290

796

960

1,010

609

1,320

1,160

1,200

1,190

978

1,380

354

1,300

1,100

1,380

1,170

954

1,480

366 

1,810

1,500

1,380

36,429

1,175

0.421

0.49

Nov.

1,310

2,910

3,580

770

2,620

1,870

1,640

2,070

2,440

2,130

684

1,580

2,080

1,870

2,240

*1,710

1,250

1,050

2,270

2,160

1,750

1,730

1,610

882

697

1,820

2,110

1,800 

1,680

1,910

-

54,023

1,801

0.646

0.72

Dec.

746

694

1,850

2,820

4,600

8,060

5,200

3,700

2,410

3,250

2,370

2,330

2,280

2,400

1,690

1,900

2,980

2,870

4,650

6,010

23,200

56,500

9J180

5,640

5,860

5,640

4,980 

4,040

3,160

4,040

189,250

6,105

2.19

2.52

Jan.

3,010

2,400

2,940

3,190

2,670

1,820

3,260

2,770

2,290

3,420

6,740

6,300

3,940

4,870

3,430

2,890

3,340

2,980

2,760

1,600

3,460

2,720

3,550

3,910

3,050

3,440

1,460

4,170 

8,280

8,060

5,860

114,580

3,696

1.32

1.52

Feb.

4,870

3,740

5,730

18 , 500

20,500

10,600

7,180

*6,080

4,580

4,040

4,650

3,940

3,760

4,000

4,980

4,540

5,310

4,650

3,720

3,810

3,410

3,270

2,670

2.580

3,450

3,840

4,140

5,530 

5,090

-

162,960

5,619

2.01

2.17

Mar.

5,860

4.340

5,640

30,200

53,800

30,100

9,660

6,960

5,640

5,200

17,800

34,400

24,200

9,660

7,400

6,080

5,860

5,090

7,070

11,100

7,620

7,620

11,300

35,700

51,000

24,800

10,900

8,280 

7,180

6,520

5,640

462,620

14,920

5.35

6.17

Apr.

6,080

7,180

6,300

5,640

4,890

4,260

4,870

3,520

4,240

4,760

4,540

4,040

3,660

4,320

4,650

4,760

3,940

3,940

3,640

3,140

3,440

5.050

3,440

3,720

4,460

8.720

7,400

6,520 

5,420

4,980

-

143,520

4,784

1.71

1.91

May

4,760

4,650

3,740

2,390

*3,940

2,920

3,400

3,290

3,340

2,610

2,580

3,640

3,040

3,200

3,010

2,560

2,650

2,090

2,700

3,280

3,080

3,110

2,880

2,690

3,750

4.B7Q

2,940

2,900 

3,000

2,970

3,240

99,220

3,201

1.15

1.33

June

1,780

3,140

2,420

2,400

5,440

3,000

2,230

2,190

1,900

2,580

2,140

2,240

2,700

1,840

2,190

2,590

2,730

3,080

2,300

2,580

2,580

1,800

2,410

2,130

1.620

2,080

2,130

2,480 

1,920

2,320

-

70,940

2,365

0.848

0.95

July

f,064

1,570

1,690

?,600

1,050

1,190

2,120

£,150

1,830

1,830

2,170

1,960

1,290

766

1,930

1,670

1,770

g,640

1,140

1,860

2,120

1,540

1,350

2,230

2,210

1,280

808

*57 

1,470

1,100

1,220

50,675

1,635

0.586

0.68

Aug.

1.590

3,720

5,090

3,440

1,680

2,120

7,930

12.200

5,860

2,860

2,020

2,450

2,250

1,720

2,490

1,740

1,690

1,880

2,970

6,300

3,990

2,260

3,380

5,860

3,040

2,760

1,680

2,960 

5,200

4,380

4,150

111,660

3,602

1.29

1.49

Sept.

6.500

3,640

2,600

2,460

2,470

2,090

1,400

2,010

1,970

1,680

1,830

1,730

1,480

1,510

1,800

2,210

1,910

2,250

2,280

1,920

1,460

2,250

3,180

2,280

2,210

1,890

1,410

1,180 

1,350

2,060

-

64,810

2,160

0.774

0.86

Calendar year 1951: Max 36,500 Mln 112 Mean ",884 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

Water year 1951-52: Max 53,800 Kin 57 Mean 4,264 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.81

Peak discharge (base. 25.000 efs).--Dec. 22 (5:30 p.m.) 38,000 cfs (17.40 ft); Mar. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 

57.700 cfs (22.43 ft); Mar. 12 (10 p.m.) 37,100 cfs (17.11 ft); Mar. 25 (9:30 a.m.) 54,200 cfs (21.66 

ft].

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 211

North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°55'45", long. 82°02'40", on left bank 80 ft downstream from Prey Creek 

and 'i. 2 miles north of Palrmont, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area. 44 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 29; minimum daily, 17 cfs July 29, 30.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 4, 1952; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. A, 1951; 

minimum dally, 11 cfs Sept. 2-5, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in --ubie feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

26

24

24

23

*22

21

21

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

26

33

28

26

24

24

26

26

25

26

708

22.8

0.518

0.60

Nov.

49

44

46

33

30

30

50

37

33

32

31

30

30

*31

34

35

33

30

30

2_9

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

33

31

30

-

995

33.2

0.755

0.84

Dec.

29

29

29

74

65

42

40

40

38

37

35

34

33

33

51

59

42

*80

88

185

1.600

482

115

86

74

90

74

63

60

58

54

3,819

123

2.80

3.23

Jan.

52

51

50

47

61

52

47

48

46

75

63

53

50

48

47

45

44

43

42

41

41

43

87

53

49

48

50

120

291

105

79

1,971

63.6

1.45

1.67

Feb.

70

65

313

*258

127

89

*74

66

62

57

55

52

52

58

52

72

67

57

54

52

51

48

48

59

51

57

71

64

59

-

2,260

77.9

1.77

1.91

Mar.

75

56

158

*1.510

223

103

81

70

64

62

980

443

115

85

76

69

62

63

*262

*108

110

199

850

703

338

153

121

108

99

92

89

7,527

243

5.52

6.36

Apr.

106

89

80

76

77

70

68

66

63

62

61

60

90

74

64

61

59

57

56

54

52

52

50

61

297

S92

150

110

95

82

-

2,934

97.8

2.22

2.48

May

75

70

64

59

56

56

*55

52

50

50

54

52

50

49

48

47

45

44

44

50

50

47

45

48

128

60

52

48

47

52

54

1,701

54.9

1.25

1.44

June

50

45

42

40

38

53

42

39

37

_98

54

45

40

38

51

59

50

44

38

35

34

35

35

34

*li

32

32

46

66

45

-

1,328

44.3

1.01

1.13

July

38

38

34

32

30

29

27

29

33

31

27

26

26

26

24

24

27

25

24

23

22

21

20

18

18

19

20

19

17

T7

22

786

25.4

0.577

0.67

AUJ.

47

74

40

29

33

34

60

66

40

33

28

26

25

*23

23

24

22

"25 20

24

22

21

51

37

28

24

22

71

45

36

40

1,093

35.3

0.802

0.92

Sept.

38

32

32

26

26

26

24

24

25

24

23

25

26

26

25

25

24

22

24

26

24

45

38

26

24

24

23

22

22

21

-

792

26.4

0.600

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,600 Mln 11 Mean 46.2 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,600 Mln 17 Mean 70.8 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.92

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 21 (3 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (10.56 ft); Mar. 4 (10:45 s.m.) 2.280 

cfs (10.56 ft): Mar. 11 (7:45 p.m.) 1,860 cfs (9.39 ft); Mar. 23 (7:30 p.m.) 1,380 cfs (7.95 ft); 

Apr. 26 (12 m.) 910 cfs (6.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
212 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

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 sqmi.

Records available.--January 1938 to September 1952.

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.--14 years, 97.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Mar. 23 (gage heigh*;, 10.42 ft); 

minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 8; minimum daily, 28 cfs Oct. 8, 13, 20.

1938-52: 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; minimum daily, 13 cfs Oct. 12, 18, 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by steam powerplant above staDischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

36

36

34

*33

32

32

28

29

31

31

31

28

32

29

30

29

30

30

28

33

36

47

41

42

37

36

41

40 

39

40

1,055

34.0

0.498

0.57

Nov.

106

106

75

57

49

51

83

72

55

52

53

48

49

*50

56

58

60

54

50

50

49

47

48

47

47

44

45

51

49 

45

-

1,706

56.9

0.833

0.93

Dec.

44

45

42

105

338

167

91

83

77

71

70

66

65

67

121

100

78

109

*214

202

1,660

1.790

348

187

139

138

134

109

102 

96

87

6,945

224

3.28

3.78

Jan.

86

83

78

70

94

87

72

70

69

106

100

81

78

74

79

78

74

75

71

73

70

85

142

96

80

84

95

239

441 

196

133

3,259

105

1.54

1.78

Feb.

112

99

236

742

339

188

*138

119

110

101

92

88

86

95

89

110

116

94

86

84

79

77

77

95

86

84

110

94

83

-

3,909

135

1.98

2.14

Mar.

110

92

153

1,850

1,250

289

182

147

133

160

1,770

1,140

281

192

161

144

129

122

*270

234

166

258

1,310

1.870

850

366

254

207

183 

167

160

14,600

471

6.90

7.96

Apr.

179

161

140

138

138

127

123

114

118

112

118

112

135

158

126

110

106

102

108

97

92

95

93

98

283

1,080

470

211

160 

138

-

5,242

175

2.56

2.86

May

123

113

114

96

92

93

103

*91

85

86

93

93

84

81

80

79

74

71

70

83

83

71

68

88

167

108

78

68

73 

107

93

2,808

90.6

1.33

1.53

June

79

68

66

64

67

65

68

64

66

124

88

59

58

58

58

57

67

62

58

55

52

55

52

60

50

*48

47

45

51 

45

-

1,856

61.9

0.906

1.01

Jily

"83 111

60

55

49

51

45

48

51

47

44

43

45

41

41

40

96

51

59

48

41

41

36

36

36

37

50

38

37 

35

37

1,532

49.4

0.723

0.83

Aug.

46

130

86

53

58

95

74

129

90

70

120

75

60

*52

52

73

54

45

50

49

47

48

219

73

52

48

44

64

62 

60

64

2,242

72.3

1.06

1.22

Sept.

56

50

54

46

44

49

39

39

43

39

38

42

44

44

40

41

39

37

39

42

41

44

41

38

36

35

34

35

33

33

"

1,235

41.2

0.603

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,790 Win 25 Mean 79.0 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,870 Win 28 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.28

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 2.980 cfs (10.11 ft); Feb. 4 (12:45 p.m.) 

1,020 ofs (5.04 ft); Mar. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 2,950 cfs (10.04 ft); Mar. 11 (9:15 p.m.) 2.920 ofs (9.91 

ft); Mar. 23 (10 p.m.) 3,070 ofs (10.42 ft); Apr. 26 (4:30 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (6.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

North Tyger River near Moore , S. C.

213

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 1952.

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.--18 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 18; minimum daily, 48 cfs July 27.

1934-52: 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, 9.2 cfs 

(estimated) Dec. 29, 1935; minimum daily, 21 cfs Oct. 12, 1941, Sept. 3, 1951.

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

Some regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

82

89

*149

T02

80

51

55

85

85

85

85

85

53

64

85

52

50

80

77

51

65

115

85

77

97

107

51

59

139

88

2,492

80.4

0.496

0.57

Nov.

90

169

240

130

110

150

200

180

120

120

60

85

160

180

*140

99

106

60

75

160

110

100

65

110

E>8

123

140

130

110

120

-

3,700

123

0.759

0.85

Dec .

130

65

65

200

280

340

240

160

70

130

120

160

120

85

120

160

140

250

320

460

1,950

5.410

1,660

612

350

368

329

277

221

202

252

13,246

427

2.64

3.04

Jan.

209

192

179

*192

192

162

205

193

179

213

229

210

149

205

188

188

167

164

145

114

169

218

247

247

196

165

146

445

812

639

370

7,329

236

1.46

1.68

Feb.

237

212

511

965

1,020

*592

381

271

241

217

234

224

196

262

217

311

266

277

226

218

205

201

177

166

245

233

256

288

242

-

-

9,091

313

1.93

2.08

Mar.

254

204

364

2,350

3,120

1,240

555

377

266

354

1,340

2,840

1,130

547

342

315

309

*302

691

680

447

563

921

5,940

2,490

1,170

706

507

400

356

356

29,436

950

5.86

6.76

Apr.

434

368

315

290

308

242

298

276

271

265

257

229

254

344

301

268

240

253

216

162

236

229

205

204

523

913

1,540

730

415

328

10,894

363

2.24

2.50

May

281

261

260

188

236

»209

217

226

196

189

142

213

245

145

171

194

176

114

TTO

213

196

182

181

180

250

282

105

178

185

201

197

6,281

203

1.25

1.44

June

179

192

191

129

218

144

156

118

173

556

230

218

162

114

172

192

236

198

165

100

128

94

134

*161

137

89

144

87

131

113

-

4,841

161

0.994

1.11

July

147

197

T27

123

110

110

118

155

155

144

85

65

76

87

131

132

74

137

112

79

98

103

94

89

107

86

48

73

95

70

129

3,356

108

0.667

0.77

Aug.

128

261

200

140

144

140

272

406

217

162

151

148

*140

126

103

121

60

99

167

181

103

94

220

224

166

155

124

239

197

169

132

5,189

167

1.03

1.19

Sept.

134

149

189

119

99

103

84

111

141

83

123

112

106

65

87

124

93

116

102

118

81

131

131

104

115

82

102

71

108

74

"

5,255

108

0.667

0.74

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,410 Hin 21 Mean 172 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,940 Hin 48 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 efs).--Dee. 22 (12:45 p.m.) 3.710 cfs (4.32 ft); Mar. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 

,510 cfs (4.22 ft); Mar. 12 (9:15 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (4.04 ft); Mar. 24 (4:45 p.m.) 5,030 cfs (4.89

:t).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 5-15, 18-24, Nov. 18-24, Nov. 28"to Dec. 20; discharge estimated 

m basis of recorded range in stage and records for South Tyger River near Woodruff and Tyger River 

near [par Wonrtniff. Woodruff.
214 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°52i35", long. 82°05'10", on left bank 0.4 mile upstrean 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 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.76 ft); mini-

 mum, 9.0 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 0.71 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Nov. 10, 11, 

Dec. 1, 2.

1934-52: 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, 

1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2O

1.0

1.2

8.5

14

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

97

202

497

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

8.5

14

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

209

517

915

1,870

2,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per end, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

52

12

45

*142

12

12

46

49

48

42

66

18

23

85

53

54

51

51

22

17

54

82

139 -53

84

12

12

57

59

116

1,639

52.9

0.499

0.58

Nov.

161

75

99

41

173

219

109

101

186

11

11

56

132

*120

54

117

18

20

135

55

155

17

23

23

23

151

206

71

45

152

-

2,759

92.0

0.868

0.97

Dec.

11

TT

60

94

267

371

333

13

20

146

229

85

53

49

94

65

158

263

133

227

1,880

2.020

715

300

223

317

237

306

180

62

226

9,148

295

2.78

3.20

Jan.

47

277

88

*149

103

55

205

79

214

196

203

16

23

200

90

197

119

87

20

31

189

106

245

211

162

65

57

262

535

382

290

4,903

158

1.49

1.72

Feb.

202

92

252

523

608

447

*377

136

28

60

267

229

132

64

265

116

119

261

255

138

70

202

78

68

233

83

287

146

121

-

5,859

202

1.91

2.06

Mar.

137

67

336

1,730

1,770

648

439

231

129

289

1,330

1,570

614

400

246

159

273

*248

478

391

266

343

1,090

2.850

1,140

664

553

324

232

119

333

19,379

625

5.90

6.80

Apr.

447

295

199

282

190

83

276

252

301

143

259

117

11

261

337

137

277

177

31

81

230

260

256

100

335

530

259

432

482

229

-

7,275

242

2.28

2.54

May

137

278

23

60

254

234

*159

130

294

il

21

198

261

118

85

151

141

59

223

105

244

109

77

42

85

255

251

238

77

238

56

4,620

149

1.41

1.63

June

54

263

140

112

71

73

18

30

212

450

226

129

92

20

34

200

81

196

153

67

16

28

175

*181

101

69

37

18

15

26

-

3,267

109

1.03

1.15

July

62

69

91

86

83

83

287

231

126

74

92

14

17

120

78

87

120

87

14

25

150

72

15

47

55

19

24

115

69

76

89

2,575

85.1

0.784

0.90

Aug.

82

119

67

185

285

185

259

574

56

52

187

78

104

*88

80

62

45

129

105

74

54

130

89

48

195

91

164

98

103

26

51

3,643

118

1.11

1.28

Sept.

83

266

66

38

12_

91

47

138

64

59

55

165

37

40

148

78

59

12

161

78

28

126

71

59

12

73

56

24

85

61

-

2,292

76.4

0.721

0.80

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,020 Min 11 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,830 Min 11 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.63

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Dec. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 2,390 cfs (6.97 ft); Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,610 

cfs (7.41 ft); Mar. 12 (5 a.m.) 1,870 cfs (6.01 ft); Mar. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 3,930 cfs (9.76 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 215

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S.

Location. Lat 34°45'21", long. 81°56'19", on left bank at Chesnee Shoals, 0.5 mile upstream from confluence with North Tyger Riyer and 5^ miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area . 174 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1934 to September 1952.

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. 18 years, 234 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.72 ft); mini- 

 mum, 38 cfs July 26 (gage height, 1.64 ft); minimum daily, 41 cfs July 24.

1934-52: 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, 13 cfs Oct.

17, 18, 1941 (gage height, 1.40 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Oct. 17, 1941.

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

Some regulation at low and medium flow by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 19 June 20 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

79

137

221

431

3.5 721

4.0 1,120

5.0 2,220

6.0 3,690

1.6 

1.9

2.2 

2.5

133

221

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

100

85

46

*92

150

46

43

76

77

79

73

95

54

60

104

85

81

80

80

45

48 

89

134

142

86

113

52

48

89

'96

2,508

80.9

0.465

0.54

Nov.

187

178

130

140

102

207

235

145

175

180

57

51

98

167

*157

99

146

59

74

155

99

170 

60

60

60

80

178

213

105

89

-

5,852

128

0.756

0.82

Dee.

175

54

51

172

232

374

451

212

74

93

205

3200

allO

a95

3120

3150

115

290

581

432

1,860

2.570 

1,980

635

352

397

344

577

336

182

177

13,192

426

2.45

2.82

Jan.

211

255

199

*145

207

166

146

200

144

313

236

226

84

135

200

152

279

159

102

21

109

212 

210

288

204

190

129

341

642

524

436

6,901

223

1.28

1.48

Feb.

229

223

565

676

757

*629

508

311

191

122

196

291

275

245

226

398

304

253

302

529

162

169 

228

173

190

236

250

393

208

_

-

9,039

312

1.79

1.93

Mar.

387

233

359

2,790

2,380

1,680

712

427

331

279

1,380

1,730

1,400

661

452

506

254

*530

901

688

412

642 

768

3,230

5,540

1,250

801

582

a380

515

288

29,668

957

5.50

1 6.54

Apr.

575

552

274

551

452

194

241

517

560

545

252

382

131

187

436

293

266

308

227

138

182

501 

525

273

486

688

552

440

552

457

10,457

549

2.01

2.24

May

196

285

a260

aioo

a!80

*a260

270

190

261

248

.23

151

265

257

167

152

201

166

167

219

204

262

140

135

169

175

285

301

226

177

249

6,391

206

1.18

1.36

June

118

165

225

181

146

107

117

67

153

391

413

154

164

120

157

154

220

174

501

250

113

73 

105

*a240

a220

3150

3110

380

370

59

-

4,955

165

0.948

1.06

July

120

102

107

109

107

102

156

269

262

145

99

116

52

66

118

94

120

126

105

49

68

144 

87

41

65

72

44

58

102

78

135

5,514

107

0.615

0.71

Aug.

245

260

165

112

228

279

409

998

' 305

126

157

161

*115

a!40

a!20

a!20

100

94

139

240

111

92 

267

116

110

176

138

243

157

147

134

6,202

200

1.15

1.53

Sept.

108

216

203

100

76

56

121

94

151

89

a80

allO

175

80

91

147

99

85

56

203

100

108 

137

98

88

52

94

83

59

103

-

3,242

108

0,621

0.69

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,570 Hin 24 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.00 In. 15.57

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,340 Min 41 Mean 272 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--

cfs (5.81 ft); Mar. 13 (1 a.m.) 1.90C

Dec. 22 (9 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (5.44 ft); Mar. 4 (4:50 p.m.) 5,390 

\-i-"."'./-l.| -J--J--J ) cfs ^AU^T (4.77 ft); ,,Mar. 24 (11:15 , p.m.) ...4,740 cfs (6.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; dlschsrge estlmsted on basis of recorded range in stage and r;cords for 

North Tyger River near Moore and Tyger River near Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

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-j miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County.

Drainage area.--351 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 489.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 22 years (1930-52), 481 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.97 ft); min- 

 imum, 93 cfs Oct. 8; minimum daily, 95 cfs Oct. 8.

1929-52: 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, 37 cfs Oct. 18, 1941; 

minimum daily, 40 cfs Oct. 17, 1941.

Flood in August 1928 reached a stage of 20.0 ft; 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. W 742: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-24, Jan.

17-22, 29, 30, Feb. 3-6, Mar. 12, 13, 19)

1.8

2.2 

2.5

76

196

332

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

695

1,770

4,800

8,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

192

170

196

*198

259

106

95

165

171

171

164

184

114

106

206

144

133

156

164

103

10O

207

214

236

180 

236

108

100

246

198

5,148

166

0.473

0.55

Nov.

281

365

388

288

196

368

446

336

293

316

122

136

263

354

*309

212

269

122

144

304

210

281

128

181

120

177 

352

354

216

204

-

7,735

258

0.735

0.82

 

Dec.

313

126

115

382

528

733

714

391

150

221

338

364

234

188

248

318

260

*555

721

947

3,950

5.990

3,780

1.28U

724

764

710

658

577

392

413

27,084

874

2.49

2.87

Jan.

449

429

402

338

416

345

333

425

328

520

464

444

236

317

398

347

466

306

254

192

251

453

469

538

403

380 

263

770

1,490

1,190

856

14,472

467

1.33

1.53

Feb.

460

444

1,100

*1,650

1.650

1,260

925

595

448

532

413

519

498

515

447

739

599

525

542

568

367

357

421

332

435

502 

528

717

473

_

-

18,541

639

1.82

1.96

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,990 Min 66

Mar.

675

448

775

5,310

5,480

2,940

1,330

839

616

661

2,780

4,630

2,630

1,250

811

651

576

661

*1,640

1,410

897

1,270

1,660

7^260

6,030

2,390 

1,510

1,110

790

704

646

60,400

1,948

5.55

6.40

Apr.

1,060

945

622

671

789

448

538

628

661

639

488

654

382

534

780

584

507

580

476

306

412

553

542

500

1,050

1,650

2,130

1,210

1,000

786

-

22,125

738

2.10

2.34

May

469

541

528

291

418

502

*489

422

455

461

240

343

541

420

351

372

396

310

324

476

422

463

330

336

413

467 

528

496

431

395

463

13,093

422

1.20

1.38

June

296

354

445

322

379

259

284

203

284

797

700

385

339

255

329

297

484

398

461

379

256

174

229

*408

374

249 

259

176

210

182

-

10,167

 339

0.966

1.08

July

300

301

250

245

224

216

258

444

438

316

210

187

138

146

266

248

210

276

248

134

163

273

202

128

184

179 

103

111

225

150

284

7,057

228

0.650

0.75

Aug.

421

550

412

268

387

438

694

1 . 530

556

312

319

345

*268

279

232

252

167

168

3OO

440

220

186

488

352

276

332

264

488

364

318

291

11,917

384

1.09

1.26

Sept.

245

371

408

243

179

162

221

190

304

192

207

217

348

150

170

284

207

204

162

336

202

234

294

212

200

213

154

157

190

-

6,793

226

0.644

0.72

Mean 358 Cfsm 1.02 Ir . 13.87

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,280 Min 95 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.59 Ir 21.66

Peak discharge (base, 3.00O cfs). --Dec. 22 (8:15 a.m.) 6.330 cfs (7.04 ft); Mar. 4 (6:3O p.m.)

6,670 cfs (7.07 ft); Mar. 12 (9 a.m.) 5,140 cfs (6.00 ft); Mar. 24 (8 p.m.) 10,OOO cfs (8.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE ittVER BASIN 217

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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years, 203 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during ye-ar, 6,010 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 33 cfs Oct. 20; minimum gage height, 2.02 ft July 30.

1940-52: 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, 13 cfs Sept. 5, 1951 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River 

Reservoir (see p. 207) which is discharged into this stream after use.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second! 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3-29)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.'7 

3.0

68

124

264

458

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

830

1,300

2,670

7,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

6C5

55

49

48

44

43

*40

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

36

37

36

34

34

36

42

46

49

46

43

42

46

53

46

49

1,342

43.3

0.237

0.27

Nov.

60

84

-87 105

66

58

73

78

64

60

58

57

57

60

96

*83

73

66

62

60

60

60

62

62

62

64

64

68

70

66

-

2,045

68.2

0.373

0.42

Dec.

64

62

64

176

288

270

147

115

105

99

93

90

86

83

118

135

99

206

338

778

2,300

2.760

1,660

469

276

446

397

294

220

195

176

12,609

407

2.22

2.56

Jan.

167

154

147

135

*147

162

135

128

124

289

364

239

158

143

132

121

115

112

105

105

102

118

190

158

112

102

102

128

267

335

158

4,954

160

0.874

1.01

Feb.

118

108

779

*1.250

1,150

392

209

158

132

118

112

99

as. 342

307

466

535

358

200

154

139

124

115

128

128

132

322

438

342

-

-

8,951

309

1.69

1.82

Mar.

878

389

590

4.720

4,250

1,180

436

307

248

279

1,730

1,830

673

358

276

231

204

195

474

725

*425

438

576

2,870

4,160

1,380

521

364

301

258

236

31,502

1,016

5.55

6.40

ftpr.

382

410

293

236

226

204

186

181

171

167

162

162

176

204

186

158

151

143

143

139

135

132

128

128

574

1,080

1.140

506

294

258

-

8,455

282

1.54

1.72

May

204

176

162

151

*139

132

143

139

124

118

132

143

124

115

112

105

99

99

96

118

128

112

102

120

151

121

102

93

93

112

112

3,877

125

0.683

0.79

June

102

93

88

88

83

80

78

76

76

118

104

80

73

70

89

80

70

85

88

80

80

78

68

64

58

*58

62

57

78

70

-

2,374

79.1

0.432

0..48

July

183

148

85

66

60

57

55

128

88

68

60

55

55

55

53

57

64

76

87

62

64

70

53

48

44

49

46

43

38

38

63

2,118

68.3

0.373

0.43

Aug.

89

163

149

90

68

87

110

190

315

162

102

80

73

74

*168

86

76

62

197

442

152

104

105

194

119

78

64

177

280

330

223

4,609

149

0.814

0.94

Sept.

292

173

122

88

76

68

66

62

62

58

57

58

86

78

64

62

60

57

68

96

76

68

78

70

60

58

57

55

55

53

2,383

79.4

0.434

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,760 Min 14 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.710 In. 9.64

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,720 Min 34 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.32

ge (base. 2.500 cfsi.--Dec. 22 (10:45 a.m.) 3,030 cfs (5.15 ft); Mar. 4 (7:15 p.m.)

6,010 cfs (6.56 ft); Mar. 25 (12:45 a.m.) 5,290 cfs (6.25 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°36', long. 81°54', 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 1952.

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. 23 years, 418 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 5.82 ft); minimum, 8 cfs Oct. 15; minimum daily, 61 cfs Oct. 15.

1929-52: 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, about 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1935; minimum daily, 32 cfs Oct. 15, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powerplants above 

station.

Revisions (water years). W 802: 1930(M). W 892: 1929-30, 1931(M), 1932-33, 1935. 

W 1112: 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

144

275

545

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,200

2,120

3,320

6,120

9,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

117

124

120

80 

121

107

80

*109

100

98

104

82

94

108

6J.

124

108

110

105

110

109

96 

129

158

141

120

118

134

126

148

124

3,465

112

0.365

0.42

Nov.

163

229

256

200 

167

140

153

187

202

166

154

139

139

161

*187

185

156

174

150

144

146

144 

150

150

156

150

176

162

156

156

-

4,998

167

0.544

0.61

Dec.

172

156

156

310 

475

484

331

209

226

226

212

199

193

193

260

331

268

336

578

1,310

3,690

5,820 

3,560

872

535

700

640

465

400

373

348

24,028

775

2.52

2.90

Jan.

331

312

300

282 

*300

339

300

282

277

312

322

286

271

276

273

265

260

248

244

244

254

262 

342

373

293

268

280

432

1,050

767

495

10,520

339

1.10

1.27

Feb.

400

373

816

*1.750 

1,500

787

535

455

409

382

355

339

331

421

455

576

715

525

445

418

373

355 

326

348

391

349

485

578

485

-

15,657

540

1.76

1.90

Mar.

1,040

556

809

6,340 

*6,110

2,320

858

622

535

559

3,000

3,580

2,000

814

655

589

545

525

*1,330

1,240

763

1,150 

1,460

6,080

6.740

2,220

999

751

644

578

556

55,968

1,805

5.88

6.78

Apr.

704

703

567

525 

515

485

465

445

436

427

427

418

455

578

485

436

418

409

400

391

391

382 

347

373

995

975

801

600

505

465

-

15,523

517

1.68

1.87

May

436

418

400

355 

*382

339

347

339

330

314

355

373

339

331

323

315

307

299

299

339

355

339 

312

345

462

418

356

277

29?

334

382

10,812

349

1.14

1.31

June

314

302

282

266 

261

250

248

248

262

334

302

219

232

219

214

216

208

232

232

214

292

412 

242

240

216

*181

174

174

218

212

-

7,416

247

0.805

0.90

Jaly

1.160

418

244

205 

199

186

194

462

575

286

204

209

193

182

187

174

179

174

184

179

174

156 

150

130

120

124

150

131

115

115

187

7,346

237

0.772

0.89

Aug.

1,240

916

565

348 

430

392

608

2.760

734

495

396

284

250

225

*217

205

199

193

194

218

193

190 

454

334

244

211

174

213

273

260

234

13,649

440

1.43

1.65

Sept.

283

240

214

232 

187

187

181

181

181

174

168

187

199

187

208

212

168

168

168

168

208

188 

193

168

162

156

156

100

140

182

-

5,546

185

0.603

0.67

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,820 Mln 47 Mean 278 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.30

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,740 Mln 61 Mean 478 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.17

Peak discharge (bas

cfs (5.62 ft); Mar. 11 (7:45 p. 

Aug. 8 (1 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (4.-08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

5.500 efs) . Dee. 22 (7 p.m.) 6,590 cfs (5.17 ft); Mar. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 8.080 

3,980 cfs (4.22 ft); Mar. 25 (12:15 a.m.) 8,960 cfs (5.82 ft);
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 219

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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 184.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--24 years (1926-27, 1929-52), 5,910 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 84,700 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 17.39 ft); minimum daily, 844 cfs Oct. 10.

1925-52: 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.

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). W 757: 1930(M). W 972: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Mar. 27 to 

Aug. 2, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30 Dec. 6 to Mar. 26, Aug. 3-9

0.8 783

1.0 1,040

1.5 1,860

2.0 2,840

3.0 5,300

5.0 12,100

8.0 24,600

11.0 40,800

1.6 2,06O

2.0 2,940

2.5 4,220

3.0 5,650

5.0 12,200

8.O 24,600

11.0 40,800

17.0 81,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 195?

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,600 

2,420

2,060

2,050

1,820

1,500

2,910

1,560

950

844

1,600

1,230

1,270

1,320

1,060

1,820

1,520

1,590

1,610 

1,380

1,600

850 

2,150

1,590

1,640

1,080

1,580

1,610

1,410

2,050

2,110

50,384

1,625

0.335

0.39

Nov.

2,030 

2,310

4,760

2,390

2,590

*2,620

2,470

2,380

2,980

3,230

2,030

1,600

2,650

2,240

3,160

3,080

3,080

1,120

2,200 

2,830

2,850

1,960 

2,380

2,460

1,060

1,670

2,440

2,690

2,290

2,400

-

73,950

2,465

0.508

0.57

Dec.

2,410 

984

1,"690

3,400

4,960

8,460

8,340

6,660

3,420

4,090

3,320

2,980

3,200

3,460

3,430

2,060

3,100

4,330

*5,100 

7 , 550

21,800

40,800 

46,200

29,200

18,500

10,400

11,800

9,700

7,400

6,380

5,460

290,584

9,374

1.93

2.22

Jan.

5,360 

4,070

4,170

4,310

4,640

3,510

3,710

4,470

3,770

3,850

5,800

8,680

6,960

5,560

5,300

4,190

4,280

4,270

4,170 

5,050

3,510

4,130 

4,880

5,360

5,500

4,610

3,660

4,630

8,320

12,600

10,000

161,300

5,203

1.07

1.23

Feb.

7,550 

6,810

8,730

22,400

*30,600

21,600

12,600

9,360

7,860

5,940

5,570

5,940

4,910

5,100

6,230

6,810

8,680

9,020

6,960 

6,060

5,220

5,070 

4,700

3,530

4,730

5,780

6,960

9,700

10,000

-

-

254,420

8,773

1.81

1.95

Mar.

9,020 

10 , 400

10,600

44,900

75,500

*74,900

36,400

18,300

10,400

8,340

17,100

40,600

47,400

27,000

14,900

10,000

8,680

8,020

7,860 

14,100

14,100

12,300 

13,000

31,500

63,300

69,600

38,000

19,000

12,100

9,830

8,750

785,600

25,340

5.22

6.02

Apr.

7,710 

10.6OO

10,200

8,390

8,220

6,890

6,450

6,130

5,360

5,990

5,990

5,990

5,110

5,440

5,990

6,430

5,630

4,930

5,530 

4,530

4,290

4,020 

4,510

4,710

5,090

9,930

12,800

11,700

9,470

7,370

-

205,180

6,839

1.41

1.57

May

*6,750 

6,280

5,440

4,210

4,180

4,340

4,110

4,510

4,020

4,180

5,550

4,010

3,990

3,970

3,950

3,460

3,790

5,220

2,660 

4,810

5,410

4,450 

3,940

3,890

3,620

5,990

4,510

3,730

3,990

3,930

4,350

133,200

4,297

0.886

1.02

June

3,210 

3,340

3,450

3,230

3,530

5,850

3,570

2,900

2,520

2,990

3,230

3,280

3,250

3,170

2,530

*2,800

3,280

3,540

3,780 

3,220

3,420

2,500 

3,150

3,070

2,510

2,490

2,750

2,620

3,060

3,080

-

93,320

3,111

0.641

0.72

July

2,910 

3,760

2,740

2,920

2,210

1,190

2,540

3,690

4,110

3,490

2,840

3,020

1,790

2,120

1,680

2,210

2,270

2,730

2,590 

1,930

2,460

2,430 

1,830

1,970

2,970

1,830

1,770

1,600

900

1,560

1,630

73,690

2,377

0.490

0.56

Aug.

2,120 

4,510

6,810

*5,700

3,670

2,840

5,470

15,000

11,800

8,060

3,990

2,670

5,530

2,680

3,000

2,880

2,180

2,490

2,680 

4,850

6,450

5,500 

5,650

5,850

6,410

3,360

2,760

3,040

5,490

6,280

4,720

148,200

4,781

0.986

1.14

Sept.

6,860 

6,760

3,930

3,310

3,340

3,110

1,390

2,550

2,530

2,200

2,270

2,340

2,140

1 V 790

2,430

2,560

2,320

2,780

3,360 

3,030

1,630

2,820 

*3,760

2,910

2,660

2,280

2,430

960

2,T8~0

1,930

-

84,560

2,819

0.581

0.65

Calendar year 1951: Max 46,200 Win 698 Mean 4,014 Cfsm 0.828 In. 11.24

water year 1951-52: Max 75,300 Min 844 Mean 6,433 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

Peak discharge (base, 55,000 cfs).--Dec. 23 (9 a.m.) 49,400 cfs (12.44 ft); Mar. 6 (1:30 a.m.) 

84,700 cfs (17.40 ft); Mar. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 50,700 cfs (12.63 ft); Mar. 26 (5:30 a.m.) 75,300 cfs 

(16.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°50'30", long. 82°28'50", on right bank 500 ft upstrea-n 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 1952. Prior to October 1948, published as

"near West Greenville."

Gage. Water-stage' recorder.

Average discharge. 10 years, 641 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Oct.'7.

1942-52: 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, 8 cfs July 21, 1946 (gage height, 1.67 ft); minimum daily, that 

of Oct. 7, 1951.

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.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, ani 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

180

370

630

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

962

1,760

3,210

5,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water ytar October 1951 to September 1952

L>a.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 sra

In.

Oct.

217

*206

213

217

217

146

107

308

604

zUe

128

125

125

125

125

125

125

122

125

128

130

133

136

136 

266

303

213

200

203

198

206

5,820

188

0.642

0.74

liov .

540

426" 933

331

336

478

773

690

432

279

253

213

206

213

213

308

520

366

340

327

279

276

276

276 

279

283

*287

292

213

283

-

10,921

364

1.24

1.38

Dec .

272

224

242

602

1,800

1,130

624

589

598

481

496

470

348

436

711

876

534

650

1,120

1,040

3,780

4,000

2,130

1,300 

927

927

809

704

630

642

642

29,734

959

3.27

3.77

Jan.

578

501

550

556

501

578

561

*507

446

572

839

697

575

528

595

470

507

486

440

45?

481

455

752

704 

507

538

710

1,090

1,260

1,010

762

19,211

620

2.12

2.44

Feb.

642

673

856

1 , 630

1,570

1,220

1,040

892

691

768

697

618

607

710

613

636

774

624

613

528

613

561

486

607 

561

561

*572

607

528

-

21,498

741

2.53

2.73

liar.

630

601

720

3,380

2,970

1,660

1,180

1,040

829

871

3,200

4,180

2,170

1,500

1,260

1,110

1,070

998

1,200

1,420

1,180

1,300

4,130

4,780 

2,970

2,080

1,720

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,180

55,429

1,788

6.10

7.03

Apr.

1,260

1,380

1,260

1,150

1,110

1,070

998

*998

878

962

843

927

843

1,040

998

871

809

782

772

815

717

648

723

742 

1,200

g,OOO

2,000

1,880

1,300

1,110

-

32,086

1,070

3.65

4.07

May

998

927

927

927

836

782

755

729

704

685

674

697

654

630

624

618

572

544

618

*618

630

584

512

646

752

710

508

589

539

607

636

21,232

685

2.34

2.70

June

630

507

584

522

470

507

512

454

460

494

416

477

398

440

404

492

384

414

462

379

462

636

*460

464 

384

388

375

336

380

398

-

13,689

456

1.56

1.74

July

472

379

375

361

319

315

315

348

388

404

361

327

319

264

307

379

337

361

375

379

344

335

272

288 

268

264

260

280

290

280

253

10,219

330

1.13

1.30

Aug.

253

302

526

245 *533

606

470

496

668

441

379

379

357

315

315

319

315

291

257

260

311

319

323

344 

315

249

257

264

318

340

303

10,870

351

1.20

1.38

Sept.

307

307

311

303

257

249

242

257

242

257

249

249

249

249

249

311

253

253

257

257

249

249

245

*303 

238

253

257

249

242

220

~

7,813

260

0.887

0.99

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,000 Min 107 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.94

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,780 Min 107 Mean 652 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.27

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Dec. 21 (5:45 p.m.) 5,02O cfs (9.96 ft); Mar. 4 (4:15 p.m.) 

4,300 cfs (8.77 ft); Mar. 12 (9,a.m.) 4,660 cfs (9.40 ft); Mar. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 5,560 cfs (1O.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

221

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 1952.

Gage .---Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--23 years, 791 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,370 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.40 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Oct. 14, 22.

1929-52: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.53 ft); minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1951; minimum daily, 62 cfs Oct. 25, 1931.

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. W 872: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

124

250

546

960

3.0

4.0

1,480

2,860

9,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

6

 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

292 

*255

260

260

260

260

159

186

588

465

198

179

186

158

166

166

170

175

175

179

196

158

209

200

212

384

307

270

277 

255

255

7,460

241

0.595

0.69

Nov.

361 

1,030

746

422

426

416

B16

958

610

374

343

316

275

280

305

302

476

538

419

401

395

306

343

343

338

374

*327

360

309 

337

-

13,246

442

1.09

1.22

Dec.

333 

316

282

540

1,510

1,920

1,020

683

691

624

598

576

452

488

744

972

802

722

1,180

1,510

6,120

6,560

3,640

1,980

1,340

1,270

1,140

1,020

817 

817

834

41,301

1,332

3.29

3.79

Jan.

791 

660

652

724

679

691

772

*644

648

523

1,030

845

724

740

667

716

586

644

541

568

644

620

839

905

721

638

796

1,420

1,920 

1,530

1,080

24,958

805

1.99

2.29

Feb.

924 

852

1,240

1,980

2,120

1,660

1,350

1,220

926

942

905

826

782

960

887

858

1,010

951

834

736

749

785

636

732

752

*806

757

852

770

-

28,802

993

2.45

2.64

Mar.

960 

843

1,020

5,930

5,240

2,860

1,720

1,400

1,170

1,190

5,210

5,720

3,960

2,190

1,720

1,470

1,380

1,290

1,720

1,920

1,660

1,980

5,310

7,860

5,400

3,240

2,410

2,050

1,780 

1,660

1,560

83,823

2,704

6.68

7.70

Apr.

1,600 

1,720

1,660

1,490

1,410

1,360

1,340

*1,190

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,280

1,290

1,20C

972

1,060

942

1,080

979

852

933

933

1,290

2,350

2,640

2,410

1,850 

1,450

-

40,971

1,366

3.37

3.76

May

1,290 

1,180

1,190

1,180

1,100

1,010

933

924

843

869

852

905

834

834

785

749

774

667

782

*808

808

791

683

733

988

951

757

683

716 

843

765

27,227

878

2.17

2.50

June

808 

736

742

667

652

636

636

583

652

586

599

543

596

480

568

634

652

652

*538

560

490

750

623

628

490

477

480

407

669 

633

-

18,167

606

1.50

1.67

July

765

423

477

426

413

401

508

410

578

425

439

384

381

332

419

443

445

460

445

451

413

378

338

322

332

322

304

341 

334

322

12,977

419

1.03

1.19

Aug.

360 

372

en

433

*412

754

1,COO

1,C60

746

750

521

477

477

413

394

399

395

394

314

343

319

394

492

445

413

336

3^2

sts

3j4

458

401

14,932

492

1.19

1.37

Sept.

 101 

38¥

389

378

349

295

295

338

290

311

295

316

311

300

332

337

338

311

316

322

316

326

*316

328

338

295

300

311

314 

285

-

9,737

325

0.802

0.89

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,360 Min 156 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.00

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,860 Min 158 Mean 884 Cfsm 2.18 In. 29.71

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 21 (8:30 p.m.) 8,030 cfs (7.22 ft): Mar. 4 (6 f.m.)

6,840 cfs (6.54 ft); Mar. 11 (6 p.m.) 6,680 cfs (6.37 ft); Mar. 24 (3:45 a.m.) 8,370 cfs (7.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day
222 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-J miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream from 

Turkey Creek.

*

Drainage area.--569 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 13 years, 987 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 19.20 ft); 

minimum, 91 ofs Sept. 22; minimum daily, 200 efs Oct. 20, Sept. 12.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 20,600 cfs Aua;. 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 period 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). W 892: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, 

Mar. 23 to May 25)

0.7

1.0

1.5

2.Q

3.0

172

273

459

667

1,120

5.0

8.0

12.0

17.0

2,190

3,960

6,760

11,900

Day

1 

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*313 

273 

290

270

273

410

440

323

266

452

550 

305

260

300

280

280

220

220

240

Nov .

440 

600 

400

400

480

480

700

800

853

467

440 

487

467

455

445

440

396

420

597

200 | 603

240

240

280

280

240

280

4BO

320

340

400

260

9,500

306

0.538

0.62

582

458

320

284

309

*470

479

466

475

471

-

14,684

489

0.859

0.96

Dec.

452 

44O

4T7

450

952

2,140

1,970

1,190

500

813

753 

624

451

64-6

885

624

Jan .

1,200 

1,120 

862

674

885

B41

*908

930

866

511

752 

1,280

774

966

819

797

l,34Cl 674

838

1,240

2,320

7,200

9,790

5,760

3,240

2,240

2,410

2,140

1,800

1,480

1,140

1,120

57,395

1,851

3.25

3.75

530

797

437

732

819

841

908

975

794

480

1,480

2,580

2,140

1,640

30j012

968

1.70

1.96

Feb.

1,320 

1,010 

1,180

2_,760

2,760

2,360

1,860

1,640

1,430

1,070

1,120 

1,070

1,020

885

1,070

1,250

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,040

930

670

975

646

*885~

1,070

1,120

885

1,040

-

36,406

1,255

2.21

2.38

Mar.

1,140 

1,120 

1,580

8,68O

8,280

4,820

3,090

2,360

2,140

2,140

5,400 

7,270

5,970

3,600

2,640

2,410

2,240

2,080

2,940

2,820

2,580

3,720

4,220

*11,800

*8,500

*4,480

3,120

2,520

2,140

2,020

1,970

119,790

3,864

6.79

7.83

Apr.

2,140 

2,190 

2,080

1,920

1,700

1,580

*1,640

1,530

1,480

1,420

1,100 

1,320

1,370

1,640

1,700

1,640

1,530

1,200

1,130

1,140

1,320

1,200

1,100

1,120

1,270

1,990

5,000

3,000

2,640

1,970

-

50,060

1,669

2.93

3.27

May

1,640

T7§3o

1,530

1,270

1,420

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,020 

1,200

1,120

1,120

952

753

1,070

667

 874

1,170

908

1,170

952

797

948

1,530

1,140

B41

998

1,050

1,150

34,570

1,115

1.96

2.26

June

841 

1,220 

885

1,020

797

775

841

732

732

792

688 

710

688

667

503

581

797

*797

797

520

572

548

964

820

554

532

531

703

570

926

-

22,103

737

1.30

1.45

July

1.250 

1,030 

562

275

304

491

50O

1,140

989

762

722 

487

487

523

479

467

680

488

515

447

547

603

540

459

424

447

382

334

252

2TO

454

17,310

558

0.981

1.13

Aug.

447 

820 

536

*730

-679

540

1,430

2,510

1,31(5

1,750

1,140 

554

527

707

500

483

451

464

520

440

451

455

428

594

474

409

455

459

455" 405

459

21,582

696

1.22

1.41

Sept.

420" 556

440

397

416

398

231

218

371

424

388 

200 4"4"6"

375

418

375

352

386

323

378

313

*246

530

367

250

334

328

367

228

282

-

10,757

359

0.631

0.70

Calendar year 1951; Max 9,79O Mln 146 Mean 770 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

Water year 1951-52: Max 11,800 Mln 2OO Mean 1,159 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.72

Peak dlsenarge (base, 4,000 cfs). Dec. 22 (4 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (15.95 ft); Mar. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 

10,900 cfs (16.17 ft); Mar. 12 (5 a.m.) 7,990 cfs (13.37 ft); Mar. 24 (2:30 p.m.) 14,1OO cfs (19.2O 

ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 11 to Nov. 8j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In 

stage and records of powerplant operation at Ware Shoals.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 323

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°48'00", long. 82°21'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from State highway fridge, 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 1952.

Gage'.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge .--10 years (1942-52), 84.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,000 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 5.42 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 26.

1941-52: 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, 12 cfs Nov. 29, 

Dec. 3, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, Feb.

4 to Sept. 50 Dec. 21 to Feb. 3

1.0 

1.5

Note. Same as followtable above 1.5 ft.

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

40

85

242

426

3.0 845

4.0 1,300

5.0 1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

*32

32

32

30

34

28

27

30

28

25

25

32

27

25

27

23

23

23

32

28

33

33

34

27

25

36

39

JO

32

28

912

29.4

0.605

0.70

Nov.

110

86

55

35

32

37

117

41

34

41

34

32

34

33

35

43

54

35

34

34

34

32

32

37

30

32

*34

34

30

27

-

1,278

42.6

0.877

0.98

Dec.

40

32

32

254

IZl

82

54

54

43

41

39

37

32

52

137

72

50

170

136

478

1,600

790

228

130

98

130

98

80

78

71

66

5,331

172

3.54

4.08

Jan.

63

61

55

53

79

78

63

*61

57

83

57

66

57

57

57

55

50

50

59

57

53

124

101

63

59

75

92

418

271

148

93

2,715

87.6

1.80

2.08

Feb.

80

80

366

267

176

112

90

77

82

70

68

63

58

166

80

171

115

85

75

70

65

63

72

83

65

*97

112

8E

79

_

-

3,069

106

2.18

2.35

Mar.

115

77

361

1,440

540

204

130

115

96

309

1,270

489

196

130

118

101

90

102

301

169

198

272

1,360

1,130

506

253

196

152

136

121

121

10,858

350

7.EO

8.30

Apr.

153

127

109

104

112

98

93

*90

87

85

82

93

135

118

96

82

77

75

80

75

72

75

72

86

228

165

124

96

82

77

-

3,048

ICC

2.10

2.34

May

68

68

75

68

65

65

65

60

58

70

7O

65

58

56

54

54

60

50

52

*68

60

52

50

95

115

63

56

54

92

105

77

2,066

66.6

1.37

1.58

June

58

52

50

45

45

43

54

41

62

70

48

39

41

54

41

45

49

48

41

39

52

41

*46

41

35

34

34

38

37

34

-

1,357

45.2

0.930

1.04

July

61

39

35

35

32

30

32

54

39

32

28

40

30

28

28

25

30

28

37

28

27

30

25

25

25

34

28

25

25

20

46

1,001

32.3

0.665

0.77

Au,3.

30

98

77

104

*68

108

211

105

63

50

39

34

28

28

28

39

28

25

39

23

22

25

42

28

27

23

17

38

29

44

35

1,555

fO.2

1.03

1.19

Sept.

29

34

28

23

20

30

22

23

23

19

2"4 17

34

23

23

23

19

17

43

34

22

22

22

*22

17

17

25

19

19

2O

-

713

23.8

0.490

0.55

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,600 Min 17 Mean 70.0 cfsm 1-44 in. 19.55

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,600 Min 17 Mean 92-6 Cfsm 1-91 In. 25.96

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs). --Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (5.42 ft); Mar. 4 (2 a.m.) 1,940 cfs

(5.34 ft); Mar 11 (6 a.m.) 1,68O cfs (4.77 ft); Mar. 23 (11:45 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (4.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 -SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°27', long. 82°12i, 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 ml.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1952. 

;. Water-stage recorder.

ft),

Average discharge. 13 years, 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 8.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of computations of peak flow over dam 

at gage heights 7.56 and 13.32 ft; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 20, 27, Feb. 15; minimum gage 

height, 0.71 ft Feb. 15; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Oct. 20, 27.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.32 

computation of peak flow over dam at Boyd's mill; minimum, 6 cfs No''. 11,

height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 14, 18, Dec. 31, 1950, Mar. 4, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low and medium flow by powsrplants above 

station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly fig-ires of runoff.

Revisions (water years). W 892: 1939. W 922: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Nov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

1.7 142

2.0 233

Note. Same as

following table

below 1.7 ft.

0.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.5

1.7

11

16

30

66

100

142

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

240

516

960

1,980

3,760

5,080

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*149

130

131

122

127

18

14

132

134

136

138

25

24

24

24

24

25

19

14

JL2

19

134

135 

127

129

129

12

120

165

132

91

2,615

84.4

0.370

0.43

Nov.

133

133

121

20

136

137

333

136

139

129

16

130

135

136

246

133

109

14

140

141

141

76

137

76

17

*242

139

148

140

139

-

3,672

122

0.535

0.60

Dec.

16

14

138

221

246

246

Efiw

216

126

242

240

138

146

143

125

18

259

269

361

740

2,070

4.140

2,480 

937

531

509

684

509

475

302

248

17,044

550

2.41

2.78

Jan.

247

239

234

255

243

249

*235

239

245

252

243

246

242

238

239

140

237

232

221

11

240

237

241 

249

239

242

242

220

400

500

500

7,862

254

1.11

1.28

Feb.

452

251

362

1,080

1.110

667

502

412

374

237

203

328

356

330

298

443

344

482

484

344

139

241

251 

25

*267

375

484

502

453

-

-

11,796

407

1.79

1.93

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,140 Min 10

Mar.

353

506

546

3,060

4,500

2,080

1,380

1,050

711

598

1,460

1,750

1,630

930

822

770

188

162

400

1,280

727

1,070

2,030 

3,320

4,000

1,770

1,030

736

658

623

438

40,578

1,309

5.74

6.62

Apr.

604

692

622

613

458

409

*308

452

302

330

364

501

372

472

578

416

322

318

280

288

335

322

317 

309

417

478

554

594

428

309

"

12,764

425

1.86

2.08

May

244

341

412

418

231

328

256

270

203

260

330

367

145

270

253

270

187

23

222

311

264

263

269 

168

184

411

*335

224

219

219

199

8,096

261

1.14

1.31

June

147

271

265

215

205

222

214

43

328

211

217

216

149

170

26

224

132

341

*308

219

28

82

435 

342

345

144

157

24

30

213

"

5,923

197

0.864

0.96

July

273

402

288

195

28

33

226

301

288

293

283

148

51

222

228

186

186

158

26

29

206

194

169 

138

22

24

24

113

118

67

67

4,986

161

0.706

0.81

Aug.

156

422

639

*527

432

531

439

1.500

1,140

821

551

365

288

265

140

93

32

205

225

176

182

176

161

167

169

166

164

169

169

172

174

10,816

349

1.53

1.76

Sept.

192

187

182

169

176

146

36

137

169

164

121

126

131

36

140

166

169

166

166

97

36

*125

169 

133

122

121

62

44

134

150

"

3,972

132

0.579

0.65

Mean 224 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.34

Water year 1951-52: Max 4,50O Min 12 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.21

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs).--Dec. 22 (2 p.m.) 4,950 cfs (7.82 ft); Mar. 5 (6 a.m.) 5,470 cfs 

(8.60 ft); Mar. 13 (12:3O a.m.) 2,23O cfs (4.26 ft); Mar. 25 (1 a.m.) 5,O20 cfs (7.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 225

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°10', long. 81°54 r , at left upstream end of dam on Saluda River, 0.7 

mile upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, Newberry County.

Drainage area. 1,150 sq mi , approximately.

Records available. May 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Dan T. Duncan 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, 442.02 ft Mar. 5; minimum, 431.52 ft Dec. 3.

IF40-52: Maximum elevation, that of 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. 

UsaTJle capacity, about 8,330 000,000 cu ft between elevations 420.0 ft (limit of drawdown) and 441.5 ft (top of l-|-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 if 415.0 ft above mean sea level. Water 

is used for generation of power.

Revisions. W 972: Drainage area.

Mean elevation, In feet, of Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C., 1951-52

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

33.67

33.61

33.56

33.48

33.37

33.30

33.32

33.30

33.19

33.10

33.08

33.05

32.99

32.94

32.90

32.79

32.69

32.58

32.46

32.39

32.34

32.31

32.25

32.18

32.12

32.05

32.00

32.00

32.03

32.02

31.99

Nov.

31.95

31.98

32.19

32.31

32.31

32.27

32.25

32.29

32.37

32.43

32.48

32.48

32.47

32.47

32.57

32.58

32.49

32.28

32.17

32.15

32.12

32.11

32.06

31.98

31.94

31.85

31.81

31.68

31.66

31.66

-

Dec.

31.66

31.62

31.57

31.60

31.73

31.99

32.40

32.72

32.80

32.83

32.91

32.99

32.96

32.92

33.09

33.07

33.05

33.26

33.37

33.78

35.16

37.36

39.32

40.17

40.31

40.48

40.55

40.43

40.25

40.12

39.95

Jan.

39.71

39.40

39.04

38.59

38.24

38.07

37.85

37.57

37.30

37.03

36.66

36.52

36.54

36.61

36.64

36.69

36.71

36.73

36.66

36.64

36.61

36.64

36.66

36.59

36.57

36.50

36.43

36.49

36.65

36.85

36.93

Feb.

36.95

36.90

37.01

37.47

37.99

38.40

38.62

38.57

38.50

38.38

38.36

38.30

38.28

38.23

38.07

37.84

37.80

37.69

37.48

37.28

37.09

36.99

36.86

36.83

36.77

36.86

37.05

37.17

37.24

-

-

Mar.

37.38

37.47

37.91

40.25

41.91

41.64

41.79

41.80

41.81

41.69

41.62

41.73

41.71

41.51

41.42

41.50

41.39

41. 14

41.02

41.00

41.00

41.13

41.16

41.61

41.66

41.56

41.51

41.57

41.57

41.62

41.58

Apr.

41.47

41.49

41.35

41.17

41.13

41.10

40.97

40.65

40.40

40.10

39.78

39.78

39.91

40.14

40.05

39.96

39.89

39.76

39.72

39.86

39.90

39.76

39.60

39.59

39.75

39.84

39.99

40.13

40.03

39.83

-

May

39.71

39.60

39.60

39.75

39.88

39.93

39.95

39.94

39.91

39.88

39.94

39.94

39.96

39.92

39.88

39.77

39.55

39.37

39.32

39.57

39.73

39.70

39.70

39.63

39.76

39.87

39.90

39.83

39.78

39.79

39.73

June

39.77

39.78

39.74

39.66

39.57

39.46

39.34

39.28

39.21

39.12

39.01

38.81

38.70

38.54

38.52

38.44

38.. 35

38.32

38.30

38.25

38.22

38.29

38.33

38.39

38.35

38.28

38.13

38.10

38.15

38.12

-

July

38.41

38.66

38.81

38.85

38.80

38.78

38.69

38.70

38.84

38.87

38.82

38.80

38.78

38.68

38.57

38.48

38.47

38.40

38.33

38.31

38.20

38.06

37.93

37.78

37.62

37.49

37.45

37.30.

37.09

36.85

36.70

Aug.

36.73

37 . 0 t

37.23

37.31

37.37

37.41

37.51

37.93

38.5,2

38.8*

39.0'3

39.05

38.95

38.85

38.80

38.72

38. 6S

38.56

38.44

38.37

38.26

38.13

38.03

38.06

38.03

37.93

37.82

37.77

37.69

37.52

37.48

Sept.

37.39

37.33

37.22

37.10

36.98

36.90

36.87

36.73

36.57

36.44

36.30

36.15

36.10

36.10

36.02

35.88

35.71

35.54

35.40

35.28

35.19

35.02

34.89

34.71

34.51

34.33

34.24

34.24

34.19

34.04

-

Note.--Add 400 ft to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Oct. 31.... ..............

Dec . 31 ..................

Calendar year 1951. ....

Feb . 29 ..................

May 31..................

Aug . 3 1 ..................

Sept .30. .................

Water year 1951-52 .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

433.97

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

6.42

4.93

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in 

cubic feet per 

second)

-276

+73

-586

+4

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
226 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Tn^Mnn -Lat34°ll' long 81*52>, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

LOC |iSay 39 af ChappeS'Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood and Similes upstream from Little River.

Drainage area.--1,350 sq mi, approximately.

j-i -hi MO TQ97 *- n ^pntpmhpr 195? Gage-height records collected at practigallva slmeasite'since 1905 are contained in'reports of United StateES Weather Bureau.

stream at datum 0.10 ft lower. 

Average discharge. --25 years, 1,997 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs Mar. 25 {gage height, 24.68 ft); 

 minimum, 279 cfs Sept. 29; minimum daily, 412 efs Oct. 14. ,_.,_,. o-, r1927-52: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Oct. 2, 1929, corrected [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 {present datum) Aug. 26, 1908, fron reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page),

Rev is Ions. --W 972: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

598

8OO

778

*796

758

646

419

638

825

786

764

757

492

412

615

771

712

781

692

478

415

634

752

766

732

79 C

577

422

616

837

734

20,799

671

-

-

Nov.

802

852

524

540

766

963

*967

918

881

566

449

672

729

809

864

838

1.500

1,220

979

957

884

822

954

690

810

988

923

1,380

795

738

"

25,780

859

-

-

Der.

636

769

962

899

973

808

728

694

996

943

*884

874

840

913

870

1,090

1,180

1,160

1,290

1,520

3,290

3,420

3,220

2,590

2,570

2,750

5,770

3,600

3,190

2,620

2,770

52,819

1,704

-

-

Jan.

3,110

3,420

3,490

5.560

3,360

2,180

2,720

2,940

2,900

2,910

2,880

1,960

1,070

1,440

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,060

1,660

1,070

1,260

1,670

2,390

1,930

1,700

1,980

1,190

2,120

2,980

2,560

2,400

67,350

2,173

-

-

Feb.

2,100

2,450

1,920

2,640

2,220

1,870

2,080

2,860

2,450

2,360

1,910

1,820

1,790

2,110

2,740

5.550

2,500

2,930

2,960

2,910

2,400

1,610

2,330

1,440

1,560

1,500

2,200

2,340

1,880

-

~

65,410

2,256

-

-

Mar.

2,280

1.770

3,560

*9,300

19 300

17,200

5,910

3,630

2,700

3,880

8,760

*11,300

10,700

8,060

4,040

2,730

3,730

3,720

3,950

4,160

4,180

4,100

4,220

16,500

27,400

17,200

7,000

4,080

3,280

2,870

3,570

225,080

7,261

-

-

Apr.

4,600

5,500

5,000

4,600

3,200

3,000

3,600

4,200

3,800

4,000

3,200

2,000

1,600

2,200

3,000

2,800

*2 , 800

2,600

1,800

1.200

2,020

2,670

2,34O

1,540

1,310

2,420

2,830

3,440

3,820

3,590

-

90,680

3,023

-

"

May

2,640

2,630

1,740

942

1,440

1,390

1,480

1,670

1,530

1,600

1,160

1,600

1,650

1,680

1,720

1,770

2,600

1,830

1,580

1,580

1,650

*1,790

1,530

1,660

1,000

1,520

1,560

1,550

1,680

1,790

1,800

51,962

1,676

-

-

June

1,060

1,610

1,680

1,670

1,710

1,640

1,750

1,110

1,590

1,600

1,750

1,850

1,500

1,620

907

1,340

1,520

1,280

1,400

1,350

781

883

1,180

1,340

1,380'

1,440

1,450

780

948

1,080

-

41,199

1,373

-

~

July

*774

1,100

562

672

481

719

1,220

1,230

1,200

1,100

1,140

724

912

1,300

1,290

1,190

1,240

1,340

720

810

1,370

1.550

1,460

1,460

1,360

707

814

1,380

1,520

1,490

1,370

34,185

1,103

-

"

'Aug.

1,190

802

514

1,140

1,360

1,290

1,280

1,240

830

932

1,310

1,480

*1,390

1,380

1,210

820

1,000

1,250

1,34.0

1,280

1,340

1,330

883

866

1,040

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,180

1.850

1,110

56,137

1,166

-

"

Sept.

1,010

1,180

1,200

1,190

1,190

752

126

1,220

1,240

1,260

1,270

1,230

828

492

1,220

1,370

1,350

1,390

1,370

1,000

1,000

1,360

1,470

*1,400

1,390

1,100

598

436

858

1,080

-

32,880

1,096

-

"

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,660 Min 375 Mean 1,223 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 27,400 Min 412 Mean 2,034 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 1-20; discharge computed on basis of recorder graph, 

weather records, and records for station near Silverstreet.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

227

Location. --Lat_ 34" 111 ,_ long_. _81°44', on left tank COO ft upstream from Higgins Ferry

Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little ttle River, and 2j miles sou Silverstreet, Newberry County.

.th of

Drainage area.--l.6SO sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1927 to September 1952.

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 ai-xillary 

gage for this station.

Average discharge. S5 years, 2,288 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 25.34 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 19,000 ofs on basis of discharge measurements made at 

Chappells and near Chapin; minimum daily, 372 cfs Oct. 29.

1927-52: Maximum discharge, 33,800 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 fhapin; minimum daily, 49 cfs July 4, 1940.

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

Plow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 225).

Revisions. W 972. Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubi: feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septembe

Day

!

0

3

4

5

13

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Get .

413

805

T59

*759

759

644

457

457

805

760

748

756 

518

394

454

743 

710

759

674

490

379

440 

726 

752

716

782

584

498

372

JIS

789

19,620

633

_

-

Nov.

717

802

726

588

541

874

*1,050

955

880

612

470

4S8

737

896

994 

1,230

1,560

1,110

924

948

864 

834 

870 

704

962

885

1,540

813

768

26,050

868

_

-

Dec.

576

763

905

1,020

1,220

1,050

856

694

1,110

896

*987

894 

847

925

818

1,230 

1,270

1,290

1,660

2,080

4,550

5.740 

5,390 

3,200 

3,060

3,350

4,940

4,480

3,900

3,130

2,980

65,811

2,123

_

-

Jan.

3,620

3,900

3,960

5 ggQ

3,820

2,610

2,820

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,260

2,280 

1,360

1,330

1,200

1,190 

*1,220

1,130

1,540

1,450

1,180

1,600 

3,000 

2,510 

1,970

2,240

1,640

2,070

3,960

3,190

2,860

76,470

2,467

-

-

Feb.

2,540

2,680

3 -,260

4,040

3,170

2,380

2,360

3,200

3,020

2,870

2,110

2,070 

2,070

2,260

2,800

4,200 

3,000

3,400

3,400

3,400

2,800

1,800 

2,600 

1.700 

1,900

1.800

2,800

3,000

2,200

_

-

78,830

2,718

-

-

Mar.

2 , 600

2.200

6,000

14,000

20,000

22,500

13,000

5,160

3,130

3,690

7,800

*11,800 

12,800

10,500

6,710

3,200 

3,760

3,950

4,340

4,780

4,640

5,010 

4,460 

8,920 

24,600

22,600

13,900

6,200

3,970

3,240

3,490

262,960

8,483

-

-

Apr.

4,710

5,710

5,42<J

4,940

4,100

3,110

3,660

4,470

4,000

4,170

3,840

2,280 

1,770

2,060

3,110

2,870 

*2,770

2,680

1,980

1,350

1,930

2,720 

2,550 

1,620 

1,340

2,280

2,920

3,310

4,130

4,200

-

96,000

3,200

_

-

May

3,040

2,790

2,210

1,250

1,590

1,450

1,540

1,750

1,650

1,770

1,370

1,540 

1,710

1,800

1,770

1,800 

2,510

2,220

1,700

1,740

2,030

*1,880 

1,550 

1,690 

1,610

1,650

1,700

1,470

1,730

1,920

2,060

56,490

1,822

-

-

June

1,410

1,610

1,810

1,770

1,800

1,740

1,840

1,420

1,520

1,630

1,660

1,950 

1,580

1,730

1,300

1,290 

1,570

1,440

1,500

1,430

1,120

1,100 

1,260 

1,380 

1,410

1,400

1,440

1,070

880

1/300

-

44,360

1,479

-

-

July

*906

1,280

872

723

TgO

750

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,200

900 

1,000

1,300

1,500

1,300 

1,400

1,500

1,000

800

1,400

1,60,0 

1,500 

1,500 

1,400

1,000

800

1,400

1,600

1,600

1,500

37,621

1,214

-

-

Aug.

1,600

1,800

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,800

1,500

1,100

1,000

1,400

1,600 

*1,540

1,490

1,320

1,010 

955

1,100

1,380

1,320

1,380

1,380 

1,220 

810 

1/055

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

2,000

TTiTO"

41,905

1,352

-

-

Sept.

1,100

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,000

500

1,100

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,300 

1,000

500

1,100

1,500 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,000

1,500 

1,600 

*1,600 

1,490

1,320

794

423

552

1,100

-

35,279

1,176

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,07O Mln 319 Mean 1,365 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 24,600 Mln 372 Mean 2,299 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Feb. 16 to Mar. 3, July 6 to Aug. 12, Aug. 25 to Sept. 23; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station at 

Chappells.
228 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34 003'05", long. 81°13'15", In Intake tower 500 ft upstream from dam on

 Saluda River, 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and Broad Fivers at Columbia, Rlchland County.

Drainage area. 2,420 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. August 1929 to September 1952. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.64 ft below mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 31, 1930, staff gage at same

site and datum. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 357.13 ft May 4; minimum, 326.90 ft Dec. 20.

 ISS9-52: 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

 193(5. 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. W 972: Drainage area.

Mean gage height, In reet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33.84

33.77

33.67

33.58

33.43

33.30

33.26

33.21

32.93

32.64

32.40

32.21

32.11

32.10

32.03

31.87

31.70

31.53

31.34

31.27

31.27

31.21

31.07

30.89

30.76

30.76

30.67

30.69

30.66

30.53

30.40

Nov.

30.29

30.19

30.20

30.20

30.13

29.96

29.86

29.70

29.60

29.57

29.57

29.55

29.41

29.28

29.19

29.12

29.10

29.11

29.12

28.96

28.72

28.57

28.53

28.38

28.33

28.28

27.99

27.69

27.38

27.18

-

Dee.

27.08

27.09

27.07

27.04

27.16

27 .19

27.24

27.28

27.36

27.40

27.36

27 '.26

27.16

27.04

27.04

27 .07

27.07

26.97

26.95

26.94

27.28

27.77

28.19

28.52

28.77

29.04

29.34

29.61

29.88

30.07

30.30

Jan.

30.47

30.73

30.94

31.14

31.36

31.63

31.73

31.76

31.83

32.03

32.20

32.36

32.48

32.55

32.62

32.68

32.71

32.72

32.74

32.87

32.86

32.81

33.07

33.23

33.34

33.47

33.63

33.84

a34.18

a34.38

334.61

Feb.

a34.83

E35.02

35.26

35.73

36.04

36.22

36.27

36.50

36.69

36.85

37.04

37.11

37.22

37.32

37.43

37.68

38.08

38.29

38.46

38.64

38.81

38.91

38.98

39.14

39.22

39.25

39.56

39.81

40.01

_

-

Mar.

40.16

40.33

40.69

42.12

43.71

44.89

45.89

46.45

46.66

46.83

47 .37

48.05

48.72

49.32

49.76

49.48

50.10

50.16

50.34

50.38

50.52

50.72

51.07

51.66

52.49

53.62

54.42

54.78

54.90

55.03

55.11

Apr.

55.16

55.38

55.53

55.67

56.02

56.19

56.29

56.32

56.39

56.44

56.53

56.58

56.66

56.75

56.75

56.75

56.72

56.69

56.70

56.72

56.75

56.72

56.67

56.58

56.52

56.59

56.70

56.85

56.93

57 .02

-

May

57.06

57.05

57.08

57.12

57.10

57.00

56.82

56.66

56.50

56.41

56.45

56.47

56.37

56.27

56.11

55.94

55.84

55.90

55.94

55.92

55.88

55.80

55.70

55.60

55.63

55.65

55.60

55.57

55.29

55.19

55.18

June

55.22

55.23

55.12

55.01

54.90

54.81

54.75

54.79

54.77

54.61

54.48

54.25

54.07

54.03

54.10

54.07

53.88

53.70

53.50

53.33

53.27

53.30

53.25

53.08

52.91

52.71

52.49

52.35

52.32

52.32

-

July

52.35

52.35

52.37

52.37

52.37

52.38

52.38

52.31

52.22

52.11

51.98

51.87

51.90

51.87

51.67

51.45

51.21

51.01

50.87

50.87

50.79

50.55

50.27

50.00

49.76

49.61

49.58

19.52

49.27

49.00

48.78

Aug.

48.59

48.50

48.49

48.49

48.43

48.28

48.11

48.13

48.17

48.29

48.29

48.18

48.00

47.81

47.67

47.60

47.58

47.51

47.25

46.95

46.70

46.42

46.31

46.31

46.30

46.21

46.11

46.05

45.91

45.80

45.97

Sept.

46.00

45.95

45.82

45.68

45.50

45.37

45.33

45.28

45.11

44.91

44.70

44.51

44.38

44.31

44.23

43.99

43.71

43.49

43.39

43.30

43.27

43.23

43.09

42.89

42.70

42.50

42.34

42.26

42.16

41.92

-

a No gage-height record; gage height estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

preceding or following day.

Note. Add 300 ft to obtain gage height. Qage heights for period Nov. 3-20 computed from gage 

reading dally at powerhouse.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1951.....

Mar. 31..................

Aug. 31..................

Sept. 30.. ................

Water year 1951-52 .....

Qage height 

(feet)t

333.84 

330.31 

327.08 

330.36

-

334.71 

340.07 

355.09 

357.04 

355.19 

352.40 

348.66 

346.00 

341.77

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

27.66 

23.68 

20.32 

23.74

-

28.69 

35.53 

60.12 

64.01 

60.31 

55.04 

48.50 

44.19 

37.90

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent, In 

cubic feet per 

secorcj)

-1,486 

-1,296 

+1,277

-350

+1,848 

+2,730 

+9,181 

+1,501 

-1,381 

-2,033 

-2,442 

-1,609 

-2,427

+324

ge height at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

229

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 1952.

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.--27 years, 2,911 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs June 12 (gage height, 6.39 ft); minImum, 84 cfs Oct. 22; minimum daily, 120 cfs Jan. 6.

1925-52: 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 period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Lake Murray (see preceding page) and Lake Greenwood (see p. 225).

Revisions. W 972: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 110

1.3 155

1.5 220

1.7 320

2.0 521

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

975

1,620

3,440

9,250

scond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,590

1,960

1,950

2,220

2,920

1,540

356

2,940

3,950

a4. 400

a3,200

a2,200

al,200

a260

*2,310

2,950

2,610

3,000

2,700

618

250

2,790

2,900

3,230

1,470

1,640

493

24£

1,870

2,860

2,410

64,613

2,084

-

-

Nov.

2,240

2,350

669

397

2,360

2,840

2,300

2,610

1,280

446

260

2,480

2,490

2,500

2,800

2,010

499

208

2,590

3,600

3,660

412

3,180

1,940

289

5,740

4,650

5,090

3,960

2,660

"

66,510

2,217

-

-

Dec.

728

242

2,550

2,040

1,440

1,020

636

378

185

1,400

2,340

1,920

*1,860

2,100

394

262

2,740

5.780

3,060

3,600

1,380

716

456

238

284

262

850

1,220

684

272

470

39,507

1,274

-

-

Jan.

590

506

1,030

1,340

286

120

2,000

2,430

1,580

350

396

255

188

594

914

424

1,680

1,080

314

192

2,480

2,960

1,720

892

678

250

165

612

2,540

2,22O

1,660

52,024

1,055

-

-

Feb.

1,550

435

804

540

832

612

699

374

239

227

330

534

480

847

977

352

282

754

820

1,080

558

1,050

286

246

1,670

2.750

1,850

1,240

734

-

~

22,912

790

-

-

Mar.

270

175

1,070

2,800

2,550

1,920

971

488

386

1,510

1,150

854

1,440

1,120

828

710

2,480

2,060

5,220

5,100

2,550

686

484

3,290

5,790

5.970

5,560

5,110

1,550

600

3,660

56,092

1,809

-

-

Apr.

3,420

*3,540

2,7OO

2,O9O

1,160

551

2,650

5,050

2,850

2,400

2,670

732

209

1,660

2,930

3,090

3,100

2,880

904

526

2,680

3,490

4,400

5.250

3,000

811

564

1,740

2,410

2,090

"

69,307

2,310

-

-

May

2,740

2,340

496

553

3,240

4,810

5,210

5,430

4,580

1,930

563

2,560

3,630

4,600

5.580

5,460

1,570

514

5,430

5,570

5,820

4,070

4,870

1,580

577

*2,680

4,220

4,980

5,000

2,490

460

97,135

5,133

-

-

June

195

3,780

3,990

4,040

4,250

5,500

1,110

250

4,580

4,800

5,540

6.290

4,000

665

154

4,570

6,000

5,470

5,710

5,580

1,550

250

4,550

4,560

5,510

5,920

5,260

2,190

1,150

726

"

105,480

5,449

-

-

July

572

224

252

206

260

156

1,620

4,000

5,880

5,170

3,480

734

148

4,780

5,290

*5,690

5,840

5,710

1,190

322

5,070

6.800

6,750

6,400

5,780

1,830

528

5,080

6,536

6,350

6,160

104, 402

3,368

-

-

A'lg.

5,140

681

289

4,110

5,290

5,010

3,520

1,400

554

202

2,690

4,770

4,660

4,780

3,830

1,360

332

4,860

E.570

e,o4o

5,770

£, 150

1,540

290

1,950

2,440

2,030

2,350

3,750

1,050

548

95,556

3,082

-

-

Sept.

1,000

5)380

3,650

3,510

4,590

1,220

383

3,660

4,420

*4,870

4,780

5,040

3,330

520

4,780

5.630

5,610

5,620

4,980

2,260

362

3,780

4,460

4,240

4,450

4,780

5,400

478

4,280

4,860

-

108,305

5,610

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 6,270 Mln 110 Mean 1,952 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,800 Mln 120 Mean 2,349 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of power-plant records at Lake Murray.
230 SANTEE RIVER BASM

Lakes Mar ion-Moul trie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°23'15", long. 80°08'25", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 45 and 7.0 miles southwest of Pineville, Berkeley County.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.9 miles downstream from 

Tiase gage. Datum of gage is 60.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of IS29, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by South Carolina Public Service Authority).

Average discharge. 8 years, 14,670 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 40,200 cfs Mar. 10; miniirum daily, 4,360 

 cfs Oct. 29.

1944-52: Maximum daily discharge, that of Mar. 10, 1952; maximum daily reverse 

flow, 12,100 cfs Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for 

generation of power and for navigation. Water is discharged from powerplant and 

navigation lock into West Branch Cooper River.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,280

7,290

7,170

7,480

7,630

7,720

7,470

6,960

6,940

7,030

7,300

7,6^30 

7.770 TTito"

6,730

6,220

5,890

5,850

6,000

5,960

5,700

5,210

4,990

 4,940

5,260

5.520 

5?430

4,980

4.360 

4,510

4,640

195,310

6,300

-

-

Nov.

5,120

5,160

5,560

5,180

4.990

5,040

5,590

5,680

5,830

5,960

5,660

5,270 

5,150 

5,380

5,980

6,810

7,120

6,740

6,120

6,240

6,550

6,860

7,280

7,700

7,420

7,070 

6,760

7,060

7,500 

8,250

-

187,010

6,234

-

-

Dec.

8,430

8,180

7,570

7.5OO

7,660

*8,050

8,620

8,910

8,640

8,380

8,580

8,720 

8,820 

8,840

9,060

8,380

7,910

8,050

8,100

8,680

9,450

9,880

10,3OO

10,900

11,400

12,200 

13,400

15,000

16,600 

17,600

18.000

311,810

10,O6O

-

-

Jan,

17.900

17,100

*15,700

14,500

13,800

12,600

11,400

11,000

11,200

11 , 500

11,000

10,400 

10,000 

10,200

10,600

10,800

11,100

11,600

11,600

10,900

9.700

10,200

11,100

11 , 400

11,900

11,800

11,000

10,400

10, 900 

11,300

12,200

366,800

11,830

-

-

Feb.

13,300

13 , 800

13,400

13,100

14,100

14,400

15,000

15,800

16,700

16,900

*17,400

17.500 

17,200 

16,900

16 , 100

16.OOO

15,200

14,000

14,500

15,400

15,900

15,300

14,800

13,800

12,500

12.500 

13,200

13,000

13,300

-

430,800

14,860

-

-

Mar.

13,600

11.600

12,4OO

14,800

16,000

17,400

19,400

£4., 100

33 , 600

40.200

*38,700

33,400 

33,800 

32 , 100

32,000

31,500

31,100

30,700

30,300

30,000

29,400

29 , 000

28,800

26,300

23,200

21,400 

19,400

20,400

24,700 

28,600

^31,600

809,500

26,110

-

-

Apr.

31.300

35,300

30,000

29,600

29,400

26,900

26,400

26,600

25,900

25,500

24,800

24,100 

23,100 

21,900

*19,400

18,4OO

18,100

18,200

17,900

16,300

15,600

15,400

16,100

16,100

16,000

16,000 

15.3OO

 18, 000

19,300 

20,600

-;

652 ,'500

21J750

-

-

Hay

1

20.900

19,900

19,600

17,500

15,500

15,200

15,500

16,000

16 , 400

16,200

14,700

12 , 400 

11,600 

12,400

*14,100

14,500

14,100

10,100

9.320

13,300

14,400

14,400

14,600

14.OOO

10,400

10,100 

11,500

12,200

14,000 

15,100

14,400

444,320

14,330

-

June

9,320

10,100

11,400

13 , 000

15,200

15.600

14,700

10,200

9,860

13,400

13 , 800

14,600 

14,500 

14,100

9,660

8.240

11,600

14,300

14,600

 15,300

14,900

12,900

11,500

13,800

14,600

14,900 

14,800

15,000

12,200 

8,570

-

386,650

12,890

-

-

July

8,170

11,100

11,500

9,640

7,000

5,570

^920

8,150

11,500

13,200

13,000

12,400 

8,700 

8,340

10,500

12,600

12,900

15,500

13 , 400

10,900

9,120

10,700

12,400

13,400

13,100

15_,800 

12,200

10,100

11,300 

1 1 , 600

13,100

338,790

10,930

-

-

Aug.

13,000

12,700

10,700

9,280

11,300

* 12, 400

12,800

12,900

12,400

11,900

11,800

12,800 

13,400 

13,500

13,200

15,300

12,200

7,620

8,230

9,960

12,500

12,500

13,100

11,700

8,300

12,100 

12,300

7.020

12,500 

11,600

13.500

362,110

11,680

-

-

Sept.

14,400

14,500

15,100

16,000

16 . 300

15,700

14,400

15,100

15,800

15,500

14,300

14,800 

14,600 

12,500

10,200

10,100

11,500

12,900

14,200

14,000

11,100

 8,650

10,400

12,400

14,200

14,500 

12,800

8.290

10,100 

11,700

-

396,040

13,200

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 18,000 , Win 4,360 MeaSn 10,400 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 40,200 Win 4,360 Mean 13,340 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, Mar. 16 to Apr. 15; discharge estimated on basis 

of fall between Lake Marion near Pineville and Lake Moultrie near Plnopolls.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.

231

Location. Lat 33°27'0o", 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, Be.rkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1952. Prior to October 1942, putlished as 

Santee Reservoir near Pineville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 192S, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.). Prior to May 6, 1942, 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 77.12 ft Mar. 11; minimum, 61.36 ft Oct. 17.

T9~42-52: Maximum elevation, that of Mar. 11, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 17, 1951.

Remarks. Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed 

In~T941. 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 

12,250,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herewith-represent usable contents. Elevation 

of spillway crest, 63.0 ft; top of spillway gates, 76.8 ft. Water is diverted from 

Lake Marion through canal to Lake Moultrie (see p. 233) for generation of power and 

for navigation.

Elevation, at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62.74

62.60

72.49

62.40

62.34

62.30

62.30

62.14

61.99

61.91

61.90

61.87

61.82

61.73

61.60

61.42

61.40

61.44

61.49

61.55

61.58

61.51

61.43

61.47

61.51

61.58

61.60

61.60

61.53

61.49

61.48

Nov.

61.56

62.00

61.92

62.02

62.02

62.08

62.27

62.28

62.36

62.42

62.45

62.43

62.42

62.50

62.60

62.78

62.75

62.75

62.64

62.50

62.48

62.55

62.60

62.51

62.47

62.37

62.18

62.20

62.27

62.40

-

Dec.

62.45

62.40

62.27

62.16

62.09

62.11

62.21

62.32

62.43

62.42

62.31

62.21

62.10

62.04

62.00

61.85

61.72

61.66

61.61

61.79

62.02

62.23

62.59

62.99

63.42

63.91

64.64

65.65

66.41

66.92

67.12

Jan.

67.12

67.09

66.99

66.92

66.88

66.87

66.75

66.63

66.57

66.56

66.46

66.44

66.57

66.70

66.70

66.72

66.76

66.71

66.66

66.64

66.49

66.49

66.48

66.43

66.50

66.53

66.58

66.62

66.43

66.53

66.70

Feb.

66.87

67 .07

67 .45

67 .63

67.86

68.03

68.33

68.65

69.15

69.58

69.95

70.10

70.20

70.21

70.34

70.39

70.52

70.60

70.74

70.90

70.99

71.00

71.09

71.18

71.15

71.23

71.23

71.38

71.48

-

-

Mar.

71.58

71.77

72.05

72.32

72.42

72.62

72.98

74.39

76 '.28

76.89

76.33

76.28

76.58

76.47

76.58

76.69

76.79

76.68

76.80

76.81

76.81

76.82

76.87

76.61

76.21

75.84

75.48

75.58

76.06

76.51

76.83

Apr.

76.80

76.84

76.85

76.81

76.73

76.54

76.50

76.39

76.28

76.18

76.08

75.95

75.86

75.76

75.56

75.40

75.38

75.34

75.34

75.30

75.22

75.10

75.01

74.97

75.02

75.11

75.20

75.21

75.24

75.23

-

May

75.24

75.30

75.31

75.40

75.41

75.37

75.. 3 6

75.39

75.46

75.49

75.80

75.49

75.45

75.40

75.38

75.35

75.32

75.30

75.33

75.26

75.23

75.21

75.20

75.23

75.29

75.30

75.20

75.22

75.24

75.30

75.30

June

75.30

75.21

75.13

75.09

75.04

75..01

74.99

74.99

74.94

74.88

74.79

74.69

74.68

74.64

74.60

74.50

74.44

74.40

74.36

74.31

74.30

74.34

74.28

74.19

74.03

74.05

73.98

73.92

73.92

73.87

-

July .

73.69

73.60

73.49

73.39

73.28

73.29

73.18

73.09

73.09

73.03

73.00

72.99

72.96

72.88

72.77

72.72

72.69

72.66

72.63

62.61

72.51

72.41

72.37

72.39

72.36

72.39

72.37

72.25

72.11

72.08

72.06

Aug.

72.02

71.99

71.96

71.96

71.90

71.94

71.91

71.91

72.00

72.16

72.28

72.30

72.30

72.31.

72.31

72.30

72.29

72.21

72.16

72.19

72.23

72.29

72.32

72.34

72.32

72.30

72.53

72.25

72.23

72.16

72.92

Sept.

73.04

73.19

73.25

73.33

73.44

73.58

73.78

73.97

74.00

74.01

74.10

74.22

74.30

74.40

74.42

74.38

74.40

74.40

74.49

74.57

74.65

74.76

74.66

74.68

74.67

74.66

74.65

74.69

74.64

74.53

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1951 ..... 

Jan . 31 ..................

Apr . 30 ............. ....

July 31.....'.............

Water year 1951-52 .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

62.80 

61.48 

62.40 

67.12

-

66.70 

71.48 

76.83 

75.23 

75.30 

73.87 

72.06 

72.92 

74.53

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

4.49 

2.25 

3.79 

13.40

-

21.43 

25.96 

48.07 

40.67 

40.99 

34.90 

27.97 

31.15 

37 .65

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in 

cubic feet per 

second)

-836 

+594 

+3,588

-308

-362 

+5, 400 

+8, 255 

-2,855 

+119 

-2,350 

-2,587 

+1,187 

+ 2,508

+1,049

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
232 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Santee River near Plnevllle, S. C.

Location. Lat 33°27'15", long. 80°09'25", on right hand 3.0 miles upstream from Dead 

River, 3.3 miles downstream from Lake Marion Dam, and 6.7 miles west of Pinevllle, 

Berkeley County.

Drainage area. 14,700 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 23.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

South Carolina Public Service Authority).

Average discharge.--1Q years, 2,616 cfs.

Ext reme s. Maximum discharge during year, 89,900 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 27.77 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 13,000 efs by computations of flow over spillway at 

Lake Marion and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 408 cfs Nov. 7.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 31.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 efs by computations of flow over 

spillway at Lake Marion and by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 9 cfs Feb. 23, 

1947.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Lake Marion (see p. 231 ). Wat 

diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal (see p. 230 ) into Lake Moul

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

528 

515

510

528

510

492

510

510

510

528

528

492

492

475

458

475

510

492

510

492

510

492

510

510

510

510

492

475

528

528

510

15,635

504

_

-

Nov.

510 

510

475

475

492

492

"458 408

458

510

510

528 

510

475

*492

528

492

458

528

510

545

545

545

528

545

545

545

545

545

545

15,252

508

-

-

Dee.

528 

528

528

528

528

528

545

545

545

545

545

563 

545

510

528

528

545

545

510

563

545

528

545

563

528

563

563

581

545

581

581

16,853

544

_

-

Jan.

581 

545

581

581

545

468

458

528

*510

510

492

492 

545

545

545

510

563

545

563

545

492

581

563

563

594

594

594

617

594

563

594

17,001

548

_

-

Feb.

581 

617

671

6^5

581

528

563

563

563

581

563

*563 

594

594

594

617

594

545

581

510

492

528

581

545

528

545

492

528

528

_

-

16,405

566

_

-

Mar.

510 

528

528

545

528

708

653

744

744

16,700

65.800

32,000 

10,200

14,500

12,200

22,500

20,700

16,100

18,300

7,970

7,320

5,830

8,180

23,000

30,800

33,100

40,300

45,400

40,500

32,200

19,800

526,888

17,000

_

-

Apr.

25.600 

14,700

6,220

4,590

10,400

9,360

1,800

689

581

*528

492

"458 458 

955

1,050

635

617

653

617

563

617

635

594

617

617

655

617

617

617

617

-

85,149

2,858

-

-

May

617 

655

617

617

594

594

594

617

617

594

653

1,260 

*671

617

671

635

653

671

671

671

655

635

635

635

671

671

671

671

671

671

671

20,524

662

-

-

June

671 

671

655

6^9

689

689

689

689

708

671

653

708 

689

689

689

671

671

689

689

671

653

708

689

689

671

726

726

726

744

756

-.

20,696

690

-

-

July

744 

74T

726

726

726

708

726

708

708

*708

726

744 

708

726

726

70S

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

528

545

545

545

545

528

563

19,721

656

-

-

Aug.

565 

565

581

581

581

581

581

581

581

581

581

581 

545

581

545

492

581

581

528

563

563

563

563

581

581

*565

581

594

581

581

617

17,720

572

-

-

Sept.

581 

55T

581

505

565

545

510

510

528

475

510

492 

528

528

528

510

510

492

510

510

510

528

510

528

510

492

528

528

528

510

-

15,669

522

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 599 Min 408 Mean 522 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 63,800 Min 408 Mean 2,152 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COOPER RIVER BASIN 233

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolls, S. C.

Location. Lat 33 0 14'40", long. 79°59'30", at powerplant, 0.7 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge and 2.8 miles northeast of Pinopolls, Berkeley County.

Records available. January 1942 to September 1952. Prior to October 1942, published as 

Plnopolis 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, 75.64 ft Mar. 24; minimum, 58.52 ft Dec. 21.

1942-52: Maximum elevation, 76.18 ft Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); minimum, 

that of 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. 231) and discharged through tailrace canal into West 

Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cu ft between elevations 60.0 ft 

(limit of drawdown) and 75.0 ft (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, about 

19,600,000,000 cu ft. Figures given herewith represent usable contents. Water is used 

for generation of power and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., in feet, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

61.60

61.40

61.23

60.97

60.75

60.72

61.02

60.89

60.66

60.36

60.11

59.86

59.81

60.20

60.26

60.30

60.30

60.35

60.35

60.51

60.83

60.86

60.81

60.75

60.72

60.73

60.89

61.21

61.09

61.00

60.91

Nov.

60.89

61.26

61.38

61.57

61.54

61.52

61.60

61.59

61.61

61.74

61.99

62.01

62.01

61.99

61.77

61.70

61.80

62.04

61.88

61.64

61.42

61.50

61.22

61.09

61.31

61.17

60.98

60.75

60.57

60.42

-

Dec.

60.48

60.86

60.71

60.50

60.21

59.96

59.76

60.04

60.55

60.37

60.17

59.85

59.53

59.21

59.42

59.76

59.47

59.24

58.95

58.72

58.56

58.78

59.32

59.71

60.31

60.57

60.57

60.70

61.34

62.33

62.89

Jan.

63.70

64.14

64.54

64.69

65.20

65.85

65.65

65.47

65.37

65.50

65.45

65.54

65.92

65.76

65.75

65.75

65.58

65.46

65.56

65.94

65.70

65.46

65.34

65.11

64.98

65.29

65.76

65.71

65.42

65.17

64.94

Feb.

64.83

65.15

65.97

66.06

66.10

66.18

66.36

66.53

67.07

67.74

68.06

68.27

68.56

68.79

68.98

69.24

69.78

69.76

69.76

69.81

69.95

70.06

70.40

70.83

70.73

70.79

70.78

70.78

7O.86

-

Mar.

71.25

71.58

71.57

71.67

71.67

71.56

71.47

71.66

72.19

72.62

73.22

73.47

73.92

74.10

74.37

74.69

74.79

74.88

75.02

75.10

75.16

75.21

75.48

75.58

75.40

75.19

74.89

74.63

74.53

74.60

74.76

Apr.

74.94

75.00

75.08

75.10

75.25

75.29

75.20

75.13

75.08

74.99

74.92

74.92

74.97

75.08

75.02

74.89

74.80

74.78

74.86

75.01

74.89

74.71

74.61

74.52

74.63

74.88

74.87

74.66

74.47

74.29

-

May

74.45

74.52

74.68

75.03

75.05

75.04

75.00

75.05

75.03

75.14

75.55

75.41

75.30

75.15

75. 07

75.06

75.12

75.29

75.19

75.07

75.01

4.94

4.87

5.01

5.30

5.17

5.03

4.94

4.95

75.02

75.16

June

75.32

75.07

74.94

74.79

74.73

74.65

74.76

74.95

74.79

74.65

74.55

74.37

74.26

74.37

74.56

74.31

74.11

73.97

73.90

73.89

73.96

74.26

74.09

73.90

73.76

73.66

73.55

73.60

73.89

73.78

-

July

73.61

73.42

73.31

73.32

73.26

73.36

73.13

72.92

72.83

72.74

72.70

72.82

72.96

72.71

72.52

72.39

72.26

72.18

72.27

72.50

72.27

72.11

71.96

71.90

71.81

71.95

72.19

71.99

71.79

71.63

71.56

Aug.

71.52

71.65

71.87

71.71

71.53

71.44

71.40

71.33

71.55

71.84

71.84

71.82

71.78

71.78

71.75

71.92

72.22

72.04

71.87

71.84

71.83

71.79

72.02

72.26

72.06

71.96

72.11

71.92

71.79

72.02

72.37

Sept.

72.54

72.61

72.63

72.66

72.73

73.03

73.41

73.46

73.50

73.60

73.68

73.75

73.96

74.31

74.24

74.14

74.08

74.04

74.14

74.36

74.64

74.66

74.52

74.45

74.41

74.41

74.51

74.72

74.50

74.33

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Date

Calendar year 1951 ....

Water year 1951-52 . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

72 37

74 33

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, in 

cubic feet per 

second)

392

-239

+ 1 ' 225

-410

1 975

+ 771

t Elevation at 12 p.n
234 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Fork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location.--Lat 33°34'35", long. 81°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 northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County.

Drainage area.--198 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1952.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 250.18 ft above mean sea"level,- datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--12 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 8.21 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 86 cfs July 26, 28 (gage height, 2.20 

ft).

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

8.81 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 58 cfs June 8, 1941 

(gage height, 1.52 ft).

Remarks. --Records good.

Revisions.--W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-27, Dec. 23

to Mar. 1, Mar. 25 to May 14)

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

118

158

204

5.5

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

249

334

502

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct. "

138

134

134

130

126

122

122

118

118

118

122

122

122

122

122

126

134

134

130

126

130

134

162

132

228

238

T87

166

170

*178

174

^,479

144

j.727

0.84

Nov.

182

204

211

219

554

294

219

198

204

198

182

174

170

170

174

187

198

198

182

174

170

170

170

170

174

170

174

174

170

166

-

5,780

193

0.975

1.09

Den.

166

166

170

178

211

249

385

313

262

219

198

192

*187

178

192

204

219

238

228

262

385

456

528

401

313

277

262

262

277

249

238

8,065

260

1.31

1.51

Jan.

219

219

219

211

211

219

238

249

219

204

204

204

204

192

198

192

192

192

182

187

182

198

228

277

456

401

294

*262

294

358

436

7,541

243

1.23

1.42

Feb.

334

294

294

385

456

479

358

294

249

238

228

228

219

238

249

385

479

528

436

401

313

294

277

249

262

334

385

615

_

-

9,763

337

L.70

1.83

Mar.

436

334

342

598

1,520

1,650

860

479

385

334

401

502

785

*680

555

479

358

354

334

515

554

334

358

493

895

1,010

715

502

436

385

358

17,499

564

2.85

3.29

Apr.

358

401

502

528

456

585

585

436

358

334

334

313

334

313

313

334

294

277

262

238

*238

228

219

TL5

228

238

306

358

315

294

-

10,196

340

1.72

1.92

May

262

228

211

192

182

178

174

166

162

166

174

224

262

266

192

166

162

154

150

158

166

166

158

150

207

313

277

201

162

162

178

5,969

193

0.975

1.12

June

182

170

187

*192

178

182

158

142

134

130

150

142

142

134

138

142

142

134

130

130

134

154

150

134

118

110

TIC

118

130

126

-

4,323

144

0.727

0.81

Jaly

*174

174

174

166

118

110

106

114

118

134

122

106

114

142

142

130

*114

106

102

94

102

102

102

94

90

86 "SO

86

90

98

90

3,590

116

0.586

0.68

Aug.

90

134

150

146

138

126

154

166

178

T78

166

154

122

118

118

114

130

130

102

106

126

126

142

166

*170

142

122

110

106

110

118

4,158

134

0.677

0.78

Sept.

138

142

134

130

118

110

106

1O6

102

102

102

110

122

134

126

114

110

110

150

170

182

178

174

166

138

126

122

118

118

114

-

3,872

129

0.652

0.73

Calendar year 1951: Max 585 Mln 94 Mean 204 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,650 Mln 86 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Peak discharge (base, 9OO cfs). --Mar. 6 (3 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (8.21 ft); Mar. 26 (5 a.m.) 1,130 cfs

(7.22 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

235

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 ml, approximately.

Records available.--August 1931 to September 1952.

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.--21 years, 773 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 7.59 ft); minimum, 240 cfs July 31.

1931-52: 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, 183 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

4.4 292

4.5 305

5.0 375

6.0 538

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

747

1,280

2,180

3.7

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Z40 

272 

397 

565

6.5 780

7.0 1,330

7.6 2,410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Diy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

538

5T5

476

*420

375

346

332

312

305

298

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

292

298

305

318

353

382

398

405

412

428

460

476

492

11,276

364

0.506

0.58

Nov.

510

519

561

611

611

611

631

631

652

673

673

652

*631

591

550

538

550

561

561

576

561

550

538

538

528

519

510

501

5OT

501

-

17,145

572

0.794

0.89

Dee.

"492" 492

492

501

528

550

561

591

591

591

611

641

678

673

641

591

576

561

576

591

696

823

914

935

914

946

999

988

896

815

741

21,195

684

0.950

1.10

Jan.

689

673

652

636

611

611

591

*591

591

576

576

576

576

561

561

550

550

538

538

528

528

528

576

611

591

576

576

591

652

747

795

18,544

598

0.831

0.96

Feb.

777

747

808

1,030

1,200

1,140

1,060

967

925

914

914

841

755

*721 7B"2

925

988

935

896

841

841

925

956

878

808

762

793

823

815

_

-

25,747

888

1.23

1.33

Mar.

815

"832" 808

,07O

* ,490

,710

,730

,760

,260

,180

,940

,750

,680

,800

,790

,790

,860

,770

,580

,380

,210

,070

,070

,710

,240

,570

,240

,030

,970

,840

,590

51,335

1,656

2.30

2.65

Apr.

1,560

1,330

,330

,260

,170

,060

,020

,020

1,000

945

956

967

927

909

855

825

780

750

726

720

694

648

627

62T

694

780

840

927

864

802

-

27,413

914

1.27

1.42

May

762

725

694

669

627

593

565

531

495

464

489

593

610

579

553

541

531

531

512

503

503

*521

512

487

512

565

593

593

593

627

694

17,762

573

0.796

0.92

June

T80" 780

694

593

541

541

553

541

512

487

457

412

450

464

472

495

512

472

503

593

521

450

427

427

434

434

397

350 36-2

383

-

15,037

501

0.696

0.78

July

412

464

472

487

503

495

434

*369

350

356

350

343

330

318

312

318

318

318

300

306

294

283

278

272

266

283

294

283

272

261

*245

10,586

341

0.474

0.55

Aug.

318

397

427

434

457

480

437

512

565

648

¥69" 669

565

541

541

503

495

472

442

420

383

362

442

495

512

503

480

*450

427

383

457

14,936

482

0.669

0.77

Sept.

541

521

472

442

412

383

369

343

330

318

312

327

404

404

397

390

383

397

404

457

472

503

565

565

565

553

521

503

457

412

-

13,119

437

0.607

0.68

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,320 Min 274 Mean 587 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.07

Water year 1951-52; Max 2,370 Min 245 Mean 667 Cfsm 0.926 In. 12.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
236 EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Edlsto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location.--Lat 330 29'00", long. 80°52 I 25", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 301 at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstrean from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge and Ij miles downssream from Caw Caw Swamp.

Drainage area. 683 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1952.

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. 13 years (1939-52), 748 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,410 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 8.54 ft); minimum, 285 cfs July 24.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 9,500 cfs Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 236 cfs July 3, 1945.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. V 1032: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

O.ct.

530 

557

575

*557

513

457

395

358

335 

328

320

313

306

3S6

306

306

306

313

313

313

313

328

365

402

418

441

465 

481

497

521

548

12,486

403

0.590

0.68

Nov.

548 

548

611

629

656

656

675

675

665 

656

638

611

*584

584

584

575

575

584

575

566

557

g548

g539

g530

g513

g505

497 

489

481

781

-

17,335

578

0.846

0.94

Dec.

473 

475

473

505

557

620

638

629

629 

629

620

629

629

611

593

566

548

548

575

638

705

805

862

875 136~2~

838

825 

815

795

765

715

20,445

660

0.966

1.11

Jan.

685 

665

656

647

629

620

620

 611

602 

593

593

584

575

575

566

557

548

548

539

530

530

539

593

638

638

620

611 

647

705

745

785

18,994

613

0.898

1.04

Feb.

735

705

825

1,030

1,270

1,180

1,030

940

888 

888

875

815

765

*745

805

972

1,120

1,030

925

888

875

875

875

850

805

785

815 

862

875

_

-

26,048

898

1.31

1.41

Mar.

850 

850

862

1,140

1,710

1,840

1,710

1,520

1,550 

1,630

1,480

1,400

1,550

1,590

1,760

1,630

1,480

1,300

1,150

1,180

1,030

972

990

1,470

2,560

2,260

2,020 

1,800

1,670

1,550

1,400

45,704

1,474

2.16

2.49

Apr.

,240 

,240

,300

,270

,180

,100

,030

*990

972 

940

925

925

912

888

862

850

825

805

795

775

755

735

705

685 133~2~

1,260

1,630 

1,480

1,520

1,400

-

30,826

1,028

1.51

1.68

May

1,210 

1,010

912

825

775

685

629

554

518 

474

554

676

734

*676

612

573

554

536

527

582

665

622

518

482

527

592

612 

602

632

710

800

20,378

657

0.962

1.11

June

746 

676

657

722

776

852

T&.

760

676 

612

564

500

456

448

440

422

422

509

638

685

647

602

530

489

473

433

410 

 395- 395

402

-

17,059

569

0.833

0.93

July

395 

372

365

358

350

342

372

*395

402 

481

489

433

402

372

358

350

335

328

320

313

306

299

292

285 '2"9"9

328

328 

320

306

299

*299

10,893

351

0.514

0.59

Aug.

335 

TO

433

441

449

521

647

1,250

1,370 

1,160

862

838

805

795

755

745

620

530

457

433

425

425

473

521

521

505

481 

*473

473

465

661

19,227

620

0.908

1.05

Sept.

859 

1,100

968

825

715

629

575

530

581 

449

425

441

513

530

497

465

457

473

497

548

602

725

850

925

940

838

745 

656

593

548

-

19,499

650

0.952

1.06

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,340 Min 299 Mean 593 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.79

Water year 1951-52: Max 2,360 Min 285 Mean 707 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.09

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

237

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.--1.780 sq mi, approximately..

Records available. November 1945 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 80.02 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 19, 1949, at datum of 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--6 years (1946-52), 2,001 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5;350 cfs Mar. 28 or 29 (gage height, 8.47 ft); 

minimum, 544 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1945-52: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Oct. 6, 1948 (gage height, 10.21 ft, present 

datum); minimum, that of Aug. 1, 1952.

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

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

557

583

855

1,470

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,400

3,220

4,430

6,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,180 

1,120

1,100

*1,060

1,060

1,000

945

855

771

715

687

674

661

648

635

635

635

635

635

622

635

648 

674

687 

715

743

771

799

827

855

885

24,512

791

0.460

0.53

Nov.

915 

345

1,040

1,100

1,120

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,300

 1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,240

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,040

1,040

-

34,820

1,161

0.675

0.75

Dec.

,000 

,000

975

,T50T>

,000

,040

,060

,100

,160

,180

,220

,240

,240

,240

,280

,300

,340

,300

,280

,240

,280

,340 

,360

,470 

,540

,690

,810

,850

,900

,900

,900

41,235

1,330

0.773

0.89

Jan.

1,900 

1,850

1,730

1,650

1,540

,470

,440

* ,400

,360

,340

,300

,280

,280

,240

,240

,220

,220

,220

,220

,180

,180

,160 

,180

,180 

,240

,300

,340

,360

,400

,360

,400

42,180

1,361

0.791

0.91

Feb.

1,470 

1,540

1,730

1,900

2,050

2,220

2,400

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,340

2,160

2,050

*2,000

2,050

2,100

2,160

2,280

2,470

2,610

2,540

2,400 

2,280

2,160 

2,100

2,100

2,160

2,160

2,160

_

-

63,140

2,177

1.27

1.37

Mar.

2,220 

2,220

2,160

2,160

2,220

2,400

2,770

3,400

3,600

3,800

3,800

4,000

3,800

4,000

4,200

4,400

4,600

4,400

4,200

3,800

3,400

3,000 

3,200

3,400 

3,800

4,200

4,600

5,000

5,000

4,600

4,200

112,550

3,631

2.11

2.4.5

Apr.

4,000 

3,800

3,600

3,600

3,400

3,400

3,000

*2,850

2,690

2,540

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,160

2.160

2, 100

2,050

2,000

1,900

1,810

1,770

1,690 

1,610

1,540 

1,580

1,580

1,690

2,000

2,470

2,770

-

72,780

2,426

1.41

1.57

May

2,770 

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,000

,800

,600

,500

,400

,300

,200

,200

,200

,300

,400

,400

,300

,300

,300

,200

,180

* ,160 

,160

,180 

,180

,180

,220

,280

,340

,440

,470

46,160

1,489

0.866

1.00

June

1,470 

1,500

1,610

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,690

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,220

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,000

975

945

1,000

1,100

1,180 

1,220

1,220 

1,060

945

885

855

827

799

-

37,251

1,242

0.722

0.81

July

799

827

827

799

799

827

799

*827

827

799

771

827

799

743

715

687

674

661

648

635

622

635 

609

583

570

570

583

596

596

583

*557

21,794

703

0.409

0.47

Aug.

557 

583

661

743

771

799

885

975

1,100

1,220

1,470

1,690

1,770

1,690

1,650

1,610

1,540

1,470

1,340

1.180

1,000

885 

855

827 

885

915

945

945

915

915

1,100

33,891

1,093

0.635

0.73

Sept.

1,180 

1,220

1,300

1,400

1,540

1,540

1,400

1,240

1,100

975

885

855

855

885

915

945

915

885

915

1,040

1,120

1,220 

1,440

1,610 

1,770

1,850

1,810

1,730

1,610

1,470

-

37,620

1,254

0.729

0.81

Calendar year 1951; Max 3,640 Min 596 Mean 1,286 Cfsm 0.748 In. 10.15

Water year 1951-52; Max 5,000 Min 557 Mean 1,552 Cfsm 0.902 In. 12.27

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 8 to Apr. 7, May 2-20; discharge estimated from recorded range 

3n stage, weather records, and records for other stations in same drainage basin.
238 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 65, 2.3 miles downstream from Pour Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of 

Givhans, Dorchester County.

Drainage area.. 2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 20.46 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Torps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 2,550 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 11.27 ft); minimum, 550 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

1939-52: 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, 442 cfs 

June 3, 1941 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good. About 53,450,000 gal a day (82.7 cfs) diverted above station 

for Charleston water supply during year.

Revisions. W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 15

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

550

670

1,380

2,880

9.0

11.0

12.0

Aug. 16 to Sept. 30

4,570

7,410

9,390

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,080

1,500

3,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,220

1.260 

1,220

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,000

930

825

760

715

685

670

655

640

640

625

£25

625

625

640

655

670

670

700

730

760

775

790

825

25,315

817

-

-

Nov.

860

895 

1,100

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,420

*1,420

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

-

39,115

1,304

-

-

Dec.

1,140

1.100 

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,180

l.,220

1,260

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,640

1,730

1,730

1,780

1,820

1,910

2,060

2,160

2,260

2.310

46,890

1,513

-

-

Jan.

2.560

2,360 

2,360

2,310

2,260

2,160

2,010

1,860

*1,780

1,730

1,680

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,380

1.340

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,460

1,550

1,640

1,730

1,780

52,610

1,697

-

-

Feb.

1.780

1,780 

2,060

2,700

3,290

3,530

3,530

3,610

3,700

3,790

3,880

3,970

*3,880

3,610

3,530

3,790

4,160

4.260

4,160

4,060

3,970

3,970

3,970

3,880

3,790

3,610

3,530

3,610

3,610

_

- *

103,010

3,552

-

-

Mar.

3,610

3,530 

5.450

3,450

3,530

3,700

3,790

'3,790

3,790

3,880

4,060

4,360

4,570

4,790

5,150

5,540

5,820

5,960

6,110

5,960

5,820

5,540

5,410

5,280

5,410

5,540

5.82Q

6,110

6,410

6,730

2^230

154,140

4,972

-

-

Apr.

7.770

7,770 

7,590

7,230

6,890

6,410

5,960

5,540

*5,030

4,570

4,160

3,880

3,610

3,370

3,150

3,010

2,880

2,700

2,580

2,480

2,360

2,260

2,110

2,010

1.910

1,910

1,960

2,010

2,060

2,160

-

117,330

3,911

-

-

May

2,360

2,580 

2,760

2,680

2,820

2,760

2,640

2,530

2,360

2,210

2,060

1,960

1,860

1,780

1,730

1 , 680

1,680

1,680

1,730

1,640

1,600

1,500

*1,420

1.340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,460

1,550

59,310

1,913

-

-

June

,600

,680 

,820

,910

,010

,110

,160

,160

,160

,210

,160

,060

,860

,640

,420

,260

,180

,100

,070

,070

,070

,100

,180

,180

,220

,140

,000

930

930

895

-

45,285

1,510

-

-

July

£42

842 

642

625

808

790

790

825

*825

825

808

860

895

830

775

730

700

670

635

6*0

6?5

610

610

595

580

595

580

580

580

565

565

22,2?2

719

-

-

Aug.

580

580 

565

610

670

730

745

790

895

1,000

1,100

1,220

1,380

1,600

1,820

2.020

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,450

1,240

1,200

1,280

1,280

*1,240

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,540

37,835

1,220

-

-

Sept.

2,600

5.080 

2,960

2,550

2,220

2,060

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,760

1,630

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,450

1,360

1^520

1,320

1,450

1,720

2,120

2,500

2,660

2,600

2,550

2,550

2,500

2,440

-

61,360

2,045

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,790 Mln 625 Mean 1,658 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 7,770 Mln 565 Mean 2,089 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 239

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C.

Location. Lat 32°59'20", long. 81°03'10", near right bank at downstream side cf 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 Mlley, Hampton County.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 64.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 774 cfs Apr. 2, 

3; maximum gage height, 3.92 ft Apr. 2, from graph based on gage readings; minimum 

discharge, 38 cfs July 14.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 905 cfs Ma4. 28, 29; maximum gage 

height, 4.02 ft Mar. 28, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 41 ofs 

July 31.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, i*'eb. 14, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 4, 

1951, Apr. 29, to July 6, 1952)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

37

163

262

3.2 

3.5

4.0

4.1

329

479

860

950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

*372

329

278

262

249

249

249

249

249

249

262

262

262

*262

236

-

_

-

.

-

_

-

Mar.

225

214

214

214

214

249

262

293

293

293

311

329

350

329

329

329

311

311

329

372

397

422

479

479

479

479

*422

311

278

514

691

10,722

346

1.01

1.16

Apr.

732

774

*774

691

652

614

511

450

450

397

372

350

329

293

262

236

225

225

249

329

350

278

293

311

311

311

293

278

236

*205

-

11,781

393

1.15

1.28

May

188

179

163

148

141

148

156

148

128

115

109

109

989-2

87

82

77

72

72

72

*72

72

77

87

82

82

109

*109

109

109

109

3,401

110

0.323

0.37

June

92

77

72

82

72

87

82

109

163

171

163

156

163

163

148

128

128

134

115

109

136

205

121

109

134

*148

179

214

179

128

-

3,967

132

0.387

0.43

July

98

115

109

98

115

104

82

68

59

51

48

44

41

40

41

70

109

148

171

179

148

128

156

156

163

*331

329

249

262

236

236

4,184

135

0.396

0.46

Aug.

293

372

397

422

280

196

148

109

92

87

104

170

262

236

205

171

148

121

109

109

92

77

77

92

72

68

64

59

59

55

*5_i

4,797

155

0.455

0.52

Sept.

51

55

55

59

59

72

134

98

98

109

115

98

87

77

104

141

171

236

214

179

156

134

171

196

179

*163

171

188

196

179

-

3,945

132

0.387

0.43

Calendar year 

Water year

MaxMax

Mln 

Mln

Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN

Salkehatchle River near Miley, S. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

134

115

98

92

87

82

77

72

68

Se

68

68

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

77

98

121

148 

156

163

171

179

*196

188

179

3,281

106

0.311

0.36

Nov.

179 

196

311

372

372

372

422

397

372

350

293

236

205

179

179

196

214

214

225

236

249

236

236

225 

214

196

196

*188

188

179

-

7,627

254

0.745

0.83

Dec.

179 

188

188

205

214

225

236

236

249

262

262

262

249

225

214

214

214

225

249

293

372

372

372

397 

397

*397

422

397

350

311

278

8,654

279

0.818

0.94

Jan.

249 

249

236

225

214

214

205

205

196

196

196

196

205

205

205

205

214

205

196

188

188

188

205

214 

225

249

262

293

329

*329

293

6,979

225

0.660

0.76

Feb.

278 

278

422

479

479

422

422

422

397

350

311

262

236

262

422

578

57~8 614

614

614

578

543

479

422 

329

311

*350

397

397

-

12,246

422

1.24

1.34

Mar.

397 

422

397

479

511

511

479

479

450

450

479

479

450

422

422

422

479

511

511

450

372

329

350

479 

652

732

*817

905

905

860

817

16,418

530

1.55

1.79

Apr.

752 

652

614

543

511

479

450

422

372

329

278

262

262

262

249

236

236

236

225

214

205

188

171

171 

321

450

511

*578

691

652

-

11,502

383

1.12

1.25

May

543

450

350

278

214

171

156

141

128

121

193

262

278

311

372

350

329

262

214

311

262

225

196

163 

216

278

329

*350

311

329

350

8,443

272

0.798

0.92

June

372 

372

293

249

196

188

188

196

179

148

171

163

148

141

148

148

156

171

196

196

156

141

171

*179 

148

121

98

87

87

82_

-

5,289

176

0.516

o'.se

July

109 

148

179

205

225

225

179

141

104

109

115

128

163

179

148

156

179

141

104

87

72

72

64

59 

55

51

59

55

51

*48

44

3,654

118

0.346

0.40

1952

Aug.

113 

82

92

121

148

179

225

262

293

278

278

311

311

278

198

128

115

104

98

87

98

82

77

72 

68

»64

64

64

59

62

148

4,559

147

0.431

0.50

Sept.

179 

156

156

163

148

134

115

98

87

II

77

104

115

121

134

134

128

115

104

128

171

277

450

479 

422

422

372

293

214

*156

-

5,729

191

0.560

0.62

Calendar year 1951 : Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52 : Max 905 Mln 44 Mean 258 Cfsm 0.757 In > 10.29

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COMBAHEE RIVER BASIN 

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C.

241

Location. Lat 32°42i25", long. 30°49'35", near left bank on downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on II. S. Highway 15, 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.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum'of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 193b. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 10.2 miles downstream fro 

base gage.

Extremes.--1951: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 1.380 cfs Aug. 2 

'gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum daily, 54 cfs Aug. 31.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,530 cfs Feb. 19 (gage height, 7.51 

ft); minimum daily, 37 cfs Oct. 20.

Remarks. Records fair.

from

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951-52 

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

In..

June

90

90

88

81

75

72

61

80

92

98

July

119

124

175

187

194

167

126

103

86

74

Aug.

1,300

1,300

1,140

1,110

975

740

610

524

473

424

Sept.

55

64

77

70

60

58

75

67

72

78

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

81

64

92

*107

101

112

138

150

126

123

July

63

56

56

59

60

75

110

160

160

140

Aug.

366

293

348

219

257

257

266

266

266

257

Sept.

86

87

81

78

104

129

121

146

152

157

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June

118

111

95

93

136

175

187

174

141

123

-

0.11

July

163

175

174

*163

136

225

338

348

357

493

905

0.19

Aug.

219

187

157

119

103

99

88

86

82

*67

54

0.42

Sept.

162

160

226

311

293

266

248

228

194

165

-

136

0.14

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

E2

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

163

*163

174

152

114

96

74

72

55

51

72

68

68

84

87

75

63

51

41

37.

38

48

61

92 

103

95

111

129

140

146

162

2,885

93.1

0.085

0.10

Nov.

175

196

433

577

588

555

555

493

473

473

503

513

503

483

443

414

395

366

329

302

275

275

284

284 

293

311

320

320

329

320

-

11,780

393

0.357

0.40

Dec .

302

302

284

284

*329

348

357

357

348

348

338

348

348

395

376

395

395

395

414

433

483

513

534

555 

577

622

682

740

772

755

725

14,054

453

0.412

0.48

Jan.

682

645

610

577

544

493

463

443

424

404

386

376

357

348

338

329

329

338

320

329

329

338

376

*424 

453

443

433

433

493

544

555

13,556

437

0.397

0.46

Feb.

566

577

682

928

1,050

* 1,080

1,140

1,220

1,340

1,340

1,180

1,020

928

885

975

1,260

1,660

2,690

5.550

3,420

5,110

2,670

2,290

2,050 

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,750

-

-

46,321

1,597

1.45

1.56

Mar.

1,700

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,600

1,650

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,560

1,420

1,340

1,500

1,500

1,220

1,180

1,110

1.050

1,050

1,050

1,080 

1,220

1,340

1,580

1,600

2,290

2; 590

*2,590

47,240

1,524

1.39

1.60

Apr.

2j590

2,590

2,510

2,560

2,220

2,150

2,050

1,800

1,600

1,580

1,180

1,020

905

825

740

645

599

544

503

465

455

595

566

558 

548

595

475

544

588

657

-

35,191

1,106

1.01

1.15

May

710

755

772

808

808

755

657

555

455

566

520

557

529

511

511

511

558

576

404

*505

588

566

554

554 

554

524

475

424

595

455

622

15,846

511

0.465

0.54

June

772

695

645

657

654

599

566

505

424

558

511

511

511

295

266

266

266

257

*230

259

217

192

175

158 

140

128

114

116

99

88

-

10,010

554

0.504

0.34

July'

86

111

146

154

129

154

155

174

196

210

198

180

160

141

141

158

141

141

121

111

106

*95

74

64 

55

45-

48

51

52

49

50

5,632

117

0.106

0.12

Aug.

49

49

68

80

80

77

80

82

154

157

155

167

174

189

194

198

194

182

158

124

96

90

81

129 

145

165

212

196

129

61

275

4,179

155

0.125

0.14

Sept.

502

311

376

386

566

311

257

207

170

133

121

133

107

95

88

82

90

*92

98

88

146

248

424

544 

682

740

682

634

622

577

-

9,112

304

0.276

0.51

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,530 Min 37 Mean 579 Cfsm 0.526 In. 7.18

Discharge measurement made on this day.
342 COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C.

Location.--Lat 32°50'10", long. 81°07'55", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 601, 1.6 miles downstream from Black Creek ana 2.5 miles southwest of 

Hampton, Hampton County.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available. February 1951 to September 1952.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read trfice daily. Datum of gage is 50.30 ft above mean sea IPVP!, 

3atum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

ExtremeS.--1951: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 1,220 cfs Apr. 1 

(gage height , 4.82 ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,780 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 5.20 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); no flow July 31.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating table, Feb. 13, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 13-17, Apr. 3-6, June 25 

to July 5, Nov. 12 to Dec. 16, 1951)

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

1.0 

1.5

Z.O 

2.1

2.0 

2.6

2.2 4.5

2.3 7.2

2.4 11

2.5

2.6 

2.6 

3.1 

3.4

16

68

163

3.6 321

4.3 649

4.6 1,160

5.3 1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

154

*148

137

134

129

129

124

126

124

126

124

124

119

109

*105

103

_

_

-

2,015

126

0.621

0.37

Mar.

101 

96

96

92

96

103

114

132

140

134

129

134

192

265

273

220

182

148

163

195

£39

256

231

206

166

143

*126

107

117

456

951

5,965

193

0.951

1.10

Apr.

1,100 

755

*610

534

466

404

348

337

364

343

307

260

206

192

169

146

146

14B

154

209

220

246

239

217

209

169

160

137

112

*66

-

6,999

300

1.48

1.65

May

68 

59

46

36

34

27

23

20

15

11

9.1

6.9

5.6

4.3

4.0

3.3

2.7

2 . 2

2.2

2.1

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.4

2.6

*4.0

5.6

5.0

3.1

413.6

13.3

0.066

0.06

June

2.1 

1.6

1.5

273

2.7

7.0

12

25

26

32

39

29

22

16

13

11

16

36

54

51

35

32

62

45

61

*72

S6

27

12

6.0

-

609.2

27.0

0.133

0.15

July

2.6 

1.9

65

140

116

63

26

12

4.4

2.4

1.6

1.2

.6

.4

.2

2.4

40

~9T 150

49

16

14

13

7.5

2.6

*10

30

51

83

109

129

1,241.2

40.0

0.197

6.23

Aug.

89 

50

96

84

75

46

23

10

7.4

4.6

2.8

2.7

2.5

6.2

5.6

4.2

3.6

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

2.3

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

*0

530.9

17.1

0.064

0.10

Calendar year :. Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Sept.

0 

.2

.5

.3

.6

2.1

9.9

16

17

6.6

2.2

1.4

1.6

1.0

1.9

1.6

.4.3

20

29

25

16

11

90

122

TT6

*79

49

30

20

10

-

664.0

22.8

0.112

0.12

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COOSAWHATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S. C. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1S51 to. September 1952

243

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct..

4.8

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.2

1.4

2.7

6.4

8.3

9.5

9.1

9.5

*12

1312"

108.9

3.51

0.017

0.02

Nov .

14

TT

36

161

209

185

143

101

81

62

51

42

38

38

38

45 

53

57

50

48

48

48

38

36

34

31

30

*29

29

28

-

1,820

60.7

0.299

0.33

Dee.

27

27

29

36

48

62

70

75

72

65

57

57

50

49

50

53 

59

60

75

103

148

206

227

220

185

*148

137

132

126

116

107

2,876

92.8

0.457

0.53

Jan.

101

96

90

86

83

83

68

72

75

68

65

62

62

59

57

57

57

59

59

56_

56

58

101

126

157

151

122

109

157

*189

195

2,836

91.5

0.451

0.52

Feb.

160

132

213

307

337

287

252

202

166

148

134

119

109

185

1,040

1,560 

1,220

931

692

570

466

433

375

348

332

359

*433

610

570

_

-

12,690

438

2.16

2.3,3

Mar.

498

466

433

466

610

649

570

498

404

348

353

404

404

404

348

321 

283

256

256

273

273

260

244

331

570

735

*T35

610

498

433

375

13,308

429

2.11

2.43

Apr.

343

404

433

404

359

307

260

231

209

189

169

157

160

173

179

169 

140

122

107

94

77

68

56

65

248

498

534

*404

332

283

7,174

239

1.18

1.32

May

231

182

140

112

88

79

67

49

34

!§

66

192

256

256

176

83 

64

48

59

156

269

343

272

170

233

217

239

*231

182

254

316

5,092

164

0.808

0.93

June

375

2W

227

166

195

302

256

202

169

160

169

114

74

50

39

31 

29

29

22

15

15

26

27

*23

9.8

4.5

2.8

70~ 2.4

59

3,155.5

105

0.517

0.58

July

76

87

50

26

12

5.3

4.0

5.4

14

20

20

14

10

9.5

7.6

4.7 

2.6

2.5

2.3

3.0

3.1

2.2

1.4

.9

.6

1.3

1.2

.8

.4

.1

.2

388.1

12.5

0.062

0.07

Aug.

0.8

8.3

9.1

6.7

7.8

3.6

8.2

22

48

44

38

27

11

4.6

2.3

1.8 

1.5

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.4

76 .2~

251

138

*51

17

5.4

3.2

118

887.9

28.6

0.141

0.16

Sept.

114

107

69

37

18

7.8

3.7

2.2

1.8

1.5

T7S- 1.4

1.9

3.8

5.3

4.7 

3.3

2.6

1.8

1.7

9.8

200

487

3T5" 570

210

146

79

58

*45

2,604.9

86.8

0.428

0.48

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,560 Min 0.1 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.70

Discharge measurement made on this day.
244 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°49', long. 83 e 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. 203 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,165.6 ft above mean se£ level, datum of 

~^929, 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.--13 years (1939-52), 616 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.5 ft); mini-

 mum, 130 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1907-8, 1939-52: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.8 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 9.9 and 13.8 ft; minimum, 122 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

130

238

398

760

2.5 

3.0 

4.O 

6.0

1,260

1,900

3,410

7,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septe-nber 1952

Day

1

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

167 

164

160

154 

148

145

142

136

*136 

139

139

136

136

136

136

136

133

133

130

130

160

230

262

539

435

247 

213

234 

217

196

192

5,761

186

0.916

1.06

Nov.

904 

593

404

317 

280

276

924

593

429 

356

317

290

276

290

338

448

467

362

322

290

280

266

262

252

247

243 

238

243 

*238 

Z54

-

10,979

366

1.80

2.O1

Dec.

225

221

217

1,250 

913

586

586

558

516 

530

454

410

386

435

1,510

841

640

886

931

1,300

5.750

1,830

1,280

1,040

904

895 

805

728 

704

680

640

26,651

860

4.24

4.89

Jan.

608 

579

558

537

712

616

565

544

537 

*850

736

656

624

586

565

544

523

530

495

502

495

688

850

648

600

696 

805

1.170 

1,080 

850

760

20,509

662

3.26

3.76

Feb.

712 

680

1.B6O

1,760 

1,400

1,120

990

904

850 

796

787

728

*712

728

688

752

728

672

648

632

616

586

579

640

608

616 

624

608 

593

-

23,617

814

4.01

4.32

Mar.

680 

616

805

2,470 

1,310

1,000

886

814

769 

1,080

*6.820

* ,180

,700

,430

,270

,180

,110

,080

,550

,220

,220

,900

,650

,7OO

,180

,830 

,700

,550 

,440 

,340

,320

51 , 800

1,671

8.23

9.49

Apr.

1,430 

1,340

1,220

1,160 

1,140

1,070

1,010

980

960 

922

904

886

1,050

980

895

859

823

796

778

752

728

720

704

814

1,460

1^970 

1,700

1,260 

1,O8O 

980

-

31,371

1,046

5.15

5.75

May

922 

886

841

805 

778

752

*736

720

720 

704

832

778

672

648

640

624

600

579

624

796

672

593

572

672

832

696 

60O

565 

579 

640

600

21,678

699

3.44

3.97

June

593

551

523

509 

551

664

530

495

488 

488

481

474

454

448

454

441

454

*441

417

392

380

404

374

362

350

338 

333

322 

362 

327

-

13 , 400

447

2.20

2.46

Jvly

356 

350

322

306 

301

290

356

317

317 

296

271

266

266

262

262

271

296

285

306

252

238

225

217

209

204

209 

213

200 

*T89

209

8,246

266

1.31

1.51

Aug.

271 

221

217

213 

312

327

460

530

696 

579

398

312

280

252

262

257

238

225

285

104

398

580

356

290

266

243 

230

238 

243 

257

290

10,130

327

1.61

1.86

Sept.

285 

238

257

217 

209

209

200

192

189 

*196

185

225

460

301

266

276

238

217

247

306

238

225

217

200

192

189 

182

178 

174 

174

-

6,882

229

1.13

1.26

Calendar year 1951: Max 3,750 Min 130 Mean 5O4 Cfsm 2.48 In.. 33.74

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,820 Min 130 Mean 631 Cfsm 3.11 In. 42.34

Peak discharge (base. 5.4OOcfs). Dec. 21 (8 a.m.) 5,220 cfs (5.O ft); Mar. 11 (5 a.m.) 13.4OO 

=fs (8.5 ft); Mar. 23 (5 a.m.) 7,310 cfs (6.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 245

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°41', long. 83°21', on left bank at Yonah Dam Settlement, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north «** Toccoa, Stevens County.

Drainage area. 31.4 sq mi.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 673.53 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929 (levels by Georgia Power Co.).

Average discharge. 9 years, 76.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 8.4 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1943-52: 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, 14 cfs Sept. 6, 7, Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage-height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

15

36

77

165

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

350

730

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

*25

25

25 

25

24

23

24

24

23

23

22

22

41

40

56

69

TS

36

32

42

35

35

34

960

31.0

0.987

1.14

Nov.

77

BT

44

36

35

34

63

43

37

35

32 

32

28

34

35

46

37

34

32

30

29

28

28

27

27

28

27

28

 27

27

-

1,073

35.8

1.14

1.27

Dec .

27

27

27

110

61

48

44

41

41

41

38

37

36

54

122

64

51

100

85

187

557

150

98

81

71

128

92

77

71

67

64

2,697

87.0

2.77

3.19

Jan.

61

57

56

54

83

64

58

57

 56

67

57 

56

54

54

54

53

53

52

51

W

51

88

83

67

61

67

67

138

TDT

83

72

2,032

65.5

2.09

2.41

Feb.

71

3T8" 69

192

145

113

100

90

87

81

77 

*74

72

126

88

98

92

85

81

77

74

72

71

74

71

81

81

77

75

-

-

2,812

97.0

3.09

3.33

Mar.

85

74

202

413

162

126

109

102

96

470

1,120 

212

168

145

133

124

117

124

181

133

170

267

710

287

232

*198

178

168

158

152

152

6,968

225

7.17

8.27

Apr.

158

158

145

140

133

128

126

124

119

117

117 

113

126

117

111

109

104

104

102

102

100

96

96

122

165

148

145

133

117

109

-

3,684

123

3.92

4.37

May

104

102

96

94

90

*88

87

87

85

87

87 

83

81

79

77

75

74

72

87

117

87

79

75

90

90

77

75

72

74

81

75

2,627

84.7

2.70

3.11

June

75

7?

69

69

69

69

67

64

61

64

69 

64

60

60

61

58

*61

60

57

56

64

60

56

56

53

52

51

BT

51

52

-

1,831

61.0

1.94

2.16

July

58

53

49

49

48

46

51

66

56

48

46 

46

44

43

42

71

B7

49

43

41

38

38

38

36

35

35

34

32

*3?

32

34

1,385

44.7

1.42

1.64

Aug.

36

35

32

3?

33

36

60

66

"S? 104

47 

40

40

38

41

41

48

38

37

46

46

37

36

36

35

33

33

33

35

36

36

1,310

42.3

1.35

1.56

Sept.

33

32

29

28

28

27

27

27

*27

27

26 

33

37

25

29

29

27

26

33

30

27

29

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

-

844

28.1

0.895

1.00

Calendar year 1951: Max 557 Mln 19 Mean 52.5 cfsm 1.67 In. 22.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,120 Mln 22 Mean 77.1 cfsm 2.46 In. 33.45

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). He

(4.84 ft); Mar. 11 (3 a.m.) 3,500 of!

>c. 21 (7 a.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.1 ft); Mar. 3 (11 p.m.) 1,120 cfs 

> (8.4 ft) i Mar. 23 (1 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (7.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

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. 905 sq mi.

Records available. April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1952.

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. 14 years (1925-27, 1940-52), 2,031 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 10.0 ft); minimum daily, 308 cfs Oct. 15.

1925-27, 1940-52: Maximum discharge, 28,600 cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); minimum daily, 189 cfs Oct. 6, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by powerplant 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) . W 1142: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

299

370

652

1,180

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.2

>nd)

2,630

4,740

10,600

20,300

Discnarge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

364

776

1,100

710

830

830

740

368

»670

650

818

840

1,160

342

508

642

682

885

638

785

482

382

1,120

1.340

1,310

1,180

952

560

438

882

1,180

23,964

773

-20

Nov.

1,450

2.360

1,380

575

708

1,170

1,720

1,800

1,560

1,390

582

415

1,320

1,960

1,720

1,140

1,600

610

480

1,530

1,620

1,740

420

1,030

570

400

1,360

2,060

*1,460

1,260

-

37,390

1,246

-49

Dec.

875

378

358

2,260

3,650

5,020

2,220

1,710

735

680

2,050

2,280

1,500

1,380

3,390

3,030

1,100

3,330

3,760

5,090

17.200

9,240

4,030

2,500

3,040

3,470

3,460

2,660

3,000

1,460

1,420

94,276

3,041

+ 176

Jan.

2,510

1,720

1,540

1,760

1,840

2,070

870

1,980

 1,920

2,500

2,590

2,140

830

915

2,160

1,950

2,180

2,260

1,650

915

720

2,520

2,950

2,980

1,880

2,020

1,190

3,580

4.860

3,250

2,860

65,100

2,100

+7

Feb.

2,940

2,230

4,970

5,560

4,870

3,540

3,220

3,400

2,720

2,040

1,600

*2,590

2,870

2,700

2,790

2,780

1,440

1,960

2,790

2,540

2,580

2,460

2,200

1.240

1,640

2,380

2,700

2,710

2,220

-

-

79,880

2,754

-38

Mar.

2,940

1.120

2,000

15 , 800

6,450

3,730

3,240

2,780

1,370

2,680

20.300

13 , 600

5,620

4,720

3,770

3,310

2,340

4,020

5,460

4,560

4,800

8,280

15,800

14,400

*8,600

6,980

5,120

4,920

5,470

4,520

3,600

192,300

6,203

+ 481

Apr.

5,200

3,890

3,620

5.550

3,720

2,600

2,720

4,020

3,880

3,670

3,500

3,100

2,490

2,560

3,560

3,200

3,080

2,800

2,740

1.800

2,240

3,100

2,250

2,520

4,460

4,580

4,460

3,940

3,90O

3,540

-

102,670

3,422

-49

May

3,500

5.660

2,500

1,630

1,880

*2,770

2,380

2,140

2,620

2,000

1,440

1,600

2,380

2,720

2,040

3,120

2,120

980

1,250

3,220

2,590

2,200

2,600

2,760

1,660

1,700

2,260

2,040

2,050

2,800

2,900

71,510

2,307

+3

June

1,630

1,380

1,840

2,040

2,230

1,940

1,880

1,540

1,230

2,160

1,900

1,700

2,050

1,990

1,360

700

*2.620

2,600

2,580

2,460

1,760

675

625

1,810

1,900

1,820

2,200

2,180

1,020

610

-

52,430

1,748

-181

July

845

1,260

1,460

750

450

425

470

2.440

1,930

1,590

1,270

1,570

580

458

1,180

1,640

1,720

2,040

2,120

498

465

1,800

1,920

2,100

1,980

1,250

500

417

* 1,500

1,200

1,590

39,418

1,272

-200

Aug.

980

1,340

893

395

780

2,080

2,230

2.910

1,780

2,500

1,060

2,010

1,250

1,380

1,680

1,440

1,170

630

1,750

795

1,600

2,200

2,110

1,230

445

489

1,400

888

1,640

2,320

1,120

44,495

1,435

-94

Sept.

455

1,180

750

735

910

860

725

348

*661

701

855

1,200

988

832

428

1/22O

1.390

1,180

1,220

1,240

902

458

658

918

1,230

1,340

615

400

475

915

-

25,789

860

-123

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

753 

0.832

0.96

1,197 

1.32 

1.47

Calendar year 1951: 

Water year 1951-52:

3,217 

3.55

4.. 09

2,107 

2.33 

2.69

2,716 

3.OO 

3.24

6,684 

7.39 

8.52

3,373 

3.73 

4.16

2,310 

2.55 

2.94

Observed

Max 17,200 Mln 305 Mean 1,646 

Max 20,300 Mln 308 Mean 2,266

1,567 

1.73 

1.93

1,072 

1.18 

1.36

1,341 

1.48 

1.71

737 

0.814 

0.91

Adjusted

Mean 1,695 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.43 

Mean 2,260 Cfsm 2.50 In. 33.98

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (4 p.m.) 20,300 cfs (9.2 ft); Mar, 4 (11 a.m.) 19,200 

:fs (9.0 ft); Mar. 11 (10 p.m.) 25,100 cfs (10.0 ft); Mar. '23 (3 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (8.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Burton and Mathis Reservoirs; furished bv Georgia Power Co.

, 

nished by Georgia Power Co.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

247

Location.--Lat 34°44', long. 82°53', on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Six Mile Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Little River, and 1.5 miles east of Newry, Oconee County.

Drainage area. 455 sq ml.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 625.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-52), 1,197 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 efs Mar. 11; maximum gage height, 23.16 

ft Mar. 11; minimum discharge, 164 cfs July 26; minimum dally, 175 cfs July 31.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Aug. 13, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.60 

ft Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, that of July 26, 1952; minimum dally, that of 

July 30, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe ;cond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

409

396

*350

376

350

418

310

304

288

288

283

283

197

238

431

278

274

264

259

254

264

444

473

1.160

1,080

436

368

473

458

396

389

12,191

393

0.864

1.00

Nov.

2,600

1,550

1,080

834

689

689

2.690

1,630

1,080

876

774

698

655

672

884

1,050

1,120

816

714

655

614

757

589

573

511

444

511

*557

534

511

-

27,357

912

2.00

2.23

Dec.

480

466

466

5,170

3,500

1,840

1,500

1,380

1,250

1,250

1,050

944

859

936

3,280

2,020

1,420

2,060

2,520

3,430

14.000

4,910

2,860

2,270

1,970

2,020

1,720

1,550

1,420

1,380

1,290

71,211

2,297

5.05

5.82

Jan.

1,210

1,160

1,030

1,010

1,380

1,210

1,060

970

»936

1,680

1,340

1,120

1,020

970

902

868

766

782

689

714

723

1,020

1,760

1,080

910

1,160

1,340

2,520

2,440

1,590

1,340

36,700

1,184

2.60

3.00

Feb.

1,210

,050

,420

,810

,860

,140

,840

,630

,460

,380

,340

,250

,210

1,420

1,250

1,340

1,420

1,210

1,120

1,070

1,020

927

902

1,040

970

961

 1,080

952

927

-

-

42,209

1,455

3.20

3.45

Mar.

1,120

970

2,040

11,100

3,410

2,270

1,800

1,550

1,420

2,470

17 . 100

5,240

3,460

2,860

2,440

2,270

2,100

2,020

3,540

2,520

2,360

3,900

14,200

6,630

4,740

3,540

3,040

2,700

2,440

2,270

2,180

119,700

3,861

8.49

9.79

Apr.

2,440

2,270

2,060

1,930

1,890

1,760

1,680

1,590

*1,550

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,890

1,840

1,550

1,420

1,340

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,080

3,390

4,140

3,540

2,700

2,140

1,930

-

55,440

1,848

4.06

4.53

May

.720

,630

,550

,460

,380

,340

,290

,210

,210

,250

,290

,120

* ,080

,050

,OOO

995

1,120

859

970

1,340

1,160

961

944

1,160

1,380

1,210

1,060

952

986

1,250

1,070

36,997

1,193

2.62

3.02

June

995

961

893

893

1.250

1,250

1,210

961

936

893

850

800

800

893

927

808

774

1,050

868

680

944

825

766

*680

589

565

589

680

598

518

-

25,446

848

1.86

2.08

July

518

441

582

409

376

284

340

369

644

389

310

358

222

264

269

881

560

338

291

264

368

259

237

204

193

184

196

184

177

175

240

10,526

340

0.747

0.86

Auf.

408

380

266

217

373

*1,000

1,160

2,270

2_,_790

1,970

1,420

1,050

918

800

910

766

834

732

1,120

952

884

1,290

1,460

893

800

714

622

714

800

723

884

30, '120

972

2.14

2.47

Sept.

800

672

723

550

511

503

480

473

458

458

429

437

680

557

550

495

458

422

480

630

466

473

458

402

*389

376

356

327

344

344

-

14,701

490

1.08

1.20

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,000 Mln 197 Mean 974 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.06

Water year 1951-52: Max 17,100 Mln 175 Mean 1,319 Cfsm 2.90 In. 39.45

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Dec. 4 (7:3O p.m.) 11,600 cfs; Dec. 21 (12:30 p.m.) 17.10O cfs

Mar. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 16,200 cfs; Mar. 11 (1:3O p.m.) 22,OOO cfs Mar. 23 (ll a.m.) 18,700 cfi.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
248 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°30', long. 82°50', on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 80, I? miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10J miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area. 1.026 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1928 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 15 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1931-52), 2,064 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 15.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; mlnlnnm, 336 cfs Oct. 

8; minimum daily, 489 cfs Oct. 8.

1931-52: 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, 326 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Flood of Aug. 17, 18, 1928, reached a stage 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 periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Tome regulation at low flow by powerplants above station.

visions. W 757: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24 to Jan. 28, Apr. 28 to May 24) 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

2.9 480

3.0 558

3.5 1,030

4.0 1,620

4,480

8,190

15,900

22,600

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

615

980

1,540

4,440

8.0 8,190

11.0 15,900

14.0 26,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

662 

713 

686

*642

660

727

684

489

59?

566

575

575

583

508

536

654

575

566

550

583

583

608

816 

911

1.610

946

698

816

885

816

778

21,593

697

0.679

0.78

Nov.

1,630 

2,950 

1,600

1,290

1,060

998

1,920

2,760

1,500

1,280

1,150

1,050

1,030

1,010

1,160

1,160

1,610

1,260

1,100

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,030 

956

967

'555 825

935

*946

905

-

38,057

1,269

1.24

1.38

Dec.

905 

!B"5 855 

1,920

6,910

3,000

1,950

1,820

1,610

1,520

1,460

1,320

1,260

1,260

2,940

3,250

2,080

2,180

4,020

4,030

16,800

22,000

7,420 

4,040

3,170

3,960

3,480

2,800

2,580

2,440

2,100

115,945

3,740

3. "65

4.21

Jan.

1,980 

1,850 

1,720

1,650

1,910

2,240

1,780

,620

,600

* ,860

,240

,780

,720

,580

,560

,450

,400

,400

,360

,370

,360

,440

,000 

,040

,720

,660

,040

,490

,090

3,560

2,580

64,050

2,066

2.01

2.32

Feb.

2,240 

2,040 

3,190

6,980

4,950

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,240

2,170

1,980

1,910

1,850

2,040

2,240

2,100

2,510

2,100

1,910

1,780

1,780

1,660

1.600 

1,720

1,720

1,720

2,100

*1,910

1,780

-

68,860

2,374

2.31

2.49

Mar.

2,300 

2,100 

2,540

17,200

17,200

5,040

3,480

2,940

2,650

2,990

19,100

24,900

7,230

4,610

3,880

3,480

3,170

3,020

5,690

4,840

3,910

7,340

18,000 

24,000

7,000

5,000

4,600

4,200

4,000

3,800

3,600

223,810

7,220

7.04

8.12

Apr.

4,000 

3,800 

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,600

*2,510

2,440

2,440

2,580

3,320

2,650

2,440

2,370

2,240

2,300

2,100

2,100

2,060

2,040 

2,040

4,140

5,680

5.990

4,280

3,170

2,720

-

90,210

3,007

2.93

3.27

May

2,510 

2,370 

2,300

2,100

2,040

1,980

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,980

1,980

1,780

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,640

1,660

1,580

1,450

1,850

1,910

»1,650

1,520 

1,650

2,240

1,780

,720

,600

,570

,850

,910

57,380

1,851

1.80

2.08

June

1,660 

1,600 

1,540

1,500

1,600

1,720

1,780

1,500

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,310

1,660

1,570

1,380

1,400

1,710

1,560

1,300

1,370

1,320

1,320 

1,170

*1,140

1,080

1,100

1,380

1,100

1,230

-

42,670

1,422

1.39

1.55

July

1,050 

1,150 

954

1,030

931

892

762

1,070

1,090

1,060

931

882

930

835

863

1,820

TT250"

1,320

980

931

908

968

800 

821

744

726

744

701

689

660

'STJ?

29,214

942

0.918

1.06

Aug.

1,020 

1,110 

1,080

'61>2~ 844

2,150

 2,050

4.460

3,140

3,180

1,7"80

1,350

1,160

1,070

1,140

1,170

1,080

1,020

1,140

1,170

1,060

1,210

2,530 

1,360

1,030.

970

882

873

1,070

1,040

1,030

45,031

1,453

1.42

1.64

Sept.

1.080 

951 

960

911

826

835

826

761

788

770

797

735

874

953

835

882

807

761

797

1,000

800

800

800 

700

700

 700

726

682

657

655

-

24,413

814

0.793

0.88

Calendar year 1951: Max 22,000 Min 489 "Mean 1,562 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.69

Water year 1951-52: Max 24,900 Min 489 Mean 2,244 Cfsra 2.19 In. 29.78

Peak discharge (base, 13,OQO cfs). --Dec. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 25,900 cfs (13.90 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.)

23,600 cfs (13.29 ft); Mar. 12 (4:30 a.m.) 32,000 cfs (15.37 ft)j Mar. 24 (about 4 a.m.) 31,-100-cfs 

(15.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 23 to Apr. 9, Sept. 20-26; discharge estimated from recorded 

range In stage and records for Keowee River near Newry.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 249

Savannah River near Iva, S. C.

Location. Lat 34°15 I , 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 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.255 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

HTorps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 12.74 ft); min- 

 imum, 809 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum daily, 874 cfs Oct. 15.

1950-52: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 12, 1952; minimum, that of Oct. 15, 1951; 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 15, 1951.

Remarks --Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p.246 ) for 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1952 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1250.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 5 to Mar. 3, June 6 

to Aug. 5)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

2.3 845

2.5 1,040

3.0 1,690

3.5 2,590

4.0 3,740

5.0 6,710

7.0 15,200

2.5 1,140

3.0 1,910

3.5 2,970

4.0 4,350

5.0 7,850

7.0 16,600

9.0 27,600

12.0 48,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,270

1,380

1,880

1,600

1,640

1,560

1,680

1,150

1,150

1,300

1,540

1,500

1,820

1,260

874

1,180

1,340

1,550

1,300

1,410

1,290

1,160

1,680

2,440

2.860

2,580

1,960

1,510

1,540

1,630

2,140

49,174

1,586

-

-

Nov.

2,230

5,850

3,670

2,390

2,090

2,290

2,950

5,210

3,800

3,020

2,210

1,900

2,200

3,160

3,270

2,670

3,330

2,350

1,920

2,710

2,860

3,060

1,970

2,100

1,820

1,680

2,180

3,250

2,870

*2,470

-

83,460

2,782

-

-

Dec.

2,050

1,660

1,430

3,060

10,700

6,990

4,980

4,010

2,850

2,650

3,730

3,820

3,350

2,940

5,160

7,700

3,800

5,150

8,120

9,210

57.800

37,700

14,200

7,420

7,480

7', 780

8,230

6,620

5,640

4,810

3,770

234,810

7,575

-

-

Jan.

4,740

4 , 500

3,770

3,850

4,040

4,950

3,130

3,910

3 , 960

4,410

*5,470

4,540

2 , 970

2,530

4,090

*3,850

4,030

4,060

3,590

2,600

2,580

3 , 930

6,080

5,580

4,340

4,110

5,440

7,180

12. BOO

7,880

6,000

142,510

4,597

-

-

Feb.

5,120

5,080

6,820

15.700

10 , 100

7,720

6,600

6,200

5 , 500

4,520

3,490

4,810

4,880

4,770

5,250

5,650

3,910

4,160

4,730

4,530

4,560

4,430

4,620

2,850

3,530

4,140

5,100

5,360

*4,200

_

-

156,400

5,393

-

-

Mar.

5,970

5,910

5.510

36,900

*28,900

*11,200

7,920

7,230

4,650

4,710

38,600

*44,900

15,900

10,500

8,650

8,040

5 , 800

7,530

12 , 100

11,000

9 , 180

18,000

31,100

47.20_Q

25,200

15,200

11,600

10,200

9 , 850

9,500

7,530

472,480

15,240

-

Apr.

9,590

8,750

7,970

8,780

7 ,680

6,330

5,560

7,020

7,150

*6,850

6,650

6,050

5,630

5,630

6,800

6,070

5,940

5,520

5,700

4,200

4,200

5,750

4,650

4,900

7,170

10,300

10.400

8,800

7,460

6 , 940

-

204,440

6,815

-

' -

May

6,340

S.550

6,030

4,350

3,910

5,560

4,610

4,310

4,990

4,480

3,910

3,490

4,670

4,930

3 , 980

5,260

4,250

3 , 000

2 , 800

5,300

5,470

4,300

*4,280

5,170

4,370

3 , 630

4,550

3,980

3 , B50

4,660

4,920

141,900

4,577

-

-

June

3,780

3,020

3,510

3,740

3,970

3,760

3 , 600

3 , 2 10

2 , 450

3,480

3,230

3 , 140

2 , 960

3,440

2,960

2,020

3,450

3,910

4,050

*3,600

3,220

2,060

1,970

2,630

2,910

2,660

3,140

3,500

2,560

1,620

-

93,550

3,118

-

-

July

1 , 950

2,190

2,260

1,910

1,560

1,320

1,220

2,870

2,940

2,560

2 , 170

2,310

1 , 700

1 , 300

1 , 870

2,950

3,040

5,110

3,030

1,660

1,330

2,540

2,610

2,660

2,470

1,920

1,300

1,180

1,930

1,700

2,120

65,680

2,119

-

-

Aug.

1,840

2,570

2,210

1,360

1,470

3,620

3,780

*8,590

5,460

7,040

3,930

4,200

3,130

2,770

3,310

3,130

2,820

2,120

3,170

2,530

2,720

3 , 590

5 , 600

3,500

2,160

1,840

2,500

2,140

2,830

4,000

2,600

102,730

3,314

-

-

Sept.

2,060

2,370

2,120

2,080

2 ,000

1,910

1,990

1,420

1,410

1,700

1,840

2,220

2,160

2,300

 1,600

2,190

2.580

2,220

2,260

2,300

2,270

1,650

1,730

2,010

2,180

2,320

1,810

1,300

1,260

1,740

-

58,800

1,960

_

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 37,800 Mln 874 Mean 3,512 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.38

Water year 1951-52: Max 47,200 Mln 874 Mean 4,934 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.12

Peak discharge (base, 22.000 cfs).--Dec. 21 (10 p.m.) 48,OOO cfs (11.92 ft); Mar. 4 (5:15 p.m.) 

44,900 cfs (11.50 ft); Mar. 12 (7:15 a.m.) 54,400 cfs (12.74 ft); Mar. 24 (8:15 a.m.) 52,80O cfs 

(12.52 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
250

RocKy River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location.--Lat 34°08', long. 32°38 1 , on right bank 2,000 ft upstream from Swanigan Mill 

bridge on county road, 3-j miles northwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbeville County, and 3-f 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi.

Records available. February 1950 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 403.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period February to September, 1,930 cfs Sept. 

3^(gage height, 4.C4 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 14, Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.88 ft); 

minimum daily, 89 cfs Aug. 7, 25.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 1.240 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 3.44 

ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 1U (gage height, 0.82 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 3.

1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,450 cfs Mar. 25 (gage height, 9.44 

ft), from rating carve extended above 3,300 cfs by velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 8, July 28; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft July 

28; minimum daily discharge, 39 cfs Oct. 8.

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

Flow regulated "by Lake Secession (usable capacity, about 1,742,000,030 cu ft).

Rating tables, Feb. 25, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1952 (gage height, 

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

Feb. 25, 1950, to June 9, 1951, 

Mar. 4 to Sept. 30, 1952

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 151

259

460

2.5

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

9.0

10, 1951, to Mar. 3, 1952

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

1.8 

2,2

253

460

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.2 ft.

scond, February to September 1950

1

2~i

4

^

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

"2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

r>:t. !lov . D- .

' 1 

Jan. F^t .

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

t270

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

334

166

185

333

-

-

-

-

-

-

'

H3r.

365

257

236

235

166

132

281

*292

282

*282

£72

185

299

350

290

286

279

2£8

165

167

276

2G8

261

264

263

220

191

520

324

289

270

8,235

266

-

"

Apr.

268

216

170

264

267

263

264

252

191

168

25C

258

248

*256

250

218

218

249

250

249

247

242

153

151

2-46

250

*253

252

244

145

-

6,958

232

-

-

May

151

248

287

252

246

245

146

149

244

241

248

244

24E

171

210

25b

251

252

247

246

158

140

242

242

244

248

243

173

179

262

614

7,354

237

-

"

June

28e

*253

257

226

177

248

250

276

268

269

196

156

244

»240

237

240

258

144

135

232

234

240

240

231

147

144

232

236

*236

233

-

6,765

226

-

"

July

233

136

131

165

124

148

184

181

123

115

186

184

188

180

184

143

105

174

181

178

177

175

162

264

233

192

191

216

180

156

11

5,286

171

-

"

Aug.

156

165

160

166

166

121

89

160

163

150

*163

161

116

*91

169

152

166

180

184

120

96

156

166

164

169

170

115

89

153

186

183

4,645

150

-

"

Sept.

165

170

122

92

159

149

244

562

388

144

108

163

172

171

175

173

121

*96

158

170

167

166

171

121

11

163

148

167

171

164

-

5,231

174

-

-

Calendar yea 

Water year

* Discharge mea 

t Result of dls

surement made on this day.

charge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Calboun Palls, S. C. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

251

Dlj1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

rir-t .

119

95

173

153

170

179

175

123

122

159

174

173

172

172

109

93

155

146

279

556

187

128

119

172

148

165

167

167

150

129

165

5,194

168

liov.

163

142

iet

176

117

99

163

146

*161

157

158

110

100

161

158

142

161

160

105

99

160

146

159

146

156

110

98

159

146

165

~

4,289

143

Dec.

166

165

119

120

153

148

855

345

223

142

124

183

208

180

168

171

118

100

321

*250

158

155

157

114

jji

96

154

145

192

186

127

5,797

187

Jan.

112

168

165

164

163

161

179

136

153

162

163

160

211

208

179

181

*172

175

177

173

131

132

138

163

171

168

166

120

103

168

172

4,994

161

Feb.

233

211

175

136

118

176

362

237

205

589

222

157

176

175

169

173

182

128

115

171

194

184

178

176

126

115

166

169

-

-

~

5,220

186

liar.

153

167

167

124

126

172

399

*319

229

182

154

167

323

251

214

197

218

147

138

191

185

184

176

186

207

196

£86

321

373

498

349

6,999

226

Apr.

225

280

614

392

382

368

401

552

299

360

357

346

338

334

214

185

267

255

273

270

270

207

423

314

*301

357

356

350

233

217

-

9,740

325

May

351

360

342

338

341

224

224

336

341

343

341

348

214

218

313

248

223

199

203

160

128

195

201

200

198

199

172

125

197

198

204

7,684

248

June

204

199

163

137

173

161

163

179

247

274

*108

153

200

168

149

152

132

93

148

161

140

145

140

120

169

239

149

138

141

145

~

4,890

163

July

120

134

256

159

170

398

147

112

83

135

137

137

137

134

120

ae

135

119

134

138

137

127

91

135

137

137

154

143

118

85

126

4,381

141

Alg.

139

*140

130

128

112

75

135

132

135

150

195

315

97

144

143

138

149

161

ioe

45

69

71

73

66

66

53

40

66

69

116

115

3,573

115

Sept.

Ill

71

24

60

106

107

109

110

71

51

107

112

113

111

117

76

*58

114

114

117

72

80

87

46

143

99

370

301

81

57

~

3,195

106

Calendar year 1950: Max - 

Water year 1950-51: Max 855 Mln 24

Discharge measurement made on this day.
252 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per serond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

£3

24

25

o,:

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

75

76

74

71

86

51

39

74

74

77

77

77

54

42

80

78

77

82

83

56

47

92

99

99

92

94

68

54

96

97

2,284

73.7

-

-

Nov.

112

119

11.6

71

55

99

*116

105

100

99

71

53

101

120

167

176

168

112

96

159

158

163

160

160

111

91

156

252

154

156

-

3,756

125

-

-

Dec .

152

108

84

199

194

167

159

162

110

91

155

157

161

154

168

105

91

*222

230

844

1,480

561

381

291

206

405

427

389

548

284

341

9,026

291

-

-

Jan.

537

428

432

399

413

138

232

358

358

372

370

349

163

232

357

360

362

334

226

116

137

254

264

238

233

224

132

228

344

278

*261

9,129

294

-

-

Feb.

a260

a260

a!80

a340

a320

a300

294

345

361

316

287

354

344

356

350

404

203

244

362

352

358

353

352

166

229

389

481

425

384

-

-

9,369

323

-

-

Mar.

512

222

1,010

*3,120

*3,000

2,080

661

564

608

470

2,700

*1,850

1,150

624

670

437

340

570

788

625

763

1,180

1,550

4,720

7. 080

2,300

1,080

722

608

288

434

42,726

1,378

-

-

Apr.

664

692

603

586

581

300

291

338

515

355

344

321

158

321

344

331

319

318

324

177

232

301

315

*320

304

358

269

282

332

324

"

10,919

364

-

-

May

311

313

308

a200

a220

a320

a320

a320

a320

a320

a200

239

209

al60

al60

al70

al70

al30

134

269

191

al70

al80

172

156

120

171

164

165

157

169

6,608

213

-

-

June

140

113

158

159

160

*155

159

124

97

159

210

194

165

159

139

124

168

179

165

160

161

147

154

158

148

156

172

171

118

95

"

4,567

152

-

-

July

100

96

94

74

57

81

78

148

136

134

134

134

105

*81

130

133

129

132

128

88

54

80

99

127

126

121

90

69

117

119

130

3,324

107

-

-

Aug.

129

164

81

65

120

144

366

246

191

218

150

214

210

212

251

231

156

163

235

280

216

213

210

145

137

212

209

*204

217

213

165

5,967

192

-

-

Sept.

Ill

192

212

205

202

206

150

129

199

200

205

211

213

134

126

205

202

184

195

189

140

101

210

188

185

180

183

129

110

175

-

5,271

176

-

-

Calendar year 1951 : Max 1,480 Min 24 Mean 180 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-o2: Max 7,080 Min 39 Mean 309 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

and records of powerplant operation at Lake Secession.

of recorded range in stage, weather records,
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

253

Location. Lat 34°11', long. 82°57', on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge,

l_mile northeast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with 

with North Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area.--36.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1952.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 581.07 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 10 years, 55.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 cfs Mar 4 (gage height, 9.8 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 9.7 cfs Oct. 13, 15-22.

1942-52: Maximum discharge, 2,600 cfs Jan. L8, 1943 (gage height, 13.4 f';, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 6.5 cfs Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 1203: 1943(M), 1946(M), 1949(M).

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method uired Mar. 27 to May 23)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.7

174

310

66O

1,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Sepbember 195?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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 stn

In.

Oct.

15

14

14

12 

12

12

12

*11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9T7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

15

M

16

15

14

14

14

14

369.2

11.9

0.325

0.37

Nov.

24

26

26

22

18

18

27

2T

22

19

18

17

16

16

22

21

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

TB- 15

*16

15

15

568

18.9

0.5-16

0.58

Dec.

15

15

15

39 

61

36

28

25

24

24

23

22

21

22

47

37

24

43

78

355

920

660

132

78

57

74

65

51

43

39

38

3,111

100

2.73

3.15

Jan.

36

35

33

31 

37

39

35

*32

31

31

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

27

39

31

28

26

27

96

-JB 211

61

1,250

40.3

1.10

1.27

Feb.

51

47

87

211 ~82

61

53

47

45

43

*43

39

38

39

43

48

50

43

38

36

36

343-4

39

36

51

74

69

57

-

1,574

54.3

1.48

1.60

Mar.

92

65

69

1,000 

450

101

74

69

61

106

700

211

92

74

65

61

57

57

280

106

74

265

174

*522

370

116

87

78

69

69

65

5,679

183

5.00

5.76

Apr.

82

78

69

65 

65

61

57

57

53

53

53

52

65

87

78

57

53

53

51

50

48

47

47

45

FT

87

78

61

57

51

-

1,811

60.4

1.65

1.84

May

47

45

43

42

40

*39

38

37

37

37

46

44

39

38

37

36

35

34

35

49

43

36

36

65

65

40

35

33

33

323-4

1,250

40.3

1.10

1.27

June

33

33

31

31 

30

29

27

26

24

24

£4

24

24

23

23

*22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

19

18

18

35

69

24

-

781

26.0

0.710

0.79

July

23

24

22

19

17

16

14

23

25

19

16

16

15

15

16

45

21

27

20

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

*12

12

13

14

557

18.0

0.492

0.57

Aug.

14

BT

22

16 

20

30

31

~53 174

150

39

30

27

24

21

20

19

17

18

18

18

19

32

21

19

17

16

15

15

26

39

1,031

33.3

0.910

1.05

Sept.

20

18

16

14 

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

17

23

23

19

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

-

452

15.1

0.413

O.46

Calendar year 1951: Max 920 Min 7.0 Mean 36.9 cfsm 1-01 In. 13.65

water year 1951-52: Max 1,000 Min 9.7 Mean 50.4 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.71

Peak discharge (base, 7OO cfs).--Dec.- 21 (12 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (8.6 ft) j Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(9.8 ft); Mar 11 (4 p.m.) 880 cfs (7.1 ft); Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 780 cfs {6.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 16-27, Nov. 3o to Dec. 3; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurement and records for stations on nearby streams.
254 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

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, Ij miles downstream from Rocky River, 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, and at 

mile £64.7 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 1952. Gage-height records collected 

at original site 1 mile upstream during 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 are 

contained in reports of United States 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.--16 years 5-97, 1930-31, 1938-52), 5,041 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,000 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.65 ft); minimum, 932 cfs Oct. 15; minimum daily, 1,030 cfs Oct. 15.

1896-1900, 1903, 1930-32, 1938-52: 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, 660 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum daily, 845 

cfs Oct. 14, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.2 ft Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum, from records 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 246 for 

monthly change in contents) and powerplants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

0.9

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

1,020

1,320

2,090

3,470

7,160

12,300

1.1 

1.5 

3.0 

3.0

De

1,320

2,090

3,490

7,600

21 to Aug. 7 Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,480

2,350

3,890

7,940

13,400

Discharge, in cubi: feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

May June jay Aug. Sept.

30

31

1,520

1,320

1,740

2,000

1,670

1,810 

1,910 

1,500 

1,10U 

1,470

1,510

1,610

1,810

1,730

1,030

5,140

4,910

4,220

4,250

4,350

9,940

10,200

7,500

4,860

4,210

2,960

3,460

2,960

3,640

5,120

4,220

2,700

2,160 

2,410 

*2,570 

2,880 

4,520 

3,230.

2,800

2,510

2,770

2,450

2,300

2,440

2,480

1,990

1,780

2,090

2,110

2,530

2,740

2,640

2,240

2,320

2,730

2,740

2,660

2,600

2,790

2,220

2,020

2,330

2,590

2,610

2,360

1,820

1,560

1,680

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

53,560

1,728

92,590

3,086

149,870

8,060

183,570

6,330

?21,610 

7,387

155,440

5,014

109,470! 

3,649|

75,450

2,434

112,840

3,640

70,900

2,363

Calendar j 

Water year

Ear 1951: Max 40,400 

1951-52: Max 53,100

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

3,978

5,478

1.38

1.90

18.75

25.93

Peak discharge (base

48,400 cfs (7.80 ft); Mar. 

(8.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

25,000 cfs).--Dec. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 47,200 cfs (7.70 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m. 

(12:45 p.m.) 51,900 cfs (8.12 ft); Mar. 24 (2:15 p.m.) 58,000 cfs
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

255

Location. Lat 33°58', 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.--1,420 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to October 1928, staff gage at railroad 

bridge about 1 mile downstream at datum 1.12 ft lower. October 1928 to July 1932 and 

August 1937 to January 1939 staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1928-31, 1937-52), 1,772 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 24.3 ft); minimum daily, 375 cfs Oct. 19, 20.

1926-32, 1937-52: 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 daily, 217 cfs Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small powerr 

plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1172: 1928-30

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 26 to Dec. 19,

Dec. 25 to Jan. 22, May 27 to Aug. 5)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

375

790

1,940

4,240

15.0

22.0

24.0

10,500

21,900

26,900

DIschirge, in cubic feet per se-ond, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

514

490

478

458

443

426

411

*399

391

. 391

391

407

391

411

407

407

395

379

375

375

383

422

498

570

570

610

6373

510

530

570

590

14,122

456

0.321

0.37

II ov .

610

840

1,040

815

678

632

678

915

815

678

632

610

590

590

768

865

745

700

655

632

632

610

610

610

610

570

"5915

590

590

590

-

20,49C

683

0.481

0.54

D62.

570

570

570

632

1,750

1,490

1,040

890

815

790

815

768

722

700

840

1,940

1,430

1,260

2,500

3,530

10,800

14,900

16,900

2J580

2,210

3,180

2,650

2,010

1,750

1,620

91,442

2,950

2.08

2.40

Jan.

1,490

1,400

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,550

1,400

*1,230

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,040

990

990

990

940

940

965

1,280

2,800

2,350

1,520

1,310

1,260

2,040

6,650

4,610

2,430

50,625

1,633

1.15

1.33

Feb.

1,810

1,680

2,800

6,550

5,560

2,950

2,140

1,810

1,650

1,520

1,430

*1,370

1,310

1,310

1,460

1,720

2,210

1,810

1,490

1,370

1,310

1,280

1,230

1,280

1,340

1,520

3,180

3,250

2,350

-

60,690

2,093

1.47

1.58

Mar.

2 , 07 0

2,140

4,710

19,000

26,400

19,000

7,150

2,880

2,430

2,350

9,720

16,500

18,800

10,000

3,250

2,650

2,280

2,070

4,060

4,800

3,400

7 , 150

9,300

16,500

* 26, 400

17,700

5,180

3,330

2,880

2,580

2.350

259,030

8,356

5.88

6.78

Apr.

2,650

3,980

3,330

2,500

2,430

2,210

2,010

1,880

1,810

1,750

1,720

1,650

1,750

2,350

2,010

1,680

1,620

1,550

1,490

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,310

1,510

1,400

2,210

3,250

2,530

. 2,210

1,680

-

60,520

2,017

1.42

1.58

May

1,520

1,430

1,310

1,260

* 1,200

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,150

1,280

1,120

1,020

1,020

990

965

915

940

1,460

1,940

1,280

1,060

,060

,940

,750

,260

,090

,020

,090

1,120

37,610

1,213

0.854

0.98

June

1,040

990

940

890

840

990

1,510

1,020

865

815

768

768

768

745

722

722

*790

915

815

790

745

745

840

768

678

632

632

£78

965

815

-

25,001

833

0.587

0.65

July

655

632

632

590

570

550

550

1,000

1,810

990

722

610

590

550

530

550

890

722

570

530

502

506

526

490

450

426

443

436

*411

411

450

19,294

622

0.438

0.50

Aug.

436

700

768

E90

514

970

1,430

5 . 400

2,280

2,280

1,580

940

768

67S

eio

1,020

815

865

678

815

590

550

550

590

530

506

466

450

454

632

768

28,223

910

0.641

0.74

Sept.

678

570

530

518

470

462

458

*443

440

432

432

432

490

678

550

502

510

470

450

462

486

482

550

570

510

478

466

440

415

405

-

14,777

493

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,900 Min 238 Mean 1,216 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.62

Water year 1951-52: Max 26,400 Mln 375 Mean 1,863 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.84

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 cfs).--Dec. 23 (9 a.m.) 17,400 cfs (19.7 ft); Mar. 5 (8 a.m.)% 27,700 

fs (24.3 ft); Mar. 13 (9 a.m. ) 19,400 cfs (20.8 ft); Mar. 25 (12 m.) 27,500 cfs (24.2 f;)- 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
256 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

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, 

McCormlck County.

Drainage area.--217 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1952.

Gage.--Ifater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years (1940-52), 217 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,610 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 19.47 ft); minimum, 24 cfs July 31.

1939-52: 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, 19 cfs Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks,.--Records good.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to Septeml 1952

Day

I

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

39

38

35

34

33

32

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

29

29

!8

28

32

35

41

44

44

39

39

42

44

42

1,061

34.2

0.158

0.18

Hov.

44

82

91

84

58

53

56

*64

58

53

52

52

51

53

150

102

70

59

57

56

54

54

54

54

56

54

54

54

56

56

-

1,871

62.4

0. 288

0.32

Dec.

54

54

56

86

182

121

88

79

77

75

74

71

67

66

81

94

*78

149

238

733

2,050

2,090

645

277

210

260

392

244

190

170

156

9,207

297

1.37

1.58

Jan.

144

134

128

123

126

146

12fl

117

115

115

117

107

105

105

105

105

103

102

w

102

105

174

288

174

132

126

123

162

288

200

156

4,255

137

0.631

0.73

Feb.

*142

136

532

644

457

288

202

176

160

148

140

132

128

126

128

182

319

212

162

150

142

136

132

140

148

142

512

490

319

_

-

6,725

232

1.07

1.15

Mar.

446

414

1,540

6,070

5,070

1,070

490

414

372

382

1,450

*2,000

780

534

435

403

372

350

688

644

693

987

826

3,550

4,800

1,510

556

414

361

340

319

38,280

1,235

5.69

6.56

Apr.

508

1,110

490

403

414

340

308

277

266

258

248

236

248

501

382

264

230

208

192

176

164

154

*148

146

176

403

457

308

226

182

9,423

314

1.45

1.62

May

158

140

126

114

105

100

94

90

85

81

103

136

94

84

79

78

75

72

84

590

287

130

105

122

269

156

107

*98

94

110

112

4,078

132

0.608

0.70

June

102

92

85

82

81

82

117

81

72

68

66

61

59

58

57

62

63

71

74

68

58

101

140

82

68

58

54

54

71

64

2,251

75.0

0.346

0.39

July

129

66

59

52

48

46

45

45

~82 180

63

54

50

46

*44

43

43

47

43

45

37

35

34

35

34

30

32

34

28

27

24

1,580

5].0

0.235

0.27

Aug.

38

132

174

99

63

150

124

246

186

188

125

72

58

54

48

46

45

43

51

138

143

64

54

51

48

45

*42

39

46

40

58

2,710

87.4

0.403

0.46

Sept.

50

45

41

39

36

36

36

35

34

34

32

3?

66

56

42

39

38

35

37

41

39

39

68

51

38

36

35

34

33

32

-

1,210

40.3

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,090 Mln 20 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.599 In. 8.14

Water year 1951-52: Max 6,070 Mln 24 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).-- Mar. 4 (5 p.m.) 6,610 cfs (19.47 ft); Mar. ?5 (7:30 a.m.)

5,400 cfs (17.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Washington, Ga.

257

Location. Lat 33°36'40", Inng. 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 feshington, 

Wilkes County. >

Drainage aresu --292 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 360 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 27.6 ft); minimum, 15 cfs July 31.

1949-52: Maximum discharge that of Mar. 4, 1952; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 

1951.

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used ftpr. 7 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

7.0

12.0

17.0

22.0

25.0

692

1,760

3,480

7,100

10,100

ar October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

1

3

4

5

b

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

He t .

37

35

34

32

31

29

28

26

*25

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

26

24

23

23

23

26

32

36

39

36

34

43

63

58

75

1,007

32.5

0.111

0.13

Hov.

83

95

iae

134

78

63

134

134

92

71

63

58

58

57

3Z9

243

129

91

76

*68

64

61

ei

61

61

61

61

60

58

57

-

2,857

95.2

0.326

0.36

Dec.

55

55

57

350

490

25J

168

134

118

118

111

103

94

88

229

229

151

*306

692

956

2,200

2,100

1,240

426

264

278

341 2'7 1

216

204

192

12,486

403

1.38

1.59

Jan.

174

iea

156

151

192

257

198

168

156

156

146

134

134

134

129

129

126

125

119

118

126

282

1,090

818

426

257

216

320

764

*638

341

8,348

269

0.921

1.06

Feb.

243

216

513

970

782

386

271

222

204

I8e

174

168

156

243

410

554

620

362

264

229

222

192

180

186

192

244

1,130

890

442

-

10,851

374

1.28

1.38

liar.

458

362

*1,750

*9,710

*10,100_

*3,480

818

442

362

386

2,110

2,900

2,860

*3,220

1,610

516

402

355

474

474

42F

782

1,090

2,900

6 , 420

3,140

970

490

410

355

327

60,099

1,939

6.64

7.66

Apr.

522

950

602

426

554

394

313

285

264

257

257

250

257

299

243

229

222

210

198

192

180

168

162

156

*192

ier

192

186

174

151

-

8,671

289

0.990

1.10

May

146

134

127

120

117

112

107

104

100

97

107

126

112

99

96

94

89

87

93

151

168

120

94

89

119

115

102

85

82

97

95

3,384

109

0.373

0.43

June

89

93

90

74

67

72

67

63

58

*55

55

55

51

54

60

54

51

49

52

48

57

54

57

56

47

39

44

41

~98 120

-

1,870

62.3

0.213

0.24

July

63

52

49

40

36

35

34

37

40

39

34

30

28

26

26

24

22

20

20

20

30

*33

29

26

21

18

18

17

*16

16

15

914

29.5

0.101

0.12

ftug.

18

30

29

25

71

99

124

To!

71

53

43

38

32

29

29

38

26

23

20

20

21

30

46

26

23

*20

18

16

16

26

99

1,260

40.6

0.139

0.16

Sept.

76

46

36

32

28

25

24

24

22

20

19

33

72

74

53

37

32

29

39

58

41

41

49

42

35

30

28

26

26

24

-

1,121

37.4

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1951: Max 2,200 Min 10 Mean 169 Cfsm O.579 In. 7.84

Water year 1951-52: Max 10,100 Min 15 Mean 308 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.37

Peak discharge (base, 3.000 cfs).--Mar. 4 (10 p.m.) 13,100 cfs (27.6 ft); Mar. 14 (2 a,m,) 3,580 

cfs (17.2 ft); Mar. 25 (6 a.m. ) 7,020 cfs (21.9 ft). 

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
258 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Stevens Creek near Modoc , S. C.

Location. Lat 33°43'45", long. 82°10'55", 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 1952 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1929 to September 1931 in House Document 64, 74th Congress, 1st session.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--12 years, 388 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 30.59 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 20.

1940-52: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 41.08 

ft Aug. 14, 1940; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs Sept. 11, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small mills 

above station.

Revision.--W 1032: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23 to Mar. 5)

0.2

.5

.4

.5

.7

2.2

4.0

6.6

10

21 

-uble feet c

0.9

1.2

1.5

2.0

4.0

40

as

161

290

815 

water year

8.0

13.0

18.0

23.0

28.0 

' October 19^

1.9OO

3,500

5,540

9,610

14,800 

51 to Sepi

Day

1

5

4

5

6

7

B

y

lu

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

29

27

20

13

12

9.7

8.6

7.6

15

19

12

6.3

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

T^

3.8

4.5

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.0

4.3

9.0

12

19

22

305.6

9.86

0.018

0.02

Nov.

16

14

64

106

72

50

*41

23

23

27

27

27

20

25

118

80

88

59

37

31

26

27

19

22

26

26

24

19

17

18

-

1,172

39.1

0.072

0.08

Dee.

22

24

27

103

472

191

100

67

58

45

46

44

34

31

69

158

118

*260

842

1,510

5,430

1,530

498

246

186

178

355

280

191

161

146

11,422

368

0.675

0.78

Jan.

136

124

114

106

111

146

148

118

104

100

97

90

88

78

78

80

73

75

73

78

71

295

2.660

869

355

261

222

555

2,300

*814

394

10,813

349

0.640

0.74

Feb.

311

272

1,900

2,310

923

446

313

264

230

212

196

184

171

472

394

615

628

498

303

248

230

212

194

194

220

536

5.300

1,270

680

-

-

17,726

611

1.12

1.21

Mar.

433

337

3,460

14,700

14,300

2,560

734

524

420

368

*5,110

3,120

1,680

1,300

654

472

368

303

407

576

355

1,490

2,210

5,700

7,390

2,310

815

563

446

368

321

73,794

2,380

4.37

5.04

Apr.

589

5,060

1,520

761

2,360

923

550

420

342

303

277

259

243

277

248

212

191

181

166

156

148

136

*124

118

121

146

186

433

261

168

-

14,879

496

0.910

1.02

May

138

116

102

90

78

74

69

56

56

53

70

81

103

73

55

52

48

49

53

92

135

137

74

58

68

82

67

55

42

119

195

2,538

81.9

0.150

0.17

June

99

73

87

*61

66

88

52

41

31

32

25

15

30

114

34

36

38

172

65

42

37

135

60

40

31

15

17

10

36

71

-

1,655

55.1

0.101

0.11

July

257

304

87

42

29

21

332

250

688

ITS

52

37

24

41

*39

27

17

14

13.

9.0

6.9

6.3

5.8

13

7.8

11

19

22

12

9.3

7.6

2,498.7

80.6

0.148

0.17

Aug.

438

707

233

102

52

67

823

816

236

159

167

81

56

35

28

25

27

21

18

20

14

9.2

185

178

61

*38

31

22

17

18

32

4,716.2

152

0.279

0.32

Sept.

43

37

30

22

23

13

13

11

13

15

14

8.5

14

106

63

41

28

20

~88 164

34

26

24

21

32

28

17

14

14

15

'

996.5

33.2

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1951 : Max 5,270 win I- 4 Mean 188 cfsm 0.345 i n . 4.67

Water year 1951-52; Max 14,700 Mi n 3.8 Mean 389 cfsm 0.714 In . 9.73

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Mar. 5 (5 a.m.) 18,200 cfs; Mar. 11 (7:30 p.m.) 7,510 cfs; 

ar. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 9,620 cfs. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
259

miles northwest of Thirteenth 

downstream from Ste-'ens Creek

SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga.

Location. ~Lat 33°30'50", long. 82°00'15", on left bank 2. 

Street Bridge in Augusta, Richmond County, and 4.6 mjlt 

power dam.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1952.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.58 ft above city of Augusta datum or 

T48.92 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.--21 years (1931-52), 2,728 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Dec. 19; minimum dally, 1,320 

cfs Oct. 17.

1930-52: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Jan. 2 , 28, 1948; no flow Apr. 8 to 

May 10, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Canal diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 mile downstream from 

otevens 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 Beav?rdam 

ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles ^elow Augusta.

jischaige fcl: feet pel

Day

1

1

I

4

r

.5

7

B

d

in

ll

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.

Oci.

2,960

2,960

2,440

2,150

2,090

2,010

1,850

1,890

1,800

1,710

1,400

1,450

1,570

1,570

1,890

1,760

1,52O

1,410

1,720

1,510

1,640

1,7.80

1,600

1,480

1,980

2,600

2,200

2,030

2,480

2,190

2,140

59,600

1,923

-

-

N:\ .

2,460

2,930

2,4,60

1,990

3,220

*3,500

3,440

S,010

3,650

2,430

2,090

3,160

3,080

2,720

3,280

3,590

2,450

2,020

3,250

2,920

2,120

2,650

3,050

2,210

2,020

2,830

2,810

2,580

2,720

3,120

-

83,760

2,792

-

-

0^.

2,320

2,030

3,050

3,4,00

3,640

3,680

3,840

2,520

2,090

3,250

3,670

3,610

3,620

3,690

2,580

2,200

3,580

3,840

*5,910

3,690

2,980

2,080

2,000

1,880

1 , 930

1,970

2,060

1 , 900

1,920

2,000

3,710

88,640

2,859

-

-

Jan.

3.850

3,780

3,720

3,650

2,420

1,940

3,450

3,830

3,790

3,770

3,770

2,520

2,100

5,480

3,710

3,160

3,410

3,420

2,620

2,170

3,240

3,590

3,750

3,670

3,570

2,580

2,210

3,350

*3,800

3,720

3,670

101,710

3,281

-

-

Feb.

3,650

2,600

2,110

3,380

5,680

3,630

3,640

3,650

2,670

2,290

3,330

3,580

3,580

3,620

3,640

2,640

2,230

3,360

3,430

3,340

3,360

3,590

2,330

1,900

3,000

3,310

3,380

3,380

3,480

-

-

91,580

3,158

-

-

Mar.

2,500

2,110

3,300

3,620

3,230

3,020

2,780

2,300

2,150

3,330

3,610

3,180

*3,060

2,970

2,210

2,100

3,100

3,720

3,700

3,690

3,570

f2,200

f 2 , 200

f3,200

f5,SOO

f3,600

f3,600

f3,400

f2,400

2,370

3,400

93,420

3,014

-

-

Apr.

3,700

3,650

3,620

3,570

2,540

2,290

3,410

3,620

3,610

3,600

3,600

2,690

2,360

3,510

3,580

3,570

3,510

3,480

2,540

2,250

3,450

*3,780

3,850

3,710

3,820

2,170

1,810

3,380

3,650

3,800

-

97,900

3,263

-

-

May

3,210

3,230

2,320

1,930

3,120

5,520

3,450

3,500

3,420

2,110

1,980

3,060

3,350

3,370

3,180

3,290

2,030

1,880

2,970

3,340

3,330

3,340

3,290

2 , 400

2,160

3,120

3,290

3,320

3,340

3,350

2,400

91,580

2,954

-

-

June

2,130

3,000

*3,260

5,350

3,350

3,330

2,380

2,130

3,020

3,320

3,280

3,260

3,320

2,350

2,090

3,050

3,340

3,350

3,350

3,180

2,230

1,910

3,110

3,280

3,250

3,220

3,040

2,090

2,070

2,350

-

86,370

2,879

-

-

July

2,420

2,410

2,130

2,110

2,130

2,140

2,520

2,450

2,490

2,630

2,330

2,150

2,090

2,670

2,670

*2,540

2,560

2,570

2,230

2,020

2,630

2,760

2,780

2,710

2,840

2,360

2,C60

2,730

2,760

2,420

2,260

75,570

2,438

-

-

Aug.

2,570

2,340

2,020

2,540

2,830

3,310

3,340

3,460

2,550

2,000

3,230

3,400

3.130

3,050

2,810

2,250

2,010

2,850

2,830

2,760

2,840

2,920

2,400

2,150

2,750

*2,820

2,830

2,810

2,850

2,260

2,000

83,990

2,709

-

-

Sept.

2,020

2,910

2,880

2,690

2,930

2,250

2,090

2,760

2,300

2,430

2,460

2,280

1,890

1,970

2,160

1,880

1,920

1,840

2,420

2,440

2,060

2,860

2,970

2,830

2,930

2,890

2,320

1,840

2,900

2.870

-

72,990

2,433

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 4,210 Min 600 Mean 3,005 cfsra - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,910 Min 1,320 Mean ?,806 Cfsm - In, -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly stimated gage heights.
260 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.

Location.--Lat 33°22'25", 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, Ga.

Drainage area.--7,508 sq mi, including that of Butler Creek. 

Records available.--January 1884 to December 1891, January 1898 to Decemler 1906, June

 1927 to July 1932, and October 1938 to September 1952 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. Gageheight records collected at site of Fifth Street gage since 1875 and rt New Savannah 

Bluff lock and dam sites since 1937 are contained in reports of United States 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 

1936 (levels by Southeastern Engineering Co.). Oct. 1, 1938, to Nov. 10, 1948, waterstage recorder at site 0.2 mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1898-1906, 1927-31, 1938-52), 10,690 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,300 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 21.53 ft); mini-

 mum, 1,590 cfs Oct. 12; minimum daily, 1,770 cfs Oct. 18, 21.

1884-91, 1898-1906, 1925-52: 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 conveyanceslope study.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 345 

for monthly change in contents), powerplants, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station. Runoff also affected by storage during construction of Clark Hill 

Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16 to Jan. 17)

0.5 

1.0 

4.0

8.0

1,770

2,080

4,440

8,470

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

13,500

20,600

32,200

43,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. '

Oct.

4.800 

4,360 

3,350

3,100

2,640

2,680

2,500

2,560

2,560

2,680

*2,580

1,810

2,280

3,360

2,360

2,280

1,960

1.770

3,250

2,170

1,770

1,830

1,890

1,960

2,150

2,860

3,420

3,670

3,840

3,260

2,860

84,560

2,728

-

-

Nov.

3,100 

3,580 

4,980

6.050

5,360

*4,980

4,260

4,540

4,620

4,900

4,980

4,620

3,920

3,420

4,010

5,360

5,080

4,540

4,720

4,260

3,090

3,970

3,180

5,020

3,420

3,560

3,580

3,420

5,610

3,760

-

125,890

4,196

-

-

Dec.

3,980 

5.020 

5,420

4,840

5,550

5,080

6,430

6,550

5,950

5,460

6,130

6,050

6,030

5,95O

6,550

8,470

8,800

9,150

*9,990

8,420

9,870

15,000

15.700

14,600

14,400

14,300

14,500

14,200

11,900

9,030

9,500

268,520

8,662

-

-

Jan.

15,300 

14.000 

13,900

12,300

10,800

11,OOO

11,500

12,800

12,800

11,600

10,500

9,990

9,510

11,400

15,200

8,320

4,980

4,540

5,170

4.560

5,410

5,040

5,050

6,950

5,560

5,080

4,980

5,260

*6,750

6,750

5,740

268,260

8,654

_

-

Feb.

5,550 

5,170 

5,640

7,700

7,590

5,930

5,550

5,560

5,170

5,170

5,260

5,560

5,080

5,170

5,950

6,330

5,930

6,030

5,460

4,980

4,980

4,720

4,800

4.540

4,720

5,550

7,920'

8.910

8,910

-

-

169,410

5,842

.

-

Mar.

10,200 

9.750 

10,600

26,600

57,900

58.600

56,200

35,200

29,800

26,400

26,400

50,800

*53,600

33 , 600

31,500

32,500

32,9OO

51,800

31,100

29,500

27,300

25,900

23,100

30,400

36,700

35,200

51,800

30 , 800

50,500

29,500

29,500

901,650

29,090

.

-

Apr.

31,500 

52,500 

55.200

50,800

51 , 800

32,200

29 , 500

30,5OO

30,800

50,800

29,800

28,500

25,800

25,600

21,600

19,900

18,600

16,900

16,200

15,700

15,000 *i2,eoo

10,100

8,560

7.480

11,100

13,000

14,900

15,800

15,700

-

654,440

21,810

_

-

May

j.5.600 

10,800 

9,750

9,750

9,990

9,990

9,270

9,270

9,870

8,030

7,590

8,360

7,480

7,590

6,310

4,540

4.560

4,360

4,540

4,900

4,620

4,540

4,540

4,440

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,360

4,440

4,440

4,560

210,250

6,782

_

-

June

4,540 

4,800 

4,540

4,440

4,540

4,620

4,440

4,560

4,440

4,560

4,560

4,440

4,100

4,010

4.900

4,440

4,440

4,620

4,260

4,560

4.010

4,100

4,440

4,360

4,100

4,100

4,010

4,010

4,100

4,010

-

130,250

4,342

_

-

Jvly

4.540 

4,540 

4,100

4,100

4,010

5,920

5,920

4,180

3,920

4,010

3,340

3,180

3 . 100

3,340

3,420

*3,420

3,340

3,340

3,260

3,420

3,420

5,260

3,420

3,500

3,500

3,580

3,580

5,670

3,500

3,420

3,180

112,430

3,627

_

-

Aug.

5.020 

5,260 

3,500

3,420

4,100

4,360

4,560

4,900

5.170

5,170

5,080

5,080

4,540

3,920

5,760

5,500

5,420

5,580

5,670

5,500

3,670

5,500

5,580

5,580

5,760

3,670

*3,560

3,500

3,500

3,420

3,500

120,570

3,889

_

-

Sept.

3,500 

5,670 

3,760

3,500

3,500

5,68ff

3,340

3,340

3,180

2,720

2,940

3,020

2,860

5,060

2,720

2,420

2.280

2,560

2,860

3,500

3,500

5,760

3,760

3,670

5,580

5,580

5,500

4.280

4,260

5,670

-

99,970

5,552

_

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 16,400 Mln 1,710 Mean 6,222 Cfsm - Ir . -

Water year 1951-52: Max 38,600 MLn 1,770 Mean 8,596 Cfsm _ Ir. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 261

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

Location. Lat 32°56'20", 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, Ga.

Drainage area. 8,650 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1952.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 10,780 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,500 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 18.26 ft); 

minimum daily, 2,550 cfs Oct. 19.

1939-52: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 ft); minimum daily, 2,120 cfs Sept. 9, 1951.

Flood of October 1929 reached a stage of 30.8 ft, from information by Co-'ps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 246 

for change in monthly contents), powerplants, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station. Runoff also affected by storage during construction of Clark Hill 

Reservoir.

2.0

4.0

7.0

11.0

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Dec. 24 

to Mar. 31, June 17 to July 2)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8, 

Aug. 11 to Sept. 3O

2,550

4,300

7,000

11,100

14.0

16.0

19.0

16,100

23,000

42,200

4.6 

7.0

11.0

Apr. 9 to July 2

4,220

6,250

10,700

14.0

16.0

18.0

16,000 

23,OOO 

35,000

July 3 to Aug. 1O

3.6 

7.0

3,680

6,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

3

4

5

&

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.

5.920 

5,830

5,560

5,020 

4,390

3,940

3,490

3,400

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,140

3,060

2,720

3,060

3,580

3,140

2,890

2,550

2,640

3,490

2,890 

2,640

2,720 

2,720

2,800

3,060

3,760

*4,300

4,570

4,570

111,540

3,598

-

-

Nov.

4,210 

3,940

4,480

5,560 

6,730

6.820

6,280

5,650

5,380

5,650

5,560

5,740

5,650

5,200

4,660

4,570

5,830

6,190

6,010

5,740

5,650

4,570 

4,300

4,210 

5,850

3,850

4,120

*4,300

4,120

4,030

-

152,850

5,095

-

-

Dec.

4,300 

4,480

4,120

5.850 

4,660

6,010

6,100

6,550

7,190

7,000

6,460

6,460

6,730

6,750

6,640

6,820

7,760

8,520

8,900

9,500

9,400

9,610 

10,900

12,200 

13,100

*13,600

14,OOO

14,200

14,500

14,500

15,800

268,390

8,658

-

-

Jan.

12,400 

12,400

12,800

13,100 

15.500

13,000

12,500

12,200

12,400

12 , 500

12,500

12,200

11,500

10,900

10,900

11,800

11,400

8,800

7,000

6,550

6,460

^570 

6,550

6,640 

7,760

7,480

6,820

6,550

6,750

*7,570

8,530

507,410

9,916

-

-

Feb.

7,760 

7,280

7,000

7,100 

8,240

9,200

8,240

7,580

6,910

6,730

6,550

6,460

6,550

6,550

6,820

7,660

8,420

8,350

7,950

7,660

7,000

6,750 

6,550

6,570 

6.100

6,100

*6,640

8,240

9,610

_

-

212,130

7,315

-

-

Mar.

10.000 

10,500

10,900

11,300 

12,500

13,6OO

14,900

17,700

26,400

35,000

37,100

36,400

34,400

35,000

32,400

33 , 700

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

35,000

34,400 

33,700

33 , 000 

32,400

31,800

33,000

*35,700

37,800

37 , 800

35,700

89O,1OO

28,710

-

-

Apr.

34,400 

33,000

33,000

33,000 

34,400

55.00O

55,000

35,000

54,400

33,700

33,700

33 , 000

33,000

33,000

32,400

31,100

29,200

27,400

25,200

23,000

21,600

20,000 

18,500

17,300

15,800

13,200

12.000

*12,300

12,800

15,200

-

798,600

26,620

-

May

15,700 

14,500

14.500

13,900 

12,700

11,800

11,100

10,500

10,100

9,880

9,640

9,040

9,400

8,920

8,360

7,600

6,070

5,180

4.940

4,940

5,180

5,180 

5,020

4,940 

4,940

5,180

5,440

*5,440

5,100

5,100

5,180

253,270

8,170

-

-

June

5,180 

5,020

5,020

5.260 

5,020

5,020

5,020

4,860

4,700

4,700

4,620

4,540

4,540

4,380

4,300

4,700

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,780

4.7OO

4,700 

4,620

*4,620 

4,700

4,460

4,300

4,300

4.220

4,300

-

141,160

4,705

-

-

July

4,460 

4,780

5 . 440

5,080

4,810

4,630

4,540

4,450

4,540

4,630

4,630

4,540

5,920

3,680

5,760

5,840

5,840

5,840

5,760

5,680

5,760

5,760 

5,840

3,680 

3,760

3,840

4,000

4,090

4,090

*4 , 000

3,840

129,510

4,178

-

-

Aug.

3,760 

5.680

3,760

3,920 

4,000

4,180

4,720

5,080

5,530

5,890

6.280

6,100

6,010

5,740

5,200

4,840

4,660

4,390

4,300

4,500

4,300

4,300 

4,300

4,500 

4,300

4,300

*4,390

4,300

4,210

4,210

i,210

143 , 460

4,628

-

-

Sept.

4,210 

4,210

4,210

4,390 

4,300

4,120

4,210

4,120

3,940

3,940

3,580

3,580

3,760

3,850

3,760

3,670

3,400

5.060

5,230

5,490

4,120

4,570 

4,840

4.950 

4,750

4,570

4,590

4,500

4,590

*4,840 '-

122,750

4,091

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 14,5oO 

Water year 1951-52: Max 57,800

Mln 2,120 

Mln 2,550

Mean 7,010 

Mean 9,648

In. - 

In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
262 SAVANHAH 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, Sj miles upstream from Beaver Dam 

Creek.

Drainage area. 656 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1952.

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.--15 years, 653 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 11.0 ft); minimum, 132 cfs July 25.

1937-52: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 110 cfs June 30, July 2, 1945.

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 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. i, 2)

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

132

228

491

6.0

8.0

10.4

997

1,870

3,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

381

368

318

294

272

244

213

198

188

178

172

168 164'

159

150

150

*154

159

159

159

164

178

218

234

228

223

218

228

256

272

27B

6,745

218

0.332

0.38

Nov.

283

300

381

424

456

473

491

491

491

509

509

473

440

409

368

368

409

456

473

456

440

440

456

456

440

424

395

*368

342

342

-

12,763

425

0.648

0.72

Dec.

330

330

330

342

368

381

395

409

424

424

456

491

548

591

569

528

491

456

456

473

528

614

637

637

661

685

789

903

965

873

762

16,846

543

0.828

0.95

Jan.

661

614

591

569

569

528

509

491

491

*473

473

456

456

456

456

440

440

424

424

424

409

409

456

548

528

509

491

491

569

637

661

15,653

505

0.770

'0.89

Feb.

661

614

614

661

685

685

661

637

591

591

614

637

614

637

789

997

933

873

817

789

*789

845

933

933

845

789

789

789

762

-

-

21,574

744

1.13

1.22

Mar.

762

762

789

933

1,250

1,340

1,340

1,510

5.600

3,400

2,280

1,700

1,420

1,290

1,210

1,760

2,280

1,760

1,460

1,340

1,210

1,030

997

1,180

1,420

1,760

1,920

2,340

2,760

2,410

1,870

51,083

1,648

2.51

2.89

Apr.

1.510

1,290

1,140

*1,030

965

933

903

903

965

933

1,030

1,180

997

903

817

762

736

685

661

661

614

591

569

528

528

528

569

528

491

475

-

24,423

814

1.24

1.38

May

456

456

473

491

473

424

395

368

381

409

424

614

548

*528

491

440

473

491

456

381

342

330

306

 342 288

409

368

355

368

491

637

13,408

433

0.660

0.76

June

528

440

368

342

330

368

381

381

381

381

342

294

266

244

256^

294

266

318

330

294

278

283

288

306

*318

278

239

213

208

203

-

9,418

314

0.479

0.53

July

223

233

234

300

306

278

234

208

198

198

203

22B

261

272

21B

183

183

178

159

154

159

188

164

146

1.4.1

154

178

T03

208

c!8

228

6,548

211

0.322

0.37

Aug.

218

256

266

244

228

*213

234

300

306

306

330

330

330

342

330

272

228

203

188

178

183

188

183

208

203

183

178

173

168

164

188

7,321

236

0.360

0.42

Sept.

193

178

178

168

164

168

164

154

146

141

136

141

159

178

193

208

*234

266

318

330

342

424

456

424

424

456

440

409

330

266

-

7,788

260

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1951: Max 1,030 Mln 117 Mean 410 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.49

Water year 1951-52: Max 3,600 Mln 136 Mean 529 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.95

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs).--Mar. 9 (7 p.m.) 4,200 cfs (ll.O ft); Mar. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,760 cfs 

(9.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

263

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, Ga.

Drainage area. 9,850 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1952 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 United States 

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.

fs Apr. 2 (gage height, 16.90 ft); mini- 

;age he ight,

Average discharge. 15 years, 11,640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 

mum daily, 3,140 cfs Oct. 21, 25.

1937-52: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 1940 

23.6 ft); minimum daily, 2,830 cfs Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-52: Maximum gage height, 29.7 ft Oct. 6, 1929; minimum, 1.21 ft Sept. 11, 

1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 246 

for change in monthly contents), powerplants, and New Savannah Bluff lock and dam 

above station. Runoff also affected by storage during construction of Clark Hill 

Reservoir.

Revisions (water years). W 1112: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1951-52 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Mar. 13, 14, 

June 2 to Aug. 11, Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14, 

Aug. 12 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

5.0 

8.0

3,140

3,450

6,160

9,480

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

14,500

20,800

30,800

44,700

3.2 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

Mar

4,080

5,800

9,000

13,300

15 to Aug. 11

13,0

15.0

17.0

18,400

27,900

42,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,060

6,860

6,560

6,260

5,760

5,310

4,770 

4,320

4,140

3,960

3,870

3,780

3,780

3,690

3,530

3,450

3,870

3,780

3,450

3,290

3,140

3,530

3,530

3,290

3,140

3,210

3,210

3,370

3,690

*4,230

4,590

130,420

4,207

-

-

Nov.

4,770

4,680

4,680

4,860

5,490

6,560

7,160 

7,160

6,760

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,460

6,460

6,260

5,760

5,490

5,960

6,560

6,760

6,560

6,460

5,960

5,490

5,310

5,130

4,950

5,040

*5,130

5,130

-

176,070

5,869

-

-

Dee.

5,040

5,130

,220

,220

,660

,220

,160 

,760

,160

,710

,930

,600

,160

,380

,490

,380

,490

8,150

8,860

9,480

10,000

10,500

10,600

11,100

11,700

12,200

*12,700

13,100

13,500

13,900

14,300

271,000

8,742

-

-

Jan.

14,500

14,800

15,000

14,800

14,500

14,500

14,300 

14,300

14,300

14, 100

13,900

13,900

13,700

13,700

13,500

13,100

12 , 700

12, 700

12,300

10,500

8,500

,600

,160

,160

,270

,820

,150

,820

,490

,380

* ,820

359,270

11,590

-

-

Feb.

8,620

8,740

8,500

8,260

8,260

8,740

9,620 

9,760

9,100

8,380

7,930

7,600

7,380

7,490

7,930

8,860

9,900

10,900

11,200

11.200

10,700

9,900

9,100

8,500

8,150

7,930

7,930

*8,380

9,340

-

-

258,300

8,907

-

-

Mar.

10,600

11,400

11,900

12,300

12,900

13 , 300

13,700 

14,100

14,800

15,500

16 , 800

21,400

31,400

38,600

39,700

38,100

35,800

35,100

35,800

37,300

38,100

38,100

38,100

38,100

37,300

37,300

36,500

35,100

34,400

35,100

37,300

865,900

27,930

-

-

Apr.

40,500

41,300

40,500

*38,900

37,300

35,800

35,800 

35,800

36,500

36,500

36,500

35 , 800

35,800

35,100

35,100

34,400

33,700

33,000

31,600

30,300

27,900

26,100

24,600

22,600

21,600

20,800

20,000

18,400

16 , 900

15 , 500

-

934,600

31,150

_

-

May

14,500

13 ,'gOO

13,900

14,100

14,100

14,100 

13,900

13,500

12,900

12,300

12,000

11,500

11,200

10,900

10,600

9,960

8,670

7,460

6,800

6,600

6,500

6,500

6,200

6,200

6,100

6,200

6,500

*6,600

6,700

6,800

311,290

10,040

_

-

June

6,910

7,240

7,020

6,800

6,700

6,600

6,400 

6,300

6,100

6,000

5,800

5,800

5,600

5,600

5,400

5,300

5,400

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,500

5,400

*5 , 300

5,400

5,300

5,100

5,100

5,000

-

175,070

5,836

_

-

July

5,000

5,000

5,200

5,600

5,600

5,400

5,200 

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,100

5,000

4,620

4,350

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,170

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,170

4,080

4,170

4,260

4,260

4,350

4,440

*4,440

143,690

4,635

_

-

Avg.

4,350

4,350

4,260

4,170

4,260

4,350

4,530 

5,000

5,400

5,700

6,100

6,460

6,460

6,360

6,260

5,860

5,400

5,130

4,860

4,770

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,860

4,860

4,770

4,680

*4,680

4,590

4,590

4,500

155,600

5,019

-

-

Sept.

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,590

4,590

4,500 

4,500

4,410

4,320

4,230

4,140

3,960

3,960

4,050

4,050

4,050

3,960

3,690

3,610

3,780

4,320

4,950

5,310

5,560

5,580

5,400

5,220

5,130

5,130

-

135,010

4,500

-

-

Calendar year 1951: Max 15,200 Min 2,860 Mean 7,668 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 41,300 Min 3,140 Mean 10,700 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
264 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah 

River, made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952

James River basin, Va.

Date

Oct. 17 

17

17

16 

16 

16

17

17 

17

Feb. 4

Oct. 17

16

18

18

16

15

15 

15

15 

15

16

Stream

Jackson River . . . 

Pounding Mill

Creek. 

Wilson Creek.. . .

Cowpasture River

Bullpasture 

River .

Sinking Creek. . .

Patter son Creek. 

Back Creek. .....

Creek.

Calfpasture 

River.

pasture River .

St. Marys River.

Creek.

Davis Creek. ....

Hickory Creek. : . 

Cove Creek. .....

North Fork Hardware River. 

South Branch 

Hardware River

Slate River. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

James River. .......

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

Jame s River ........ 

Cowpasture River...

Craig Creek. ....... 

Looney Mill River..

Maury River ........

South River. .......

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

Rockfish River.....

Cove Creek. ........ 

Rockf ish River .....

Hardware River .....

North Fork Hardware 

River .

James River. .......

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 10 miles north of 

Warm Springs.

1 mile east of Covington.

on State Highway 629, 4.5 

miles north of Clifton Forge. 

500 ft above Bullpasture River 

at Williamsville . 

500 ft above mouth at 

Williamsville.

1.5 miles west of Millboro 

Springs .

at Gala.

At bridge on State Highway 

682, 3 miles west of Eagle 

Rock. 

At bridge on State Highway 

636, 5 miles southwest of 

Buchanan.

State Highway 611, 5 miles 

north of Buchanan.

1.2 miles northeast of 

Buchanan .

609, 1 mile northwest of 

Natural Bridge . 

At bridge on State Highway 

687, 4.5 miles southwest of 

Craigsville .

685, 0.4 mile east of 

Craigsville.

39, at Rockbridge Baths.

631, 0.5 mile east of East 

Lexington. 

At bridge on State Highway 

608, 2.5 miles northeast of 

Vesuvius.

11, 5 miles south of 

Lexington.

voir, 5 miles southeast of 

Buena Vista.

605, 4.5 miles southwest of 

Bent Creek.

at Bent Creek.

60 at Forks of Buffalo, 

11.2 miles west of Amherst.

29, 1.7 miles northeast of 

Amher st . 

At Woods Mill, 0.3 mile above 

mouth .

29, 1.5 miles southwest of 

Covesville. 

100 ft below railroad culvert, 

0.3 mile north of Faber. 

At bridge on State Highway 6, 

at Faber .

Highway 800 at Schuyler . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

0.5 mile west of Red Hill. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

0.1 mile northwest of 

Crossroads. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 

0.5 mile west of Buckingham.

Highway 20, 5.5 miles northwest of Dillwyn.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

-

-

29.6

-

15.7

4.0

11 

6.6

Discharge 

(cfs)

26.1 

.914

1.27

.075 

41.0 

.532

.351

5.35

1.01 

6.04 

10.0

39.9

3.22

2.83

5.46 

.589

22.9

1.97

0 

27.1

6.05

20.4

15.1

4.96 

1.31

2.21 

6.32 

1.27

4.97 

2.43

14.4 

34.3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 265

iacellaneoua discharge measurements in 

Savannah River, during water year

the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

October 1851 to September 1952--Continued

James River basin, Va. Continued

Date

Oct. 16 

16 

17

17

July 2 

Oct. 17

17 

18 

18 

17 

17 

17 

18

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

17

Stream

North Fork Moormans River .

South Fork Moormans River .

South Fork Rivanna 

River .

North Fork Rivanna 

River.

Byrd Creek. ....... 

Whispering Creek..

Little Willls 

River.

Willis River. ..... 

Lickinghole Creek.

Bush River. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Moormans River ....

Rivanna River .....

James River .......

James River .......

Appomattox River . .

Appomattox River..

Locality

20, 4.5 miles south of 

Centenary. 

At bridge on State Highway 

611, 4.5 miles southeast 

of Centenary. 

1,000 ft above Charlottesville Reservoir, 4.6 miles 

west of Whitehall.

300 ft above bridge on U. S. 

Highway 29, 4.8 miles 

north of Charlottesville . 

400 ft above bridge on U. S. 

Highway 29, 9 miles northeast of Charlottesville. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

250, 5 miles west of Zion 

Crossroads. 

At bridge on State Highway 

6, 1.8 miles southwest of 

Georges Tavern. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, 4.2 miles southeast of 

Sprouses Corner. 

At culvert on U. S. Highway 

15, 0.4 mile southwest of 

Curdsville. 

At bridge on State Highway 

634, 1.3 miles northwest 

of Browns Store . 

At bridge on State Highway 

600, 4 miles west of 

Qoochland. 

At bridge on State Highway 

6, at State Farm. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 2.2 miles southeast 

of Farmville. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 1.5 mile southeast of 

Farmville . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 4,0 miles southeast 

of Farmville. 

At bridge on State Highway 

38, 6 miles northwest of 

Amelia. 

At bridge on State Highway 

631, 4.3 miles southwest 

of Chester.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

11.4

7.1

70 

42

73 

143

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.43 

3.34

.25

.16

1.66 

38.2

15.1 

4.74 

13.8 

4.13 

1.53 

18.4 

12.9

8.15 

7.68

5.44 

6.50 

8.93 

9.70

Chowan River basin

Oct. 17 

Sept. 18

15

16

16

16

15

Little Nottoway 

River .

tr ibutary .

Nottoway River ....

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

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

At bridge on State Highway 

40, 2.6 miles south of 

Blackstone, Nottoway 

County, Va.

612, 2j miles north of 

Rawlings, Brunswick County, 

Va.

1, 1.8 miles south of 

Alberta, Brunswick County, 

Va.

1, 3.3 miles north of 

Alberta, Brunswick County, 

Va.

40, 2.5 miles west of Stony 

Creek, Sussex County, Va.

301, at Stony Creek, Sussex 

County, Va.

301, 3.2 miles north of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County, 

Va.

608, 5£ miles west of 

Sebrell, Southampton County, 

Va.

301, 2.4 miles north of 

Emporia, Greensville County, 

Va.

13.7

1.54

7.69

2.63

14.6

13.7

.541

a. 20

5.73
266 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in 

Savannah River, during water year

the South Atlantic slope basins, Janes River to 

October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Chowan River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 16 

16

16

16 

16

16

17

4

17

25

Sept. 11

Stream

Three Creek. ......

Blackwater River . .

Seacock Creek. .... 

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

Middle Meherrin 

River.

River . 

Meherrin River ....

Plat Rock Creek. . .

Meherrin River .... 

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

Potecasi Creek. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Nottoway River. . . .

Chowan River ...... 

Blackwater River..

Meherrin River ....

Chowan River ......

Meherrin River ....

Chowan River ......

Meherrin River ....

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 

653, 3j miles southwest of 

Sebrell, Southampton County, 

Va.

If miles east of Sebrell, 

Southampton County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

625, 1 mile east of 

Disputanta, Prince George 

County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

618, 3 miles northwest of 

Ivor, Southampton County, Va.

635, at Unity, Southampton 

County, Va.

3 miles southwest of Burdette, 

Southampton County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 49, 

8 miles southwest of Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Va.

11 miles southwest of 

Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, 

Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 635, 

8j miles northwest of South 

Hill, Lunenburg County, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 647, 

4 miles south of Kenbridge, 

Lunenburg County, Va.

at Lawrenoeville, Brunswick 

County, Va . 

Lat 36°32'20", long. 77°11'17", 

at bridge on State Highway 

35, l£ miles above Tarrara 

Creek and ij miles north of 

Severn, Northampton County, 

N. C.

Lat 36°22', long. 77°14', at 

bridge on State Highway 35, 

 J mile north of Potecasi, 

Northampton County, N. C., 

and 2f miles above Urahaw 

Swamp .

at highway bridge, lj miles 

below Middle Swamp and 2-J 

miles northwest of Sunbury, 

Gates County, N. C.

D -ainage 

area 

( sq mi )

-

-

-

"

1,120 

1,120

53.2 

36.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

29.8

4.34 

3.25

1.46

9.39

.548

119 

77.7

No flow 

.05

Roanoke River basin

Oct. 16

16

16

16

16 

18

18 

15

15

North Fork Roanoke 

River .

River.

Blackwater River..

Maggotty Creek. . . .

Goose Creek. ...... 

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

Little Stony Creek

Roanoke River .....

Blackwater River . .

Roanoke River ......

Otter River. ......

On State Highway 723, 2i miles 

north of Ellett and 3J miles 

northwest of Fagg, Montgomery 

County, Va.

east of Shawsville, Montgomery 

County, Va.

east of Salem, Roanoke County, 

Va.

Station, 3-f miles north of 

Roanoke, Roanoke County, Va.

south of Roanoke, Roanoke 

County, Va.

4 miles north of Rocky Mount, 

Franklin County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 220, 

Z miles north of Boones Mill, 

Franklin County, Va.

10$ miles northeast of Rocky 

Mount, Franklin County, Va . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 

4.7 miles west of Thaxton, 

Bedford County, Va.

9-j miles southwest of Bedford, 

Bedford County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 43, 

6 miles north of Bedford, 

Bedford County, Va.

-

-

-

6.04 

32.7

32.1

3.79 

5.85

10.7 

45.4

.25
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 267

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James Riv 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Roanoke River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 15

16

18

Sept. 9 

17

17

Sept. 9

12 

17 

12

18 

18

Stream

Little Otter River

Pigg River. .......

Snow Creek... ......

Town Pork Creek . . . 

South Mayo River . .

Nicklas Creek.. . ..

South Countryline 

Creek.

Bearskin Creek .... 

Banister River. . . . 

Cherrystone Creek.

Banister River. . . . 

Sandy Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Otter River. ...... 

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

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

Roanoke River .....

Turkeycock Creek . .

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

Dan River. ........

Mayo River .. i ..... 

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

Smith River. ......

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

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

Countryline Creek.

Banister River. . . . 

Dan River. ........ 

Banister River. . . .

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

Dan River ......... 

Banister River ....

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 

122, 2 miles northeast of 

Bedford, Bedford County, Va.

460, 9 miles west of Lynchburg, Bedford County, Va.

4 miles south of Bedford, 

Bedford County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

220, 1 mile south of Rocky 

Mount, Franklin County, Va.

969, 2j miles east of Sago, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

Lat 36°53'51", long. 79°39'05", 

 J mile northwest of Sago, 

Franklin County, Va.

3 miles west of Toshes, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

4f miles south of Altavista, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

2.2 miles east of Charlotte 

Court, Charlotte County, Va. 

Lat 36°17', long.- 80°09', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 311, 

at Walnut Cove, Stokes 

County, N. C., 4 miles from 

mouth . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 

1 mile west of Stuart, 

Patrick County, Va.

16 miles east of Stuart, 

Henry County, Va .

623, li miles north of 

Dodson, Patrick County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 

623, 5 miles southwest of 

Ferrum, Franklin County, Va.

674, at Philpott, Henry 

County, Va.

108, 2 miles north of 

Martinsville, Henry County, 

Va.

650, 6 miles southeast of 

Martinsville, Henry County, 

Va.

732, 2i miles northwest of 

Danville, Pittsylvania 

County, Va . 

Lat 36°21', long. 79°16", at 

bridge on first road above 

State Highway 86, 4£ miles 

above mouth and 4-J miles 

southeast of Yanceyville, 

Caswell County, N. C.

bridge on State Highway 57, 

1 mile above South Hyco 

Creek, 2j miles southeast 

of Semora, and 9 miles northwest of Roxboro, Person 

County, N. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 612, 

4i miles west of Chatham, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 

3j miles south of Chatham, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 802, 

2-£ miles northwest of Chatham, 

Pittsylvania County, Va.

at Gretna, Pittsylvania County 

Va.

2^ miles west of Mount Airy, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 640, 

3 miles south of Mount Airy, 

Pittsylvania County, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 57, 

9 miles northwest of Halifax, 

Halifax County, Va.

rainage 

area 

sq mi)

-

-

60

114

-

34.8 

78.0

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

6.99 

3.97

1.97

36.8 

6.82

20.7 

127

9.45

7.74

36.4

5.65 

34.4

71.8

5.87 

16.8

3.70

14.3

5.52

1.27 

8.91

3.78 

21.9 

2.90 

1.57

5.32

54.4 

16.8
268 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Roanoke River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 17

25 

Sept. 11

Stream

Aliens Creek. .....

Ready Branch. ..... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Roanoke River .....

Sweetwater Creek.. 

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

Locality

At bridge on road to John H. 

Kerr Dam, 2 miles north of 

Buggs Island Qage, Mecklenberg County, Va.

7 miles southwest of South 

Hill, Mecklenberg County, Va. 

Lat 35°47'21", long. 77°03'36", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

17, just below Dog Branch, 

4-i miles south of Wllliamston, Martin County, H. C. 

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

Tralnage 

area 

( sq ml)

15.5 

15.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.92 

2.84

2.44 

2.56

Pamlico River basin, N. C.

Sept. 10

10

12

Oct. 26 

Sept. 10

Shelton Creek. ....

Fishing Creek. ....

Durham Creek. ..... 

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

Tar River ......... 

. . . .do . .

Pamlico River ..... 

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

158, lat. 36°18'47", long. 

78°43'15" J 1-J miles from 

mouth, and 7} miles west of 

Oxford, Qranvllle County.

U. S. Highway 1, lat. 36°11', 

long. 78*27', l£ miles from 

mouth, 2-J miles south of 

Kittrell, Vance County, and 

4 miles below Ruin Creek.

long. 77°52', 3 miles below 

Sandy Creek and 3 miles 

northeast of Red Oak, Nash 

County. '

State Highway 59, lat. 36°23', 

long. 78*11', i mile below 

Phoebes Creek and 2 miles 

southwest of Warrenton, 

Warren County.

lat 35°48'00", long. 77°35' 

20", £ mile below Bynum Mill 

Creek and 2j miles east of 

Pinetops, Edgecombe County.

lat 35°37'25", long. 77°13' 

20", at Pactolus, Pitt County, 

2 miles below Hunting Run, 

and 5^- miles from mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 33, 

lat 35°19', long. 76°52', at 

Edward, Beaufort County. 

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

22.6

44.7

192

72.4

21.2

3.61 

18.9

26.6

80.7

22.0

26.8

2.85

4.51

2.18 

.17

Neuse River basin, N. C.

Oct. 2

2

Feb. 12

Mar. 10

Sept. 9

Feb. 12

Sept. 9

Oct. 4

Aug. 31

Upper Barton Creek

Lower Barton Creek

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

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

. . . .d3. ...........

Horse Creek. ......

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

Crabtree Creek. . . .

Unnamed creek. ....

Neuse River .......

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

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

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

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

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

....do. ........... ... .do... ....;.....

Stirrup Iron

Creek.

At highway bridge, lat 35°38'

20", long. 78°39'15", l£

miles above mouth, 2 miles

nDrth of Bay leaf , 4f miles

northeast of Falls, Wake

County.

At highway bridge, lat 35°58'

01", long. 78°38'08", £ mile

above mouth, ij miles north

of Bayleaf, and 3f miles

northeast of Falls, Wake

County .

do

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

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 264,

lat 35°58'10", long. 78°35'

30", 1 mile from mouth, and

4i miles west of Wake Forest,

Wake County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70A,

lat 35°49'13", long. 78°49'

27", at Morrisville, Wake

County, 2 miles above Stirrup

Iron Creek.

Lat 35°48 r 07", long. 78°49'36",

at highway bridge, 4.2 miles

north of MDrrisville, Wake

County.

12.2

13.2

_

21.0

14.7

.23

1.26

1.38

8.76

12.8'

6.24

16.1

12.1

.025

t!76

t Flow'at crest stage; computed by Indirect method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 269

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James R'.ver to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952--Contlnued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Aug. 31 

31 

Oct. 4

Sept . 8 

Aug. 31

31 

31 

Oct. 2

Feb. 12 

Mar. 10 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 4

2

Feb. 12 

Mar. 10 

Sept. 8 

Oct. 2

29 

Sept. 8 

8

9

9 

Oct. 27

Sept. 9 

Oct. 27

Sept. 9 

10

Stream

Brier Creek. ......

Crabtree Creek....

Southwest Prong 

Beaverdam Creek.

Southeast Prong 

Beaverdam Creek.

Mine Creek. ....... 

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

Crabtree Creek. . . . 

Big Branch. ....... 

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

Swift Creek. ......

....4,0............

Stony Creek. ...... 

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

Deep Run. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Crabtree Creek. , . . 

.,. .do. ...........

Neuse River .......

Beaverdara Creek. . .

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

Crabtree Creek. . . . 

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

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

Neuse River ....... 

Crabtree Creek ....

Neuse River .......

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

Thoroughfare Swamp 

Neuse River .......

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

Southwest Creek...

Locality

Lat 35°53'00", long. 78°48' 

25", at highway bridge, 

4.3 miles north of Morrlsvllle, Wake County. 

Lat 35°54'04", long. 78°45' 

56", at highway bridge, 

6.4 miles northeast of 

Horrlsvllle, Wake County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

ISA, lat 35°50'15", long. 

78°40'45", Ij- miles above 

Mine Creek and 4^ miles 

northwest of Raleigh, 

Wake County.

Lat 35°48'58", long. 78°39'53", 

at Lake Boone, 2.8 miles 

northwest of State Capitol 

Building in Raleigh, Wake 

County . 

Lat 35°48'58", long. 78°39'4l", 

0.2 mile below Lake Boone and 

2.8 miles northwest of State 

Capitol Building in Raleigh, 

Wake County. 

Lat 35°48'56r', long. 78°39'39", 

150 ft above Southwest Prong, 

2.8 miles northwest of State 

Capitol Building in Raleigh, 

Wake County. 

At highway bridge, lat 35° 51' 

19", long. 78*39 '43", 1-J 

miles above mouth, and 3j 

miles west of Hlllbrook, 

Wake County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 1A, 

lat 35°48'57", long. 78°37' 

36", 2.6 miles north of State 

Capitol Building in Raleigh, 

Wake County. 

At highway bridge, lat 35*51' 

05", long. 78*37 '23", 1 mile 

we.st of Hillbrook, Wake 

County, and 2j miles above 

mouth .

At highway bridge, lat 35°41', 

long.78°39', 2 miles northeast of Williams Crossroads 

and 2j miles northeast of 

McCullers, Wake County.

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

At bridge on State Highway 210, 

lat 350 30', long. 78°24', 

ij miles from mouth, 2 miles 

below Steep Hill Branch, and 

3 miles west of Smlthfield, 

Johnston County. 

At highway bridge, lat 35°28' 

08", long. 78*27 '25", 2i 

miles northwest of Four Oaks, 

Johnston County, and 5 miles 

from mouth. 

At highway bridge, lat 35"16', 

long. 78°05'. lj miles above' 

mouth, and 2$ miles west of 

Dudley, Wayne County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 

lat 35°23', long. 77°58', 

2 miles east of Ooldsboro, 

Wayne County, and 3^ miles 

from mouth. 

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 

lat 35°15'40", long. 77°41' 

30", at Palling Creek, Lenoir 

County, 4 miles above mouth, 

and 6if miles west of Kinston.

At highway bridge, lat 35°08', 

long. 77°42', | mile from 

mouth, 0.7 mile east of Deep 

Run, Lenoir County, and 11^ 

miles southwest of Kinston.

Dralnaje 

area 

(sq mi)

1.24 

2.56 

97.8

l.SO 

1.96 

1.29 

8.75

120 

1.29

53.9

124

79.0

17.0 

21.0

45.4 

6.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

t553 

t890 

1.42

24.8 

t417

t400 

t242 

1.12

5.10 

8.20 

3.62 

2.04

.20

2.17 

3.17 

1.08 

1.65

3.11 

15.9 

72.6

28.6

1.53 

1.80

2.95 

5.64

4.81 

1.04

t Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
270 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, Ja-nes River 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Neuse River basin, N. C. Continued

Date

Sept. IE 

Oct. 25

Sept. 11 

Oct. 25

27

Sept. 11 

Oct. 26

Sept. 10

Stream

Moccasin Creek. . . .

Little Contentnea 

Creek.

Upper Broad Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Contentnea Creek..

Neuse River .......

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 264, 

lat 35°49', long. 78°15', 3$- 

miles northwest of Middlesex, 

Nash County, and 9 miles 

above Turkey Creek. 

At bridge on State Highway 58, 

lat 35°30'30", long. 77°44' 

35", f mile above mouth and 

5f miles northwest of Snow 

Hill, Qreene County.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 264, 

lat 35°32'35", long. 77*30' 

55", li miles above Middle 

Swamp and 5^ miles southeast 

of Farmville, Pitt County. 

At bridge on State Highway 55, 

lat 35°15' 10", long. 77°17' 

10", 3j miles southeast of 

Port Barnwell, Craven County, 

and about 7 miles from mouth.

At highway bridge, lat 35°11', 

long. 76°58', lj miles southeast of Springhope and 3 miles 

north of Olympia, Pamlico 

County. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

28.2 

97.1

93.3 

59.2

22.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

4.90 

8.38

14.5 

1.41

2.70

2.23 

1.73

No flow

Whiteoak River basin, N. C.

Sept. 10 Whiteoak River, . .. Atlantic Ocean.... At bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 

lat 34°53'30", long. 77°14' 

00", J mile north of Belgrade, 

Onslow County.

53.3 2.36

Cape Pear River basin, N. C.

Sept. 9

July 3

8

8 

8

8

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

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

Jordan Creek ......

Alamance Creek....

Little Alamance 

Creek.

Sandy Creek. ......

Buttermilk Creek..

Haw River ......... 

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

Deep River ........

lat 36°14', long. 79°55', 2-fc 

miles north of Summerfield, 

Quilford County.

lat 36°16', long. 79°39', 1£ 

miles from mouth and 5^ miles 

south of Reidsville, 'Rockingham County.

long. 79°26', 1.6 miles above 

Stony Creek, 2 miles southwest of Union Ridge, and 7f 

miles northwest of Burlington, 

Alamance County.

At bridge on first road above 

mouth, lat 36°11', long. 79° 

24', 1 mile south of Union 

Ridge, Alamance County, 

2 miles above mouth, and 

7 miles north of Burlington, 

Alamance County.

At bridge on State Highway 62, 

lat 36°02', long. 79°29', at 

Alamance, 0.7 mile below 

Little Alamance Creek and 

4 miles south of Burlington, 

Alamance County. 

At highway bridge, lat 36°03', 

long. 79°38', 4j miles west of 

Whitsett, Quilford County and 

8j miles east of Greensboro.

lat 350 55'00", long. 78°58'15", 

1 mile above Third Creek, 4f 

miles east of Chapel Hill and 

5j miles southwest of Durham, 

Durham County. 

At bridge on State Highway 49, 

lat 35°51', long. 79°38', J 

mile east of Melancton, and 3^ 

miles west of Liberty, 

Randolph County.

lat 35°38', long. 79°43', 3J 

miles above Bachelors Creek 

and 8 miles southeast of 

Asheboro, Randolph County.

20.2

21.6

144

38.4 

57.1

23.3

6.45

18.9

.27

.21

2.55

.80 

No flow

4.89

31.7

7.09 

6.35

9.32 

10.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 271

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Cape Fear River basin, N. C.--Continued

Date

Sept. 10

Nov. 1

10 

Oct. 25

Oct. 5

1

Oct 1

10

May 38

Stream

McLendons Creek...

Upper Little River

Crane Creek ....... 

Roekf Ish Creek. . . .

Cape Fear River... 

Livlngston Creek..

Six Runs... .......

Grove Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Deep River ........

Cape Fear River . . .

Little River.. .... 

Cape Fear River . . .

Atlantic Ocean.... 

Cape Fear River . . .

Black River. ......

Northeast Cape 

Fear River .

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 27, 

lat 35°23', long. 79°27', 

3 miles northwest of Carthage, Moore County, and 3-f 

miles below Juniper Creek.

long. 79°18', 3 miles northeast of Goldston, Chatham 

County, iy miles below 

Atlantic and Yadkln Railway, 

and 6^ miles from mouth. 

At bridge on State Highway 87, 

lat 35°24', long. 79°07', i 

mile below Juniper Creek and 

it miles north of Swann, Lee 

County.

lat 35°21', long. 78°51', 

3 miles southwest of Lllllngton, Harnett County, and 

about 9 miles from mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 

lat 35°17', long. 79°16', ij 

miles below Herds Creek and 

2 miles northeast of Vass, 

Moore County. 

At highway bridge, lat 35°00', 

long. 79°13', 1 mile below 

Nicholsons Creek and 1 mile 

north of Raeford, Hoke County.

long. 78°54', if miles above 

Jones Lake outlet, 4-J miles 

northeast of Elizabethtown, 

Bladen County, and 6 miles 

from mouth.

At site 1,000 ft below U. S. 

lock 1, lat 34°24', long. 

78°17', and 4 miles southeast 

of Kelly, Bladen County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highways 74 

and 76, lat 34° 19', long. 

78°14', l£ miles southwest of 

Belco, 1-J miles west of Acme, 

Columbus County.

and 76, lat 34°17', long. 

78°08', 1 mile southeast' of 

Maco, and 4j miles northwest 

of Leland, Brunswick County.

At bridge on State Highway 24, 

lat 34°59', long. 78°14', 1/8 

mile above Atlantic Coastline 

Railway, £ mile below Turkey 

Creek, and 5 miles east of 

Clinton, Sampson County.

long. 78°08', 2-J miles below 

Tuckahoe Creek, 3 miles northeast of Atkinson, Fender 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 11, 

lat 34°58', long. 77°57', at 

Kenansvllle, Duplin County, 

1 mile below Marsh Branch.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

43.1 

43.2

43.0 

180

32.4 

90.7

64.9

5,220 

104

22.9

110 

51.9

22.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

44.6 

3.23

2.51 

11.5

146

40.5

50.8 

70.1

2.77

28,3

462 

8.85

1.25

15.0

6.30

.87

.30

2.50 

No flow

4.33

Lockwoods Folly basin, N. C.

Oct. 1

Sept. 10

Pinch Gut Creek. . .

..'..do............

Lockwoods Folly...

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 17,

lat 34°03'50", long. 78°10'45",

li miles above mouth and

2 miles southwest of Bolivia,

Brunswick County.

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

20.3

-

9.43

2.19

Pee Dee River basin

lat 36°04'20", long. 81°24'15", 

at Elkville, Wllkes Courity, 

N. C., 0.4 mile above mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 4

July 28 

2

Aug. 11 

Oct. 29

Aug. 14 

June 18

July 17 

2

June 18

July 17 

30 

30 

June 27

July 1 

Oct. 29

Sept. 5 

July 1

Aug. 12 

July 17

31 

4

31 

June 13

July 4 

31 

Oct. 3

Sept. 5 

July 4

July 31 

Aug. 13 

July 3

Aug. 6 

6

Stream

Middle Fork 

Reddles River.

Mulberry Creek . .

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

Yadkin River. . . .

Elkin River ..... 

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

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

Yadkin River ....

Mitchell River. .

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

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

Yadkin River ....

Ararat River-. . . . 

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

Lovells Creek. . . 

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

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

Ararat River .... 

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

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

Toms Creek. ..... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Reddles River. . .

Yadkin River.. . .

Atlantic Ocean.. 

Yadkin River.. ..

do

do

Atlantic Ocean..

Yadkin River ....

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

Atlantic Ocean..

Yadkin River ....

Ararat River ....

Yadkin River ....

Ararat River. . . . 

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

Locality

At highway bridge, lat 36°15'50", 

long. 81 "17 '55", 1 mile east of 

Wilbar, Wilkes County, N. C., 

and 2j miles above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 26S, 

lat 36°12', long. 81°07', 1.1 

miles above mouth and lj miles 

east of city limits of North 

Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 36°15'20", 

long. 81°02'30", 3^ miles northwest of Roaring River, Wilkes 

County, N. C., and 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.

At highway bridge, lat 36°12'23", 

long. 81°00'29", \ mile south of 

Roaring River, Wilkes County, 

N. C., and ^ mile above Briar 

Creek. 

Lat 36°14'50", long. 80°51'10", at 

Elkin, Surry County, N. C., 175 

ft below Duke Power Co. dam and 

a quarter of a mile above mouth.

Lat 36°14'40", long. 80°50'40", at 

Elkin, Surry County, N. C., 0.2 

mile above U. S. Highway 21 and 

0.3 mile below Elkin River.

'At highway bridge, lat 36°25'10", 

long. 80°52'00", lj miles below 

North Fork, 3 miles north of 

Mountain Park, Surry County, N.C.

At bridge at Quyer For'd, lat 36° 

19"00", long. 80°48'40". 2 miles 

below Grass Creek and 3-f miles 

east of State Road, Surry County, 

N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 36°16'40", 

long. 80°33'10", at Siloam, 

Surry County, N. C., 75 ft above 

Hagan Creek, and 1.2 miles above 

Ararat River.

Lat 36°30'00", long.. 80°35'40", at 

East Pine Street Bridge on State 

Highway 103 at Mt. Airy, Surry 

County, N. C., and 2.3 miles upstream from Lovella Creek.

Lat 36°29'50", long. 80°37'10", at 

West Pine Street Bridge on State 

Highway 89 at Mt, Airy, Surry 

County, N. C., 2.0 milea above 

mouth .

At bridge on U. S. Highway 601, 

lat 36°27'45", long. 80°37'30", 

2 milea above mouth and 3 milea 

southwest of Mt. Airy, Surry 

County, N. C.

Lat 36°28'00", long. 80°35'40", 

1,000 ft below Pilot Mountain 

Dam 1, 1 mile above Rutledge 

Creek, and 2 miles aouth of city 

llmita of Mt. Airy, Surry County, 

N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 52, lat 

36°23'50", long. 80*29'20", 1.4 

miles northwest of Pilot Mountain, 

Surry County, N. C.'

At highway bridge, lat 36°23'10", 

long. 80°31'50", 2.1 milea southeast of Ararat, Surry County, 

N. C., and 3^ miles west of Pilot 

Mountain.'

Drainage 

area 

( sq mi)

13.9 

43.0

122

136 

735 

34.3

854 

32.8 

80.4

1,230 

66.6 

27.4

89.2 

203

29.9 

37.8

Discharge 

(cfs)

10.0

10.0 

41.6

42.1 

76.9

91.1 

152

94.1 

644

47.3

27.9 

16.4 

13.2 

b663

739 

23.2

30.6 

86.1

76.7 

1,080

1,540 

49.8

66.5 

32.5

24.3 

b37.7 

41.2

106 

139

376 

241

16.0

31.6 

39.1

b Discharge measurement furniahed by State Stream Sanitation Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 273

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

July 3

Aug. 1 

July 16

Aug. 1 

July 18

Aug. 1 

Oct. 3

July 22

18

3

16

Aug. 14 

July 16

Aug. 14 

Sept. 10 

July 15

Sept. 10 

Jan. 31

Oct. 10

July 22 

Oct. 10

July 22 

Aug. 14

Sept. 10 

July 22

Aug. 5

14 

Sept .30 

Aug. 6

14 

Oct. 8

Stream

Ararat River ....

Yadkin River. ...

Muddy Creek... ..

Yadkin River. .... 

Hunting Creek . . .

South Yadkln 

Second Creek. . . .

Grants Creek ....

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Yadkln River ....

Atlantic Ocean..

Yadkln River.....

Atlantic Ocean..

South Yadkln 

River.

Yadkln River ....

South Yadkln 

River .

Yadkln River....

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

Locality

At highway bridge at Harlan Ford, 

36°18'10", long. 80°31'40", 2.2 

miles northeast of Slloam, Surry 

County, N. C., and 2.2 miles 

above mouth.

At highway bridge, lat 36°06'20", 

long. 80°34'40", J mile south of 

Shacktown, 1.0 mile above Harman 

Creek, and 4.8 mile southeast of 

Yadklnvllle, Yadkln County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 36°05'30", 

long. 80°30'20", 500 ft below 

Deep Creek and 1.0 mile northeast 

of Huntsvllle/ Yadkln County, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 158, lat 

36°01'28", long. 80*21' 16", l£ 

miles east of Clemmons, Forsyth 

County, N.- C. and 2 miles above 

Salem Creek .

At highway bridge, lat 35°56'26", 

long. 80°21'51", 1.3 miles above 

mouth and 3.0 -miles east of 

Arcadia, Davldson County, N. C. 

At old Bills Ferry site, lat 35°55' 

08", long. 80°22'41", J mile 

below Muddy Creek and 4 miles 

southwest of Arcadia, Davldson 

County, N. C. 

At highway bridge, lat 35°53', long. 

80°38', 4 miles west of Mocksvllle, Davle County, N. C., and 

5.4 miles above mouth.

At highway bridge, lat 35°52', 

long. 80°35 r , l| miles southwest 

of Mocksvllle, Davle County, N.C. 

and 4.5 miles above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 801, lat 

35°47'40", long. 80°33'50", 1 

mile south of Cooleemee, Davle 

County, N. C., and 2.9 miles 

above mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 601, lat 

35°46'50", long. 80*34 '25", 1.4 

miles below Third Creek and 3^ 

miles southeast of Cooleemee, 

Davle County, N. C., and 4 miles 

north of Franklin. 

At bridge 'on U.'S. Highway 70, lat 

35° 43 '00", long. 80*35 '45", 1.3 

miles below confluence of Wlthrow 

and Carrell Creeks, 2.7 miles 

east of Barber, Rowan County, N.C.

At bridge on State Highway 150, lat 

35°40'00", long. 80*30'30", 

2 miles west of Salisbury, Rowan 

County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°50'14", 

long. 80°17'28", 0.7 mile above 

Indian Grove Creek, 1.3 miles 

west of Lexington, Davldson 

County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°45'19", 

long. 80°18'22", 0.6 mile east of 

Llnwood, Davldson County, N. C., 

and 2 miles above mouth. 

At highway bridge, lat 36 "03 '53", 

long. 80°05'09", 2.8 miles northeast of Union Cross and 3j miles 

south of Kernersvllle, Forsyth 

County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 109, lat 

35°57'21", long. 80°07'32", 4.2 

miles south of Wallburg, Davldson 

County, N. C.

Just above Thomasvllle water supply 

Intake, lat 35°54'05", long. 80" 

11 "20", 400 ft below Brushy Fork 

Creek and 5^ miles west of Thomasvllle, Davldson County, N. C.

Drairage 

area 

(sq ml)

309 

6r.9

1,86C 

111

256 

2,20C

194 

23.3

184 

763 

119

38.8 

11.5

34.9 

4.94

33.3 

65.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

202

262 

43.0

b30.7 

1,310

1,570 

13.7

23.7 

220

bl,510

196

107 

9.63

2.60 

4.53

60.0

75.0 

737

19.1

22.5 

3.19

5.67 

2.56

2.90 

4.30

1.23

i.iS

2.10 

7.84

7.73 

5.40
274 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, Jaires River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952--Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 7

14

Sept. 30

Aug. 7

14

Sept. 30

Aug. 7

Sept. 30

Aug. 7

14

Sept. 9

19

19

17

17

19

17

17

17

Oct. 28

Sept. 9

18

30

18

Stream

Abbotts Creek.. .

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

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

Rich Fork.. .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uwharrle River . .

Roclcy River .....

Dye Branch. .....

Rocky River .....

.. ..do...-. ......

North Prong

Clarke Creek.

Clarke Creek....

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

Rocky River .....

Coddle Creek. . . .

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

Rocky River. ....

Threemlle Branch

Coldwater Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Yadkln River ....

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

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

Abbotts Creek...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yadkln River ....

Pee Dee River . . .

Rocky River. ....

Pee Dee River . . .

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

Clarke Creek. . ..

Rocky River. ....

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

Pee Dee River . . .

Rocky River. ....

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

Pee Dee River . . .

Coldwater Creek.

Rocky River. ....

Locality

Lat 35°51'21", long. 80°11'46",

0.2 mile above U. S. Highway 70,

1.5 miles above Rich Pork and 2-f

miles north of Holly Grove,

David son County, N. C.

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

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

At highway bridge, lat 35°57',

long. 80°06', 4j miles east of

Wallburg, Davldson County, and

6 miles north of Thomasvllle,

N. C.

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

At bridge on State Highway 109, lat 

35°56'14", long. 80*06 '58", 4.2

miles northwest of Thomasvllle,

Davldson County, N. C.

At bridge on former U. S. Highways

29, 70, lat 35°51'15", long. 80°

10 '57", l| miles above Hamby

Creek, 2j miles north of Holly

Grove and 4i miles northeast of

Lexlngton, Davldson County, N t C.

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

At highway bridge, lat 35°47'30",

long. 80°00'00", 2 miles above

Little Uwharrle River, and 12

miles northwest of Asheboro,

Randolph County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°32'30",

long. 80° 47 '04", 1 mile above Dye

Branch, and 3j miles southeast of

Mooresvllle, Iredell County, N.C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°32'20",

long. 80°48'00", 1 mile above

mouth, and 3-J miles south of

Mooresvllle, Iredell County, N.C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°2B'2B",

long. B0°46'47", 1.3 miles above

West Branch, and 4-j miles southeast of Davldson, Mecklenburg

County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35*27'1B",

long. 80°45'43", 0.7 mile below

West Branch, and 4j miles east of

Caldwell, Mecklenburg County,

N. C.

Af highway bridge, lat 35°Z5'13",

long. 80°47'54", 1.0 mile above

South Prong Clarke Creek and 2-j

miles east of Huntersvllle,

Mecklenburg County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35*24 '50",.

long. 80°45'08", 3.0 miles above

mouth, and 8j miles northwest of

Harrlsburg, Cabarrus County, N.C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°23'1Z",

long. 80°43'46", 0.2 mile above

mouth, J- mile northeast of

Pleasant Grove, and 6£ miles

northwest of Harrlsburg, Cabarrus

County, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29, lat

35°21'33", long. 80°40'31", 2^

miles west of Roberta Mills and

6^ miles southwest of Concord,

Cabarrus County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°24'29",

long. 80°40'29", Just below

Afton Run, 2j miles below State

Highway 73 and 5 miles west of

Concord. Cabarrus County, N. C.

.. ..do...". ..........................

At highway bridge, lat 35° 19 '27",

long. 81°33'40", 2.5 miles above

Coldwater Creek, 2-J miles northeast of town of Rocky River, and

5| miles southeast of city limits

of Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°26'26",

long. 80°35'31", z£ miles north of

city hall in Concord, Cabarrus

County, 4 miles south of

Kannapolls, N. C., and 4.0 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°20'41", long. 80°31'41",

500 ft above bridge on State

Highway 151, 0.9 mile above Irish

Buffalo Creek, and 5£ miles

southeast of Concord, Cabarrus

County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

( sq mi)

76.9

9.83

_

25.5

47.3

31.9

3.73

2.89

13.4

39.8

3.61

21.8

28.1

87.9

56.6

Z76

3.11

63.1

Discharge 

(cfs)

50.2

10.4

14.5

1.91

.25

1.27

6.80

4.71

4.97

2.20

9.36

.89

4.36

7.13

14.4

1.03

2.58

2.83

17.4

7.46

17.3

46.3

.60

6.47
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 275

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

fee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 18

17

18 

Oct. 28

Sept. 9

Oct. 28 

Sept. 30

16

30

16

11

11 

11

Nov. 8 

Jan. 30

Apr. 16

17

Stream

Irish Buffalo 

Creek.

Rocky River ..... 

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

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

Dutch Buffalo 

Creek.

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

Rocky River. ....

Long Creek. ..... 

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

Big Bear Creek.. 

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

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Coldwater Creek.

Pee Dee River . . . 

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

Rocky River. ....

Pee Dee River. . .

Rocky River .....

Long Creek. ..... 

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

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

Locality

Lat 35°29'15", long. 80°39'12", 

at bridge on Pine Street extended, 2 miles southwest of 

Kannapolls, Cabarrus County, 

N. C.

long. 80°38'27", 0.9 mile above 

State Highway 73 and 4 miles 

south of Kannapolls, Cabarrus 

County, N. C.

lat 35° 24 '02", long. 80°35'34", 

0.9 mile southwest of city hall 

In Concord, Cabarrus County, 

N. C., and 6.5 miles above 

mouth .

long. 80°32'52", 1 mile south 

of Faggarts crossroads, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 4^ 

southeast of Concord, Cabarrus 

County, N. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 151, 

lat 35°19'26", long. 81 S 30'59". 

1.0 mile above Hamby Branch, 1-J 

miles southeast of Faggarts 

crossroad, and 7 miles southeast 

of Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C.

long. 80°29', | mile above Dutch 

Buffalo Creek, and 9 miles 

southeast of Concord, Cabarrus 

County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 73, lat 

35°23'45", long. 80*25'15", 1 

mile east of Mt. Pleasant, 

Cabarrus County, N. C., and l£ 

miles above Adams Creek.

80°26'20", 0.8 mile above Adams 

Creek and 1 mile southwest of 

Mt. Pleasant, Cabarrus County, 

N. C.

lat 35°18'50", long. 81°27'50", 

£ mile west of Qeorgevllle, 

Cabarrus County, N. C., and 0.5 

mile above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 27, 

lat 35°15'20", long. 80°28'20", 

ij miles below Dutch Buffalo . 

Creek and 2\ miles northeast of 

Midland, Cabarrus County, N. C.

80°28'20", 1.5 miles above 

Crooked Creek, and 5j miles 

southwest of Stanfleld, and 

7 miles south of Locust, Stanly 

County, N. C.

long. 80°16'50", at Union, 

Anson and Stanly County line, 

1.9 miles above Long Creek, and 

3^ miles southeast of Oakboro, 

Stanly County, N. C. 

At site, lat 35°19'27", long. 80° 

12'50 r', 2-J miles south of 

Albermarle, Stanly County, N. C., 

3j miles below Town Creek, and 

10 miles above mouth.

long. 80°15'20", 0.8 mile above 

Little Bear Creek, 1 mile east 

of St. Martin, and 65 miles 

southwest of Albermarle, Stanly 

County, N. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 27, lat 

35°16'45", long. 80S18'10", 2-J 

miles above Stony Run and 

8 miles southwest of Albermarle, 

Stanly County, N. C. 

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

do

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

15.7

390 

490

63.*

532

64.8

71. 6

Discharge 

(cfs)

11.6

75.0 

37.9

101

1.30 

9.08

93.2

15.7

5.69 

152

b Discharge measurement furnished by State Stream Sanitation Committee.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Pee Dee River basin--Continued

Date

Oct. 30 

29 

Sept. 9

Oct. 27 

27

Oct. 26

Oct. 27 

Sept. 10

May 27 

27

Dec. 12

Apr. 7 

23

23

Mar. 10

Mar. 10

Oct. 26

8 

23

Oct. 25

Stream

Bearskin Creek. . 

Little River. .. .

Big Mountain 

Creek.

Cartledge Creek.

South Pork Jones 

Creek.

Thompson Creek..

Pee Dee River. . .

Black Creek. ....

Little Lynches 

Creek.

Gum Swamp Creek.

Panther Creek... 

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Richardson Creek 

Pee Dee River. . .

Mountain Creek. . 

Pee Dee River. . .

Jones Creek. ....

Pee Dee River. . .

Atlantic Ocean. .

Pee Dee River. . .

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

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

Lynche s Ri ver . . .

Little Pee Dee 

River.

Beaverdam Creek. 

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

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

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 200, 

lat 34°59'50", long. 80°31'30" , 

at the north city limits of 

Monroe, Union County, N. C., 

and 1.0 mi le above mouth . 

At highway bridge, lat 35°23'10", 

long. 79°49'55", half a mile 

below West Fork Little River 

and 3 miles west of Star, 

Montgomery County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 73, lat 

35 "07 '10", long. 79S 48'56", 3-Jmiles above Little Mountain 

Creek and 5 miles northwest of 

Ellerbe, Richmond County, N. C. 

At highway bridge, lat 34°58'35", 

long. 79°51'30", half a mile 

from mouth, ij miles southeast 

of Blewett Falls Dam, and 5^ 

miles northwest of Rockingham, 

Richmond County, N. C.

long. 79 "42 '15", 1 mile south of 

U. S. Highway 1 and 4 miles 

east of Rockingham, Richmond 

County, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 52, lat 

34°53'15", long. 80*01 '30", l| 

miles above mouth, 2 miles north 

of Morven, Anson County, N. C. 

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

At county highway bridge, J mile 

below Seaboard Air Line R. R. 

bridge and 3.5 miles southwest 

of-Cheraw, S. C.

Society Hill, S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 

near Society Hill, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 15-A, 

at Hartsville, S. C.

Dovesville, S. C., 2 miles above 

Horse Creek. 

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

east southeast of Darlington, 

S. C., and 2j miles above High 

Hill Creek.

miles above Middle Branch near 

Claussen, S. C.

Marion, S. C., and 5-f miles 

above Collins Creek.

At bridge on State Highway 265,

near Jefferson, S . C . , and 1 mile 

below Fiat Creek.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 601, 

near Kershaw, S. C., and 4 miles 

above Neds Creek.

Bethune, S. C.

At highway bridge, lat 34°51'15", 

long. 79°31'30", l£ miles above 

Richmond Mill Pond, 4 miles above 

Seaboard Airline Railway, and 6j 

miles northwest of Laurinburg, 

Scotland County, N. C.

$ mile above McLaurins Mill Pond 

near McColl, S. C.

At bridge on county road, -f mile 

northeast'of McColl, S. C., and $ 

mile above Beaverdam Creek. 

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 74, lat

34°45', long. 79°23', i mile 

below Seaboard Airline Ry., 2^ 

miles above Jordans Creek, and 4j 

miles southeast of Laurinburg, 

Scotland County, N. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

21.0 

97.6

33.4 

31.4

6.0

33.7

266 

55

7,980

-

_

_

_

163

41.1

"

84.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.70 

7.92 

50.6

3.40 

.87

3.54

7.94

.56 

31.6

118 

27.1

6,180 

6,850

267

260

435

150

36.3

51.8

143

67.6

40.0

43.9

253

31.7

13.6 

5.34

21,3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 277

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Pee Dee River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 9

Oct. 26 

Sept. 10

Oct. 26

25

Oot. 25 

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

May 20

May 21

13

13

Oct. 31,

Stream

Shoeheel Creek. . 

Drowning Creek . .

Deep Creek.. ....

Lumber River ....

Big Raft Swamp . .

Little Raft 

Swamp.

Lumber River ....

White Oak Creek.

Green Swamp .....

Turkey Creek 

Canal.

Klngstree Swamp 

Canal.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Beaverdam Creek.

Little Fee Dee 

River .

Drowning Creek..

Little Fee Dee 

River.

Lumber River. . . .

Big Raft Swamp . .

Little Fee Dee 

River .

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

Cane Savannah 

Creek.

Focotaligo River

Black River .....

Locality

At bridge on U. S. Highway 74, lat 

34°45T, long. 79°23T, { mile 

below Seaboard Airline Ry., 2j 

miles above Jordans Creek, and 

4^ miles southeast of Laurinburg, 

Scotland County, N. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 73, lat 

35°11'35", long. 79°38'50", 

2 miles southwest of Jackson 

Springs, Moore County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°07'20", 

long. 79°32'25", 2 miles southHorse Creek, and 7 miles west of 

Aberdeen, Moore County, N. C. 

At highway bridge, lat 34°42', long. 

79°15', $ mile above U. S. Highway 74, 3^ miles west of Pembroke, 

Robeson County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 211, lat 

34°43', long. 79°05', If miles 

above Richland Swamp, and 6 miles 

northwest of Lumberton, Robeson 

County, N. C.

At bridge at Junction of State 

Highways 71 and 211, lat 34° 50', 

long. 79°11', and £ miles north 

of Red Springs, Robeson County, 

N. C.

long. 78°50', i mile south of 

Robeson-Bladen County line, 2j 

miles above Goodman Swamp, and 2-jj 

miles southwest of Tarheel, 

Bladen County, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 76, near 

Kichols, S. C., and 2j miles 

above Boggy Branch.

At bridge on county road near 

Mullins, S. C., Just below mouth 

of Brown Swamp .

At bridge on county road, J mile 

southwest of Sumter, S. C., and 

2j miles above mouth.

At culvert on U. S. Highway 521 

near Sumter, S. C., and \ mile 

above mouth.

At bridge on State road, 2 miles 

north of Kingstree, S. C.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

30.5

18.9

421

107

23.1 

£25

'

"

57

Discharge 

(cfs)

63.5

12.4 

38.7

7.68

149 

768

5.85 

44.6

.52 

12.3

87.0

756 

691

7.06 

1.64

21.3 

15.7

33.9 

32.4

.68

Santee River basin

Nov. £6

26

May £6 

Nov. £6

May 26 

Oct. 9

9

July 23 

Oct.. 17

July 23 

Oct. 17

July 23

Catawba River . . . 

Curtis Creek. . . .

North Fork 

Catawba River.

Muddy Creek ..... 

Silver Creek. . . .

Johns River ......

Wateree River . . . 

Catawba River.. .

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

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

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

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

At bridge on U. S. Highway 64, lat 

35 8 37'30'.', long. 82*10'30", £ 

mile south of Old Fort, McDowell 

County, N. C., i mile above Mill 

Creek. 

At bridge on U. S. Highways 64 and 

70, lat 35°38'35", long. 82°09' 

30", 2 miles northeast of Old 

Fort, McDowell County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°50'00", 

long. 82°00'05", at Pitts, 

McDowell County, and 3j miles 

northeast of Woodlawn, N. C.

At bridge on 0. S. Highways 64 and 

70, lat 35°42'50", long. 81°51' 

35", J mile south of Bridgewater, 

Burke County, N. C. 

At highway bridge, lat 35°41'55", 

long. 81°45'45", Just above Clear 

Creek, 2^ miles southeast of Qlen 

Alpine, Burke County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°55'25", 

long. 81 "40 '40", at Collettsville, 

Caldwell County, N. C., i mile 

above Mulberry Creek.

At bridge on 0. S. Highway 321, lat 

35°54'35", long. 81*31 '35", at 

Lenoir, Caldwell County, N. C., 

0.2 mile above Cane Creek.

14.0 

17.3 

33.0

97.3 

25.9

69

13.8

7.30

8.48

2£.0 

8.21

21.0 

50.5

11.6

1£.6 

17.7

27.9 

5.57

5.13
278 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Santee River basin--Continued

Date

Nov. 21

Feb. 5 

Apr. 3 

July 24 

Sept. 27 

Oct. 9

Nov. 7 

Feb. 8 

May 5 

Sept. 3 

Oct. 17

May 14 

Oct. 10

May 14 

Oct. 9

May 6 

Oct. 9

May 6 

Nov. 19

Apr. 17 

Sept. 12 

Nov. 19

Apr. 17 

Sept. 12 

Apr. 17

Jan. 17

Apr. 21 

Jan. 17

Apr. 21 

17

Jan. 7

18 

7

18 

7

18 

Oct. 15

Apr. 21 

Jan. 7

18 

Aug. 1

Sept. 26 

May 14

Stream

Lower Little 

River .

Dutchmans Creek.

Crowders Creek..

Me Alpine Creek..

Sugar Creek.....

Twelvemile Creek

Wildcat Creek...

Fishing Creek. ..

Grassy Run 

Branch .

Twentyfivemile 

Creek .

Wateree River . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Catawba River . . .

South Fork 

Catawba River.

Catawba River . . .

Sugar Creek. ....

Catawba River . . .

Fishing Creek...

Catawba River . . .

Rocky Creek.....

Wateree River . . .

Santee River ....

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 90, 

lat 35°55'10", long. 81"12'55", 

2 miles west of Taylorsville, 

Alexander County, N. C.

At bridge on State Highway 10, lat 

35°42'40", long. 81*04 "SO", at 

Catawba, Catawba County, N. C., 

and 1 mile above mouth.

At highway bridge, lat 35°36'58", 

long. 80°53'34", 2.0 miles above 

mouth and 5 miles northwest of 

Mooresvllle, Iredell County, N.C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°22'00", 

long. 81 0 01'55", 1.2 miles below 

Klllian and Leepers Creeks and 

3 miles east of Stanley, Qaston 

County, N. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°38'25", 

long. 81 "19 "25", 0.7 mile above 

confluence with Henry Fork and 

3 miles west of Startown, 

Catawba County, N. C.

At bridge on North drove Street, 

lat 350 28'30" > long. 81°16'05", 

In town of Lincolnton, Lincoln 

County, N. C., and i mile above 

mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 275, lat 

35°18'15", long. 81°13'40", 

3 miles northwest of Oastonla, 

Oaston County, and 3j miles 

northeast of Bessemer City, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 321. lat 

35°10'09", long. 81*12'44", \ 

mile below South Crowders Creek 

and 6 miles south of Qastonla, 

Oaston County, N. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 521, lat 

35°03'35", long. 80*52 '35", 1 

mile below McMullen Creek and 

2 miles south of Pineville, Mecklenburg County, N. C. 

At bridge on county road near Fort 

Mill, S. C., 1 mile above mouth.

At bridge on State Highway 160 near 

Fort Mill, S. C., 1.5 miles downstream from Steel Creek.

At bridge on State Highway 16, lat 

34"57'05", long. 80"45'20", 0.1 

mile below West Fork Twelvemile 

Creek and 2j miles north of 

Waxhaw, Union County, N. C. 

At culvert on State Highway 324 

near York, S. C., f mile above 

Mile Creek.

At bridge on county road at Rock 

Hill, S. C., t mile above Tools 

Pork Creek,

At bridge on State road near 

Rodman, S. C., 2.7 miles above 

Clinton Branch.

At bridge on State Highway 9 near 

Fort Lawn, S. C.

At culvert on State Highway 9 at 

Chester, S. C., 2 miles above 

mouth.

At bridge on State road near 

Lugoff, S. C., 1.6 miles above 

mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 76 near 

Eastover,. S. C.

Drainage 

area 

[sq mi)

61.4 

70.7

9.09

112

100 

92.2 

^3.1

70.1 

91.7

72.4

270

123 

5,540

Discharge 

(cfs)

28.1

168 

80.1 

27.1 

27.0 

21.6

66. i 

89.9 

67.5 

60.6 

2.27

13.6 

13.6

59.5 

38.4

129 

19.7

69.2 

11.2

29.0 

21.1 

24.3

69.2 

38.0 

27.9

12.6

9.70 

125

115 

19.3

3.18

3.28 

5.09

5.38 

18.5

19.0

21.2

104 

.68

.88 

7.91

33.0 

5,120
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 279

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Date

Hov. 27

Feb. 20

Mar. 25

Sept. 18

Oct. 10

Apr. 16

Hov. 1

Oct. 15 

Nov. 2

Hoy. 1

Hov. 27

Stream

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

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

River.

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

River.

Beaver Dam Creek

Thlcketty Creek. 

Limestone Creek.

Thlcketty Creek.

North Pacolet 

River

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thlcketty Creek.

Broad River 

Thlcketty Creek.

Broad River .....

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

Pacolet River . . .

Locality

74, lat 35 0 25'30 B , long. 82*06" 

35 , 1 mile above mouth, and 

5 miles east of Lake Lure, 

Rutherford County, N. C.

lat 35°20'45", long. 82*00'40", 

3 miles southwest of Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, N. C.

long. 81°51', 1 mile southwest 

of Bostic, Rutherford County, 

and 2 miles north of Forest 

City, N. C.

highway bridge, 0.5 mile below 

Seaboard Airline Railway bridge, 

1 mile north of Mooresboro, and 

1.2 miles southwest of Lattlmore, 

Cleveland County, N. C.

Dover Mill, 300 ft above Seaboard Airline Railway bridge, 

0.8 mile west of Shelby city 

limits, Cleveland County, N. C., 

and 2".3 miles above mouth.

long. 81 "40", 2 miles above 

Duncan and Ward Creeks and 3£ 

miles southwest of Casar, Cleveland County, N. C.

long. 81°28'45", 2i miles southwest of Waco, Cleveland County, 

and 5 miles northeast of Shelby, 

N. C.

Blacksburg, S. C.

Blacksburg, S. C., 0.8 mile 

above mouth.

Palls, S. C., 0.3 mile above 

mouth .

Kings Creek, S. C.

At bridge on county road near 

Oaffney, S. C., 0.3 mile above 

mouth.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 29 at 

Thlcketty, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 18 near 

Thlcketty, S. C., 0.25 mile above 

Mill Creek.

At bridge on State Highway 105 near 

Wilkinsville, S. C., 1.5 miles 

above mouth. 

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

Sharon, S. C.

At highway bridge, lat 35°L2'55", 

long. 82*10 '50", 1 mile below 

Horse Creek, and 3 miles east of 

Tryon, Polk County, K. C.

northeast 'of Campobello, S. C., 

and just below Hughes Creek.

Drainrge 

arer 

[sq ml.)

77.0

 ,

170

_

43.5

176

_

_

_

_

47.6

39

_.

84

45.6

Discharge 

(ofs)

51.0

94.7

413

89.6

42.4

65.3

96.0

209

11.1

21.2

67.8

34.2

10.9

31.5

24.2

50.6

164

131

164

96.1

7.47

4.54

2.78

12.1

40.1

4.51 

6.30

12.9 

3.54

3.94

59.4 

92.0

103

9.55

43.0

36.2 

70.4

107
280 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952-

Santee River basin Continued

, James River to 

-C intinued

Date

Nov. 14

4

1

Nov. 19 

Dec. 3

Apr. 23

Nov. 15

20 

19

Oct. 16

3

Dec. 3

Aug. 6

Aug. 6

Aug. 6

Stream

Buck Creek.. ....

Creek.

Pacolet River...

Meng Creek. ..... 

Dry Pork Creek..

Sandy River ..... 

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

Jimmies Creek...

Shoal Creek ..... 

Tinker Creek. . . .

Tyger River .....

Qllder Creek. . . .

Winnsboro Branch

South Saluda 

River.

Spain Creek. ....

North Saluda 

River .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pacolet River...

.Broad River. ....

Browns Creek. . . . 

Sandy River.. . . .

Broad River. ....

Tyger River .....

Falrforest Creek 

Tyger River .....

Broad River .....

Enoree River ....

Jackson Creek . . .

Saluda River ....

South Saluda 

River.

Saluda River ....

Locality

'At highway bridge near Mayo, 

S . C . , 1 mile above mouth .

S. C., 1 J miles above mouth .

southeast of Inman, S. C., and 

3 miles above Pawn Branch.

Spartanburg, S. C., 0.1 mile 

below Chinquapin Creek.

At bridge on State Highway 98 

near Lockhart, S. C., 6 miles 

above Broad River .

At bridge on State Highway 92 

near Union, S. C., 0.7 mile 

above Browns Creek. 

At bridge on county road near 

Chester, S. C., 0.3 mile above 

Sandy River.

At bridge on State road at Sandy 

River, S. C., 0.4 mile below 

See ley Creek.

near Leeds, S. C.

At county highway bridge near 

Woodruff, S. C., 7.5 miles 

above mouth.

near Pauline, S. C.

At bridge on .State road near 

Union, S. C., 2.8 miles above 

Pairforest Creek. 

At bridge on county road near 

Santuck, S. C., 0.4 mile above 

Tyger River.

At bridge on State Highway 72 

near Delta, S. C., 0.3 mile 

below Padgets Creek.

Taylors, S. C., 0.6 mile below 

Mountain Creek. 

At bridge on county road 1.2 

miles above Bridge Fork Creek 

and 2 miles southeast of 

Mauldin, S. C.

above Enoree River near Woodruff, S. C.

Slmpsonvllle, S. C., 2 miles 

above Howard Branch.

northeast of Fountain Inn, S.C., 

and £ mile above Big Durbin 

Creek. 

At bridge on State road near

Woodruff, S. C., 0.8 mile above 

Enoree River.

near Whltmlre, S. C., 1.2 miles 

above mouth.

near Whitmlre, S. C., 0.7 mile 

below Gilders Creek.

At bridge on State road at Winnsboro, S. C., 3^ miles above 

Jordan Branch.

At bridge on State road near 

Marietta, S. C., 1 mile below 

Middle Saluda River.

At culvert on State road near 

Marietta, S. C., 0.4 mile above 

mouth .

At bridge on State road near 

Travelers Rest, S. C., 2 miles 

above mouth. 

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

30

"

-

104

"

-

759

_

_

-

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

21.2

4,89

259 

575

2.35 

2.31

21.3 

6.54

1.29 

30.8

26.7

3.74 

4.65 

12.4

155 

224

826

34.0

3.18 

.57

1.43

1.18

.38

.72

56.5

89.9

32.2

64.7

1.32 

1.47

226

130

.88 

.49

148 

55.3
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Santee River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 5

Aug. 6

Aug. 5

Feb. 7

Sept. 23

Sept. 8

Aug. 6 

Sept. 8

Jan. 17

Oct. 4

Apr. 16

Oct. 15

Mar. 20

6 

Feb. 12

Aug. 26

Stream

Unnamed creek . . . 

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

Brushy Creek. . . . 

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

Creek.

Unnamed creek. . .

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

Reedy River. .... 

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

Ninety Six Creek 

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

Congaree Creek. . 

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

Gills Creek.....

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

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

Lake Marion 

Tallrace .

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

Tributary to or 

.diverting from 

Georges Creek...

Saluda River ....

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

Reedy River : . . . . 

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

Saluda River .... 

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

Wilson Creek. . . .

Congaree River . .

Santee River ....

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

Locality

At bridge on county road 1.4 

miles northeast of Easley, 

,S. C., and 2 miles above mouth, 

which IB 2^ miles above Southern Railway bridge.

At bridge on State road 2.1 miles 

southeast of Easley, S . C . , and 

4 miles above Hornbuckle Creek.

near Honea Path, S. C., 4 miles 

above mouth.

near Ware Shoals, S. C., 1.5 

miles above Lake Greenwood.

At bridge on Bleachery Road at 

Greenville, S. C., 0.35 mile 

above mouth which is 1.5 miles 

above Long Branch.

3.8 miles south of Greenville, 

S. C., and J miles above mouth.

above mouth which Is 1-J miles 

below Conestee Lake and 6f 

miles south of Greenville, S.C.

At bridge on paved road 1 mile 

below Laurel Creek and 2.4 

miles southwest of Mauldin, 

S. C.

near Ninety Six, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 248 

near Ninety Six, S. C.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21 

near Cayce, S. C.

near Columbia, S. C.

300 ft below powerplant at Lake 

Marion Dam near Pineville, S.C.

Pineville, S. C.

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

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

~

136

-

_

Discharge 

(ofs)

4.64

1.91

49 2

5.50

122

2.17

198

550

29.1

Edlsto River basin, S. C.

June 9

Apr. 8

Shaw Creek. .....

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

North Fork 

Edisto River L

South Fork 

Edisto River.

Edisto River. . . .

At bridge on State Highway 191 at 

Eureka.

miles southeast of Eureka.

near Montmorenci . . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 321 

near North.

38 

50

396

21.9 

34 2

829

Combahee River basin, S.C.

June 10 Salkehatchie 

River.

Combahee River . . At bridge on State Highway 64 

near Barnwell, 3-J miles above 

Turkey Creek.

64.6 '20.2

Savannah River basin

Oct. 4 

May 21

Oct. 11 

June 24

Oct. 11

Oct. 5

Cane Creek... . ..

Town Creek. ..... 

Seneca River .... 

Coneross Creek..

Big Qenerostee 

Creek.

Little River ....

Twelvemlle Creek 

Savannah River . . 

Seneca River ....

Savannah River . .

At bridge on county road 3 miles 

southeast of West Union, S. C., 

and 2.6 miles below Little Cane 

Creek. 

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

At bridge on State Highway 183 at 

Pickens, S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 123 at 

Clemson, S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 76 at 

Richland, S. C.

300 ft above mouth near Starr, 

S. C. 

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

35

12.4 

40.6

83

24.2 

56.4

6.56 

918 

27.1 

57.5

26.1 

62.3
282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the South Atlantic slope basins, James River to 

Savannah River, during water year October 1951 to September 1952 Continued

Savannah River basin--Continued

Date

Mar. 3

27 

June 9

10

10 

10

Mar. 4

Stream

Hudson River ....

Long Cane Creek.

Little Horse 

Creek .

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

Holley Creek....

Creek.

Little Brier 

Creek .

1 Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Broad River .....

Little River .... 

Horse Creek... . .

Savannah River . . 

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

Brier Creek. ....

Locality

At crossing of U. S. Highway 441, 

at Homer, Qa.

At bridge on State Highway 72 near 

Abbevllle, S. C. 

At bridge on county road near 

Vaucluse, S. C., 0.8 mile above 

mouth .

water, S. C., 1-f miles above 

mouth . 

At bridge on State road near Kathwood, S. C., 1 mile below Town 

Creek.

Kathwood, S. C., £ mile above 

Wrights Spring Branch. 

At crossing of State Highway 17, 

8 miles south of Thomson, Qa.

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

44.5

68.6 

10.5

87

23.5

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,910

34.9 

11.6

57.0

68.8 

.19

626
INDEX

Page 

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C....... 171

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 7

Acre-foot, definition of............... 2

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by..... 11

Ahoskie Creek at Ahoskie, N. C......... 75

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at....... 83

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near..... 248

Anderson Branch at Sussex, Va.......... 64

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va...... 52

at Mattoax, Va....................... 54

near Petersburg, Va.................. 56

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

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near....... 259

Savannah River at.................... 260

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga......... 259

Back Creek near Mountain Grove, Va..... 14

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near........118-120

Flat River at........................ 117

Flat River near...................... 121

Banister River at Halifax, Va.......... 105

Bassett, Va., Smith River at........... 97

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek at 135 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C............ 146

Bedford, Va., Otter River near......... 84

Bel1, Ga., Broad River near............ 255

Benaja, N. C. Haw River near........... 134

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

Big Spring at Kerrs Creek, Va.......... 30

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

Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River near. 179 

Black River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Tomahawk, N. C .............. 153

Black River (Pee Dee River basin) at

Kingstree, S. C .................. 186

near Gable, S. C ..................... 185

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va........... 67

near Dendron, Va..................... 66

near Franklin, Va.................... 68

near Union Hall, Va.................. 79

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at....... 183

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................. 203

Bolar Spring at Bolar, Va.............. 13

Branch, N. C., Linville River at....... 188

Branchville, S. C., Edisto River near.. 237 

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga........... 262

Broad River (Santee River basin) at

Richtex, S. C. ................... 219

near Boiling Springs, N. C ........... 203

near Carlisle, S. C .................. 210

near Chimney Rock, N. C.............. 198

near Gaffney, S. C ................... 205

Broad River (Savannah River basin) near

Bell, Ga. .............. ........... 255

Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at....... 86

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C......... 175

Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 26

Karnes Spring near................... 27

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

Buffalo Creek (Cape Fear River basin)

near Greensboro, N. C............ 137

Buffalo Creek (James River basin) near

Hampden Sideny, Va............... 53

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va......... 36

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

Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 59

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek at

Goshen, Va....................... 27

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Rocky River near.250-251

Savannah River near .................. 254

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near...... 197

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.... 148

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C........ 151

Cape Fear River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................270-271

gaging-station records in...........134-156

Carlisle, S. C., Broad River near...... 210

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

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va......... 25

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C......... 189

near Marion, N. C.................... 187

near Rock Hill, S. C ................. 193

South Fork, at Lowell, N. C.......... 192

Cfs-day, definition of................. 2

Chappells , S. C., Lake Greenwood near.. 225

Saluda River at...................... 226

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................. 194

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga....... 244

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near...... 177

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge , Va........................ 57

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 198 

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near....................... 156

Chowan-River basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurements in..........265-266

gaging-station records in............ 59-75

Clarksville, Va., Roanoke River at..... 107

Clayton, Ga., Chattooga River near..... 244

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near.....124-125

Neuse River near..................... 123

Cleveland, N. C., Third Creek at....... 170

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 202 

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River near..... 209

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near............................. 20

Smith Creek near..................... 19

Clover, Va., Roanoke River near........ 91

Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 263

Colly Creek near Kelly, N. C........... 155

Columbia, S. C., Lake Murray near...... 228

Saluda River near.................... 229

Combahee River near Yemassee, S. C..... 241

Combahee River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 281

gaging-station records in...........239-241

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.... 130

near Wilson, N. C .................... 129

Contents , definition of................ 2

Control, definition of................. 2

Cooleemee, N. C., South Yadkin River at 169 

Cooperation, record of................. 1

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, S.C. 242-243 

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near..... 163

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

Potts Creek near..................... 18

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va. 20 

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................ 24

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va................ 88

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 2

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 2

Dan River at Danville, Va. 

at Paces , Va............

at South Boston, Va.....

near Francisco, N. C....

near Wentworth, N. C.

........ 101

........ 102

........ 103

........ 92

........ 95

Danville, Va., Dan River at............ 101

Sandy River near..................... 100

Data, accuracy of...................... 7-8

explanation of....................... 3-7

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

Deep River at Moncure, N. C............ 147

at Ramseur, N. C..................... 145

East Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 143

near Randleman, N. C ................. 144

West Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 142

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near.... 66

Denmark, S. C., South Fork Edisto River

near............................. 235

Denniston, Va., Hyco River near........ 106

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at............................... 253

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C..........118-120

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................. 181

283
INDEX

Dinw iddie, Va., Stony Creek at........

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

Drainage area, definition of..........

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Palling Creek

near............................

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C.....

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

51

182

17

Earlysville, Va., South Pork Rivanna

River near...................... 44

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C... 237 

near Givhans, S . C .................. 238

North Pork at Orangeburg , S . C ...... 236

South Pork near Denmark, 3. C ....... 235

near Montmorenci , S. C ............ 234

Edisto River basin, S. C., discharge

measurements in................. 281

gagirig-station records in. ........ .234-238

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at.... 180

Eldorado, N. C., Uwharrie River near.. 173 

Elliaton, Va. , Big Springs at......... 76

Emporia, Va., Pontaine Creek near..... 74

Meherrin River at................... 72-73

Enfield, N. C., Pishing Creek near.... 113

Eno River at Hillsboro , N. C .......... 116

Enoree River near Enoree , S. C ........ 218

Evington, Va., Otter River near....... 85

Pairforest Creek near Union, S. C..... 217

Pairmont , S. C., North Tyger River

near............................

Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.. 

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

Palling Spring, Va., Palling Springs

Creek at........................

Jackson River at....................

Fallings Springs Creek near Palling

Spring, Va......................

Parmville, Va., Appomattox River at... 

Pine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va....

Pingerville, S. C., North Pacolet

River at........................

Pacolet River near..................

South Pacolet River Reservoir near.. 

First Broad River near Lawndale , N. C. 

Fisher River near Cupeland, N. C. .....

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

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at.. 

Plat River at Bahama, N. C ............

at dam, near Bahama, N. C ...........

Fonfcaine Creek near Emporia, Va.......

Porbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.. 

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

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near.. 

Preeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at....

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

Gaffney , S. C., Broad River near......

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

Galivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee Dee 

River at........................

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

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Pork near... 

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near.....

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

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

Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at.....

Great Falls, S. C., Rocky Creek'at...195 

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C...199 

Greenfield, Va. , Rockfish River near... 

Greensboro, N. C., Buffalo Creek near.

North Buffalo Creek near. ...........

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

Saluda River near. .'.................

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

Gum Branch, N. C., New River near.....

211

51

87

15

16

15

48

207

204

163

113

46

117

121

74

164

92

68

157

185

205

13

184

104

136

238

127

82

-196

-201 

39

137

138

223

220

104

133

"Halifax, Va., Banister River at....... 105

Hampden Sidney, Va., Buffalo Creek

near............................ 53

Hampton, S. C., Coosawhafcchie River

near...........................242-243

Hardware River below Briery Run, near

Scottsville, Va. ................ 41

Harmony, N. C., Hunting Creek near.... 168

Hartwell, Ga., Tugaloo River near..... 246

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

near Benaja, N. C ................... 134

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Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C......... 140

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C...... 190

Henry River, N. C. , Henry Fork near.... 190

Herring Run near Washington, N. C ...... 115

High Point, N. C., East Por't Deep River

near. ............................ 143

West Fork Deep River near. ........... 142

High Rock, N. C., Hadkin River at...... 172

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno River at......... 116

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near.... 182

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

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at.. 130

Hope Mills, N. C., Rockfish Creek near. 150

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 135

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near...... 82

Hunting Creek near Harmony, N. C....... 168

Hyco River near Dennisfcon, Va.......... 106

Hydrologic conditions .................. 11

diagram of........................... 12

Indian Creek near Laboratory, N. C..... 191 

Iva, S. C., Savannah River near........ 249

Jackson River at Palling Sp-ing, Va.... 16

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

at Buchanan, Va...................... 26

at Cartersville, Va.................. 47

at Holcombs Rock , Va................. 34

at Lick Run, Va...................... 21

at Scottsville, Va. .................. 40

near Richmond, Va.................... 49

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond , Va......................... 50

James River basin, Va., discharge measurements in.....................264-265

gaging-station records in............ 13-57

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va........... 23

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C........ 177

27

155

247

30

29

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. , Nr.rth Meher^in River

near............................. 69

Kirigstree , S . C . , Black River at....... 186

Kins ton, N. C. , Neuse River at......... 128

Laboratory, N. C., Indian Creek near... 191 

Lafayette , Va . , Roanoke River at......'. 76

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

Lake Greenwood near Chappels, S. C..... 225

Lake Marion near Pineville , S. C ....... 231

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C..... 233

Lake Murray near Columbia , S. C ........ 228

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near Pineville, 3. C ............. 230

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River near 204 

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River near 71 

Lexington, N. C., Abbotts Creek at..... 171

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

Maury River near..................... 30

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

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River at.. 148 

Linden, N. C., Little River at......... 149

Linville River at Branch-, N. C. ........ 188

Little Coharie Creek near Roseboro,

N. C. ............................ 152

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants

Perry, S. C ...................... 184

near Dillon S. C .................... 181

Little River (Cape Fear River basin )

at Linden, N. C .................. 149

Little River (Neuse River basin) near

Princeton, N. C .................. 126

Little River (Savannah Rive" basin)

near Mount Carmel , S. C .......... 256

near Washington, Ga.................. 257

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C. 194 

Lockwoods Polly basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 271

Longs, S. C., Waceamaw Rive" near.....158-159

Lovingston, Va., Tye River near........ 37

Lowell, N. C. , South Fork Catawba River

at............ ................... 192

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C ......... 183
INDEX

Page 

Lunenburg, Va. , North Meherrin River

near............................ 70

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at... 212 

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C ...... 180

near Bishopville, S. C .............. 179

McDowell, Va. , Stuart Spring near..... 20

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

Map of the United States .............. 9

Marion, N. C., Catawba River near..... 187

Martinsville, Va., Smith River at..... 98

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

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va... 28 

near Buena Vista, Va................ 32

near Lexington, Va.................. 30

Mayo River near Price , N. C ........... 94

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va......... 4,22

Meherrin River at Emporia, Va......... 72-73

near Lawrenceville, Va.............. 71

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C..... .124-125

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C..... 212

Miley, S. C., Salkehatchie River near. 239-240 

Mill Spring, N. C., Green River near.199-201 

Millhaven, Ga., Brier Creek at........ 262

Savannah River near................. 261

Miscellaneous discharge measurements:

Cape Fear River basin..............270-271

Chowan River basin .................265-266

Combahee River basin................ 281

Edisto River basin. .....'............ 281

James River basin..................264-265

Lockwoods Folly basin............... 271

Neuse River basin ..................268-270

Pamlico River basin ................. 268

Pee Dee River basin................271-277

Roanoke River basin................266-268

Santee River basin.................277-281

Savannah River basin ...............281-282

Whiteoak River basin................ 270

Note.--Streams for which only miscellaneous measurements are available 

are not entered by name in this index. 

General entries covering such discharge measurements are made as usual 

under the names of the respective 

river basins. 

Mocksville, N. C., South Yadkin River

near............................ 167

Modoe, S. C., Stevens Creek near...... 258

Moncure, N. C., Deep River at......... 147

Montmorenci, S. C., South Fork Edisto

River near...................... 234

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near.. 213 

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

Mount Carmel, S. C., Little River near 256 

Mountain Grove, Va., Back Creek near.. 14 

Muddy Run Spring near Warm Springs, Va. 13

Naruna, Va. , Falling River near....... 87

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

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.......... 128

near Clayton, N. C.................. 123

near Goldsboro , N. C ................ 127'

near Northside , N. C ................ 122

Neuse River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in................268-270

gaging-station records in..........116-132

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at........ 23

Meadow Creek at..................... 4,22

New Hope River near Pittsboro, N. C... 141 

New River near Gum Branch, N. C....... 133

Newry, S. C., Keowee River near....... 247

Niagara, Va. , Roanoke River at........ 4 ,78

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C. ........................... 138

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va..... 93

North Meherrin River near Keysville,

Va... ........................... 69

near Lunenburg, Va.................. 70

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C. ........................... 206

North Tyger River near Fairmont, S. C. 211

near Moore , S. C .................... 213

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddies River

at. ............................. 161

Northeast Cape Fear River near

Chinquapin, N. C ................ 156

Northside, N. C. Neuse River near..'... 122

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Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near....... 174

Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near....... 36

tfottoway River near Burkeville , Va..... 59

near Rawlings , Va.................... 60-61

near Sebrell, Va..................... 65

near Stony Creek, Va................. 62

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto

River at......................... 236

Order, downstream listing of gaging

stations......................... 3

Otter River near Bedford , Va........... 84

near Evington, Va.................... 85

Paces, Va., Dan River at............... 102

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C ....... 209

near Fingerville, S. C ............... 208

?almyra , Va. , Rivanna River at......... 45

Pamlico River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 268

gaging-station records in...........111-115

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.......... 245

Parkersburg, N. C., South River neer... 154 

Parr, Va. , Craig Creek at.............. 24

Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 160

Pedlar Mills, Va., Pedlar River nesr... 33 

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

Pee Dee River at Peedee , S. C.......... 178

near Rockingham, N. C ................. 176

Pee Dee River basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in. .........271-277

gaging-station records in...........160-186

Pelcer, S. C. , Saluda River near....... 221

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox River near. 56 

Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at.............. 88

Philpott, Va. , Smith River near........ 96

P igg River near Toshes, Va............. 81

Pineville, S. C., Lake Marion near..... 231

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

near............................. 230

Santee River near.................... 232

Piney River at Piney River, Va......... 38

Pinopolis, S. C., Lake Moultrie near... 233 

Pittsboro, N. C. , Haw River near....... 140

New Hope River near.................. 141

Polkton, N. C. Brown Creek near........ 175

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

Price, N. C. , Mayo River near.......... 94

Princeton, N. C., Little River near.... 126

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.......... 145

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near...... 144

Randolph, Va., Roanoke River at........ 89

Rawlings, Va., Nottoway River near..... 60-61

Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, N.C. 161

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C...... 136

Reedy River near Greenville, 3. C...... 223

near Ware Shoals, S. C ............... 224

Reidville, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................. 214

Richmond, Va., James River & Kanawha

Canal near....................... 50

James River near..................... 49

Richtex, S. C. , Broad River at......... 219

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

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

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

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.............. 90

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

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va......... 83

at Brookneal, Va..................... 86

at Buggs Island, Va.................. 108

at Clarksville, Va................... 107

at Lafayette, Va..................... 76

at Niagara, Va....................... 4,78

at Randolph, Va...................... 89

at Roanoke, Va....................... 77

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

near Clover, Va...................... 91

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

near Toshes, Va...................... 80

Roanoke River basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurements in..........266-268

gaging-station records in............76-110
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Bobbins , N. C. , Bear Creek at......... 146

Rock Hill, 3. C., Catawba River near.. 193 

Roekbridge Baths, Va., Maury River at. 

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.. 

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va....

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near. 

Rocky Creek at Great Palls, S. C.... .195-196

Rocky River (Pee Dee River basin) at

Turnersburg, N. C............... 166

near Norwood, N. C .................. 174

Rocky River (Savannah River basin)

near Calhoun Falls, 3. C ...... .250-251

Roseboro, N. C., Little Coharie Creek

near............................ 15"

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 2

Salkehatchie River near Miley, S. C..239- 

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

near Columbia, S. C .................

near Greenville . S. C...............

near Pelzer, 3. C ...................

near Silverstreet, S . C .............

near Ware Shoals , 3 . C ..............

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

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

Santee River basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in.........277-

gaging-station records in..........187-

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

at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga.......................

near Cahoun Falls , S . C .............

near Clyo , Ga.......................

near Iva , S. C ......................

Savannah River basin, Ga.-G . C., discharge measurements in........ .281-

gaging-station records in......... .244-

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

Scotland Neck, N. C., Roanoke River

near1 . ...........................

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River below 

Briery Run, near................

James River at......................

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

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C. 

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

Silverstreet, 3. C., Saluda River near 

Slate River near Arvunia, Va..........

Smith Creek above old dam, near

Clifton Forge, Va...............

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

at Martinsville, Va.................

at Spray, N. C ......................

near Philpott, Va...................

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose,

Ga..............................

South Boston, Va., Dan River at.......

South Paculet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, 3. C ...............

South River (Cape Fear River basin)

near Parkersburg, N. C ..........

South River (James River basin) near 

Rivers ide, Va ...................

South Tyger River near Reidville , S.C.

near Woodruff , S. C .................

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee , N. C.

near Mocksville, N. C...............

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

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

Stage-discharge relation, definition 

of..............................

Stevens Creek near Modoc , 3. C ........

Stony'Creek, Va., Nottoway River near. 

Stony Creek at Dinwiddie , Va..........

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

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

Swift Creek near Vanceboro, H. 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, definition and abbreviations of. 

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

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

Tomahawk, N. C., Black River near. 

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

Roanoke River near...................

rent River near Trenton , N. C .........

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

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga. .......

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

Tye Rivei near Lovingston, Va..........

Tyger River near Woodruff , S. C ........

Union, S. C., Fairforest Creek near.... 

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 

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

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99

258

62

63

20

64

131

114

112

111

114

151

2

170

245

153

81

30

132

132

246

166

37

216

217

79

173

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

Waecamaw River at Freeland , N. C....... 157

near Longs,-S. C ................... .158-159

Waccamaw River basin, N. C.-3. C.,

gaging-station records in....... 157-159

Ware Shoals, 3. C., Reedy River near... 224

Saluda River near.................... 222

Warm Springs, Va. , Muddy Run Spring

near............................. 13

Washington, Ga., Little River near..... 257

Washington, N. C., Herring Run near.... 115

Wateree River near Camden, S. C........ 197

Wentworth, N. C., Dan River near....... 95

Whitehall, Va., North Fork Moormans

River near....................... 43

Whiteoak River basin, N. C., discharge

measurements in.................. 270

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at..... 162

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

Wilson, N. C . ,. Contentnea Creek near... 129 

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River near 215

Tyger River near..................... 216

Work, division of...................... 2

scope of.............................. 1

Yadkin College. N. C., Yadkin River at. 165

Yadkin River at High Ruck, N. C ........ 172

at Pattersun, N. C................... 160

at Wilkesboro, N. C .................. 162

at Yadkin College, N. C.............. 165

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Creek near. 164

Yemassee, S. C., Combahee River near... 241

^uni, Va., Blackwater River at. 67

*u. s. GovERKM^r:r PRINTING OFFICE : 1954 o -298934